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

Friday Freebie - Lisa Horton Crafts

HI Everybody,

This weeks gift is a real treat from the Lisa Horton collection of Dies and a DL sized embossing folder.

This is a beautiful design of a rally large flower that will grace the whole front of your card.

You can leave it as is or you could colour it with your favourite medium. You could even try Letter pressing with this folder for another fantastic look.

There are even some digital papers that you can download to go with the set. And of course the magazine is full of lovely ideas that you may like to try for your self.

So if this is something that you would like then all you need to do is leave m a comment at the end of this post with your
FULL NAME

Then be sure to come back and check if it is your name that is shown as the winner. 

Only one name will be drawn as the winner and you will have 72 hours in which to claim it.
Good Luck everybody 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx  

 

A Big Thank You xxx

 Hi Everybody,

I just wanted to say a really big thank you to all the people who purchased my new A6 Collection on Create & Craft earlier this week as it was a really big sell out in the first hour.

All the products went and the second show had to be cancelled because there was nothing left to sell. I was thrilled that you liked it so much.

The Craft Stash Launch will be this coming Friday on Facebook Live and I will be there with Lou to show you what there is in the Collection. 

I hope you can join me at 12.30 and see what is on offer. I have a couple of vidoes to share with you and these demos will be different to the ones Ruth did on C&C.

Don't worry if you can't be there as the videos will be added at a later date to the blog pages, so you won't miss anything with them. But you will miss any prizes that are on offer in the show so make a note to join Lou and myself this Friday.

And I also wanted to tell you that the Cyber Attack in the UK is now at an end and I have been able to post all my parcels today to the winners. Please be sure to let me know when you get them though they will still take while to get to Australia and New Zealand.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Little Step Further ...

 Hi Everybody,

Todays card is done exactly the same way as yesterdays with the paper towel technique but this time I have gone a step further.

Once the towel was completely dry I have taken finger daubers and some inks and very lightly gone over the design.

I have coloured the flowers pink and the leaves a pale green and then I added the panel to a cream card base with glue. 

The flowers and leaves have been hot glued in place and then all of it has been splattered in white, black and gold.

I have added some glitter to the petals and the sentiment to the top and this is a very pretty card that would need a box to send it in. 

You could do this with any embossing folder that you have and use the cheapest of kitchen roll, toilet paper, tissue or napkins that you have and it doesn't matter if there is a pattern already in the roll it will still take on the embossing pattern once it is wet and you run it through your machine. 

Just have fun and play and you will be surprised at the result. 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Everyday Items - Paper Kitchen Towel

Hi Everybody,

In this little series I am using items that you will find in your own home that can be used to create different  looks for your designs. 

So far I have used Tin Foil to create a really pretty background  and in this video I am using paper towels to do the same thing.
And the result is lovely.

I am going to do more videos to show you how I have used up ordinary things to create something pretty for my cards that won't break the bank, and that you probably already have in your home.

                   

It is worth having a look around to see what you have and then give it a try. If it doesn't work out for you that's ok you can always try something else. 

But you never know you could be very pleasantly surprised with what you get.

Here is a reminder of what the tin foil card turned out like, and who knows what I will use next !!!

The link will take you to the video in case you missed it.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Winner

Hi Everybody,

It's very dull here today but at least it is dry. I am going to get my wellies on later and give all my back garden  a good jet wash. I need wellies because I always end up soaked and paddling in water but at least my garden will be clean again.

In the meantime the draw for yesterdays prize has ben done and without further ado the name this week is 

Ursula Longworth

would you email me your postal address please to
christina@card-making-magic.com
and I will get it posted off to you as soon as I can.

If you are in the UK then it will be soon but if you are abroad then I don't know as the cyber attack is ongoing as yet.  But it will get to you eventually.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie -Memory Box Set

Hi Everybody,

Todays offering is from Memory Box and it is a beautiful stamp and die set with a spring theme and there is the chance for you to download some papers to go with it.

The magazine is Die Cutting Essentials and in there you will find ideas on how to use the set as well as hints and tips for other things that you may like to try.

So if this is a set that you would like to have in your collection then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of this post with your FULL NAME

 Then you need to be sure that you come back over the weekend to see if it is your name that is shown as the winner. You will have 72 hours in which to claim the prize.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Butterfly Cards

 Hi Everybody,

For both of these cards today I have used butterflies that where simply lying in my bit box.

I have used two of the shapes and layered them together so that the wings are layered and the top wing has been curled a little to give movement.

I also found some Diamante butterfly shapes that I have added to the top of the wings and that gives a beautiful shimmery effect.

The leaves in the background are from a layering die set that I have water coloured to give the shading.

The flower on this card has been stamped and heat embossed in white powder and the water coloured.

I have added a pearl centre to the petals and then foam pads to raise it up from the card.

Both are far prettier in the hand and sparkle really well in the light.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Deal Of The Day

Hi Everybody,

Just to let you know that there is a special offer on these word dies at present and they are always handy items to have in your own collections.

They can be used to make a real statement on your designs or if needed you can cut them up to use just a portion of them 

These words have been cut in white card but they would look very classy in glitter or mirror card depending on the style of card you are creating.

Sometimes a water coloured back ground can look amazing with just a word greeting on the front but whatever you decide to do with them the choice as always is yours.

Just have fun and get the imagination going to produce some spectacular card for all your recipients.

Click the link above to go to the Craft Stash page with the offer and there is also a video to show you how I have used this set.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

              

Black & Silver Card

Hi Everybody,

Todays card is another from the ones made with black card and this one also has a foamiran flowers added to the front.

For the back ground I embossed a separate panel in the flourish fold and then swiped over the top of it with a silver ink pad.

This left a very light dusting of silver ink on all the raised pattern to the panel, and it is an ink pad that I have had for many years.

I added this to the base card with foam tape to give some height. 

From the same black card I used a Fancy Nested shape to cut two layers that have been glued together and these are also added with foam. 

The sentiment is from the set that I bought at the craft show and they can be cut don and used as you like them. 

The flower has been cut from the foam three times, using the Layering Flower dies, and heated to soften the foam with an iron. They can then be rolled into shape, and the stamens pushed through the three layers of the flower.

I have also shaped the leaves the same way and glued them under the actual bloom. The edges to the petals has been lightly dotted with glue and then sprinkled with a fine silver glitter.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

 

Black Group

 Hi Everybody,

I have been known to create black cards in the past but they have usually been sympathy cards.

But for todays group I have chosen the black and used up all the spare die cuts that I had on my desk. Some of them are from projects done quite some time ago.

For some of them I have added in handmade foamiran flowers and for others I have used some stamped and some just die cut.

This is the one with the die cut flowers and they are in cream and gold.

I will link as many of the products that I have used at the bottom of the page and if you have them then maybe you would be inspired to get them out again.

Each one of the cards has a panel that has been embossed in a folder for added texture but it doesn't show up very well on the photos.

They are all different sizes and orientations too as I had all the card bases ready folded so it made sense to use up what I had done.

For this card I used Broken China to add the cloudy look to portions of the background, over the embossing, with a small brush so the colour wouldn't be too deep.

I do quite like them all but this one with the three flowers on it is my favourite. 

They are created from Foamiran with extra inking on the petals and of course the added glitter.

Hope you like at least some of them 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Winner

 Hi Everybody,

 I took Ruby for a walk this morning coz it said it wouldn’t rain and guess what …. it did and we both got wet. It was that very fine drizzle the seems to get everywhere. 

So once we got home again I coaxed Ruby into the shower and gave her a good shampooing.  Now she is in her fluffy jacket to keep her warm till she is fully dry.

 I know it’s late but I have just done the draw for the Water Colour kit. 

This is a super prize and the little pad of water colour sheets will last you some time as you need very little of them to paint with.

So the name has been chosen and I have to tell you that I don’t know when you will get it if you live abroad as the Cyber Attack on the Royal Mail is still causing problems.

 I have two packs here that are due to go to New Zealand and Australia, and as soon as I can I will post them.

If you are in the U.K. then there is no problem.

ANNE OWENS

You are my winner this week so would you please send your postal address to 

christina@card-making-magic.com

and the pack will be in the post to you just as soon as I can

More tomorrow…

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Water Colour Kit

Hi Everybody,

Todays offering is for those who would like to try water colouring but don't want the expense.

With this kit you can try it and see if it a medium that works for you with the Viviva Mini Colour Sheets.

These little sheets are something that I have featured on my blog in the past and they are really good to have in your stash as they don't take up a lot of room.

Along with these paint sheets you will get a water brush and some pre printed images for you to colour in.

There is also an A$ stamp sheet so there are lots for you to try your skills at. The magazine will give you more ideas and tips that you will find useful as you go along. 

So if this is something that you would like to try then leave me your comment at the end of this post with your FULL NAME

From those comments one name will be chosen at random as the winner, and added to a blog post over the weekend, so be sure to come back and check if it is your name that is shown.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

All Occasions Collection - Shaker Card

Hi Everybody,

Todays card is using the Squares and the 5x7 dies from the All Occasions Collection to create this very pretty shaker card. 

I have used some beads that I have had for years in my drawer and forgot all about them.

I have added my shaker panels to an embossed background as this helps them to stand out more. 

I have used the Perfect Rose folder but you could use any that you have in your own collections.

The blooms on this card are Mulberry Flowers that I bought from Wild Orchid Crafts years ago and sadly they do to ship to the UK anymore

In this collection there are some really useful words dies that will build up into sentences for you to add to your cards.

They will cover many many occasions for you from Christenings to Sympathy and lots more in between.

Here is the video to show you how I made this elegant Shaker card and I hope you enjoy the process.

                          

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx