Beautiful Card Designs Made Easy

May 11, 2023

Butterflies & Lace Embossing Folders

HI Everybody, 

In this video I show you some of the ways in which the embossing folder can be used to produce a different look to each of our cards.

For the card shown here I have embossed the panel and used the debossed side, and then added white ink to the raised areas.  

The sunken butterflies have been filled with glue and then sprinkled with glitter and allowed to dry fully.

The  "Thank You" has been cut from silver mirror card and stacked onto white to give a raised look.

I have added diamante to each of the bodylines for effect and dotted red pearls around as a little extra.  

          

This card has used the same embossing folder but used in the embossed way and then each butterfly has had the layered stencils used to bring out the shape.

Having an embossing folder in your own stash is very useful if only to add to a pattern to the background. 

It always stop the card from looking too plain and is an inexpensive way to do it, as embossing folders are a really good option.

With this collection you can add as much or as little as you like to your designs and know that you are making a card that will suit all ages and genders with beautiful results.

So just with these three cards you have three different techniques that you can try on your own creations.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

May 10, 2023

Butterflies & Lace Panel Die

Hi Everybody,

In this video I am using the new Butterflies and Lace Collection. I have used the panel die to make a stencil and I am really happy with the result. 

You can make your butterflies any colour you want, to suit your recipient, especially if it is for a male card.

I have added diamante to each of the larger butterflies body lines and just a simple banner sentiment in the middle of the card.

It has been layered with co-ordinating colours and the white panel has been embossed in a flourish folder.



The top layers have been added with foam pads to give height.

I hope you enjoy the video and I will be adding more using other parts to the new collection.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

May 09, 2023

Butterflies & Lace - A6 card front

 Hi Everybody,

Todays card is featuring the new Butterflies & Lace Collection that was launched last Friday and it is a lovely set that can be used for any occasion, any gender and all year round.

There are many ways in which to use this collection and in the vidoes I have tried to show you some of the not too obvious ones.

For the card shown I have used gold gilding flakes for the background and I have only use two of the panels to crate the look. 

They have ben added to an embossed panel with foam pads for height and the larger butterfly is in three layers. The top layer, which is the smaller butterfly, has been covered in Versamark and then covered with gold embossing powder and heated.
 I repeated that process three times to give an almost enamel look to the insect.

I have added a pearl trail from the bodyline and this would make a lovely male card with a change of sentiment.
I hope you enjoy the video

                     
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More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

May 07, 2023

Marilyn Coombs - Winner

 Hi Everybody,

Sorry to be so late at posting but it has been such a beautiful day that we have been outside all day in the sunshine. Ruby and I went for a long walk with my family along the promenade and it was very busy. The sun really brought the people. We had a lovely ice cream and I ended up wearing most of mine as it melted.

I have however now done the draw and without any more chat I will add the name.

So the winner of the Christmas Scene is ….

 Marilynn Coombs

Please would you email me with your postal address to 

christina@card-making-magic.com

and I can get the parcel sent to you straight away.

I hope you will enjoy it when you get it and please be sure to let me know that you have it safely. 

More tomorrow …

Hugs xx


May 06, 2023

Ruby and Ella Update


Hi Everybody,

It's me Ruby, the Cocker Spaniel, and it has been a while since I was here.

This is a picture of me with my sister Ella, the cat, waiting at the bathroom door for our mum.

Ella was one a little while ago and I am getting used to her now and do you know she is not that bad.

She rubs up against me and wafts her tail under my nose. That tickles me and I walk away from her, but she follows me everywhere.

Mum says she does that because she loves me .... me I'm not so sure.

 We have actually shared the same dog bed that is in mums craft room. Can you see her tucked in on the right hand side.

I wouldn't mind but her own bed is right alongside mine and she still wants to get in with me,

I draw the line when she comes near my food bowl and then I growl at her. But she got the message very quickly and now eats her own dinner and leaves me in peace.

She likes to come outside in the back garden with me, and she hides under the bushes to jump out at me, and then I chase her and she runs inside.

It's not that bad having a little sister and we do get closer each day.

Don’t forget to scroll back and leave your comment for the Friday Freebie

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

May 05, 2023

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





 

May 03, 2023

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

May 02, 2023

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

April 30, 2023

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

April 28, 2023

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



 

April 27, 2023

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

April 26, 2023

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

April 25, 2023

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

April 24, 2023

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

 

April 23, 2023

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