Water Colour Cards

Hi Everybody,

I was watching a young woman named
Shayda  Campbell on YouTube
the other day and she was doing some really pretty stuff with water colours.

And so I thought I would get mine out again and try to follow what she did, and this is the result..

 I haven't done any water colouring for ages and I really enjoyed playing with them again.

I have a lot to learn but I liked Shayda's style of teaching and so I will be going back to her channel for more.

She finished some of her paintings with the fine black line around the edges and so I did that as well.

This blue card is created with a light wash of  over my water colour card and then with some silver paint I added in the  leaf following Shayda's instructions.

I used a black fine  liner pen to etch in the shape and added a little shading underneath to ground the image.

They are not brilliant but I was happy with both once I had finished.

Practice makes perfect 

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

Christine Cloutier - Winner

 Hi Everybody,

We have some snow ... but it is the wet mushy kind and it won't stick around for long.

Neither Ruby or Ella will go out in it and they scurry back inside where it's warm.
Can't say I blame them though as it's much better inside  ... and looking at it through the window.

I am starting the new year off with a new sofa and chair. The one I have is too low and too deep and once I get in there, with my dodgy knees,  I can't get up again.
So I have gone for one that is higher and shallower and hope that does the trick.

My old sofa has gone and the young man next door moved it for me this morning. The new one comes on Tuesday which will give me time to get the room ready.
The only problem is that Ruby used to sit on the back of the old one, to bark at the world, and she wont be able to do that with the new one.

The draw for the Sunflowers has been done and the name this week is

Christine Cloutier

Thank you for the comments you have left on the blog and if you send me your postal address please to

christina@card-making-magic.com

I will get the pack in the post to you straight away.

Now that the Christmas rush is over all packages should have been received by now, and thank you to those of you who let me know that you have them safely. 

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - 2025

Hi Everybody

Hello and welcome to the start if 2025 and with a brand new give away. 

In 2024 I gave away over 100 prizes throughout the year and some of them had extra dies or stamps, pokey tools or glue pins in the packs as an extra gift too.

I hope you enjoyed the give away and to start the new year off I am giving away this beautiful 

Sunflower Collection.

There are 88 elements inside this pack, from foiled papers to five foiled die cut topper sheets, to help you make some lovely spring and summer cards. 

Also included is the magazine Simply Cards & Papercraft that is full of ideas and information that you may like to try .

So if this is some thing that you would like then all you ned to do is leave me a comment using your FULL NAME.

Preference will go to those who have left me comments during the week and it doesn't matter if you have won before or where you live.

This is really a super gift ... so what are you waiting for??

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

 

Card for children

Hi Everybody,

Todays card is using an really old stamp set that I have had for years.

It was part of some lovely images that where released in a collection by Crafti Potential and that  I have used in the past

My friend Christine Smith the owner of Crafti Potential is still going with her blog and YouTube Channel

I have fussy cut these images to add to my card and they have been coloured with Alcohol markers.

They could be for some exam that has been taken, or another birthday achieved, but whatever the occasion I am sure the child will love the card.

I used some of the images from these collections for the Christmas and Birthday cards that I made for my great grandsons before the holidays. This one will go with some more, that I have ready to take to them, for them to use throughout the year.

Tomorrow sees the start of the Friday Freebies and there is a lovely collection to be given away.

Bye For Now ...

Hugs xx

 

Happy New Year

 I hope you all have a wonderful New Year and may 2025 bring you the peace you deserve

Much Love

from

Christina

Ruby & Ella

xxx