#1 Paint Pour with Arteza

Hi Everybody,

So this is my first attempt at paint pouring with acrylic paints where I have actually filmed all the steps I took

I have had little practises before with small canvases but for this one I took my courage by the hand and filmed it.

It is such a lovely and easy way to paint and you don't need to be able to draw.

Arteza offered me the paints and canvases and a discount code for all you lovely people who may also want to give this a try.

In the video I show what extras I bought mostly to keep things as clean as possible but I have to warn you that it is a messy process

There are lots of different ways to do the pours ... flip cup, pour and drag, colander pours, swipe pours but if you try the Dutch Pour with a hairdryer then one of the things I must tell you about is test the force of your own hairdryer first.

With my own it was so strong that I ended up with paint all over the craft room wall as I blew the paint out.

 It took me ages to get it all off again and I ended up buying a smaller, cheaper hairdryer and it is much better for this technique

So here is the video of my very first public attempt at Paint Pouring

My inspiration has come from these Artists on YouTube namely ...

                       Rinske Douna   my favourite 

Tammy Anderson

Ann Osborne

Kanella Ciraco

Gilly Kube

Lori McDonald

Molly

And if you like Abstract Art then check out ... 

Elsa Weiss

Oliver Maass

And if you want to purchase Arteza with 10% off

 add the code ChristinaGriffiths2 valid until the 14th February

Arteza UK

Arteza USA

Card Making Magic Oval Box

Hi Everybody,

With the great success of the Oval Box I thought it would be right to add a video to show people how to make really pretty boxes.

And so as not to make the video too long I have just concentrated on the box.

The beauty of video is that you can pause and rewind whenever you need to to and stop when you have had enough.

 I am someone who learns by watching and doing so to me it is the best way to get the technique over.

So here we have another beautiful box to add to you repertoire and they are far better than buying them in the shops.
These can be any colour you wish and personalised to the greatest detail without it costing you a fortune

More tomorrow  ...

Hugs xx

Oval Card & Box Die Set

Hi Everybody,

This is the beautiful box that is made from the Oval Card & Box Die Set  and you sure get a lot of dies in this set for your money.

You can also create a card to go inside the box and decorate it to suit any occasion with beautiful results.

The numbers and sentiment on the front of the card are from the 

Landmark Collection

and that too was shown on Hochanda

This is the set that sold out on Hochanda in 25 minutes so congratulations if you got your set early.

But if the set is out of stock at Craft Stash then leave your email address and you will be notified once it is back in and on the Craft Stash website again.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Winner ...

Hi Everybody,

Thank you so much if you watched Hochanda and double thanks if you bought from the show. 

The One Day Special which was the Oval Box and the Extravagant Egg didn't last one day , in fact it sold out in the first 25 minutes. I was so happy and I hope that the people who purchased are as happy as me when they get their dies.

So after a good weekend I am here with the winning name for last Fridays FF and it is ...

Mags Wilkie

would you email me your postal address please to 

christina@card-making-magic.com

and the gift will be on its way to you

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Christmas Florals

Hi Everybody,

Christmas in the craft world is never ending,

 and so this won't be a surprise to you that the gift on offer this week is .... Yep!

 An A4 Christmas Florals Stamp set 

The individual stamps on this sheet are quite big and can be used all year round with very pleasing results.

So if this is a set that you would like to have to swell your own collection then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of this post.

Please add your FULL NAME as this helps me immensely and avoids confusion if two people have the same first name

From those comments one name will be chosen as the winner and announced in a blog post over the weekend. So don't forget to come back and check if it is you

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx