Donna Walls - Winner

Hi Everybody,

Well today it is raining for this Bank Holiday weekend and I am hoping that tomorrow will be fine. I hadn't realised that this was a BH weekend  until my daughter told me. Ruby and I will be out walking when it is fine again but it doesn't look like it will be today.

So in the meantime I have done the draw for the pretty little Pillow Box and the name this week is ...

Donna Walls

Please email me with your postal address to
christina@card-making-magic.com
and I will get it posted off to you just as soon as I can.

I hope you make some lovely boxes with it and not just for Christmas, and please be sure to let me know that you have got it safely.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Perfect Pillow Box

Hi Everybody,

This weeks offer is on a Christmas Theme and it is an eight piece die set to make super simple gifts.

There is also a large paper pack included and these have been designed by Chloe Endean, so this is a bumper offer.

Would you like this pack in your personal crafting stash? Then you know what to do ....

Leave me a comment with your FULL NAME and be sure to come back and check if it is your name that is shown as the winner.

I will add the name to a blog post on Sunday so you have till then to add your comment.

The magazine in the offer will give you lots of idea on how to use the set and also other things that you may like to try.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

 

Embossing Folders

 Hi Everybody,

Today I am sharing a special deal over on Craft Stash for all you VIP Members and that is to get either of these embossing folders at half price.

They make lovely shaped backgrounds for your cards and for me that always looks much better than a plain finish.

And if you are not a VIP Member then you are missing out on all the special deals that come out each day, and are only available to VIP's

Plus you get priority postage and 10% off all your order.

You will also be the first to know of any launches before they become open to everybody.

So to get all these perks for only £9.99 per year ... what are you waiting for ????

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Pink Birthday

Hi Everybody,

This is another card using the technique I saw on Ann Melvin's YT Channel and this time I used the stamp to get the look.

I used my own Trellis die set and sentiment die and teamed them with an Altenew Stamp.

It is an easy technique to do and the results are quite special, and can be done with lots of different stamps that you already have in your own stash.

I have used a 300 gsm card for my base and to stamp on and that makes everything good and sturdy.

The sequins are some that I got in a box, from Amazon, and I have had them for years now and they never seem to go down.

 Mind you I have dropped them all over the floor and they are now all mixed up.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Letterpress Technique

Hi Everybody,

This pretty card is created with an Altenew 3-D embossing folder and the impression that these folders give is very deep.

For this card I have inked up one side of the folder in a Distress Oxide Ink and then spritzed it with a little water to make the ink run.

I then ran it through my machine and the ink is squashed into the design. Once I left it to dry this was the result.

I added the Hello sentiment in black card that has been stacked up three layers deep.

I layered the white panel onto some pink card and then added it to a white base card.

Because this card is only leaves then in a different colour it would make a really good male card.

For the blue one shown I have inked up the other side of the folder for a different kind of effect

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx