Flower Cards

 Hi Everybody,

Todays card is full of flowers and pearls ...no ribbons on this one though.

I have used the cut out flourish die in top and bottom corners to give the design and the top layer has been ink smooshed in blues and purples then splattered with clean water.

It gives a very pretty mottled effect to the layer.

I added tiny foam pads to the back to raise it up from the white base card and thus castes a little shadow.

The Rose flourish die set is the leaves and  I have inked these with green, blue and purple. The sprigs have just been cut in white.

I have also added some grass like embellishment tucked under the flowers and glued it in place with hot glue.

I found some silver leaves on my desk to and they have been tucked into the display at random.

The flowers are roses in various shades of blue and purple and they have been  sprinkled with glitter.

I have used dark blue pearls and they have been dotted around the front.

This is a really pretty eye catching card and could be for any occasion.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Handmade Sentiments

 Hi Everybody,   

When we make card we mostly add a sentiment to the front of it as this conveys to the recipient what occasion is being celebrated.

I have a lot of word dies and also many dies of different shapes that will create a frame for me. So why not combine the two to make a sentiment that will stand out on your card.

For this card I have used silver mirror card to make the frame from a patterned circle and a plain one to cut the inner portion of the frame.

Then to this cetnre I have added the words I chose to make the while sentiment look like one.

You could also add parchment behind the word die cut.

It doesn't have to be silver or gold. Why not try a colour that blends with your creation. And alter the shape too.

The gold one that is shown here is created with a really old Seth Apter die  and I used it in black on one of my cards with a birthday greeting on the top.

The video is not long but will give you the basic idea of what I did to get the toppers I needed for my creations

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Kim Cranson - Winner

 Hi Everybody,

I hope you are al well and enjoying the weekend.  We are doing Ok here but a but disappointed with the weather.  What has happened to our summer it is actually very windy and chilly here today.

Ruby is still not allowed to go walking yet but she is recovering slowly. She has had such a very painful and serious illness that it is bound to have taken its toll . She is back to envying her food again but is not allowed any treats.

I have done the draw for the latest pack to be given away and the winner this week is 

Kim Cranson

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

Be sure to let me know that you have it safely  and I hope you enjoy playing with it.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Pack 3

 Hi Everybody,

Here is another opportunity for you to have one of these super bundles filled with crafting goodies to swell your stash.

Each one has been different but there are six items that will give you a mixture of things to do. 

This is the last of these packs and so I will have to think of more to offer next week, and find some really special things to go in it.

Would you like t have this pack ????

Then leave me a comment at the end of this post with your FULL NAME

From those comments one will be chosen as the winner and announced in a blog post over the weekend so be sure to come back and check if it is your name that is listed.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Half Circle Panel

 Hi Everybody, 

For this card I have used a really old embossing folder and a half circle die that is part of the Perfect Panels Collection that is no longer available.

I cut the pattern into the card and added it over the top of an ink smooshed background that has has a stamped image added to it.

The pattern is more visible in the hand and looks very pretty showing through the die cut.

I have cut a label in parchment and added some white and parchment leaves to the top of it.

The butterfly has been cut in silver and added to a parchment base and then layered onto the leaves and label.

I already had the sentiment in my bits jar and so I used that to add to the 5x7 sized card and then dotted the panel with some pearls 

I think the embossing on the panel adds something extra to what would otherwise be a plain piece of card

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx