Houndstooth Background

Hi Everybody,

This pretty background is created with the new Houndstooth  Card Creator from Spellbinders.

It is in two parts giving you a complete cutting frame that can be used separately to make the base.

Cut it twice and  Create a Hinged Card and you are ready to go.

I used the  Letterpress Technique with Black Soot Distress Ink on the patterned piece and this is the result.

I added in some  Feathers  and this would be extremely well suited to any male cards that you have to make.

I dressed this one up with flowers from   Wild Orchid Crafts  and a black pearl flourish from  Want2Scrap

The sentiment has been cut with  Lacey Circles  which is a really old Spellbinders die but it is one I use time and time again

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Todays winner is ...

Hi Everybody,

Been doing a little Christmas shopping today but I was glad to get home again into the warmth out of all that cold and wet.  I haven't put the tree up yet but that is on my list for next week. 

 Finally got the decorating completed and the carpets shampooed so Santa can come whenever he wants to now.

We finally did the draw for the card on offer and many of you have seen it as black and white ... so whoever wins it I hope you won't be disappointed  with it because it is dark brown and cream. 

 The cream card has a lovely fine silver line foiled through it.

The name chosen this week is you

Addieper

so if you would email me please 

christina@card-making-magic.com

with your postal address then I will get the card off to you straight away.

You have 48 hours to claim it and I hope you will like it when it arrives. Please let me know that you have the card safely.

No blog post tomorrow but I will be back with you on Monday

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie 097

Hi Everybody,

This is a card that I made earlier this year and once again I have used several different ides to create the look.

One of my favourite dies is the one that creates the fancy edge I have added to the top.

It is  Petite Monarch  and it is such a useful little die  to add that finishing touch.

I have also used the  Baby Bunting  and layered it with foiled card.

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and are a mixture of roses and Gypsophillia

The pearl flourish is from Want2Scrap 

So if this is a card that you would like to have then all you need to do is leave me a comment and pop back tomorrow to see if your name is the one drawn from the hat.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Adding Foil

Hi Everybody,

 A few weeks ago I treated myself to the  Heidi Swapp - Minc Machine  which  through a heat process adds foil to cards for a really lovely look

As soon as I can I will add some videos to the blog to show some of the things I have done with my new toy but this week it is decorating and carpet shampooing .... busy busy busy !!

This card has the foil added to the background panel and is a really shiny hot pink shade.

Over the top I have layered  Medallions Three and added it with foam tape to give height.

The white Hammered card is from the Papermill Direct. and creates a good base for most of my designs.

The flowers are from  Wild Orchid Crafts  and they have been sparkled up with Glitter Magic

The little sentiment is from  Clearly Besotted Stamps  and I have just bought a whole load of new stamps and matching dies from them which I will also show you over the coming weeks. They are gorgeous too.

So Santa came early to my house and I am really pleased with my gift

 .... from me  .. to me!!

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

White Christmas ...

Hi Everybody,

Last week I showed you three cards all made with the same set of dies but varied  the colours in each one for a different look

This card is still with the same set of dies but I have kept this one all white.

So once again I have create the base card with  5x7 Matting Basics A&B and added another white panel which I have embossed.

Then I used the Mystical Embrace  and added it with foam tape underneath to raise it up.

The next layer is Victorian Bow and another plain oval in which I have stamped and heat embossed the verse

The beautiful flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts  and they have been sparkled with Glitter Magic 

Adding in the foam tape or pads to the layers gives the card more depth and creates shadows.  They don't need to be really thick ones just enough to give that interest

If you are going to stamp and heat emboss your sentiments then it is less messy if you stamp in the colour you want the words and then heat emboss in clear.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx