Tuesday Tutorial - Floral Affair

Hi Everybody,

This pretty card in lilac and white is a really simple layered card. The deep purple ribbon sets it all off nicely but there are no flowers on this one ... which is a bit of change as you know how I love to add my flowers.

Spellbinders Supplies:

• S6-001 5x7 Matting Basics A
• S6-002 5x7 Matting Basics B
• S5-227 Floral Affair
• S4-136 Classic Heart 
• SEL -005 Picnic EF
• S2-140 Sentiments 4
• PL-001 Platinum Die Cutting Machine

Other Supplies:

• White/Lilac card from Papermill Direct
• Ribbon from MeiFlower
• Ribbon Slider from Wild Orchid Crafts

Instructions:

With die #7 from Matting Basics A cut two pieces in white and Create A Hinged Card

With #7 from Matting Baiscs B cut a panel in lilac

With =6 from Matting Basics A cut another panels in white and emboss in any folder that you have

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

Cut the largest Floral Affair die in white a couple of times and glue them together. 

This just adds extra strength to the piece

Cut the fligree heart shape in lilac ... twice

Cut the Classic Heart die that fits under the filigree piece in white ... twice

Layer them together to create two hearts and add foam pads underneath

Assemble your card by adhering the embossed white card to the lilac layer 

Add the Floral Affair die cuts to the panel and wrap all of these with the ribbon 

Add them to the base card

Position the hearts as you like them 

Cut the sentiment several times and glue together then add across the hearts

Vary the colours and the sentiment for another occasion if you wish

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Tonic Studios - Welcome ...

Hi Everybody,

Today I am featuring the really pretty Oval called Home Sweet Home  from Tonic Studios.

This die creates two good sized ovals that can be layered together ...  as I have done here or used independently.

The filigree centre piece can be used with either oval depending on the size of the frame you want around it

I used the large Welcome ... sentiment from the New Baby collection and cut this out four times and glued them together for a sturdy finish

The single flower is from Wild Orchid Crafts   and it has been added to some pink satin ribbon and the bow.

The striped paper has shades of pink and green in it and it was the green that I decided to pick out for the background panel.

The finished cards is 5x7 and it could be for any occasion with a different sentiment added.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Two Apologies !!!

Hi Everybody,

So I owe you two apologies this weekend and the the first one is for not publishing the name of the winner of the blue card from Friday. 

We were so busy yesterday at the restaurant and it was so late when we got home that I forgot all about it. 

The second one is for really stupidly publishing the Water Colour card on Friday without scheduling it for Wednesday. 

So some of you have had the sneaky peak of the Spring Chicken card and some of you have even left a comment on it already.

I removed it as quickly as I could but you were just too quick for me .... So Oooops! it will now be back on the correct day.

So to get to the winner of the card and the name that has been drawn is yours ....

Janet Kerner

so if you could kindly send your postal address to 

christina@card-making-magic.com

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

I hope you will like it when it arrives and please let me know when it does.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie 145

Hi Everybody,

This is a card that was created in a video in 2013 and there is a page on my website about it 

Grand Decorative Ovals - Card 2

With a title like that you can rightly assume that there are two other cards made with the same set of dies but in different styles and colours

You will find the links to all three videos on my website if you click the link above

I used the  Grand Decorative Ovals  which are now not available on the Spellbinders website.

It is quite a big card and has an A Frame back to make it stand. 

The video will show you exactly what I mean and it is another way to finish off your own cards.

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

I will choose a name from those comments and the card will be yours once you email me your postal address. So if you add a comment then please come back in the morning to see if it is your name that is shown

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

3D Stamping with Spellbinders ...

Hi Everybody,

This is a really new concept to stamping and it has been brought to the market by Spellbinders.

At first glance you may think that there is something wrong with your stamp but as you stamp it out it will add shadow and shading to your images without any help from you.

This is the Poinsettia that is in the collection of  3D stamps    and there are other designs for you to choose

Although the Poinsettia is traditionally for Christmas I just wanted to show you that it can be used for other occasions also.

How about a Winter Wedding in colours of the wedding theme, or an engagement card for the happy couple

I have added a Diamante corner to this card as that extra touch of luxury to the design.

And all the cards have been stamped with Distress Inks and the blue one is Blueprint Sketch

This one is Picked Raspberry and I have added the Birthday sentiment to this one with Diamante flourishes around the  centre panel

If you have any of these new stamps I hope you will enjoy playing with them and creating your own designs

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx