Altered Box - Stage One

Hi Everybody,

After clearing out the garage and getting rid of garbage I found this box tucked away at the back of a shelf.

It just called out to me ... "Don't throw me away ..." and so I brought it inside.

 It was really dirty but I knew that I wanted to do something with.

At this precise moment I don't know what I am going to do with it but I have the old brain whirring around with ideas

The first thing I have done with it is clean all the dust and cobwebs off and it is looking so much better already

I have sanded it all down to a nice smooth finish both outside and inside and then got rid of all the dust

I decided to add a coat of White Gesso to it all as a base for any other colour that I wanted to add but that is as far as I have got with it so far

It really is quite a sturdy box and once I get some ideas going for it I will get to work and show you bit by bit what I have done to it.

So watch this space

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

And the Winner is ...

Hi Everybody,

Well here I am early this morning and the sun is shining today. We are taking a trip up to Windermere later and enjoying a day out.  So I needed to get the draw done before I go and find a new home for the pink and turquoise card from yesterday.

A name has been chosen from those of you who left me a comment and the the winner is ...

Linda Simpson

can you please send me have your postal address to 

christina@card-making-magic.com

and the card will be on it's way to you straight away

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

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie 123

Hi Everybody,

A really bright and cheerful card is on offer this week and this was created with water colours in a random application

It has lace and pearls around the upper part and is dotted with pink pearls.

In the bottom right corner is a metal embellishment and this ... the flowers, lace and the dove are all from Wild Orchid Crafts

The pearls are from Want2Scrap

The inside is lined on this card and it could suit many occasions as well as a "Just Because" card" or it could simply be framed as a wall decoration

If this is a card that you would like to have then leave me a comment at the bottom of the post.

A name will be chosen at random from the list and the winner announced in tomorrows blog post. Please come back and check if it is you who has won.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Bokeh Effect Card

Hi Everybody,

Todays little card is created with water colours and this is the Bokeh Effect.

Bokeh simply means blurred and it is a term used in photography when the light is blurred in a photograph

It is really easy to do and I have a video on  YouTube  that will show you how I made this card

I hope you will pop over to view it and then try this for yourself in different colours to vary the look.  And you will never get two that look the same no matter how hard you try

Bokeh Effect Card  can be done with any watercolours that you have and you are sure to like the result.  It will be trial and error for you until you find a really white ink that stays white as you stamp it.

The best one for me is the Colour Box Pigment Archival Ink called Frost White.

It is really juicy and great for heat embossing with as it stays wet for a long time.

So be careful you don't smudge it once you have used it  ... maybe dry it with your heat tool before you move onto the next step.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

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Water Colour Wednesday-Tilda & Edmund

Hi Everybody,

Today I have used another old stamp that I have had for quite some time.

I have coloured Tilda and Edmund with Gansai Tambi colours and made it into an A2 sized card. I used a white gel pen to add white spots to Tildas coat.

The background piece is from Tonic-Gold and is the Sunflower Array

I have layered it over some red spotty card from AnnaMarie Designs

The red pearls are from Want2Scrap 

The   Hello  sentiment is a die cut that I have cut three times in black card and glued the layers together

They have been covered with Glossy Accents to give them the shiny look  and added to the front.

Pretty little card for no special occasion at all ... Just to say Hello!!

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

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