Craft show ...

Hi Everybody,

I have had a really good day out at the Leigh Craft Show and if you came across to say hello then it was lovely to meet you.

You all made me feel really special and it was lovely to talk to you and hear your personal stories

Many of you said that you recognised me from YouTube and others knew me from Create and Craft and it was reassuring to know that lots of you also visit my blog and website.

But at the craft show .... strangely enough I didn't buy that much.  Here is what I did get on my day trip out

I had to have some of the  AnnaMarie Designs  card stock as I love the spotty and stripy card  that AnnaMarie produces

Another favorite is  Limetree Craft  card stock as this is excellent quality and such a good deal at 12 packs for £10

I got lots of beautiful colours from both along with Acetate and silver mirror card that can now go to refill my stocks for when I need it.

I also bought some of the new distress Ink colors from Ranger and they are always a main stay for any crafting "Stash" as there are so many ways that they can be used.

One of the new things that I bought are some of the Brusho Water Crystals and I will do some videos on these as we go along.  The backgrounds and effects that these crystals can produce will really make your cards different.

Then on the way home we simply had to stop at our favorite restaurant for Sunday Lunch and then home to settle in and watch the next part of X Factor

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

12 Card Winners ...

Hi Everybody,

Well good morning to you all on this bright and sunny Saturday.  We have had a busy morning here picking out the winners of the twelve cards on offer yesterday.

If you left me a comment then I would like to thank you very much for taking part. And if you didn't ... well you missed out !!

So without any more chat here are the names of those who will get one of the character cards and I really hope you will like them when they arrive with you.

The winners are ....      

  Tammy J

Cathie Weary

Jenny Cottam

Jennifer Smith-Kirk

Liz Turnbull

Bernie

Littlelamb

Nannapat

Guido Machado

Val Jones

Bejay Roles

Pearl Hudson

Please can all of you email me  ... christina@card-making-magic.com  ... with your postal addresses and the cards will be sent to you as soon as I can.   I am happy to send them wherever you live and please let me know when they get there.  

So tomorrow I am having a day off and going to the craft show in Leigh  ...  There,  I have no doubt, I will be buying some crafting "Goodies"  and I will be sure to show you what I buy.

In the meantime I have another  Bank Holiday "Give Away" for you on Monday with lots of crafting items to keep you busy

I am also preparing for the 

  Pick of the Day on the 1st/2nd of September 

Flitting between Ideal World and Create & Craft and I hope you will join me if you can.

Hugs xx 

Friday Freebie - Character cards

Hi Everybody,

For todays FF I thought I would give away some of the cards that I have sat and colored over the past few months. Most of them are done with Spectrum Noir pens and others have had the pencils used with them also. All are decorated and wrapped in a cellophane bag

I cannot guarantee which card you will get and you can use them as you wish. They are all different characters and you are sure to find a recipient that they will suit. Or maybe you just want to keep it for yourself.

There are twelve on offer and so if you would like to win ONE of them  then you know what to do.

Join the group of followers if you are not one already and then leave me a comment at the bottom of the post.

The winners will be chosen from the comment that are left and please enter your name carefully.  I may have two or three Marys or Jeans  ... so if you would please add your full name and then there will be no mix up.

The winning names will be listed in tomorrows blog post so please pop back to check if it's you if you add your name.

Good luck everybody

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx 

Flower Power

Hi Everybody,

Just a simple little card for today and this one has been colored with Spectrum Noir Pencils.

I used some green stripe paper for my background and stamped Sheens Douglass'  Flower Power from her Little Bit Sketchy range.

I stamped the leaves and flourish in black and heat embossed and then colored them with the pencils.

I stamped and embossed the sentiment at the bottom of the page and one of the flowers behind it.

The rest of the flowers have been stamped heat embossed and colored then cut out and added to the card with foam pads to raise them up.

Into the flower centres I have added an acrylic flower head with a centre diamante then matted it all onto two shades of green and mounted it onto a dark green card base

Very simple .. very quick ... and pretty

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Pre Loved Items ...

Hi Everybody,

Not all crafters have a die cutting machine and dies and many crafters don't want one. But they do like to add the pretty shapes to their cards that make them stand out from the crowd.  If this is you and you are new to crafting then maybe you are looking for another way to get those shapes ... and this could be the answer.

These are embossing boards that you lay your card onto and then by running a stylus into the channels  on the board you can create the pattern on your card. Once you have cut it out you layer the shapes onto your base card for a really pretty effect

You don't need a light box and it is another way to get pretty shapes and patterns into the card if you don't have a die cutting machine and dies.

I have several Glitter Girls Embossing broads that are looking for somewhere new to live and they are complete with an ideas book for you to read.

This one is Celebration and the Ideas Book shows the steps you need to take to re create the look for your self.

The Majestic board can create some lovely flowers for you and beautiful shapes to add them to as the focal point for your cards.

There are Scalloped Ovals and a scalloped border along with a pretty bow to add to the top of the oval frame and the Ideas Book will show you more

The Ultimate  has some lovely candles and Christmas baubles along with delicate corners to make your cards look different

There are mats for to layer up or even create the whole base card shape from them.

You will never be short of ideas with the Ideas Book that is with the board as it is full of things for you to create

Elegance Fantasy  can create a lovely butterfly shaped card and decorate the wings any way you wish

There are borders and petals and on the other side there is a really large fan that would make a beautiful wedding card.

The  Ideas book  will show you even more that you can do with this one

This one is the Bookatrix and the Ideas Book will give you lots of ways to dress up this card.

It is the first one I bought and I have used it many many times with beautiful results.

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And this board Dress To Impress comes with the DVD and it will create the most fantastic characters for you.

You choose the character  you want as they appear on the catwalk,  and the clothes you want him/her to wear and then print it off.

Then with the board you create the outfit and add it to your character and there are many  cute ones to choose from.

Children will love this and they can choose everything for the clothing them selves, as well as the texture of the animals fur.

Each of these boards,  complete with the book or DVD  is  £12.00 + P&P 
(The cost will depend on where you live and I have just sent one of these boards to Australia and the cost of postage was £10.75)

Please email me christina@card-making-magic.com if there is something that you are interested in.

But I only have one of each so first come first served.

Once you have emailed me I will invoice you through PayPal and the board will be on its way to you once payment has cleared.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx