My little corner of Blogland where I can share my creations with you. There are many video tutorials as well as links to good quality websites for all your crafting needs.
I am adding this video here again as a reminder of the beautiful Heart Shaped boxes that you can make with Card Making Magic.
They come in two sizes ... 4" and 6" ... and you can also create a matching card to fit inside each one,
Line it and decorate the boxes any way you wish and they are perfect for those small gifts you may want to give
And here is another video to show you something else that you can do using the same dies. You just need to have fun and play with any of the dies that you have in your own personal collections.
I hope you enjoy the videos and the projects if you have the dies.
It is another beautiful day today and Ruby and I will be out later. Today is Griffs birthday and I am getting together with family for tea to remember him. It is almost five years since he died and I have missed him so much. We will wish him a happy birthday and hope he enjoyed his day.
The draw for the magazine and the beautiful Botanical Wishes stamp set has been done.
There are also Mylar templates on the back of the stamps to create the gin bottle and it is sure to be something you can enjoy for a long time to come
So this set this week is going to ...
Vicki L Phillips
would you please email your postal address to christina@card-making-magic.com and I will get it in the post to you straight away..
I will also include one of the pins that I have made and you have the choice of how you use it.
Either add it to your glue bottle, add it to a card or simply add it to your lapel. If you make your own pins then please don't be too critical of the one I send you and it you don't like it you can always give it away. Please let me know that everything has arrived with you safely.
Todays give away is the beautiful Botanical Wishes A4 stamp set. There are also some templates with this set to create the Gin bottle and a bottle hanger for any gift you are giving to friends and family.
There are some lovely ideas inside the magazine that you may like to try using the gift. So what are you waiting for.???
All you have to do is leave me a comment at the end of this post with your FULL NAME
and your comment will be added into the draw.
If you do not leave me your full name your comment will not be added as an entry.
Then you must be sure to come back over the week end to see if your name is listed as the winner.
With the launch of the Papercraft Society Advent Calendar and the new Tall & Elegant Collection form Card Making Magic ... plus many other excellent deals at Craft Stash, it couldn't be a better time than now to join the VIP membership and get all the extras that members get.
Join first and then order the box and that way you will get the benefit of the 10% discount on the launch price. The box will be delivered to you in November ready for you to make your Christmas Cards with all the goodies that you will find inside.
I have added four envelopes to the collection and we will of course be adding videos as the time gets nearer. Have fun
Today sees the launch of a new collection that I hope you will enjoy as much as I have. It is the Tall & Elegant Collection
With this set I have made an easel card and if you have the DL Complete Card & Box set then you will be able to make a beautiful box to add the card to.
Without the flowers on it would fit into a Dl envelope but I couldn't resist adding them in to make the card even more special.
Always a sucker for the flowers.
This video will show you how I made the Easel Card and don't forget you can have an extra 10% off your order if you become a Craft Stash VIP member.
The little gemstones in the centre of the flowers are self adhesive but to make doubly sure they stayed put I added them with a spot of hot glue.
I think they are from the Range and I got loads in the pack and they look so much prettier than the original centres.
Red was a diversion also as it is not a colour I use that often. If you follow my blog then you will know my favourites are the pastel shade of pink, blue and turquoise.
Still a change is as good as a rest so they say. So I hope you like the card.
Do you remember these ... Twinkling H20's ? Did you buy them ? ... They were around years ago and they are something I have not heard about for a long time. I made this video eleven years ago when they were very popular and I used them a lot.
But other things come onto the market and then the older ones fall out of fashion. I must admit I haven't used these for a very long time. But having said that I do like the effect they gave and so I may have to dig them out again and play with them once more.
Here is the video using this product and it may just spark your interest in them once more.
The storage solution was handy too and kept all the little pans of paint safe and easy to store in the craft room.
Papercraft Society Advent Calendar
I am adding a P.S. to this post as today sees the launch of the Craft Stash Advent Calendar to VIP members only as yet. It is an amazing box of goodies at an amazing price and Lou has done a video to tell you what it is all about.
Joining the VIP membership gives you an extra 10% off the price and the postage is free for the UK and here is the link for you to become a CRAFT STASH VIP
What a surprise this late weather is and today it is gorgeous. After all that rain it is very welcome and Ruby and I will be out for a walk later today. Ella was out in the garden just as soon as we got up and she loves sunning herself out there where it is safe and she cannot get lost.
So the draw has been done and the name this week is
Samantha Dawkins
If you could send your postal address please to me christina@card-making-magic.com I will get the pack in the post to you straight away.
I am also adding in one of the little glue bottle pins that I have made and I hope you like it. Please be sure to let me know that you have it ok and I enjoy playing with the Spring Garden Set
Todays offering is from Card Making Magic and it is the A4 stamp set and the blackboard panels.
You will also get the magazine which is full of inspiration for you and a bonus mag " A Year Of Cards" with even more ideas for all year round
So if you would like this gift then all you need to do is lave me a comment at the end of the post to be in with the chance to win.
You must leave me your FULL NAME as it easier then to find the correct winner.
Be sure to come back to the blog on Sunday and see if you are shown as the winner as I have no way of contacting you if you don't and the prize will be offered again at a later date if it is not claimed
There is no Friday Freebie this week as I am taking part in a YouTube Hop with the Craft Stash Co-Brands and Design team members.
We are hoping that you will join us as there are sure to be some good ideas in all the videos that you can view.
The aim of the hop is to share some inspiring videos with you all and allow you to grab a bargain too.
If you can watch all the videos listed below that would be great and if you like and comment that would be even better.
Maybe you will meet someone new to you and if you aren't already then why not subscribe to our channels and click the notification bell and then you will always be aware when a new video is uploaded.
After you have watched this video please click on the next one to enjoy more tutorials
Always a useful addition to your crafting goodies and I had added quite a few videos using both the upper and lower case alphabets from Card Making Magic.
There are several different fonts to choose from in the collections but here I am featuring the Lower Case set that matches beautifully with the original Upper Case.
You can add any name you need to your projects if you have an alphabet.
I have added this video to the Playlist on YouTube so I hope you enjoy watching this short one.
You will find other ideas in the playlist that you may like to try and they are a lot of fun to work with.
And if you can't add the letters in a straight line ... then add them wonky to start and that way nobody will know any different.
A really exciting event is coming this Friday and it is the Craft Stash End of Summer YouTube Hop and there are 12 Co-Brands and Design Team members taking part all for you and your pocket. There will be some amazing savings and if you are a VIP member as well then you will get even more.
So I hope you will join in and visit each of the participants.
Don't forget to leave them a comment and like the video you have watched and share it if you can to any of your crafting friends.
And if you are not already then why not subscribe to their channels at the same time.
This link will take you to all the products that are in the Summer Sale
This one has been designed by me and is ready for Christmas and has a beautiful array of dies stamps an papers to go with it .... amongst other things that are inside the box.
The little booklet that comes inside the box is full of ideas from myself and other designers and is sure to give you some lovely ways in which you can use the items.
Once you start to play I am sure that you can come up with many many more.
The Papercraft Society box comes out every month and the designer is someone new each month. Each has a different theme and it is based on the individual designers thoughts and ideas so it will always be unique.
It can be purchased on a subscription basis and the longer you take out the subscription for the cheaper it becomes. So choose the monthly, three monthly or the yearly option to be sure of getting your box delivered to your door each time.
To get this box you need to have subscribed before the 21st September.
After that date you will be in line for the next designer and their beautiful box.
This is going to be a lovely day ... according to the weather forecast and Ruby and I will be out there later in the sunshine for our walk. I hope you are having a good weekend wherever you are. Even if you are staying home and crafting all day.
I have done the draw good and early today and this will be the first week that I give away one of the Glue Pins along with the magazine. So I hope you will like it and make the most of it in your glue bottles.
The only problem is that I am not sure if the pins are stainless steel.
But I am new to this so please be patient and if it should go rusty then please please let me know and I will change the pins I am using.
On to the winner this week ...
Ann Topp
Would you please email me your postal address to christina@card-making-magic.com and I will get the pack ready to send to you.
This is the gift that was offered a few weeks ago and sadly it was not claimed ... so here it is again and hopefully this time it will find a new home.
It is a very pretty die and stamp set and it comes complete with the magazine that is full of ideas and inspiration.
If this is something that you think you would like to have in your crafty kit then all you need to do is leave me a comment.
The comment must have your FULL NAME added to it or it will not be entered into the draw. The draw will be open all day Saturday and the winner will be shown in a blog post on Sunday. You must be sure to come back and check if it is your name that is shown and then you will have 72 hours in which to claim it.
If it is not claimed in that time span then it will be removed and offered again at a later date. To claim the prize you will need to email me
christina@card-making-magic.com
Please do not add your personal details to a blog comment as the whole world and his wife will be able to see it and I cannot be held responsible for any consequences if you do.
I cannot remember if I added this when it first came out and if I did then my apologies.
But if I didn't then here is a lovely effect using the Butterflies and Lace Collection.
This card base is created using the three part layering die that was introduced a while ago and for this one I made an Ombre effect with Distress Oxide Inks.
I added a pearl to each body line and the effect is lovely.
A different look can be achieved each time with other colours.
It is fun to also add a glitter card, or mirror card to the background
Then using the other elements in the collection you can alter the whole card once more.
There is such a lot that can be done with this set of dies and once you start to play you will find many more.
The video is not long but it may give you some ideas on how to use the die sets if you purchased them when they were launched.
I was going to do some filming yesterday but it was absolutely teeming down and the rain beats so hard on the glass sky lights in my craft room I couldn't hear myself think. So I gave it up as a bad job and will aim for another day instead
But I was busy making glue bottle pins and I now have six to give away.
So if you are already a beader then be kind if you should get one, they may not be to your standards
I am enjoying making them but I am very new to this and I don't profess to be a jewellery maker by any stretch of the imagination.
I did a video eleven years ago on decorating hatpins and would you believe it has had 25000 views.
So I think it maybe time to re-new that video and bring it up to date.
I also made some little Angel pins to add to a journal or scrapbook page. Or maybe add it to a lapel.
You could also use them to add to any card that you make
There is no other decoration on them as I didn't finish them as glue bottle pins.
But they are just a pretty little Angel wishing you all the very best from me.
Trends come and go and some of them are really useful and stick around for quite some time. And look pretty at the same time
At present glue bottle pins are all the go and I think they are a useful item to have. Whenever I take the pin out of my bottle I lose it in amongst all the debris on my work surface.
Or I simply forget to put it back and the glue dries up and the tip clogs up.
I swear I can clog up any tip even those that say they are non clog. I don't know how I do it but I do ... every time.
So maybe these will help me and they are easier to find on my desk than just the pin.
But rather than buy them I decided to make my own as I have so many beads and wires, spacer beards and bead caps, it seemed silly not to.
I made one for each of my bottles and I have some left over for future bottles.
I added charms, beaded strings, glass beads and beautiful end caps to them for effect. And I have so many of these items left that I can make these pins for the next hundred years.
At the moment I have lots of silver but I will get some more gold stuff and then as I make more I will give them away to each Friday Freebie winner as an added bonus.
Hope you are all having a good weekend. It has been the air show here this weekend and this after noon has been fin and dry. But this morning while Ruby and I where out walking it poured down and we both got soaked.
It was good to get home and dry again and at least Ruby settles after she has had a walk. Tomorrow she is at playschool and that tires her out when she runs around with all her doggy friends.
But for not the draw has been done and if you didn't leave your FULL NAME then it won't be you.
The name this week is
Janet Boyne
so if you would email me with your postal address to ... christina@card-making-magic.com then I will get the set in the post to your straight away.
Please be sure to let me know when you receive it and I hope you enjoy playing with it.
Here is another chance for you to win this beautiful Sun Flower die set from Card Making Magic that comes with Die Cutting Essentials magazine.
The magazine will give you lots of ideas on how to get the best from this die set and is always a good way to while away a few hours with your favourite cuppa.
So if this is something that you would like to have in your stash than all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of the post with your FULL NAME
It doesn't matter if you have won in the past, and I am happy to send the prize to you wherever you live at my expense so be sure to add your comment and your name to the end of the post.
Be sure to come back over the weekend to see if you are the winner and then you have 72 hours in which to claim the prize.
Todays card is with red and white and I have created a heart for the centre of the design. Can you see the little Ladybirds on the heart ?
These are some that I have had for a long time and I sued them on several cards years ago, These are those that I have left and I have still more that I can use yet.
The Simply Dots background is created with an embossing folder and I have used some coloured stems from AnnaMarie Designs to add to the heart.
I have quite a few of these coloured stems in other colours and I have used them with Wax Seals on some cards.
I will film the process and show you the cards once they are made and they are very girly.
I bought some decorative molds to use with the clay and I enjoyed playing with them. But they have now sat in a cupboard for quite some time and never ben used.
So I thought it may be a good idea to see if they could be used with the wax melts beads that I have got and the answer is YES !!! they do.
I used the Angel Wings mold and I was very pleased with the result. And I thought of lots of ways in which I could use them on my cards.
They make a beautiful addition to a new baby card as they are surely angels come back to earth.
I made some in pink and even more in a blue for a baby boy.
You can of course make them any colour you would like, and the silicone mold is so cheap to buy. It will last you for ever.
I did get some molds at the time that would make little picture frames and corners that could be added to a card but I have yet to find them.
They are in a tin somewhere ... I just don't know where ... yet !!
I also thought that the wings could be used to effect on a sympathy card and I kept the colours very muted for this one.
It is a DL card and I have embossed the background then matted and layered the white and navy blue togehter.
I know we don't like to make sympathy cards but at least this one is pretty as well as practical.
Well what a surprise to day ... the sun is shining and it really is very pleasant, after all that rain yesterday. Ruby and I will be going out later for a little walk, though it will be too muddy in the woods. We will stay on the promenade this time where it will be clean and dry.
I have done the draw for the quirky Shine Bright Stamp and Die Set from Sheena Douglass and the winner today is
Tina Zapusek
would you email me your postal address please to christina@card-making-magic.com and I will get it in the post to you straight away.
I would be pleased if you could let me know that you have it safely and I rally hope that you will enjoy playing and designing with it.
