My little corner of Blogland where I can share my creations with you. There are many video tutorials as well as links to good quality websites for all your crafting needs.
This is an idea that I covered many years ago and it is the monochrome card, which simply means making the card using only one colour, or shades of it.
So I thought I would give it a go again as a revisit to old tutorials on my YouTube Channel
The card to the right is done in blue cardstock and this has to be my favourite one out of those that I did.
I used any flower dies that I have in my collections and my favourite Rose Flourish for the leaves.
The background is the Simply Dots Embossing folder from Card Making Magic
This all pink one is very soft and delicate and the flowers is the Hellebore Die Set from
Card Making Magic
I used all three of the flowers in the set and raised them up with foam pads.
The centre flower has double pads under it to make it stand out even more.
Using all one colour means you don't have to think about which colour goes with which and if they will clash.
And all my flowers have been added to either an embossed background or a die cut to stop it looking too plain.
This white one is a little more intricate as I have created a wreath from the leaves but I show you in the video how I made this one.
The leaves and flowers are from the same set called Daisy Flourishes and it is not a million miles away from the Rose Flourish.
The background is from the 5x7 Quatrefoil die set.
The flowers I have layered all together to make full blooms and a white pearls is added to the centre of each.
They are all really pretty cards and can be for male or female depending on the colours you use.
Still they may appeal to you as we all like different things.
Last week I added two pages to my blog and for some reason they seem to have corrupted the look of the pages, and so to save my sanity I have removed them.
But I am adding the videos here again for those who may have missed them due to the mess on the page.
The first video was how I made my own texture paste using Talcum Powder and some cheap glue and paint. It is very easy to do and gives the same effect as the more expensive shop bought item.
The second video was showing how I used some of those backgrounds to make card like the ones I have shown here.
There are quite a few in the video and if you click the links it will take you to my YouTube channel where you can watch it peacefully.
I am sorry about the loss of the other two pages but it is really frustrating trying to sort it all out especially when you don't know how the html code works.
So I did the only thing I could and that was to remove them.
I have been going through old videos on my YouTube Channel and I thought it would be a good idea to re-visit some of the older ones and do the techniques again for those that are new to cardmaking
This is a technique I have covered many years ago and I thought that this was one of the ones I could re do and give it another airing and make some fresh cards.
I have added it to a playlist named Everyday Items and I will add all the new videos using things you can find around your home in there.
So here is the video using a really cheap shaving foam from the supermarket. I think it was less than 50p so look for the cheapest when you buy.
In the video I have dressed some of them up but left others plain so that could be suitable for any male cards you may need to send.
Have fun creating the backgrounds and you will never get wo that look the same.
I hope you are all well and enjoying this glorious weather. I was up at 7am this morning and Ruby and I were on the beach by 7.45 We had it all to ourselves for quite some time and it was lovely. The tide was a long way out and would have been such a loooooong walk to get to the sea, so we gave that one a miss.
I wanted to show you this photo of the closeness of Ruby and Ella.
The kitten has been so patient trying to get close to Ruby. Rubbing herself round Ruby's legs and following her everywhere.
Whenever we have been out Ella runs to Ruby to greet her and she tries so hard to be her friend.
Well this was taken while they are both lying on my bed and Ella was very sneaky. She crept in to lie beside Ruby and was so comfortable she started to groom herself.
It was lovely to see .... but it didn't last much longer then three minutes and then Ruby was up and off. Still it's a start and Ella's perseverance paid off on that occasion. Bless her !!
I have now done the draw for the beautiful Eucalyptus dies set and the name today is ...
Doris Shawcross would you send me your postal address please to christina@card-making-magic.com and I will get it in the post to you.
I would be grateful if you could let me know that you have it safely and I hope you enjoy playing with the dies and stamps.
