Die Cutting Essentials 55 - Holly & Ivy

Hi Everybody,

Die Cutting Essentials will be on sale this Thursday the 15th August and to be sure of getting this gift you will need to be there early.

Why?? Because it is another fantastic die set from Card Making Magic and it is such a useful die you wont want to miss it.

The video will show you some of the ways in which I have made it work for me and as Holly & Ivy are evergreen then it is something that can be used all year round for any occasion.

Try the Bokeh technique for the background in an easy to do way with inks and a finger dauber.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Lacey Circles Easel Card

Hi Everybody,

Today I am sharing a video with you and I have used the Lacey Circles to create an easel card in pretty shades of  Pale Blue and Lemon

I added some silver into the mix to give it a little more sophistication and created the flowers from the daisy in layered shades of yellow and white

Because there is not a lot of depth to the card I decided to add it to an envelope and this is strong enough to go through the post

The card I have used is 255 gsm from Papermill Direct and I have used Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue to hold it all together

I am very pleased with the result and would be happy to receive a card like this at any time.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Dream Catcher Gift

Hi Everybody,

Over the last year there have been many exclusive gifts, that have been given away with magazines, that have come from Card Making Magic

This one was the Dream Catcher and it was very popular. 

The background to this card was created from the stamps in the set in bright and cheerful colours for an individual look

I made a video to show you other ways in which it could be used and I had a lot of fun playing with it.

There are more gifts on the way from me and I hope you will like them just as much.

It is well worth looking out for the magazines as they become available with these quality gifts that can help you to build up your own personal collection each month.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Card & Gift Winner

Hi Everybody,

Thank you all for your good wishes to me and the new design team I have put together and I am sure that we between us we will bring you some lovely projects that you may like to try with the new dis that are on the way.

We had a lovely night out and the food at Jamie's 90 Highfield Road was to die for. It was delicious and it made a real hit with both my guests.

On to the Card & Gift from yesterday and the name has been drawn from the hat.

The winner of the Christmas Tree die and card is ...

Sue Pollock

would you email your postal address please to 

christina@card-making-magic.com

and the gift will be on it's way to you

I hope you enjoy playing with it and please let me know that you have it safely

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Pretty Quick Christmas tree

Hi Everybody,

Today's card is a really pretty Christmas Tree that you can either paper piece yourself or colour in the different objects that are shown

I chose to colour mine so that it blended with the background and then I dotted it with gemstones

It makes for a very modern look to my card and I am happy with the result.

You will find other ideas on the actual package to the die and I am sue that you will come up with many more as you play. And of course the video that was done about the die will give you some more

O Christmas Tree   is not a long video but I hope you enjoy it all the same, and if you have seen it before then maybe it will just jog your memory.

Now if this is a gift that you would like to have then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of the post with your FULL NAME please.

From those comments one name will be chosen and the winner announced in a blog post over the weekend.

You will have 72 hours in which to claim the prize by emailing me. If it is not claimed it will be offered again at a later date. 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx