Beautiful Card Designs Made Easy

April 30, 2022

Winner

Hi Everybody,

The weather is being very kind for this Bank Holiday weekend .... so far, and I am hoping it stays this way for a lot longer.  Ruby and I have been out this morning but we will go out again later for another run around and hopefully that will settle her for the evening.

I have done the draw for the Bee Happy die and Stamp set from yesterday and the name this week is 

MaryJean Smith

would you email me your postal address please to 
christina@card-making-magic.com
and I will get the pack 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 

April 29, 2022

Friday Freebie - Bee Happy

Hi Everybody,

A really lovely die and stamp set on offer today and they come with the magazine
Die Cutting Essentials.

The die is a quality 2 piece die set from Apple Blossom that will help you to create some pretty cards.

There are lots of ideas on how to use the die inside the pages of the magazine and it is always a good time to take a break and browse through the pages.

So if this is a set that you would like to have then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the den of the post with your FULL NAME and then come back over the weekend to see if it your name that is listed as the winner.

I am happy to send the pack to you where ever you live and I hope you will enjoy it when you get it ...all I ask is that you let me know that you have it safely. 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx
 

April 27, 2022

Butterfly Trails Panel Card

 Hi Everybody,

I am really enjoying playing with the Butterfly Trails Collection as there is so much that can be done with it to give you cards of all shapes.

They will suit any gender and any occasion too so lots of ways to play with them.

In this video I will show you how I created the panel card and I have made four cards in the video to give you some ideas of how I used them.

And I am happy to say that they seem to be going down very well on my YouTube Channel.


The paper pack that I am using is one that was released with the Pretty Books Collection and it is lovely. The papers are quite thick and good quality and they go really well with the butterflies. and I am sure many other collections too.

I hope you enjoy this video and the cards that I have created in it, and I have added all the videos that I have done with this collection to a playlist called

I will be adding more as they are filmed

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx



April 25, 2022

Cutout Butterfly

Hi Everybody,

Todays card is another way to use the Butterfly Trails Collection and this is a quick and easy card to recreate  that gives a clean and simple look to your designs.

The video is not long but it is easy to follow and the results are really pretty, and I hope you enjoy the video.

Once again I have used the paper pack that came out with the Pretty Books Collection but it fits so well with the shape of these wings I couldn't resist using it again.

I have another video coming on Wednesday with yet another way to use these dies and stamps and they are all in a playlist on YouTube for you to enjoy



These cards would even suit cards for men too. Make the colours more masculine and leave out the flowers and there you go.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

April 23, 2022

Winner

Hi Everybody,

I hope you are all well and the weather here is beautiful.  This afternoon I am going to see an eye consultant about the cataracts that I have and I am hopeful that this will greatly improve my vision.

At the moment it is difficult to write, read or use the computer as I have to get my nose almost on the page/screen to see what it is I am doing. Making cards it awkward too but having said that I have managed to get videos done for you to enjoy. 

Ruby is going to Dougal's house while I go and then I should have a better idea of what it is that will be done. I have had many good reports about cataract operations and how successful they are but I am still a little apprehensive about it all.

Anyway the draw for the Springtime Butterflies die set has now been done and the winner is ...

Jenny Cottam 

please can you email me your postal address and I will get the pack in the post to you straight away.

It is such a pretty die set and I hope you will enjoy playing with it. Be sure to let me know that you have it safely.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx