Shabby Chic ...

Hi Everybody,

The cards that I have been making in the Shabby Chic style have gone down a real treat with many of you and I have had lots of emails and comments about them. So today it is my pleasure no tell you that there is a new video on YouTube showing how I made this

  Shabby Chic - Blue and Beige

I really enjoy making this style as I can go to town with all the bits and bobs I love to add.

Some one has said that they really like all the "Frippery" that I add and I thought that was a lovely word to describe the cards.

The flowers, leaves and lace are all from  Wild Orchid Crafts   and are a mixture of pale blue and beige. The pearls are from  Want2Scrap and the frame is cut from white card from Papermill Direct using the Die D-Lites Reflections from Spellbinders

Thank you for all the positive comments and I am happy that you like the cards too ... I have many more to show you and also to make on video

And over on Card Making MagicI am going to add a special section where I can add all the Shabby Chic Videos together I will tell you all on here when it is done and hopefully then you will pop over and visit the page.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

5x7 Matting Basics A	5x7 Matting Basics B	Spellbinders Architectural Accents	Wild Orchid Crafts
Guipure Lace Trim	Le Creme Pearls	Reflections Frame

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Water Colour Wednesday - Feeling Sheepish

Hi Everybody,

Todays cute image is from Clearly Besotted and this is the Feeling Sheepish stamp set.

For this card I have stamped them direct to water coloured card and used Gansai Tambi water colours to paint them.

There is a matching die set that will cut the sheep and the grass out for you but you will need to purchase them separately

I kept the layout simple but it was fun to do and I quite liked the card once it was finished.  I like to try different things from time to time as this keeps the card making block away.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Tuesday Tutorial - Parisian Accents & Motifs

Hi Everybody,

The other week I asked if there was any particular die that you would like to see in a tutorial or video and the most requested one was for the Parisian Accents and Motifs. This die is no longer available on the Spellbinders website but I know that many of you have this set and still love and use it often.

I have used a soft cream and Kraft card today for this really pretty floral card

Spellbinders Supplies:

• S6-001 5x7 Matting Basics A
• S6-002 5x7 Matting Basics B
• Parisian Accents and Motifs
• S4-564 Phrases Two
• EL-002 Regal Embossing folder

Other Supplies:

• Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts
• Card from Papermill Direct
• Pearl Frilly Flourish from Want2Scrap
• Micro Beaded Berries from AnnaMarie Designs
• Glitter from Glitter Magic

Instructions:

With die #7 from Matting basics A cut two and Create a Hinged Card from cream card

With the small square die from Parisian Accents cut the shape six times from Kraft card and link them together on two sides using the little knobbly areas on each piece.

With Matting Basics B take dies #5 6 & 7 to create the frames ...

Using #7 and #5 will create the wider frame 

Using #6 and #5 will create the thinner frame

Once you have cut the wider frame you can add the linked squares to it by gluing just around the edges and then adding foam pads to strategic areas to raise the patterned panel.

Hand cut and emboss another cream panel making it slightly larger than your patterned frame work

Make sure that this is leaving a small border around the base card and and it in place

Add foam pads to the thinner frame and add this to the top of the wider one to give you a double frame around the filigree panel

Cut your word several times and glue them together to make a sturdy sentiment and with foam pads add it to the front of your card.

I decorated my card with a large pearl flourish and then added the word over the top.

Have a dry run with your flowers to see where you would like them before gluing them permanently in place. Dot with glue and sprinkle on the glitter for a sparkly effect.

And here is another idea using the same colour combination but other dies from the Parisian Accents and Motifs.
Next Week:  Persian Accents and Motifs

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx  

Baby Cards with Tonic-Gold

Hi Everybody,

I wanted to show some more ideas for beautiful baby cards using the Rococo Baby dies from Tonic-Gold and they are always such a pleasure to create.

But these are featured in a video that I have and I hope you will enjoy it.

It is available to view on YouTube from today and here is the link for you  New Baby Cards

I have used the Baby Balloons  and the Adorable Elephants from the Rococo Collection  and teamed them with the New Baby Sentiments 

These dies are really good to work with and cut easily through most die cutting machines

As always I enjoyed making the pink one the most and adding in all the little finishing touches.

Both cards are reasonably flat enough to go into an envelope as there are no deep flowers on them ... but I can't promise that that will last for long

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

New Baby Sentiment Die Set %u2013 606E - Tonic Gold UK	Rococo Petite Die - Baby Balloons - Tonic Gold UK	Rococo Adorable Elephants - Tonic Gold UK	Guipure Lace Trim
36 Sheets A4 - Striped Card - SET 1 & 2 & 3 - Anna Marie Designs	36 Sheets A4 - Gingham Card - Set 1 & 3 - Anna Marie Designs	72 Count - Pink Pearls - Self Adhesive

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Card Winner Today ...

Hi Everybody,

Here we are with another Saturday .. another weekend and another card give away winner. 

Aaaand another weigh in with Slimming World and this week I have stayed the same.

 I am surprised at that, as I have been somewhat naughty this week. 

 The reason is I am winding down into holiday mode because my youngest daughter and I are taking Isabella on holiday to Portugal on the 2nd May, before she starts school in September. 

 This will be three generations all going away together and it should be a lot of fun.  So that's me ... Great Gran, my daughter Vickie , who is Isabellas Grandmother and is called  Nana Vickie, and Isabella the mischievous four year old.

 But all my blog posts and  Tuesday Tutorials have been done this week and they are all scheduled to go out on the designated days. I have even added lots of videos tutorials on YouTube too.

The name for the winner of the card has just been chosen by my trusty "Film Crew" (Husband Griff) and the winners name is

Tina Gray ...

please email me with your postal address to 

christina@card-making-magic.com

and the card will be on its way to you.

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

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx