FF Card Winner ...

Hi Everybody,

Today I have another winner to announce and this is for the Friday Freebie card from yesterday. The draw has been done good and early today so that I have a free afternoon. I have lots to do and it is raining here so not quite so nice to take Ruby to the beach 

The name chosen at random for this first card of 2017 is you ...

Riekie

if you could send me your postal address please to

christina@card-making-magic.com

the card will be on its way to you.

You have 72 hours in which to claim it and I hope you will like it when it arrives with you.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Seasons Giving Winner ...

Hi Everybody,

The Seasons Giving Blog Hop is a really big hop and it is very successful each year that we do it.   It is my way of saying "Thank You" to all my readers and to welcome new ones gained from the hop.

And there have been quite a few this year that have joined the merry band of lovely followers who visit me almost every day.

 If you are new then I hope you will pop back regularly as each week we have a blog most every day which includes the ...Tuesday Tutorial ... Water Colour Wednesday ... and a Friday Freebie 

So the winner of the prize offered in the SG Blog Hop  is YOU ...

CHRIS HANDY

and if you would kindly email me please

christina@card-making-magic.com

the prize will be on its way to you straight away

The picture will refresh your memory as to what was offered ... and there maybe a little extra in there too !!

If you are looking for the  Friday Freebie  it is still running and this is just an extra post to tell you the name of the winner of the Seasons Giving Blog Hop 

Come back tomorrow for the FF winner

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie 001/17

Hi Everybody,

Here is the first Friday Freebie of the year and we start with this really pretty pink card.

The flowers on the front are roses, rosebuds. Sweetheart blossom and Gypsophilia and all have been sparkled with glitter.

If you are new to my blog then this is what you need to do to be in with a chance to win this card.

Leave me a comment at the end of this post and from those comments one name will be drawn and announced in tomorrows blog post.

You have 72 hours in which to claim the card and YOU will need to come back and check if it is your name that is shown.

I cannot chase you up to collect it so if you dont check then you will lose it after that time and it will be offered to someone else.

I will send the card to you wherever you live and you don't need to have your own blog to enter. And even if you have won a card last year you can still try again asd some of my readers have actually won two or even three cards from the FF

Good luck everybody.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Magazine Freebie ...

Hi Everybody,

Today over on YouTube I have a new video that gives you a sneaky peak at the magazine freebie with Papercraft Essentials 142.

Meet the Perfect Pandas  and this really cute stamp set can be used to create cards for many different occasions.

There is a 5x5 embossing folder with it too.

Here I have made a shaker card but in the video I create a really simple Wedding Card

With a little lace and some faux stitching this has been turned into an anniversary card and all I have used is the rose stamp

So I hope you will enjoy the free gift with Papercraft Essentials and it will be on sale on the 12th January

You can get the magazine from supermarkets and craft shops as well as WHSmiths.

Or direct from  Moremags where you can also take out a subscription to your favorite one

 With your imagination there are many other ways that you can put this gift to work

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Water Colour Wednesday - Colour Wash Alphas

Hi Everybody,

This was a really easy and quick card to make and I have used a large Alphabet Stamp to make the letters.

I simply colour washed a piece of card in pale blue paint and then stamped over the top of it with a script stamp.

Using the alphabet I stamped the words that I needed in black ink and heat embossed them with clear powder

I cut them out with scissors and added foam pads to the back and then added them to a panel of dotty card created with a stencil and embossing paste

After the paste is dry it leaves a raised effect and I layered this with turquoise card and once the letters are in place I added in some sequins

The "Wishes" is from the stamp and matching die set called That Is All by W+9

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx