Beautiful Card Designs Made Easy

July 20, 2019

Card & Gift Winner

Hi Everybody,

Thanks for all your support over the past week when I have been on Hochanda and Facebook Live.

 It is very much appreciated and now I am back home safe and sound.

 But I promised on Hochanda that I would do a video to show you how I turned the short sided Octagon Box in to the tall sided version. 

So as soon as I have finished this post that is what I am going to do and then tomorrow it is 
chill ... chill ... chill ... day with Ruby and my family.

Lets move onto the winner of yesterdays FF Gift and card winner and the name chosen this week is ...

Karen Roit
would you send your postal address to me at
christina@card-making-magic.com
and the gift will be on its way to you straight away.

Please let me know when you get it and I hope you have fun playing with it .


More ... and the Video tomorrow ,,,

Hugs xx

July 19, 2019

Friday Freebie - Pop Up Box

Hi Everybody,

Today's gift is the Pop Up Box that was with
Die Cutting Essentials 51 and the link will take you to the video

This is one that you can have a lot of fun with when you dress it for male or female and you can also use it to make a card.

The video will show you some of the ways in which I have used this gift 

With the gift I am giving you the box card that was made for the males in your family 

This little boxes are not hard to make and now even easier with the dies to do all the work for you.

So if this a gift that you would like then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the bottom of the post with your FULL NAME and from those comments one name will be drawn as the winner.

Be sure to come back tomorrow and check if your name is shown and it doesn't matter where you live or even if you have won before you can still enter.

So good luck everybody

More tomorrow  ...

Hugs xx

July 18, 2019

Ice Cream Colours

Hi Everybody,

Today's card is from one of the last Hochanda shows and it is created in soft pastel shades.

I highlighted it in black using the Pearly Swirls die set and I stamped the sentiment in black on to some vellum and clear heat embossed it

The flowers are all made form the same shades Daisy Flourish Flowers   and each one has a gemstone centre.

But today I am back on Hochanda again with another One Day Special and I have some more beautiful new dies to show you. 

And the Sneaky Peak from the other day will be revealed to hopefully delight you.

So join me  today at 9am  1pm and 5pm and if you can't make it then try Craft Stash Facebook Live tomorrow at 1pm

More tomorrow ... 

Hugs xx

July 17, 2019

Die Cutting Essentials 54 - Piece by Piece Jigsaw Die Set

Hi Everybody,

This fun little jigsaw can make some really pretty cards if you cut the die from different coloured card stock

And because there are so many pieces to each cut you can make several cards as I have in the video.

I really enjoyed playing with this and although the pieces are small the overall effect is very eye catching.


The magazine is going to be on sale tomorrow the 18th July and there are lots of ideas inside for you to try both with the gift and other projects.

You also have the opportunity to down load some papers to help make your cards, for both male and female. So take a look and the link is on page three.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

July 16, 2019

Sneaky Peak

Hi Everybody,

Thanks to everybody for your concern over me feeling really poorly and I am happy to say that I feel much better now thanks and I will be with you on Hochanda tomorrow for the One Day Special.

I have lots of exciting new things to share with you and this is a sneaky peak of one of the die sets that will be on the show.

So I hope you can join me at 6pm and 8pm on the 17th July and at 9am 1pm and 5pm on the 18th July

If you can't make the shows then maybe you will be there for Craft Stash Facebook Live on the Friday and try to win one of their wonderful "Give Aways"

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx