What makes you think ????

Hi Everybody,


Take a look at this and tell me .... what makes you think Griff is going on holiday somewhere ???

Could it be the smile on his face ... or could it be the casual way he is dressed ...

Or maybe it is the fact that he must have raided every cupboard in the house to find this many bags

After a lot of scuffling around he called to me  ...."Bring your camera ..."   and that is what waited for me ... so after I finished laughing I took the photo.

As I do so he says "I dare you to put that on yer blog"

So here it is ... and no he is not taking them all with him.

I will share my adventure with you when I get back 

Please remember that these are scheduled post and your comments will NOT show up until I get back ... but please don't stop leaving them

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Spectrum Noir ...

Hi Everybody,

Time to get the  Spectrum Noirs  out again  to play and this beautiful card would  suit all your girly friends  and would be ideal for any occasion.   Just add the appropriate sentiment.

Saturated Canary Image
Colors used ...
Skin FS2 FS3 TN2 CR2
Hair GB1 GB8 TN2
Dress PL2 PL3 BP4

The background is distress inks in Victorian Velvet, Broken China and Dusty Concord around the edge.

The white leaves and flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts  and they and the bodice have been sparkled with  fine glitter from  Glitter Magic

The pearl flourish is from Want2Scrap

The pink ribbon is from my "Stash" and it turned out to be  a very pretty card.  I have triple mounted the image onto turquoise, pink and white glitter card before adding it to the white base card .. and that is created in the hinged card style

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Gilding Flakes

Hi Everybody,

A little while ago I added a card that had   Gold Gilding Flakes being used with the Spanish Collection - Seville  from Sue Wilson.

I had several emails asking me how I had made the card and so here is a short video to show you what I did.

The Seville die is from   JGDCrafts  and the Gilding Flakes are from  Indigo Blu  and they have many different colored mixes for you to choose from

The double sided sticky sheet I got at the craft  show but you can get than from many places

I have carried the theme through to the inside of the card so that it compliments the front

The ribbon is from my "Stash" but the flowers and leaves are from Wild Orchid Crafts

I have used the glitter from Glitter Magic to enhance the flowers

The sentiment is from JustRite Stampers

The video is only 10 minutes and I hope you will enjoy the effect once you give the Gilding Flakes a try for yourself .

Click this link for more ideas on using  Gilding Flakes   and also using them with your stamps

Millie Thomson

 don't forget to claim you Friday Freebie card .... as soon as you can please.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Card Winner is ....

Hi Everybody,

The card winner post is a bit late going out this morning .... sorreeeeee !!  but I had a bit of a a lie in and shame on me I didn't get up until 8.10

Still it gave more people the opportunity to add their names to the list and now the draw has been completed and the winner chosen.

The name of  the winner of this Friday Freebie is ....

Millie Thomson 

and I am delighted to send the card to you.  

Would you please email me as soon as you can 

christina@card-making-magic.com

and I will get the card in the post to you straight away.

There will be blog posts everyday as usual ... just no FF for two weeks so please keep on visiting 

Flowers, Ribbons and Pearls  as I have some lovely cards lined up for you to see over the next few days 

More tomorrow ...  

Hugs xx

Blue Blue ...

Hi Everybody,

Here is another blue card using that pretty paper pack from Limetree Craft and the gingham ribbon from Mei Flower

There are lots of layers to this card and the frames are created with the matting basics ... but the background in the frames is the California Background from Sue Wilson

This is another card that is much prettier in real life than the photo shows

You will find the collection of Sues dies at JGD Crafts 

I know that some of you want these dies and can't get them in your own country but JGD Crafts will send the dies abroad for you ...

The little sparkly butterflies are some that I bought at the cart show and they were on a roll for 50p .... so a real bargain

It is worthwhile rummaging around the baskets at craft shows as you never know what you will find.

The flowers and the white leaves are from Wild Orchid Crafts

The verse is from the Good Friends/Labels 29 stamp set from   JustRite Stampers

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

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