Beautiful Card Designs Made Easy

May 26, 2018

Card & Gift Winner

Hi Everybody,

Beautiful day here in the North West and a late start for me.
 Feeling lazy today and will take the time to chill for a while. 
It's been a busy week creating samples and videos for the new 6x6 collection and thank you for letting me know that you have enjoyed them. 

But the draw has now been done and the name today is 
Val Jones
please email me your postal address to 
christina@card-making-magic.com
the gift will be on its way to you.

I hope you like it and please let me know that you have it safely.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx


May 25, 2018

Friday Freebie - Hunkydory Bauble Dies & Stamps

Hi Everybody,

Back to the Christmas theme for this weeks give away and this one is from Simply Cards & Papercraft.

It is featured in the video 
 and it will help you to make some lovely cards for family and friends

So if you would like this set to add to your own stash then all you need to do is leave me a comment 

From those comments one name will be chosen at random as the winner and announced in tomorrows blog post.

You need to pop back in the morning to see if it is your name that is listed and you will have 72 hours in which to claim it.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

May 24, 2018

6x6 Collection - Blue & White Corner Card, Stand & Box

Hi Everybody,

This lovely blue and white creation is made using the 6x6 Collection

In this video I have tried to show you how you can make the little corner die work for you.

I am really pleased with the way this one turned out and I hope you will like it too.



The blue card is from Papermill Direct and is my favourite shade called Marine Blue, and it teams really well with bright white.

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and are a mix of two shades of blue Roses, Carnations, Chrysanthemums, Tulips and white Gypsophila. You don't need many flowers to make a really pretty display and I matched them on the box too.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

May 23, 2018

Die Cutting Essentials 38 - Stained Glass Peacock

Hi Everybody,

Today I am sharing with you the free gift that is with Die Cutting Essentials 38 and this will be on sale on the 24th May.

It is a two piece die set that is from the Pretty Quick collection at Craft Stash. 

There are lots to purchase on their website but this one to start you off is FREE


It will make an impressive card for you by simply adding the die cut to glitter or designer card very easily.
Or you could try paper piecing if that was your style. 
You can snip away bits that you don't want to create another look for your designs

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

May 22, 2018

6x6 Collection Gold & White Card

Hi Everybody,

For today's video I have used some lovely gold card that I bought at a craft show some time ago.

I teamed it with white to make this really pretty card, stand and box.

I used the Nesting Hexagons which are part of the new 6x6 Collection and I have shown two ways in which I have used them,

The flowers, lace and the dazzler are all from Wild Orchid Crafts and I have tried to show you in detail how I would add the flowers to the card. 

But there is an older video to show you also how to get the look that you want ... Adding Flowers to your Cards

Hope it helps you in some small way

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx