Friday Freebie - Sweet Snowdrops

Hi Everybody,

The offer this week is from Hunkydory and it is a beautiful die and stamp set called 
Sweet Snowdrops

Just in time to herald in those spring days we are all looking forward too.

You will also get the magazine which is a good read and full of ideas on how to use your gift, as well as other things you may like to try,

All you need to do to win this gift is to leave me a comment at the end of the post with your 
FULL NAME 
and from those comments one name will be chosen as the winner and added to a blog post over the weekend.

Please be sure to come back over the weekend and check if it is your name that is shown as the winner and you will have 72 hours to claim it. And please be sure to let me know that you have received it safely

My Christmas Break

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and that Santa Claus brought you what ever you wished for.

My plan was to go away for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and return home on Boxing Day and Vickie and I had looked forward to it since we booked it in September.

We took the dogs with us and planned on some long walks even if it was cold and wet.

The day before we left, the wind blew my car door shut and trapped two fingers on my right hand. It wasn't until I got inside and turned on the light that I saw that they had been cut quite badly and I was bleeding ...  but at least they were not broken.

Still off we went and arrived at 2pm, in time for a glass of mulled wine and homemade cream tea, which was lovely. Then we where shown to our room which on the face of it also looked lovely.

We took the dogs for a walk and then returned to get ready for our evening meal at 7pm. 

The next day we  walked again getting back in time to get ready.

We had family coming to join us for Christmas Dinner, for what we hoped would be a lovely day. 

 I won't go into details but it all went  very badly downhill.

 Altogether we where very disappointed with the place, the service and the food and we will not be going back again.

Jamie, who is a chef, was really annoyed at the quality of the lukewarm food, and many of our guests left what was presented to them over the three courses. I don't think Isabella ate much at all

On Boxing Day before we left to come home, Vickie asked to speak to the manager. He asked " Is there an issue ?" she said "Yes... several"

  She was very calm and polite, but by then the whole break had been ruined for us. 

And believe me it was not a cheap break and so not worth it. I would not recommend it to anybody.

I hope yours was better !!!

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Merry Christmas

Wishing you a really

 Merry Christmas 

and a 

Happy New Year

 from

Christina & Ruby & Ella

XXXXXXXXXX 

Maria Muller - Winner

 Hi Everybody,

It's a bit miserable here to day .... dull and damp. I hope it is better where you are and that you are enjoying the start of the Christmas break. 

 I am staring to pack up things to take with me for our weekend away tomorrow  and it will be a nice change  to just get away for a short while. 

 I am taking Ruby with me but I don't think she cares where she is as long as there is food !! Ella is being looked after by my neighbour until I get back home again on Boxing day.

In the meantime the draw has been done for the Cascading Card Kit that is on offer and the name picked at random this week is

Maria Muller

so would you please email me with your postal address to
chrisrina@card-making-magic.com
and I will send it to you as soon as I get back home again.

Have a good Christmas

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie Cascading Card Kit

 Hi Everybody,

Todays offering is something a bit special in the form of thus complete card kit. 

It has card blanks, die cut toppers, patterned papers and a little embossing folder to help with the creation of some beautiful cards.

You will also get the magazine which is full of ideas and inspiration for you, and also the chance to down load some digital sentiments

So if this is something that you would like to have in your own collection then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of this post with your

FULL NAME

Then you will need to be sure to come back and see if it is your name that is shown as the winner.

I am going away over Christmas so I will add the name in tomorrows blog post and then I won't be back until Tuesday.  

It doesn't matter if you have won before or where you live I will send the prize to you at my expense, so be sure to add your comment and leave your name then I can notify the correct person of their win.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Adding Faux Bows

 Hi Everybody,

Tus pretty card is really small and is created using the Bow Die Set from Card Making Magic.

Once again it is an older die but having a set like this in your own personal stash is always useful for embellishing your design, especially if you don't have and real ribbon on hand.

In the links below I have added in the sentiment and butterflies stamp set but the circular die that cut the pattern into my card was free with a magazine many moons ago.

For this card I have just used the plain version

I have used it for this card to the left also but this time I have added in the detailed layer.

That gives it a more feminine look and for this I have added it to the Ivy leaves from the Trailing Floral die set

I also used some patterned card in blue and white for my centre strip, added it to a white layer and then embossed both in a folder.

I think both are pretty cards and could be adapted to suit any occasion you are making the card for.

For this card I have cut the smaller bow and made the ribbon banner for it to sit on, and then used pens to colour it in to give some shape.

The bow and ribbon have then been dotted with white pen to give a spotty effect.

This one has the bow separating the two different textures to the background , and again coloured in with alcohol markers. 

Whatever your design a little bow can make all the difference to your  outcome and I am sure that you won't be disappointed with the result.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx