Ruby Update ...

Hi Everybody,

My name is Ruby and I thought I would pop in to tell you all about my fun day yesterday.

 I made a new friend called Dougal. He is only two weeks older than me but he is a lot bigger and bouncier.

We had some good fun racing around the garden and we even got to dig a big hole in Vickies lawn.

Then we tramped all the mud into her kitchen and it was so much fun to hear her squeal as we made a mess.

Here we are having a doggy chew when we were getting a little tired.

We had a lovely time and Dougal is so friendly.

I like to bite his ears as they are nearly as long as mine



We did a lot of barking and growling .... well I did a lot of barking and growling and I didn't know I could make that much noise.

Barking is fun though and I liked doing that bit !! I even barked at the postman yesterday too.

And after this I needed a good nap to get my beauty sleep ... well  I am only eleven weeks old

My mum loves my eyelashes and I know how to flutter them at her to get what I want.

This morning I have had my breakfast and later today I am being taken for a little walk on a lead but I don't really know what to do with that yet ... except chew it.

I have found a new toy at home too and this was fun to chew after I had had a good sniff at it.

I have a lot more adventures to come as I grow up and there is so much to learn.

But I like my new home and I have been here now for two weeks.

I will be back with more things to tell you

Bye for now xx

Card Winner ...

Hi Everybody,

Ruby is now fully vaccinated and able to go out so this morning we have been to visit my daughter for breakfast.

She has a puppy Cockapoo that is just two weeks older than Ruby. 

I am so pleased to say that they both got on really well with each other and played in the garden.

Vickies puppy is called Dougal and he is twice the size of Ruby even though there's so little difference in their ages ... but Ruby held her own and did not let Dougal get the better of her.

 And out of the two she is the most vocal and did all the barking and growling while they played.

But now back home she is shattered and has gone to sleep on the sofa as I write this post. She is setting in really well and we are going to take her for her first walk out over the weekend and see how she adapts to a lead.

The winner for yesterday's card has been chosen and the name today is yours .....

Linda Weingart 

Would you email me your postal address please to

christina@card-making-magic.com

and the card will be on its way to you

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie 143

Hi Everybody,

My apologies for the poor quality of the photo but don't let that out you off because the card is really pretty.

It is in shades of pale pink and lemon teamed with white and I have added a hatpin into the floral display.

The finished size is A2 and I have used the Labels Eight for the layers.

Do you think you would like this card? Well if you do all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of the post

From those comments a name will be chosen and announced in the blog post tomorrow.  So you will need to come back and see if you are the winner

You will have till Wednesday to claim the card and then it will be gone to someone else.

Good luck to all and I am happy to send the card wherever you are in the world.  And boy have my cards gone to some far away places over the years.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Magazine Freebies ...

Hi Everybody,

This week I have been really busy getting the vidoes to show you the new "Freebies" that are with this months magazines. There are some excellent choices for you and if you subscribe then you will never miss your favorite one as it will be delivered to your door .

So here they are ...

Simply Cards and Papercrafts 156     is a stamp set,/stencil and a snow flake die that you will be able make some really pretty cards with for your Christmas cards this year. The video will give you some more ideas


Creative Stamping 36 - Winter Wonderland   This is a large A4 stamp set with some lovely images and sentiments on so you can be really creative with this one

Mix and match them to your hearts content and remember that it is not just for Christmas

Use it for winter birthdays or anniversaries and some of the images are really good for male cards.

I am sure that you will think of lots of ways to put this fabulous free gift to good use

Die Cutting Essentials 17 - Stardust

This is a die set that I really enjoyed working with and there are some really useful sentiments to go with this design

This is prefect for using with any mirror card that you may have in your crafting goodies

There are a lot things that you can do with this ... turn it round to different directions. Cut it up and decoupage the stars.

Stack it up to make it really strong and this is something that I show you in the video.

I hope you will enjoy them all and also any of the magazines that you may already be buying

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx 

Water Colour Wednesday - Botanical Flutters

Hi Everybody,

Todays card is created with Distress Inks and water and the result is quite a pretty card.

I created a stamp with craft foam from the Hummingbird die that is in the  Botanical Flutters   from Spellbinders

I stamped it several times over the card with Versamark and used white embossing powder on them

Then with a blending tool I used Twisted Citron and Stormy Sky over the top and blended it well. The white birds show through once this is done.

Spritz with clean water and blot off again for a more mottled look

The Hummingbird I have cut twice in white card and then a top layer in silver and glued them all together for dimension

The base card is white and on top of that I have added in a sun-ray panel and I will cover that in another video

So lyricist speaking not water colours but done with water based inks so I am cheating a little here ... but still a good card to send to some one on their birthday.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx