Ruby is Five Today

Hi Everybody,

Today my beautiful girl Ruby is five years old, and I have no idea where those five years have gone.

She was a nine week old puppy when we bought her home and both Griff and I fell in love with her straight away.

She was so small she could walk underneath the bottom tread of the staircase.

Once she could go out Griff would take her walking twice every day to the park or the beach and they enjoyed each other so much.

She must have been really confused when he died, but since then she has been my saviour. 

We go out together every day and she suits my personality perfectly. 

We can have more adventures in the woods looking for squirrels, or off to the beach and a paddle in the sea.

We can have lots of days out with Dougal who was five on the 4th August.

So here's to the next five years Ruby and we will both be old ladies by then. 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Using Up Your Scraps

Hi Everybody,

Being the crafters that we are none of us like to waste stuff that we have in our craft space. 

Whatever it is from die cut shapes to flowers we may have made to bits of left over card and papers that are lying on our work tops.

So this video will show you how I made good use of those left over bits and turned them into cards that I can send for any occasion throughout the year. 

I had some double sided sticky sheets and I used up all the strips I cut from left over card. 

I thought I might get five cards from them but I ended up with nine different styles in different sizes and on those I added any stray sentiments that I have left over too.

The cards can suit anyone that may need a greeting of some sort, if only to say thank you. 

And they are handy to keep on one side for that unexpected situation when you are suddenly asked to produce a card for some one.

You can dress them up as you like depending on your recipient. Just have fun making them in all different colours.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Winner

 Hi Everybody,

Not quite as hot here today but still pleasant and dry. And it will be time to go for a walk with Ruby as soon as this post is done. Thank you for coming back this week to see the new blog design and I am so happy that you seem to like it. There have been some lovely comments and for that I am truly grateful.

I have some  new videos to add next week and I am hoping that you will enjoy that too.

But for now the draw has been done from the comments added. 

Please not that if you didn't leave your FULL NAME then your comment will not have been added and so no chance for you to win.  I need your full name ... not initials or nicknames ... to be able to notify the correct person if they are the winner. And I ask this of you every week and also to come back and check if it is your name that is listed as the winner. 

Lets get down to business then with the winner this week. 
The name chosen at random is 

MaryJean Smith

so if you would email me your postal address please to
christina@card-making-magic.com
then the gift will be on its way to you just as soon as I can get to the Post Office.

I hope you will enjoy the beautiful die set and the magazine and be sure to let me know when it arrives safely with you.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Peony Perfect

 Hi Everybody,

Another chance to win this beautiful Peony perfect Die Set that is with Die Cutting Essentials magazine.

A good read at any time of the day and it is full of inspiration and information that you may find really useful.

You will find lots of ideas on how to use this die set as well as other projects that may spark your imagination.

So if you would like to win this set then all you have to do is leave me a comment at the end of the post.

It doesn't matter where you live or if you have won before you can still enter over and over again.

You must add your FULL NAME or the comment will not be counted. No nicknames or Initials just your full name and that way it is easier to identify you as the winner.  You will need to come back and check if it is your name that is shown as the winner and you have 72 hours in which to claim the prize  

Good Luck everybody

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Altenew Flowers

 Hi Everybody,

These beautiful flowers are the Bitterroot Stencil and Die Set  from Altenew and I think it is lovely. I have really enjoyed playing with this combination and the stencil is perfect if you don't like to colour the images your self.

It is a layering stencil and comes in three parts. It was a little confusing to start but I watched a tutorial on YouTube about this one and it all became clear after that.

The die cuts out  two  flowers and two buds all in one pass and additional flowers can be added if you prefer. 

You can of course alter the design of the flowers any way you wish by adding in more or leaving some out, and then adding the leaves around the display as you like. 

Experiment with the stencil and see what you can come up with and it is far quicker than getting out your pens or water colours to make your card. 

So tomorrow sees us back to the Friday Freebie again and I hope you will take part by adding your comment and leaving your FULL NAME.

It's nice to be back 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx