Papercraft Essentials 149 - Cottage Garden

Hi Everybody,

This months Papercraft Essentials magazine will be on sale tomorrow and with it there is a really pretty die and stamp set.

With the gift I have tried to show you some ideas that you may like to try and all are relatively easy to re create.

Having a floral background and adding a sentiment is one of the easiest ways to make a quick card and it is something I like to do with any of the floral stamps in my collection

Keep them altogether and then whenever you need to make a quick card you will have a ready made background all done and waiting

This is the video link that you may like to click to see some of the ideas I have had with this gift 
    Papercraft Essentials 149 Cottage Garden 

And if you have more time then maybe you would like to try this idea with some buttons.

I bought them from the £££ shop and I added them to a heart shape with a hot glue and then onto a Scalloped heart with foam pads

Then everything was added to a Distress Oxide panel and the floral stamp from the collection used to add more detail to the background

I really liked this card as it is different from my usual style. 

But I do like to mix thinks up a little every so often then I don't get bored

Hope you like and enjoy the video

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Tuesday Tutorial - Hemstitch Rectangles and Lace

Hi Everybody,

Todays card is a combination of more of the designs by Becca Feeken and I just love her Venice Lace collection. It is so delicate and intricate and simply my cup of tea.  So here I have used several of her dies and the card is quite pretty just as it is

Spellbinders Supplies:

• S4-653 Jubilee Tags
• S4-791 Isadora Trinkets
• S4-789 Francesca Label
• S5-308 Hemstitch Rectangles
• PL-001 Platinum Die Cutting Machine

Other Supplies:

• Glue
• Foam Pads and foam sheet
• White card from Papermill Direct

Instructions:

From the outside die of Hemstitched rectangles cut two pieces in white to create the base card

Cut another one in pink for a layer

With the two dies together cut one piece in white to leave the beautiful detail around the edge

From the largest label die cut a piece of designer paper

From the largest die from Isadora Trinkets cut two pieces in white

Add the hemstitched layer to the pink one and add all to the base card

With some foam sheet under the label add  this to the centre of the card front

With small pieces of foam pads under the filigree panels add them to the top of the designer label

Stamp the sentiment of your choice in black and heat emboss with clear powder.

Cut this out with the tag from the Jubilee collection

With foam tape under the tag add this top the centre of the card 

Pretty card ofr any occasion and really quick to make 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Quick Card ...

Hi Everybody,

Just popping in today to show you a card that I made a while ago using some free stamps from Creative Stamping and some ink blending in the sky for an extra effect

It is quite bright and I think any six year old would be happy to get this.

I sued the numbers dies from Apple Blossom and the dragon was coloured with Spectrum Noir

I am in a bit of a rush today and so I don't have time to write a longer post but I will be back with

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Card Winner

Hi Everybody,

Another lovely day here in the North West and I have lots to do today so I got up early to get everything done. The first thing was to get the draw for yesterdays Shabby Chic card completed and the name chosen is you ...

Lin 

Would you email me your postal address please to

christina@card-making-magic.com

and the card will be in the post to you straight away

I hope you will like it when it arrives with you

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie 28

Hi Everybody,

Here we are again with another Shabby Chic card on offer

This one is a Birthday card and the inside is lined.

It is a lilac and lemon colour way and the photo does it no justice at all.

It really is much better in the hand and I don't think you will be disappointed with it

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.

Tomorrow a name will be chosen at random from those comment s and announced in the blog post
So as I always say if you add your name then be sure to come back and check if it is you who has won the card.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx