Card Winner

Hi Everybody,

I hope you are all well this weekend and have lots of good things lined up to do. We are having a lazy weekend and have nothing really planned ... which makes a change. 

 Ruby will be going out for her long Sunday morning walk with her friend Dougal and tomorrow she is back with more of her adventures.

 (If you are new to my blog then Ruby is my beautiful Cocker Spaniel puppy who gets up to all sorts of mischief)

The draw for the latest Shabby Chic card has been done and the name this week is you ...

Sharon Egolf

if you would email me please with your postal address to

christina@card-making-magic.com

I will get the card in the post to you straight away.

This week a couple of ladies have joined me from Patricia at Summerhouse Crafts and it's lovely to have you here. 

Patricia has made lots and lots of boxes over the years from my Origami Box Tutorial and every one is beautiful.

That tutorial,  over at Card Making Magic.  is in two parts to make the base and then the lid.

It's best to use double sided heavy paper as the inside can be seen too. 

It's not hard to do but the results are well worth the effort. so I hope you will give it a try.

They make lovely gifts and can be filled with all kinds of "Goodies"

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx 

Friday Freebie 19 -Shabby Chic

Hi Everybody,

Todays Shabby Chic card is in shades of blue, white and coffee coloured flowers and has beautiful lace  added to the c bottom
 It is  no sentiment added to it and so if you wanted to use it then it is yours to do with as you please.

The flowers and lace are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the die cuts are all Spellbinders.

So if this is a card that you would like to have then leave me a comment at the end of the post. A name will be drawn from those comments and the winner announced in tomorrows blog post ... so be sure to come back and check for your name.

More tomorrow ... 

Hugs xx

Beautiful Stencils ...

Hi Everybody,

Today I am sharing four videos with you that bring you some really pretty stencils, and also the links to the stencils

They are good quality at a reasonable price and always a good addition to your crafting stash

The video will show you how I have used each one and maybe give you some more ideas on how you can use them for yourself

This one is the Brick Wall and I have added some fun sheep to mine with a stamp from Clearly Besotted

Here is the video link for you ... Creative Stencils - Brick Wall

Stencil ... Brick Wall

This one uses a really old Tilda stamp from my goodie box

I couldn't let it go to waste with this beautiful Honeycomb design that was just asking for the bees

The sentiment makes it a fun card to give for a childs birthday

Video ....  Creative Stencils - Honeycomb 

Stencil ...  Honeycomb Hexagon

This next one is Wood Grain but I thought I would have some fun and make it a Zebra Print instead

I used the Safari Friends free gift from Papercraft Essentials and I think it turned out great.

Video ...  Creative Stencils - Wood Grain

Stencil ... Wood Grain

I have used some of the images that I coloured some time ago and they have just been waiting for the right moment to make them into cards

This digital image is from Just Inklined and it like Tilda is quite an old image

Video ... Creative Stencils - Stars

 Stencil ...Stars 

I hope you enjoy the vidoes and my ideas

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Two new magazines

Hi Everybody,

So here I am with two new magazines to show you and they are this months Simply Cards & Papercraft 163 and Die Cutting Essentials 24 ... both have fabulous free gifts attached that will help your crafting goodies to grow

The gift that is free with this months SC&P 163 is called Life is Sweet and it has a large corner die and a stamp set that will all work together.

In this post there are two links ... one to the video and the other direct to the page to purchase the magazine

For this card I used the strawberry plant and water coloured them with Gansai Tambi paints

The sentiment is stamped and embossed in gold onto some parchment with a little bee added to the edge.

The video will give you some more ideas and I hope you will enjoy it ... Simply Cards and Papercraft 163 

If you wanted to buy the magazine then you will find it here ... SC&P 163 Life is Sweet  and it is full of tips, information and step by steps on how to create the cards

The next video is  Die Cutting Essentials 24  - Mix and Matt Nesting Die Set

A very useful addition to your growing die collection and one I am sure you will make lots of good use of.

The link to the die set is Mix and Matt Die Set




Both mags are well worth a coffee break as you have some "me"  time to browse the pages Enjoy !!

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Tuesday Tutorial - Shaped Cards

Hi Everybody,

For todays card I am using an older labels die from Spellbinders and creating the shaped base with the largest one. It is just simple layering of the different sizes and shapes with two colours

  This always makes an interesting card and it can be done with most dies. 

Try it with any that you have in your own collections as this die is now retired from Spellbinders website

Spellbinders Supplies:

• S4-462 Labels Thirty Nine
• S4-464 Labels Thirty Nine Deco Elements
• PL-001 Platinum Machine

Other Supplies:

• Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts
• card from Papermill Direct
• Sentiment from Lili of the Valley
• Butterfly from my stash

Instructions:

From the largest die #5 cut two shapes in white 

Score one of them along the long side about half an inch down  and glue together to form the base

From the other dies in the Labels 39 and also the Decorative Elements cut the shapes in the colours you like 

Layer them together so that a plain piece backs a fancy edged one each time and use foam pads to give dimension

Stamp and emboss your sentiment and cut out with a circle die or punch and add to the card front 

Dress with flowers and pearls 

The butterfly is from some that I have had a long time 

Quick and easy card for today 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx