Blog Hop Winner ...

Hi Everybody,

Thank you so much for all your support over the Create and Craft shows and the Sapphire die cutting machine sold out in the first show I did ... and so with nothing else to sell the rest of the shows were cancelled.

If you managed to get yours well done .. you will not be disappointed with it.  It is truly a fantastic little machine that will stay on your work top for ever.  It is so useful for smaller dies and especially for sentiments that you wish to add to your cards.

For everybody else don't worry it will be back in stock again ... and soon and then you will be able to get one for yourself.

Thanks also to those who took part in the blog hop yesterday. We love having you visit and we love all your comments.  All the Ambassadress have offered the featured card as a "Give Away" and mine is no exception.

 I also said that there would be other additions to the prize and so here is what is what you will get ...

The card
One spool  (25 yards) of white satin ribbon
5 packs of Want2Scrap pearl Bling
I packet of Glitter

And so now you are wondering who has won this prize and so here is the announcement ....

Olus Tee 

Would you contact me please at 

christina@card-making-magic.com

with your postal address and the prize will be in the post to you straight away

You have 48 hours to claim your prize so don't wait 

The TEN winners of the TEN pink cards will be announced tomorrow so please pop back then to see if your name is on that list.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

International Ambassadors - Informal Blog Hop 5

Hi Everybody,

Welcome to this the fifth International Ambassadors Informal Blog Hop.  We started these hops as a way to introduce ourselves to you and show you our individual styles from around the world. There are four Ambassadors who participate in these hops and I hope you will take the time to visit each one

The theme for this months hop is Pastels and Flowers and  we wanted to do something special.

And so we are all giving away the cards that we make and all you need to do is join the group of followers and then leave us a comment to say that you have been.  

My card is created using the Fleur de Elegance  in pink and white and the background is from the Grateful Lattice

The flowers on this card are created with the Bitty Blossoms   and I have tucked the Foliage behind the blooms.

Into the mix I have added some of the Foliage Flourish for added decoration and placed pearls into each of the flowers.

The ribbon and lace at the top of the card are my finishing touch.

Please visit the other Ambassadors ... they would love to see you

Linda Lucas
Yvonne van der Grijp
Christine Emberson
Christina Griffiths (You are here)

So if you would like to win this card ... and some other little "Goodies" in the pack then leave me a comment at the bottom of the page.  Please also take the time to "Pin" the card and "Like" the Facebook page so that we can make the blog grow

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie 059 - Pink Day

Hi Everybody,

I know that many of you are like me and just love pink and so today I am offering TEN pink cards to TEN winners.

It will be pot luck as to which one you get but they are all pretty cards
.

They that have been shown previously either on my blog pages or on Create and Craft

They are different techniques, dies, sizes and styles and none of them are finished inside

But if you would like to have one of them then join the list of followers and leave me a comment to let me know that you have been.

From the list of comments ten names will be picked at random  and one of the cards will be sent to you.

It will be a surprise as to which one you get and then you will be able to finish it off for yourself.

The offer is open until Monday and the winners will be announced  in that days Blog post .... because tomorrow is the fifth  

International Ambassadors Blog Hop

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Need A Rope ?

Hi Everybody,

Today sees the World launch of the brand new Sapphire die cutting and embossing machine from Spellbinders on Create and Craft.

Kim Hupke is over from US for two days and then on Saturday I will be showing you a little more on what this neat little winner can do

Please join me at 10am and again at 4 pm and I will be doing the shows each day until Wednesday

The embossed panel to this card is from a 3-D folder from Spellbinders called  Need A Rope?

It is one I used quite a lot in the demos for Create and Craft last year and it makes an excellent backdrop to any of your male cards.

But for this one I decided to add in some flowers instead and this one is  Crafty Flower Three

It is designed by Scrappy Cat and made by Spellbinders

The card is simply layered with cream and brown and I allowed the embossing to take centre stage

The sentiment is cut in antique gold and added to a brown strip.

These loopy sentiments are so handy to keep on your work top to add to any of your designs.

This one is Sentiments Four  and the other one in the set is Get Well

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Some News to share ...

Hi Everybody,

A few weeks ago I was asked to join an On Line Design Team for a company called Craft Stash.  It is the companies aim to be the biggest craft supplier in the UK and their new website was launched very quietly last Friday.

I have sent them several cards made with products they stock

I also have a new badge in the right hand side bar that will take you to visit their website.

These cards are featured on their pages with the products used and I hope you will pop over and take a look as there may be something that catches your eye.

On these I am featuring the   Creative Dies Hearts   and the Memory Box Fairytale Flower Frame  and I will show you more as we progress

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts   and the stamped sentiment was free with Simply Cards and Papercrafts Magazine.

The With Love sentiment is from Spellbinders and is Sentiments Three  and I use these a lot in my card making ... you wouldn't want to see my handwriting !!

And so I'm starting a new adventure and my cards are going to be more on line ... wish me luck!

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx