Thursday, 30 March 2023

March Madness 2023 - Tonic Magical Music Box :D

The final set for Tonic's March Madness is a Magical Music Box, that can have as many or few drawers underneath it as you like :) and you can also make the ballerina move using magnets too, or in the Up Close video I mention a bunch of ideas that I think would work wonderfully with this die set too :D And if you want a photographic Step By Step of how to assemble, check out my post on Tonic's Blog :D 


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Wednesday, 29 March 2023

March Madness 2023 - Tonic's Book of Shared Memories Collection :D

The second March Madness die set is one of Tonic's double A4 sets and its a Memory Book Collection that has a box for the smallest book :D I've had less time recently, keeping one eye on Pumpkin all the time, so instead of an Up Close video, I've done a construction video for you, showing how I make my Memory Books with a Foam Tape spine :D Hope you like it, I know a few of you have asked over the years :D xxx


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Tuesday, 28 March 2023

March Madness 2023 - Tonic Ferris Wheel :D

It's March Madness and Tonic have got some fabulous die sets to celebrate :D Today's one is the Fantastic Ferris Wheel!! :D I absolutely ADORE this Ferris Wheel I think it's fantastic!! And of course I had to show you a couple of card ideas too :D And there's a nice little cameo appearance from my Little Puppy Pumpkin towards the end too :D


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Thursday, 23 March 2023

Tonic Showcase #35 - Indulgent Index Box :D

Here's my Up Close video for this month's Tonic Showcase, the Indulgent Index Box :D As always you can do tonnes of different things from one of Tonic's 3D die sets, and in the video I show you what the index box looks likes, plus there's the perfect die in the set for creating place cards and  of course, I had to show you some cards too :D 


And for this month's corresponding Tutorial I decided to show one of my favourite techniques using sequins and glitter :D Along with a few variations on the technique with some other products from the Nuvo range, so get raiding your stash and give it a try :D Christine xxx


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Monday, 20 March 2023

Tonic Craft Kit #66 - Sassy Shell Bag :D

Here's my Un-Boxing video for Kit #66 The Sassy Shell Bag :D the die set creates a gorgeous little shell shaped purse bag, that you could also turn into a large gift tag or shell shaped card, and of course you can use the elements for your card making too :D 

And for the corresponding tutorial, I thought I'd show a kind of mixed media background card utilising a nuvo drop resist technique :D I showed a couple of variations of the technique in the video along with a quick little demo on the Nuvo Precision Glue Pen :D xxx


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Thursday, 2 March 2023

Batch Making Paper Pieced Cards :D

I've got a Make it Monday Tutorial for you today, showing how you can create a batch of cards using paper piecing/in-laid die-cutting to create a bunch of backgrounds that you can keep whole or cut into to create a set of cards to have on hand ready to send :D


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