Just white ...

Hi Everybody,

Terminology for  the new card maker  can be very confusing and so I like to keep things easy to understand.

If you are a seasoned card maker then please bear with me as I never mean to talk down to you..

But new people  are visiting Card Making Magic everyday and I get all sorts of questions in my inbox.

When I first started  with this lovely hobby it took me ages to find out what was meant by matting and layering.

So one of the questions I have been asked lately is to explain what is meant by CAS cards.

And this is one of those acronyms that will make you say ..... "Doh ! of course it is .... "

All it means is  ... Clean and Simple  ... and today I have some examples of what   CAS  looks like  to me.

I have kept the style, color and embellishments to a minimum ... and I have to admit that it is a real strain to keep the flowers, ribbons and pearls to a minimum for me !!

If you have been visiting my blog for a while you will know that my style is definitely  .... "More is More .... "

All these cards are white and silver and will be added to my stock  for sending at the correct time of year.

I have combined the Spellbinders with some of those from Tattered Lace  and all the little words are cut from their Christmas Sentiment die.

Now I need to go and lie down in a darkened room to get over the lack of a  "Bling"  on these cards ... Sigh !

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Extending the use of Spellbinders ...

Hi Everybody,

I have had few emails lately asking me to explain what demonstrators mean by Faux Nesties. 

I think it is better explained in a video and so   Faux Nesties  was made over the weekend.

It is not long but shows the technique that you can use to increase the use of all the labels dies that you may have in your collection.

And the more we can extend the use of these dies the better ... gives you more value for your money and that has to be a good thing.

So I hope you will enjoy my labors over Sunday and I hope the rain pouring down on my loft window doesn't spoil the tutorial too much.

This image  from  Lili of the Valley  was colored with Spectrum Noir ... but it was done some time ago and so I cannot add the list of colors used ... because I can't remember them ... soreee !!

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Using old Zips ...

Hi Everybody,

Todays cards is making use of any broken zips that you have in your sewing box.

They can  very easily be adapted into flowers that can adorn your cards or scrapbook pages.

It was the subject of another video that I did over the last weekend and is another that I hope you will enjoy.

Zipper Roses   can be expensive to buy and you get maybe four in a pack.

But you can pick up zips ... if you don't have any in your box ... very cheaply from the market stalls.

Don't worry about the length of them as they can adapted to suit your every need.

Once the zip is open and separated the long ones will make two flowers from each side ... so from one 20 inch zip you could end up with four flowers for about 90p  ... cheap as chips

The shorter zips can be made more full by using both sides and rolling them together.

You  can either sew them together or use some of the really sticky super strong double sided tape, or you can glue them with a hot glue gun ... but mind your fingers if you do because it burns ... ask me how do I know this ????

Play and enjoy and see what you come up with

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx 

New Video...

Hi Everybody,

Some time ago I was asked if I would show how I add the flowers to my cards ... and so I thought ... this calls for a video.

I made three cards all the same style and the same elements on them like ribbon and lace.

All had an embossed background and all had the lattice panel on the front  made with  Quatrefoil Pattern die

 The only difference in them was the color and the embossing was different on each one ... just to ring the changes.

Then I added in the flowers and made it a different display on each and used a different sentiment and tag shape on each one too

I decorated the inside to match the front ... and you will be able to see all three and the differences in the video ... which I hope you will enjoy.

Adding Flowers to Cards  was one of the tutorials I added over the weekend ... and I apologise about the rain but it was really throwing it down when we started.

But we only had a small slot of time and so we pressed on with it.

Hope fully the music will help to drown out some of the noise ... and the music is better than me singing !!

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Pink Peacock

Hi Everybody,

Here is the Peacock die from  Tattered Lace  and  I have kept the design very simple for this one.

The card is quite large at about 7 1/2 " square and has been layered with pink and white.

The White layer has been embossed with the Elegance 8" folder from  Crafters Companion  and the ribbon has been added to the central strip.

I have added the Swirls from the Gold Elements One with foam pads to sit under the flower

The sentiment is from Keepsake and is a box of  wood mounted stamps that I have had for a long time.  It has been heat embossed in silver

The large pearls are from Want2Scrap  and I have added them onto the embossed  inside of the card also.

 The ribbon  was wrapped around a new pair of Pajamas that I bought at Christmas ... I knew it would come in handy someday

With the peacock I added it to pink Centura Pearl card and cut around it.

I have used a Quickie glue pen and  filled each open area, sprinkled some Glamour Dust on to it and allowed it to dry.

Then added it to the front of the card with foam tape to raise it off the panel.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx