http://www.card-making-magic.com/Card-making-blog.html C-M-M Blog keeps you up to date with all that's new at card-making-magic.com. en-us Card-making Tue, 15 May 2012 10:00:03 GMT Tue, 15 May 2012 10:00:03 GMT card-making-magic.com http://www.card-making-magic.com/piercededgesandspellbinders.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/piercededgesandspellbinders.html Pierced Edges and Spellbinders to create another fabulous card. Sun, 13 May 2012 14:20:55 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/congrats-graduation.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/congrats-graduation.html Thanks, Christina, for the wonderful information and tips on your site. Your tutorials have really made it easy for a newbie like me to make pretty cards Sun, 13 May 2012 13:22:15 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/a-birthday-flower.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/a-birthday-flower.html This was quite a quick card to make. I started with a cream A4 folded base card layered with a piece of daisy Cuttlebug embossed card. Then I die cut Thu, 10 May 2012 10:59:14 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/gift-box.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/gift-box.html A friend's daughter (have always treated her like my own) is getting married and asked if I would make her a gift box to hold her wedding cards. Needless Thu, 10 May 2012 10:43:38 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/spanish-1st-communion.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/spanish-1st-communion.html I was asked by a neighbour if I would make two cards for a Spanish friends girls 1st communion as she had so liked the card I had done for her birthday!! Thu, 10 May 2012 10:30:48 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/patriotic-napkin-card.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/patriotic-napkin-card.html This card is made using a single layer of a paper table napkin. I very gently applied glue to the napkin and positioned it on the card. Then I went looking Tue, 08 May 2012 10:43:43 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/dry-embossing.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/dry-embossing.html When using a stylus in dry embossing I find it much easier to PULL the stylus TOWARD me (along the edge of the stencil design you are embossing) especially Mon, 07 May 2012 12:54:52 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/first-mothers-day-card.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/first-mothers-day-card.html This card is for my Mum for Mother's day. She lives in England, and so it is for the US Mother's day date. I made the card in a peaches and cream color Mon, 07 May 2012 12:36:06 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/pennantcardtutorial.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/pennantcardtutorial.html Make a simple but pretty design with this Pennant Card Tutorial Mon, 07 May 2012 11:12:12 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/study-in-browns-tri-fold-card.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/study-in-browns-tri-fold-card.html A friend shared your site with me a few days ago and I've been in seventh heaven ever since. I spent about 4 and a half hours this morning playing with Fri, 04 May 2012 17:03:28 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/birthday-wishes.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/birthday-wishes.html This card took me a lot of time because I couldn't decide how to proceed. I had this sheet of paper (8.5x11) that I REALLY liked, and thought it would Fri, 04 May 2012 16:52:15 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/thinking-of-you.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/thinking-of-you.html I started making cards about 6 months ago! THANK YOU CHRISTINA for all of your inspiration on this site, and all the tutorials, that have helped me so Fri, 04 May 2012 16:14:43 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/trellis-card2.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/trellis-card2.html I started making cards about 6 months ago! I found this site, totally by accident, but LOVE, LOVE, LOVE all the information on this site! THANK YOU CHRISTINA!!!! Fri, 04 May 2012 16:08:14 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/anniversary-card2.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/anniversary-card2.html My dear friends are celebrating their 69th Wedding Anniversary and I wanted to make something very special for them. My first attempt at a shadow box/spinner Wed, 02 May 2012 13:19:48 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/cleaning-stampsanother-method.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/cleaning-stampsanother-method.html I've heard that baby wipes were good for cleaning rubber stamps. But, they can be pretty expensive! So when I found some at a dollar store while looking Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:31:09 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/spellbindersovalframes.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/spellbindersovalframes.html Beautiful Cards with Spellbinders Oval Frames. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:47:00 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/spellbinderblossoms.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/spellbinderblossoms.html Create beautiful Spellbinder Blossoms for your designs. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:04:52 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/alterednotebookwithspellbinders.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/alterednotebookwithspellbinders.html Altered Notebook with Spellbinders for something a little special. Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:23:49 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/butterfly-birthday.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/butterfly-birthday.html This card is A5 size. To make the card I used white A4 card stock, Spellbinder Nestabilities labels 17. An embroidery design of small butterflies, Mauve Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:59:43 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/golden-wedding.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/golden-wedding.html This card is A5 size To make the card I used lemon A4 card stock, Gold card stock, Spellbinder Nestabilities and Labels 17 and an embroidery. I created Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:49:18 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/monkey-creations.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/monkey-creations.html I've been making cards, following your ideas, for a little bit over a year. These I made using the shutter method and the mosiac method They were both Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:58:40 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/postal-cards-for-my-best-friends.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/postal-cards-for-my-best-friends.html Hi Christina, I a big fan of your work! and a regular visitor on the website.. First of all I want to THANK YOU for all the ideas that you share with Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:30:15 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/easter-cards.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/easter-cards.html I always make cards for Birthdays, Easter and Christmas for close family but it wasn't until Easter 2012 that I discoverd Card Making Magic. It helped Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:54:42 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/magicslidercardtutorial.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/magicslidercardtutorial.html The Magic Slider Card Tutorial will show you how to make this intriguing card ... without magic!! Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:18:44 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/new-techniques.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/new-techniques.html These cards are all 140mm x110mm. I started by swiping an ink pad over a CB folder and embossing. I then made a frame with a Martha Stewart PATP punch Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:05:40 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/male-birthday-card.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/male-birthday-card.html I was asked to make a card for a friends dad. I used an A4 card folded in half and used a decoupage design which I bought from my local card shop. Using Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:59:55 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/doublezigzagcard.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/doublezigzagcard.html A card with choices ... Single or Double Zig Zag Card Sun, 01 Apr 2012 15:10:00 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/cardsforposting.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/cardsforposting.html Create Cards for Posting ... with no compromise on style. Sun, 25 Mar 2012 08:51:19 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/mattingandlayering.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/mattingandlayering.html The Matting and Layering technique explained. Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:30:54 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/circle-layered-card.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/circle-layered-card.html Hi! My name is Naomi Edwards and I love making cards, why? I love to make others feel special and this is one way I can do just that! I have a small number Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:51:43 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/pleatedcardwithspellbinders.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/pleatedcardwithspellbinders.html A Beautiful Pleated Card with Spellbinders. Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:32:38 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/nestablingandspellbinders.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/nestablingandspellbinders.html Nestabling and Spellbinders ... a perfect match Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:05:36 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/alternativespellbinders.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/alternativespellbinders.html Alternative Spellbinders will give you the same stunning look as the real thing Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:55:51 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/onlinebusiness.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/onlinebusiness.html Create your own Online Business Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:00:04 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/gatefoldcardwithspellbinders.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/gatefoldcardwithspellbinders.html Create this Beautiful Gatefold Card with Spellbinders. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:38:08 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/braidedribbontutorial.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/braidedribbontutorial.html An easy to follow Braided Ribbon Tutorial for an unusual look to your designs. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:16:41 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/decoratinghatpinstutorial.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/decoratinghatpinstutorial.html Decorating Hatpins Tutorial ... for beautiful effects and it is so easy to do. Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:30:12 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/artdecocards.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/artdecocards.html Art Deco Cards give inspiration from the "Age of Glamour". A time when elegance swept the world. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:07:35 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/cardmakingadhesives.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/cardmakingadhesives.html Card Making Adhesives , a matter of choice. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:22:17 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/usingtagsoncards.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/usingtagsoncards.html Using Tags on Cards to create a Floral Corsage Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:10:18 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/scrapbookingsoftware.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/scrapbookingsoftware.html Use scrapbooking software for your cardmaking too, for lovely results. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:26:22 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/fauxbookcardtutorial.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/fauxbookcardtutorial.html A Novel Faux Book Card Tutorial for all your little "bookworms" Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:00:41 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/ruffledribbontutorial.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/ruffledribbontutorial.html Easy to create this Ruffled Ribbon Tutorial will show you how. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:57:28 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/ribbonrosetutorial.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/ribbonrosetutorial.html Create flowers for your cards with the Ribbon Rose Tutorial Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:24:32 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/kineticcards.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/kineticcards.html Kinetic cards...the new buzz word for card makers... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:04:02 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/cleaning-stamps.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/cleaning-stamps.html Cleaning stamps at the end of a project was always a pain for me until I read a tip which works for me. Have a shallow plastic container on your desk, Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:50:46 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/odd-earrings-are-perfect.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/odd-earrings-are-perfect.html I craft on a budget, a very tight one!! I was clearing out my jewellery box and found around 20 odd stud earrings. If they have jewels I leave them as Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:43:20 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/embossing1.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/embossing1.html I love to emboss my images with gold embossing powder. It gives the image a rich finish and also helps to stay within the lines when you are coloring. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:30:07 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/rosette-embellishments.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/rosette-embellishments.html I love Spellbinders dies and the one to create Rosettes caught my eye. But I decided not to purchase as I realised I could make the rosettes just as easily Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:52:18 GMT http://www.card-making-magic.com/exhibition.html http://www.card-making-magic.com/exhibition.html I hope you can remember that I told you we're gonna hold a family exhibition in January. These are some snaps from the exhibition. People loved all the Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:18:22 GMT