Coloring colored card

Hi Everybody,

The card for today is  Neenah Desert Storm  and I was really happy with the way this one turned out and this was also a try to see what it would look like using colored card

The stamp I used is Peony Scrolls  from Altenew and there is a matching die   set that you can buy also.

I buy mine from Sevenhills Crafts  Leave your name on their website to be notified when the stamp is back in stock if it is out when you visit

The little sentiment is one of many on the sheet called Sentiments and Quotes  also from Sevenhills Crafts

The Spectrum Noir pencils are lovely to work with and I was really happy with the way they worked on this card and I will be trying more with different stamps in the future

This card was colored in the same way as I did the Black card from a few days ago that was featured in my YouTube video on the 3 rd March

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Card Winner today ...

Hi Everybody,

Yesterday we had a little snow here in Blackpool but an hour later it was all gone and today the sun is shining.  It's cold but really quite pleasant.

The weekly trip to Slimming World has been done and this week I have maintained my weight loss.  I am quite happy with that when I think of the food we had while in a lovely hotel in Edinburgh. I thought I would have gained some ... so I consider myself lucky to have stayed the same.

I will try to stay on track again but tomorrow is Mothers Day here in the UK plus it is also my Birthday so who knows what may happen !!

The draw has been done for the cards on offer this week which is the two orange ones in the picture.   They are going to live with you

Anne Owens

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The black Brusho cards from last week have not been claimed and I have been back to the comments and re drawn another name

They are yours 

Cathie Weary

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please email me ladies

christina@card-making-magic.com 

with your postal addresses and the cards will be on their way to you

Friday Freebie 108

Hi Everybody,

Both of these cards are up for grabs to one winner and both are done with the Brusho Crystal Colours.

They are created from one coloured piece and added to black card with the feathers to decorate the front.

The orange is very bright and it makes for a really cheerful card that could be used for any occasion.

The vidoe on how they were created is here ... One Background - Two Cards

They can be on their way to you if you leave me a comment at the end of the post.  Then my "Film Crew" will draw a name from the hat and the winner announced in tomorrows blog post

You will need to come back and check if it you who has won and then oyu will have 48 hours in which to claim the card.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx 

Colouring Black Card

Hi Everybody,

When I added this card to a  blog post  I said I didn't know if it was really my cup of tea. Though I did enjoy colouring it.

I was absolutely amazed at how many of you liked it and wrote to ask me for a video.  So I was happy to oblige and it will be "Live" on YouTube today. It was a real crowd pleaser !!

You can pop over to my channel  Christina 1716   and it will be there.  Thank you for your encouragement and I  hope you enjoy it

Please become a subscriber while you are there and then you will be alerted whenever I add a new video ... which I have done weekly so far.

The video takes you step by step on how I did it and so you can colour along with me

I tell you which pencils I have used and the black cardstock is from Papermill Direct   The gold embossing powder is from Wow  and it melts so easy with the heat tool

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Water Colour Wednesday - Sun Kissed Fluer

Hi Everybody,

For this A2 sized card I have used the matching die and stamp set from Heartfelt Creations called Sun Kissed Fluer

The stamp set has two different patterns for you to choose from for the flowers

This one is the the plain set and the other gives a stripy appearance to the flowers.

I have used Peerless Water Colours and a #2 round brush to paint these onto water colour card.  I have used the wet in wet technique as this helps my colours to blend.

I cut them out with the die once they are dry and added them to the card with foam pads.

A small pearl has been added to each of the flower centres and the leaves tucked underneath

The sentiment is from Sevenhills Crafts  and it called Painted Inspirations by Altenew

I have stamped it in black and then clear embossed over the top of it.  The uneven edge has been hand drawn with a black fine liner pen and then I have layered it all onto black card

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx