Todays Winner ...

Hi Everybody,

Early start for me today as I will be whizzing down the motorway shortly to be on Create and Craft at 4 pm showing you some of the new Spellbinders.

I have some pretty samples to show you and I hope you will join me today and again tomorrow at 12 noon.

So on to the card winner for this weeks Friday Freebie. A name has been chosen and the winner is ...

Jane Cameron

Please email me 

christina@card-making-magic.com

and I will get the card in the post to you straight away.

I hope you will like it and please let me know when it arrives with you.

Please Note 

I would like to remind you that all the Tuesday Tutorials are now in one place  for you and you have access direct to the page from the side bar on your right.  

At the top of the column is the link to the card that I do each Tuesday ...

At the bottom of the column is the link to the card that I do one a month for Spellbinders Blog

So that means that five new  written tutorials are added here on  FRP each month 

And  there are lots of  video tutorials too and they are  accessible from the Title Bar at the top of the page

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie 056

Hi Everybody,

Not a very good photograph but it is a very pretty card.

It is a 8" square card with a foiled front and a stamped and embossed sentiment on the panel

The sentiment  Good Friends  and it is from JustRite Stampers

It is part of a set that matches Labels Twenty Nine  from Spellbinders and together they make a pretty topper for your designs

The card is looking for a new home and so if you would like to own it then all you need to do is become a follower  (if your're not already)  and leave me a comment at the bottom of the post and come back tomorrow to check if you have won

If you are new to leaving comments then here is what you need to do.... 

•  Scroll down the page to just under my signature
• Look for the word Comment  ... the number is how many comments have already been made
• Click the word and it will open another box for you
• Add your comment into the box where it says ... "Leave your comment"
• And then you will need to identify yourself with your email address or any of the other options
• And your comment will be added once it has been moderated by me so please don't add it twice

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Waste Not Want Not ...

Hi Everybody,

A few weeks ago I showed you a card that used the negative part from die cutting and this is the bit that usually is tossed in the trash can

I was also asked if I could do a video showing how it was created and so that is what I have done

This card is the negative from cutting out the large  Butterfly from Spellbinders ... and that can be used on another project so nothing is wasted.

And don't forget that if you carefully position any of your dies then you will be able to make use of all the card that you have with some really pretty results.






The video will show you how to get the look you want and this is the second card that was created from those pink butterflies

So two cards for the price of one can't be bad and all it takes from you is a little careful thought about where you place that die

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts  and the diamante trail from both butterflies is from Want2Scrap

The sentiment is the one that was free from Simply Cards and Papercrafts  and is such a useful stamp

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Weaving Again ...

Hi Everybody,

Here is another of the woven cards using the new Sue Wilson die sets.

For this card I have cut each one of them   Classic  together with the Striped  just once to create the stripy background

The panels has been wrapped with ribbon before adding it to the base and a double bow sits on the top with a turquoise dazzler over the knot

The stain ribbon is from Mei Flower and comes in many colors and it ties in a soft bow every time

The sentiments is a rubber stamp and I have heat embossed it in clear then add pieces of pearls flourish from Want2Scrap  around it

The beautiful flowers are from  Wild Orchid Crafts  

I have arranged the display around the sentiment in a half circle and then added pearl swirls around them

The whole striped panel has then been  layered with teal and white and then added to a larger card base with an embossed layer underneath.

It is a very striking card and I am happy with the result.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Tuesday Tutorial - Heirloom Oval

Hi Everybody,

Todays tutorial is using the Heirloom Oval from my all time favorite Victorian Collection. This is the most beautiful set of dies and I love using these often on my designs.  This particular set comes with an outer oval shape that can be used to cut the base and this is the foundation for my card

Spellbinders Supplies:

• S4-447  Heirloom Oval
• S4-395  Les Papillions Two
• GC-200 Grand Calibur

From white card I have created my base using die  #4

Take one piece fold over the top by about 1" and glue together

(Please remember that die #1 is always the smallest in any set)

To create the frame use #4 and #2 and cut two ovals one from white and the other from your chosen color

My card is a 255gsm and because these dies are not intricate I was able to cut both pieces together 

You may have to do them one at a time if your card is thicker 

Then with die #3 I lined it up onto my colored card and cut the pattern into the card

Once this is done I glued these two pieces together to create a colored frame that is now backed with white

I stamped and embossed my sentiment onto a piece of card that was larger then the aperture in my frame

Adding foam pads to the back of the frame will raise it up from the sentiment which makes the card more interesting

Add the frame in place carefully over the sentiment and  trim around the edge to remove the surplus card

Angle the scissors just under the edge and cut around ... that way the sentiment will fit under the frame with no card showing through.

I placed my sentiment on the  finished card off centre and added  flowers from  Wild Orchid Crafts  around one side.

I also added foam tape to the back of this panel before adding it to the base

From Les Papillions Two I cut the solid layer in peach and the lacy layer in white and glued the two together at the body line.

Bending the wings up a little gives some dimension and I glued it to the frame work just along the body part

I used La Creme Pearls from  Want2Scrap to highlight the flowers and along the butterflies body line

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx