Parchment & Embossing Folders

 Hi Everybody

First let me apologise about the state of my hands in this video. I have been playing with alcohol inks and I have them everywhere.

No matter how much I scrub they will not come off not even with Isopropyl Alcohol either. But I had a lovely time creating and the cards will be shown over the next few days.

However this card today is using a really strong Parchment and I embossed it in a folder. 

Thinner parchments could tear as it is embossed but this one is very strong. It is a 160 gsm and the nearest I could find on Craft Stash is this 150 one for Groovi crafts.

But it is not the one I used and I don't really know what it performs like. 

The video is not too long but will give you some idea of how I did this technique if it is something new to you. I am sure that you will enjoy the results of your work once the card is completed.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Messy Water Colour

Hi Everybody,

This card was a whole lot of fun to make .... messy but never the less fun at the same time.

Arteza products where perfect for this job and their water colour card is really sturdy quality and will not buckle as you add the water.

So for this I added my sentiment to the bottom of the water colour card panel and then covered it with masking tape.

I added the stamp to the lid of my stamping platform  and with the Real Brush Markers I used the colours that I wanted and brushed them over the actual stamp.

I did the flower part fist and I spritzed it with water and  closed the door to transfer the image across. 

Once I opened the door the colour was not deep enough so I repeated the process, and I also spritzed the card itself too. It was satisfying to see the colour run in the water and you have no control over it which is part of the fun. Just let it flow !!

The process  was done again with green for the leaves and then, because I am impatient, I dried it with my heat tool.  

I added it to my card front and glued a strip of black and another of purple down the side. These I wrapped with Bakers Twine and tied a little bow.

For this second card I did the same thing but then used a circle die to cut the shape.

I added this A2 sized one to some glitter card and added the circular sentiment alongside it..

They are different and although messy I think they are quite effective and I would be happy to get a card like this for any occasion.

 More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx 

Winner

 Hi Everybody,

Here we are at another weekend and another winners post. They come round so quickly I just cant keep up. I was going to do a video today but my hands are so full of alcohol ink it is embarrassing. So I will wait a day or two and give it time to wear off and then I will start again. 

Ruby doesn't mind the state of my hands though and she is waiting patiently to go for her walk. We have been out once this morning but we will go again before tea and that will settle her for the evening then.... and give me some peace from the guilty loos she gives me when she wants to go out.

I have done the draw for yesterdays offering of the Tonic Collection set and it is well worth having. Everything in this collection is lovely and the double sided papers are no exception. Somebody is going to have some fun plying with this whole box.

The winner this week is ...

Michele Coffey

would you please email me your postal address to
christina@card-making-magic.com
and the prize will be on its way to your straight away.

I hope you enjoy it and please be sure to let me know that you have got it safely.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx
 

Friday Freebie - Tonic Collection

 Hi Everybody,

Today I have a very special set to offer you and this one is from Tonic.

It consists of the magazine, some gorgeous double sided papers, an embossing folder and a beautiful Pillow Box die set, and some stamps all in one box for you to play with.

Plenty there for you to get your crafting teeth into and I am sure that you will come up with some lovely projects.

So if you would like to win this then all you have to do is leave me a comment at the end of this post with your FULL NAME. 

I say it every week but still some people do not add their full name. All I can say now is that if you don't add your FULL name then you will not be entered into the draw ... and so you will not be winning these fabulous offerings each week. The reason for this is because it is easier to identify you should there be two, or even three people with the same fist name. 

It doesn't matter where you live or if you have won before you can still enter again.

 But you will need to come back and check if it is your name that is shown as the winner over the weekend. I have no way to chase you up so please be sure to check the blog as you only have 72 hours in which to claim it as yours.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

2 fer 1

 Hi Everybody,

This is a perfect example of a twofer card and I really love doing this kind of thing. It makes sure that you get your monies worth out of any die set that you have.

You can get this effect from most of the dies that you probably already have so it is worth taking another look at them and see how you can make them work.

For these two cards I have used the new DL Box & Card Maker set and added in some Alphabet dies too.

For the background I simply swiped my inkpad over the card to give a stripy effect and then cut the word KIND from that panel and used this for my first card.

I inked around the edges of the open spaces and then faux stitched them too to make them stand out even more.

I threaded some of the leaves in and out of the gaps  and added a small sub sentiment to compliment the word.

For this card I added the die cut word to the detailed background  using the die from the die set.

The flower and the leaves  are also from the die set and I coloured them with Alcohol markers and then I   added them to the top. 

I used the same small sub sentiment to the top of the word and it just completes the card perfectly. 

This is a great way to create many cards, and as you have all your equipment out to make one card you may as well make a few at the same time. 

Look on your desk for any shapes you haven't used from other projects and incorporate them in to you card making session as well.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx