Winner

 Hi Everybody,

Thank you for joining Lou and I on Facebook Live on Friday and I am so pleased that you like the new collection. And if you won the prize on offer the I really hope you enjoy playing with it.

I have new videos being added to the Blog that will highlight some really pretty cards. And I have promised on Facebook Live that I will use the same collection to create masculine cards and add the video to the blog.

So the winner has been chosen at random and the name this week is …

Diane Crowe

Would you email please with your postal address to

christina@card-making-magic.com

and I will get the pack to you straight away. I hope you enjoy playing with it and please be sure to let me know that you have it safely

More tomorrow…

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Terrific Tulips

Hi Everybody,

Tulips always herald in the spring and this set is no exception. 

With this set you will get stamps to colour and make the tulips just as you would like them and then the dies to cut them out and add them to your designs.

There are sentiments dies to go with it and the magazine of course will give you a wealth of inspiration on how to get the most from the set.

Would you like to have this to play with ?? Then all you need to do is leave me your comment at the end of this post with your FULL NAME

From those comments one name will be chosen at random and announced in a blog post over the weekend. It doesn't matter if you have won before and you don't need to have your own blog either.

I am happy to send the pack to your address wherever you live, but please do not add personal details to a blog comment, and don't forget that the draw is now open until Sunday morning, to accommodate my readers from over seas, so be sure to come back and check if it is your name that is shown 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

A5 Nested Die Set

Hi Everybody,

Do you remember these boxes? All created from the A5 Nesting dies.

I can't believe it, but this video is now three years old and I thought I would add it again here as a reminder of what this set can do.

And they do work well with the A5 Card & Box Die Set giving you even more variation to the size of the boxes and cards you make.

This is also a reminder to dig out your older dies and put them to good use again, and get more for your money with each use. 

Don't forget to join me tomorrow on Craft Stash Facebook Live, or their YouTube Channel, at 12.30 for some fun time with Lou and me.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

New Collection

 Hi Everybody,

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Just a little video to introduce you to the new collection launching on Facebook Live this coming Friday

 
I hope you can join me then and hopefully win some of the fabulous prizes that will be on offer.

This is just one of the cards that I have made with these new items and I have had a lot of fun playing. 

You can make them as fancy or clean and simple as you like but you know me I always add loads to most of my designs.

I will be adding videos to the blog pages showing all the different designs I have come up with and I hope you enjoy some of my ideas.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

      

Card Mistake ...

Hi Everybody,

This card is created from nothing but mistakes and failures but I thought I would show you and try to explain how it all went wrong.

Some of the things I have used are Gold Deco Foil, Glitter, Oval dies, and Alcohol markers and bit by bit I will tell you the mistakes.

First of all I used some white card and added a double sided sticky sheet to it. 

Then I pressed on to it some Gold Deco Foil without any heat, as that was how it said this was one way it could be used. 

I went over it all to press it down with my bone folder, but when I removed the gold foil it left a very patchy finish that was sticky in parts.

So I decided to add some glitter into the sticky areas and pressed it in well with my fingers.

Next I used the same foil and some ordinary Ovals from Card Making Magic and tried to foil with them using the Gemini hot foil machine for this purpose.

It worked to some degree but as you can see it is patchy. I used a larger and smaller die to turn this into a frame.

I also foiled the stamped the Spiky Flowers and cut them out with the dies.

I used alcohol markers on the petals but the colours did not blend very well at all although the gold foil did show up on the flower

I coloured the leaves at the same time and then I added some shape to the flowers before stacking it all together.

The sentiment was gold foiled but for that I used a really old Spellbinders die and I had to fussy cut that out with some small scissors

So to press on  ... I added the gold panel to my base card and put some foam tape behind the frame.

I arranged the sentiment over the frame and added the flower in to the bottom corner of the frame, with the leaves tucked in around it.

I glued the white pearl centre into the middle of the flower and I added small foam pads under each of the petals to give some dimension to the bloom.

And at the end I was not unhappy with my card mistake.

What do you think?

 Is it Ok or should I bin it and try again?

Or should I just give up on this idea? 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Winner

 Hi Everybody,

The winners announcement is a day late due to the special offer over at Craft Stash yesterday.
But at least it gave you more time to add any comment that you wanted to add.
The draw has now been done randomly and the name today is ...

Lin Duke

would you please email me your postal address to

christina@card-making-magic.com

and the pack will be in the post to your straight away.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Deal of the Day

Hi Everybody,

There is a special offer going on at Craft Stash to get some of the word die sets, worth up to £17.99, free if you spend £40 on other Card Making Magic goodies.  

There are four sets for you to choose from and they are sure to make a statement on your designs. 

They are quick and easy to add to your and many of the sets have a shadow to them so that the words can be added with a backing of parchment or mirror cards to enhance them even more 

They can be used on any size and orientation of card.

So if there was something you are looking to get from the Card making Magic Collections then why not take advantage of this offer at the same time.

The Special Words set will be popping up a lot with next new collection due out on the 3rd March 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Floral Window

 Hi Everybody,

So this pack is fabulous as you will be getting Die Cutting Essentials that is full of ideas, plus a beautiful die and stamp set.

The magazine is full of ideas on how to get the most from the die set as well as other ideas for you to try.

The set is called Floral Window and it is from Memory Box and is just in time for all your Spring makes. 

The die actually cuts out an aperture in the card for you that would make a perfect shaker element.

You can also download some papers to go with the set that will enhance you designs even more.

So if you would like to have this set then all you have to do is leave me a comment at the end of the post to be in with a chance of being chosen at random as the winner.

You must leave your FULL NAME as your comment will not be entered if you don't and you must make sure to come back and check if your name is shown as the winner as I have no way of contacting you if you are.

I am happy to send the package to you wherever you are and it doesn't matter if you have won before.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

A6 Collection - Cards, Box & Envelopes

 HI Everybody,

Here is the box and it is slightly deeper than the other box sets.

But this is to to your advantage as it means that you can get six ... maybe more ... cards inside, complete with envelopes for you to give a s complete gift to someone.

These can be "Thank You" cards, teacher appreciation cards , birthday cards or anything that you enjoy giving a card for but it enables you recipient to have card on hand whenever they need to send one out.

Add some stamps and a pen in the box too and it is a complete package for a Christmas present to them.

Just make sure that you use paper and not a thick card to make your envelops or they will not fit into the box with the cards. You could pre make a stack of ordinary ones also from copy paper and keep them on hand ready to use.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Stencilled Roses

Hi Everybody,

I found this stencilled card from some time ago and I thought it was really pretty.

It also uses some of the older dies and stencils as they need to be brought out and used a lot more, and they may be some that you already have in your own collections.

If you like the large words sentiments I have on many of my cards then there is a really good deal coming on Sunday with several word sets being offered.

The large pearl flower is one that I have had in my stash for years, and I still have another one to use up so that will also be making an appearance soon.

The inks have been blended onto smooth white card and the sentiment is cut from holographic mirror card.

It is an A5 size so quite a large design and of course it will need a box to go with it. 

I am going to make a concentrated effort to use older dies much more often so as not to forget about them.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx