Card Winner ...

Hi Everybody,

I hope you are all going to enjoy this Bank Holiday weekend and the weather forecast is quite good ... for a change !! I have quite a plan for this weekend which I will tell you about later in the week.

But for now the draw has been done for yesterdays Shabby Chic card and the winner this week is ...

Denise Bryant

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

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

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie 33 - Shabby Chic

Hi Everybody,

This card is in shades of Autumn with gold, browns and pale yellow.

There is a lot going on with this one and the finished size is 5x7.

I have added lace leaves to the display and some gold metal corners along the left.

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

From those comments one will be chosen at random and the winner announced over the weekend.

I will send it you at my expense wherever you live, and it doesn't matter if you have won one before. You can still try again

I promise you that this card looks much better in the hand as the photo is not the brilliant .... sorreeee!

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Tonic Studios Cute Critters

Hi Everybody,

I am absolutely delighted with the new dies from Tonic Studios as they make the cutest of cards for any age group

This is Percy Panda and I have sat him in amongst some bamboo and he has eaten all the leaves already !!

The Bamboo and Prickly Pear die are from Spellbinders and they just add more to the card.

I played all day with these dies and created some really pretty cards and videoed the making of Leo Lion for you to view.

The video is here ...  Tonic Studios - Cute Critters  and I hope you enjoy it.

This character is Hetty Hippo but if you leave off the fluttery eyelashes you can turn this into a boy.

I am sure that you will come up with many more ideas if you start to play with these dies and I will certainly be using them a lot for children's cards in the future.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Papercraft Essentials 150 - Enchanted Corner

Hi Everybody,

The die and stamp set from this months

 Papercraft Essentials 150

 is so cute. I could have played with this all day

The variations are endless with these little fellows and I am sure that you will come up with many many more.

Inside the magazine there are lots more ideas for you but I have added some of mine to the video.

Papercraft Essentials 150 - Enchanted Corner

It will be in the shops tomorrow the 24th August and this is sure to go quickly because of the fun factor with it

There is also a free paper pack with this issue and that will help you to create some pretty scenes for your Gnomes

Stamp as many of these little men out as you need and colour them up.

If you don't use them all then you can keep some ready to add to your next project

The dies will cut out the gnomes and the lantern and parcel for you or you can simply stamp them onto the gnomes themselves.

Have fun with them and see what you can come up with

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Tuesday Tutorial - Bird Sanctuary

Hi Everybody,

Todays card is really quick and easy and for this I have used bright colours and feathers. I have hand written the sentiment around the edge of the card and it's not supposed to be neat. It is purely a fun card that could go to any age or gender

Spellbinders Supplies:

• 6x6 Matting Basics A
• 6x6 matting Basics B
• Bird Sanctuary 
• Platinum Die Cutting Machine

Other Supplies:

• Lace from Wild Orchid Crafts
• Ribbon
• Feather
• Patterned Papers

Instructions:

With die#8 from 6x6 Matting Basics A cut two panels in purple and create the base card

With die #8 from 6x6 Matting Basics B cut another panel in a deeper shade of purple

With die #7 from the A set cut two panels in patterned paper and cut one of them in half

Cut the birds from some purple card and ink through the die to add shading to the bodies

Cut one more bird from some bright coloured card and flip it over. 

Ink through the die and this bird will be facing the other way

Add a brightly coloured tail feather to this one

Layer up the papers and wrap with lace and ribbon

Add these to the base card

Hand write "One In A Million" around the edge of the card

Sit the purple bids on the ribbon to face one way and the bright bird to face the other

Send with love 

More tomorrow ...

Hugsxx