Cherish ...

Hi Everybody,

All the flowers and the dark green leaves on todays card are from Wild Orchid Crafts

I have added in a little resin Angel  (also from WOC)  just under the sentiment.

The flowers are in pretty shades of pink and of course they have been sparkled with Glitter.

But I achieved the delicate shade of pink by brushing on some pink Acrylic paint lightly on to the white flowers and leaving it to dry

At the bottom section I have used some Punchinella ... the sequin waste that can be bought in rolls  ... and I hot glued it in place under some torn paper

I cut ivy leaves and added them around the flowers and then tucked in some silver metal leaves to the display.

The dies used are 5x7  Matting Basics    to create my base card and then Classic Ovals has been used to cut a piece of card that has embossing paste pattern on it.

This is layered with the Scalloped Oval and then added to the card

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Card Winner today ...

Hi Everybody,

So here we are with another Saturday and this afternoon Griff and I are going to see one of our Granddaughters at the Lowther Pavillion.  She is "Annie" in the musical of that name and we are going to the matinee to watch her perform.

But first things first and that is the draw for the winner of the Black and White card. A name has been pulled from the hat and it is you ...

Linda Batson 

would you email me please 

christina@card-making-magic.com

with your postal address and the card will be on its way to you.

Please let me know when you get it and I hope you will like it.

The winners names are all posted in the  Winners Page  each week so that you can check the list. Click the link to go to that page, and it will always be in the side bar to your left for you to check any time 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie 112

Hi Everybody,

This striking black and white card is on offer as todays Freebie and would really suit a teenage girl with it's modern style

It is the card that was featured in the video tutorial for Black and White Cards  and you can see it being made if you click the link.

If you would like to own this card  (plus one more in the pack)  then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the bottom of the post.

Under my signature you will see "Comments" and all you need to do is click that link and it will open another window for you to add yours   From those comments a name will be chosen at random and the winners announced in tomorrows blog post.

I will also add it to the Winners Page   and that is always in the side bar to the left so that you can go back and check the names listed.  You will then have 72 hours in which to email me your postal address and the card will be yours.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Aperture card

Hi Everybody,

Here is the second card to be on YouTube this week and I hope you will enjoy this simple idea using circle dies.

This is the Circle Cut Out Card  and if you click the link it will take you to the video

I have used  two dies from the  Standard Circles   to create the frame

The sentiment is from Sevenhills Crafts and  is Painted Inspirations  from Altenew. There are lots of quotes on the stamp sheet.

The ribbon is from Mei Flower and the dotty card in dark blue is from AnnaMarie Designs

The buckle to the ribbon is from a selection at Wild Orchid Crafts

This is a quick and easy card to make and one that you could keep on one side as a stand by for those unexpected request for cards

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Water Color Wednesday - Sketched Elephant

Hi Everybody,

This delightful stamp is called Sketched Elephants and it is from Whimsy Stamps  It is a matching die and stamp set and I fell in love with it the minute I saw it.  Here I have just stamped the image and water colored it for a soft and pastel look to my card.

I have added in lace and  flowers ...  kindly donated to me  from  Wild Orchid Crafts  ... The flowers are pale pink, yellow and lilac and I have made them even paler with the Gesso that has been brushed onto the petals. Then they have been glittered up with Glitter Magic

I distressed the edges of the card with my scissors and I love the look. Adding in the pearl spray and the Pink  twine was the finishing touch. I dotted in small pearls in the same colors to blend with the card and they are from Want2Scrap

I partially cut the around the balloon with  Pierced Hearts  from Spellbinders and then raised the balloon with foam tape underneath it.  I added some Wink Of Stella clear glitter pen to make the balloon  glisten

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx