Festive Portals

 Hi Everybody,

Todays card is created from the new Festive Portals Collections. It is 6" Square and very intricate. 

I used some of the snowflakes for the inside of the frame and they are supposed to shake .... but underneath them is glitter card and so they are stuck to that. 

Plus I added far too many and so defeated the object.

But even after all that it is still a pretty card and the video will show what I did and how not to make a shaker card ... need I say more !!

The Festive Portals sets come in different shapes and each has it's own set of stamps to go with it.

 So a really useful addition to your collections and good value for money at the same time.

And either of the embossing folders will create a beautiful background for you.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Card & Matching Envelope

 Hi Everybody,

Because this 5x7" card is relatively flat I thought it would be a perfect match for an envelope, and be easier to give at the same time.

So I made myself busy and created this video  to show you how I did it and I am quite happy with the results too.

I was originally only going to make one envelope for the card but as I made four cards I carried on and made the envelopes to go with them. 

You can create your envelopes from copier paper if you prefer and then obviously they will be a lot thinner.

You could also use fancy papers too and that would make them really pretty especially if you had used some of the same paper on the card too.

Keep them clean and safe and they are always there ready to send when the need arises. 

I have added the links at the bottom of this post to show you what I used and some of them are affiliate links. All this means is that if you purchase through the links then I get a small commission and it is at NO extra cost to you.

I hope you enjoy the video and like  the results at the end and should you have the dies then I hope you will give this a try.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Ruby Update

Hi Everybody,

Well what a lovely day we had last weekend when my mum and I went to St Annes. 

We walked along the prom and I saw all these things flying up in the air.

My Mum told me they were kites and they looked really big, but as long as they stayed up there I was OK with them. 

It was the Kite Festival and it was very busy with lots of people everywhere.

We went later in the day, once it had gone cooler. There were lots of doggy folks to say hello too and I had a wonderful time sniffing about. 

It was much quieter this week when we went to look at my duck friends. And they have really grown since the last time I saw them.

This week I went to the groomers to get my hair cut and as soon as it is done it will rain and I will be cold with short hair. Still when it does get cold and wet again I have a lovely new raincoat to wear and I will be sure to show you when I put it on.

But last night Dougal and I went with our mums to see the Firework Competition . The loud noises didn't scare us. There will be a different country giving a display each week for the next four weeks, and at the end a winner is chosen. This week it is Russia ... I think ... and that too gets very busy

Bye for now

Love Ruby XX

Winner

 Hi Everybody,

I am really pleased to see so many names wanting to win this weeks “Give Away”  of one of my Card Making Magic dies. It is a really cute die and the magazine will show you lots of ways in which it can be used. 

Thank you also for adding your full names, you really don’t know how much it helps get the pack to the right person. If you are not the winner then check how you have left your comment and if your full name is not there then that may be why you haven’t won. I’m not asking much.

You only need to add your comment once. It will not show up until it has been moderated by myself which it tells you as you add it. Please don’t add it three or four times.

So onto this week and the names have been entered into a hat and one has been drawn at random.

The winner this week is ….

Benedicte Hjalting

Would you please email me your postal address and I will get it in the post to you straight away. I would very much appreciate it if you could let me know that you have the gift safely. That saves me worrying that it may have got lost in the post somewhere.

If you didn’t win this week then remember there are even more chances to win this die as I have more copies of this magazine to give away. Next week there will be a different magazine on offer.

More tomorrow…

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Floral Panel Die

Hi Everybody,

This was the Die Cutting Essentials magazine that had my Floral Panel added to it a little while ago and it created some really pretty cards. 

In the pages you will find lots of other ideas and inspiration that you may like to try.

 I have several of these packs to give away over the next few weeks. 

So if you would like to win one of these then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of the post with your FULL NAME.

I am happy to send this to you wherever you live and it doesn't matter if you have won before you can still try again,

This is one of the cards that I made for the magazine using the beautiful papers that you can download and use whenever you wish.

It has ben decoupaged with several layers to give dimension to the card. 

I am sure that you will come up with many more ideas of your own once you start to play, or maybe you would just like to chill for a while and browse the pages of the mag.

Now if you leave  me a comment be sure to come back and see if your name is listed as the winner over the weekend,  and then you can email me your postal address and it will be on its way to you.

Good Luck everybody

More tomorrow ...

Hugs