Card Winner ...

Hi Everybody,

I am so glad to see that many of you are enjoying the little Blog Hop that we the Ambassadors have put together for you and the Hop will stay at the top of the Blog for the weeekend

 But I have not forgotten the card winner while all this is going on.

We have drawn a name  form the trusty hat and the winner is ....

Sue Rolfe

I need you to send me your postal address please so that I send the card ... so please email me 

christina@card-making-magic.com

You have 48 hours in which to claim the card and I hope that you will like it.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie 043

Hi Everybody,

Back to pink again for todays Friday Freebie and this one is very embellished with flowers.

We have  Tulips, Cosmos Daisies Sweetheart Blossoms and Roses in various sizes all from Wild Orchid Crafts 

I have used several of the Spellbinders dies  and they are ...
Classic Ric Rac Edgeabilities
Decorative  Labels Thirty Four

Asian Accents and  Bird Cage are also used but they have  now been retired from the Spellbinders website

The foiled backing card is from Hunkydory and I have lined the inside with the same card

Now if this card appeals to you then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the bottom of the page and it could be yours.

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

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Having Fun ...

Hi Everybody,

I created this card using some of the dies from the Spellbinders Laced With Love Collection 

The back to the wardrobe was made with a cut down version of  Lovin Diamonds 

For the doors I used two of  the Interlocking Love  solids and those are the only two dies that I have used for this card

It is simply an A4 folded in half as shown in the Step Card ... but please bear in mind that this is a really old video and I have improved since then ... I think !!

I used mirror card for the mirror and brads for the door knobs. Some lace from my "Stash" was used to drape out of the drawer front  and I also made a little dress on the hanger that is just visible inside the wardrobe.

Just a little bit of fun that I wanted to share with you and if you pop over to Spellbinders Blog  you will find another tutorial from me using the Floral Affair 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Adding the flowers ...

Hi Everybody,

At the beginning of December I showed you how to make a lovely card with Imperial Square

We used the die in its full size to create a 6 inch Silver and White Card

Yesterdays tutorial with   Imperial Square   showed you a way to alter the card to make it into a rectangle.

Todays card takes the design to a more frilly level by adding in some striped card for the background and some really flowery ribbon.

I also added in the beautiful flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts  and what a difference they make.

So although the card is still in pink and black the embellishments that you add can alter the appearance for you.

And I think this is such a pretty card and the Imperial Square such an amazing die to have in your collection.

The future is looking rosy as Spellbinders have some amazing things to bring to you this year and it is a journey you don't want to miss

More tomorrow...

Hugs xx

Tuesday Tutorial ... Imperial Square

Hi Everybody,


One of the die templates that I showed you on Create and Craft last week was called Imperial Square

There where two cards on display that featured the die used in two different ways.

The  Silver and White  Imperial Square Card 1 and was on the  Blog at the beginning of December

I promised you the Imperial Square Card 2 would be added later .... well here it is

And I thought that maybe I would make this Tuesday Tutorial a regular thing with some of the new Spellbinders that are on the market.

Create your base card from  5x7 Matting Basics A & B    in the colors of your choice and emboss the top card

Set aside for a moment while we make the top layers.

From the largest die cut two shapes in your chosen color.

I used black and pink for mine and once die cut I carefully cut down the centre of both to create two halves

Decide which is going to be the top colour to your panels

Layer one on top of the other making them slightly off centre to produce a shadow effect underneath

I used foam pads to raise the top layer up from the base layer

On your base card take these shadowed layers and trim them so that they will fit the front of the card equally.

I added mine again with foam pads to raise them up as this gives more dimension to the layers.

Hide the join in the card with some matching ribbon.

To create the label for the centre use one of the corner dies as the pattern is slightly different on each one.

Then add one to each side of the centre label and add to the card front with foam pads

I also cut another label and inked it to match the card and to this I added in the sentiment

Add in the bow and any other embellishments you wish

And there you have another pretty card from Imperial Square ... tomorrows card will be a variation of the same die template

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx