Flower card

Hi Everybody,

Todays card has used a paper pad that I bought from Home Bargains and it is a beautiful double sided pad that is foiled on one side.

But I wanted to dress it up a little more so on the foiled side I added in a text stamp in a random way and allowed it to dry.

The foiling on this piece is bronze coloured dots scattered over the paper.

Once it was dry I trimmed the panel down and matted it onto black card.

 I used the other side of the paper to layer onto some smaller shaped panels and added them to my base card in the top right and bottom left of the white 5x7 card 

The text piece has been added with foam pads and the Happy Birthday is cut from parchment and  Bronze glitter card for the bottom of the card.

I selected the flowers in different sizes, and I used roses and tulips and the long Gypsophillia stem, and I cut lots of leaves, in two shades of green, from the Rose Flourish die set. I also used the Eucalyptus die set that was free with a magazine, some time ago, to fill out my bouquet.

The last thing for me to do is add my glitter to the flowers and the finished card is much prettier than the photo shows and I am happy with the end result. 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Paper Napkin Cards

Hi Everybody,

As promised today I am adding the video showing how I made these cards with paper napkins.

There are so many designs to choose from that you never need to be stuck. Lots of beautiful florals and lacey designs for any of your feminine cards.

For the men you could choose  a geometric pattern or maybe something with animals or boats on them and then add the sentiment to suit the occasion.

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I was limited to what I could find in the shop I went to and I didn't have the time to look elsewhere but the patterns are out there if you have the time to search for them.

But I will be on the look out now for more to use in this way.

And don't throw away the layers that you peel off the napkins as they can always be used in a previous technique that I showed in a previous video that I have linked below

                      Everyday Items ....

Here is the video on how I made these featured cards and I hope you enjoy watching it

     

Make use of any dies or embellishments that you already have to add more to the card and I have added links to the Nesting Dies that I used in my creative process.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Bejay Roles - Winner

 Hi Everybody,

What a glorious weekend this has been and the weather is fantastic. I hope it has been the same for you all too. Ruby and I have just come in from a long walk and we are both tired now. After a little sit down it will be time for tea and I am sure we will both enjoy it today ..

Mine with a glass of red wine !!!

I have done the draw for the beautiful butterfly that is on offer and the name this week is 

Bejay Roles

And if you would send me your postal address please to

christina@card-making-magic.com

I will get it in the post to you straight away.  Please do not add any personal details here on the blog send them privately to the email address shown. Be sure to let me know when you have it please.

I am sorry to say that the Lavender Kit has not been claimed again, and that now makes twice I have offered that kit … twice somebody has been chosen and named on the blog and twice the named person has not come forward to claim it. It seems I can’t give that kit away no matter how I try. And it is such a pretty kit to have too, with everything you need in the box. 

So I will try one more time and if it is not claimed again it will go to the charity shop as I am sure there is somebody that will love it.

More tomorrow…

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Beautiful Butterfly

 Hi Everybody, 

Today I have a beautiful die set designed by Chloe Endean on offer and this will add a large butterfly to your designs.  

There are also some sentiment dies to go with it, and the magazine to give you even more ideas on how to use them all.

Is this something that you would like ?
After all butterflies are always very popular for any time of the year and any occasion too,

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

But as I always say .... be sure to come back and check on Sunday to see if it is your name that is shown as the winner.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Floral Napkin Cards

 Hi Everybody,

The other day I showed you three of the cards that I created using the Napkin technique and so here are  the other three that I made

These all use the red flower part of the Napkin and once again I have added them using foam pads to an embossed panel to give some definition to the cards.

My fussy cutting is far from prefect but the flowers seem to blend in with the background regardless.

The little red hearts on this A6 card are some that I had left over from another project that are just sitting on my desk.

For this card I have used a home made stencil and some Antique Linen Distress Oxide to create the stripes, and then I backed it onto some Kraft Card.

 The sentiments are from my own Essential Verses stamp set, and they have just been stamped with black ink.

This card is a DL card used in Landscape

The card to the right is a 6x6 and I have added the layers in red and white to alternate on the background and blend with the flowers

Both white panels have been embossed in the Perfect Roses Folder, and again I have added in the small red hearts.

I hope you like these cards and will maybe give this idea a try if you haven't already.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Butterfly Cards

 Hi Everybody,

Todays card is using the Butterflies & Lace Collection and this one is the A6 Butterfly Die Set.

These dies can cut the butterfly out of the card or leave it in for another look and there are five different sized butterflies for you to use.

This whole set will mix and match with each other as well as any other dies in any of my previous collections.

The card shown here is a 6x6 square but these butterflies will fit on any size you make.

Both cards shown here are featured in the video and the one to the left is a DL

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Here is the video ...

               

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Napkin Cards ...

Hi Everybody,

This is a technique that is not new and there are many video tutorials on YouTube that can show you. I have done no stamping, stencilling or colouring for any of these cards.

It is simply using a floral Napkin to produce the cards and I am very happy with the results. Is this something you have tried??

I will be doing it again but when I went to get another napkin, so that I could film the process,  I was saddened to find that this had been the last one.

The ones I have used are from Ikea but I will be going to the shops to look for other patterns that can be also be used for this idea.

So what did I do ?? Well I am going to cover this in a video of my own, so I won't be too explicit here but I will show you three of the cards that I got from one napkin.

The top card is a 5x7 and I have backed it onto some dark green card and then embossed the top white layer.

The card to the left is a long DL card and the background has also been embossed in my Flourish Folder and added to another coloured panel leaving a small border

The sentiment is from a pack of strip sentiments and the flowers have been fussy cut out and added to the panel with foam pads behind them

Nothing else has been added, as the flowers offer enough decoration on their own but the embossed background to all the cards just stops it from being too flat.

This card is an A6 and I have added my raised flowers to a silver foiled back panel and it looks very rich.

From this one Napkin I managed to get six cards and the occasions are mixed so they can cover anything really.

But this was a quick and easy way to get some lovely cards and, apart from a bit of gluing and fussy cutting it, took very little effort on my part.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

 

Butterflies & Lace

Hi Everybody,

This card features items from the new Butterflies & Lace Collection.

I have used the stencil to colour in the butterflies that have been created with the embossing folder. 

 I used two shades of pink to add the details and then splattered the background with the ink that was left on my mat.

The Butterfly is cut from some pink card and I have added a pearl flourish along the body line and continuing as the trail.

I have used some cream coloured card for my base just to be a little different this time and the finished size is A6 whcih means it will fit into a standard sized envelope.

Change the colours and this is a card that could be used for any male members of your family.

The sentiments are strips that are from a set that I bought at the craft show a few months ago.

I will be doing a video using this set of dies as you can either cut the Butterfly from the card or leave it in as another way to enhance your design.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Kim Cranson - Winner

 Hi Everybody,

Another beautiful day here in the North West and I have the doors open to my patio sot hat my Ruby and Ella can come and go as they please. My back garden has a high wall around it so neither of them an get tout and I know that  they are safe. 

I have been up early too and so the draw for the gorgeous Lavender Kit has been done and the winner this week is ...

Kim Cranson

would you please email me with your postal address to
christina@card-making-magic.com
and I will get the pack in the post to you straight away.
Please let me know that you have it safely and I hope you enjoy playing with this really pretty kit.

I ask you to email me, rather than add your details here, so that they remain private and seen only by myself and not the world. Once the parcel has been sent to you, your details are then removed from my computer and nothing is stored electronically.
So even if you have won before I will still need your postal address to send your prize.

I also need your full name ... not nicknames or initials, especially if you are signing in as Anonymous ... and that way I can be sure that the correct winner is named.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Lovely Lavender

Hi Everybody,

This is the second time this kit has been offered and last time it was not claimed, so someone's loss is somebody else's gain.

It is a bumper pack of magazine, foiled toppers, patterned, papers, some twin to add to the decoration and you even get the foam pads to give your creation some definition. 

All you need to do add is some glue and card bases and you are ready to go. And I am sure that the cards that you make will delight you once you are done.

Please leave me a comment at the end of the post with your FULL NAME and be sure to come back and see if you are the winner. 

The offer is open until Sunday and then I will add the winners name to a blog post but I have no way to chase you up if you don't come back and check for yourself.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx