Using your Square Dies

 Hi Everybody,

Today we are moving on to using square dies to create several beautiful cards. and the dies I am using are really old ones from Spellbinders that will no longer be available to buy.

I have used gold and silver mirror card to enhance the look and the flowers are mulberry flowers that I got from Wild Orchid Crafts many years ago

This pretty card has used the square dies as they are but in the video I show you how to increase or decrease the size to fit your designs.

Square Dies

This card has had the size of the die cut increased to fit a 5x7 and the result is really pretty.

I have used the same leaf and butterfly dies for all the cards, including the circle ones from last week.

You don't need to buy more you just  need to use any leaf,  flowers, heart or butterfly dies that you already have and make them work for you.

The sentiment is from  my bit box and so are may of the other die cuts that I could find on my desk and they  are left over from other projects.

This video is a little longer but it gives you eight ideas on how to create the look for your self.

I hope you will join me next time and see what we can do with Oval shapes.

Bye For Now ...

Hugs xx

Embossing Powders ...

Hi Everybody,

The technique on both of these cards is created with embossing powder and a sheet of parchment but I don't think it turned out quite right for me.

It was something that I watched Marion Emberson  doing on YouTube and her cards turned out lovely.

So as you do I thought "Oh I will have a go at that" but this is my result.

I am adding the link here to Marion's video and if you try it then let me know how it goes for you

Pouncing Technique

Marion has some lovely ideas on how to get he best from any embossing powders that you have and how to mix the colours to create your own, and they are well worth a watch.

I hope you cards turn out better than mine did here but I will give it another go and maybe make the powders a little thicker on my sheet.

Good Luck with it

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

 

Michele Coffey - Winner

 Hi Everybody,

The weather is so changeable at present, the other day it was like a real spring day and today it is cold damp and miserable.  It will only be a short walk for Ruby and if it rains then we won't be going out at all. I am a fair weather walker only but Ruby will go out in anything .

Thank you for all the lovely comments you have left me this week and I hope you are all well.

The draw has been done early and the name this week is

Michele Coffey

Would you please send me your postal address to 
christina@card-making-magic.com
and I will get it posted to you straight away.

I would be happy if you could let me know when it arrives with you and I hope you enjoy
 playing with it. 

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Lisa Horton

Hi Everybody,

Todays offering is from Simply Cards & Papercraft and it features a die set and an embossing folder from 
 Lisa Horton 

The magazine is full of ideas and inspiration for you to try as well as ways in which to use the die set.

So would you like to have this in your collection ?

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

  FULL NAME 

You will need to check back and see if you are the winner as I have no way to contact you and if the prize is not claimed than it will be offered again at a later date.

I am happy to send this to you wherever you live and it doesn't matter if you have won before, but you do need to have left me regular comments on other posts.

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx 

More Circle Shaped Cards

Easel Card

Hi Everybody,

Here are the other circle cards made in the vidoe from Tuesday and I think they are all really pretty cards.

Each one will need a box to be made for it as the depth of the flowers doesn't allow it to be placed in an envelope.

But they will obviously go to someone special and so it will be well worth it when they are ready.

I have prepped the next video and it will be on the same idea of using one set of dies and getting different looks for the cards and next time it will be squares.

I hope you can join me then and maybe give some of them a try with the dies that you already have

5x7 Card

With this pink 5x7 card I felt that there was too much white space left on the front.

So I took a stencil and with some pink ink I added random areas on the background and that made me happier.

Have you started to re visit your older dies again to see what you can do with them.??

Die cutting has always been my favourite technique because it is so quick and easy and the work is done for you. It is simply playing with the die cuts until you get something that please your eye.

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx