Friday Freebie 23 - Shabby Chic

Hi Everybody,

Pale shades of  browns and lemon are the colour scheme for this Shabby Chic Card and this was one of my favorites when I made this type of card.

I added lots of items to the front of this one including lace, flowers and sparkle as well as the little birdcage at the top of the card

Now 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.

I am happy to send the card to you wherever you are in the world and it doesn't matter if you have won one before

But you will need to come back and check if it is you who has won it and then email me your postal address so that I can get the card in the post for you

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Simply Cards &Papercraft - Family Ties

Hi Everybody,

I have another free gift to tell you about today with my favorite magazine Simply Cards and Papercraft Issue 164. It will be on sale in selected supermarkets, craft stores and WHSmiths on the 

15 th June

Family Ties is a set Nesting Dolls dies and stamps.that will give you the chance to colour these beautiful dolls for your self 

There is also a paper download of sentiments and pre coloured dolls ... especially useful for those who don't enjoy colouring and they will help you to make cards quickly when you are in a hurry.

Simply cut out the sentiment that you want,  and then use the dies in the gift to cut out the dolls,  and add them to your card

The card to the right has been created in that way and all I have done is make the background with a stencil, add the dolls with foam pads and place the sentiment at the top ... done ... quick and easy !!

You can get the magazine or a subscription from More Mags

But for this card I took a lot more time and stamped the dolls and coloured them with Spectrum Noir pencils.

I created the background with stamps and Distress Inks.

The video will show you how I made the dolls open to reveal another one inside just as the real Nesting Dolls would be

It is not difficult to do but the card it produces is a fun one to give.

Here is the video for you 

Simply Cards & Papercraft 164 - Family Ties

Enjoy it and the magazine with it's wonderful free gift

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Tuesday Tutorial - Framed Floral Card Front

Hi Everybody,

This pretty card is made with a complete card front die and that has to make life more simple when you need a card in a hurry.  I have used bright silver mirror card to create the front and that adds the sparkle that I was looking for

Spellbinders Supplies:

• S6-117 Framed Floral Card Front
• Platinum Die Cutting Machine

Other Supplies:

• Distress Inks
• Dries Clear clue
• Foam pads
• Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts
• Glitter from Glitter Magic

Instructions:

With the outer die of the Framed Floral die cut  three pieces of white stamping card and use two to create the base card

With the third piece and the Distress Inks blend all three colours on to the panel.

I have started at the top and used Salty Ocean, Cracked Pistachio and Shabby Shutters

It looks smoother one it is dry

With the Silver mirror card I have cut the two dies together to create two panels ... one for the card front and the other to give me extra leaves to tuck behind my flower

Add small piece of foam to the filigree panel so that they cannot be seen from the front and add to the blended panel

Stamp a sentiment of your choice on to some white card.

 ( I used two of the inks I had blended earlier to create a two tone effect for my words) 

Cut this out with the long solid solid strip.

Then cut another solid strip in the silver and divide this in two.

Arrange around the sentiment strip to leave a small border at the top and bottom

Add this sentiment strip to the filigree panel and trim as needed on each side.

Trimming from the back give a neater finish

Add all this to the base card

Trim some f the leaves from the other piece of mirror card and choose a flower to blend with your colour scheme

Arrange the leaves around your flower and dot the flower with glue and sprinkle with glitter

Dot each of the flower centres with a pearl

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx 

Card Creator Framed Floral Card Front Celebrate the Day by Marisa Job Etched Dies	Christmas Mixed Mirror Card	Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue	A4 Adhesive Foam
Platinum Die Cutting and Embossing Machine	Wild Orchid Crafts	Chameleon Glitter	Distress Ink - Salty Ocean
Distress Ink - Cracked Pistachio	Distress Ink - Shabby Shutters

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Cassandras Garden from Tonic ...

Hi Everybody,

This pretty in pink card is using a beautiful Tonic die called Cassandras Garden and it is a very detailed and filigree die

It is a six piece die set and it can make three different designs for you just by placing the dies in different positions

I have simply cut and layered the dies up in pink and white card and added the lace at the bottom of the card

The Best Wishes is another Tonic die and altogether this was an easy card to make and the result is easy on the eye.

The addition of the lace at the bottom is just a little touch of luxury and as so little is used at any one time then a metre goes a long way.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Cassandras Garden	Best Wishes	Guipure Lace Trim	Platinum Die Cutting and Embossing Machine
PICK & MIX	Glitter Card Brights	Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue

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Ruby Update

Hi Everyone,

S'mee  Ruby to tell you some of my latest adventures.

I have had fun with my best friend Dougal again and here he is with my favorite chewed up milk carton.

Do you think that if  I stare at him hard enough he will give it back to me??  Well maybe not !!

I also like socks and I steal them whenever I can even if they are in the laundry basket waiting to be pegged on to the line.

I run off with them so fast that no one can catch me and it's great fun.

And I don't care if they are on my mums feet.

She tries to stop me getting them but I tug so hard that they come straight off

I like to make her laugh and she calls me a little thief, but I give them back to her eventually ... and then steal them again

Dougal had an operation the other week so now neither of us can have puppies.

Here he is in his babygro so that he cant get to the wound and he was feeling really sorry for himself.

We couldn't play together for a week until he felt better but now he is back to his old self and just as naughty as me

He is a Cockapoo and he is really kind to me even though I bark and growl at him.

 But he knows that I love him and we have such fun together.

Here he is with a ball that his mum bought for him to play with.

It lasted about ten minutes as he pulled all the soft stuffing out of it and scattered it around the house.

He is trying to look innocent here but the stuffing is hanging from  his mouth so he didn't fool anybody.

We are going on our holidays soon and so my mum is trying to get all her work done before we go, and busy writing up blog posts so that they will go out regularly.


We will have lots more to tell you  from Wales and we hope the weather will be kind. See you again soon

Bye for now .... Ruby