My little corner of Blogland where I can share my creations with you. There are many video tutorials as well as links to good quality websites for all your crafting needs.
I hope you are all well and making the most of this Bank Holiday weekend. The weather is gorgeous today and I am hoping it stays this way for the rest of the weekend. Ruby and I will be going out walking later and I am sure she will tell you of her adventures when she next comes on.
In the meantime I have done the draw for yesterday’s offering and the name this week is
Tammy Joyce
Would you email me your postal address please to
christina@card-making-magic.com
and I will get the pack in the post to you straight away. I hope you enjoy it and p,ease be sure to let me know that you have it safely
And here we are at the end of the last few weeks of giving away two fabulous sets complete with the magazines.
This is the last chance to win Peony Perfect for yourself, and all you have to do is leave me a comment at the end of this post with your FULL NAME.
I hope that the past winners, of these, or any of these sets, have enjoyed playing with them and getting as much enjoyment from the magazine too.
Always a good read as you sip your cuppa and relax for a little while.
From those comments one name will be drawn, at random, as the winner and if you do add your comment then be sure to come back and check if it is your name that is shown as the winner in a blog post over the weekend. And don't forget you need to add your FULL NASME ... no initials or nicknames but the full name that you have.
Todays card has a beautiful flower on the front and I created this with some Foamiran that I have in my "Stash" It was very easy to work with and it comes in many colours
I used white and some peach on my cards with green for the leaves. And although I used a hot iron with mine you really don't need to if the thought of messing about with a hot iron puts you off.
The foam can be moulded from the warmth of your hands by rolling it in your palms. It is probably not as deep a crease but it will work .
The card above is the one that I made in the video but for another one I simply made some Rose buds and added them in a bouquet.
I added copper gilding flakes to these petals and
tied them with a bow. The card size for this one is A2
The technique to make the buds is a little different but still not hard to do. And they fill an empty space if added with a group of larger flowers
I hope that this is something you will try for your self and I am sure you will be delighted with the flowers you make. Especially when you see the price of some ready made ones these days.
Did you get to see Pauline Hickey demonstrating the brand new Slimline Box & Card Maker Dies on Hochanda yesterday.
This is a fabulous die set and there is also a DL size as well.
In the video I have shown you how I have used the die set and with my card I have created an envelope that matches.
There is such a lot of versatility in any of these die sets that you need never be stuck for how to finish them off. I have had so much fun playing with them and if you managed to get yours from the shows then I hope you enjoy them as much.
I have even created a Slimline Easel Card that fits inside the box and if you would like a video then just let me know and it will be done.
So these are only two die sets from the new collection and I will be adding more videos to showcase them all in the next few weeks.
They are all available at Craft Stash so why not pop over there and take a look.
In the meantime I hope you will enjoy the video that I have put together for you. It's not too long so you won't get bored.
Just long enough for a morning break with a cuppa and a biscuit ... or some chocolate !!
Every day there is new stuff coming onto the market and we are all tempted to buy. But what about all the stuff that we already have, tucked away at the back of a cupboard.
Stuff that was not cheap to buy and that may have only been used once ... or twice if your lucky ... and then forgotten about.
Forgotten because you don't remember it is there, or forgotten because you can't remember how to use it.????.
The same applies to techniques that maybe inspired those buys and now we have discarded them for something new.
Using Baby Wipes was something I did years ago and it created some lovely designs, and was a really cheap way to create multi coloured ink pads for your self.
This little video may just spark a memory of how you used it, of if you are new to card making then it maybe something that you want to try out. It's not going to cost you much to give this a go and baby wipes are really cheap and can be picked up anywhere.
Alcohol refill inks are available from lots of places and I used Spectrum Noir refills from Crafters Companion for my cards and you will only need a few colours to get a really lovely look.
