Tuesday Tutorial - Floral Sapphire Card

Hi Everybody,

Did you manage to get the little Sapphire Machine when it was offered on C&C?

 It really is a useful machine and takes up no space at all on your worktop. And yet it has the ability to cut through card like butter with any small dies that you may have in your own collection.

It was offered for sale with Set B which is 13 dies that you can use as soon as you get the machine.

It is with this set that I have made this small but really pretty clean and simple card

If you didn't get one and the Sapphire is now sold out then there is an alternative with 

Spellbinders Prizm

Spellbinders Supplies:

• Sapphire Machine (Exclusive to C&C)
• Sapphire Set B       (Exclusive to C&C)
• PZ-100 Prizm Die Cutting Machine
• S5-131 A2 Matting Basics A
• S5-132 A2 Matting Basics B
• SES-003 Grid Embossing Folder
• PL-001 Platinum Die Cutting and Embossing Machine

Other Supplies:

• Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts
• Card from Papermill Direct
• Diamante from Want2Scrap
• Glitter from Glitter Magic

Instructions:

With die #7 (from the main dies only) in Matting Basics A cut two pieces and create a hinged card

With die # 7 in Matting Baiscs B cut another panel to layer onto the base 

From the rectangles in the Sapphire B set use the largest and place it into the mat panel and cut 

There is no need to emboss this as we are going to do that in the next step

With your embossing folder add the card and run it through your larger machine

Add foam pads to the back of this panel especially around the aperture to support it.

Find some pretty paper that will sit inside the aperture and glue this direct to the base card so that it can be seen through the opening

The foam pads will keep the embossed panel raised away from this paper panel as you add it to the base card

Stamp the sentiment of your choice onto some white card and cut it out with the middle rectangle die from Set B and add a foam pad underneath this too

Position this into  the centre of the aperture

Decorate with Diamante around the opening and add a Diamante flourish to look as if it is running through the opening

Decorate further with flowers and glitter and the shiny centrepiece to the flower and that's it ... clean and simple, quick and easy !!

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Spellbinders Tuscany Strip

Hi Everybody,

Todays card is using one of the newer dies from the Renaissance Collection and this one is called 

Tuscany Strip  

I have designed it in a pale buff colour with turquoise and the overall effect is rather nice. I have done it with a shadow effect and dotted each of the spirals with a diamante

The words are from the Wedding Collection by 

Becca Feeken

There are some really pretty and intricate dies around at the moment and I have always enjoyed working with large and fancy dies

This card is a 5x7 and there are several layers to it.

The flower is from Wild Orchid Crafts  and just one is my statement piece for this card.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

5x7 Matting Basics A	5x7 Matting Basics B	Wild Orchid Crafts	GREEN MULBERRY LEAVES
Chameleon Glitter	PICK & MIX	Shapeabilities Stacey Caron Renaissance Jubilee Tuscany Strip Etched Dies	Shapeabilities Amazing Paper Grace Becca Feeken Inviting Words Etched Dies
Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue	Embossing Folders Tammy Tutterow Designs Blistered

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Apologies for Late Post ,...

Hi Everybody,

I am so sorry to be this late with the winner of the Friday Freebie card but it has been a really busy day here.  But at long last I have got round to it and a name has been chosen. So without further waffle here it is ...

Pat S Witney

the card is yours and if you could email me please

christina@card-making-magic.com 

it will in the post first thing tomorrow morning

I hope that you will like it when it gets to your home and please let me know when it arrives.

If you still want to take advantage of the offer from Craft Stash then you will find the link to the page explaining the offer ... Here  

But if you wanted to leave your email address for the free magazine and gift ofer then you can add it here at   http://www.craftstash.co.uk/pearl

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Special Offer from Craft Stash

Hi Everybody,

Just a short word from me today as the video says it all about this special offer from Craft Stash.
They are a relatively  new UK company who will supply you with just about every crafting "Goodie" that you would like to make beautiful cards

Their Mailing list will keep you up to date with all the new products that arrive on the Craft Stash website each day

Add your email address at  http://www.craftstash.co.uk/pearl  and you will be sent a code that will enable you to get your free magazine and the attached gift and all you need to do is cover the cost of the postage at £1.99 ... the magazine is worth £5.99 and the free gift £12.99 so a great saving for you

Using the link above tells them you came from me The offer closes on the 30th September

I have only shown you a small portion of the things inside the pages so when it arrives  through your letterbox then grab a cuppa and relax as you browse the pages

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie 132

Hi Everybody,

This pretty cream and gold card has numbers on the front that can easily be removed if you wanted to use it for another occasion

It has a really pretty textured background and lots of flowers along the side that have been sparkled

It is a 6" square and is much nicer in the hand.

Would you like to win this card 

Then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of the post.

Please come back tomorrow to see if you have won and I will send the card anywhere at my expense.

I don't think you will be disappointed with this card as the photo does not do it the justice it deserves ... but if you win it then you will see for yourself !!

The winner of this card won't be announced until Sunday because I have a Special Offer for you tomorrow from Craft Stash that I hope you will take advantage of

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx