Old Spellbinders Die

 Hi Everybody,

I am still on my no spend kick and just using dies and items that I already have in my craft room.

This is a really old triple set of dies from Spellbinders and I have used them many times but never on the blog that I can remember.

Each of the panels layers on to the others to build up the design

I have used gold mirror card for the bottom layer. purple mirror card for the middle one and lilac card for the top layer

I have added in some little diamante flowers that have been coloured with alcohol markers to the centre of each flower.

Once the three layers have been adhered togehter they have been added to a black layer and onto another lilac layer  and then onto a black base card that is A6 in size.

The sentiment has been stacked with  four layers of white  card and a top layer of gold mirror card to give it depth, and a few more coloured diamantes scattered around

Not my usual style but pretty all the same.

Bye for now  

Hugs xx

Creating Backgrounds

 Hi Everybody,

Today I am adding a video that will show you how I made the backgrounds for my cards, and depending on which side of the folder you prefer it will give you either a debossed or embossed design

This card has used a 2-4-1 die  that I got from Amazon, and these are the results from the inky background

You can dress them up any way you would like and they would make really good masculine cards
... minus the flowers' !!!

You could try this with coloured mirror card and that would make a real difference to your design.

Stazon Backgrounds for your Cards

The Stazon is a but messy and you will need the special cleaner to get it off your fingers or any stamps you use it on.

But it adheres to mirror card better than anything else to give you this look.

These are just some of the cards that I made for the video and I hope you enjoy watching. 

I hope you will leave a comment on the video and consider subscribing if you haven't' already.  It means a lot to me and really makes a difference to the YT Channel

Bye for now 

Charity Box Time

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Hi Everybody,

These are boxes of cards that I have made in the past few months and they are now ready to take to the charity shops that I support.

One is the RSPCA in honour of Ruby my Cocker Spaniel who is now eight years old.

The other is the Cats Protection to honour my little tortoiseshell kitten Ella who will be three in April and she is still very small.

Both shops are very near to where I live and I donate my cards regularly to each shop 

Each card has an envelope with it and they are packed in a cellophane bag to keep them clean

There are about 175 cards in each box so quite a lot of work has gone into these.

But whatever they sell them for then that is still a sizeable donation from me.

They cover all occasions from Birthdays to retirement  and many more in between, so plenty for people to choose 

from.

I will take them to respective shops and it makes me very happy to see the smile on the managers faces when I hand the box over.

Some of the cards you may recognise  as many of them have been featured in blog posts in the  past.

There are lots of different techniques on this assortment also so people can be sure they will find something to their taste and I hope the card will make them feel happy and pleased with their purchase.

Bye for now ...  

Hugs xx

 

Sue Pollock - Winner

 Hi Everybody,

I hope you have all come through this storm unscathed. I have no structural damage done at all and so I feel very lucky. But I have seen peoples dustbins flying up the road and lots of plant pots that have been blown about. And apparently it is not finished yet so stay safe wherever you are. 

Thank you for the comments that have been added this week to the blog and also for taking part in the draw. And many thanks also for adding your full names. This makes it so much easier to trace the correct winner and send the prize to them. 

One of the things I add is that you please let me know when the pack arrives with you.
Over the Christmas break I had two people contact me about their prizes. 

One said she had just received hers from an October win and the other one said that she had NOT got hers at all. I asked the second person to be patient with the Christmas post and happily she emailed me again to say it arrived.
So all was well that ended well !!! 

If your prize does get lost I can do something about it  and though it may not be the same thing it will be something crafty that you can use.

For this week the name is 

Sue Pollock

please send your postal address to
christina@card-making-magic.com
and I will get it in the post to you straight away.
Please be sure to let me know when it arrives with you.

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Creative Camelias

Hi Everybody,

This beautiful die set is called Creative Camelias and it will help you to produce these flowers for your cards.

The magazine Die Cutting Essentials, will show you how to get the best from your die set and this is quite a large die too.

There is also the opportunity for you to download papers and toppers that will compliment your creations 

If this is something that you would like to have then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of this post to be in with the chance. You must add your FULL NAME

The reason for the name addition is because I have several readers who have the same first name, and also because many comments come through as anonymous and if there is no name added to the comment then I have no idea who it is. 

So please oblige and add your name and then the prize will go to the correct winner.

I will also be giving preference to those who have left comments on other posts through the week,  and the prize will not go to those who only leave a comment on a Friday.

I am only trying to be fair with the give aways

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx