Friday Freebie - Seasonal Scene

Hi Everybody,

This pretty die set will create a lovely scene for any of your projects and it comes complete with some stamps to finish your cards off perfectly.

The magazine will give you lots of ideas on how to use this gift and as you play I am sure that you will come up with many many more.

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

FULL NAME 

I will add the winner to a blog post on Sunday so be sure to come back and check if it your name that is shown.

If the prize is not claimed then it will be offered again at a later date for someone else to win.

And today on Craft Stash Facebook Live I will be launching the brand new Butterflies & Lace Collection with Lou Collins so I hope you can join us then. There will be prizes to win and don't forget if you are a VIP Member then you will get 10% off your order

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

 

Deal Of The Day

Hi Everybody,

Just to let you know that the special

Deal Of The Day 

over at Craft Stash  is for the Additions sets to the Pretty Book Collection.

This was always one of my favourite collections and I di lots of videos on how I used them

So if you got the full collection and you now want the additions, of dies and stamps to it, then now is the time to get it to fill your stash.

It will suit many many occasions other than the obvious ones and it is such a pretty gift to give to anyone.

Plus there is a lot that can be done with the individual dies

Have fun playing with whatever dies and stamps you have.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Playtime !!!

Hi Everybody,

I readily admit that I am not very practiced with foiling and I can never seem to get a good result. I may be using the wrong foil but something goes wrong.

However with this card I was quite happy even though the card is a little plain by my style. 

I used some really old Spellbinders dies that I have to make the frame and sentiment and they are from the Gold range that they used to make.

I wouldn't think that any of them are still available as I have had them for years and years.

For me this card needs more colour and embellishment but as it was just to try the foiling I thought I would leave it alone.

I must try to get more practice with it and then maybe I will get it to work properly for me.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Donna Walls - Winner

Hi Everybody,

Well today it is raining for this Bank Holiday weekend and I am hoping that tomorrow will be fine. I hadn't realised that this was a BH weekend  until my daughter told me. Ruby and I will be out walking when it is fine again but it doesn't look like it will be today.

So in the meantime I have done the draw for the pretty little Pillow Box and the name this week is ...

Donna Walls

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

I hope you make some lovely boxes with it and not just for Christmas, and please be sure to let me know that you have got it safely.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Perfect Pillow Box

Hi Everybody,

This weeks offer is on a Christmas Theme and it is an eight piece die set to make super simple gifts.

There is also a large paper pack included and these have been designed by Chloe Endean, so this is a bumper offer.

Would you like this pack in your personal crafting stash? Then you know what to do ....

Leave me a comment with your FULL NAME and be sure to come back and check if it is your name that is shown as the winner.

I will add the name to a blog post on Sunday so you have till then to add your comment.

The magazine in the offer will give you lots of idea on how to use the set and also other things that you may like to try.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

 

Embossing Folders

 Hi Everybody,

Today I am sharing a special deal over on Craft Stash for all you VIP Members and that is to get either of these embossing folders at half price.

They make lovely shaped backgrounds for your cards and for me that always looks much better than a plain finish.

And if you are not a VIP Member then you are missing out on all the special deals that come out each day, and are only available to VIP's

Plus you get priority postage and 10% off all your order.

You will also be the first to know of any launches before they become open to everybody.

So to get all these perks for only £9.99 per year ... what are you waiting for ????

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Pink Birthday

Hi Everybody,

This is another card using the technique I saw on Ann Melvin's YT Channel and this time I used the stamp to get the look.

I used my own Trellis die set and sentiment die and teamed them with an Altenew Stamp.

It is an easy technique to do and the results are quite special, and can be done with lots of different stamps that you already have in your own stash.

I have used a 300 gsm card for my base and to stamp on and that makes everything good and sturdy.

The sequins are some that I got in a box, from Amazon, and I have had them for years now and they never seem to go down.

 Mind you I have dropped them all over the floor and they are now all mixed up.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Letterpress Technique

Hi Everybody,

This pretty card is created with an Altenew 3-D embossing folder and the impression that these folders give is very deep.

For this card I have inked up one side of the folder in a Distress Oxide Ink and then spritzed it with a little water to make the ink run.

I then ran it through my machine and the ink is squashed into the design. Once I left it to dry this was the result.

I added the Hello sentiment in black card that has been stacked up three layers deep.

I layered the white panel onto some pink card and then added it to a white base card.

Because this card is only leaves then in a different colour it would make a really good male card.

For the blue one shown I have inked up the other side of the folder for a different kind of effect

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Altenew Gift

Hi Everybody,

This pretty floral card is created using an Altenew stamp set that was sent to me as a free gift.

 I stamped the flowers randomly over the card and then coloured them with Alcohol markers. 

I used a very pale blue for the background just to take the whiteness out of the card.

But one of the stamps in the set was very personalised to me and I was delighted with it.

I used it to stamp the back of my cards and I will use this a lot in the future

So a big thank you to Altenew for my gift it is very much appreciated and will get used often.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

 

Sue Pollock - Winner

 Hi Everybody,

I hope you are having a good weekend and the weather is being kind to you. Once again the prize from last week has not been claimed and so it will be offered again at a later date.

 But I ask you …. What is the point of adding your name if you don’t come back and check. You may have to scroll back through a few days if you are late coming back but at least you will see your name if you do. Still somebody else will gain later.

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

Sue Pollock

Would you email me please with your postal address to

christina@card-making-magic.com

and I will get it in the post to you straight away and would be happy if you would let me know that you have it safely. I really hope you enjoy playing with it.

More tomorrow …

Hugs xx

 

Friday Freebie - Terrific Tulips

 Hi Everybody,

I know that many of you liked the Terrific Tulips that was on offer a while ago and so I have yet another one to offer you.

This comprises of a set of stamps and the matching dies to create some really pretty bouquets to add to your designs.

You will also get the magazine Die Cutting Essentials to go with them and this is full of ideas and inspiration that you may like to try for yourself.

So if you would like to have another crack at winning this gift then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of the post with your FULL NAME

From those comments one name will be chosen at random as the winner and it will be added to a blog post on Sunday. I have kept the post open for two days to give overseas readers the chance to enter.

 But be sure to come back and check if it is your name that is shown as the winner as I have no way to contact you, and if the prize is not claimed then it will be offered again, at a later date for someone else to win.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Altenew Flower

Hi Everybody,

For this card I have been using one of the Craft Your Life kits from Altenew that I have collected over the years.

It has been coloured in using the layered stencil and then added to an embossed background done with a 3-D folder. I used pale blue card and a leafy folder to get the look

One it was embossed I ran over the raised areas with white ink pad to bring them out even more and that panel has been layered onto some glitter card.

I used a wet glue for this, as sticking things to glitter card can sometimes cause problems, as it doesn't stick very well.

The flowers have been added with foam pads to give dimension and one single pearl placed in the centre of the flower.  

I made an envelope from the Lidl paper to go with it and I am quite pleased with the result.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

 

Baby Girl Card

Hi Everybody,

This lovely card was created using the plaid background and on this one I have added in some fine hand drawn lines in a slightly darker shade.

I think the end result is lovely and because it is for a baby girl I added in some flowers.

Mind you, you can always add flowers to a baby boys card as I have never heard a baby complain about flowers on a male card !!!!

I have added the oval to an embossed panel as I think that pattern in the background stops the card from looking too plain.

The oval itself has been added with foam pads to give some depth and you would need to make a box for this style of cards. But if you have the 5x7 Complete Card & Box Die Set then that would be no problem.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Baby Plaid

 Hi Everybody,

I enjoyed making the plaid backgrounds so much yesterday hat I thought I would continue the theme but make it softer and add it to some baby cards.

Always a pleasure to make and the softness of this one I really like. 

The colours for this are Squeezed Lemonade and Broken China but of course once the blue and yellow mix it crates a lovely shade of green.

I used a really old die set for this and made the duck, bear and baby suit for the bottom of the card but I don't think they are available anymore. So if you have them well done.

I hope you enjoy the video and I hope you will give this really easy technique a try.

I am sure that you will be delighted and surprised with your own result.

More tomorrow  ...

Hugs xx

Creating a Plaid Background

,

Hi Everybody,

I always like to get the most from any dies that I already have in my collections and with the special offer that was on Craft Stash of 50% off the Clever Cuts I thought that this was a good time to make my video as another way to use them.  

So for this video I decided to show how I created the Plaid Background and I think it makes a real statement on the card.

For this one I have simply added a text stamp over the top of the ink blending for a really pretty look.

There are other designs in the video and you can play about with colours and the way you lay the stencils down and of course the way you choose to decorate the finished card.

I have chosen different shapes to cut my panels out and the flowers makes them all really special. 

But with darker colours and no flowers they would make excellent masculine cards too.

I have added this to a playlist on YouTube to show you how I created some other backgrounds and they may inspire you to have a go for yourself.

Enjoy the video with your favourite cuppa and maybe a biscuit or three to go with it.

 

Another idea added recently using the same die set from the Clever Cuts Collection was this one and I hope you enjoy this as well.

Two videos for the price of one .....

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx