Parchment Card ...

Hi Everybody,

A few weeks ago I added a card with a parchment front to it and I had several emails asking me how I did it.

So guess what ..... here's a video tutorial to show you the steps I took to create the card.

The original card is the lilac one that you can see in the film but this is another color way and I have used Centura Pearl card for the background.

The card and the large A4 embossing folder are both  from Crafters Companion  and the embossing folder is called Ornate Butterflies




The parchment is from AnnaMarie Designs and it is quite thick and it cut really well.

But when you are folding if to create the butterflies to decoupage be careful as it will split on the embossed lines if you are too rough with it.

I have shown you how different it can look using a colored and a white background to it ... but both are really pretty

All self respecting butterflies need a trail and these are provided by pearl flourishes from Want2Scrap

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

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*LF-347 Spellbinders GRAND LABELS 23 Twenty Three Nestabilities Calibur Dies New 2011

*S5-187 Spellbinders LABELS THIRTY-THREE Nestabilities Dies

*S5-034 Spellbinders PARISIAN ACCENTS Shapeabilities

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Little Shoes

Hi Everybody,

This is a fun card that the children will enjoy making  .... if you let them use your Spellbinders that is

It only takes one set and that is Labels Eight but you could adapt this for any similar shape that you have in your collection.

Your children could use it for party invitations or just to wish their friends a Merry Christmas .. but they will enjoy making it I promise.

It is a good one for using up all the bits of left over card that you may have lying around and it is quick and easy to do.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Tattered Lace Mask ...

Etsy

Hi Everybody,

This beautiful mask is another delicate die from  Tattered Lace

They can be purchased from  Crafting.co.uk     and they have most of them in stock.

The card is a 6" square ... just to give you some idea of the size of the mask.

I have added silver edged ribbon through each side.

 The black pearls on the sentiment and the  Diamante are  from Want2Scrap 


The sentiment itself is from the Sentimentals collection from Crafters Companion   and I have embossed it in silver.

Quite a dramatic effect

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

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Pale Yellow ...

Added to Etsy ...

Hi Everybody,

Todays card is created from a pale yellow Centura Pearl  from Crafters Companion

It has been layered with the Grateful Lattice behind the sentiment

It is much prettier in real life than the photo and I have to say that yellow is not my first choice to make a card.

The Carnation is from Wild Orchid Crafts and it has been sparkled with Glamour Dust.

The layered bow has been created with my bow maker.

And there is a glimpse of the inside of the card with the same ribbon around the panel.



The sentiment is from the Sheena Douglass range and there are many lovely words to choose from and they are the kind of verses that make a statement on your cards and they can all be bought from Crafters Companion.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

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*PREORDER S5-164 Spellbinders GRATEFUL LATTICE Shapeabilities Expandable Patterns Dies NEW 2013

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Winners Announced ...

Hi Everybody,

Here I am again and the winners of  the £25 vouchers from Crafters Companion  have now been chosen at random by InLinkz.

They are .....Ta Dah !!

Wendy Thompson 

 and 

 Jill Figley 

I need you to contact me .... 

christina@card-making-magic.com

with your addresses please so that I can send the gift vouchers to you both.

I hope you will enjoy spending the vouchers and will let us know what it is you decide to buy.  There are lots of amazing items on the Crafters Companion website.

I don't know where you are based in this big wide world but CC has a website in the USA  and so here are both links for you to browse around ...

Crafters Companion UK                      Crafters Companion USA

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx