Floriography CD

Hi Everybody,

I am often asked where I get the pretty papers that I use on my  cards and many of them are digital papers that I simply print off from my PC whenever I need them.

The papers on this card are from the  Floriography Twin CD  available from My Craft Studio.

It is a CD that I have had for a few years now so although it is still around it may not be for much longer.

There are some lovely backing papers on the disc as well as lots of other items ... such as envelopes, stationery boxes, matting and layering panels etc. etc.

The black and gold papers here are from the elements section and this has given me an A5 panel, the topper, some ribbon borders, and a sentiment.

The A5 will give you a complete backing sheet for a 5x7" card  and I have used the 160 GSM smooth white paper for Text and Graphics from Staples

I used gold card to may and layer and gold card for the sentiment which is a die from Spellbinders and is Phrase set Two 

It has several interesting and useful phrases on both of the sets and they are some that I will use time and time again.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Dreamer ...

Hi Everybody,

The sentiment on this card has been stamped onto parchment and embossed in white ... and then curved around the panel to raise it from the base

The verse is from Sheena Douglass and is one of several on her  Little Bit Sketchy  range

The background has been done in Purple, Emerald Green and Ultra marine Brusho Crystal Colours.

These Crystals are so much fun to play with and no two panels will ever be the same.

Over the top of the background I have stamped with Versamark and heat embossed the butterflies with white powder

I have added in some of my baked Ikea dots and layered the coloured panel with lilac card onto a white base.

The finished effect is very vibrant and I am quite pleased with the way this card has turned out.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Tuesday Tutorial - Contemporary Diamonds

Hi Everybody,

This is a card that is a little different and it uses the Contemporary Diamonds from Spellbinders.
There are three other shapes in this new style ... one is squares and the other is circles 

 I chose the Diamonds as it is a lovely shape.

So follow the steps and make this design for yourself with the pretty card colours that you have in your own "Stash" 

Spellbinders Supplies:

• S5-131 A2 Matting Basics A
• S5-132 A2 Matting Basics B 
• A2 Modern Stationery
• S4-499 Contemporary Diamonds
• S4-563 Phrases One
• GC-200 Grand Calibur Die Cutting and Embossing Machine

Other Supplies:

• AnnaMarie Designs striped card

Instructions:

With die #9 from  A2 Matting Basics A cut two pieces in blue and  hinge together  to form your base card

I have placed mine at the top of the card to use in Landscape

With die #9 from A2 Matting Basics B cut one layer in white and emboss to add texture to the card

(Please remember that die number one #1 is always the smallest)

With #7 from A2 Modern Stationery cut one layer in a patterned card

With the Contemporary Diamonds cut the shape four times from card of blending colours. 

I chose white, lilac, turquoise and pink for mine

Decide where on the card you would like the shape to go and paper piece the other colours into the frame

I paper piece from the back and then tape them in place so that they can't fall out again but make sure you get them the correct way with all the "right" sides facing down

I have added foam pads to the back of mine to keep the paper pieces in place and to raise the shape up from my card

Cut the word of your choice in black card and black craft foam and glue the two together.

Assemble the card by adding all the layers together with foam tape between for dimension.

Add to the base card and trim the edges of the Diamond shape that my overhang neatly
Add in some enamel dots, or gemstones if you prefer,  as the finishing touch and there you have a card for any occasion if you swap out the sentiment

Keep the other pieces that you cut to make another card with different combinations of paper piecing

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Brusho and embossing ...

Hi Everybody,

This bright and cheerful card has used several techniques in its making.

The first thing I did was to create my background with the Brusho Crystal Colours and I used Orange and Red

Then I added in the flourish with Versamark and white embossing powder and heated it till it was raised

The gold dots are created with a mask and some embossing paste that was sprinkled while wet with gold glitter

I left that on one side for a few hours to dry completely and then I shaped the card with a corner rounder

It has been matted onto gold mirror card and layered onto the card base with foam tape to give dimension

Spellbinders have lots of word sentiments and this is Hello from Phrases Set Two

It was cut in black card several times and layered together to make it stand out from the card.

There is a very simple, quick and easy card to do and the colours are what make it stand out from the crowd.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Card Winner ...

Hi Everybody,

It's cold and wet and windy here in the North West and it's time to put the central heating on and warm up.  I hope it is better where you are but at least if it's too wet to go out then maybe a little crafting time is in order.

The draw has been done and the winner of the woven card is ...

Win Mayes

can you send me your postal address please to

christina@card-making-magic.com

and the card will be on it's way to you straight away.

You have 48 hours to claim the card and I hope you will like it.

Please let me know when it arrives with you

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx