Todays Winner ...

Hi Everybody,

After an early start going to Slimming World weigh in for 8am ... and finding that I have gained half a pound !! it was in to town to buy some last minute goodies for my holiday.  I have had lots of good wishes for a safe journey home ...

 and I haven't gone yet. 

We fly out early Monday morning to Faro in sunny Portugal. So today I have bought my self some new clothes to take with me and some sandals as it is quite warm out there. 

 Griff is not coming with us, just a girly week away,  but he has done the draw for this weeks 

Friday Freebie card.

The name drawn from the hat is you 

Ruth M 

so if you could email me your postal address please to

christina@card-making-magic.com 

the card will be on it's way to you 

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

If you could email me as soon as you can the card will be on its way to you on Monday. But is it is after that then I can't post it till I get back home.

I have lots of blog posts all scheduled for next week and tutorials on here and YouTube 

So this is my last "Live" post until I get home. 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - 116

Hi Everybody,

Todays card is in deeper colours and I have added in a "Thank You" tag but you could change this to what ever you wanted

It has a lovely floral display from Wild Orchid Crafts  that have the sparkly treatment on the petals.

It is very textured and is much better in the hand than the photo.

So if this is a card that you would like to have then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of the post.

Have a look at the Winners Page  and tomorrow blog post to see if it is your name that is shown and follow the simple steps on that page to claim the card

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Shabby Chic ...

Hi Everybody,

The cards that I have been making in the Shabby Chic style have gone down a real treat with many of you and I have had lots of emails and comments about them. So today it is my pleasure no tell you that there is a new video on YouTube showing how I made this

  Shabby Chic - Blue and Beige

I really enjoy making this style as I can go to town with all the bits and bobs I love to add.

Some one has said that they really like all the "Frippery" that I add and I thought that was a lovely word to describe the cards.

The flowers, leaves and lace are all from  Wild Orchid Crafts   and are a mixture of pale blue and beige. The pearls are from  Want2Scrap and the frame is cut from white card from Papermill Direct using the Die D-Lites Reflections from Spellbinders

Thank you for all the positive comments and I am happy that you like the cards too ... I have many more to show you and also to make on video

And over on Card Making MagicI am going to add a special section where I can add all the Shabby Chic Videos together I will tell you all on here when it is done and hopefully then you will pop over and visit the page.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

5x7 Matting Basics A	5x7 Matting Basics B	Spellbinders Architectural Accents	Wild Orchid Crafts
Guipure Lace Trim	Le Creme Pearls	Reflections Frame

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Water Colour Wednesday - Feeling Sheepish

Hi Everybody,

Todays cute image is from Clearly Besotted and this is the Feeling Sheepish stamp set.

For this card I have stamped them direct to water coloured card and used Gansai Tambi water colours to paint them.

There is a matching die set that will cut the sheep and the grass out for you but you will need to purchase them separately

I kept the layout simple but it was fun to do and I quite liked the card once it was finished.  I like to try different things from time to time as this keeps the card making block away.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Tuesday Tutorial - Parisian Accents & Motifs

Hi Everybody,

The other week I asked if there was any particular die that you would like to see in a tutorial or video and the most requested one was for the Parisian Accents and Motifs. This die is no longer available on the Spellbinders website but I know that many of you have this set and still love and use it often.

I have used a soft cream and Kraft card today for this really pretty floral card

Spellbinders Supplies:

• S6-001 5x7 Matting Basics A
• S6-002 5x7 Matting Basics B
• Parisian Accents and Motifs
• S4-564 Phrases Two
• EL-002 Regal Embossing folder

Other Supplies:

• Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts
• Card from Papermill Direct
• Pearl Frilly Flourish from Want2Scrap
• Micro Beaded Berries from AnnaMarie Designs
• Glitter from Glitter Magic

Instructions:

With die #7 from Matting basics A cut two and Create a Hinged Card from cream card

With the small square die from Parisian Accents cut the shape six times from Kraft card and link them together on two sides using the little knobbly areas on each piece.

With Matting Basics B take dies #5 6 & 7 to create the frames ...

Using #7 and #5 will create the wider frame 

Using #6 and #5 will create the thinner frame

Once you have cut the wider frame you can add the linked squares to it by gluing just around the edges and then adding foam pads to strategic areas to raise the patterned panel.

Hand cut and emboss another cream panel making it slightly larger than your patterned frame work

Make sure that this is leaving a small border around the base card and and it in place

Add foam pads to the thinner frame and add this to the top of the wider one to give you a double frame around the filigree panel

Cut your word several times and glue them together to make a sturdy sentiment and with foam pads add it to the front of your card.

I decorated my card with a large pearl flourish and then added the word over the top.

Have a dry run with your flowers to see where you would like them before gluing them permanently in place. Dot with glue and sprinkle on the glitter for a sparkly effect.

And here is another idea using the same colour combination but other dies from the Parisian Accents and Motifs.
Next Week:  Persian Accents and Motifs

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx