Napa Valley

Hi Everybody,

I love all the new dies by Sue Wilson but this one is Napa Valley and I fell for this as soon as I saw it.

It is just soooooo .... well simply beautiful and it cuts like a dream.

Here I have layered it with Spellbinders Matting Basics A and B as a  Hinged Card and if you click the link it will take you to the tutorial on how to make this style for yourself

I cut a patterned panel from the California background and layered it over silver

But before I added it to the card I threaded silver ribbon through white lace and added it at the bottom

The largest shaped layer is from the Decorative Frames Set B from the California Collection and then Napa Valley on the top  Layered up with foam tape between them all for dimension.

The bow is created on a smaller scale as I did the Chocolate Box Bow   but it looks just a good.  The knot is covered with a sparkler from Wild Orchid crafts

All the dies featured are available from JGD Crafts

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

The winner of the card ...

Hi Everybody,

So once again this is an early morning post to announce the winner of the card offered yesterday.  It is a very pretty peach card with lots of embellishments and it looks much better in real life.

The draw has been done and the card is going to go to you ...

Diana Lawton

Please email me ... christina@card-making-magic.com  ...  and send me your postal address and the card will be in the post immediately.  You have 48 hours to claim the card and I hope you will like it and please let me know when it arrives

I have had several questions this week such as ... where I get my verses/ flowers/glitter  from  or how do you make a particular item 

When there is a paragraph on the page and it has PINK colored words in it they are the links to those items ... all you need to do is click the link.

Here is an example ...  the die used in the  Friday Freebie card was the Chantilly Heart from Tattered Lace and the link took you to where I got my die from which was JGD Crafts.  I add the links  to either  the actual product or the website

So go on click the link  ...  Chantilly Heart  ... did you get there OK ? Oh good .. so now if there is a similar thing in future posts  all you need to do is click and find the answer.

I will add links as often as I can to show you what the item looks like  and where you can get it from ... and I only buy quality items from  reliable sources.  But you can shop around for them if that is your choice.

There will be another post later today so I hope you will pop back to take a look and try clicking some of the links if the item interests you.

More later ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie 017

Hi Everybody,

Todays  card is in a  beautiful  peach  color and has a  Tattered Lace background to it called  Chantilly Heart

It is available from JGD Crafts and the link will take you to a selection of  different dies

The outside of the card and the sentiment are surrounded with Diamanté that  is  from Want2Scrap

The verse is from Crafters Companion  and is one of the Sentimentals range

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and are a mixture or Roses, Carnations, Lilies  and they are all sparkled with Chameleon Glitter

The inside is lined and decorated and it is a very pretty card.

So if you would like to win this one then all you have to do is leave me a comment at the bottom of the page.

One name will be drawn later this evening and the winners name will be on the Blog in the morning

So if you add your comment then please come back to see if you have won the card

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Italian Collection ...

Hi Everybody,

This pretty card is created from the Italian Collection by Sue Wilson

The dies I have used are the Italian Background and the Tuscany and both sets are from JGD Crafts 

I have created this card as a  Hinged Card   and the link will take you to the tutorial for that style

The centre part has been colored with Dusty Concord and Bundled Sage Distress Inks and then sparkled with the Chameleon Glitter 

The link takes you to all the colors that are available in the Iridescent Glitters and there you will one I use all the time.

Slightly different mix but the Tuscany has had the same treatment but with Victorian Velvet this time and the rose is created from Felt.

Both pretty cards

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Chameleon Glitter ...

Hi Everybody,

This pretty card is created with the Grand Squares as my base card and layered in red and white

The white layer has been embossed  and ribbon wrapped around the layers before adding it to the card

The Gilded Gate has been cut twice and  then I have sprayed it with Stick and Stay from Crafters Companion

It has then been sprinkled with the   Chameleon Glitter   from Glitter Magic ... and the link  will take you straight to the pot of glitter    It can be found in the Iridescent Glitters if you need to find it again.

The deep red satin  ribbon is from Mei Flower  and it ties in a beautiful bow.  The bow centre is from Wild Orchid Crafts

The deep red pearls are from Want2Scrap  and they have just been added to the corners and on the tag

The glitter doe not show up very well on the photo  ... but it sparkles  here in real life.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

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