Water Colour Wednesday - Sunflowers

Hi Everybody,

This image is from the same collection  as the poppies and both are from the Just Inklined CD called the Next Big Thing

This one has been coloured with Gansai Tambi water colours with a faux stitched edge around the circle.

Faux Stitching was a page that I added to my website many years ago but it seems to be having a bit of a comeback at present.

To the flowers I added some Glossy Accents and this tilted photo shows you a little more of the effect.

The yellow ribbon and the enamel dots jut added that finale touch and the finished card is a 6" square.

I mated the image onto yellow and then brown card and then glued the lot to a white base card

The Happy Birthday sentiment has been trimmed into  a banner and added with foam pads to the bottom of the card

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Tuesday Tutorial - Intertwined Spirals

Hi Everybody,

For todays tutorial I am using one of the newer dies from Spellbinders and this is the Intertwined Spirals designed by Becca Feeken.  It is delicate and intricate and makes the most beautiful cards for you with just the one die set.

Spellbinders Supplies:

• S6-087 Intertwined Spirals
• PL-001 Platinum Die Cutting Machine

Other Supplies:

• Pale Pink Card 
• Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts
• Glitter from Glitter Magic
• Ribbon from Mei Flower
• Stamp from Clarity Stamps
• Pearl Flourish from Want2Scrap

Instructions:

With the outer frame cut two layers to create the base card

With frame and insert one cut a layer in the pale pink

Add foam pads to the back of this and wrap with ribbon before adding it to the base card

With the two solid parts cut one of each in the pale pink and add foam pads between.

The foam pads are only 1 mm but give a pleasing depth to the overall look

With the shaped solid and the matching insert cut this in white

Stamp and heat emboss the sentiment onto some white card and either die cut or punch it into a circle to fit the front

Select pink and white flowers. 

I have used from the left:

Rosebuds, Sweetheart Blossoms, Cosmos Daisies, 20 mm Green leaves and Roses in three different sizes 10 mm 15 mm 20 mm 

Add a small bow to the front and one small rose to cover the knot.

Arrange the flowers along the left side and dot with glue then sprinkle with glitter to make them sparkle.

Add some small pieces of pearl flourish around the flowers and three small pink ones to the sentiment circle

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Card Display ...

Hi Everybody,

Every week I give away one or more of my cards and I say that it doesn't matter if you have won before you can still enter again.

 And I am happy to send them to wherever you live at my expense.

So I just had to show you this beautiful frame that Ann Lauzon in Canada has created with three of the cards that she has won over the years that I have been doing this give away.

Christina's Cards

 Doesn't this look beautiful and I am so honoured that she would treasure my creations to this extent. I think it looks wonderful and it is something that I am sure Ann will treasure for a long time. 

Thank you for letting me show everyone what you have done and I hope it gives you great pleasure

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Card Winner

Hi Everybody,

Good morning on this beautiful sunny day. The whole weekend stretches out and I am going to really enjoy it all. Today we are dog sitting all day and so later on we are taking Ruby and Dougal to Witch Wood for a good romp through the trees.

Both of them love going there and it tires them out for a few hours at least. Then tomorrow is Mothers Day and I am going out to lunch.

But before all that I have done the draw for the lovely white and silver card from yesterday and the name chosen is you ....

Maggie Phillips

 Could you email me please with your postal addres to
christina@card-making-magic.com
and the card will be on its way to you
You have 72 hour in which to claim it and I hope you will like it when it arrives with you.
Please lt me know that you have it safely

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie 011

Hi Everybody,

Todays card is the silver and white one that I made a few weeks ago in a Tuesday Tutorial 

It really is a pretty card and it has a selection of flowers attached to it 

Click the link above to see how it was made.

If you would like to win this card then all you need to do is leave me a comment.

From those comments a name will be chosen at random and the winner announced in tomorrows blog post.

Be sure to come back and check if you enter that it is your name that is shown as I cannot chase you up. If you don't claim the card in 72 hours then it will be offered to someone else at a later date.

SC&P 161 Magazine Winner 

Cynthia Cole

Email me please with your postal address to

christina@card-making-magic.com

and it will be in the post to your straight away

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx