Laminated Pockets

Hi Everybody,

Here is another of the cards made with a Laminated Pocket for the backdrop.

I showed the technique in a video

Butterflies and Lamination

 last week and it really is easy to do.

This is created in the same way but with flowers added to it instead.

The lamination pockets are from the £££ shop and there are ten in a pack  and the sequins have hundreds in a pack and come in other colours

So it's worth investigating your local £££ Shop as you will find some bargains in there if you look carefully

I created a frame to surround my pocket and then dotted some pearl liquid drops onto the front ... also from
 the £££shop !!

I edged the frame with a stencil and then dotted the flowers with glue and glitter.  Quite a pretty effect once I had finished and allowed it all to dry.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

First Card and Gift Winner

Hi Everybody,

Thank you so much to everybody who took part in the first card and gift "Give Away" I wish I could send the Little Bird to everybody but sadly I only have one set to offer. 

There will be another gift and card on offer next week and to see what is going to be given take a look in the winners page in the sidebar to the left.

But the first one is going to you ...

Diana Lawton

would you email me your postal address please to

christina@card-making-magic.com

and they will be on their way to you straight away

I hope you enjoy the gift and make some really pretty cards with it.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Little Bird Card and Gift 1

Hi Everybody,

From today until Christmas I am giving away one of the freebies that was attached to a magazine.

I will also add the link to the video that shows you some of my ideas with each gift

This is the first one and this is Little Bird.

I will also be sending you one of the cards that was made for the video. 

Little Bird Stamps and Dies

All the gifts are quality products and you will have fun playing with them

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

From those comments one name will be chosen and added to the weekends blog post. It is down to YOU to come back and check if it is your name listed and then you will have 72 hours in which to contact me.

Should any of the gifts not be claimed I will simply tag them on at the end and offer them again

Good Luck

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Butterflies & Lamination + Sequins !!

Hi Everybody,

Today I am sharing a card that has a laminated background behind the butterflies and it was really easy to do.

The laminating pouches are not expensive.  I got mine from the £££ shop and there are ten in the pack .. Cheap as Chips !!

The sequins and glitter I had in my stash and so I had fun making this card.

In the video I take you through each of the steps needed to make it and the supplies are listed at the bottom of the page for you to see what I used

Butterflies and Lamination   is just long enough for you to have a cuppa and maybe a biscuit or three

Each one of the cards has used the die cut aperture piece on another design

You just need to plan the background so that it will work with the second card

But using what is in effect the waste saves you time and money if you make use of it.

Have fun

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

A gift for Carter

Hi Everybody,

I had to show you the gift that I have made for my Great Grandson Carter who is just a year old. 

I thought that these would look wonderful on his bedroom wall and I bought the frames from Dunelm

The Critters are from Tonic Studios and they are a lot of fun to work with. You can make them any colour you wish for even more fun

They are perfect and my Grand daughter loved them for her son and she will get his daddy to put them up

Carter loves animals and is learning to say the names of them and so these should encourage him to name these too.

 I used some Spellbinders for the added pieces to the pictures like the palm fronds and the bamboo shoots

The supplies will be listed at the bottom of the page for you to see the ones I have used

And don't forget I did a video showing how I did one of the characters ... Cute Critters

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx