Gatefold Card with Belly Band

 Hi Everybody,

This gatefold card to the right is made using more left over pieces from other projects and the little bow die too.  This time I have turned the bow and ribbon die into a belly band to hold the gatefold card together.

 I cut all the bits in blue and then added them to some white card as a backing to the bow, then it had to be fussy cut out.

 I  needed two lengths for the piece around the card and glued it at the back to go all the way round., but make sure it is not too tight or it won't slip off the gatefold card.

Position the butterfly so it doesn't interfere with the belly band

I decorated the inside with a sentiment and another silver butterfly and I glued this one flat so that the gatefold would close properly.

The colour scheme is a pale grey and blue teamed with white and the end result is very pretty and so easy to create.

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx 

Using Circles again

 Hi Everybody,

All the basic shaped dies are essential in your crafting stash especially the circular ones, because if you are like me then you cannot cut out a neat circle by hand.

I can't even cut a straight line without the use of my dies and they are used on a very regular basis.

So I find having them in my craft room invaluable, but they can get a bit boring. 

So that is why I look for other ways in which to use all the shapes and than I don't get bored with them, and maybe you are the same.

This video will hopefully give you some new ideas and it is  my first attempt at  a facial introduction ... and I can't say that I like it very much.

But I hope you will enjoy the video all the same and please leave me a comment  and subscribe if you haven't already.

More Idea With Circle Dies

Thank you for responding to my idea of flower videos  using different materials to make them and they will be with you very soon.

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

Another flower card

 Hi Everybody,

Here is another card created from the left over flowers and I have tried to make it different from those I added yesterday. 

This is also a 5x7 most of the items on it have been shown in other videos in the past,

All the cards are much prettier in the hand and my camera skills don't show them off enough. But you get the idea !!

The base card is 300GSM which is the one I use for all my bases and this one I got from Hobbycraft as there is a new store opened up near where I live.

This is the A3 size card as I can get two 5x7 cards from it if I fold it one the short side and four A6 sizes if I fold it on the long side. with very little waste.

When I do have left over card I use it to produce my backgrounds and so mothing goes in  the trash can.

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

Desk top finds

Hi Everybody,

As always when I have a clear out on my desk top I find items that are left over from other projects, and these  flowers are no exception.

You may remember them being made in a video sometime ago where I made the background pattern with inks  and stamps and then cut them out with a die. I had lots left over and these are some of the ways in which they have been used up.

The card to the right has had the heart colours mixed up and I put a big gluey fingerprint on one of them, so I got out a small paintbrush and brushed glue over the rest of the hearts and sprinkled it with glitter ...  problem solved

This card has had an extra panel added to the base and this I have embossed in a folder.  I cut this panel at an angle and added it to the base with some cardboard underneath to give it height.

The flowers have been added along the angled edge and the petals fluffed up a little 

Although the cards are the same 5x7 size and use up the same flowers  I have made them look different with the additions I have used.

Raid your desktop and see what you can find and put them together to make cards that you would otherwise not have had

Bye for Now ...

Hugs xx

Final Winner

 Hi Everybody,

Thank you so much for all the lovely comments this week on my decision to end the Friday Freebie and for your understanding on why I had to do this. It has been running for quite some time now and there have been some lovely gifts, many with extras in the pack ….. and some even made by my own fair hand.

I am not closing down the blog and I will still be doing blog posts as much as I can though they may not be everyday as in the past.
 I am thinking that maybe I will do blog posts from Monday to Friday with the weekends free

I will try also to add a video every week probably,  on a Wednesday, so I hope you will still continue to watch and leave me a comment.

 I want to do a mini series on making flowers using things like paper and card, felt, hessian and organza and of course foamiran. Would this be something you are interested in ?? If you are leave me a note in the comments.

Now onto the winner for the last Friday Freebie and the name this week as my final winner is someone who has posted on a very regular basis throughout the week and not just on Fridays, and left me some lovely comments

Ann Topp

So if you would email me your postal address please to 
christina@card-making-magic.com
I will get this posted off to you straight away. Be sure to let me know that you have it safely and there will be some extras in the pack too that I hope you will enjoy playing with 

Your Ideas

I want to do some videos on making flowers using items like felt, hessian, organza, foamiran as well as card and paper, and I would like to know if this would be of interest to you. Please let me know in the comments.

Also if you have any dies tucked away in your stash that you haven't used for a long time and maybe forgotten about then if I have the same, or similar dies, that could be another idea for a video.

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx