International Ambassadors Blog Hop

Hi Everybody,

International Ambassadors Informal In'spire Blog Hop

Welcome to the third  International Ambassadors Informal In'spire Blog Hop - we have been having so much fun with these Blog Hops and we are all so pleased that you come and play along and leave us such lovely comments

I hope you are getting to know us and and seeing our different styles, each one of us is very unique in our creative styles - so there is something for everyone! 

For this hop we have decided to use the  In'spire  Dies 

They are such fun to create with - and can be used singularly or combined with others as you will see along the way!

My choice was the  KOI  and I tried to re-create an under water scene for my golden fish.

I have used  Alcohol markers in blue and green to color the background and cut two of the Koi and added them to the card.

I used Glossy Accents to produce some realistic bubbles around the fish and then added some of the  Ivy   stems ... minus the leaves for the sea grass.

Then over the top I have added in an Acetate dome and colored that with the same blue and green  and onto the acetate I added some more bubbles

I used orange card for my Koi and to make the fish swim opposite I simply used the die on the correct side of the card for one and the wrong side of the card for the other

The words I have cut in black and added to the acetate and I have used  Sentiments Three

Just a fun idea and makes a change from my usual style, but I hope you will like the idea and you will get more along the way.

The next stop is  Linda   and the list of International Ambassadors is below, in case you get lost along the way.

Linda Lucas 

Yvonne van de Grijp

Ursula Langhammer  *on a break

Christine Emberson

Christina Griffiths  (You are here)

Thanks so much for stopping by - we hope you enjoy your time with us - we will be back with more!

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Card Winner

Hi Everybody,

Just a short post today as I will be on my way to the GNPE at Harogate and I hope to meet some of you there. Please come and say Hello if you see us ... It will be so nice to meet you

Well another card will be winging its way to the new owner and I cant believe it is card no 50 already

That's almost a full year of giving away cards and I really hope you have enjoyed them whatever it is you have used the card for. I know some of you have framed them and keep them in your craft rooms

So today's card winner is ...

Paula

Would you email me please

christina@card-making-magic.com

with your postal address and I will get the card in the post to you

I have been asked if this Friday Freebie is open to everyone around the world and the answer is YES!

I am happy to send you the card wherever you live and my cards have been sent to many places in the world in the last 50 weeks. So please add your name next time if you like the card and would be happy to win it. 

But don't forget to come back and look for your name and claim the card if it is your name that is shown

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie 050

Hi Everybody,

Todays card to be given away is in Teal just for a change !! And can you believe that this is week 50 of the Friday Freebies

This card has all the usual accoutrements on it that I like to add and it is another that looks better in the hand than the photograph shows.

For this card I have used  Spellbinders  Tapestry   and this a very intricate die. I have layered it up with black for a more dramatic look

It has flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and a neat little Hatpin pushed into the bow.

So if you would like to own this card then all you need to do is  become a follower and then leave me a comment  at the end of the post.

From those comments one will be selected by my "Film Crew" and this week I will have to do the draw this evening as tomorrow I am off to the GNPE craft fair in Harogate. Please come over and say "Hello" if you are there

The blog post for tomorrow will be scheduled to go out bright and early and the winner will be announced then.

Please can I ask that if you take the time to add your name that you also take the time to come back and check if it is you who has won.  I allow 48 hours for the card to be claimed and then it will go to some one else if you don't come forward.

If you are the winner then you will need to email me ....

christina@card-making-magic.com 

with your postal address 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Anna Griffin Papers

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Hi Everybody,

This little 5x7 card is created using papers from Anna Griffin along with the decoupage pieces needed for the flowers.

It is made in the Hinged card style that I love to use and the inside has also been lined with the same papers.

I have cut my base card from  Luscious Lime   from the Celebrations Collection

From Spellbinders Oval Bliss   I have used  #4 for the base layer and then used it again with  #3 to create a frame

I have placed the frame over a stamped and embossed sentiment  and added each layer with foam tape in between

I have used some pearl flourish from Want2Scrap around the inner edge of the frame so that it surrounds the words and added a small tear-drop pearl onto each of the scallops for a really pretty effect

The ribbon is simply wrapped around the layers with a double bow added to the top and the central flower over the knot is from Wild Orchid Crafts

The flowers are precut and all I needed to do was add them to the card and I decided to place mine so that they are partly onto the oval.

It may not be quite my style but it is pretty all the same.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Yellow again ...

HI Everybody,

This card is another that is predominantly yellow but it also has a splash of pink.

As long as the shades of the colors that you use are subtle then this is a color combination that works really well.

The background paper to this card is from Anna Griffin and it is so pretty.

The yellow card is from the Craft shows I went to the other week.

 I have used  the Heirloom Oval  and layered it with   Elegant Ovals  then topped it with Sentiment One

There is lace and ribbon around the bottom with a triple bow added.

The centre of the bow is Gray pearl and diamanté and into the centre I have added a yellow pearl Hatpin

The flowers and the silver corner piece are from Wild Orchid Crafts  and this is another card that I am happy with in these colors

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx