Especially for you ...

Hi Everybody,

Todays card is in a very striking color combination of turquoise and pink

The card base is created from 5x7 Matting Basics A&B and they have been layered together

But to create the shaped border around the top layer I have used Bracket Borders Two  and I used one of the filigree patterns with a cutting edge to give a lovely effect.

I have used Garden Lattice A4 embossing folder for the background.

The sentiment  which was free with this months UK edition of
Simply Cards and Papercrafts ...
has been stamped and embossed with clear powder and double mounted onto Labels Eleven

The flowers and the bows centre piece are both from Wild Orchid Crafts

And the pretty gingham ribbon is from Mei Flower

A very quick and simple card to put together ... ideal for those moments when someone needs a card in a hurry.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

The Ambassadors Victorian Blog Hop ...

Hi Everybody,

 Ambassadors Victorian Blog Hop
Welcome to the first ever very informal blog hop for the International Ambassadors

We all got chatting online and decided to have this blog hop just for fun ...  to introduce each one of us to you and promote ourselves as your Ambassadors 

 This is  our way for you  to get to know each of us and for you to see what we can do and we hope to inspire you along the way

Being asked to join the  team has been a great honour and one I was more than delighted to accept. The role means that we get to promote some wonderful products that are coming your way in the future.

We are all individuals with our own particular style and we range from as far afield as Australia with Linda ... Netherlands with Yvonne  and Germany with Ursula.   Christine Emberson and I are at opposite ends of  the UK

My particular remit is to be the face you see on Create and Craft and to inspire you by showing you what you can do with the beautiful dies that you can buy. 

So if you came here from  Christines' Blog  then you are in the right place and please feel free to leave all of  us a comment and bookmark them too so you can visit regularly

We have chosen as our theme the   Victorian Collection  .. and it was no secret when I brought these to you via C&C that they are amongst my favorite dies.
 I fell in love with these from the word "Go"  and they are dies that I never put away.

Each one of the Ambassadors has created something in their own personal style and here is my card for you to see....

I have used the  Victorian Medallions Three   for my card and layered it in blue and white.  I have incorporated all the things that I like to use to create my style of card

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts ... Ribbons ... and Pearls from Want2Scrap 

If you should get lost on the hop then the International Ambassadors Team consists of 

Christine

Christina  ... You are here

         Linda  ... Your next stop 

Yvonne 

Ursula

And before I go here are some more pictures of other cards that I have made  using the same

Victorian Medallions Three

These  were featured on Create and Craft TV.

Thank you so much for stopping by and we hope you  enjoy your time with us. and meeting the International Ambassadors Team.

We will be back with  more to share in the future and you can count on that.

This post will stay at the top for the weekend  but scroll down  if you are looking for the Friday Freebie Card Winner

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

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