Craft Room 2015

Hi Everybody,

When Griff first created the craft room for me in 2011  I had lots of space in which to store things and everything was put away when I had finished working to keep the room neat

But over the years I have accumulated so many extras and I am running out of storage space and sometimes it looks like utter chaos.

In the centre of the room he had made me a table to work on and under that I had wire trolleys for other items, but they aren't very strong

I had to store some of my Spellbinders in a plastic box and it is just sat on the floor

Now Griff has made me a moveable work station with heavy duty castors on the bottom and he has added sections for me to divide the things I store

This is one side of it and I have added white plastic boxes to keep things clean and it stores a huge amount of items.

Then when I have my Wednesday Card Class,  and I need more space,  I can roll it to one side and lock the wheels.

You can also see the extra shelf that he has added along the back wall with some of my cards displayed on it

The unit also has shelving on the other side for smaller items to be stored.

This  is where I was trying to do my blog posts and website but again Griff has created a lot more storage space.

You can see the magnetic sheets attached to the wall where I store much loved and much used dies 

I now have shelving behind the PC for all my boxes  and a complete unit to add all my Spectrum Noir pens and refills too.

It has always been my favorite place and now it is even better with everything tidy and in its own place.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Todays FF Winner ...

Hi Everybody,

The sun is shining here for the Bank Holiday weekend and it promises to be a good one. I hope you enjoy whatever it is you have planned and the weather stays good for you.

I am happy to say that all ten of the pink cards were claimed by the ten winners and they have gone as far as New Zealand, Australia, Czech Republic and Portugal and the Blog Hop prize went to a young man in Nigeria.

But for today lets get on with the business in hand and tell you who has won the card from yesterday.

The name pulled from the hat by my "Film Crew" is ...

Linda Adams ...

can you email me please 

christina@card-making-magic.com

with your postal address and the card will be on its way.

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

The ten pink cards for ten winners was so successful that I will repeat the process later in the year with a different color

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie 060

Hi Everybody,

A really pretty large card with  blue Centura Pearl panels on the front

It is a 7" square and the front has been embossed and rubbed with Gilding wax for a pearly effect.

The inside is lined and has a pocket with two tags in it for the addition of a signature or verse

It is another card that is looking  for a new home ... is it you ??

If you would like it to find it's way to your house then all you need to do is join the followers who visit regularly and then leave me a comment to let me know you have been.

From those comments a name will be chosen at random and the winner announced tomorrow morning. Then you have 48 hours to claim the card by sending me your postal address.  So come back tomorrow and see if it is your name that is shown

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Thank You Card and Matching Box

Hi Everybody,

This vibrant shade of blue was used to create this "Thank You" card and is another that has a matching box.

For this card I have used the Quatrefoil Pattern but I have had this for quite some time and I no longer know where it would be available

The sentiment is stamped onto Fancy Tags Three 

I have used matching Diamanté "Bling" around the edge from Want2Scrap 

The sentiment was free with a magazine subscription and it is one I use time and time again

The beautiful flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts  

I have layered two  ribbons  from  Mei Flowers  together for a special look and the sparkly centrepiece is also from WOC

The box has a triple bow on it with a flourish also from W2S and there are  several box tutorials  on my website

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Wedding Day Card

Hi Everybody,

This beautiful wedding card is one I was asked to make with very short notice and I made it to the exact specifications as requested

I took a long time over the design and I was very happy with it when it was finished.

It is in gold and white and I have used Sue Wilson Californian Collection dies to create the panel

The flowers are from  Wild Orchid Crafts  are a mixture of Roses, Tulips and Gysophilia

There is Guipure lace around the layers with white satin ribbon and the double bow has a gold centrepiece over the knot

I added a verse to the inside and it came with a matching box and a tag for the sender to add their own note or signature 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx