Beautiful Card Designs Made Easy

August 31, 2021

3-D Embossing Folders

Hi Everybody,

A few weeks ago I showed you some cards and a video that used
3-D folders with white ink and this is one of those cards from that batch.

I have used a leaf die from Creative Expressions for the central area and that has ben backed onto the white inked pink background.

It does look really pretty and then I added a double white frame around it all. It has been added to a pink card base  and the finished size is about 4x6"

The sentiment is from Label Love by Altenew and I white embossed that onto black card, It is a very simple card and there is no other embellishment on it it but the effect is lovely.

Adding the white ink to the raised areas of the 3-D folder is such a quick and easy way to to make a card when time is of the essence. 

I am adding the video again in case you missed it first time around but you can see how easy it is to copy


More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

August 30, 2021

Ruby Update

Hello Everyone,

I hope you are enjoying your Bank Holiday as mush as I am. The weather has been very kind and not too hot for me.

 I don't like it when it gets too hot especially with having a thick coat. But I am at the groomer's next week to have my hair done so that will be a little cooler for me. 

This was my walk through the big park her and it is called Stanley Park.  It has some lovely paths for us to follow that go through wooded areas as well as this beautiful fountain.

I would have loved to jump in for a little swim, and there was another dog already in the water, but no matter how much I barked my mum just wouldn't'  let me. When I was a baby though I did once step onto what I thought was green grass and it turned out to be just the algae floating on the top  of the lake in Stanley Park, and I went straight under.

My mum was calling me from the side, and that was when I first learned that I could swim, so I came straight back to her. I was about four months old and my mum nearly had a heart attack. Vickie and Dougal where with us too and it turned out to be quite funny once we all got over the shock.

Ever since then I have loved jumping in the water and I don't care if it is muddy either. My mum is not always happy when I am smelly though.

There is a lovely big cafĂ© in there as well that gets very busy.  My mum had some coffee and we shared a piece of toast, and they always leave water out for any dogs that ned it.
So enjoy the rest of the week and I will see you again soon. 

Love Ruby 


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August 28, 2021

Winner

 Hi Everybody,

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

More tomorrow …

Hugs xx

August 27, 2021

Friday Freebie - Peony Perfect

Hi Everybody,

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.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

August 26, 2021

Floral Birthday Card

 Hi Everybody,

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.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx