Beautiful Card Designs Made Easy

August 17, 2019

Card & Gift Winner

Hi Everybody,

I want you to keep all your fingers, toes and eyes crossed for no more rain today and tonight because my family and I are all going to see an outside performance of  FRANKENSTEIN  at Lytham Hall. 

 This is a lovely place where we go for many a  good dog walk and it is through trees and ponds and Ruby loves it. It's safe and very pleasant and there is a lovely cafe in the middle that makes delicious home cooked food, if you wanted to stop for breakfast or just a sticky bun. 

There are plant stalls and a little antique place inside the grounds and it is well worth a visit for dogs or children. But if your dog is a swimmer like Ruby then be warned the lakes are deep and very accessible.

On to the winner of yesterdays card and gift of Furry Friends and the name is ...

Jane Stokes 

would you email me please your postal address to 
christina@card-making-magic.com
and it will be on the way to you.
Please let me know when it arrives with you and I hope you enjoy playing with both these fabulous stamp sets

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

August 16, 2019

Friday Freebie - Furry Friends

Hi Everybody,

Today's gift is perfect if you have friends with pets or they are simply animal lovers because this A4 stamp set has many pets on the sheet.

There are lots of accessories to dress them up too, and a big easy chair to sit them in.

I had a lot of fun playing with this one and the video will give you some ideas on how to use it.

Furry Friends  uses the large stamp set but there was also another smaller set that came with the gift which I didn't use but I have included.

So If this is a gift that you would like to win then all you need to do is leave me a comment with your FULL NAME and then come back tomorrow to check if it is your name that is shown in the post.

You will have 72 hours in which to claim it and it is well worth winning.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx  




August 15, 2019

Card Making Magic Christmas Ornaments Card

Hi Everybody,

Quick and easy card today using the new Christmas Ornaments from Card Making Magic.

All my collections are available exclusively at Craft Stash and if something that you want is out of stock then leave your email address and they will notify you when it is back on their website

So for this card I used turquoise and white with silver and it looks really pretty in the hand.

The thin ribbon is some that I have had in my stash for years and I knew it would come in handy one day !!



The video will show you how I made both the card and the envelope, and it is strong enough to go through the post if you use good quality glue

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx


August 14, 2019

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

August 13, 2019

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