Friday Freebie - Strawberries

 Hi Everybody,

This is the gift that was offered a few weeks ago and sadly it was not claimed ... so here it is again and hopefully this time it will find a new home.

It is a very pretty die and stamp set and it comes complete with the magazine that is full of ideas and inspiration.

If this is something that you think you would like to have in your crafty kit then all you need to do is leave me a comment.

The comment must have your FULL NAME added to it or it will not be entered into the draw. The draw will be open all day Saturday and the winner will be shown in a blog post on Sunday. You must be sure to come back and check if it is your name that is shown and then you will have 72 hours in which to claim it.

If it is not claimed in that time span then it will be removed and offered again at a later date.
To claim the prize you will need to email me 

christina@card-making-magic.com

Please do not add your personal details to a blog comment as the whole world and his wife will be able to see it and I cannot  be held responsible for any consequences if you do.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Butterflies & Lace Panel

HI Everybody,

I cannot remember if I added this when it first came out and if I did then my apologies.

 But if I didn't then here is a lovely effect using the Butterflies and Lace Collection.

This card base is created using the three part layering die that was introduced a while ago and for this one I made an Ombre effect with Distress Oxide Inks.

I added a pearl to each body line and the effect is lovely.

A different look can be achieved each time with other colours. 

It is fun to also add a glitter card, or mirror card to the background

Then using the other elements in the collection you can alter the whole card once more.

There is such a lot that can be done with this set of dies and once you start to play you will find many more.

The video is not long but it may give you some ideas on how to use the die sets if you purchased them when they were launched.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Alternate Stitched Squares

 Hi Everybody,

This was a collection that was added a while ago and I have just added a vidoe to YouTube and Facebook using the square from the Collection.

I have created a very quick and easy card with the layers from the set and added a frame to go around the panel. 

It took very little time to make the card and it is a good one to have handy for those last minute makes that people ask you for.

The video is not long either so no time to get bored with it, but I hope you enjoy it just the same.

Once again it is another opportunity to use the older dies that you may have in your own collections and put them to good use.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Making Pins

 Hi Everybody,

I was going to do some filming yesterday but it was absolutely teeming down and the rain beats so hard on the glass sky lights in my craft room I couldn't hear myself think. So I gave it up as a bad job and will aim for another day instead   

But I was busy making glue bottle pins and I now have six to give away. 

So if you are already a beader then be kind if you should get one, they may not be to your standards 

I am enjoying making them but I am very new to this and I don't profess to be a jewellery maker by any stretch of the imagination. 

I did a video eleven years ago on decorating hatpins and would you believe it has had 25000 views.

So I think it maybe time to re-new that video and bring it up to date.

I also made some little Angel pins to add to a journal or scrapbook page. Or maybe add it to a lapel. 

You could also use them to add to any card that you make 

There is no other decoration on them as I didn't finish them as glue bottle pins. 

But they are just a pretty little Angel wishing you all the very best from me.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

 

Glue Bottle Pins

 Hi Everybody,

Trends come and go and some of them are really useful and stick around for quite some time. And look pretty at the same time

At present glue bottle pins are all the go and I think they are a useful item to have. Whenever I take the pin out of my bottle I lose it in amongst all the debris on my work surface.

Or I simply forget to put it back and the glue dries up and the tip clogs up. 

I swear I can clog up any tip even those that say they are non clog. I don't know how I do it but I do ... every time.

So maybe these will help me and they are easier to find on my desk than just the pin.

But rather than buy them I decided to make my own as I have so many beads and wires, spacer beards and bead caps, it seemed silly not to.

I made one for each of my bottles and I have some left over for future bottles.

I added charms, beaded strings, glass beads and beautiful end caps to them for effect. 
And I have so many of these items left that I can make these pins for the next hundred years.

At the moment I have lots of silver but I will get some more gold stuff and then as I make more I will give them away to each Friday Freebie winner as an added bonus.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx