Winner

 Hi Everybody,

Thank you so much for all your support over what is proving to be a difficult time for me. But hopefully the changes I have made to the comments page will make a difference to the people who are leaving the rude comments.  If I say they are usually women looking for men that should give you some idea of what they are like and as I said they are not aimed at me personally.

 We will get through this challenge together, what with Pandemics and rude people, bad legs and hips !! But I have done the Friday Freebie for the next six weeks so some really beautiful box kits will be on offer. As I have said before it doesn’t matter if you have won in the past you can still enter each week and try again for whatever is on offer. 

I am happy to send the pack to you wherever in the world you are at my expense and all I want you to do is enjoy the prize that you have won.  

The draw for this week has been done and the name is ...

 Carmen Ciubotariu

Please would you send me your postal address to 

christina@card-making-magic.com 

and your prize will be on its way to you

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Die Cutting Essentials Box Kit

Hi Everybody,

I have had to change the settings on my blog for comments and there is very little choice with Blogger. This is to stop the dirty comments that are being left and at the moment it seems to be working. I have had to make the comments accessible to people with Google Accounts.

As I said before these messages are not aimed at me personally but they are not very pleasant to read and so that was the only way I could do it. It may cause some inconvenience to some of you though and for that I am very sorry. If you know of another way I can stop the rude messages but allow genuine people to comment then please, please let me know.

For the next few weeks I am going to be giving away complete box kits that will consist of a magazine, beautiful papers to compliment your designs, stamps, dies and embossing folders.
 So the whole works in one box to help you make some lovely projects.

To start the ball rolling I have the Die Cutting Essential Box  and this was the Special Edition that was released. It is a lovely set to make cards for all occasions and the magazine will give you lots of ideas on how to use the items inside.

So if you think that you would like this box kit then all you have to do is leave me a comment at the end of this post with your FULL NAME.
 I say this nearly every week but still people are leaving comments with just their nick names and if that is the case then your entry will not be included.

Good Luck everybody 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Winner

 Hi Everybody,

I am having a spate of very rude messages being left  in the comments section on the blog.
In fact they are dirty messages that are being left, sometimes thirty a day and they would be very offensive if someone was to read them. 

They are not aimed at me specifically and  the writer is “Anonymous “  so the only way to counteract this is to moderate every single comment that is left. Which means that your comments will not show up until I have read them. I know it is a pain but there is no need to add the same message three or four times

I will get round to reading them all and then they will show up for everybody to read.

I apologise if this affects you adversely but there is nothing else I can do. 

If anyone knows how to stop these messages please let me know as I am always afraid that I may miss one and it shows up on the comments section of a blog post. 

My deepest apologies to everyone should that happen and if you notice something amiss then please let me know immediately so that it can be removed. Thank you for your patience and help in solving this enormous and very offensive problem

In the meantime I have done the draw for the offering this week and the name today is ....

Karen Holmes 

if you would please can you email me your postal address to,
christina@card-making-magic.com
and the package will be on its way to you.

I hope you will enjoy playing with it and please let me know that you have it safely.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx 

Friday Freebie - Butterfly Kisses

Hi Everybody,

I hope you are all still safe and enjoying card making.  

I know that a few MoJo's have gone walkabouts but i am sure that they will return soon and you will be raring to go again.

To help that process I am giving away this week a beautiful Embossing Folder, Stamp and Die Set called Butterfly Kisses ... and who doesn't like a pretty butterfly???

So if this one that you would like to have then all you have to do is leave me a comment at the end of this post with your FULL NAME.

From those comments one name will be drawn as the winner so be sure to come back and check if it is your name that is listed.

I am happy to send the prize wherever you live and it doesn't matter if you have won before you an still enter again for this prize.

So what are you waiting for ... add your name

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Winner

Hi Everybody,

I know I am late again but it has been such a lovely day. Vickie and Dougal went for a long walk with Vickie’s friend and her dog, and Ruby decided to go for a swim. 

She chose the dirtiest, smelliest water she could find and launched herself into it.

So later I got a phone call From Vickie telling me that she was bringing home one really smelly dog. 

I filled the bath and got Vickie to carry Ruby  upstairs and dump her in the bath. 

I spent the next forty minutes scrubbing her clean and making her smell fresh again.

What a performance. And then once she has got out of the bath and I am trying to towel dry her she has the “zoomies” all over the place. She will stand on the towel though as I dry her with the hairdryer and she really likes that. 

Then after she has been fed and watered she sleeps for hours from all the excitement.

 I just wish I could go with them.

Now the draw for the Friday Freebie has been done and the name is ....

Michelle Coffey

Would you email me your postal address please to 

christina@card-making -magic.com

and I will get the package in the post to you straight away

More tomorrow...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Best of British A4 Stamp Set

Hi Everybody,

This is a stamp set well worth waiting for and will help you to create some truly patriotic cards for all kinds of anniversaries.

It is the Best if British A4 Stamp Set and the images are amazing.

 The stencil will create the Union Jack flag and inside the pages of the magazine you will find some truly inspirational ideas

So if this is something that you would like then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of the post with your FULL NAME.

 From those comments one name will be chosen and the n announced in a blog post over the weekend. 

 Please be sure to come back and check if it is your name that is shown as you only have 72 hours in which to notify me of your win 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Winner

Hi Everybody,

At long last here I am with the name of the winner for the Friday Freebie and I am sorry for the delay.

It's been a strange sort of weekend for me. I wish I could get back to normal but at present I am a bit stuck.

However I have now one the draw and the name is ...

Veronica Beard

would you email me your postal address please to

christina@card-making-magic.com

and I will get the package sent off to you just as soon as I can.

Please let me know that you have it safely and I hope you enjoy playing with it.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Totally Tropoical

Hi Everybody,

I hope you are still keeping safe and well, and I am sorry that I am still out of action. I have had my scan done and am now waiting for results and I will be sure to keep you posted as I go along. In the meantime there is anew Papercraft Society Box coming out and it is from Your Truly.

It has an Autumn theme to it and beautiful papers, stamps and dies so I hope you will enjoy playing with it if you subscribe to the monthly kits.

But for now the Friday Freebie on offer this week is a fabulous one to win and it has an A4 Stamp Set with some wonderful images for you to use and also a bumper paper pack of quality paper.

You will also get the magazine which is full of ideas and inspiration for you to use these items in an enlightening way to give you some lovely projects for your recipients.

So if you would like to win this gift then all you need to do is leave me a comment at then end of this post with your FULL NAME.

From those comments one name will be chosen and announced in a blog post over the weekend, so be sure to come back and check if it is your name that is shown.

 But remember ... NO FULL NAME ... NO ENTRY !!

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Winner

Hi Everybody,

I hope you are all still safe and keeping well. I have been for the scan on my right knee and I am now waiting for the results, which could take up to two weeks. I have had broken bones, an operation and two children but I have never had pain like this before. And I can’t  wait for it to go away, especially in my left hip and the cause of that is a mystery at present.

Anyway enough of that because the draw for yesterday’s offer has been done and the name today is ...

Maria Alder 

Would you email me your postal address please to 

christina@card-making-magic.com 

and I will get it in the post to you as soon as I can.

If you are one of my last few past winners then you should have had your prize by now as everything has been sent. So if you haven’t already then please let me know that you have your gift safely.

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Christmas Cross Stitch

Hi Everybody,

Back to the Christmas theme for today's offer and this one is the Christmas Cross Stitch which is and Embossing Folder, Stamps abs Dies to go with it.

Lots of fun to be had with this set and the magazine will give you a host of ideas on how to use it..

Now if this is something that you would like to have then you know what to do  ... just leave me a comment at the end of the post with your FULL NAME and that is your netry into the draw.

From those names one will be drawn as the winner so be sure to come back and see if it is your name that is shown.

I am happy to send the pack to you wherever you live and it doesn't matter if you have own before

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Winner ...

Hi Everybody,

Thank you if you managed to join me on Craft World Live yesterday.
I have watched the show back on my iPad and I look awful. 

Lou did a great job and her demos where lovely.
I can’t stand for long enough at present to do them myself, so a big thank you to Lou too.

It seems to be a reasonable day, weather wise, and this afternoon we are going to a family BBQ.
The first get together after such a long time apart, and we will be observing social distancing.
It will be lovely to catch up with everybody’s news
And of course Ruby will be going with me to play with the other dogs too

 But first of all the draw has been done for yesterday’s amazing offer to create six shadow box cards from the one pack.
The name today is ....

Caroline Rayl 

Would you send me your postal address please to 

christina@card-making-magic.com

and I will get the pack in the post to you as soon as I can.

I hope you enjoy playing with your prize and please let me know when it arrives with you.

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Gorgeous Gardens

Hi Everybody

This weeks gift is rather special as it a complete set for you to create Six Shadow Box Cards.

There is everything you need in this pack from backgrounds to sentiments and the foam pads are even included too.

Great fun to play with and the magazine will give you more ideas on how to create a stunning look.for your self.

So if this is something that you would like to have then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of this post with your FULL NAME and from those comments one name will be drawn as the winner. 

You will need to come back over the weekend to see if your name is shown and it doesn't mater if you have won before.

So what are you waiting for ???

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

New Winner ....

Hi Everybody,

I have had an email from the winner of last weeks prize to say that she has discovered that she already has this magazine with its gift and because of that she has kindly suggested that I redraw it and offer it to some one else.

 Thank you Marie for letting me know and the new draw has now been done. 

Therefore the new winner is 

Sharon Brand

Would you email me your postal address please to

christina@card-making-magic.com

and I will get it in the post to you as soon as I can.

Hugs xx

Winner

Hi Everybody,

Hope you are all well on this beautiful, scorchingly hot and sunny Saturday (joke) 

It is windy, cloudy and rainy here in Blackpool.  So where has summer and the nice weather gone?

I am sat here with my right leg raised for comfort and Ruby's snoring her head off  on the chair.

It’s a pity she can’t go and make us a cuppa .... now that would be good !! 

As you may have guessed I am no different and still waiting for something to happen via the doctors. I am only taking paracetamol at present until I go for the scan, which they have sent me an appointment for 5th August. So it looks like I will be suffering for a bit longer.

Thanks to those of you who have told me about your knee problems and that keyhole surgery is the way forward for cartilage troubles. It was very reassuring to me and I will of course keep you posted.

I have to say though that I am not ill, just in pain and walking and climbing stairs is a nightmare.

And of course with the craft room being up in my loft I am not getting a lot of work done.

But my sense of humour is still in tact though come what may.

I am hoping to be with Craft World Live next Friday so it may only be via Skype.

But I hope you can pop in to say hello all the same.

So let’s get to the draw for yesterday’s offer.

The name this week is .....

Marie Quick 

So would you email your postal address please to

christina@card-making-magic.com

and I will get it in the post to you just as soon as I can.

My apologies to Jacqueline who is still waiting for her pack to arrive but the post office is too far  for me to walk to and driving is a bit awkward too at present. But it is ready to go and I will send it just as soon  as I can

So now Ruby has woke up and is looking at me with those Spaniel eyes to get her dinner ready.

What a cushy life this dog has. Got to go ....

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Sweet Sentiments

Hi Everybody,

Today's offering is something that can be used all year round and covers many occasions.

It consists of an Embossing folder, stamps and some dies.

Now the dies are bridged but they are easy enough to separate with some jewellery snips.

Store them on a magnetic sheet and then you won't lose them and keep them in a plastic CD wallet.

I am also including the magazine with the offer for you to browse through over a cuppa for inspiration and ideas, as well as other ideas that you may like to try.

So if this is a little set that you would like to have in your own crafting stash then all you have to do is leave me a comment at the end of this post with your FULL NAME. 

Please remember ... no full name -- no entry !!

One name will be drawn from the comments and notified in a blog post over the weekend so be sure to come back and check if it is your name that is shown.

I am happy to send the pack wherever you live and it doesn't matter if you have won before.

Good Luck

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx