Water Colour Wednesday - Peony Bouquet

Hi Everybody,

Strictly speaking this is not a water colour although it has been done with water based Distress Inks. 

But in this case the stamps do all the work for you and you just get the pretty result at the end.

This is using the new  Peony Bouquet   from Altenew.  It is a layered stamp and there is a matching  die  to go with it ... aaaand it is gorgeous !!

Both products are from  Sevenhills Crafts  which is a UK company but they stock a lot of the newest stamps from the USA without the expensive postage costs.

The Distress Inks I have used are Dusty Concord, Milled Lavender, Squeezed lemonade, Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Bundled Sage and Forest Moss and they have been stamped onto Neenah Classic card 

The enamel dots are from  Want2Scrap  and they blend really well with the flowers

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Tuesday Tutorial - Asian Accents and Motifs

Hi Everybody,

Todays tutorial is one that was requested and it uses the Asian Accents and Motifs. I have made this card using both sets  in a  pretty shade of lilac and the card would suit any occasion or gender ... minus the flowers !

Spellbinders Supplies:

• S5-220 Architectural Accents
• S4-328 Foliage
• S6-001 5x7 Matting Basics A
• S6-002 5x7 Matting Basics B
• Asian Accents and Motifs
• SES-001 Overlapping Circles Embossing folder

Other Supplies:

• Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts
• Ribbon from Mei Flower
• Glitter from Glitter Magic
• Pearls from Want2Scrap
• White and green Card from Papermill Direct
• Dotty and Striped Card from AnnaMarie Design

Instructions:

With die #7 from Matting Baiscs A cut two and Create a Hinged Card  in white

With die #7 from Matting Basics B cut another panel in the colour of your choice

With the long border die from Asian Accents cut four strips

With #5 from either set cut one panel in white and emboss with your folder

Attach the four strips to the edge of the embossed panel making sure that it will fit the front of your base card.

Trim off the corners as neatly as you can  ... but don't stress about it as we are going to cover any mistakes as we build the card ... I promise !!

Cut the square from Motifs and the circle from Accents in white and hand cut a smaller square that will sit between these two layers

Cut as many pieces of Architectural Accents and  the leaves as you need in green and white

Add the main panel to the base card with foam tape in between to give some depth and add in the Architectural Accents so that they drape over the corners and hide any mistakes.

 I promise you that if you make the front of the card beautiful NO BODY will notice the mistakes ... and you're not going to tell them ... are you ???? 

Arrange the flowers, tucking in extra leaves and accents as you go.

Dot some pearls around the flowers and sprinkle the petals with glitter

Line the inside of the card to match the front for an extra special touch

And if you are looking for a quick card then try this one by simply cutting two of the square dies from Asian Motifs. Fold one of them back a little to create a flap and add glue to the area alone. Add the other piece to marry up the pattern and then layer up with the other die shapes cut in alternating colors.  Add in a little sentiment and there you have another idea 

Next Week : Parisian Accents and Motifs 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

To My Friend ...

Hi Everybody,

Staying with the Shabby Chic theme for  this card and I have to say I really love this card in the soft and gentle pale pink and green.  It is a 6" square top folded base and I have covered this with some pretty flowery paper that has had the edges distressed.

I have used  Medallions Three   for the pink layer  and added more floral paper to the centre.

The flowers, Cameo and frame are from Wild Orchid Crafts  and they have some beautiful new items in this month that are perfect for this type of look.

The leaves are from Foliage and then I have tucked in some Romantic Vine to the display.  This is a really useful little die to have to help dress out any of your floral arrangements and is one I use quite regularly

To the side of the flowers I have dotted here and there some pink pearls and the petals have a dusting of glitter to make them sparkle.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx 

Detailed Scallops on YouTube

Hi Everybody,

The latest Video Tutorial on YouTube is using the Detailed Scallops and making a really pretty floral card that is sure to delight your recipients

The white base card is Hammered white from Papermill Direct  and is usually the one I reach for to create most of my base cards

The Dotty and Striped card are from AnnaMarie Designs  and it is such good quality it is a pleasure to use

My flowers, the Dove and the Angel are all from Wild Orchid Crafts and I have used a mixture of Daisies, Roses, Tulips, Rosebuds and Gypsophilia.

The Detailed Scallops has been used to create the back panel and it fits perfectly on the 5x7 card base

The oval for the sentiment is the Classic Oval  and I have used the Scalloped oval to mat underneath it.

Border dies have been used to add the shape in the top portion of the oval but the Curved one I have ised is now retired so you can use any that you have in your own collection

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

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Todays Winner ...

Hi Everybody,

I hope you are having a good day so far and making the most of the weekend. The weather is playing nicely this morning and I am off to my Slimming World club shortly to be weighed ... But after being in Devon for a few days and enjoying a cream tea I am not very hopeful of any weight loss this week.

Two new tutorials are ready for you to view and one of them is with a  Canvas Tote Bag  that I have added to Spellbinders Blog.  It spices up an inexpensive bag and makes it something special ... perfect for taking to the Craft shows when you have lots of goodies to buy !!

The other post will be added tomorrow and is the  Detailed Scallops - Floral card. It has been on YouTube for a few days now but this it the first opportunity I have had to add it to a blog post. 

As usual it lists all the supplies I have used to make the card  and that list is permanently available in the Pretty Things page with the link in the side bar to the right.

But for now lets move on to todays winner of the black and white cards.  The name has been pulled at random from the hat and this weeks winner of both cards is 

Anne McCahill

I need you to send me your postal address to 

christina@card-making-magic.com

and the cards will be in the post to you straight away.

You have 72 hours in which to claim them and I hope you will like them when they arrive with you. 

Please let me know when you have them  

The list of winners is another page that is always available with the link in the side bar to the left.... Winners Page  and the new name is added every week so that you can always check if it is you.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx