Some Like It Hot

Happy Monday, everyone!!

Hope you all had a fabulous weekend and I hope all those wonderful Dads out there got spoilt rotten on their special day! I think I've mentioned before that my Dad reads my blog and is definitely the proud father, so after seeing all my creations day in, day out there was no way that I couldn't make him a card for Father's Day, no matter how busy I was and this is the card I made...and he LOVED it!

It might not be a typical man's card but my Dad doesn't like golf, football, gardening, fishing but he does like movies and he does like Marilyn Monroe and that, is why I made this card. I don't know how many times we've laughed and smiled as we've watched one of his favourite films, Some Like It Hot. I think we both know the script off by heart and it doesn't stop there...The Seven Year Itch, Niagara, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes...you name it, we've watched them together. As long as I can remember, Saturday afternoon was always BBC2 and an afternoon film. And this is why this card was perfect for him...hope you like it too!

The papers are from my K & Company paper stack and the Marilyn stamps are from Personal Impressions and are showing the original costume designs by Travilla. I coloured the images in with Promarkers and some shimmery highlights to her dress, using Kuretake's, Wink Of Stella pens. I added some rosettes which I die cut with a Tim Holtz Alterations die and some more of those gorgeous pins from The Ribbon Girl. The final touch was one of Tim's Adage tickets and voila....

Anyway, it going to be another very busy week for me and I know when I last blogged I think I was in the middle of a mini breakdown with an AWOL mojo...lol but today is a new day and a new week. My Clarity DT work is done and now, I can start work on my next big project and I'm so excited!!! It was announced last week over on Craftwork Cards' Blog that they have have been invited to join Spellbinders in their Cross Promotional Partnership and together with my fellow DT members we are the lucky ladies who are going to have get creative and make some fabulous projects to show off what you can do with Spellbinders. Craftwork Cards products and last but not least...CANDI and I can't wait for my box of goodies to arrive!

And last but definitely not least, have you seen the latest Project of the Month, Sweet Meadow from Craftwork Cards!!!

WOW!! If you haven't bought it yet, then why not? hehe... It is absolutely stunning and I must admit, there were a lot of oohs and aahs as I opened my pack of goodies!! It's gorgeous and you will all fall in love with it, the minute you see it!!

Well, I'd better go and get my morning coffee and await the arrival of the postman and when you hear the squeals from the London area...that will be me opening my box!!

See you soon and thanks for stopping by to look at my little creations!

Love Emma

xxx

It's All Perspective

Another Bank Holiday weekend has come and gone and I hope you all enjoyed your long weekend and you saw some blue skies and sunshine!

So, as I look at my diary for this week, it's already starting to look like "one of those" ker-razy weeks for me. I'm going to be as busy as a little bee, lots of crafting to be done, fingers to get inky, paper to be cut, shaped and stuck and all this will culminate with my birthday on Friday. Shh, don't tell anyone but I'll be 21 again...

But before any of that happens, here's todays card that I wanted to share with you all...

As you've probably noticed, it's the same stamp and same watercolour technique as in my previous post and I did actually make this card at the same time but I decided to go with the other one for the challenge. Saying that I do love the colours on this one, which were a mixture of Jenni Bowlin's ink pads and together with a Tim Holtz quote, they just work so well with this particular image. I used K & Company papers on the background, added a tattered banner and adage ticket and finally...last but never least, I made a handmade flower using the Spellbinders Peony Nestabilities.

Well, I'd better go and do some work but before I go, thank you for all your lovely comments on the last card and I can't wait to hear what you think of this one!

Ta~Ta for now and see you soon!

Love Emma

xxx

Time Is A Companion

Good Morning, everyone! How was your weekend? Mine was busy, full of crafting and I actually managed to get all my Clarity samples finished in record time. Can't wait for you all to see them on the live shows in a couple of weeks time.

So today, I can start on my next magazine project and I can't believe that I'm already working on September. It's crazy when we haven't even had summer yet, that I'm already thinking of Autumn. And next month, dare I mention that word but it will be the start of *whispers*, Christmas...eek!!

But before we even begin to think of snow, holly leaves and Christmas trees, here's todays post and yup, it's all about Tim.

What I love about using Tim's products is that you can tell a story within your card and this one is all about time and travel. And don't they all work so well with the lovely designer papers from K&Company that I had in my crafty stash? Don't you just love the Weathered Clock die? I thought it was about time to break open the package and give it a spin through the Big Shot. And it works perfectly, teamed with my fave stamp, the Umbrella Man. Can you tell I'm excited? hehe

The flower is made with Grungepaper and inked with Distress Inks and that gorgeous pin is from The Ribbon Girl, which are fast becoming my new favourite crafty items. Aren't they just stunning?

So, I really hope you liked the card as much as I loved making it!

Have a very happy Monday and a wonderful week.

See you soon.

Love Emma

xxx

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Enjoy The Journey

Hi everyone!!

The sun might be shining out there but it's so cold!!! I'm freezing...I went out into the garden to water my strawberry plants this morning and came in with ice blocks for hands!! lol But I'll tell you what will keep me warm, last night I ordered the Zumba Fitness Workout DVD from QVC last night. I decided that with all the aches and pains that I've been suffering from over the last few months, I needed to get fit and I thought this would be the best way to do it...in my own time, at my own pace!!! OMG, what have I let myself in for? hehe... I'll keep you informed...IF, I can move once I start!! lol

But before I start to Zumba, I wanted to thank you all for your wonderful comments that you left on my last post...I know that I always say this but they really do mean the world to me...thank you!!

And here's day 2 of my Clarity shares and today, we're heading around the world...hope you enjoy the journey!!!

This is the first set of stamps which feature world monuments. Once again, I wanted to keep these simple and show the quality of the stamps. They remind me of old etchings that you might find in that precious find of a vintage book that you discover in an antique store.

I thought the images worked well in circles and for a splash of colour, I die cut each circle in either pink or orange, two of my very favourite colours when put together, in Bazzill card.

The second set of stamps features the hot air balloons. I stamped each balloon separately, coloured them with Promarkers and then layered them up, with different sizes of 3D foam to give the dimension of them floating through the sky. The backing papers were some from my crafty stash and are by K & Company.

I hope you like today's share and thank you for stopping by to take a look at what I made!

I'll be back tomorrow with another couple of cards, so...I'll see you then!!

Love Emma

xxx

Love Bomb

Happy Monday and Happy Valentine's Day, to everyone who is celebrating this day to tell that special someone...you love them.

And here, is the Valentine's card that I've made...

On Saturday afternoon, I sat down with my Kuretake pens and thought I'd have a play and inspired by Damien Hirst's Valium ~ this is the card I created. The "Love Bomb" explosion is created completely freehand by using a combination of those Kuretake pens, which included the Zig Art and Graphic Pens, Wink of Stella and Zig Writer and basically just created an explosion of dots and little hearts. I hand stamped the "Because Your Special" message in black and added my handmade pink blossom, which I made using K&Co papers. Finally, I added my Tim Holtz stamped message and a few adhesive gems and here it is...my "handmade" Valentine's card. I hope you like it...

Well, I'd better get out of my pj's and head to Tesco's, as the cupboards are bare and need to be filled but before I go, I just wanted to say "hello" to my new followers and look forward to seeing all your lovely comments on my lil creations!!

Hope you all have a wonderful Valentine's Day and a fabulous week.

Love Emma

xxx

Pure and Simple

Well, the world of crafting isn't always an easy one and I must admit, today I have struggled...don't ask me why but my mojo seems to have disappeared into a puff of glitter!! But tomorrow will be another day and for now, I'm going to pack up, flick through some magazines and find my inspiration in a cup of coffee and a pastry!!

But before I go, I wanted to share a card that I made before that pesky crafting fairy stole my mojo.

I hope you like it...

 WHAT DID I USE?

STAMP: Creative Expressions

GLITTER: Stickles Stardust Glitter Glue

HANDMADE ROSES: Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Dies/K&Co Paper

DIE CUTTING: Spellbinders Nesties Scalloped Circle/Tim Holtz Flourishes

PUNCH: Martha Stewart Monarch Butterfly Punch

Bazzill Card, Shimmer Paper, Ribbons all from my Craft Box

I'm off to enjoy my extra strong espresso and Danish Pastry and I hope you're all having a fabulous week, so far!

Psst...and if you see that fairy, tell her I want my mojo back!

See you soon...

Love Emma

xxx

Winter Wonderland

Hope you've all had a fabulous weekend and I know I said I was dreaming of a white Christmas but damn you, you've come a week too early. At the moment, like many other's I'm trapped in a winter wonderland and just hoping that there will be some respite so that I can make it to Tesco and get some food. If not...Christmas dinner will be Turkey, without any trimmings or vegetables! Arghhhhh....

In the meantime, at least I have my crafting to keep me busy and here's another of those special cards that I made. Hope you like it... 

I chose to make a wardrobe opening card and once again, I've used all of Tim Holtz's beautiful stamps and dies to make the card and the background to the main image, was created by blending distress inks, to give the effect of a dusky, moonlit night! This is all combined with some stunning backing papers from K & Company.

I've also been making some of my own Christmas decorations...those Martha Stewart glitters were just too stunning not to use and I had some fir cones that I'd collected on a walk in the woods, so...I thought, why not?? And here's the results....

Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to look at my little creation and stay warm, wherever you are!

Love Emma

xxx

Love Is All Around...

Sometimes with papercrafting and card making, it's nice to think outside the box. Usually, you go to the shops, you buy a card and I'm sure it'll be lovely but it will also probably be square or maybe rectangular and mass produced...but the great thing about being able to make your own cards is that you don't have to be like everyone else...you can make something to your specifications and make it exactly how you want ~ it's unique. Shape, size, different folds and techniques...all go to create something wonderful for that special person that you're giving the card to.

So, for this card, I used some round scalloped edge card stock, scored and folded it in half and covered it in these fabulous backing papers from K and Company. Once that is done, you can now start to make that special card. This adorable image comes from Lili of the Valley and I stamped it onto a scalloped die cut circle, with a Memento Ink Pad and then coloured it in using Promarker pens.

My tip, if you are using Promarkers...Memento Ink Pads are the very best to use with them. DO NOT use Stazon, ever...as this is a solvent based ink pad and will cause the lines to bleed when you use it alongside, Promarkers.

I matted and layered the image, together with some more of the papers and then adhered this to the main card, using a strong adhesive tape. As final touches, I added, some Stickles glitter glue to highlight her dress, bouquet of flowers and head dress, then I attached a Tim Holtz ~ Adage Ticket, together with some beautiful organza ribbon and added some Card Candy in the corners. 

And there you have it...a special card for a special day...

Little Miss Attitude

...and a Happy Tuesday to you all....

My Mum's first words, when she saw this card were...

"It reminds me so much of you when you were little, because this is exactly the stance you used to take, when you wanted something and I said no".

And I guess, I can't argue with that...after all, Mum knows best...and one day, remind me to show you the photo of me, in this exact same pose, arms folded, defiant look and showing some childhood attitude, after being told~ "Don't!!"

So, as for today's card ~ my love affair with Gorjuss continues and I made this one using the Sugar Nellie, Gorjuss rubber stamps from Funky Kits. When I saw the image, I just couldn't say no...it's so cute!!

I matted and layered some K&Company papers from the Sparkly Sweet range, onto a square white card blank and to be honest, the papers are so beautiful and the image is so striking that I really didn't want to overcomplicate the card. So, once I had stamped the Little Miss Attitude image onto some plain white cardstock, which I previously diecut using a Spellbinders label die, through the Cuttlebug. I then coloured it in using Promarker pens, highlighted the little hearts in her hair and on the dress with glitter and then just around the edge of the card, I used distress inks for a to give some softness to the diecut.

I then layered the completed image onto the matts of backing paper, using 3D foam and as finishing touches, I added some fabulous pink spotty satin ribbon, tied a little bow and adhered a cute heart shaped button. Finally, I stamped the "Just Because" greeting, punched some butterflies using a Martha Stewart stamp & punch and a grand adhesive glittery flower.