Snowflake Easel Card

 Hi Everybody,

Todays card is using one of the the new Snowflake Collection Die Sets, from Card Making Magic, that is available at Craft Stash.

It was showcased last Friday on Facebook Live on the  Craft Stash page so I hope you managed to join us.

I have used the Snowflake Easel Die Set  to produce the standard Easel card and the effect is really very pretty., and it stands quite high for an easel card.

This is the original style and with a little tweaking here and there you can easily create the other style to produce a different look for your designs.

The Video will show you how to turn this Easel into a Gatefold and it is not hard to do.

But it does mean that you can get your monies worth from the die set and create cards for any occasion.

It would make a really lovely Winter Birthday card.

Change the colours and the sentiment and you are ready to go, and your recipient is sure to love the card that you have so lovingly made for them.

I hope you enjoy the video and if you have the die set that you will give this idea a try for yourself.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Winner

 Hi Everybody,

This is a peaceful Saturday morning  after the incident yesterday. I was due to be on Craft Stash Facebook Live at 12.30 and I set off good and early for what is usually an hour and a half journey. I filled up with fuel and dropped Ruby off at Vickie’s house to play with Dougal and left.

I got on the motorway and was on the very busy M6 when I heard the bang. I thought at first that I had hit something lying on the road but there was nothing to see and everybody else was whizzing past me. But I knew something was wrong as my car is usually so reliable.

I made my way over to the hard shoulder and got out and my front passenger tyre had blown out and was as flat as a pancake. Scary prospect at 70 mph. I stopped next to one of the SOS boxes and rang but hearing what was being said was nigh on impossible with all the traffic noise.

Any way long story cut short a young patrol woman came out to me and we sorted out help. But I was stranded on the motorway for two hours. I rang Nicola at Craft Stash to explain what had happened and she said not to worry just get it sorted and she would alter the show times.

I eventually got there and at 2.30 the show went “Live”  If you where waiting  for me at the expected time then my apologies at the delay but there was nothing I could do about it.

It was a relief to get back home, but the breakdown had had to fit the spare Space Saver tyre and with that your speed is restricted to 50 mph. So I felt as if I had crawled along the motorway. At one point a woman driver behind me flashed her lights and shooed me on with her hands. I won’t tell you what I did back.

Anyway all is well and the winner for today has been chosen at random and the name this week is 

Jackie Allibone

Please could you email me your postal address to

christina@cad-making-magic.com

and I will get it in the post to you just as soon as I can. I hope you enjoy the pack and be sure to let me know when it arrives with you.

More tomorrow…

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Tonic Festive Kit

 Hi Everybody,

This fabulous pack has a large sentiment die in it from Tonic and a 25 piece stamp set to go with it.  No reason not to make some of those Christmas Cards if you win this.

You will also get the magazine, Simply Cards & Papercraft, to browse for even more ideas and what's more I have several of these packs to give away over the next few weeks.

All you need to do is leave me a comment if you would like to win one of these,  with your FULL NAME and you will be included in the draw.

From those comments one name will be picked at random as the winner and shown in a blog post over the weekend

You will need to come back and check if it is your name listed and you will have 72 hours in which to claim your prize. The draw is open to every body regardless of where you live and it doesn't matter if you have won before. And if you don't win this week you may be lucky next time so keep trying

 .More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Creative Stamping 100 Issue Birthday

 Hi Everybody,

Today see the anniversary of Creative Stamping Magazine that is celebrating 100 issues of fabulous ideas and inspiration. This is a magazine that I have done many articles and videos for in the past and it is full of useful information that you can try out for yourself.

The video below was one that advertised the sale many issues ago but it contained one of my most favourite of all time stamp sets. I am adding it again so that you can see the value of the stamps that are attached to this magazine. By now of course that magazine will no longer be available to purchase.

But there is the new one in the shops now with all the Birthday wishes from designers who have contributed to the success in the past. The pages are filled with ideas for you to try for yourself that will show you how to get the best from the stamps that are attached.

So here's wishing Creative Stamping much more success for the next 100 Issues with lots more beautiful stamps and ideas for you to enjoy.

Tomorrow I will be on Craft Stash Facebook Live at 12-30 with Lou Collins, so I hope you will be able to join us then for some fabulous prizes that you can win.

You can also find Pauline on  the Craft Store at 9 am  and 1 pm. demonstrating the compete collection so make a date to watch that also 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Altenew Project Kit

Hi Everybody,

I have decided to treat myself, on a monthly basis, to the beautiful  Create Your Life Kits from Altenew.

I saw these being shown on YouTube and I thought the kits where absolutely fabulous.

 So I toyed around with the idea and then I took the plunge and went for the monthly subscription.

 That was the best way to save a little cash as they are discounted by $10 if you take out the subscription. The shipping to the UK makes the price go up but I am still happy with the products. 

These featured cards are from the first kit and this is Seasonal Blooms. There is a large stamp set. co-ordinating dies, stencils and a 3-D embossing folder

The shaped card is the first one I made with the set and I used the  stamp as it was and just die cut it out.

I turned the die cut onto its side and made a side opening card. I used the die again to cut out the front of the card to match. This is a 6x6 card

I am very happy with the way it turned out, and it spurred me on to make some more in different colours.

For this card I have cut the stamped design up and added it to an embossed panel with foam tape. 

From that cut up stamping I made three other cards, using the 3-D folder to create the extra background. 

I added some flat backed pearls for extra decoration and the sentiment is from Card Making Magic

This card is an A2 size card which is 41/4 x 51/2 

The main bloom is a Sun Flowers but who says I have to colour it yellow.

Your flowers can be any colour you wish whatever die and stamps you are using. 

But I went with the yellow sunflowers for this card.

Once again I cut the stamped image up and added them with foam pads to different areas of the card front. 

You can get a lot of use from one stamp set by simply cutting it up and using parts of it, or all of it in different areas.

I used a different embossing folder for this one and this is 5x7 card

I will show you some cards when I use the next kit that I already have and the new one that was out on Sunday is on its way to me and I will be sure to sho you some of those too.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Festive Portals

 Hi Everybody,

Todays card is created from the new Festive Portals Collections. It is 6" Square and very intricate. 

I used some of the snowflakes for the inside of the frame and they are supposed to shake .... but underneath them is glitter card and so they are stuck to that. 

Plus I added far too many and so defeated the object.

But even after all that it is still a pretty card and the video will show what I did and how not to make a shaker card ... need I say more !!

The Festive Portals sets come in different shapes and each has it's own set of stamps to go with it.

 So a really useful addition to your collections and good value for money at the same time.

And either of the embossing folders will create a beautiful background for you.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Card & Matching Envelope

 Hi Everybody,

Because this 5x7" card is relatively flat I thought it would be a perfect match for an envelope, and be easier to give at the same time.

So I made myself busy and created this video  to show you how I did it and I am quite happy with the results too.

I was originally only going to make one envelope for the card but as I made four cards I carried on and made the envelopes to go with them. 

You can create your envelopes from copier paper if you prefer and then obviously they will be a lot thinner.

You could also use fancy papers too and that would make them really pretty especially if you had used some of the same paper on the card too.

Keep them clean and safe and they are always there ready to send when the need arises. 

I have added the links at the bottom of this post to show you what I used and some of them are affiliate links. All this means is that if you purchase through the links then I get a small commission and it is at NO extra cost to you.

I hope you enjoy the video and like  the results at the end and should you have the dies then I hope you will give this a try.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Ruby Update

Hi Everybody,

Well what a lovely day we had last weekend when my mum and I went to St Annes. 

We walked along the prom and I saw all these things flying up in the air.

My Mum told me they were kites and they looked really big, but as long as they stayed up there I was OK with them. 

It was the Kite Festival and it was very busy with lots of people everywhere.

We went later in the day, once it had gone cooler. There were lots of doggy folks to say hello too and I had a wonderful time sniffing about. 

It was much quieter this week when we went to look at my duck friends. And they have really grown since the last time I saw them.

This week I went to the groomers to get my hair cut and as soon as it is done it will rain and I will be cold with short hair. Still when it does get cold and wet again I have a lovely new raincoat to wear and I will be sure to show you when I put it on.

But last night Dougal and I went with our mums to see the Firework Competition . The loud noises didn't scare us. There will be a different country giving a display each week for the next four weeks, and at the end a winner is chosen. This week it is Russia ... I think ... and that too gets very busy

Bye for now

Love Ruby XX

Winner

 Hi Everybody,

I am really pleased to see so many names wanting to win this weeks “Give Away”  of one of my Card Making Magic dies. It is a really cute die and the magazine will show you lots of ways in which it can be used. 

Thank you also for adding your full names, you really don’t know how much it helps get the pack to the right person. If you are not the winner then check how you have left your comment and if your full name is not there then that may be why you haven’t won. I’m not asking much.

You only need to add your comment once. It will not show up until it has been moderated by myself which it tells you as you add it. Please don’t add it three or four times.

So onto this week and the names have been entered into a hat and one has been drawn at random.

The winner this week is ….

Benedicte Hjalting

Would you please email me your postal address and I will get it in the post to you straight away. I would very much appreciate it if you could let me know that you have the gift safely. That saves me worrying that it may have got lost in the post somewhere.

If you didn’t win this week then remember there are even more chances to win this die as I have more copies of this magazine to give away. Next week there will be a different magazine on offer.

More tomorrow…

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Floral Panel Die

Hi Everybody,

This was the Die Cutting Essentials magazine that had my Floral Panel added to it a little while ago and it created some really pretty cards. 

In the pages you will find lots of other ideas and inspiration that you may like to try.

 I have several of these packs to give away over the next few weeks. 

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

I am happy to send this to you wherever you live and it doesn't matter if you have won before you can still try again,

This is one of the cards that I made for the magazine using the beautiful papers that you can download and use whenever you wish.

It has ben decoupaged with several layers to give dimension to the card. 

I am sure that you will come up with many more ideas of your own once you start to play, or maybe you would just like to chill for a while and browse the pages of the mag.

Now if you leave  me a comment be sure to come back and see if your name is listed as the winner over the weekend,  and then you can email me your postal address and it will be on its way to you.

Good Luck everybody

More tomorrow ...

Hugs