Beautiful Card Designs Made Easy

July 21, 2023

Friday Freebie - Dreamy Daffodils

Hi Everybody,

Another floral  stamp set on offer this week and this one is gorgeous Daffodils to add to your designs.

This consists of an embossing folder and an A4 stamp set full of lovely images for you to stamp onto your cards. And very useful sentiment strips too.

Included in the pack are some pretty A4 papers to complete the look and they can be cut up and used for all your makes.

The magazine is a really good read and ever ready to offer you ideas that you may like to try for yourself.

So if this is something that you think you would like then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of the post with your FULL NAME, and then be sure to come back and see if you are the winner.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

 
 

July 20, 2023

More Altenew Flowers

Hi Everybody,

Todays card is a DL size and once again I have used the Altenew Flowers Kits that I have. 

This also has a matching die to cut it out and again I have added it to an older Card Making Magic embossing folder.

This folder is one of my favourites and the effect is very subtle. It is the Simply Dots folder.

I made the colour scheme yellow as this is not a colour I use often but I do like the effect with these tulips. 

I used the stencil in the kit, before embossing it, to add some flourishes to the background under the flowers.  The pearls along the side are just a little extra decoration.

Another pretty card that would sit any occasion and is reasonably quick to make.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

July 19, 2023

Altenew Layered Stencils

 Hi Everybody,

Sorry there was no post on Monday but I had a lovely day out with my youngest daughter. 

Both Ruby and Dougal go to doggy day care (Playschool) on Mon, Tues, Wed and so we took advantage and went out for the day on our own.

The weather was good all day and it was lovely to be out in the sunshine. 

This card is created with a layered stencil from one of the Altenew Project Life kits, and because it is layered it is very easy to colour.

I used Distress Oxide Inks and my blending brushes and then cut it out with the matching die.

I used foam pads and added it to a really old Card Making Magic embossing folder for a very pleasing result.

Altenew make the most beautiful floral stamps and dies and they make spectacular flowers to add to your cards. I have lots of them and use them whenever I can.

The sentiment is part of a pack of pre-printed strips that I have in my stash

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

July 17, 2023

Varied Border Dies

Hi Everybody,

Here is another card created using a border die and this one is the Butterfly Varied 7" Border Die set.

It is one I have shown before but as I was on the subject of border dies it seemed appropriate to share it again here.

I also had a video to show the creation of this card and others using this die set and I really like the end result.

Hopefully over the last few posts I have re ignited your love for border dies and shown how versatile they can be, and inspired you to get any that you have out again and put them to good use.

I am sure that you will think of other ways in whcih to use them once you start to play.



But whichever dies you decide to play with just have fun and let the creative juices flow.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

July 16, 2023

Peggy Spencer - Winner

 Hi Everybody,

Thank you for leaving your comments for the Sunflower Die Set and if you are not the lucky one this time then I have another of these dies to give away later on.

 You can always try again but all I always ask is that you leave your FULL NAME at the end of the comment. If you don't and the comment is listed as Anonymous then how am I supposed to know who you are ?????

The winner this week is 

Peggy Spencer

and if you would email me your postal address please to
christina@card-making-magic.com
then I will get it in the post to your straight away.

I hope you enjoy playing with the set and please be sure to let me know that you have it safely.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx