Don't Like This .....

Hi Everybody,

Here is a card that I made using an Altenew stamp and I water coloured the flowers and I liked the look of them once they were done.

 I added them to a splattered background and I thought it would be different to add some black penned lines to the background, just to see what that would look like.

But once it was done I thought "What have I done "

I didn't like this look at all but I wasn't about to start over again and so out came the trusty scissors and I set about fussy cutting the image out.

It wasn't so much the flowers, but it was definitely the rest of the card that I didn't take too but once it was cut out I had to think of something else to add it to

The answer was a 6x6 plain white card with a slightly smaller Simply Dots embossed panel.

I raised the flowers up with foam tape and I liked this card much better. 

Now the moral to this story is that there is always something you can do to fix the mistakes that happen, especially of you don't like the end result.

And if this hadn't worked the whole lot would have gone in the bin so I was quite pleased with myself

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Winner

Hi Everybody,

The weather is gorgeous here today and this afternoon I am getting dressed up to go to a wedding. Ruby will be staying overnight with her doggy day care lady Sally along with Dougal, and so Sally will have her hands full especially with her own two dogs as well.  We will pick our dogs up tomorrow and bring them home.

So in the meantime the draw has been done and the name this week for that lovely Secret Garden Kit is

Margaret Wilkie

Please can you email me your postal address to
christina@card-making-magic.com
and I will get the pack in the post to your straight away.

Please let me know that you have it safely and I hope you will enjoy playing with it.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Secret Garden

Hi Everybody,

Today I have a really large kit to give away and this is the Secret Garden from Card Making Magic.

There are 108 pieces in this kit and there are many styles of card that you can create.

Add in any of your own embellishments to make it different and create it in any size that you prefer.

There are several large words in the kit that you can use any way you like to decorate your designs, either on the inside or the outside as I have done here. 

The card  on on the left is a DL card used sideways.

This card is an Easel Style and you will find many more ideas, from myself and the Design Team,  inside the pages of
 Papercraft Essentials magazine
that comes with the kit.

So if you would like this Secret Garden 108 piece kit then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of this post with your

  FULL NAME

Then be sure to come back and check over the weekend if it is your name that is shown as the winner.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

 

Altenew Cards

 Hi Everybody,

I have been enjoying playing with the water colours and so I thought I would combine these with the Altenew kits that I have collected over the past year.

This one was the one for February this year and it is Never Stop Dreaming. I love that the dies are so big and will cut out the image to cover the whole front of a card.

The water colours I have used are the Arteza 36 half pan set and I have used Arteza water colour card too.

he finished card is an A6 size and so will fit into a standard sized envelope. The splatters on the background are created with a fine brush and I have done them in black and then gold.

This card is created with this months kit and this is named Silk Art for May 22

I have water coloured and splattered the background but the flowers have been done using the layering stencil in the kit and ink blending.

Using the stencils is a really easy way to get the look without the fuss of colouring your self.

The Altenew Project Life kits are good value as you get the stamps, dies, embossing folder and the stencils. 

So you can play around and see what your favourite way to use them is and experiment in the process.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

 

Easy Water Coloured Flowers

Hi Everybody,

Over the past few days I have shown you some of the cards that I have made using the Layered Florals die and stamp set.

It was a set that was part of the original collection and many many people bought it. 

But like everything else as new things come onto the market the older stuff gets pushed to the back and often forgotten about.

 

So it was time to revisit the set and for this video I have shown you a really easy way to water colour the flowers ... even if you think you can't paint.

What could be easier then throwing a bit of paint around some card and seeing what you get ??? 

These are my offerings and I am not unhappy with any of them, though I must admit that this blue one is my favourite.

So I hope you enjoy the video and maybe you will be trying this easy technique for yourself.

Grab a cuppa and a biscuit or three and relax as you watch the video.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx