The Origami Box Tutorials ...

Hi Everybody,

Last Christmas I added  the tutorials  for this decorated box and it was very well received.

 It is quite a big box if you make it from 12" Square card  and last year I filled mine with bathroom goodies  like soaps and bath salts and my family loved them.

Because the video was long I did it in two parts.

I completed the base in one and then made the top to fit the base in the next stage.

I used a study double sided card and then added all the pearls and flowers to make them pretty to give.



So here  are both parts of the tutorial  and I hope you will have a go at making them for your self and I hope you will enjoy them

More tomorrow ...

More Flowers and Twigs ...

Hi Everybody,

Well the card with the twigs on seemed to go down very well and many of you liked it ... so here is another one I did.

Thank you for letting me know what you thought of it.

I am not adding a list of the dies as they the same as  for the other card ... the only difference on this is the trellis  and that is pre-cut from AnnaMarie Designs

It is A4 in size which means you can cut the trellis to whatever size you need for your project


 The background to the card is embossed with the Clouds embossing folder from Crafters Companion 

They have very kindly donated the prize for this months " Give Away"  and so if you haven't added your name yet to win a voucher for £25 to spend with Crafters Companion ...   then here is the link


I have embossed some Color Core card and then sanded it back to reveal the clouds and it is very subtle and much prettier in real life.

My flowers are a selection from  Wild Orchid Crafts  and are a mixture of Chrysanthemums, Roses, Sweetheart Blossoms and Cherry Blossoms.
All the petals have the addition of Glamour Dust.

The inside of the card is lined and it is made to the Hinged Card Style  which is very easy to do.

I am amazed once more at how many names have been added to the list for the "Give Away"

Thank you to those of you who are new to my Blog and have become followers.  If you are new then you may not know about my website   Card Making Magic  Please pop over there to visit too.

There are video tutorials on here but you will find many many more on the website along with written tutorials, projects and ideas that are just waiting for you to try.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Twigs not leaves ...

Hi Everybody,

I thought that for this card I would use twigs to surround the flowers instead of leaves and I think it looks really pretty.

I used some light brown card stock that I already had and it is quite a strong card at 300 gsm.

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts  and I have added some sparkle to the petals.

The wide satin ribbon is from Mei Flower and is tied in a single bow.

The pearl and Diamante centre is from The Hobby House

I have added just a small strip of   Diamante along the side of the sentiment as it lacked a little something for me.

The sentiment has been heat embossed in silver and the card is in the Hinged Card style




Have you added your name to the  November Give Away  ???  You could win a voucher for £25 to spend with Crafters Companion.

Click the link to go to the page but only add your name once please as duplicates will be removed.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx.

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November "Give Away" ....

Hi Everybody,

Here is what I have for this month and the prize has been very generously donated by Crafters Companion   ... and there are TWO vouchers on offer.

Long before I started this Blog I have regularly used their products and I have always given you the links to their website.

It is a UK company and has a wonderful supply of all kinds of craft goodies.

But there is also a US branch  ... Crafters Companion USA

So now here is your chance to get some of the beautiful items that are on offer  for your self.   Have a good mooch around their website  ... wherever you are  ... and imagine that you have the £25 to spend.

And then add your name at the bottom of the page for the chance to win one of TWO vouchers .... Yep TWO people will be able to spend £25 on items of their choice.

You have one week to join in until the 23rd November and the two names will be drawn at random by InLinkz.    You will need to be a follower to be in the draw and if you leave me a comment that would be nice.

If you are the winner you will have a few days to send me your address to get your prize.  If I don't here from you the draw will be done again for someone else to have the voucher.

You don't need a blog to be able to enter .... leave the URL box blank.  The red cross at the side of your name just means that you can delete if you wish .... and only add your name once as duplicate will be removed to keep it fair for everybody.

And last but not least it doesn't matter where you live ... you can enter any of the "Give Aways"  and I will be happy to send you the prize on offer.

Spectrum Noir ...

Hi Everybody,

This is just a quick post to let you know that today at 12 noon the next generation of  Spectrum Noir pens is being launched on Create and Craft

This image is from "The Next Big Thing" CD from Just Inklined and I make my apologies every time I use this as it is no longer available.

Colors used ...
 PP1, PP3,  PP5  DG2  DG4  TB2  TB4  IG4

The pens have been improved but the color coding will still be the same numbers as the classic set so all your refills will still be usable.

They are still one of the best alcohol pen collections for the crafter and they blend beautifully.  So take a look and see what the new pens are like.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx