Beautiful Card Designs Made Easy

October 05, 2013

And another ...

Hi Everybody,

This is scheduled post because I am away looking at crafting goodies.  But this is another Christmas card using the Heirloom Ornament die.

I have used a glue pen and Glamour Dust for some of the areas in the Hexagon Pattern and the small Poinsettia is from my "Stash"

This card and the one yesterday are very easy to and both will be shown on the video tutorial to be filmed next week.

The Polka Dot ribbon is also some that I have had for awhile but the beautiful pearly flourish is from Want2Scrap

Red and white are a lovely combination for Christmas cards and not too far away from the traditional color scheme that we think of for this time of year.

The pattern in the background is from the Snowflake embossing folder from Crafters Companion  
For the inside I have decorated this with two of the strips from the Accents and placed the ribbon over the top.

The pearl hides the knot on front and inside.

So this is another that will go in my box ready to send at Christmas.

I will be adding some Christmas Cards to my new Etsy Shop ... which although it is early days it  is going very well.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx 







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October 04, 2013

A Christmas Card ...

Hi Everybody,

Todays card uses the Quatrefoil Pattern again to fill the frame.

There is a video tutorial to show you how I made the frames and it doesn't matter which of the Nestabilities you use it is the same method  ...   with Spellbinders

Or you can make it freehand    without Spellbinders.

The background has been embossed with the 8 x 8 Bauble Folder from Crafters Companion    and the small red Roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts

Then all I have done is fill some of the pattern with a glue pen and sprinkled it with Glamour Dust and allowed it to dry.

In each of the cross sections I have added small pearls from Want2Scrap

I will be doing a video on  the making of this card next week as I am gong on my trip to the GNPE Craft show in Harrogate later today.

I have a list prepared of the items that I want and I will show you what I buy  when I am back home.

And not shown in the list below is an Uppercase set of Alphabet too.


More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx



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Prize Claimed ....

Hi Everybody,

The "Give Away" prize has been claimed and is on its way to New Zealand.

All the winners are notified by InLinkz of their win with the message ... Congratulations blah! blah! .... email me  your address to christina@card-making-magic.com   ... blah!  blah!   so if you know that you have entered a draw to win something then you need to check your in boxes carefully so that you don't miss out.

And can I ask that you add your real name to the list in the next one so that there is no confusion over who has won the prize. So if your name is Mary Smith then add Mary Smith ... and not Mary S  or MS or even change it completely and call your self Jenny.  

It seems there are  two people who call them selves Sue B but only one of you will have that email that says you win.  And the original winner Annabella  turns out to be called Debby and has now contacted me.

But Annabella is too late for the Stamp set as I only had one of those so I have offered to send her the same package minus the stamp as a consolation for missing the main prize.  I think I am being very fair on this one.

But the winner Sue B has been in touch and the prize is hers .... sorry to the other Sue B ... not you this time

I hope that helps to clear things a little ready for the next "Give Away" and this is one you won't want to miss.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx


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October 03, 2013

Draw again ...

Hi Everybody,

The last "Give Away" ended last Saturday and the winner has still not claimed her prize.  I did advise her that she had until Wednesday to contact me  ... or the prize would go to somebody else.

Well it is now Thursday and I still have had no response and so I have put the random selection in play again to let some one else  have the benefit of this really good prize.

Just to remind you of what is on offer .... Large Fancy Sentiment from JustRite Stampers, some beautiful "Bling" from Want2Scrap, a pack of Glamour Dust to sparkle up your projects and six metres of ribbon.

And the new winner is
Sue B   
and your prize is ready to be sent to you.  

Now the only problem is that I am going away tomorrow to the GNPE craft show in Harrogate. 

If you can get back to me Sue with your address before I go then I can pop it in the post on  my way out .... if not then it will be Monday before I can post it. ... 

Please don't let this prize stand her waiting go go to a new home .... send me your address as soon as you can ... you won't be disappointed 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx
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So Happy ...

Hi Everybody,

I was accused a some time ago of adding too much "Bling" to my cards ... and a lot of people came out to support me as they like the embellishments too.

But sometimes just that little bit extra can make all the difference to the finished card.

Take this card as an example .... I like it and it is far prettier in real life than here on a photo.


It has lace and a mixture of Wild Orchid Crafts  flowers that have been sparkled with Glamour Dust.

I even added in some Diamante around the sentiment from the stamp set  Mix and Match Sentiments from JustRite Stampers 

You can get this set cheaper on Amazon and it matches with some of the others in the range as the script is almost identical.

But there was something that was missing for me ....


... and so I added a beautiful border along the left hand side and then I was happy.

Just that small addition to fill the gap on that side completed the look for me and it is available from Want2Scrap
The inside is also decorated and I have used the Music embossing  folder from Crafters Companion  and now I am a happy bunny with the card



More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx






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