Ruby Card & Tonic Craft Kit 02

Hi Everybody,

Craft Stash have a special deal on their website for the Christina Collection and the Gemini Junior Machine together and so today I have made this card using that die cutter.

I have also used the beautiful cad and papers that came in the Tonic Craft Kit and these are lovely vibrant reds and golds 

So what could be better than a Ruby Wedding Anniversary Card to celebrate forty years of being married. 

The video will show you how I made this card and the box ... Ruby Card with Gemini and Tonic   and you may have to improvise with your card if you don't have the Tonic ones that I used.

I was really pleased with this one once it was finished and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and are quite deep.

But once again it looks much better in the hand than the photo shows
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More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Today's Winner ...

Hi Everybody,

This is gong to be a cold day by all accounts and the weather forecast says to keep warm.

 And as it is Formula One weekend and Griff will be glued to the TV it looks like I will have to do some crafting to occupy my time ... so no hardship there then !!

The draw for the card and gift has been done and the winner this week is you 

Christi 

so if you could pop your postal address in an email to me 

christina@card-making-magic.com

they will be on their way to you straight away.

You have 72 hours to claim the gift and if you could let me know that you have received it safely please that would be great.

Look out for another give away next Friday.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie Card & Gift - Floral Wishes

Hi Everybody,

Another free gift and card on offer this week and this is the gift free with Papercraft Essentials.

It comprise of a die to cut out the centre of the wreath, an embossing folder for extra texture to your cards and a lovely stamp set

The card that I am sending with the gift has used the little bow stamp to create a background and is the one created in the video 

Papercraft Essentials Floral Wishes

If this is a gift that you would like then simply leave me a comment at the end of the post and then come back tomorrow to see if you are the winner.

You will have 72 hours in which to claim the gift 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

A Video Collaboration ...

Hi Everybody,

Today's video is in collaboration with Christine Smith from Crafti Potential and we both used the same Christina Collection to make a Pop Up Box.

It amazes me how we can come up with totally different ideas using the  same items but we have a lot of fun in the process.

So here for you to view are the two videos from myself and Christine bringing you our ideas with the Pop Up Box.

Hope you enjoy both


Christine has created her pop up box using a die and I have gone the long way round and given you the measurements. But both are fantastic creations and well worth the effort to make them.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Die Cutting Essentials 31 - Sparkling Snowflake

Hi Everybody,

Another Christmas card today and this one is using the gift that is free with Die Cutting Essentials 31

This lovely snowflake will help you to create some really pretty designs.

For the one pictured I have used Peacock Feathers Distress Oxides to colour the snowflake

It is a Shaker card and I filled the centre with Turquoise Glitter from Tonic 

The dazzler on the snowflake was the wrong colour so I altered it with Alcohol markers

In the video I show you how to do some partial die cutting to create a different look to the front of your cards.

Die Cutting Essentials 31 - Sparkling Snowflake 

I also used the die cut as a stencil to blend the background with the front and then I decided to colour the whole die cut and add it to the card

So you see when you start to play things can develop along lines that you hadn't planned on and still give you a pleasing result at the end.

Crafters have happy accidents ... they don't make mistakes !!

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx