Charity Shop Cards

H Everybody,

I have been making cards to refill my Charity box and once it is full it will go to the RSPCA which is near where I live. 

I send them all my cards so that they can sell them to raise money and they are always very happy to receive them.

I made twelve altogether and these are some of them.

They have different techniques on them and I have also used up some of my left over die cuts to fill them up. 

For this card I have used an ink smooshed background and both die cuts are rom Tonic

The sentiment on this card is from my own range and the flowers are cut from what was a free gift with a magazine.

On this inked background I have added some script with a Spellbinders stamp that I have had for years. 

This is always a good way to use up scraps and it benefits the charity shop at the same time ....

 win win !!

And I always feel better once I have taken them to the shop.

For this card I have used the left over piece of script background from the previous card and added this at an angle.

The flowers are from a really old Altenew stamp set that I have also had for years and they look really delicate on this card.

Another thing I have decided to challenge myself to, and that is to use up older stamps, dies, stencils and embossing folders that have been forgotten for  long time.

Apart from bringing out new collections in my own range, I am not going to buy any new goodies for the rest of the year, though I must admit to having the weakness of subscribing to the Altenew Craft Your Life kit each month.

So all these cards will be added to cellophane bags, along with envelopes, and taken to my local charity shop and I now have over 100 in my box ready to go.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Winner

Hi Everybody,

Sorry for the delay in posting the winner but I have had a busy weekend Spring Cleaning. I have all sorts of gadgets to work with and this weekend I have had them all out and got stuck in. From shampooing carpets to window vaccing and everywhere is now sparkling,  and I am happy with it all.

In between all that I have taken Ruby out to the park and Witch Wood for her walks and I have done all my shopping  and washing too. So it's been non stop 

But at long last the draw has been done and the name this week is ....

Anne Owens 

Please would you email your postal address to
christina@card-making-magic.com
and I will get the pack in the post to you.

Be sure to let me know that you have it safely and I hope you will enjoy playing with it.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Scents of Spring

 Hi Everybody,

Today I have a lovely stamp set with a little embossing folder plus a separate stamp set to create a perfume bottle.

They will come with the magazine Simply Cards & Papercraft which is always a good read and full of ideas for you to try.

There is a lovely floral bouquet for you to add to your designs and some milestone birth dates to add to the scent bottle

Once you start to play with this set I am sure that you will come up with lot of ideas for yourself and have fun in the process of creating your own designs.

So if you would like this set then all you have to do is leave me a comment at the end of the post with your full name and from those names one will be chosen at random as the winner.

Be sure to come back over the weekend to see if it is you.

I am happy to send the pack to you wherever you live and I know you are going to love it

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Shaped Cards

 Hi Everybody,

Todays is another video with the Butterfly Trials Collection. These are also shaped cards but these have the join at the top of the wings and not the side fold pones from last week.

They are also the ones that where created on the Facebook Live earlier this month and I have added this video here so that you don't miss out in case you missed that show.

I hope you enjoy the video with another way to use the dies 

There are still lots more ideas on how to get the most from this beautiful and versatile die set and if you purchased it then I hope you have enjoyed playing with it as much as I have

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Never Stop Dreaming

Hi Everybody,

Todays cards is created with the Altenew Kit called Never Stop Dreaming that was available earlier this year.

 I have used the layering stencils in the kit to colour the flowers

This is such an easy way to get some colour into your designs especially if you are not a fan of actually colouring.

I used blending brushes for the flowers and also for the background stencil and it was  a pleasure to create.

The black lines on the background panel are created with fine liner pen for added interest, and I dotted some sequins around to finish it off.

The sentiment strip is from Craft Stash and there are others words to choose from depending on what you need. But once the sentiment is stamped it is easy enough to use the matching die to cut them out.

Another pretty card that could suit any occasion.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx