2fer1 with Alphabets

Hi Everybody,

I love getting two cards for the time spent making one and with Alphabets it is so easy to do. Just a little extra embellishments and these cards are perfect.

I started off by creating my background with Brusho powders and sprinkled with a little water to make the colours burst.

Then with the large Alphabet I cut the word MISS from the panel and layered it onto the letters cut three more times in white to make them stand out. 

Add these letter to an embossed DL size card in Landscape and use any YOU die that you have in your collection. 

I cut and coloured the flowers and leaves from the Landmark Occasions Collection and weaved them through the letters. Black sequins have been added to blend with the word YOU which is cut from glossy black card

The second card uses the waste from the panel that I cut the word MISS from.

This has been added to some brown card with a small border around the edge, and placed on the base card with foam tape to raise it up 

I used the Inlay Alphabet letters and glued them into the openings, and then weaved the leaves from the same Landmark set as before to weave through the letters.

This card has been finished with orange sequins and there you have two bright and cheerful cards that are ready to give.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx 

Gold Embossed Perfect Flowers

 Hi Everybody,

Today I have a video for you and I hope you will like the result. I have used Gold embossing powder to make these simple flowers look really special.

The water colouring is not hard to do and you will be surprised at just how easy it is. and so I really hope you will give this technique a try for your next cards

The combination of the coloured flowers and the gold leaves makes it look beautiful and of course your flowers can be any colour that you prefer.

In the video I made four cards that are all different and these are two of them for you to see. 

I really enjoyed playing with this idea and I want to try the gold embossing on some black card next to see what that will look like

I will of course film it to share with you and hope that you will like that idea as well as this one.

Moe tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Foamiran Flowers

Hi Everybody,

It's still wet and windy here but this card gives a hint of spring/summer and the warmer days to come. These flowers are made with foamiran and they are really big and fluffy. 

They certainly fill a card up and of course they will need a box to send them. 

I have used heart dies to create my flowers but you could use any flowers dies that you have in your own personal collections with great effect.

The embossed back panel just sets the flowers off to perfection and looks much nicer than just a plain one.

This card could be for any occasion if you swapped out the sentiment and is sure to suit all the ladies that need a card.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Altenew Flowers & Arteza Colours

Hi Everybody,

Today I am sharing a card from Altenew and this is using one of their fabulous monthly Craft Your Life Kits.

In truth I have used two different flowers for this design and they paly together really well.

The pink flowers are from the Hello Beautiful kit for September 21. and I have embossed them in gold and then water coloured them with Arteza.

The pink stripe in the background is using the stencil from the Garden Rose kit which came out in October 21.

The yellow flowers are from a very old  Stamp and die set called Vintage Roses and that is a layering stamp to give the beautiful shading on the flowers.

Altogether a really pretty card that would be ideal for many occasions. You can change the look of this card by altering the colours and arranging the flowers in another way.  But whichever way you do yours it is sure to lock good.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Winner

 Hi Everybody,

Another weekend is with us and for some of us it will be a lovely time. But for others it will be hell.

I am thinking specifically of my friends in the Ukraine.
 One is Olga Direkterenko. Olga is one of the co-brands with Craft Stash and she has a YouTube channel with beautiful designs to share. 
The other is Yana Smakula. Yana and I were on the Spellbinders design team and we spent some time together in Phoenix on the Spellbinders retreat 

My thoughts and prayers are with you all everyday.

  I hope that this is resolved quickly for you and you can enjoy life again in peace.

In the meantime, on a more mundane note, I have done the draw for Fridays offering and the name this week is 

Lin Duke

please can you email me your postal address to

christina@card-making-magic.com

and it will be on its way to your straight away. 

Please let me know that you have it safely and I hope you enjoy playing with the  set.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx