Friday Freebie - CMM Festive Lights

Hi Everybody,
 

The magazine this week is Die Cutting Essentials and the gift is from Card Making Magic.

The larger version if this die set was released earlier this year with the Christmas in July launch,

You also have the chance to download papers and toppers to compliment the die

Inside the pages of the magazine you will find lots of tips and tricks on using the die and other things that you may want to try

So if this is some thing that you think you would like to have in your collection  then all you have to do is leave me a comment with your FULL NAME at the end of this post . 

You will  need to come back and see if you are named as the winner over the weekend and you will have  72 hours to claim the prize.

Good Luck

 More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Ella Up Her Tree !!!!!!

Hi Everybody,

My eldest daughter has bought Ella a new cat tree as she loves to be up high and away from Ruby ... and Dougal when he visits.

Ella can feel safe up there while she surveys all that is going on around her.

I was pleasantly surprised that she took to it as well as she did and now she sits up there every day.

She can sit at different levels to look through the window and watch the birds and people as they pass by and it keep her entertained for ages.

Then when she has had enough she curls up n one of the centre parts that are enclosed and goes to sleep. 

It is quite a large tree but it fits into the bay window and doesn't block out too much light, and it keeps her happy which was my main objective.

It was a  bargain too as the lady who sold it found that her cats wouldn't use it and so she needed to get rid of it. Ella loves it 

Bye for now xx

Ann Topp - Winner

 Hi Everybody,

I am trying really hard to bring the numbers of subscribers up on both my blog and YouTube as for some reason the numbers are not rising.

 I have admitted in the past that it us very disheartening for all those publishers who work hard to add videos or posts and they do not get any response. And I am not the only one who mentions this fact.

On my Blog I have noticed, for quite some time now, that people are only leaving a comment when it is the Friday Freebie and at no other time and I feel that that is a little unfair on those that  do visit  on a regular basis. and leave me me a comment 

This is why I have said that I will give up blogging.

 But for now  I am going to try something different and that is that I will check back through the comments for the previous weeks and see what names are there and also for the Friday post,  and I am only going to add those names to the draw for the free gift.

This means that those who leave me a regular comment on my posts will see their names appearing more often as the winners on a Friday.

And this is another reason why you should leave your FULL NAME with your comment,  as some that show up are anonymous

My first one is named today and I am so grateful to these regular visitors and commenters. 

 Ann Topp

This week is for you Ann for all your support, and this is my way of saying a big thanks to you.

Please send me your postal address and I will get the pack in the post to you straight away.

Hugs.

Friday Freebie - Dragonfly Delights

 Hi Everybody,

This beautiful set is from John Next Door and it comes with the magazine Simply Cards & Papercraft

It consists of an embossing folder, some Dragonfly stamps and sentiments, as well as the Dragonfly die set 

It is sure to help you make some lovely creations for you to give to your friends and family in the coming months.

So if you would like to have this in your crafty stash then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the ed of this post with tour FULL NAME

You will need to come back and check if your name is shown as the winner and you will have 72 hours in whcih to claim it.  In the event that it is not claimed it will be offered again at a later date.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Altenew Flowers

HI Everybody,

Todays cards are all created from the same stamp set and it is one of the Create Your Life bundles that I bought ages ago.

I need to use these more to get my monies worth from what turned out to be an expensive purchase.

 It was the postage costs that pushed then over the top and so I stopped my subscription

This is the Feathered Lilies  and for the first  5x7" card I stamped it in full, coloured it with alcohol markers and then cut it out with the matching die.

Once it was cut out I added to the embossing folder and ran it through the machine to get the raised areas on the flowers.

The backgrounds panels are also embossed and the sentiments are some that I already had on my desk.

For the next two card this is the same stamp coloured again with markers  but this time  after the flowers have been embossed I have cut them in half and trimmed them down to fit an  A6 and a DL

This gives me a twofer and both look really pretty when completed , and you can see the original configuration when you look at them side by side. 

But this is a good way to make large stamps go a little further as well as vary the look for your designs, which helps to break the sameness that can sometimes happen 

I have splattered both with gold paint but on the DL one, because I was impatient, I managed to smudge the splats at the bottom of the card.

But I am not unhappy with any of the looks that I get for these cards and .they would suit many occasions if I swapped out the sentiments. 

Hope you like 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx