Autumn Leaves

Hi Everybody,

Well here I am back at home and sorry to have missed the blog post yesterday.

The show at 7am  was cancelled and so after breakfast we set off back up the motorway.

I was really angry with myself because I made some lovely samples to show you ... and left them all on my desk at home !!

I only realised what I had done when I walked into the studio on Monday morning to set everything up.

My stomach did somersaults when it dawned on me.

Fortunately I had sent some samples ahead of time but  they where all I had to dress the set.

This is one of the cards that was shown and this one has used the Bricks and Bark EL-015  folder from Spellbinders

The dies I have used are from the  Woodland Collection  and they the large leaves Leaves S4-571 and I have inked them with Distress Inks.  The smaller leaves and the acorns are from Acorns S2-191

So now I am back home I can get back to normal and tomorrow there is a really pretty card up for grabs in the Friday Freebie

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Tuesday Tutorial - Font One Uppercase

Hi Everybody,

This "Thanks" card is created with the  Font One - Uppercase  set of dies and it is very easy to do. The pictures  will take you through the  steps you can follow to get this look for your self.

Spellbinders Supplies:

•  S6-009 Font One Uppercase
• PL-001 Platinum Die Cutting and Embossing machine

Other Supplies:

• Brusho Crystal Colours
• Ribbon from my "stash"
• Acrylic Flower Wild Orchid Crafts 
• Altenew Halftone Thanks stamp

Instructions:

 Fold an A4 piece of  white card in half to create your base and keep  the fold at the top. 

 Use a brightly coloured background and trim it slightly smaller than the base. 

Cut another white layer slightly smaller than the coloured layer and this is the one we will work with

Select the letters that spell out "Thanks" and lay them on the edge of the ruler so that they are level.
 I have the cutting edge facing downwards and I add tape to the back to keep them all together.
This also makes it easier to pick up all the letters at the same time

Place all the taped letter onto the last white layer that you cut... but don't press them down
Make a very feint pencil line where  you would like your word to sit on the card front.

Remove the taped dies  and place the rest of the sentiment  under the line ... where you would like it to sit on your card.

Once you have it stamped in black and clear heat embossed,  add the letters back again to the card and this time press them down and run through your die cutter

Keep the die cut letters for another project but remember to save the little triangle from the die that sits in the letter "A"

I have then erased the pencil line and dry embossed my card with a folder from my "Stash"

Flip the card over and place the foam pads on the back  so that they support the outer edge and also the letters. That will stop them collapsing on the card. 

Then add it to the brightly coloured background leaving that  little border around the edge.
Replace the little triangle to form the letter "A" correctly

Add in some ribbon and a bow and place some enamel dots or gemstones around the card front to finish the look.

Try this idea with other words ... maybe someones name and as long as the word fits on the card front it will look really good.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Flourish Frame

Hi Everybody,

Today I am back on Create and Craft and this is one of the new dies that will be in the show.

I hope you will be able to join me at 8am and again at 1pm

I love this type of die as it is big and gives a really dramatic finish to any card.

The  Flourish Frame is really beautiful and the card is a 5x7 finished size

I have layered it with foam tape to give dimension and this shows in the picture because it looks as  if you can see through the layers

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts  and they have been sparkled with fine glitter

The bows centre is also from WOC and the ribbon is tied in a triple bow.

The pink pearls are from Want2Scrap and I have dotted them around the framework

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Trumpet Vine

Hi Everybody,

This pretty die is from Memory Box and is called Trumpet Vine.

It is a sample that I made for  Craft Stash  and I have cut the vine in pink card and added pink pearls to the flower centres

It has then been added to the top of some embossed parchment  which I stamped with the verse before embossing.

I have added my glue so that it is positioned under the ribbon and the die cut shape so that it wont show trough the parchment

The satin ribbon is from Mei Flower  and the centre to the bow is from Wild Orchid Crafts

The gingham card is from AnnaMarie Designs   and the plain pink card has been embossed with an A4 folder

All have been layered with foam pads to give dimension to the card.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

And the Winner is ...

Hi Everybody,

Todays  late start is not because I have been having a lie in but because I have joined Slimming World and Saturday morning is class day.

I go along like a good girl each week to be weighed to see what I have lost during the week.

So far I have been very good and I have shed almost a stone in four weeks so guess who is a happy bunny. There are eleven weeks now till Christmas and I hope to have lost another stone and then I am going to treat myself to a lovely new dress.

I go with my youngest daughter and she is also doing well. We are both enjoying the Food Optiming concept that is Slimming Worlds way and not once have we been hungry.  So watch this space and I will keep you up to date with my progress.

Yesterday was Isabella's fourth Birthhday and this afternoon we are going to her party. I can't believe where those four years have gone. She is growing so quickly

Any way the name has been drawn for the mint green card yesterday and the winner is ....

Marietta ...

Would you send me your postal address please to

christina@card-making-magic.com

And the card will be on the way to you.

You have 48 hours in which to claim it and I hope you will like it when it arrives

So on Monday I will be on Create & Craft TV with Spellbinders Members Deal

The shows are  Monday at 8am and 1pm
Tuesday at 8am and 3pm
Wednesday at 7am for the breakfast show .... Which should be good for a laugh so early in the day

I hope you will join me and many drop me an email it will be lovely to know that you are there

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx