Desk Top Makes

Hi Everybody,

I have ben having another rummage around my desk and found lots of items that I can make cards with. Here is just one that I have made with my lovely desk top finds.

The back panel to this one has been foiled and then layered onto some lilac card.

I then added it to the card with foam tape underneath. for extra dimension. The little sentiment has also been foiled and backed onto lilac card and added at the bottom of the panel.

The flowers are some from my stash and they have been glittered for more sparkle.

The close up shows you how I have positioned the butterfly on top of the flowers as if it has just landed on there 

I am quite pleased with this card and it will go to someone special on their birthday. 

The back panel and sentiment are some that I foiled ages ago and kept in a pot ready to be used when the time came. 

I made more from my finds and I will show you as the week goes on.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

More from Ruby ...

 Hello Everyone,

Thank you so much for all the lovely messages I got from you on my last update. I am glad that you like to read my stories.

This is me waiting for my mum to get her shoes on .... again !! She's always running late and keeping me waiting when all I want to do is go and sniff about somewhere. 

This as s lovely morning and we are going to go to St Annes for a walk along the prom,

While we where there we met a lady and her dog sitting on a bench, in the sunshine,  and they sharing some toast. The lady gave me a little piece of it too.

My mum chatted to the lady for a while and then off we went. I looked for my duck friends but they weren't there today. 

Now here I am having a bit of a rest near one of the lakes we pass. There are no ducks on this one but there are sometimes swans.

They are very big and they frighten me  because they "Hiss" at me as I walk past. I like to do a large detour around them in case they chase me. 

I'm not frightened of water but I am frightened of swans.

It was home for breakfast after this and then later on we will go out again before we have tea. But only if it is not raining as my mum is a fair weather walker.  

Bye for now ...

Ruby xx

Winner

Hi Everybody,

Thanks for joining us yesterday on the Facebook Live and the launch of the new dies Festive Portals from Card Making Magic.  There where some lovely prizes to be win so congratulations  to you if you are one of them. Enjoy your prize.

 

The draw for yesterday’s “Give Away” has been done here as well.

 Now it’s not that the gifts have not been claimed it is because I have several of one magazine to offer you and rather than do it all in one week with five winners I would prefer to do the offer over five weeks and have one winner each week. 

So if it is not your name being shown today then have no fear I have more of this die set to give away, so keep adding your comments and your FULL NAME and it could be you next time.

Thank you for complying with this request but if you have t added your full name then maybe that is why your comment has not been added to the hat.

Today the name drawn from the hat is ….

Margaret Wilkie

Please would you email me your postal address to

christina@card-making-magic.com

and I will get it in the post to you straight away.

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

More tomorrow …

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Peony Perfect

Hi Everybody,

Here as promised is another chance for you to win  the Perfect Peony 2 piece Die Sets that was on offer a few weeks ago. 

It is a lovely set and many of you would have liked to win this.
 Well here's your chance again.

All you have to do is leave me your comment with your 

FULL NAME

and from those comments one name will be chosen as the winner.

Why do I need your full name ??? Because it saves any confusion when two or three people have the same first name.

So if your are not winning then maybe it's because you haven't added your full proper name . Not your nick name, or your initials , or your name and where you live ... no! no! Your FULL  PROPER NAME and then your comment will be entered into the draw. and maybe you will win

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx  

Leafy Decorative Corner

 Hi Everybody,

Here is the video that I promised you yesterday and I think this card is really special, and elegantly fits the wedding I have made it for.

The dies are available at Craft Stash and they make everything so easy to do as they do all the work for you. 

The video will show you how I made this and I hope you will enjoy watching the process. Get the kettle on before you view and relax as you watch.

It's not hard to make and you can dress it up as much or as little as you prefer. But if you have followed me for a while then you will know that there is no such things as "Less is More"

I like to dress my cards to the nines with flowers, ribbons and pearls ... though I must admit to not using ribbon on this occasion.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Come Along ....

 Hi Everybody,

Just a little reminder to join Lou and I , along with Pauline Hickey, this coming Friday for the launch of the new

 Festive Portals

die and stamps combinations.  

There are six different ones for you to choose from and each has it's own set of stamps tucked inside the pack.

So lots of choice

There will be a host of prizes for you to win  but you have to be in it to win it  so be sure to come along and see what's happening this Friday at 12.30pm

And tomorrow I have a lovely new video for you using the
Leafy Decorative Corner Die Set

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Sneaky Peak

Hi Everybody,

Thank you all for your comments on Ruby's Update and I really love how you   respond to her.

 It's amazing.

Today I am giving you a sneaky peak at one of the cards that I have created for Fridays Facebook Live and I have more to show you at 12-20 this coming Friday. 

This is one of the new die sets and this particular one is my favourite. As with all the new sets there are lots of dies and so you will have plenty to choose from when making your cards.

I hope you will be able to join me on Friday 9th July for some fun and lots of prizes to be won 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Ruby Update

 Hello every one,

It's me today Ruby and I thought I would pop in and let you know how I am doing. I have been having some lovely walks with my mum in the sunshine and we have been going to different places.
The other day we went with Vickie and Dougal to Cuerden Park which is heaven for dogs.

It is a long walk, up and down hills and through wooded areas too and through the middle is a stream which is deep enough for a small dog like me to swim in.

 I love it but Dougal is such a wimp he just stands on the rocks and watches.

Now the other day we went to somewhere that my mum calls the Stepping Stones in St Annes 

We went early in the morning when it was cooler and I really enjoyed the walk.

I especially liked it under the water fall where I tried to catch the water as it came tumbling down.

Because it was so early it was very quiet  and not many people around but  ... 

...  on the little lake I spotted something moving about.

My mum told me to be vey quiet and not too bark and then we saw swimming past us this lovely family of mum and six babies.

I have never seen Ducks before, and as much as I wanted to go and swim with them I was very quiet.

Then later on we went home again and had some breakfast and I had some of my mums toast Mmmm!!

See you again soon

Love Ruby XX

 

Winner

 Hi Everybody,

Have you been watching the Craft Store and looking at the new collection?
There are some fabulous die and stamp sets on offer and there are six to choose from.
Each set if dies has the stamps already inside the pack so you will not lose them  and they can be used alone of with the dies to make some lovely cards or backgrounds.

I will be showing you more idea on Friday the 9th July at 12/30 on Facebook Live with Lou and Pauline so I hope you can join us.  Make a note in your diary 

Here we are with another Saturday and the name of the winner for this weeks offering which is the Fabulous Foliage stamp and stencil set.  There are two sets of stamps along with the magazine in the collection, and they are from Chloe Endean

The name of the winner this week is ...

Valerie Steele

would you email me your postal address please to
christina@card-making-magic.com
and I will get it posted off to you straight away.

I would be happy if you could let me know when it arrives with you, and I hope you enjoy playing with it.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Fabulous Foliage

Hi Everybody,

Here is another chance for you to win this beautiful double stamp and stencil set by Chloe from Simply Cards & Papercraft.

There are endless possibilities for wonderful designs from this set and you will get lots of inspiration inside the pages of the magazine that comes with it. 

So would you like to win this one ?? 

If you would then leave me a comment at the end of the post with your
FULL NAME.

One name will be chosen at random from those comments and announced over the weekend as the winner so be sure to come back and check if it is your name that is shown.

I am happy to post it to you wherever you are in the world, at my expense and it doesn't matter if you have won before in the past. 

And don’t forget that you need to add your email address into the box on the left to subscribe and then be notified of any new blog posts 

Sets More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx