Beautiful Card Designs Made Easy

December 06, 2022

Pink Flowers

 Hi Everybody,

This card is an A5 size and I really like this one. The card is a new Blush colour from Papermill Direct and I coloured the centre of each layer with pale pink ink to accentuate the shade.

The blush pink has also been used for the layers to the white embossed panel and I have rounded the corners to each layer.

The pink goes really well with the super pale green for the leaves that has also been shaded with inks.

There is a lot of dimension to these flowers and so the card will need a box to give it in. But so well worth it as the finished card is so pretty.

The added diamond shapes are some that came from another project and this is the waste that was left.  So rather than tossing it in the bin I decided to make use of it on this design. 

I am always a push over for flowers on any of my projects and they always add that little bit extra to anything.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

December 05, 2022

Altenew Layered Daffodils

 Hi Everybody,

These flowers are created from a really old die set that was with a magazine a long time ago.  It creates beautiful layered Daffodils and these I have covered with Glossy Accents.

I have been using these Glossy Accents quite a lot lately as they bring out the colours in the card once they are applied and I really do like the look of the flowers once they gloss has dried.

For the background to this card I added some pale ink and then simply added the birds  in the distance by hand.

The grass in the front is from another old die and I can't remember where I got that from but I am sure they are everywhere.

I added the sequins as an after thought because .... I have a mucky fingerprint under one of them and it needed to be hidden.

And although the flowers look pretty this is not a card I would give to someone because of the fingerprint. No I am afraid this one is destined for the trash can and I will have to make it again !!!

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

December 04, 2022

Winner

 Hi Everybody, 

The weekend is here again and with it all the chores that I need to complete before I can chill. But once they are done and the house is clean and shiny again I can please myself for the rest of the time. Ruby will be walked later and this may be a good day to go to the beach. 

The draw for the fabulous Triangles set has been done and the name today is

Michelle Coffey

Would you email me please with your postal address to

christina@card-making-magic.com

and the pack will be on its way to you straight away.

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

More tomorrow…

Hugs xx

December 02, 2022

Friday Freebie - Terrific Triangles

Hi Everybody,

Todays offering is the Terrific Triangles die set that comes complete with sentiments for all occasions.

And as a special treat you will also get the double sided paper pack, from Sentimentally Yours, that is printed onto quality paper and not the shiny stuff some magazines have.

It also has the Die Cutting Essentials magazine with it that is full of ideas that you may like to try. 

Would you like this to play with ?? Then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of the post with your FULL NAME to be in with the chance. from those comments one name will be chosen at random as the winner and added to a blog post over the weekend. so be sure to come back and check if it is you.

This is well worth entering for and it doesn't matter if you have won before, or where you live I am happy to send the pack to you.

More tomorrow  ...

Hugs xx

December 01, 2022

Die Storage Holder

 Hi Everybody,

This is not a card but a large cardboard holder that I have covered to store some of my floral dies in. 

I wanted to keep them all close to hand so that I can easily grab them to make flowers I may wish to add to my cards.

The woodgrain is from the Craft Show I went to last weekend and the flowers are from an old Altenew die set.

I have used the Glossy Accents on these as it brought the colour out in the inked card used for the flowers and the leaves.

In this I have pockets with magnetic sheets in them and on these I have stored the dies I like to use for flowers. 

They are from different companies that I have collected over the years, some are big and others are small, but all will be used to make a full floral display for any project that I am working on.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx