Friday Freebie - My Little Memory Book

Hi Everybody,

This fabulous Memory Book was the exclusive gift with Die Cutting Essentials a few months ago.

I made a little book with it and also some cards and added the elements to  the front. 

But you can make yours any way you wish.

The video My Little Memory Book  is not too long but it will show you how to put the pages together. I kept my colours bold and cheerful and it would be just as useful as a little book to the men in your life.

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You will need to pop back over the weekend to see if your name is shown as the winner and then notify me by email to claim it.

More details will be given in the post with the winners name so be sure to join in and see if it is you.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Pretty in Pink

Hi Everybody,

For today's card I have used several different sets of dies from Card Making Magic.

I have also used two embossing folders and Letterpressed with the Happy Birthday one onto the background piece

I have added some lovely pink Tulle and wrapped it around the layers along with the ribbon for a very feminine look

The flowers are a mixture and they have been dotted with glue and glittered for added sparkle.

The links are below for you to see the products that I have used and I hope you like the card.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Lilac Floral Birthday

Hi Everybody,

Another floral delight for you today and this one is not quite as elaborate as yesterdays but just as pretty.

I love the addition of the lace on them as it gives it a real luxury finish. And you only need a small piece so a metre length goes quite a long way.

I embossed the lilac card for the background in the Happy Birthday Folder and the layered the oval to the top with foam tape to give dimension

If you cut the large oval two or three times and then stack them together, you will have a lovely thick base that is almost like chipboard.

Run the top layer through the embossing folder before gluing in place for extra pattern and add with foam tape to the base card

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Wonderful Shabby Chic...

Hi Everybody,

In my daily work I have to make many different styles of cards. Some to fit the magazine cover mounts using dies, stamps or embossing folders.

But this remains one of my favourite styles to make and I can add all kinds of embellishments to the shabby chic look.

For this one I have used some of the original dies that were in the "Christina Collection" from Card Making Magic and all my collections are available with Craft Stash

The flowers are beautiful and to add more shabbiness to them I have used a fine paint bush and gone over the edge of the petals with white Gesso

Once that was dry I did the same thing with some glue and then sprinkled them with glitter and that gives them a lovely twinkle in the light.  I used alcohol pens to colour the leaves.

Into the display I have tucked some cheesecloth that I had in my stash but if you don't have any of that ...  then cheat by simply unravelling  a piece of  2" bandage ... because that has the same kind of look. 

But whatever you do have fun creating and you are sure to be pleased with whatever you make.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Birthday Wishes

Hi Everybody,

A pretty card with lots of layers for today's design and I made this into a birthday card, but you can use any words that you may have in your own collection that are in two parts.

The video will show you how I did it and it is not hard to do but quite effective once completed.

I used three toning shades of turquoise and then added in the silver glitter card for embellishment.  I used tiny little gemstones to add extra to the flower centres

The envelope just finishes it off to send the card to your recipient and matches the card front to a tee.

Make it in soft pastel pinks and add mulberry flowers to the front,  but then you would need to make a box for it as it would be too deep for the envelope.

But I am sure the ladies that you send it to would love it for their special day whatever the celebration is ... birthday, anniversary, engagement, just because. And obviously you would need to have those two part words in your craft stash to be able to do that

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx