Using those floral backgrounds ...

Hi Everybody,

Do you remember the pretty floral backgrounds that I created with the cover mount gift last week?

I added to the video the Distress Oxide colours that I had used for each background and made one for a card in the film. The colours are listed below

Just to refresh your memory here is the link to the video again from

Creative Stamping 61 Summer

Here are some of the cards that I made with those floral backgrounds.

 I got seven cards from them and I am really pleased with all of them.

I used gemstones and glitter, gold pen and coloured pencils to highlight them and they are all birthday cards

Some of the panels i cut into two separate ones and made two different cards form them.

For this one I used a die to create a fancy edge to the top of it, and coloured the flowers with stencils and added white highlights to the centres

There is a Rainbow Gem in each of the flowers

The other portion to the panel is used here and I dotted these flowers with glue and sprinkled them with glitter.

I added Bakers twine around the stem and a glittery flower to the knot.

Just a few little changes to make them look completely different to each other

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Card & Gift Winner

Hi Everybody,

I hope you are having a good weekend and today it is .... raining here in the north west of UK.

Where has the sunshine gone? I hope we get some back as we are going on holiday next week, with Vickie and Dougal, to the Lake District and we hope to walk the dogs ... a lot !!

In the meantime I am trying to get as much done as I can with videos and scheduled blog posts. 

This coming Friday - 14th September -  I am on Facebook Live with Craft Stash and I have some new "Goodies" to show you. So I hope you will join us at 1pm 

There are also some brand new dis on the way to extend your Card Making Magic Collections

So onto the winner of the Kinetic Card dies offered yesterday. They are going to live with...

Barbara Youngs

would you email me please your postal address to 

christina@card-making-magic.com

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

I hope you will like the set and please let me know that you have it safely

But even if you don't have a Kinetic set like this you can still make this type of card and I did a video years ago to show you how, here is the link for you in case you wanted to give it a try 

Penny Slider Card

This video is also in the video section on the blog at the top of the page along with other cards such as the Magic Slider, Rocking Card and Waterfall Cards.
All of these are different shapes and styles and you will find lots more in  Kinetic Cards   on the website at Card Making Magic

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Kinetic Creations

Hi Everybody,

Do you like to make cards with movement in them ? If you do you are going to love this set that was free with Papercraft Essentials way back in March

With this die and stamp set it is so easy and the children will really enjoy playing with the designs you come up with

Here is the video ... Kinetic Creations

So if you would like to have this set in your own stash then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of the post

You need to add your FULL NAME  to be in the draw,  which is done at random to select the winner.

Then come back in the morning to see if your name is shown as the winner. You will have 72 hours in which to claim it.

Good Luck everybody 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

More Yupo Paper ...

Hi Everybody,

This is another playtime with the Yupo Paper and this time I have used darker inks to create my piece.

I have divided my Yupo in half and used one side with the Spectrum Noir Refills and the other side with the same colours but in the pens.

The video will show you the result and you can tell me what you think ...

I did another piece with pinks and reds and I show you all the cards made from the finished Yupo at the end of the video

I have used embossing folders on most of the cards especially when I add another shape to the top. 

For me it stops the card looking too plain and both of these featured cards show it clearly.

So here is the video for you and I hope you enjoy the process

There are a lot more colours in the Alcohol Inks so take a look around the Craft Stash website to choose your favourites

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Papercraft Essentials 164 Christmas Memories

Hi Everybody,

With Papercraft Essentials 164 this month is a really lovely stamp set that I enjoyed making my cards with.

The characters are so big that they make a complete focal point for your designs.

Mix and match them as I have done to create scenes that you like.

And these cards would suit any age group, male or female and I think children would adore these characters on their cards

There is also a little cracker die that you can add to your cards with other dies for you to decorate it with.

The magazine and gift will be in the shops on the 6th September so keep a look out for this wonderful stamp set.

There is also a Christmas Supplement in the pack and I have cards to share with you on pages

6 and 76 using the dies from my own collections.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx