Ruby Update

Hi Everybody,

It's me Ruby and I am really well and going out into the sunshine later with my mum for a lovely walk. Maybe we will go to the beach or even the woods. I love sniffing about in the woods and looking for squirrels. 

Today I wanted to introduce you to my new sister and this is Ella.  She is a tortoiseshell kitten and she is eight weeks old.

She is very tiny, not quite as big as my head,  but she is weaned and house trained. 

I have tried to steal her food several times but my mum won't let me.

Ella is a bit strange to me and I am not ready to play with her yet. But I have had a good sniff of her and she smells ok so I suppose I will get used to her. 

I must admit though that she is nearly as pretty as me .... nearly !!

I barked at her when she first came and she spit at me and then ran away. She may be tiny but I am frightened of her to tell the truth.

My mum told me to be quiet and not to frighten her. So when I am nice to her I get a treat for being a good girl. I suppose being nice to her will be lovely in the long run.

I will let you know how we get along and my mum is hoping that we will be good friends as we get used to each other.

See you soon

Love Ruby XX

 

Winner

Hi Everybody,

What a beautiful day it is here today and Ruby and I will be out walking later.  I went to the Eye Clinic on Friday and the surgeon is gong to do my cataracts later this month. He is planning on doing both eyes at the same time and has told me I will be out of action for roughly two weeks until my blurred vision clears.

I am apprehensive about it all but excited at the same time and it will be good to be able to see things close up again. At present it is a real struggle to use the computer or make cards .... but not for much longer !!

The draw for the lovely Tropical Frame has been done and the name this week is 

Ali Patchett

would you email me your postal address please 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 really hope you enjoy playing with it all.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Tropical Frame

Hi Everybody,

Today I have a really pretty set called Tropical Frame on offer, and this is an eight piece die set that will make lovely flowers for your designs.

You can add the frame also and dress the flowers around the edge,  but you will find lots of ideas inside the magazine Die Cutting Essentials that also comes with it.

There is also the opportunity for you to down load some papers that will match the cards, and it will tell you how to do that in the magazine.

So if you would like this set to join your collections than all you have to do is leave me a comment at the end of this post with your FULL NAME

One comment will be chosen as the winner and added to a blog post over the weekend. You don't need to have a blog or be in the UK to enter, and I am happy to send the package to you wherever you are.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Flower Cards & Brushos

 Hi Everybody,

I know that not everybody likes to colour in their images and so this is a really easy option to get bright and vibrant colours in your designs ... especially your flowers.

I have used the Brusho Crystals that I have had for years, and such a little amount is needed to get a beautiful look, that they are going to last me for many more years yet.

In the video I share how to get the look for these flowers and leaves and I am not disappointed in any of the cards I made.

The one to the right is using flowers of a red and purple colour scheme and they are added to an embossed background

The card to the left is a DL size and uses the other colour scheme of orange and yellow 

Again added to an embossed panel for the background as this makes such a difference.

I have added some of the flowers on foam pads to give depth and dotted it with sequins.

You can make lots for flowers and leaves and save for another project those that you don't use. 

I have loads left over and I will use them at a a later date and probably mixed in with other flowers too.

The dies are the Perfect Christmas Rose and the matching stamps but these flowers can be used all year round as you can see.  

This last card uses both colour ways together

And so there are lots of ways to mix and match your flowers and each one will give you a different look.

I hope you enjoy the video

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Layered Florals & Creative Cuts

Hi Everybody,

I am enjoying playing with these lovely dies from Made To Surprise.

They are the Creative Cuts from Sam Calcott and the die that I have used as a border is called the Circles and Tall Arrows Set.

I have teamed it with my Layered Florals Die & Stamp Set which has been water coloured, and extra leaves from the Rose Flourish Die Set added to the display.

The Arrows Die has been used to create the border and I have added that at an angle to the card front, with the flowers arranged around it. 

The whole lot has been splattered lightly and I am really happy with this slimline card result.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx