Carole Eaton - Winner

 Hi Everybody,

It's raining today with that very find drizzle that soaks you  ... so Ruby and I are not going out until it stops. I am a fair weather walker and very easily put of with a bit of rain or wind. So fingers crossed it will dry up later and then we can go out along the promenade or even the beach.

In the meantime I have done the draw for the  Tropical Frame die set.
There are eight pieces to this set as you can clearly see from the photo. It can be mixed with any other die set that you may have and although the flowers are not very big they are very pretty.

So I hope you will enjoy playing with it and will make some lovely cards.
So the name this week is

Carole Eaton

and if you would send your postal address lease to
christina@card-making-magic.com
I will get the pack in the post to you straight away.

Please be sure to let me know that you have it safely.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Tropical Frame

 Hi Everybody,

Welcome to the Tropical Frame Give Away and this is n eight piece die set that you are sure to love.

It will give you the most adorable Tropical Flowers that you can add to any of your projects. 

Combine it with any Tropical stamps that you may have and it will make a lovely summer card for any family or friend that you have in mind

You will also get the magazine Die Cutting Essentials, that you cab browse for lots of ideas and inspiration

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

FULL NAME

From those comments one name will be chosen at random as the winner and announced in a blog post over the weekend so be sure to come back and see if it is your name that is shown and you will then have 72 hours to claim it.

I am happy to send the pack to you wherever you are ad it doesn't matter if you have won before you can still have a go for this offering.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Paisley Dreams - DL Card

Hi Everybody,

This collection is  lot of fun to work with and can be coloured any way that you prefer.

I have made cards in various styles and sizes using this, from A6 to Gatefold and all are easy to achieve.

This is the video that was shown with the launch but I am adding it here in case you missed that or would like a refresher on the card itself.

You can stamp any combination for the background or simply cut the Paisley out of the papers and use that for your background instead. 

I have added pearls to some of my cards but you can ad any embellishment that you prefer. Some ribbon would look particularly good with some of the styles.

Whatever you decide to do just enjoy the process and have fun while you make. I hope you enjoy the short video

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Paisley Dreams Collection - Split Front Card

 Hi Everybody,

This style of card I have created before and done a vidoe to show you how it is done. In this video I am using the Paisley Dreams Collection that was launched last week.

For this I have used two of the paper from the pack that will blend together and I coloured the images in with pencils.

You could use your favourite medium and take your time as you colour but I used pencils for the quickness so that the video is not too long.

The paper pack is really good quality and is abut 270 gsm so quite substantial for all your die cutting.

The pattern is one that has been around for many many years and it will suit any age group or gender or style of card.

So have a go and make some really lovely cards for any of your friends and family.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx  

                       

Hoop Frame Die Set

Hi Everybody,

Two cards today using the same dies and the same colour scheme of Orange, Cream and Kraft card with the odd bit of parchment thrown in to back the sentiments.

The card to the left is a DL size and the one on the right is a 5x7. Both have the folds at the top and stand in tent fold. Both have been lined on the inside to make them stronger.

The die I have used is the Hoop Frame Set from Katie Skiltons My Creative Life and is one that I fell in love with as soon as I saw it.

I have also stencilled the background on both cards with a different pattern and ink colour and some small stencil brushes from Craft Stash

The sentiments on each are from my own word die sets and I have cut them twice for depth and added them to parchment so that they stand out a little more.

But the cards look different just by altering the size and the way the colours are used and the sentiment, and  am happy with both of them.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx