Papercraft Society

Hi Everybody,

This is a brand new idea that is being launched this month through the Craft Stash website

So allow me introduce to you the very fist box from the Papercraft Society

It is a monthly subscription that will feature a different designer each time and I am so proud to be involved and to be the first one.

Inside the box you will find all the kind of items that I like to add to my cards ... like flowers and pearls.

There are also other quality items that you can collect each month to build up your own crafting stash such as pens or colourful Hybrid Inks from the USA

There are several ways that you can subscribe too and for more information pay a visit to  

Papercraft Society
(This link will take you to the page for more information)

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Wedding Wishes in cream and gold

Hi Everybody,

This pretty card in cream and gold was made to wish somebody a 

Happy Wedding Day 

and it is much better in the hand than the photograph shows.

The gold has a very subtle sheen to it and peeps through the Lacey Ribbon Border die.

You would need to make a box for this type of card as the flowers add such a lot of depth to it and you don't want to spoil the look by squashing them flat 

Decorate the box to match and you have something really pretty to give to the happy couple on their special day.

The flowers are a mixture of roses and rose buds in different sizes and they have all been added to an oval base.

The little hearts have been added with foam pads from the same gold card.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Card & Gift Winner

Hi Everybody,

At long last I am here and the draw for yesterdays gift has been done. There are two winners this week and both will need to notify by email to 

christina@card-making-magic.com

to claim their gifts.

So the names are 

Wanda Bass

&

Lin Duke

you have 72 hours to let me know your postal address please and then the gift will be on its way to you along with one of the cards shown in the picture yesterday.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Tattered Lace Tea Party

Hi Everybody,

So this week I have two of these lovely Tattered Lace Tea Party Dies to give away and each one will come with a card

Its a pretty die that can very easily be snipped into to give you other designs that you can use on your cards.

You will have to take pot luck with which card you will get as I will just pack them up as they are claimed

The video Tattered Lace Tea Party will show you how I made the round card and a novel way to use the teapot to create a background

If this is a gift that you owuld 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 two will be drawn this week and the names listed in a blog post over the weekend. Have you noticed I have stopped saying ..."in a blog post tomorrow " because sometimes I don't have time to do one. But by Sunday they are always listed so you need to come back and check if it is your name that is shown.

Good Luck Everybody 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Arteza Coloured Tilda & Edwin

Hi Everybody,

Something a little more elaborate today but still using Arteza Water Colours in the 36 Half Pan set.

The stamp is very old and I have masked it to place the trees around the couple.

I have tried to find a link to this stamp from Magnolia Stamps without success so it has probably been discontinued by now.

I used a white gel pen to add pattern to their clothes ... spots for her and stripes for him.

The tiny snowballs have been added with dots of  Dries Clear Glue and they are from AnnaMarie Designs

They are very tiny and fly away  and there are loads in a pot, so use a tray to catch them all if you use them, and they will last you a long time.

The sentiment is snipped from the new die from Card Making Magic and added to a snowflake covered with silver gilding flakes.

I have edged it all with a black Arteza fine liner to make them black stand out again, as it became a bit lost in the process of colouring

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx