Gansai Tambi Water Colours

Hi Everybody,

The card today is a complete change from Christmas and it is one I really enjoyed water colouring.

I used the Japanese  Gansai Tambi  water colours from  Kuretake  and they are amazing.

This is another Christmas present from ME to ME and I was so surprised when they came in the post. !!  Honest I was !!

They are so creamy and the colours are very vibrant. A little goes along way so use them sparingly

There are 36 pans in the set that I bought with some lovely colours that can be used as pastls by adding in more water.

In this set there is  a Pure White, Gold, Bronze and Pearl and they sit at the bottom of the display

They can be mixed with any colour to give a really pretty look and of course you can mix any of them to create your own colours in a separate palette

The images is called  Big Shoes   from Mos Digital Pencil and  will cost  you $3 which is about £1.75.

It is with you instantly so with no postage costs I would call that a bargain.  Save it to your PC and you can use it time and time again.

I really enjoyed playing with these images and paints and I will be doing a lot more. I find it so relaxing to sit and colour with whatever medium I happen to have in hand

Card Winner ...

Hi Everybody,

Here we are on the run up to Christmas and I hope you are all ready for it.  I won't be doing a Friday Freebie next week but will be back in full swing in the week after.  

There is no blog post tomorrow either so I will be back on Monday with more to share.

I have a few last minute things I need to buy still but the day will be spent with family all enjoying the roast turkey. 

So the name for the orange card has been drawn and this weeks winner is ...

Amy Higgins 

please would you send me your postal address to 

christina@card-making-magic.com

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

Let me know when it arrives with you and I hope you will like it.

More on Monday ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie 098

Hi Everybody,

Here is another card that is on offer this week and this one is in a lovely orange shade.

It has paper lace and pearls along the edges and is dotted with sequins.

The pearls are from Want2Scrap and are self adhesive

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and they are chosen to blend in with the colour scheme

If this is a card that you would like to have then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the bottom of the page

Then come back tomorrow and see if your name is in the blog post as the winner.

You will have 48 hours to claim the card by sending me your postal address if you are the winner

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Greetings to you ...

Hi Everybody,

I will move away from Christmas cards shortly I promise,  and start with spring flowers and summer displays again ... definitely my favourite type of card.

But for now this Christmas flowery card has used some of the beautiful Poinsettias from  Wild Orchid crafts

Into this mix I have added Roses and a little Holly Sprig

The background is created with  Grate Effect   which has been layered over Antique Gold card and then I have added in  Fleur de Elegance  also in gold

The little die cut sentiment is from Craft Stash  and there are lots of different phrases for you to choose

The cheery red ribbon is tied into a single bow with a shiny dazzler in the centre to cover the knot.

Altogether a pretty and traditional type of card and if you swap out the sentiment it could be for any other occasion

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

International Ambassadors Informal Blog Hop

Hi Everybody,

Here we are again with another blog hop brought to you by the International Ambassadors and once again we hope you will join in with us

The theme for this month was Christmas Tags as we are so close to sending out all the lovely gifts for friends and family.

Here I have created a set of little tags that have used the same dies throughout. 

I used the plain edge to the Build a Tag  to create the base shape and then added the Snowflakes from the Flurries  set.

Each tag has one of the Fancy Trio  attached and decorated with gemstones,  then threaded with red ribbon, to make the attachment to your gift. Very quick and easy to do as the dies do all the work for you.

I am sure that the other Ambassadors will have some delights for you to see so pop along to each one and leave them a comment.

Yvonne Van der Grijp The Netherlands
Linda Lucas  Australia
Christina Emberson  UK
Christina Griffiths     (you are here)

This is our way of introducing you to each designers individual style and helping you to get to know us a little better.  Thank you for taking the time to visit and for all the comments you so graciously leave

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx