Red Roses ...

Hi Everybody,

Todays card is once again showcasing the beautiful flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts  and these have been made into a small flower corsage.

There is a vast selection of flowers and leaves on their website for you to choose from and they are all  gorgeous.

But if you would like  to WIN some then tomorrow you will have the chance to add your name to the draw.

It will run for one week and at the end of it one name will be picked at random as the lucky winner.

This card is created with the Grand Decorative Labels 1 ...which has been altered to fit the back of the card and then the layers added to it.

The centre piece is cut from Venetian Motifs and Fleur Di Lis Squares  to which I have added some Diamante from Want2Scrap and a Decorative Hatpin

Both the Flower Corsages and the Decorative Hatpins are for sale in    My Shop 

The red background to this card has been created from alcohol pens and there is a tutorial to show you what I did ...  Spectrum Noir Background   for a really different look.

See you tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Flowers Make the Difference ...

Hi Everybody,

The other day I added a card in Lilac that had the addition of some beautiful flowers and I just wanted to show you the difference that this simple embellishment can make to any of your cards.

Here is that same card without the flowers.

Although it is pretty with all the layers in the soft lilac and white colour scheme for me it is too plain.

The trim and the trellis make it a little more elaborate but the flowers ... well what can I say ...

.... the flowers make it really special and this is the bit I love doing.

The extras added to this card are obviously the flowers ...  from   Wild Orchid Crafts  ... and they  have been sparkled with Glamour Dust.

But the others are the Diamante ... from Want2Scrap  ... around the Labels 20.

The extra Bow to the trim has the addition of  the Diamante buckle from The Hobby House

Now I know not everybody likes my additions because I had an email from someone yesterday who told me ...  very forcefully ... that she did not like my cards as she thought they were too fussy ... and so would not be coming to visit Card Making Magic any more.

But if you are like me and like to add flowers to your creations then pop back on Sunday for the chance to win some of the gorgeous Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts in the April "Give Away"

Hugs xx

Enchanted Labels

Hi Everybody,

This lovely cards is created from the 5 x 7 Enchanted Labels 28 and I love, love,  love this die.

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It is so intricate and yet easy to cut and the shapes it produces are simply gorgeous.

I have cut the largest die twice and hinged them together and the cut the middle shape from pink Polka dot card.

This has been added to the card front with foam pads and then layered with Labels 20.

The matching "Bling" is from Want2Scrap  and the sentiment if from the Good Friends Labels 29 set by JustRite

The large pink satin bow is from my stash and to the centre I have added a silver spacer and a pink pearl brad then glued them in place over the knot.

Into the mix I have added one of my Decorative Hatpins and these you can either make for your self or buy directly from
  "MY SHOP"

Hugs xx

Made For Me...

Hi Everybody,

Usually I show you cards that I have made but this one is an exception as this is a card that was made for me.

Let me tell you the story ...

When I started Card Making Magic four years ago one of the options was for me to add a Gallery  and ask people to add their designs to the page.

That way they could showcase  their own designs and so create a page for themselves on my website that they could add to as they made more cards.

I was understandably nervous about this process .... Why would anybody want to add cards to my website in the first place ? Would anybody take advantage  and  create their own page ?Would they want to show off what they can do ?


But within hours of that invitation going live I had my first submission.

It was from a lady in Ireland who told me her name was Cepta and she added her project which was the Ordination of a Catholic Priest.

From that first submission we have grown an online friendship that continues to this day.  So over the Easter break Cepta made this very pretty blue card for me. It has been decoupaged with fabric flowers at the bottom and it has a lovely verse written inside.

And I thought that you would like to see what she made  and although Easter is now finished the card still sits on top of my cabinet and I will add it to my treasures box later.  Thank you Cepta for a beautiful card.

Hugs xx

Lovely in Lilac ...

Hi Everybody,

Todays card is the style I really enjoy making and I could do this all day given the chance.  It measures almost 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches and will just about fit on the card stand.

I have started the base card in white then added a layer of lilac.  The next layer of white has been embossed and all the corners have been rounded.

The panel on the left has been made with the Fancy  Lattice and then cut down to the size I wanted and matted to the lilac card.... then glued in place.

The next layers are from the 5 x 7 Matting Basics and the Detailed Scallops which is turning out to be one of my favorites dies.

I then cut the second die from the Scalloped set in white and added it with foam pads to the centre of the front.  The sentiment has been stamped and embossed and then placed behind a frame made from Labels 20.

I have added in the matching Diamante frame from  Want2Scrap  and this has been added with foam pads.

The lilac trim has been added under the sentiment and I have created a a bow and used a Diamante buckle from The Hobby House

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts  and are a mixture of Tulips, Roses, and Carnations ... and they have all been glittered with Glamour Dust ... and this one I like

Hugs xx