Card & Gift Winner

Hi Everybody,

How does all this really hot weather sit you ?? I can remember sitting out in for hours to get a suntan when I was younger but not any more. It is far too hot for me and I simply melt. I like it to be warm enough not to need a coat but cool enough to feel comfortable.

It is even too hot for Ruby and she seeks all the shade she can find. We now go walking early in the day and again later in the evening when it is cooler, and that seems to suit her much better ... and me 

The draw for yesterdays gift has been done and the name this week is ...

Elizabeth van Asch

if you could email me your postal address please to 

christina@card-making-magic.com

the gift will be on its way to you.

Please let me know when it arrives with you and I hope you like it.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Winter Wonderland

Hi Everybody,

Today's gift is from Crafters Companion and it is an embossing folder with a three piece die set for the top.

It was with Papercraft Essential towards the end of  2018

You will find some ideas on how to use this gift in the video Winter Wonderland and not just for Christmas either. 

It can be used all year round to make really pretty cards for you

So if this is a gift that you would like then all you have to do is leave me a comment at the end of the post with your FULL NAME and then come back tomorrow to see if it is your name that is listed as the winner.

I cannot stress enough that it needs to be your FULL NAME as I will not be entering those that aren't so please check before you submit your entry. 

And don't forget that your comment will not show up until they have been moderated by me.So please don't add it two or three times it will be shown eventually.

The list of past winners is in the side bar to the left for you to check whenever you want and I list who has won and claimed their gift along with those that haven't claimed as past winners. 

The gifts are quality stamps or dies or embossing folders so well worth trying for.  

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Simply Cards & Papercraft 194 - Altenew Layered Poppy

Hi Everybody,

This months SC&P has a lovely layered Poppy as the exclusive git and this is from Altenew.

It will be on sale on the 25th July and Altenew stamps are always worth collecting and there is also a stencil with this one too.

The difference in stencil and stamp is quite noticeable and I think that the stencil gives a softer look to my card.

The video is not too long and I have sped things up a little in the middle.

 I hope you enjoy it and this set is sure to disappear quickly so be sure to look tomorrow if this is one that you would like to have .


Moe tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

The Octagon Box - Short & Tall Versions

Hi Everybody

As promised I have now got the video completed to add to this page  and it is quite a long one  ...so my apologies.

But there was no way to get all the information into it and make it any shorter. I hope it doesn't spoil your enjoyment of it.

It is done in sections so you can always pause it and come back to it later if need be.

In the video I have shown you how to make the original box and frame and how they will work together.

 In the second part I have shown you how to extend the sides to create the taller box and I have added several frames as trays to add various items to depending on who you make it for.

If you are adding things like little Fairy Cakes then they would be deeper than the chocolates and you wouldn't need as many. 

But you will need to play around with yours and see how it goes

.The main thing is to have fun with it and decorate it to suit the contents

I hope you enjoy

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

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