Winner

 Hi Everybody,

Another winner is here today and that is me .... my craft room is finished and later today I will take a video of it, and add it to a blog post next week, to show you the finished result.
 I am really pleased with it.

But for now the winner of yesterdays magazine and Bauble die set has been chosen at random and the name this week is 

Jenny Hurley

would you email me with your postal address to
christina@card-making-magic.com
and I will get it in the post to your straight away.

Please let me know that you et it safely and I hope you enjoy playing with it.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Nativity Bauble

Hi Everybody,

Another Christmas themed card for todays "Give Away" and this one will create beautiful Baubles for your cards or your tree 

It is a lovely large Bauble and it comes with

 Die Cutting Essentials magazine.

Time to put your feet up if you win this and have a good browse of the pages as they are full of ideas that you may like to try for yourself.

Now if this is one that you would like to win then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of this post with your FULL NAME 

Be sure to come  back over the weekend and see if your name is shown as the winner and then you will have 72 hours in which to claim the prize 

 

I add the same proviso every week and if you have never won then take a look at how you are signing your post. Does it have your full name ?? NO !! Then you won't be a winner.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Craft room Update

Hi Everybody,

Slowly but surely I am getting there and this is what the room looks like at present. I don't know why it is but when one room is being done ... the whole house gets messy.

And poor Ruby didn't know what to do when she came home from doggy day care . 

I had to show her where her bed was in the messy room and then she was happy.

Everything is upside down at present but it should all be finished by tomorrow ... fingers crossed.

I can't wait to get straight again and put things back in their places, after it has all had a good dusting and clean, it's going to look so much different.

I will take more pictures once it is all done and I have moved some things around in here as well to make a better work space for me.

And with all the decluttering I have one I know have some empty storage bins, drawers and shelves so it looks neater too.

One side of the room is nearly finished now and the beading around the edges is going in tomorrow.

In this picture you can just see the floor and the beading and I am surprised at how much bigger the room looks without the carpet down.

Some of you have told me about your own decorating/renovating jobs that you are in the middle of so good luck to you all and I hope you all get straight again soon.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

 

Altenew Craft Your Life Project

Hi Everybody,

I think I have told you a few months ago that I have subscribed to the monthly Altenew Craft Your Life Kits and this is the one that was received in November.

These kits are lovely and so full of items for you to use in many different ways.

There are dies, stencils, stamps and an embossing folder in each kit and the flower is a new one each month,

I have added an envelope to each of my cards and decorated them all with Washi Tape, and they are all in cellophane to keep them clean

This one has the addition of Diamante  to it and it is a slimline card.

These cards will be going in my charity shop box which I will take to the shop once it is full, and there are usually about 150 cards in each box that I take to them

I enjoy making these cards as there is no pressure for certain designs and no deadline to meet either.

I can just make them how I like and add them to my box and the charity shop seem to like getting them too.

And with having a new floor fitted in my craft room I have really gone to town and cleared out all of the items that have been made or bought over the years and never used.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Decoupage Delight - Water Coloured Flowers

 Hi Everybody,

Today I am adding in the video of how I water coloured the flowers from the Decoupage Delight Hellebore 

I have used the Ironworks die set for the background and the flowers have been added in with foam pads underneath 

The finished card is a 5x7 and is really pretty in real life.

This is the one I created in the video and below you will see another one that I di in a slightly different colour combination

.You could use your favourite colours for another look

I have used leaves from the foliage background die set for the first card and leaves from several sets for this bottom card.

But  they will look just as good using leaves from any die set that you have in your collection.

I hope you enjoy the video 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Messy Craft room ...

 Hi Everybody,

Tomorrow sees the workman making a start putting in a wooden floor in my craft room, and this is what it looks like at present. 

I have lifted everything off the floor so that Pete can have a good space to work on it and everywhere is a mess .... again !!

It will probably take him till mid week to finish it ... and then I will have to get straight again, but it will be worth it in the end as putting a carpet in a craft room was a big mistake. 

This is my messy carpet and you can see where Ruby chewed the bottle of masking fluid on it and at the back near the unit is the place where I dropped the hot glue gun on it. 

It was a lovely room when it was first done but over the years wear and tear has taken it's toll.

By the end of this week it will be beautiful again

More tomorrow ...

Hugs ss

Ruby will be at day care and so she will miss a lot of the disruption, and I can't wait until it is finished.

 I will show you more pictures once it is completed and Ruby will have some space for her bed so she can stay with me while I work.

My videos just wouldn't be the same without her snoring ... loudly ... in them !!

Winner

 Hi Everybody,

It has been quite a nice day here today and Ruby and I went for a lovely walk this morning along the beach at St Annes. Ruby loves running around on the sand and having a good sniff about. She is not a ball fetcher so I gave up taking one with me a long time ago.

So the draw has been done for the beautiful Snowflake die on offer. You will find a lot more ideas inside the magazine that are sure to inspire you. The name this week is

Kim Cranson

Would you email me your postal address please to

  christina@card-making-magic.com

and I will get it in the post to you straight away. I hope you enjoy playing with it and please let me know when you have it safely.

More tomorrow…

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Sophisticated Snowflakes

Hi Everybody,

Christmas may be over with for another year but I still have some beautiful themed dies and stamps to give away over the next few weeks.

This set is from Chloe Endean and it comes with the Simply Cards & Papercraft magazine to make some fabulous snowflake designs for your cards.

I know that some of you make Christmas cards all year round and this will be a useful addition to your own personal collections.

So if you would like to win this pack then all you have to do is leave me a comment at the end of this post with your full name  to be in with a:chance of winning. I am happy to send this to you wherever  you are and it doesn't matter if you have won before in the past. The magazine is a good read and will fill you with inspiration. So what are you wailing for ???

But be sure to come back and check over the weekend if your name is shown as the winner.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Trellis Background Die Set

Hi Everybody,

Todays Card is part of a video that shows you how I created three cards using the one Trellis die set. 

All the background dies in this new collection can be used to produce different looks for any of your projects, and they can be used to add more patterns to your box lids as well.

On this card I have added in some mulberry flowers that I have in my stash and some diamante that adds that luxury touch to any card.

And as always the flowers have been sparkled with some fine glitter and allowed to dry.

Once you have die cut the shapes and layers that you need don't throw away the pieces that fall out as these can always be used on another project.

I have used one of the stamped sentiment s for this card and there are many in the two sets to suit all occasions.

No waste at all of your precious card stock

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx 

 

February's Papercraft Society Box

 Hi Everybody,

Do you know about the Papercraft Society?? 

This is a paid for monthly subscription that is available from Craft Stash and brought to you each month by a different designer. It is delivered to your door and the boxes are full of "Goodies" to create beautiful cards and other projects.

This is my next contribution and it will be  on your doormat in February. It has lovely heart designs insides so just in time for Valentines Day

Inside the booklet with this box I will show you how to make some lovely flowers from the foam and stamens inside the pack to add a beautiful large arrangement to your cards.

There is parchment, and two stamp sets, as aa well as dies and an embossing folder. 

Plus a scoreboard with ideas in the booklet on how to create card folds and boxes with it.
So lots for you to get busy with and keep you going flower making.

Have fun !!

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx