Beautiful Card Designs Made Easy

August 08, 2016

Shabby Chic Inspiration ...

Hi Everybody,

The Shabby Chic cards that I add to the blog pages seem to be really popular

And so my "Film Crew" has put together a couple of videos showing all these cards in one group.

There are two short films and the second one will be added later.

Here is the first one 

 I really like all the cards that are shown
 I will add the link permanently into the page 
Cards to Inspire You
in the side bar to your left

That way it will always be viewable and easy to find.

There are now eight of these types of video and I hope you enjoy the cards.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx



August 06, 2016

Card Winner ...

Hi Everybody,

What a beautiful day and off to play with Isabella again this afternoon.  My eldest Granddaughter has been staying with me for the last two weeks and tomorrow she is heading off back to Australia to work for another two years.

It has been lovely to see her again and so last night as a farewell dinner we all went out to our favorite restaurant and had a family meal. Griff took some photos and I thought I would share one with you.
So here we are in all our glory me holding my Great Grandson with my two daughters either side of me and my Great Granddaughter is at the front.
 Then my two Grand daughters are each side of them and my Grandson is on the right of the picture

Now on to the draw for yesterdays card and the name this week is yours 
Marjorie Bates
would you email me please with your postal address to
christina@card-making-magic.com
and the card will be on its way to you straight away.

Have a good weekend

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

August 05, 2016

Friday Freebie 130

Hi Everybody,

For those of you who like blue here is a card in a really pretty pale shade with a striking striped ribbon along the side.

The flourishes and the butterfly on the card are glittered and so are the flowers.

The card is a 6" Square card and the inside is decorated to match the front

Would you like to own this card?

Then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of this post and from those comments a name will be drawn and announced in tomorrows blog post.

You will need to come back and check if it is your name and then email me with your postal address to claim the card.  You have 72 hours in which to claim it and then it will go to someone else ..
Good Luck

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx


August 04, 2016

Magazine Freebies Sneaky Peek ...

Up In The Air A4 Stamp Set
Hi Everybody,

Today I have two new videos on  YouTube   which feature the  gifts that will be attached to magazines that will  be on sale on the 11th August.  

They are:

You will be able to get your copy from supermarkets, craft shops and newsagents as well as WHSmith and direct from Moremags.co.uk

If you wanted to subscribe to any of the magazines that Moremags  produce then you can do that via the link 

In the videos I have tried to show you ways to use the dies, stamps or embossing folders that can help you to make beautiful cards. 

And of course inside the magazines there will be other examples of  how to use the fabulous free gift.

I will be adding these Magazine Freebie Videos each week so please subscribe to my YouTube Channel and then you wont miss any of them and don't forget to leave me a comment 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx


August 03, 2016

Water Colour Wednesday - Man and his dog !!

Hi Everybody,

After the comments on the video Birthday Bears when I added clothes to the stamped images I thought it would be fun to change this one as well.

So I painted the man to enhance his rugged looks and then added a flowery shirt to him along with his jeans.

I thought that the whole look was totally incongruous for a  man who looks like this
Would he really wear such a shirt and take his rather large bloodhound for a walk with a pink lead ???

I loved the look once it was done and it was fun to create and I know just the person to send this too.

He will laugh his socks off when he sees this

I used water colours to get the look and it didn't really take me that long to do it

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

August 02, 2016

Tuesday Tutorial - Old Meets New

Hi Everybody,

Having a collection of dies is no good unless you put them to good use and just because you buy new dies doesn't mean that you need to discard the older ones. So for todays card I am using the new Labels 56 and combining it with one of my old time favorites Label 8 Decorative Elements
Spellbinders Supplies:

Other Supplies:
  • Flowers, Leaves and centres from Wild Orchid Crafts
  • Glitter from Glitter Magic
  • Ribbon from Mei Flower
  • Card from Papermill Direct
Instructions:

With die #7 from Matting Basic A cut two white layers to create a hinged card
With #7 from Matting Basic B cut one in pink
With #6 from Matting Basic A cut another white panel and emboss it with your folder.
The folder will not be big enough to take all the card so emboss one side and then turn the card around and emboss the portion that is not done.
 It may leave a join mark but we are able to cover that with ribbon 
(Remember that die #1 is always the smallest)
With #4 from Labels 8 Deco Elements cut one in pink and add foam pads to the back of this
With dies #2 and 3 cut these layer with the larger one in pink
Add a sentiment to the smaller panel  in black ink and heat emboss with clear powder
With #3 cut this panel in white and add foam pads to the back of each one
Layer the Labels 8 Deco panel to the white embossed layer and then add both to the pink layer and wrap with ribbon.
Add all these layers to the base card and layer on the rest of the panels to assemble the card
The flowers I have added are a mirror image of each other at the top and bottom of the centre panel.
And if you struggle with your floral displays then here is a video that may help you with your arrangement ...  Adding Flowers To Cards 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx


August 01, 2016

Lilac and White

Hi Everybody,

Todays card is in a really pretty Lilac and white combination with a Cadbury purple ribbon and bow along the bottom.

I added in flowers that blend and sparkled them up with glitter.

The Spellbinders dies I have used are Labels 56 and I have just used the Classic set and snot the fancy ones that match

The card was very quick and easy to make and this is a useful die set to have ... especially if you get the Decorative Elements that match.

I bought the sentiment in a set of stamps from the craft show and I can't remember who it was by

I used the 5x7 embossing folder for the background panel as I really don't like this part of the card to look too plain

Little pearls have been dotted here and there around the flowers just as added interest.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx


July 31, 2016

Shabby Chic - Pink & Silver

Hi Everybody,

Time to create a shabby chic card again and this time I have used silver to highlight the pink and grey

The die that I have used is the Venetian Gatefold and I have used one of the pieces as a window to my card

The pretty papers are Digital ones that I have on my PC and the grey card for the base is from Papermill Direct

The flowers compliment the colour scheme and they have been sparkled with glitter.

Altogether a really pretty card that could be for many types of occasions

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx




July 30, 2016

Todays Winner ...

Hi Everybody,

My goodness these weeks are flying by and once again we have another card winner. 
Somebody told me the other day just how many days there are till Christmas and I really don't want to know.  
I would like some summer first and then think about that prospect again.

So the draw has been done and the name chosen from the hat this week is you ...

Denise Bryant

would you please email me your postal address to 
christina@card-making-magic.com
and the card and die will be in the post to you straight away.

Thank you to everyone for taking part in all the Card & Die give aways that I have offered through July and if you have been a winner then I hope you have enjoyed your gift.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

July 29, 2016

Friday Freebie - Card & Die 5

Hi Everybody,

This is the last week of the card and die offer so this is the time to try for this one if you like the look of it all.

Enhanced Banner is the die that will be with this lovely blue card

I have added in some lovely flowers to this birthday card but you could swap out the sentiment if you wanted too

Next week we will be back to a card as the freebie but I hope you have enjoyed this month with the die included.  And if you have won one then I hope you have enjoyed your gift.

Don't forget you can add your card makes to the   Gallery Page   on my website to show everybody what you have created. It is easy to do and you can add up to four cards or just one card from different angle

Please if you add your comment then come back tomorrow to check if you have won

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

July 28, 2016

Butterfly Parchment Card

Hi Everybody,

This pretty card is created with Spectrum Noir Pencils on Parchment and although time consuming it is very easy to do.

The video  Butterfly Background on Parchment  will show you how I created this look

Don't be afraid to try this out with any other embossing folders that you have. They will look unique and you will have fun in the process.

This folder is from Crafters Companion and although this one is no longer available there is one that is very similar

The same thing applies to the pencils which CC have renamed and re classified into new groups so I can't give you exact numbers of which pencils I used as I have the older sets

This embossing folder was free with Simply Cards and Papercrafts some time ago but it is a really useful one to have in your crafting "Stash"

I have used it  many times on card as well as parchment and with water colours. alcohol pens as well as pencils

I think both of them are really pretty cards and with a very summery feel to them

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx