Labels 56 Decorative Accent

Hi Everybody,

Todays card is once again using the new Renaissance Collection from Spellbinders

These are from the same set as yesterdays card but this card done in black and gold looks completely different

Labels 56 is such a versatile collection and there are many ways to use them ... from creating shaped cards to adding beautiful decoration to the front

The links to the products used are below

The background panel is created by embossing black card with the  Arched Arrows  texture plate  and adding Versamark to the plate

Sprinkle with gold embossing powder and heat set for this gold look to your card

Cut the layers in gold and black and add with foam tape in between each layer for an elegant card

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

5x7 Matting Basics A	5x7 Matting Basics B	Texture Plates Art Deco Arched Arrows	Nestabilities Stacey Caron Renaissance Jubilee Label 56 Decorative Accent Etched Dies
PICK & MIX	Altenew Painted Greetings

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Roman Trellis Background

Hi Everybody,

If you have been watching Create and Craft this past week you will have seen the new collection from Spellbinders.

It is the Renaissance Collection and there are many really lovely dies for you to choose from.

Most of the cards that were shown on the shows are those that I have created and these are just two of them.

These use the Roman Trellis,  Labels 56 Deco Accents and Labels 56 Deco Elements

All are designed by Stacey Caron  who is the founder of Spellbinders.

Some of them are really large dies which are a pleasure to work with

I will show you some more samples over the weeks but these two pink ones are some of my favorites



The card that I use is from Papermill Direct  and the rest of my supplies are linked below for you to see

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

5x7 Matting Basics A	5x7 Matting Basics B	Embossing Folders Tammy Tutterow Designs Blistered	Card Creator Stacey Caron Renaissance Jubilee Roman Trellis Etched Dies
Nestabilities Stacey Caron Renaissance Jubilee Label 56 Etched Dies	Nestabilities Stacey Caron Renaissance Jubilee Label 56 Decorative Element Etched Dies	Nestabilities Stacey Caron Renaissance Jubilee Label 56 Decorative Accent Etched Dies	250 Count Pearls Pink
Baby Pink Satin Ribbon - 25mm wide	Flat Backed Embellishments	Good Friends Labels Twenty-Nine Clear Stamps	Mulberry Paper Flowers

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Todays Winner is ...

Hi Everybody,

Hope you are all having a good day with the rest of the weekend stretching before you.  It is very warm here today even though the sun isn't out much.  We enjoyed a lovely family breakfast at the local bistro this morning and caught up with everybodies news from the past week.

We have done the draw fro yesterdays card and die set and the winner this week it you ....

Susan Manning

please could you email me with your postl address to

christina@card-making-magic.com

and the card will be on its way to your straight  away.

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

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Card & Die 3

Hi Everybody,

I have added another page for you to visit and this one will take you to all the Videos that I have done for Craft Stash along with the Magazine Freebie card videos

It will be a permanent feature and is situated in the  side bar to the right  and I will add any new videos as they are added.   So you now have lots of places to visit for ideas and I really hope you will enjoy watching them.

Video Tutorials
Tuesday Tutorials
Craft Stash Tutorials

Another pretty water coloured card is on offer in this weeks Friday Freebie and the die set that will be with it is Enhanced Pennant

This  little set has four parts to it and will look really good when added to your own designs

The card is water coloured with Distress Inks and the flowers blend with the colour scheme

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 this post.

You know the rules by now and the main one is to come back and check if it is your name in tomorrows blog post as the winner

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

International Ambassadors Informal Blog Hop

Hi Everybody,

Its that time of the month again when some of the Ambassadors go hopping around and we really hope that you will join us again.

This month we have chosen Tags for our theme and each one of us would like to show you what we have created

I made mine in the Shabby Chic Style that I really enjoy making and for this I created my tag from Labels 28

I cut this three times and glued them all together for extra strength.

Then I added different elements to create the background and added in some torn paper.

The die cut under the flowers is Victorian Medallion One

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and they have been sparkled with fine glitter

To see what my colleagues have designed please pop along to ...

Linda Lucas Australia
Yvonne van de Grijp  Netherlands
Christina Emberson  UK

Please leave us a comment so that we know you have visited and Thank You so much for taking part

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Wednesday Water Colour - Sketched Elephants

Hi Everybody,

For this Water Colour Wednesday we have a video tutorial on YouTube showing you how I created this card.

This is  Sketched Elephants  from Whimsy Stamps and I have also used Spectrum Noir pens to create the hills

It is a delightful stamp set that has it's own matching dies but you could always just fussy cut the image out if you don't have them.

I have added the list of supplies at the bottom of the post  ... but shop around for them as you may find them cheaper.

I have done quite a few water colour videos lately and they will be added each week on YouTube and each will cover a different stamp and die set

Thank you if you have subscribed to my channel it is very much appreciated. I hope you enjoy the latest colouring videos

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

A-2 Matting Basics B Card Creator Etched Dies	A-2 Matting Basics A Card Creator Etched Dies	Sketched Elephants	Sketched Elephants die set
Misti Stamping Tool	Spectrum Noir Pens	Kuretake MC2036V Gansai Tambi 36 Color Set	Shapeabilities Inspire Rainy Day Etched Dies
Die D-Lites Flower Field Etched Dies

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Tuesday Tutorial - Fairmont Deco Accent

Hi Everybody,

For todays tutorial I am using the 6x6 Matting Basics along with one of the newer Spellbinders dies and I have done the card in a pretty turquoise and white using only the dies and a little ribbon

Spellbinders Supplies:

• S6-025 6x6 Matting Basics A
• S6-026 6x6 Matting Basics B
• S6-058 Fairmont Labels
• S6-059 Fairmont Decorative Accents
• S4-564 Simply Said Phrases Two
• PL-001 Platinum Die Cutting and Embossing Machine

Other Supplies:

• Ribbon from Mei Flower
• Diamante dazzler from Wild Orchid Crafts
• White & Turquoise card from Papermill Direct

Instructions:

With die #8 from Matting Basics A cut two pieces of card in white.
Score one of them about half an inch down from the top and add glue along the scored part.
Add the second piece of card to the glued area to create a top folded base card

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

With die #8 from Matting basics B cut a layer in turquoise 

Use die #5 from the Fairmont Labels to cut another layer in turquoise

Cut one of each of the dies from the Fairmont Deco Accents in white

Glue the large turquoise panel to the base card
Wrap ribbon around the largest panel from the patterned pieces and add foam tape to the back then add to the card
Layer up the smaller turquoise panel with foam pads and add the next panel from the Deco Accents also with foam pads
The foam pads that I use are only 1mm thick but they give a nice dimension to the card
Cut some of your foam pads to fut neatly behind the smallest panel and add that to the centre of the card

Cut the sentiment in turquoise card and double sided adhesive sheet and layer together onto the centre of the card front
Tie a double bow and add to the side of the card front
I secured my bow in place with a hot glue gun

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

6 x 6 Matting Basics A Card Creator Etched Dies	6 x 6 Matting Basics B Card Creator Etched Dies	Shapeabilities Simply Said Phrase Set Two Etched Dies	Nestabilities Art Deco Fairmont Decorative Accent Etched Dies
Nestabilities Art Deco Fairmont Labels Etched Dies	PICK & MIX	Baby Blue Satin Ribbon - 25mm wide	Platinum Die Cutting and Embossing Machine

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Some News ....

Hi Everybody,

This has been a really busy week for both my "Film Crew" and me as we have been creating videos to add to my YouTube Channel  and I hope you will enjoy them if you pop over to view. Altogether I have done nine projects but they are for a special reason.

One of the exciting new things to happen to me in the past few weeks is that I have been approached by Practical Publishing to create videos using the free gifts that come attached to their magazines. The videos that have gone out are for mags that are currently on sale in the UK and the gifts are a lovely addition to your crafting "Stash"

I will be doing these regularly and adding them to YouTube. So why not pop over there and subscribe to my channel so that  you never miss one

The magazines that I have featured are ...

Simply Cards & Papercrafts  (SC&P)
Papercraft Essentials     (PE)
Die Cutting Essentials  (DCE)
The Cardmakers Collection  (TCC)  which is complete kit.

If you wanted any of these magazines then visit More Mags  and save money on your subscription and get it delivered to your door each month.


The first two videos are using the Butterfly stamps, dies and embossing folder that came with SC&P 151 and PE 134 and I have tried to use different ideas than the ones in the magazine.

The second group of three are using the Build a Cupcake kit in TCC 5 and these are really some fun ideas for this set

I have also added a video using the free Sue Wilson die Delicate Adornments that is with DCE 12

And last but not least the third set of videos use the Totally Tropical Stamp, Die and embossing folders that came with PE 135 and I have used this set in ways other than their intended

I have also added three more for the Craft Stash website and as soon as I have the links for them I will pass it on to you.

So twelve videos in less than a week has been one mammoth task and there is more to come in the future.

I will add all the individual links to each of the videos in to the  Video Tutorials in the title bar at the top of each page

Wish me luck on yet another new adventure 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

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Todays Winner

Hi Everybody,

Well guess what ???? It''s raining here. Whatever happened to our summer? 

This is a day to cosy up in the house and take a break.  All my shopping has been done earlier in the week and so it can be chill out time today.  I hope you all have a good weekend doing the things you enjoy with the people that you love the most.

A name has been chosen for the die and card that were offered yesterday and it is yours 

Cheryl Dove

would you send your postal address to me 

christina@card-making-magic.com

and the card will be on its way to you.

I hope you will like both the card and the gift and put the die to good use on your cards

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Card & Die 2

Hi Everybody,

For todays card I am offering you the chance to win this pretty pink desgin

Also the die set called   Treat Toppers

This will create some pretty little embellishments for your cards and you will think of other ways to make it work for you too

The card itself is pink and white with white ribbon threaded through the edge.

I have added in some lovely flowers along the top edge and they have been sparkled.

If you would like to win this set then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of the post and then pop back in the morning to see if it is your name that is on the page

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx