Border Dies & Washi Tape

 Hi Everybody,

I am sorry again this week for my lack of posting but my mojo has seriously gone walkabouts. 

I have done a video for today but I really struggled with it so I hope it turns out OK and that you enjoy it.

It is not long and it uses items that I already have so nothing new has been bought. 

I am determined to keep up with using what I already have

Here is the video and I have used border dies that I already have and some Wash Tapes that I have had for quite a few years now.

Border Dies & Washi Tapes

I did need to replenish my Birthday cards and so these will go along way to restarting my ideas.

 I thought this video may help me get back into the swing of things as I am seriously down in the dumps.

Christmas is not my favourite time of year and the disappointment with our meal out didn't help any either.
Then Ruby being poorly was the last straw,

But I need to talk sharply to my self and get going....

 
Bye for now ...

Hugs xx 

Playing with water colours

Hi Everybody,

These two cards have been created with water colours and trying to follow one of Shayda Campbells tutorials.

One is to create a panel that has then ben fussy cut out to add to the front

I have used foam pads to add this and  a gold Happy Birthday sentiment.

I have also used little gold dots to surround the flower.

They have been adhered to an embossed panel for more decoration and I am not too unhappy with the end result and this is an A6 card.

This next card is a larger 5x7 and I have also used little gold dots on this card.   They have been cut from gold mirror card with a hole punch.

The panel has been layered onto some black card to make it stand out and the base card has had a black freehand line drawn around the edge.

The flowers are just  loosely drawn in the water colour paint  and then splattered in the left over colour.

I cut the panel out using a stitched edge die and then cut the remaining flowers free hand to add to the front with foam pads.

The sentiment for both has been stamped onto parchment and heat embossed in gold 

I have enjoyed the process with the water colours but I have a log way to go yet to improve my technique.

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

Mags Wilkie - Winner

 Hi Everybody,

Sorry for my absence during the week but I have been busy getting my house back in order.
The new suite looks lovely and is so comfortable for me to get out of and helps my knees a lot.
I also bought two new rugs to go in the rooms and they also fit in very well. So now I am sorted.

I am sorry to say though that my Ruby has not been well. She has had a painful ear infection and had to go the vet last Friday. They gave her some antibiotic ear drops. 

There are certain medications she cannot have because of her Cushing's but hopefully these will help her feel better soon.
Apparently Cocker Spaniels get ear infections because of the their long and floppy ears and the moist conditions inside them.

The draw for the Birthday die set has been done and the winner this week is

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

Thank you for leaving regular comments on the blog,  it is much appreciated.

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Fancy Foliage

 Hi Everybody,

Todays offering is another of the Fancy Foliage die sets that came with Simply Cards & Papercraft.

This little die set is in eight parts and will help you to create some really pretty cards centred around Birthdays.

The magazine has ideas and tips that will help you to get the most from the die set, as well as other thigs that you may like to try

So is this is something you would like in your collections ??

Then all you ned to do is leave me a comment at the end of the post with your

 FULL NAME

The addition of your full name is so that I can identify you in the event that more than one of you has the same first name. 

And if you don't add your name and your comment comes though as anonymous then I have no chance of knowing who you are.

So no full name then no entry into the draw ... and preference will be given to those who have left me comments on a regular basis on other posts.

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

Water Colour Cards

Hi Everybody,

I was watching a young woman named
Shayda  Campbell on YouTube
the other day and she was doing some really pretty stuff with water colours.

And so I thought I would get mine out again and try to follow what she did, and this is the result..

 I haven't done any water colouring for ages and I really enjoyed playing with them again.

I have a lot to learn but I liked Shayda's style of teaching and so I will be going back to her channel for more.

She finished some of her paintings with the fine black line around the edges and so I did that as well.

This blue card is created with a light wash of  over my water colour card and then with some silver paint I added in the  leaf following Shayda's instructions.

I used a black fine  liner pen to etch in the shape and added a little shading underneath to ground the image.

They are not brilliant but I was happy with both once I had finished.

Practice makes perfect 

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx