Pink Romance ...

Hi Everybody,

Todays card is a real romantic one and I thoroughly enjoyed making this one.  It has all the elements that I like to add and some more as well.  I have used several different dies to create my look and the finished card is 5x7.

Th centre piece has been cut with the Decorative  Fancy Diamonds  from Spellbinders and is one of the Victorian Garden Collection that was launched last year. I cut this out five times and then glued them all together to create a really solid piece for my card.

I have used some of the leaves  from the  Stack and Fan Flowers  and the Flourishes from the  Cinch and Go  Flowers

The beautiful flowers and the green leaves are a mixture from Wild Orchid Crafts The floral lace and the silver corners are also from WOC  The silver leaves I have had in my "Stash" for a long time and I can't remember where I got them from.

I used the edge of my scissors to roughen up the edges of the paper for a shabby chic look and then once the card was completed I added some white Gesso and glitter to those edges.

I am pleased with the result and this is definitely on the same street as me ...

Don't forget to check out YouTube this week as I have two videos going "Live" one tomorrow and the other on Thursday.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Card Winner ...

Hi Everybody,

Hope you are all having a good weekend so far. It's grey here today but at least it is fine. I went to my Slimming World weigh in this morning and I have lost another pound. Not a lot but at least it is better off than on.

To anybody thinking of joining Slimming World I would really encourage you to do it. It is a way of changing your life style and the weight will come off quite quickly if you stick to the eating plan.  I have lost 32lbs since I joined them last year and not once have I felt hungry or deprived.

Onto the card draw for the two rose cards from yesterday.  The name chosen this week is you. ...

Margaret Rogers 

please email me your postal address to 

christina@card-making-magic.com

and the cards will be on their way to you.

Please let me know when they arrive and I hope you will like them when they do.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie 110

Hi Everybody,

Two more cards on offer this week and these have a beautiful Rose added to the front. They both have the Brusho background and they are "Thank you" cards.  They are not finished on the inside so you will be able to customize them as you wish.

If you would like to win BOTH of these cards then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of the post.  The name will be announced in tomorrows blog post and then you have 48 hours in which to claim it before it is offered to someone else.

Please come back to check if it is your name that is shown

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Art Deco - Fairmont Collection

Hi Everybody,

This pretty in pink card is using another new die from Staceys Art Deco Collection and this one is named Fairmont.  There are some beautiful dies in this collection and it is well worth you taking a look as there is sure to be something that catches your eye. There are some really large dies that can create the whole card base and then you can decorate it from there.

There are three sets in the Fairmont dies that can be used as stand alone dies or they will all work together to give you a beautiful look.

Art Deco Fairmont Labels  is the plain label shape that has been used to create this base card in pink and it has been hinged together with the fold at the top.

The white layers have been cut with Art Deco Fairmont Decorative Accents  and added to the card with foam pads.

I haven't used the other set but it is  Art Deco Fairmont Decorative Element but it is just as stunning as the others and I love to work with these large and distinctive dies.

The flowers, pearl string and flower centre are all from Wild Orchid Crafts and they have been sparkled with Glitter Magic. I have added in some white enamel dots from Want2Scrap as an extra highlight

There is also a new video over on YouTube with more of the dies from the Art Deco Collections  ... and for the next two weeks there will be two videos each week on Monday and Thursday covering various techniques. I really hope you enjoy them

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Water Colour Wednesday - Bon Voyage !!

Hi Everybody,

For todays water coloured card I thought I would have a little fun and dress these birds up in ways other than their intended.

And so out came the black fine liner and I added swimwear to both of them

I have turned one into a tall lady in a bikini and the other her short chubby companion.

Both have been coloured with suntans and both of them are carrying  a rolled up beach towel under their wings. Each one is sporting sun glasses. I created the sea and sky scene behind them with Distress Inks and added a flowery hat onto her head.

This card isn't going anywhere it was simply a little bit of playtime for me and I thoroughly enjoyed myself making this imaginary scene.

The stamps are Bird Crazy from Tim Holtz and they are a whole lot of fun to play with.  I hope they made you smile

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx