Circle Card - Shabby Chic

Hi Everybody,

This card is a little bigger as I have used die #2 from the Grand Circle to create the base.

The background is some Digital paper that I have stored on my PC and can print off whenever I need some fresh ones

I have teamed the lilac with large cream organza roses and cut one of them in half and used it to fill the distressed edges to the paper.

The flower display compliments the card and the metal pieces give it an antique look

I dotted around the edges and the petals with Gold Stickles and I am quite pleased with the end result.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Antique Embellishments	Nestabilities Royal Circle Etched Dies	Flat Backed Pearls	Mulberry Paper Flowers
PICK & MIX	Platinum Die Cutting and Embossing Machine

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Todays Winner ...

Hi Everybody,

What a good response for the card and die this week so Thank You if you have left your comment. It is nice to know that you are out there and if you haven't won this week please pop by next Friday for another chance to win a card and die set.

This afternoon my "Film Crew" will be setting up the cameras as we have a lot of videos to get ready so after this post is done it will be ".... Camera ... Action ... Roll ..."

Tomorrow I will be having a well earned day off and maybe some roast beef out somewhere for Sunday Lunch

So the draw has been done and the winner this week is you ...

Betty McAlister

please send me your postal address to 

christina@card-making-magic.com

and the card will be on its way to you straight away.

I hope you like it and I hope you will let me know when you have it with you

Another offer next week

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Card & Die 1

Hi Everybody,

Every Friday I have given away one of the cards that I make and this week is no exception

The difference is that for the whole of July I will will be giving away a Celebrations die with each card

You will be able to add some pretty embellishments to your cards with any of the dies that will be on offer.

This first one is the Rosette Blooms and there are two dies in this set. The card has been water coloured with Distress Inks in one of my favorite colour combinations of yellow and pink.

So that is five Fridays with the chance to win a card and a Spellbinders die each week and all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of the post.

Don't forget to come back in the morning and check if it is YOU

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Create a Rainbow

Hi Everybody,

I really had some fun making this little card and I used my Circles dies from Spellbinders to get the look.

The card is created with Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A and B

I used my Spectrum Noir pens for the vibrant rainbow and it is so easy to do.

You could use any pens that you have or even water colour the rainbow instead

Create A Rainbow is on YouTube today so please pop over and take a look.

I only used white card for everything and we all probably have some white card in our crafting "Stash"

The sentiment is stamped and embossed in white onto parchment that I bought form AnnaMarie Designs

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

A-2 Matting Basics B Card Creator Etched Dies	A-2 Matting Basics A Card Creator Etched Dies	Nestabilities Standard Circles LG Etched Dies	Shapeabilities Inspire Rainy Day Etched Dies
Clouds embossing folder	Spectrum Noir Pens	Sentimentals stamps	PICK & MIX

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Water Colour Wednesday - Delivering Parcels !!

Hi Everybody,

Todays card is created with a Christmas stamp but I didn't want it to look overly wintry

So I decided to paint it with brighter colours

I used Gansai Tambi water colours and I added in some lace from Wild Orchid Crafts  and a die cut shape just sitting in my bit box.

Waste not, want not ... as the saying goes so I used up what was there.

I also added in the stripes to the scarf by hand with a black fine liner pen. It just adds a little interest to the stamp.

Information

Over the last few weeks I have added several cards to YouTube and said that they are A2 size and from a comment that has been left on my channel somebody has disagreed with me. 

Now a few years ago I added a video about our UK A2 size and the US A2 size and the difference is enormous and I thought it was worth explaining just how much

More About Card Sizes  was added for that purpose and so if you haven't seen the video and are a little confused about the sizes then here is the link again with the explanation. 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx