Pringle Tub ...

Hi Everybody,

As promised earlier this week here is the tutorial to alter those Pringles tubs you have all been collecting

This is the one I made for Isabella and I filled it with chocolate coins for her ... and she loved it.

So here are the instructions for the
Altered Art Treasure Box

In the video I decided to go for a different color scheme and decided on Lilac.

And I lined the box too for an extra special touch.

You may notice some differences between the finished box in the video and the one pictured here.

That is because I couldn't leave things alone and had to add in more finishing touches before I was happy.

So now it is time for you to get out all those tubs you have been saving and start making them really pretty.  The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts

I have added the video to a  page on my website ...  Card Making Magic so you will need to click the link at the top of the page to view the tutorial

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Hearts and Flowers

Hi Everybody,

Now that the jolly season is finished with it will soon be time to start thinking of Valentines Day

Will you be making a card for the special person in your life or maybe you make them to sell.

This card is in a lovely shade of pink ... no surprises there then !!  But it just goes to show that Valentines cards don't have to be in the traditional red.

This one has used the Classic Heart  and the Classic Scalloped Heart 

I have used the matching Bling from Want2Scrap  in pink pearls.

The smaller heart layered on top is Vines of Passion and is one of the smaller Die D-Lites collection

The flowers are a selection from Wild Orchid Crafts and I have added in some of the small leaves from  Foliage

This is such a pretty card and just ready for that special day.  I will add more Valentines ideas as we go along.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Another Winner ...

Hi Everybody,

One of the questions I have been asked this week is ...  "If I was the winner of a Friday Freebie card before will that exclude me from entering again to win another"

And the answer is "No it won't ... "  You can enter as many Friday Freebies as you wish and I am happy to send the card to you wherever you are.

The same thing goes for any "Give Aways"  that I do.  I have so many pretty things in my craft room that I am happy to share some of them with all of you.

But obviously I can't share them with ALL of you and so this is why I do my little prizes every so often and choose one winner  ... to show you how much I appreciate your support

So please feel free to enter the "Give Aways"  wherever you are ... you don't need your own blog ... I don't require any postage from you (As somebody very kindly offered) ... and you can enter even if you have won before.

The only thing I ask is that you become a   REGULAR  FOLLOWER .... and not one who appears just for the prize being offered ... and leave me a comment.   I don't think that is too much to ask

This morning the draw for the Blue Card was done as usual by my "Film Crew"  and a name has been chosen.  This pretty card is coming to live with you ....

PEARL HUDSON

so if you could send me your postal address please to

christina@card-making-magic.com 

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

Please let me know when it arrives with you and I hope you will like it. 

Please also bear in mind that because the card is  wrapped in a cellophane packet and then packed into an envelope and sent through the post ... on what could be a long journey if you live abroad ... that it may be a little flattened.   But all you need to do is fluff up the ribbon and/or flowers again and it will be fine 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie Card 041

Hi Everybody,

My favorite shade of blue for todays card and it has several layers to it.

I have used Sue Wilson dies for this design and there is a good selection of Sues dies with   JGD Crafts  

The sentiment is from Crafters Companion  and it has been stamped in blue and clear embossed

The ribbon is from Mei Flower and is tied in a double bow with a large pearl and Diamanté centre

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts  and the beuatiful pearl flourish is from Want2Scrap

If this is a card that you would like to win then all you need to do is leave me a comment and if you were to become a follower too that would be very nice.

A name will be chosen in the morning and the winner announced in Saturdays blog post.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Spellbinders Labels Forty Tutorial

Hi Everybody,


As part of my commitment to Spellbinders as their UK Ambassador I write a short tutorial for their blog once a month.

It was my turn at the end of December and I created a pretty card in yellow  titled   Labels Forty - Happy Birthday Card

But I thought it would be a good idea to show another way to use the same set of dies and so ensuring that you get your monies worth from the dies that you buy.

For this card we are going to use the largest die from Labels Forty to create the base

You will need to cut two of the largest #5 and fold one of them over by about half an inch, glue them together and that creates your base.

Then with the same large die I added in the #3 from the Decorative Elements  and this made a frame in white

Using some low tack tape will stop the dies from slipping as you put them through your die cutting machine

The next step is to create the decorative frame the will sit on top of the white one you have just made.

I used the largest decorative one and added in the next size down #3 and cut this in turquoise.

Glue them both together for a really pretty frame

Both of these can then be added to the base card with foam pads and the pads  won't show through because of the white layer to the frame.

Create more layers using #2 from the Decorative Elements in turquoise and another layer in white using #2 from Labels forty.

Using foam pads between these layers will give dimension to your card and make it much more interesting

The pearl flourish is from Want2Scrap

I used flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts  and for those new to my blog they are a UK company but they will ship abroad

I hope you enjoy this tutorial and will visit again,  and it will be my turn  again to be add another to tutorial to the  Spellbinders Blog  towards the end of this month

I will be sure to let you know when it is due.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx