Tuesday Tutorial - Fluer de Circle

Hi Everybody,

For todays card I have used one of the newer dies from Spellbinders. 

To create this look I have used a quality white card and then simply inked through the die with the card still in place to bring out the detail. This way I am sure that everything matches my desired colour scheme

Links to all the suppliers are now listed at the end of the blog post

Spellbinders Supplies:

• S5-276 Fluer de Circle 
• PL-001 Platinum Die Cutting Machine

Other Supplies:

• Card from Papermill Direct
• Distress Ink from Craft Stash (Lucky Clover)
• Glitter from Glitter Magic
• Dried flowers from Anna Marie Designs
• Paper Flowers from Wold Orchid Crafts
• Adhesives from Craft Stash

Instructions:

With die #3 from the Fluer de Circle cut one piece in white and ink through the die whilst the card is in place

Ink the solid centre with the same colour ink

Cut the filigree die in white and add the sentiment to the smaller centre part in the same colour ink

Create a card base to fit the Fluer de Circle

(All I did was fold in half an A4 white card and then cut to the size of the die cut panel)

Create a smaller layer in white and ink around the edges with the same colour as before

Create another smaller white panel and emboss this in any folder you have.

(Not a lot of this panel will be seen so you can skip this step if you prefer)

Flat glue the embossed panel on to the one with the inked edges 

Add pieces of foam pad under the filigree layer and add this to the card front making sure that when you add the sentiment panel the words will lie level

Use a double layer of foam under the sentiment 

I have used a mixture of dried flowers on the left and paper flowers on the right

Add the layers to the base card and dress with the flowers. I use a hot glue gun to keep everything in place. Dot with wet glue and sprinkle with glitter

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Nestabilities Fleur de Circle Etched Dies from the Rouge Royale Deux Collection by Stacey Caron	Distress Ink Lucky Clover	Chameleon Glitter	Wild Orchid Crafts
PICK & MIX	Platinum Die Cutting and Embossing Machine	A4 Adhesive Foam	Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue
Dried Flower Bundle - Anna Marie Designs

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Practical Publishing Club Create Box Kit 2

Hi Everybody,

It's time for the second Club Create Box Kit and with this kit I have made some very pretty cards. 

The video is available for you to view

Practical Publishing Club Create Box Kit 2 

There are some really lovely products in this kit and here  I made a feminine card for a mum.

Could be a Birthday or Mothers Day card and for the frame I used silver gilding flakes

The club brings you quality products every three months and each time they will be different.

It is an inexpensive way for you to build up your crafting goodies and if you wanted to join the club then the link is here ... Club Create

The video will show you what is in the kit and I hope you enjoy the cards that I made 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Ruby Update ...

Hello Everyone,

I am back from my holiday in Wales and what a lovely time I have had with my very best friend Dougal there to share it all with me.

Here we are settled down on our beds in the back of the car ready to set off.

It took us almost three hours but we had a couple of stops for us to spend a Penny and once we got there we had a lovely safe garden to play in.

Through the cottage window I could see some fluffy white things in the field next to us and I have never seen any of them before and of course I had to bark ... just to say hello.

But they ignored me and walked off making a really funny noise ... but they didn't bark back.

They didn't run around like Dougal and me either so I don't really want to play with them ... Dougal is much more fun and noisy like me

The next day we went to the beach and I just love swimming. Here we are in the sea but Dougal is not as brave as me.

I went in up to my shoulders and came out soaked ... and then I went back for more.

He is taller than me and doesn't seem to get as wet.

On the way back to the car I found a lovely clean pool and of course I went straight in there too before anybody could catch me

Once we got back to the car our mums put our Ruff & Tumble jackets on us to keep us warm and we slept on the way back to the cottage

It was lovely and warm in the sun and we have a big cushion to lie on and the doggy gate keeps us safe



There is a lot of room for both of us to spread out and we have had a lovely day out

I'll tell you more next time 

Bye for now from a tired and happy puppy

Hugs Ruby ....

Card Winner

Hi Everybody,

It's nice to be home again on this beautiful Saturday and the journey from Wales was pleasant. We have had a lovely time but I have lots of work to be getting down to next week. The first thing I need to do is announce the winner of this weeks Shabby Chic  card and the name that has been drawn for this one is you ....

CCM (Carmen)

Please email me your postal address to 

christina@card-making-magic.com

and the card will be on its way to you. 

Now that I am home I will be posting the card that you won last week also Patty B so if you could both let me know that you have them safely when they arrive

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie 23 - Shabby Chic

Hi Everybody,

Pale shades of  browns and lemon are the colour scheme for this Shabby Chic Card and this was one of my favorites when I made this type of card.

I added lots of items to the front of this one including lace, flowers and sparkle as well as the little birdcage at the top of the card

Now 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.

I am happy to send the card to you wherever you are in the world and it doesn't matter if you have won one before

But you will need to come back and check if it is you who has won it and then email me your postal address so that I can get the card in the post for you

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Simply Cards &Papercraft - Family Ties

Hi Everybody,

I have another free gift to tell you about today with my favorite magazine Simply Cards and Papercraft Issue 164. It will be on sale in selected supermarkets, craft stores and WHSmiths on the 

15 th June

Family Ties is a set Nesting Dolls dies and stamps.that will give you the chance to colour these beautiful dolls for your self 

There is also a paper download of sentiments and pre coloured dolls ... especially useful for those who don't enjoy colouring and they will help you to make cards quickly when you are in a hurry.

Simply cut out the sentiment that you want,  and then use the dies in the gift to cut out the dolls,  and add them to your card

The card to the right has been created in that way and all I have done is make the background with a stencil, add the dolls with foam pads and place the sentiment at the top ... done ... quick and easy !!

You can get the magazine or a subscription from More Mags

But for this card I took a lot more time and stamped the dolls and coloured them with Spectrum Noir pencils.

I created the background with stamps and Distress Inks.

The video will show you how I made the dolls open to reveal another one inside just as the real Nesting Dolls would be

It is not difficult to do but the card it produces is a fun one to give.

Here is the video for you 

Simply Cards & Papercraft 164 - Family Ties

Enjoy it and the magazine with it's wonderful free gift

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Tuesday Tutorial - Framed Floral Card Front

Hi Everybody,

This pretty card is made with a complete card front die and that has to make life more simple when you need a card in a hurry.  I have used bright silver mirror card to create the front and that adds the sparkle that I was looking for

Spellbinders Supplies:

• S6-117 Framed Floral Card Front
• Platinum Die Cutting Machine

Other Supplies:

• Distress Inks
• Dries Clear clue
• Foam pads
• Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts
• Glitter from Glitter Magic

Instructions:

With the outer die of the Framed Floral die cut  three pieces of white stamping card and use two to create the base card

With the third piece and the Distress Inks blend all three colours on to the panel.

I have started at the top and used Salty Ocean, Cracked Pistachio and Shabby Shutters

It looks smoother one it is dry

With the Silver mirror card I have cut the two dies together to create two panels ... one for the card front and the other to give me extra leaves to tuck behind my flower

Add small piece of foam to the filigree panel so that they cannot be seen from the front and add to the blended panel

Stamp a sentiment of your choice on to some white card.

 ( I used two of the inks I had blended earlier to create a two tone effect for my words) 

Cut this out with the long solid solid strip.

Then cut another solid strip in the silver and divide this in two.

Arrange around the sentiment strip to leave a small border at the top and bottom

Add this sentiment strip to the filigree panel and trim as needed on each side.

Trimming from the back give a neater finish

Add all this to the base card

Trim some f the leaves from the other piece of mirror card and choose a flower to blend with your colour scheme

Arrange the leaves around your flower and dot the flower with glue and sprinkle with glitter

Dot each of the flower centres with a pearl

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx 

Card Creator Framed Floral Card Front Celebrate the Day by Marisa Job Etched Dies	Christmas Mixed Mirror Card	Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue	A4 Adhesive Foam
Platinum Die Cutting and Embossing Machine	Wild Orchid Crafts	Chameleon Glitter	Distress Ink - Salty Ocean
Distress Ink - Cracked Pistachio	Distress Ink - Shabby Shutters

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Cassandras Garden from Tonic ...

Hi Everybody,

This pretty in pink card is using a beautiful Tonic die called Cassandras Garden and it is a very detailed and filigree die

It is a six piece die set and it can make three different designs for you just by placing the dies in different positions

I have simply cut and layered the dies up in pink and white card and added the lace at the bottom of the card

The Best Wishes is another Tonic die and altogether this was an easy card to make and the result is easy on the eye.

The addition of the lace at the bottom is just a little touch of luxury and as so little is used at any one time then a metre goes a long way.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Cassandras Garden	Best Wishes	Guipure Lace Trim	Platinum Die Cutting and Embossing Machine
PICK & MIX	Glitter Card Brights	Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue

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Ruby Update

Hi Everyone,

S'mee  Ruby to tell you some of my latest adventures.

I have had fun with my best friend Dougal again and here he is with my favorite chewed up milk carton.

Do you think that if  I stare at him hard enough he will give it back to me??  Well maybe not !!

I also like socks and I steal them whenever I can even if they are in the laundry basket waiting to be pegged on to the line.

I run off with them so fast that no one can catch me and it's great fun.

And I don't care if they are on my mums feet.

She tries to stop me getting them but I tug so hard that they come straight off

I like to make her laugh and she calls me a little thief, but I give them back to her eventually ... and then steal them again

Dougal had an operation the other week so now neither of us can have puppies.

Here he is in his babygro so that he cant get to the wound and he was feeling really sorry for himself.

We couldn't play together for a week until he felt better but now he is back to his old self and just as naughty as me

He is a Cockapoo and he is really kind to me even though I bark and growl at him.

 But he knows that I love him and we have such fun together.

Here he is with a ball that his mum bought for him to play with.

It lasted about ten minutes as he pulled all the soft stuffing out of it and scattered it around the house.

He is trying to look innocent here but the stuffing is hanging from  his mouth so he didn't fool anybody.

We are going on our holidays soon and so my mum is trying to get all her work done before we go, and busy writing up blog posts so that they will go out regularly.


We will have lots more to tell you  from Wales and we hope the weather will be kind. See you again soon

Bye for now .... Ruby 

Card Winner

Hi Everybody,

Just a quick short post today to announce the winner of yesterday's Shabby Chic card as I am trying to do this on my IPad and in a bumpy car at the same time and I keep hitting the wrong key. It's taking me ages to type what I want to say .....

I have Ruby and Dougal settled in the back of the car and we are all off to Wales on our jolly holidays

It's been raining earlier but at the moment it is cloudy and fine. Griff is driving and has picked a number from the amount of comments and the name today is yours ....

PattyB

Please send me your postal address to

christina@card-making-magic

and the card will be on its way to you.

I won't be able to post it to you till next week so please be patient

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie 22 - Shabby Chic

Hi Everybody,

Todays FF is a 6" square card that is decorated with a cameo and flowers.

There is lots of interest on this card that does not show up in the photograph

The sentiment says to To My Friend but if you wanted to use the card then you can always change this if you wished

It is in shades of pale pink and delicate green with lots of sparkle.

Would you like to have this card ??? Then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of the post and come back tomorrow to check

A name will be chosen at random so you will need to come back and check if it is YOU.

I may be a little late posting this one to you as I will be on holiday in Wales for a week ... but you will get it as soon as I get back home

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx 

Enjoy the Journey ...

Hi Everybody,

The title of todays blog post is the stamp and die set that is free with this months Die Cutting Essentials 25

It consists of dies to create the car, foliage and flowers and stamps to compliment the items and help you to create your own scene

It was a lot of fun to play with and there are many more ideas within the magazine itself.  Plenty for you to get your teeth into.

It will be on sale on the 8th June so keep a look out for it on the shelves.

For this card I have teamed it with the Happy Hooves die set that was the free gift with Papercraft Essentials mag on the 1st June

All the free gifts with these magazines are quality items and they will help you to build up your "stash" quite quickly and give you a good read at the same time.

So grab a brew and settle down to watch the video featuring this kit and 

DCE 25 - Enjoy the Journey

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx