This Months Magazines ...

Hi Everybody,

It's time for this months magazine freebies and once more there are some real quality gifts for you to choose from.  I have added two links for you .. one to buy the magazine direct from Moremags and the other to the video for you to view some of my ideas.

The first one is  Simply Cards and Papercraft 162   and this link will take you straight to the page if this is the magazine that  you want

Shown is one of the cards ideas that is in this magazines video and the link to that is ...

Simply Cards & Papercraft 162 - Build a Bouquet

There are so many ideas for this gift and you will find lots more within the pages themselves

So grab a cuppa as you settle down to relax and brows through your latest copy.

This months  Creative Stamping 42 features a large A4 stamp set called Enchantment with fabulous images for all age groups and genders.

The video to make this card is

Creative Stamping 42 - Enchantment Collection

with more ideas that you may like to try

You can have so much fun with this set of stamps creating cards especially those hard to make ones for the men in your life.

And last but not least is this months
  Die Cutting Essentials 23 - Freshwater Friends
with a fabulous 11 piece die set

You can also download some scenes to help you build the cards and the video will show you another way to create a background DCE23 Freshwater Friends

In all the mags there are step by step instructions on how to make various cards and even more on how to use your free gift and as an added bonus I am featured in two of them

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Water Colour Wednesday - Bird Crazy

Hi Everybody,

I sat and water coloured this fun card in a moment of peace and I really enjoyed the process.

I used a number of techniques to get the background and I like the end result

First I ink smooshed three shades of Distress Inks onto some water colour card and spritzed it with water to lift some of the colour.

I then inked through a stencil with a darker shade to get the circles pattern onto the card on the left side


I added Tonic Studios Embellishment Mousse in silver through a different patterned stencil on the right side and allowed that to dry.

I cut this out with a stitched edge die and added it to a top folded white base card

The bird, which is from the Tim Holtz Bird Crazy Collection,  was water coloured with Gansai Tambi and I hand drew the pattern onto the bird.  I added Glossy Accents to the eyes and then mounted him onto some foam pads.

The sentiment was heat embossed onto some parchment and then added to another circle in white. And finally I dotted some sequins around the card ... Cute or what ????

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Bird Crazy	Water Colour Card	Gansai Tambi Water Colours	Tonic Studios - Embellishment Mousse
Puerto Rico Stencil	Stitched and Pierced Rectangles

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Tuesday Tutorial - Ornamental Doily

Hi Everybody,

Doilies are always lovely when added to your cards and this beautiful die from Spellbinders will create the perfect one for you every time.  I have simply used white card and added it to some dramatic background paper and I am really pleased with the effect

 Spellbinders Supplies:

• S5-284 Ornamental Doily
• PL-001 Platinum Die Cutting Machine

Other Supplies:

• Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts
• Ribbon from Mei Flower
• Glitter from Glitter Magic
• Card from Papermill Direct
• Pink Dotty card from AnnaMarie Designs

Instructions:

With white card create a 15 cms base card and keep the fold at the top

With Pink Dotty card create a amt that is slightly smaller 

With plain pink card create a mat that is slightly smaller

With some dramatic card create another mat that is slightly smaller 

With both parts to the Ornamental Doily cut them in white card.

Stamp a sentiment onto the smaller piece and heat emboss in clear powder

Flat glue the Dotty card to the base and the dramatic card to the pink layer then wrap with ribbon.

Add foam pads to the back before adding these layers to the base layers

With foam pads under the Doily add this over the top of the ribbon

With foam pads under the sentiment layer add this to the Doily

The flowers I have used are from left to right:

Top row ... Roses in 10mm 15mm 20mm and two different colours

Chrysanthemum, Cosmos Daisy

Bottom row ... Rosebuds, Gypsophilia, Tulips 

Add to the right hand side of the card and dot with glue.

Sprinkle with Glitter for a sparkly effect 

Add the bow to the left of the Doily and add one small rose to the centre

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Nestabilities Ornamental Doily Etched Dies	Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue	Platinum Die Cutting and Embossing Machine	PICK & MIX
Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon	Chameleon Glitter	Wild Orchid Crafts	36 Sheets A4 - Dottie Card - SET 1 & 2 & 3 - Anna Marie Designs

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Ruby Update ...

Hello Everyone,

I have lots to tell you about my adventures this week. I have been up to mischief again !!

Last weekend our mums took Dougal and I to Stanah which is a lovely walk by the side of the river Wyre

We had great fun  running around and we made friends with lots of other dogs too.  I was being very good ... until I spotted the chance to try swimming again 

I dived into the river and had a good paddle around and then I got out all by my self. I was a very soggy doggy and my mum said I didn't smell very nice but I really enjoyed myself.  And this time my mum didn't panic

 Once we got home I had to have a bath to make me clean and smell nice to be near and then I was brushed 

Here you can see all my long hair but I was hot in the sun and so this week I have had my hair cut at the groomers.

It was lovely and I was bathed again and then blow dried. I fidgeted a bit while I was having my hair trimmed

But once I was done and my coat was short and shiny my mum brought me home I sat on the bench outside my house and soaked up the sunshine

I have had a lovely time and I will tell you more of my adventures next week

More from my mum tomorrow 

Hugs xx

Todays Card Winner ...

Hi Everybody,

I am up bright and early today and off to see a show at the Winter Gardens this afternoon with the lovely Isabella and her Nana Vickie.  Isabella is now five and she is my Great Grand daughter and we are going to have some fun today.

But before I go and do the shopping I have done the draw for the Pink card from yesterday. The name drawn from the hat today is you ...

Marilyn Mathis

could you email me your postal address please to 

christina@card-making-magic.com

and the card will be on its way to you.

There may be a little delay as it is Easter Weekend here in the UK and the post will be slow so please let me know when it arrives with you.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx