Tuesday Tutorial - Celebration Banners

Hi Everybody,

Todays card is a fun celebrations one that would suit childrens parties or events. 

Make it in bright and bold colours and get the kids to help create invitations for their own parties to give to their friends. 

 Really easy to do and with supervision from you they will be something that children can be proud to make and happy to give.

Spellbinders Supplies

• SCD-004 Day Dreams 
• SCD-019 Banner Trio 
• SCD-029 Celebrations Fun Sentiments
• S5-131 A2 Matting Basics A
• S5-132 A2 Matting Basics B
• PL-001 Platinum Die Cutting Machine

Other Supplies.

• Coloured Card
• Fun Foam Sheets

Instructions:

With the largest rectangle die from the A set cut two panels in deep turquoise for the base card

With the largest die from the B set cut one panel in a paler turquoise for the layer

Wrap thie layer with turquoise twine for the banners to attach to and then add to the base card

Cut the banners in the colours of your choice and layer them onto another colour. 

Carefully cut around the outside edge to give you a two colour banner

Cut the sun and clouds and ink lightly to give some shading to the shapes

Cut Celebrate from white card and again from fun foam and stack together for dimension

Arrange the banners along the twine and add foam pads underneath to raise them up.

Arrange the clouds and sun as you like on the card

Add the sentiment to the top of the banners

Quick and easy 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

A-2 Matting Basics A Card Creator Etched Dies	A-2 Matting Basics B Card Creator Etched Dies	Shapeabilities Celebrations Day Dreams Etched Dies	Shapeabilities Celebrations Banner Trio Etched Dies
Shapeabilities Celebrations Fun Sentiments Etched Dies	A4 Adhesive Foam	Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue	Platinum Die Cutting and Embossing Machine

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Circles Rainbow Card

Hi Everybody,

For todays card I have used just one circle die and cut seven of them.

Then I coloured them in with Spectrum Noir Pens in rainbow shades.

I added them to a cloud embossed panel with varying thicknesses of foam underneath some of them.

If you don't have a cloud die then roughly cut some by hand and add a little shading with some pale grey ink.

I added them in an arc to the embossed panel and placed a cloud at each end. The sentiment is from Crafters Companion and it was stamped and heat embossed on to the lower cloud

Quick and easy to do with just a few circles and could be for any occasion ... male or female, young or old.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Nestabilities Standard Circles LG Etched Dies	Spectrum Noir - 24 Pen Set	Clouds embossing folder	A4 Adhesive Foam
Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue	Platinum Die Cutting and Embossing Machine	Shapeabilities Inspire Rainy Day Etched Dies

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Card Winner

Hi Everybody,

It's a lovely day here this morning so I am hoping it will stick around for some time. Can you believe that half the year has gone already. I have lots of new and exciting things coming up for the rest of the year and I am really looking forward to it.

Busy day today and I have lots of filming to do in readiness for my summer break that is coming up soon.  I will be scheduling posts to go out while I am away and my "Give Aways" will be there as usual.

But today Winner has been chosen at random and the name this week is you ...

Terrie ...

Would you email me with your postal address please to 

christina@card-making-magic.com

and the card will be on its way to you

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie 21 - Shabby Chic

Hi Everybody,

Todays FF is another of the Shabby Chic ones that seem to be going so well.

And this one is really pretty in the hand as the picture does not show the full extent of the sparkle in this card

There is a lot going on and I am sure that you will like it once you have it with you.

So if this is a card that you would like to have then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of the post.

One name will be chosen at random and added to tomorrows blog post.

And as I always say .... PLEASE come back and check if it is you.

The name will also be added to the Winners Page in the sidebar to your left.

I cannot chase you up because until you send me your details as the winner I don't know where you are.

I am happy to send the card to you wherever you live ... YOU just need to claim it if yours is the name shown

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Gold Embossed Background

Hi Everybody,


Todays card has used some lovely gold embossing powder to create a rich background for my sentiments.

The first one has used the new feather die from Spellbinders and I have made my own stamp from the die and some craft foam.

I used a layer of deep teal coloured card from Papermill Direct and stamped it with Versamark

I sprinkled it with Gold powder and heated it with a heat tool until the powder is shiny and melted

Trim this layer to fit the front of a tal base card and add with foam to raise it up a little.  Stamp and emboss the sentiment in the same way and edge with gold too. Add with foam and there you have a quick and easy card for the men in your life.

This second card took a little longer ... but the base is the same stamping and embossing in gold.

I used a large Flourish stamp from Indigo Blu that I have had for a long time. Once the heated powder was cool I used three Distress Inks to create the blend over the gold.

I used Spun Sugar at the top and blended it into Victorian Velvet.  The used Aged Mahogany at the bottom for a lovely Ombre Effect over the gold

I added three gold gemstones at the bottom of the card and the sentiment is from the Pretty Quick dies range at Craft Stash

Another easy card to make and change the colours for male cards

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Stitched and Pierced Rectangles	Die D-Lites Two Feathers Etched Dies	Versamark	Gold Embossing Powder
Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue	A4 Adhesive Foam	Misti Stamping Tool	Spun Sugar Distress Ink
Victorian Velvet Distress Ink	Aged Mahogany Distress Ink	PICK & MIX

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Two New Magazines ... coming soon !!

Hi Everybody,

I have two new videos to show you today featuring the newest magazine from Practical Publishing. One is Papercraft Essentials 147 and the other is Creative Stamping 44. Both have a fabulous free gift for you each month

Papercraft Essentials 147,  has this lovely free gift and it will be on sale tomorrow  (1st June)

All these fun cards have been created with the gift

The die will cut the horse and you can turn it into a Unicorn very easily with the little horn die.

There are so many ways that you can use this and inside the magazine you will find lots of ideas for you to try.

The video is here ... Happy Hooves

The Carousel is one of the stamps and the sentiments will complete the look.

Don't be afraid to cut the sentiments up to mix and match other sentences

In the video I show you this cool way to create this background

The addition of the foam between the layers makes it stand away from the card for extra dimension

I made two Unicorns to add to my design and coloured them with pens and I think this would be a good card to send to any age group

The second magazine is Creative Stamping 44 and has a wonderful A4 stamp set named Timeless Moments

This will see you though many many occasions throughout the year and will suit both male and female, young and old.

Here I have created a card for the teenagers in your life and this idea would be suitable for male cards too

But the stamp set has wonderful decorated numbers in it for the ages you may want to add and there is a special offer with the magazine of discounted dies to match them

The video is Timeless Moments 

But for a female birthday you can dress the card any way you wish and this one is for a really Nana

The magazines will be available from selected supermarkets and craft stores as well as WHSmiths.

Or you can get them direct from   Moremags.com

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Stitched and Pierced Rectangles	Stitched and Pierced Circles	Stencils	Tim Holtz Distress Ink November bundle
A4 Adhesive Foam	Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue	Platinum Die Cutting and Embossing Machine	Spectrum Noir - 24 Pen Set
PICK & MIX	Mini Ink Pad Storage tin

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Tuesday Tutorial - Cascading Circles

Hi Everybody,

Todays card is one way to use up all those pretty paper bits that you have left over in your "Bit Box" 

As long as they are large enough to cover the holes then you are fine and this is the easiest card you are ever going to make.

 Quick, simple and effective for any gender or age group.

Spellbinders Supplies:

• S5-243 Cascading Circles
• S6-001 5x7 Matting Basics A
• S6-002 5x7 Matting Basics B
• PL-001 Platinum Die Cutting Machine

Other Supplies:

• Foam pads
• Glue 
• Paper scraps
• Embossing Folder

Instructions:

Create the base card by cutting two white panels from die #7 Matting Basics A

Create another layer in white from die =7 Matting Basics B and emboss this layer.

Add these two together with foam in between the layers

With the Cascading Circles cut this two or three times in white and stack together for strength

Cover the different holes with the pattern and colours you want from your scraps and cut as many as you need to have a different colour and size throughout the card

I added my stacked Cascading Circles to some self adhesive paper and then added the circles in the colours I wanted with foam pads. The foam keeps the whole shape raised from the card base

Stamp "Happy" on to one of the largest white circles and "Birthday" onto another piece of white card and cut into a strip with fish tails at one end 

Add this strip just below the "Happy" with foam underneath

Alter the colours for a more masculine look 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Little Miss Isabella ...

Hi Everybody,

Now here is someone that you haven't seen for a little while ... the beautiful Isabella doing a little bit of crafting with me over the weekend

Isabella is my Great Grand-daughter and she is now five years old.

She has her own Sapphire machine and some small dies and she knows how to work it by herself

Here she is concentrating real hard mastering the pokey tool. She made a little birthday card for one of her friends at school

We had a lovely time and she is full of questions and she doesn't have time to get bored.

A great day was had by all and we are looking forward to the next time she comes to stay

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Pretty Quick Dies ...

Hi Everybody,

Craft Stash have a range of dies called Pretty Quick and these dies will make really impressive cards for you.

And so it is my pleasure to share with you two videos made by other members of the Craft Stash Design Team and I hope that you will enjoy both.

One is from the talented Christine Smith from  Crafti Potential and she is showing you step by step how she created the   Peacock Spinner Card 

And the second one is from  Lisa Plummer the Crafting Diva who shows you her beautiful Sunset Seascape Card

More from me tomorrow ..

Hugs xx

Shabby Chic Winner ...

Hi Everybody,

Sorry for the late post today but I had lots of things to do this morning.  But now that I am finished I can get the draw done and announce the winner of yesterdays round Shabby Chic Card.

But before I do can I just say that if you enter for the draw then YOU must come back and check to see if your name is listed in Saturdays post.  And if you miss that then the winners names are all listed in the  Winners Page  which is there permanently in the sidebar to the left of this page

I have no way to chase you up to tell you that you have won and if you do not claim it in the 72 hours .... that's three days ... then you will lose it.. So please don't ask me two weeks later about the card that you won as it will not be available.

I am happy to make the cards and offer them as a gift to you.. I don't mind where you live I  will post it at my expense. I don't mind if you have won one before and you don't need to have a blog either.

I am sorry to keep repeating this but if you enter and don't claim the card then you are taking that card from some one else who would really like to have it and that's not fair to them

On to todays winner of the pretty circular card and the name chosen is yours ...

Maureen Killen

please can you send me your postal address to

christina@card-making-magic.com

and the card will be on its way to you straight away.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie 20 - Shabby Chic

Hi Everybody,

Todays Shabby Chic card is a circular one in shades of lilac and cream. This one is dotted in gold glitter and the sentiment says "Thinking of You"

Over the years that I have been giving away my cards many of you have told me that you are adding them to box frames to keep and that is such a compliment to me.

This one is well worth keeping as are all the Shabby Chic ones I am offering over the neext few weeks . I really love every one of them

So if this is one that you would like then all you have to do is leave me a comment at the end of the blog post and then come back in the morning  to see if you have won it.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Easy Water Coloured Card

Hi Everybody,

Today I am adding a short video on how I made this card and if you are new to water colouring it is a very easy one to start off with.

 The stamp set is from Clearly Besotted and there are matching dies that you can buy.

The links to the products are at the bottom of the page

I have simply used a masking technique to get my sheep in a row and I have used Gansai Tambi Water Colours

The green mat was just to accentuate the grass and the sky was added with a homemade edge to some white card .... and you can see how much it has been used in the past. A great card for the men in your life

So I hope you enjoy the video ...  Feeling Sheepish Water Coloured Card 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Feeling Sheepish

Gansai Tambi Water Colours

A4 Adhesive Foam

Water Colour Card

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Beautiful Backgrounds

Hi Everybody,

Todays card was shown in the video that I added last week using stencils that are available from Craft Stash

I really loved this little card once it was finished and it was very quick and easy to do.

The longest part was waiting for the embossing paste to dry ... and I left that overnight to make sure it was really dry.

I mixed Dusty Concord Distress Ink with my paste and added it to the card than dressed it up with my usual Flowers,  Ribbons and Pearls

The flowers and lace are from Wild Orchid Crafts  and the ribbon is from Mei Flower

All the layers are raised up with foam pads and that gives depth and interest to the card.

It is much prettier in the hand that the photo shows ... hope you like it

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx