Those Crisp Tubs Again ...

Hi Everybody,

Have you had those delicious crisps again this year and have you thrown away all the empty tubs ???

Oh No you are going to be so sorry about that when you see what I have done with one.

And you can do it too ....  aaaaand if you give me a little time I will do a tutorial on how I did it !!

Over Christmas Day I promised Isabella a little treasure box for her bedroom.

I asked her if she would let me have the tub once she had eaten all the crisps in it and I would dress it with flowers for her.

She very willingly ate what was left of the crisps and gave me the tub and although I had made a start on it I hadn't finished it.

So when I went to see her yesterday she asked me ... "Have you got my crispie box with flowers ??

Oh my ... How a three year old can make you feel so guilty !!

So today I have finished it off and I will take it for her the next time I see her.

I have lined it with white felt and dressed it with flowers, ribbons and pearls

It is quite sturdy but obviously it is not a toy and she can add some little trinkets that she calls her treasure.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Seasons Giving Winner ...

Hi Everybody,

I have left this post going for as long as I could to be fair to everybody here and abroad.  But there comes a time when a winner has to be chosen from the many comments that have been left for me.

Welcome to the new followers and please pop over and visit my Website too ... 

Card Making Magic

You will find lots of information there and many many tutorials on lots of different aspects to cardmaking

If you took part in the Blog Hop I really hope you enjoyed it all and found lots more blogs that you will continue to visit.  Thank you for your participation and I am sure that there will be another Blog hop soon.

So the name of the winner of the wonderful prize I am giving has at long last been chosen and it is YOU ....

Cindy Wilson

Please can you email me your full postal address to

christina@card-making-magic.com

and I will get the prize in the post to you straight away and I hope you will like it

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Special Birthday ..

Hi Everybody,

Click this link 

Seasons Giving Blog Hop  

if you would like to participate ... and wins some fabulous prizes too The Hop is open until the 5th January and then a winner will be announced later in the day

In the meantime I am showing you a card that I was asked to make for a special birthday and I was given a lovely verse to add to the inside

I used a  Debbie Moore  CD for the image and although I have added the link to her website I cannot find the CD.

It is from the Glitter and Glitz Magic Moments CD if you are looking it

But I have had it for a long time and so maybe it is not now  available to purchase.

The die  is the   French Collection - Background    and it is one of my favorites from Sue Wilson

The flowers are from  Wild Orchid Crafts  and are a lovely selection of Daisies, Roses, Tulips, Chrysanthemums and Sweetheart Blossoms ... with white leaves added to the mix.

I have added fine glitter from  Glitter Magic   to strategic areas on the ladies dress and that gives added sparkle to the design.

So tomorrow is the end of the big Blog Hop for me and so I hope you will be back later in the day to  check to see if you are the winner of my prize

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Card Winner ...

Hi Everybody,

Well I am so late today it's almost another day ... but better late than never.

I hope you are adding your name to the  Seasons Giving Blog Hop   and visiting the other Blogs along the way. I am sure that you will find some really lovely ones that appeal to your individual style of cardmaking and you can add them to your favorites .... but please come back to me as I don't want to lose any of you 

Should you leave a comment on any of the blogs don't forget to make a note of it and then pop back to see if you are one of the winners.  And please make sure that they will ship to UK as some of the US ones are only for US addresses.

I have gained lots of new followers  because of this hop and I would like to welcome all of you... and thank you for the comments that you have left me.  If you are new I need to let you know that each week on a Friday I give away one of the cards that I have made.

To win the card you need to leave me a comment and a winner is chosen ... by the man affectionately known as my "Film Crew"  ...  my husband Griff.  Then you will have 48 hours in which to claim it and let me know where you are

And so the draw for the green card has been completed and a name chosen by my "Film Crew" and this weeks winner is ....

Jennifer Smith-Kirk

Can you email me please

christina@card-making-magic.com

and the card will be in the post to you straight away

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie 040

Hi Everybody,

Welcome to the first Friday Freebie of 2015 and this one is in a pretty shade of green and white, and is wrapped with a dark green ribbon.

There are several pearls dotted around this card and they are from Want2Scrap

The card base is from Grand Large Labels  ... but please make sure that you buy the correct size if you want this set as there are three different sized sets that all work together

I have also used the Asian Motifs but this is a die set that is being retired.

The verse is from Lili of the Valley  and has been stamped and embossed in silver.

If this is a card that you would like to win then all you need to do is leave a comment at the bottom of the post ... and maybe join the band of followers.

A name will be drawn from the hat tomorrow morning and the winner announced in the blog post.

So be sure to come back and check if you have joined in.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx