Beautiful Card Designs Made Easy

January 03, 2017

Tuesday Tutorial - Floral Trellis

Hi Everybody,

This is the first tutorial to start off the New Year and I thought we would make this one in lilac and add those beautiful flowers to it.  I even used the same die to create the box and I have many tutorials on boxes of different shapes and sizes on Card Making Magic
Spellbinders Supplies:

Other Supplies:

With white card create top folded base card measuring 41/4 x 6"
With the Dotty card create another mat slightly smaller to leave a thin border around the edges
With both oarts to the Trellis die cut one panel in white and add small pieces of foam tape around the edges and onto the floral parts 
Add this to the Dotty card and trim around the edges
Wrap these panels with ribbon and add to the base card with foam pads
With the sentiment die cut twice in white and once in silver glitter card and layer them together with the silver glitter card on the top 
Add this to the  trellis just above the ribbon 
Tie a neat bow and add to the ribbon
Dress with flowers as you like and sprinkle them with glitter.
Use the inner portion of the Trellis die to make the panel in the top of the box and line with acetate
Use the Dotty card for the lid and white card for the box base
Dress with flowers to match the card if desired.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs


January 02, 2017

To Start the year ...

Hi Everybody,

The first card of the New Year is created with Tonic Studios Toy Plane and this is perfect for the small boys who have a Birthday coming up.

It is part of the Rococo ranges and these are a delight to design with.

Over the coming weeks I will show you some of the others that are in this collection and how they can be adapted to suit any age group or occasion

For this one I cut the plane out twice once in Blue the other in Yellow and paper pieced them together to make the two tone plane. I removed the top section of it and added in Glossy Accents to represent the cockpit.

The propellers are cut from Silver card and added in to the space and the sentiment is stamped and embossed onto the card.

The clouds are created by hand with Distress Inks and the little flying birds are simply drawn in at the end

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

January 01, 2017

Seasons Giving Blog Hop ...


Hi Everybody,

Happy New Year to each and every one of you and to start this off to a really good year I am taking part in the Seasons Giving Blog Hop. This is the fifth year and I have taken part in this for the last three.
It is my way to say a big "Thank You" to everyone who visits my blog and leaves me a lovely comment  ... and then returns time after time.

So I am giving away some pretty "Goodies" of things that I like to use regularly on my own designs.

In this pack there are 2 packs of flowers, with 5 assorted packs of white pearl bling.

I have also added some Guipure lace so that you can create a lovely card for that special someone.

And all you need to do is join the group of followers and then leave me a comment to let me know that you have visited

A winner will be chosen from the comments and announced on Friday 6th January and I am happy to send the gift wherever you are

Enjoy the hop and many of them are also having a "Give Away" and they would love for you to leave them a comment too.  There are some really talented bloggers for you to visit and thanks again for being one of my lovely followers. 

Lawn Fawn
                         Christina Griffiths  You are here ...
Ceal Pritchett

I hope you enjoy your trip around the blogs and I will see you again tomorrow ....

Hugs xx

December 30, 2016

New car ....

Hi Everybody,

No card post today but I have been busy just the same. Since we have Ruby it is difficult trying to get her into the back of a two door car. And so we decided it was time to change it for one that was a little more dog friendly.

Griff  has been looking for a few weeks now for something to exchange for our Peugeot 307 CC and has eventually found a Ford Focus that fits the bill. Today we have been to Liverpool to collect it and I had to say a fond farewell to my lovely blue convertible. I have had that car for ten years and it was much loved for the excellent service it has given me.

The new car is silver and if it is as good as the other then I will be happy. We took Ruby with us and she settled better in the Ford than she did in the Peugeot. And for being so good all morning we took her on the beach this afternoon and let her off the lead to run free.

She loves it and there was no one else out there but us. It was very cold but Ruby ran up and down the beach chasing her ball .... ears flapping in the wind. She has now run out of steam and is conked out on the sofa having a snooze.

More tomorrow...

Hugs xx

December 29, 2016

DCE - Build A Rose Die Set

Hi Everybody,

Here we are again with another sneaky peak at next weeks Die Cutting Essentials magazine and the freebie that will be with it. 

This will be issue 19 and the free die is called Build A Rose.

In the video I have tried to show some of my ideas for this die set 

It will be "Live" on my YouTubeChannel today for you to view and I hope that you enjoy it.  I have tried to keep the ideas easy to follow

The magazine will be on sale 5th January in selected supermarkets and craft stores and also at WHSmiths.

You can order it direct or take out a magazine subscription at MoreMags.com

There are some fabulous free gifts coming in the future with all the magazines that I cover.

So why not choose your favorite and settle down when it comes through the letterbox for a good read each month... and always be sure to get the gift that goes with it

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx