Beautiful Card Designs Made Easy

June 06, 2017

Tuesday Tutorial - Celebration Banners


Hi Everybody,

Todays card is a fun celebrations one that would suit childrens parties or events. 
Make it in bright and bold colours and get the kids to help create invitations for their own parties to give to their friends. 
 Really easy to do and with supervision from you they will be something that children can be proud to make and happy to give.
Spellbinders Supplies
  • SCD-004 Day Dreams 
  • SCD-019 Banner Trio 
  • SCD-029 Celebrations Fun Sentiments
  • S5-131 A2 Matting Basics A
  • S5-132 A2 Matting Basics B
  • PL-001 Platinum Die Cutting Machine
Other Supplies.
  • Coloured Card
  • Fun Foam Sheets
Instructions:
With the largest rectangle die from the A set cut two panels in deep turquoise for the base card
With the largest die from the B set cut one panel in a paler turquoise for the layer
Wrap thie layer with turquoise twine for the banners to attach to and then add to the base card
Cut the banners in the colours of your choice and layer them onto another colour. 
Carefully cut around the outside edge to give you a two colour banner
Cut the sun and clouds and ink lightly to give some shading to the shapes
Cut Celebrate from white card and again from fun foam and stack together for dimension
Arrange the banners along the twine and add foam pads underneath to raise them up.
Arrange the clouds and sun as you like on the card
Add the sentiment to the top of the banners
Quick and easy 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx


June 05, 2017

Circles Rainbow Card

Hi Everybody,

For todays card I have used just one circle die and cut seven of them.

Then I coloured them in with Spectrum Noir Pens in rainbow shades.

I added them to a cloud embossed panel with varying thicknesses of foam underneath some of them.

If you don't have a cloud die then roughly cut some by hand and add a little shading with some pale grey ink.

I added them in an arc to the embossed panel and placed a cloud at each end. The sentiment is from Crafters Companion and it was stamped and heat embossed on to the lower cloud

Quick and easy to do with just a few circles and could be for any occasion ... male or female, young or old.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx


June 03, 2017

Card Winner

Hi Everybody,

It's a lovely day here this morning so I am hoping it will stick around for some time. Can you believe that half the year has gone already. I have lots of new and exciting things coming up for the rest of the year and I am really looking forward to it.

Busy day today and I have lots of filming to do in readiness for my summer break that is coming up soon.  I will be scheduling posts to go out while I am away and my "Give Aways" will be there as usual.

But today Winner has been chosen at random and the name this week is you ...
Terrie ...
Would you email me with your postal address please to 
christina@card-making-magic.com
and the card will be on its way to you

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

June 02, 2017

Friday Freebie 21 - Shabby Chic

Hi Everybody,

Todays FF is another of the Shabby Chic ones that seem to be going so well.

And this one is really pretty in the hand as the picture does not show the full extent of the sparkle in this card

There is a lot going on and I am sure that you will like it once you have it with you.

So if this is a card that you would like to have then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of the post.

One name will be chosen at random and added to tomorrows blog post.

And as I always say .... PLEASE come back and check if it is you.

The name will also be added to the Winners Page in the sidebar to your left.

I cannot chase you up because until you send me your details as the winner I don't know where you are.

I am happy to send the card to you wherever you live ... YOU just need to claim it if yours is the name shown

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

June 01, 2017

Gold Embossed Background

Hi Everybody,


Todays card has used some lovely gold embossing powder to create a rich background for my sentiments.

The first one has used the new feather die from Spellbinders and I have made my own stamp from the die and some craft foam.

I used a layer of deep teal coloured card from Papermill Direct and stamped it with Versamark

I sprinkled it with Gold powder and heated it with a heat tool until the powder is shiny and melted

Trim this layer to fit the front of a tal base card and add with foam to raise it up a little.  Stamp and emboss the sentiment in the same way and edge with gold too. Add with foam and there you have a quick and easy card for the men in your life.

This second card took a little longer ... but the base is the same stamping and embossing in gold.

I used a large Flourish stamp from Indigo Blu that I have had for a long time. Once the heated powder was cool I used three Distress Inks to create the blend over the gold.

I used Spun Sugar at the top and blended it into Victorian Velvet.  The used Aged Mahogany at the bottom for a lovely Ombre Effect over the gold

I added three gold gemstones at the bottom of the card and the sentiment is from the Pretty Quick dies range at Craft Stash

Another easy card to make and change the colours for male cards

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx