Shabby Chic Inspiration ...

Hi Everybody,

The Shabby Chic cards that I add to the blog pages seem to be really popular

And so my "Film Crew" has put together a couple of videos showing all these cards in one group.

There are two short films and the second one will be added later.

Here is the first one 

Cards To Inspire You - Shabby Chic 

 I really like all the cards that are shown

 I will add the link permanently into the page 

Cards to Inspire You

in the side bar to your left

That way it will always be viewable and easy to find.

There are now eight of these types of video and I hope you enjoy the cards.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Card Winner ...

Hi Everybody,

What a beautiful day and off to play with Isabella again this afternoon.  My eldest Granddaughter has been staying with me for the last two weeks and tomorrow she is heading off back to Australia to work for another two years.

It has been lovely to see her again and so last night as a farewell dinner we all went out to our favorite restaurant and had a family meal. Griff took some photos and I thought I would share one with you.

So here we are in all our glory me holding my Great Grandson with my two daughters either side of me and my Great Granddaughter is at the front.

 Then my two Grand daughters are each side of them and my Grandson is on the right of the picture

Now on to the draw for yesterdays card and the name this week is yours 

Marjorie Bates

would you email me please with your postal address to

christina@card-making-magic.com

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

Have a good weekend

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie 130

Hi Everybody,

For those of you who like blue here is a card in a really pretty pale shade with a striking striped ribbon along the side.

The flourishes and the butterfly on the card are glittered and so are the flowers.

The card is a 6" Square card and the inside is decorated to match the front

Would you like to own this card?

Then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of this post and from those comments a name will be drawn and announced in tomorrows blog post.

You will need to come back and check if it is your name and then email me with your postal address to claim the card.  You have 72 hours in which to claim it and then it will go to someone else ..
Good Luck

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Magazine Freebies Sneaky Peek ...

Up In The Air A4 Stamp Set

Hi Everybody,

Today I have two new videos on  YouTube   which feature the  gifts that will be attached to magazines that will  be on sale on the 11th August.  

They are:

 Simply Cards and Papercrafts - Humming Bird Stamps and Folder 

Creative Stamping - Up In The Air A4 Stamp Set

You will be able to get your copy from supermarkets, craft shops and newsagents as well as WHSmith and direct from Moremags.co.uk

If you wanted to subscribe to any of the magazines that Moremags  produce then you can do that via the link 

In the videos I have tried to show you ways to use the dies, stamps or embossing folders that can help you to make beautiful cards. 

And of course inside the magazines there will be other examples of  how to use the fabulous free gift.

I will be adding these Magazine Freebie Videos each week so please subscribe to my YouTube Channel and then you wont miss any of them and don't forget to leave me a comment 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Water Colour Wednesday - Man and his dog !!

Hi Everybody,

After the comments on the video Birthday Bears when I added clothes to the stamped images I thought it would be fun to change this one as well.

So I painted the man to enhance his rugged looks and then added a flowery shirt to him along with his jeans.

I thought that the whole look was totally incongruous for a  man who looks like this

Would he really wear such a shirt and take his rather large bloodhound for a walk with a pink lead ???

I loved the look once it was done and it was fun to create and I know just the person to send this too.

He will laugh his socks off when he sees this

I used water colours to get the look and it didn't really take me that long to do it

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx