Sea Scape ...

Hi Everybody,

Todays card is a million miles away from my usual style ...  No Bling ... and not a ribbon or a flower in sight.

This is one of the new Sheena Douglass    "Little Bit Sketchy" stamps and is called Sea Scape

I have stamped it onto water color card with Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink.

I moved the ink around with a little water and a fine brush to give the appearance of water coloring.

The boat was stamped separately and then decoupaged onto the front.   It is a very masculine card and would suit a number of occasions and although out of my comfort zone I do like the card.

All Sheenas' stamps are available from Crafters Companion  ... and what a good way to spend the £25 voucher if you should win one of them.     Add your name to the list   to be in with a chance

But guess what I have done ..... Don't ask me how or why but for some reason I ordered the same stamp set .... twice !!   Now how stupid is that  ...   and it's not the first time I have done that either.  It must be my age

I can't be bothered sending them back so they will be added to a future "Give Away" for one lucky person to win them.  So watch this space in the coming months

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

I'm Late ...

Hi Everybody,

This is a late post for me as I usually have them done way before this ... no excuses and better late than never.

Yesterday was very busy and my "Film Crew" and I did three videos for The Art Studio with Spellbinders.

This will be the fourth class I have done for TAS and it will be with you by the end of the month.

If you have been waiting for the Spectrum Noir class then I must apologise for it's lateness ... but I have been waiting for the new pens to come onto the market.

I now have them and the next class will be with you in December.

Once the filming was done I had a quick play with the new Tattered Lace  dies and made this lacey butterfly from one of  the corner dies and added some pearly swirl  from Want2Scrap  for the trail

Then we went off to the cinema for the afternoon to see "Gravity" with Sandra Bullock and then out for Roast Beef ... so altogether a good day really.

The "Give Away" is still on going until Saturday so if you haven't added your name yet then what are you waiting for ???  ....  Here is the link    but please only add your name once as any duplication will be removed to keep it fair for everybody.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

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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