Card Winner ...

Hi Everybody,

Thanks to everyone that enters to win one of my cards every week ... it is a real honour to me that you like them enough to want to have one for yourself.

 I am always happy to send them to you wherever you are and all I ask is that you let me know it has arrived with you safely.

What I don't understand are the people who leave their names and then don't come back to check if they are listed as a winner.  You may need to scroll back through some posts if you leave it a day or two to check but your name will be listed on the Saturday post.

I also add the names to the Winners Page and that is a permanent fixture in the left sidebar.  Take a look now and see if you are one of the ones listed that didn't come back to claim the card.  And the thing is that those people still visit the blog often 

So this weeks winner has been drawn from the hat and the name this week is you ...

Jean 

please email me your postal address to 

christina@card-making-magic.com

and the card will be on its way to you straight away.

Thank you for taking part to everyone who left their comments

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie 35 - Shabby Chic Owl

Hi Everybody,

This is a card that was offered weeks ago and the winner never came forward to claim it.

 It is a really pretty card filled with lots of metal work in the shape of the Owl and the leaves. 

There are a lot of dried grasses and sisal on this one and it is far better in the hand.

It is in shades of pale blue and autumn colours and so I am really hoping that someone will love it this time enough to give it a new home

If that is you then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of the post and from those comments a name will be chosen at random

You will need to come back and check if it is your name that is shown and then you have 72 hours in which to claim it .... otherwise I will have to offer it yet again !!

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Beautiful Foils

Hi Everybody,

I have been buying again and this time I have got some beautiful foils to play with. These are all from Deco Foil and I got them from Amazon.

The two outer edge ones have to be my favourites at the moment but that could change as I have more colours on the way.

The one on the left is a gorgeous two tone blue and the result is a real WOW factor This is one I shall be using a lot and I will show you the cards I make with it as well as some more ways to use it in a video.

The one on the right is so elegant and it is called Opal. It looks perfect for wedding cards and it so pretty. This is another one I shall be using regularly  So keep a look out for both.

I have used all these with Stencils and Transfer Gel 
But I have a video with other ways to use any of these foils ...  More Ways with Foils 

Here are some of the cards made with these lovely colours

The card above is using that two tone blue and I just love this one and this cute little girl is added to the Opal on Black for a look that is different

I hope you will enjoy the video and join me for more as I learn about Foils

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Simply Cards & Papercraft 167

Hi Everybody,

This months free gift with Simply Cards &Papercraft 167 can help to solve many of your male card issues as the stags head can cover many occasions.

The video shows the making of this card using the bonus paper pack that is also free with this issue.

SC&P 167 - Majestic Moments

There are some other ideas too that you may like to try.

One example here is for a birthday and the other is for a Christmas card so lots of choice for you to experiment with

In the video I show you how to line up the stamped image using the Tonic Stamp Platform but you can still get a good result with out one.

As usual I hope you enjoy the video

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Tuesday Tutorial - Victoriana Crest

Hi Everybody,

This beautiful die is one of the new ones from Spellbinders and was designed by Becca Feeken.

It can be dressed up any way you wish but I have kept mine to a simple white with autumn coloured flowers.

Spellbinders Supplies:

• S6-125 Victoriana Crest
• S6-082 Classic Elegance Labels

Other Supplies:

• Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts
• Pearls from Hobby House
• Glitter from Glitter Magic
• Card from Papermill Direct

Instructions:

With outer die cut two pieces and score one of them and bend it back

Add glue to this small strip and glue the two together to form the base card

Level the back piece so that the card will stand

With the two largest dies cut and emboss another panel in white

Add foam tape to the back

With the other dies in the collection cut all in white card

Stamp a small greeting onto the smallest piece

Glue the filigree oval to the plain layer

Add foam to the back of the other pieces

The foam taps adds depth to the layers 

Cut two of the flourishes from the Labels die in gold coloured card

Add to the centre panels of the card front

Choose Autumn coloured flowers and glue onto the flourishes

Dot with glue and sprinkle with glitter

Add tiny pearls around the edge of the oval

Add in the sentiment tag

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx