Card & Gift Winner

Hi Everybody,

These Saturdays are coming round too fast and it's almost February already. And once again it is raining. I am really looking forward to some nice warm weather and I am hoping we have a good summer this year.

The draw for the Freshwater friends die set and card from yesterday has been done and the name picked at random this week is YOU ...

Diana Lawton

please would you send me your postal address to 

christina@card-making-magic.com

and they will be on their way to you straight away.

I hope you will join me next week for some really pretty cards all created in videos for you to view, and of course another card and gift offered next Friday.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx 

Friday Freebie - Freshwater Friends

Hi Everybody,

Today's Friday Freebie is called Freshwater Friends and the card in the video is not the same one being offered with the gift ... simply because I cannot find it.

But the gift is a useful addition to any collection and you can build your own scenes as you go along.

The video Freshwater Friends is here for you to view and may give you some other ideas on how to use this set

If you would like to win this one then leave me a comment at the end of the blog post and a name will be drawn from them and announced in tomorrows blog post.

Good luck to everybody and don't forget to come back and check if it is your name that is listed

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Tonic Craft Kit 06

Hi Everybody,

The new Craft Kit from Tonic will be with you in February and here is my take on the beautiful Butterfly die that inside.

The papers and card are gorgeous and the quality is second to none.

And there is so much in the kit that you will be able to make lots of cards using it.

In the pack there are some glass jars of glitter along with glitter pens that will co-ordinate with the papers

The large die makes a beautiful Easel Card and there are smaller butterflies to decorate with and they will work well with the stamps too to create backgrounds to match your designs

The kits are available from Tonic Studios
 UK & Europe  
 US & North America  

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Simply Cards & Papercraft 173 - Butterfly Dreams

Hi Everybody,

The gift that is free with SC&P 173 this month is perfect for adding detail to any of your cards and I have had such a lot of fun playing with it.

I am more than happy with all the cards I created and I kept the colours bright and vibrant.

It will make both male and female cards ... depending on the way you dress it, but as usual I enjoy making the girly ones the most.

The embossing folder is just the right size for A2 cards and I have used it to Letterpress several of my designs with really good results

The flowers in the die set are not big but they are really pretty and you can colour them anyway you wish, or simply cut them from Coloured card


The video will show you how to get another 2 fer 1 card by thinking about placement before you die cut

So I hope you have a cuppa and the biscuits ready while you relax and view

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Aperture Card & Envelope

Hi Everybody,

Today's card is a blue "Thank You" card and because it is relatively flat it doesn't need a box

And so in this video I have used the Happy Mail stamp set to add interest to an envelope

I created a stencil from the Petal Trellis and used Blue Print Sketch to colour the back and front of it

I also used the same ink to add the label on the back of the card from the Happy Mail stamps

Both of these items make the card a little more personal for your recipient

Here is the video ...

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx