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Back to the Friday Freebie and for this week I have a lovely die, stamp and embossing folder set called Let It Snow
There is a video to show this set and it was done qite some time ago
Let It Snow will you show how I used these products and I am sure that you will be able to come up with your own ideas if you win this set.
So all you have to do is leave me a comment at the end of the post and don't forget to add your FULL NAME ... no full name then no entry into the draw.
Be sure to come back over the weekend to see if you are the winner.
I'm late to the party again and I just don't know where the time goes. One day it's Friday and the next it Wednesday and in between are a lot of missing days.
Still here I am now with another of the Charming Channels Cards and this one features the Rambling Rose.
This is definitely my favourite one and on this card I have used Glossy Accents to highlight the flower.
I stencilled the background panel with Abandoned Coral and then added it to the card with foam tape underneath
It has been dotted with tiny gemstones and the flowers are also raised with foam tape
If you use Glossy Accents add them at the end as you will need to put the card to one side for them to dry, and it may take a good few hours to do so.
Otherwise you could end up sticking your fingers in it and making an awful mess ...
My little story earlier seems to have tickled some of you and it really was quite funny. And if you missed the story scroll back a little and have a read of it
Vickie and I stood on her doorstep laughing on New Years Eve with a bunch of police men over a supposed party we had been reported for having.
Vickie has her suspicions over who it could have been that sent the email to the police, and if she could have seen us laughing it would have upset her even more. Perhaps she thought they would cart us off in the big riot van ... in handcuffs!!
But despite all that we had a good night and the film we watched was delightful.
If you haven't seen "Room on the Broom" then do coz it's lovely.
And imagine two grown women on NYE with a turkey sandwich ... and don't forget some crisps and the glass of red wine watching it.
Now the draw for the fabulous box of "Goodies" has been done. Quite a lot of people would have liked to win this. I am sorry I only have one at this moment in time.
But there is sure to be another later on so stick around and visit each week to see what is on offer.
Drum Roll Please !!!!
The Winner Is .....
Sue Cockerham
email me your postal address please Sue to
christina@card-making-magic.com
and the box will be on its way to you.
Let me know that you have it safely and I wish you all the best playing with it all
So let me tell you a story... On New Years Evening Vickie and I decided that we would spend our evening together at her house with the dogs Ruby and Dougal joining us. We wanted to have an Indian take away as something different and tasty. I got to her house at 5.30 and we ordered our meal on line at 6.15 pm
We were both hungry and so we were looking forward to the Indian food. We waited .... and we waited ... and we waited and 8.45 pm it still hadn't arrived. We couldn't wait any longer and Vickie made us a turkey and cranberry sandwich instead.
At 9 o-clock there was a knock on the door, and we thought at long last the meal was here, but by this time we were eating our sandwich whilst watching the little film called "Room on the Broom". I went to the door to tell the man to take it back.
But there was no Indian restaurant man stood there .... just THREE big policemen. This of course made us think something was wrong with a family member. The leading police man said to me "We have had an email at the station to tell us that you are having a party" well I laughed and told him he had that wrong and Vickie came to see what was going on.
She also denied it and invited him in to look for himself.. I asked "Do you have any ID because although you are dressed as a police man it doesn't mean you are one " and he showed me his identity badge. Two of them came inside. Parked on the other side of the street was police riot van with probably about ten police men in it. We couldn't believe it and he asked if we had any idea who had emailed them " Have you had a dispute with a neighbour?"
They had a look outside and then we all laughed at this silly situation. Ruby and Dougal of course where enjoying the company and the fuss. We told them we thought they were the delivery man with our Indian meal and the second policeman asked us where we had ordered it from ... he said his wife had ordered a take away from the same place at 4pm and they still hadn't got theirs either.
After they had gone we had a laugh about it, but imagine somebody had nothing better to do on NYE than email the police. telling a lie and wasting precious police time for nothing.
And at 10 pm the Indian delivery man rolled up with our take away and we told him in no uncertain terms what to do with it ... politely of course !!
I hope you all had a good Christmas and I sincerely wish you all the happiest of New Years. Lets hope 2021 is better than the last year ... fingers crossed.
So there was no Give Away last week but this week I have a bumper gift inside this box to offer to one lucky winner.
There is so much in there that I can't get it all on one photo but this is what is inside the box
1/ Complete Provence Collection from CMM which is stamps dies and embossing folder. 2/ Five packs of flowers 3/ Six yards of assorted ribbons 4/ Two Spellbinders Embossing Folders 5/ Three Spellbinders Ink Pads 6/ One pack of Glitter 7/ Three packs of Nestabling with matching pearls 8/ Eight packs of Want2Scrap flourishes, pearls and Chrome dots 9/ One pack of Doilies 10/ Three Polkadoodles die sets
11/ Six coloured embossing powders 12/ Tonic Stamp block 13/ Tonic Ball Tool 14/ Tonic Glitter Markers 15/ Tonic Sequins 16/ One pack of decorated Hatpins 17/ Six tubs of coloured and sparkly embossing powders 18/ One floral topper 19/ One pack of brads
I am sure you will agree that this is a bundle worth winning , just add your FULL NAME to enter.
The box is all packed and ready to send to one lucky winner and it is my way to say a great big. THANK YOU
to everybody for being with me throughout the year
I wish you all a very Merry Christmas despite the restrictions placed on us all by Covid 19.
My plans for the day have been totally changed, more or less the day after I told you what they where for a small dinner on Christmas Day.
Lets hope that next year will be better and we can all get together again and enjoy our families as we should.
As you will have noticed there is no Friday Freebie this week so I hope you are not too disappointed, but be sure to come back next week and see what is on offer as a special gift for the start of 2021.
Just popping in, after a busy week, to tell you that my brand new collection will be featured on Hochanda this afternoon.
The Heart Box will be demonstrated by Pauline Hickey and I am sure she will have some beautiful samples to show you.
So I hope you can join her to see what she has in store.
This box is created with the largest of the Heart Boxes and then I have covered it all with Jute to make it really different.
I even made the flower to go on the top with hessian and string, and of course the pearls add that litle bit extra too.
There are a lot of ways you can dress up this shape and it will suitable for any occasion. There are two sizes to the Heart Box it will suit any thing from party or wedding favours to larger gifts like .... chocolates !! And you can make the matching Card to accompany it.
I know not everybody likes my style of cardmaking with all its flowers and flounces so especially for them I have done a really clean and simple card using the Stunning Snowdrops Channel dies.
For this card I have inked the background starting in the middle and working my way to the edges with lighter strokes of Wilted Violet.
And the added the Snowdrops cut in plain white card to the top. I have wrapped this panel with purple ribbon and a bow before adding it to the white card base.
I have used he stamp With Love from the collection and then dotted it with lilac gemstones as a finishing touch.
I think it looks really cool and I wold be happy to get this for any occasion.
Are you now ready for Christmas? I have managed .... with help .... to put up a tree because on Christmas Day I have my daughters and Grandchildren coming for dinner. We are sticking to the rules and it is only for the one day but it will make such a difference to all of us to sit and eat together.
My eldest daughter is Vegan and so she is bringing all her own food with her. And if you remember last year I went there for a Vegan Christmas. But this year the turkey is calling for my youngest daughter and me.
I have now done the draw for the two Card Making Magic boxed kits and the names are ....
Maureen Wood
Sherry Hay
Please would you both email me your postal address to
christina@card-making-magic.com
and these packs will be on their way to you straight away. But please allow for the time of year and any delays it may cause.
Are you all ready for Christmas and whatever it will be like this year. I won't be doing a "Give Away" next Friday … but I do have something special planned for the NEW YEAR
This week I have TWO copies of the boxed
"All In One Collection" from Card Making Magic
In this kit you will get the magazine , image and sentiment stamps, 4 dies and a beautiful embossing folder plus papers and toppers to help you create.
There is also a template included to make boxes to hold your cards and it is combined with s stencil for you to decorate the top
Altogether a bumper pack that I am sure you will enjoy playing with.
So Would you like one of these kits to come and live at your house ??
If you do then leave me a comment with your FULL NAME at the end of the post and be sure to come back over the weekend and check if you are the winner.
This tone on tone card is created with the Stunning Snowdrops, which is part of the Charming Channels Collection available at Craft Stash.
I cut the channel so that it was along the right side of the front and I used foam tape to raise them from the base card
The sentiment has been stamped in black with the one from the stamp set and then I have cut the edges with the thin border die and add that with foam tape too.
The sentiment and flowers have been stamped in black and then I used alcohol markers to add a bit of shading to the flowers and stems
You can use any of your favourite mediums to colour your flowers.
I added a little pale grey to the white petals and the centres of the flowers I have touched with a little yellow and the leaves green
I used a picture of Snowdrops from the internet as my guide to colouring the flowers and they do look lovely.
Most of us love adding a butterfly or two to our cards as they make it all seem very pretty and feminine. Plus it's a great way to hide that mucky fingerprint if needs be ... if you know what I mean , and I am sure that you do!!
So today I am using the Beautiful Butterflies from the Charming Channel Collection along with my favourite colour scheme of Blueprint Sketch, Wilted Violet and Mermaid Lagoon.
I blended these onto Centura Pearl Card with my brushes from Aldi from a lovely finish to my background panel.
The clever little trick with the ink pads gives a special finish to the sentiment and I used it for the verse on the inside too.
It doesn't harm the ink pads at all as they can easily be cleaned with a tissue.
Another lovely Channel Card that is ready to send and these new dies can help you to get the same results every time.
So today I am showing you the Delightful Daisies which are from the brand new Charming Channels Collection
In this card I have used a Sunray Stencil to create the backdrop and I first used the Worn Lipstick with my brush.
I moved the stencil over slightly and then brushed it again with Scattered Straw and that gives another ray to add to the overall look.
The Daisy is from the stamp set and I added it to white card and coloured it in with the Inks and then cut it out with one of the Oval dies and added it to the card with foam tape .
For the inside I have added the verse onto some white card and then layered it with pink card. The edges have been dotted with pink pearls and the sentiment is from the stamps set also
I think this is a really pretty card and would be lovely for any occasion and will fit into a standard DL envelope.
The new range is very versatile and will work with other dies from other collections and with this one I have used the Oval Nesting Frames to help me get my focal point.
