Beautiful Card Designs Made Easy

January 12, 2014

Beautiful Blue ...

Etsy Shop
Hi Everybody,

The Ivy leaf on the flower  corsage is one of the  Die' sire Christmas  range from  Crafters Companion 

But it is such a versatile die that can be used all year round and it will make all your floral displays look really pretty.

Now I know you are going to ask me what the background die is ... but I can't remember the name ... only that I got it from  US a while ago.

I have trimmed it down to fit my card front ...  but it does look very nice under the flowers.

They as always are from Wild Orchid Crafts

The ribbon is some from my "Stash" and has been tied in a double bow.

The sentiment is from the Sentimentals Range from Crafters Companion  and cut with Labels Twenty Three

The matching "Bling" is  from  Want2Scrap  which is a US based company.   You may be able to buy their products  in this country and you will need to  research suppliers.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx


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January 11, 2014

"Give Away" Winner

Hi Everybody,

The winner for the January Give Away has now been done at random by InLinkz  and the lucky person is ......

Cathy Cates

There are lots of wonderful  "Goodies"  in this pack to make some lovely additions to your cards. 

And many of them have been shown on cards that I have made over the past year.

 Maybe  some of the items are not available  in other parts of the world and that will make this prize    . and indeed any other "Give Away" even more of a win.  I only hope that you enjoy the prizes when you get them.

So Cathy if you can drop me a line at  ....  christina@card-making-magic.com  .... with your land address I will get the prize in the post to you straight away.

You have until Wednesday to claim it so please get in touch soon.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx
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January 10, 2014

Back to Pink ...

Etsy Shop
Hi Everybody,

 Well here I am ... back to flowers, ribbons and pearls ... so no surprises there then !!

I can't stay away from this type of card for long as I just love making them.

The card with the hearts on the front  that was added yesterday sold withing an hour of it going into my Etsy shop.

This is another in my favorite Hinged Card Style  and it has lots of layers with Pink Centura pearl from Crafters Companion   and white linen effect card from the Papermilll Direct

It seems that many of you like the Papermill Direct and loved the shops they had a few years ago.  I always went to the one at the   Freeport  Designer  Village  and bought my card by the  Mega box.

When they closed their shops ... in favor of online ...  I bought a shed load of card which lasted me a long time.  I had all the colors they made and still have some of it years later .... I bought that much.

But the online service is excellent and usually delivered to your home within a couple of days ... UK buyers that is.   The card is still really good quality and makes a wonderful base for any of your cards.

Have you added your name for the "Give Away" yet ??  You only have today to do it as the winner will be chosen in the morning ... so here's your chance    but only add your name once please as duplicates will be removed.


So more tomorrow ...

Hugs xx



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January 09, 2014

Soon be Valentines Day ...

Etsy Shop
Hi Everybody,

I know it's not red but I thought this would make a very pretty card for Valentines Days all the same.

So it is in a deep lilac colour and I have added this to my Etsy Shop.  I will be doing it again in red and that will also go into the shop.

The lilac and the white go together so well and I have used the pearl "Bling"  from Want2Scrap that matches the heart shapes

I turned the largest heart in to a frame and added the lattice behind it .. and the smallest heart has just been embossed with the  Regency Swirls  from  Crafters Companion.

The sentiment is one of the Sentimentals Range from Crafters Companion   and I stamped it in blue and embossed it in clear .... less messy that way.

The beautiful embossing folder is also from Crafters Companion and is called the large A4 Picnic Plaid ... and it is beautiful

The two butterflies on each heart are a very fine organza and I bought those at the craft show last year... and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx



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January 08, 2014

Where to get some "Freebies"

Hi Everybody,

This is something that is worth sharing ... and it will give you an endless supply of images and papers for all your crafting needs.

These are blogs and websites that I have used many many times and they are extra special because a lot of their goodies are FREE ... or very reasonably priced.

The card is one I made years ago and had forgotten about until I found the photo in my Picasa library.

Because it is such an old card the images that are now offered for free will be different

But it gave me the idea to write this page and to share with you some of the places I visit on a regular basis.

Free Digital Downloads   is the page on the website and all the links on the page will open new windows to other blogs or websites.

But  PLEASE read their angel policy carefully as some of the images and papers are for personal use only.

One link on the page is to some papers I played around with designing and those you can use as you wish ... they are not of the standard as some of the others designers ... but at least I had a try ... and will hopefully get better.

I have made my cards on that page from my  Free Backing Papers so at least you get some idea of what they are like

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx   





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