Friday Freebie 139

Hi Everybody,

Pretty in green is todays card and for this one I have used one of the Cut Fold Tuck dies from Spellbinders

This one is the Floral Burst and I have added a really pretty diamante cetnre to it for effect.

The layers are created with Detailed Scallops and  Decorative Labels Eight which is one of my favorite dies

So if this is a card that you would like to have then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of the post.

A name will be drawn from those comments and the winner notified in tomorrows blog post. So please come back and see if it is your name that is there.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Nativity Scene Magazine Freebie ...

Hi Everybody,

Many of you are now starting to think about your Christmas cards and as much as we are reluctant we need to start somewhere.

It is well and truly on the way and this year I don't intend to be on the last minute for everything.

So another free gift that you may like to collect is this Nativity Scene that is free with

  Die Cutting Essentials 16

It will be on sale on the 13th  October in selected supermarkets, craft shops, WHSmith and direct from Moremags.com

It can be used in many ways and I am sure that you will come up with some really innovative ways once you start to play.

For my card I have paper pieced it and then backed it onto mirror card. This one is done in gold but in the video I used some silver.

So please pop over to YouTube and view the making of the card in   Nativity Scene  

In the magaizn you are offered some free papers that you can download and it is these that I have used in the card 

You also have the chance to buy  DCE 10  at half price  and that has a die and embossing folder that match the ones on this mag and so the two of them will mix and match together giving you the chance to make cards not just for Christmas but all year round

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Water Colour Wednesday - Chubby Chums

Hi Everybody,

How cute is this card? I love it and had so much fun creating it.  I have used a stamp from Paper Smooches that is called Chubby Chums and with masking paper I have stacked them all together on water colour card.

 There is a set of dies that match this stamp set and if these products are sold out when you get there then add your name to the list to be notified when they are back in stock

I  have used Zig Clean Colour Real Brush Markers and they are so easy to work with. The background is done with Distress Inks and I have used a white Sharpie pen to do the snowflakes over the it.

The Googly eyes just add to the expressions on their faces as they sing their Christmas carol to you.

Under the characters I have added some snow with Snowtex. It dries really hard and looks just like .. Snow !!

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Tuesday Tutorial . Jubilee Tags

Hi Everybody,

Tags are always useful to have on hand as they can personalise your designs and make them stand out. Today I am using the Jubilee Tags from Spellbinders and we are going to make them look really pretty on a small card.

Spellbinders Supplies:

• S5-131 A2 Matting Basics A
• S5-132  A2 Matting Basics B
• S4-653 Jubilee Tags
• SES-006 Circles and Diamonds EF
• PL-001 Platinum Die Cutting machine

Other Supplies:

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

Instructions:

With die #7 from Matting Basics A cut two and Create a hinged card

With #7 from Matting Basics b cut another in some patterned card and emboss

(Please remember that die #1 is always the smallest)

There are three tag designs in this set so choose the one you prefer and cut it twice from the largest piece

Stamp and emboss a sentiment that will fit onto the smaller die and cut this label piece separately

Then add the two dies together to create the frame and cut twice more

Add the smaller piece to the  basic tag with foam pads in between.

Glue the two frames together for extra strength

 When ever you are adding things in threes it is easier to add the two outside pieces first and then centralise the middle one.. That way you will get an even distribution of the shapes

Ring the change by swapping out the sentiment ... or the flowers ... or the colour ...or the tag shapes ... or rounding the corners.

But whatever you do have fun with your crafting 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

October Magazine Freebies ...

Hi Everybody,

It's that time of the month again when the magazine freebies will be on the shelves for October.

 I have been very busy over the weekend putting together some really good ideas for the lovely gifts that will come with the mags.

There are stamps and dies as well as embossing folders and all will help you with your seasonal cards and the links direct to the magazines are there for you

The first one is from 

Simply Card and Papercrafts 155 

and this will be in the shops and supermarkets on the 6th October.

The gift is called "Santa Claus is coming to Town" and I have done a video to go with it to show you some of the ideas that I have come up with 

You can view it now  on YouTube and here is the link for you .... Santa Claus is coming to Town

Another one that will be on sale on the 6th  is

Creative Stamping 35 

This has  an A4 stamp set  which is full of all the things to make that perfect card

On the video I have given you some traditional ideas in traditional colours but you can experiment and try all different schemes to suit your needs

This little card pictured on the left is the fun technique that I have shared with you in  the video Traditional Christmas

I hope you will enjoy the videos as much as I enjoyed playing with these fabulous gifts that are FREE ...

And if you like the look of the Misti for your own stamping then you will find that at Craft Stash  

 It sells out very quickly so leave them your email and they will let you know when it is back in stock

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx