A6 Collection - Card & Envelope

 Hi Everybody,

I am amazed at how well this new A6 Collection has done. It was a size I was asked for quite a few times and as always I am happy to oblige. 

So if you bought it I hope you have fun with it and this video will show you ways to make the most of it for your designs.

You can add decoration to the envelope as you like of simply leave it plain to go in the post. The smaller size also means no extra cost when you do post it.

They are also the correct size to add to the box if your preferred. The choice with this collection is entirely up to you  and if you wanted a larger card then there is nothing to stop you adding this to a bigger base.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Text Background

Hi Everybody,

I like to add lots to my cards and the text background to this card is the perfect backdrop.

I used a stamp that was free with a magazine and I added it to some ombre paper, it has all been created with the slimline card & box die set and layered with pink.

The card is thin enough to go into an ordinary envelope, which can be made using the die set, and of course stamped with the same flowers and text if you like.

I like the soft colours in this card and it would suit any occasion, with a change of sentiment.

This card has got a textured paste background added to another inked layer.

The gold oval was a left over on my desktop and the flowers are coloured with alcohol markers and I have used foam tape underneath to raise them up a little.

This card would be perfect for Valentines Day with a change of the sentiment. 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Winner

 Hi Everybody,

So here we are on a Sunday afternoon to announce the winner of Fridays Give Away. This is a fabulous pack and will certainly make some lovely cards for all year round. I am glad that I kept the offer open for an extra day as I know that some of you have not been getting the email with the Friday Freebie in it until late on Saturdays. 

At least now it gives more opportunity for people to enter the draw. And so all that is left now is to yell you who the winner is and that name this week is ....

Denise Bryant

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

I would be obliged if you could let me know when you have it and I really hope you enjoy playing with it.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Seasonal Scene

Hi Everybody,

Back to a Christmas theme for this weeks freebie but it is one that can be used all year round with some imagination.

The magazine is Die Cutting Essentials and in the pages you will find lots of ideas and inspiration for you to try.

So would you like to have this come and live at your house for you to play with ???

If you would then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of the post with your
 FULL NAME

 Then be sure to come back and see if your name is listed as the winner, as one comment will be chosen at random each week for the Friday Freebie on offer, which is different every week.

It doesn't matter if you have won before you can still enter and I am happy to send the package to you wherever you live. So go on give it a go !!

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx 

Deal Of The Day

Hi Everybody,

Todays special offer over on Craft Stash is to get this

  Mindful Words die set with 50% off.

So instead of the price being £14.99 you can now get it for just £7.49 The words in are quite a good size to make a focal point on your cards, and you can build up the sentences as you like.

They also work well with other words die sets in other collections so that you can build  names, dates, relationships or even deeper sentences for you to add to your designs 

For this card I have added them to the Tapis Builder die set on top of a inked stencilled background.

Each of the frames has parchment added to it and this could of course be the start of a shaker card if you wished. 

There are lots of combinations that can be achieved with this set ... Sending Healing, Love You, Thankful For You, Hello Friend and many more.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Craft Stash VIP Blog Hop

 Hi Everybody,

Today it is my turn to add a video to announce the launch of the new VIP Club where you can get special offers and deals every week. Membership means early bird deals and notification of any new collections as well as better prices over non members. 

Today I am showing you a way in which you can 2-4-1 cards from one make. In the coming months I will be sharing techniques and ideas with you regularly.
Other design team members will be adding their videos too, and there will be lots more for you to join in with as the club develops.  

                     

Please join in with the Blog Hop and be in with the chance to win a £25 voucher.
You will need to leave a comment on the YouTube video and subscribe to my YT channel. 

Join the Craft Stash Channel also.
The more comments you leave the better your chances, and click the links to the next designer to join in with the hop. 

Find out all about VIP Membership and watch some fab craft tutorials every day this week from our cobrands. Sign Up here - https://www.craftstash.co.uk/vip VLOG HOP - Chance to win £25 vouch each day just by following Craft Stash and commenting on the video!   

Saturday 11th - Helen Griffin - https://www.youtube.com/@HelenGriffinUK

 

Sunday 12th - Lou Collins - https://www.youtube.com/@LouCollins/video

Monday 13th - Sam Calcott https://youtu.be/vGo6iVFRI8I

Tuesday 14th - Katie Skilton - https://www.youtube.com/@KatieSkilton/videos 

Wednesday 15th - Christina Griffith - https://www.youtube.com/@ChristinaGriffiths/videos  YOU ARE HERE

Thursday 16th - Ruth Mackie-McCartan - https://www.youtube.com/@CraftStashcoukTV/videos

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Happy Valentines Day

Hi Everybody,

I hope you are having a good day and maybe celebrating with the ones you love. 

Perhaps you are going out to dinner this evening with your partner, I know that is what Griff and I would be doing.

The featured card has a matching envelope to it and that has also been stamped with the hearts background. 

I used the Love & Marriage die set from Card Making Magic, and the stencil from the same set. Sadly it is no longer on the Craft Stash website.

It is a card I made for Griff many Valentines days ago but for some reason I cannot part with it. I still think it is a pretty card even now years later.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

 

Old and New mix ...

 Hi Everybody,

We are all guilty of this and that is buying crafting items , using them just a few times and that putting them in cupboard and forgetting about them.

So today I am sharing a video that uses quite a few older dies and teaming it with the circular sentiments from the new A6 collection.

This card is very easy to create but gives and unusual affect to your backgrounds and gives you yet another way to use those Clever Cuts Offset Background dies.

        

Use your favourite colours to ink up the card and for mine I used the easy to blend Distress Oxides but you can use any that you have in your own collections.

I really like this look and it is one I will be doing again with other shapes to add to my cards.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Winner

 Hi Everybody,

One of my readers left a comment on the blog that she doesn't get the email about the Friday Freebie until late Saturday afternoon. And so because of that information I am going to leave the list open, for entries into the draw, from Friday morning to include all day Saturday and that will give my overseas readers the chance to enter with their comments. This makes it even more important that you leave your FULL NAME along with your comment and that you come back on Sundays to see if your name is chosen as the winner.

This week the name that has been chosen at random is ...

Jenny Cottam

so would you email me your postal address please to

christina@card-making-magic.com

and I will get it posted to your straight away.

Things should be back to normal now and my overseas winners will get their packs soon.

 I know that my UK readers have now got their packs. 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Craft Stash VIP

 Hi Everybody,

The wait is over, CraftStash VIP is here.  Want to save money, get your orders quicker and be rewarded twice as much every time you shop at CraftStash? Then join CraftStash VIP today for just £9.99 a year, and get access to the best value craft membership around.   Join with no ongoing commitment and get all these incredible benefits instantly**. 10% discount on every order* Double reward points every time you shop Priority dispatch on every order Members only hub with exclusive content Mega offers unavailable anywhere else

JOIN TODAY

And a note to remember is that this is not AUTO Renewed at the end of the 12 months, so no money will go from your account with out you knowing.

 A reminder will be emailed out to you as you come towards the end of your 12 months asking you to renew yourself if that is what you want. 

Find out all about VIP Membership and watch some fab craft tutorials every day this week from our cobrands. Sign Up here - https://www.craftstash.co.uk/vip VLOG HOP - Chance to win £25 vouch each day just by following CraftStash and commenting on the video!   

Saturday 11th - Helen Griffin - https://www.youtube.com/@HelenGriffinUK

 

Sunday 12th - Lou Collins - https://www.youtube.com/@LouCollins/videos 

Monday 13th - Sam Calcott- https://www.youtube.com/@MixedUpCraft/videos 

Tuesday 14th - Katie Skilton - https://www.youtube.com/@KatieSkilton/videos 

Wednesday 15th - Christina Griffith - https://www.youtube.com/@ChristinaGriffiths/videos 

Thursday 16th - Ruth Mackie-McCartan - https://www.youtube.com/@CraftStashcoukTV/videos

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx