Gloria Lamb - Winner

Hi Everybody, 

Not long now until the big day and I for one am not ready for it ... but then I never am,  every year.!

I have sort of put it off for the last few years and it is not my favourite time of year. I sound like an old grouch and I don't mean too but I will be glad once it is all over  with.

And it is pouring down to boot and that kind of spoils my plans for this afternoon.

But the draw has been done for the magazine ad die set and I hope the winner will  enjoy playing with it, either for late cards this year or some ready for next year.

The name chosen at random this week is ...

Gloria Lamb
so would you please email me with your postal address to

christina@card-making-magic.com

and I will get it posted to you as soon as I can.

I will pop one of the Glue Pins in the pack for you and hope that you will like it.

Thanks to those who enter and add their full names. That makes it easy to identify the winner and get the prize to the correct person.

 How on earth can someone leave me a comment ... with no name, that comes up as anonymous and expect to win ????? 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx 

Friday Freebie - Winter Wreath

Hi Everybody,

 
Todays offering is on a Christmas theme and it is the really pretty Winter Wreath.

This gift is  from Memory Box and it comes complete with the Die Cutting Essentials magazine.

There are also some sentiment stamps and they will help you to make some lovely cards.

If not for this year then it will come in handy for the next one.

The magazine is full of ideas and inspiration that you may like to try for yourself.

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

FULL NAME

from those comments one name will be chosen as the winner and so you will need to come back and see if it is your name that is shown.

Then you will have 72 hours in which to notify me by email of your postal address.

Tucked inside the pack I have included a Pokey Tool for you and I hope you will like it and find it useful when you are making your cards.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Mix & Match Older Dies with New

 Hi Everybody,

I have been on a mission to use up some of the older dies that I have in my collection and mixing them with newer ones to see what I can come up with.

It was an interesting challenge and I looked for old dies that maybe you have too ... but I don't think some of them are available anymore. 

As new dies come out the older ones are removed and often when we have them in our own stash they are simply forgotten about. 

And that is a shame as they have cost us money and they need to be put to good sure to make sure we get our monies worth from the purchase. 

So here I have done a vidoe and created five cards all using the same dies but each with a different look to them.

When you have things out ready to use you may as well make the most of it and make many cards at the same time.

It saves you getting all your card and glues, die cutting machines and stamp platforms out again as you can make them all in one go and save some for another day.

You may want to keep your craft stuff to hand all the time but batch making can save you some time if you are in a rush as you will have some cards ready to be used.

I hope you enjoy the video ...

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Layered Flowers & Butterflies

Hi Everybody,

This pretty cards is created with the Layered Flowers but in the links below I have added in a few different stamps and die sets that will cover the flowers and the butterflies.

I have used the 5x7 Complete Card & Box Die Set to create the base and the box to put it in and I have used water colours for the design.

The faux stitching around the edges of the weaved panels is done with a fine liner pen and I also added it around the edge of each flower.

The centre of the flowers has the added pearl embellishment to them and smaller pearls have been placed in the bodyline of the butterflies.

The card was made some time ago and some of the items may no longer be available ... Time marches on !!

Maybe you already have some of them but if not then you can adapt it with any dies that you do have in your own stash.

More tomorrow ... 

Hugs xx

Creating a Bookmark

Hi Everybody,

Some days you may not feel like cardmaking but still want to craft something that is useful or your self or others.

So in this video I have used the Warm Florals Paper pack to create little book marks that I can give away to people who like to read or even to children for them to use in their books.

Each one takes just one sheet of paper and they are so quick and easy to do. There's no gluing and no dies used  and they can be made for any occasion. 

I chose to line mine, and you can use up any scraps of paper that you have left over. 

They can make a really pretty little gift that is quick and easy to do.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx 

Linda Massey - Festive Bells

 Hi Everybody,

Sorry to be so late but I have had a busy morning. Weatherwise it's not too clever here but Ruby and I will be going out once I have done this post. We walked down  the promenade yesterday with Vickie and Dougal and it was very cold with a light dusting of snow everywhere, but it was sunny and still very pleasant to walk in 

So the winner today is 

Linda Massey

and you have won the lovely panel die from Crafters Companion called Festive Bells.
Please email ne with your postal address to 

christina@card-making-magic.com

and I will get it sent off to your as soon as I can. Please be sure to let me know that you have it safely and I hie you enjoy playing with it.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Festive Bells

 Hi Everybody,

This week sees a beautiful panel die being offered as the Give Away and this is from Crafters Companion.

As you can see from the photo that it is quite a large die and the magazine will give you some ideas on how you can use it on your own designs. 

There are lots of inspiration in the pages and so make yourself a cuppa and have a good browse through the pages. You won't be disappointed.

So would you like this to be on it's way to you ???

Then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of this post to be in with the chance.

You must add the comment with your FULL NAME or it will not be entered into the draw. You will also need to come back over the weekend to see if you are the listed winner and then you have 72 hours in which to claim it. If it is not claimed it will be re offered at a later date.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Warm Florals Making A Card

 Hi Everybody,

This is a paper pack from Card Making Magic that has been out for a little while now and it is one that I really enjoyed playing with.

The flowers and the colours are very bright and the cards that they make are gorgeous. I have used this a lot and it is still available at Craft Stash.

I have used it with embossed backgrounds and other die cuts that I have on my desk and it mixes well with other items that I have, and I am sure you will have many embellishments lying around too.

The cards to the right is an A6 size and I have used some of the pink paper from the pack as one of the layers.

The card to the left is a Dl size and I have created the card base from one of the sheets of card in the pack.

I used the papers that are scraps to create the background and covered the join with one of the ribbon strips in the pack.

I did some videos using this pack and here is one that creates a larger card using all the kit. 

It isn't too long .. just enough time for  a cuppa

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Laminated background

Hi Everybody,

Todays card has a background that has been created with a laminating pouch, alcohol markers and some gilding flakes.

It was very easy to do and the result is lovely and rich looking.

I opened the pouch, which I got really cheap from Lidl, and scribbled alcohol markers onto one side of it and spritzed it with a little Isopropyl to make the colours run.

Then I added some gilding flakes to the mix and closed the pouch. After running it through the laminator this was what I ended up with and it is an A5 size. Just a perfect size for my card. I added some glue to the parts that wouldn't show and adhered it to a white base card

I used the Nested Oval Fancy Frames die and gold mirror card for he centre and added toning flowers and leaves to the edge of the frame.

The "Best Wishes" is from the Special Words die set and I cut the shadow in parchment to make it stand out more on the busy background. 

The flowers are from my stash and they have been sparkled with some fine glitter and there is the addition of two tiny black organza butterflies near each group of flowers. I also used pink pearls for the inside of two of the flowers

Hope you like 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Differences ...

 Hi Everybody,

I have ben busy sending out to the readers that requested them Pokey Tools and Glue Bottle Pins.

I have tucked the glue pins into the Friday Freebie magazines that have gone out each week and I hope you are putting them to good use.

But then I made some pokey tools as a practice run and asked if anybody would like one and the answer was yes. 

Some of them have still to arrive with their owners as they went to far away places and will still be in the postal system or your country. But they will get there eventually.

The picture shows you the difference in the sizes as the glue pin on the left is much much smaller, and the larger one will not fit into a glue bottle. So whichever you get it has been sent with love and is my gift to you.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Margaret Powell - Winner

 Hi Everybody,

First of all thank you to those who asked me for the Pokey tools that I made and I am happy to say that they all went in the first two days. I asked that you email me with your address to

christina@card-making-magic.com.

Some emailed me but did not give me their address, somebody else left there address on the blog and it was instantly removed. Leaving it there just gives your information to the world and that is not good. 

Anonymous also asked me for one of them but gave me no name or address ... so how am I supposed to know who you are ???

So to those who did send their addresses to the correct place they will get the tools shortly. Some have gone to Canada, Australia and the US as well as here in the UK. I hope you will like them when they arrive with you.

And people that have already received them have now written to say they do really like them. so thank you for that also.

I also offered some of the earrings, via the blog comments,  to readers asking for their postal addresses too and they have not responded to that request either .. as yet. Get checking if you wanted some of them.

And now on to the winner of Fridays lovely offering from Lisa Horton and the name this week is ...

Margaret Powell

would you email me please with your postal address to 

christina@card-making-magic.com
and I will get the pack off to you as soon as I can.

The little glue pin will be inside the pack so be careful you don't lose it when you open the envelope.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Under the Mistletoe

Hi Everybody,

The gift this week is staying with Christmas and it is from Lisa Horton called Under the Mistletoe.

In this set there is a beautiful slimline embossing folder and four dies that will match it perfectly.  

The magazine is full of ideas and inspiration that you may like to try as well as ways in which to use your pack.

So just for leaving a comment with your FULL NAME you can be in with the chance to win this and have it in your own crafting stash for ever.

If you have never won then please look at the way you enter and check that you have left your full name.

If you haven't then the comment you leave will not be entered into the draw as it is difficult to notify a stranger of their win, especially if it comes through as anonymous .... need I say more ???

It doesn't matter where you live or if you have own before I am happy to send the pack to you.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Bead Work

Pokey Tools Eight

Hi Everybody,

Today my PC is going to the PC hospital to get fixed  and I will have to manage without it until it is back home again.

Instead I am adding some photos of some more bead-work that I have been doing and this time it is making some

 Pokey Tools

.

Pokey Tools Six

Once my PC is fixed completely I will do some videos again making cards.

All of these have been made from beads

 that I have had for quite some time and I am very new to making these

I don't profess to be any type of jewelry maker  but they are all sturdy and pretty and will do the job in question.

I am willing to give these away as they are only practice pieces so please let me know  if you would like to have one of them.

Email me  with your postal address to

 christina@card-making-magic.com

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Bev Williamson - Winner

 Hi Everybody,

What a day .... it is absolutely pouring down and so today I will be lighting my log burner and curling up in front of it.  Poor Ruby won't get to go out in this rain as I am a wimp and a fair weather walker. Even the cat won't go out the door in this.

So I have done the draw for Fridays offering and the bane today is 

Bev Williamson
would you email me please with your email postal address to
christina@card-making-magic.com
and it will be in the post to you.

Earrings

Thank you for liking the earrings I made and I have left messages for three people who named a pair that they liked. I need you to email me at the same email address please as soon as you can.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Joy To The World

 Hi Everybody,

This weeks offering is Joy To The World brought to you by Chloe and it is a super gift.

There is a n A4 stamp set and a lovely die that is in this pack and it is sure to create some  fabulous cards for you.

As Christmas will be with us soon it may be a good addition to your stash if you still have some cards to make.

Would you like this one ??? If you would then all you have to do is leave me a comment at the end of this post and add your FULL NAME

You will ned to come back and check over the weekend to see if your name is listed as the winner.

Then once you get the pack you need to let me know that you have it safely.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx