Feathered Lilies

Hi Everybody,

Todays card is using the Feathered Lilies from Altenew. It is one of their Craft Your Life Kits and this was January. 

These kits are such good value as they have the stamps, stencils, dies and embossing folders all to match.

The downside is the cost of postage from the USA which is extortionate.

I have used my own Leaf stencil and grey ink for the background and added splatters with gold paint. 

The flowers have been water coloured with Arteza 36 pan set,  and then cut with the matching die and added with foam pads.

The finished card is a slimline and from the die set I can create an envelope that will hold the card perfectly.

This size of card is lovely as it is not too large and overpowering, and yet still leaves enough space to add the things I like to add to my cards.  

It could also be used for any other occasion with a change of sentiment.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Pretty In Pink

Hi Everybody,

Thank you all for your comments on my surgery and I am pleased to say that it gets better each day.

 The eye patch is now off and my vision is so much clearer. 

So today I am adding a card that I made last week and this is using the Altenew Craft Your Life Kit for April called Fragrant Florals

I have used an old stencil and a text stamp to add interest to the background

The flowers are cut out with the matching die and mounted on foam pads.

I add the black dots to the flowers with a fine liner pen, and the completed size is 6x6. 
I have made this a birthday card but it would suit any occasion with the appropriate sentiment added

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx 

Winner

 Hi Everybody,

Well good morning and it is now 24 hours since I had the cataract removed.  I was very anxious about it but the people at the CHEC clinic where very reassuring and made me feel more at ease. It was not a painful procedure, but it is uncomfortable and a lot of water is used to irrigate the eye.  

My face was covered with something and my eye was exposed through the covering. I had to lie perfectly still but in fifteen minutes it was all done. An eye shield was placed over the eye for protection and it has to stay on until this morning and then be worn at night for the next week. 

The vision will clear over the next few days but even through the eye shield I can see colours are a lot brighter. The next move is an appointment with my optician for a check up and then the second eye can be done.

This is how I have found the surgery and I have been really honest with you. If you are going for a cataract to be removed you will probably be as nervous as I was but don’t worry …. All will be well.

In the meantime I have done the draw for yesterday’s offering and the name today is

Barbara Youngs

Would you email me your postal address please to

christina@card-making-magic.com

and I will get it in the post to you straight away.

More tomorrow…

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Fabulous Feathers

 Hi Everybody,

When you make a mistake on your cards then feathers, butterflies, flowers or leaves can do a great job at covering them up.

But they do also make excellent focal point in their own right and this feather die and stamp set is no exception.

There are actually two sets in this collection.

 One is the small feather with its matching die but there is also another stamp set with several feathers in different sizes, shapes and patterns on it, as well as several large sentiments for you to add to your creations

You can also download some papers to compliment your designs and the instructions on how to do that will be in the magazine Simply Cards & Papercraft.
There will be lots of ideas on how to use the set inside the pages too.

So if you would like this set to come and live with you then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of this post with your FULL NAME

Be sure to come back and check if your name is listed as the winner in a blog post over the weekend

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Apologies ...

Hi Everybody,

Sorry for my absence this week but I have been busy kitten playing. And she is a lot of fun.

Even Ruby is trying to play with her now and she hasn't been here a week yet.

 It's so lovely to watch them getting to know one another and I really hope they will be friends.

So on to todays card ... this is created with the Altenew Craft Your Life Kit for May 22 and it is called Silk Art 

I have coloured these flowers with just the Layered stencil and I love the delicate look  The sentiment is also from the same kit and there are quite a few to choose from.

The finished card is A2 and the corners have been rounded with a punch. I have done several cards with this set and I will show them to your over the coming days.

On Saturday I am going to have my Cataract done and because in the past I have had Laser eye treatment they will do one eye at a time. So the right eye is being done first and the left in a couple of months time. 

Thank you for all the reassurance about the coming surgery from ladies who have already had this treatment. It is very welcoming and puts me at ease a lot. 

More tomorrow ...

Hug xx