Night Owl

Hey everyone!

At the moment, I'm sitting here with the sun streaming through the windows and it's hard to believe that we have gale force winds forecast for later, some areas have snow and yesterday, only a mile away from my home, there was a mini tornado!!! It all happened around lunchtime yesterday, and the skies turned black and in ten minutes we had torrential rain and hailstorms, wind, lightning and thunder ~ it was like a scene from the Wizard of Oz and then it was gone! The sun came out and shone for the rest of the day ~ crazy weather!!

In the meantime, I've just popped by to share a Designs With A Difference card that was in the January issue of Making Cards Magazine! You can read all about how I made this card in the magazine ~ back issues are available HERE but I thought I'd share it with you all and show you it in detail! As always, I hope you love it!

As you can see I created a freestanding box card and what's so wonderful about it is that you can fold it down flat for posting!

I used lots of various Tim Holtz products on this project including Distress Inks to create the background and moon, Sizzix Alterations dies to created the scene and added crinkle ribbon to complete the card. The backing papers are from Lili of the Valley.

 If you want to see how I created this background, then I have a tutorial HERE.

Some close ups of the detail.

Before I go, I wanted to let you all know that the February issue of Making Cards is now out and you will not want to miss it as there is a bumper amount of FREE papers with this issue ~ 32 in total and they are all gorgeous! Plus, I have not one, not two but THREE projects in this issue and they are all about LOVE and Valentine's Day!

Thank you so much for stopping by today and stay safe in this unpredictable weather!!

See you all soon ~ love Emma xxx

Play Time

Hi everyone!!

Well, today has definitely been "one of those days"...I've been running around resembling a headless chicken with the Mission Impossible theme tune playing in my head...yup, that's how bad it's been!! LOL.

But today, I thought I'd just pop on and share a recent magazine editorial that I did for Making Cards Magazine. The theme was "Boys" and here are the set of cards that I made...I hope you like them!!

What I love about creating for all the people I work with...and for, is that I get to do so many different styles. You all know that my heart lies with Lord Tim but sometimes it's nice to get a challenge and do something different for a change and even if it isn't something that I would normally do...I think it always has that little touch of "Emma" going on somewhere!! hee hee...

Right, I am off to become a domestic goddess for the next hour or so and cook up a storm in the kitchen!

I'll be round to visit all your blogs later tonight and thank you for all the lovely comments you left on my last card...I was blown away by them all!!

See you soon and bye for now!!

Love Emma xxx

Playtime...

Just dropping by to say hello, at the start of a new week! The weekend just seemed to fly by and between guests coming over on Saturday, cooking and cleaning, it's all a bit of a blur...I'm not actually sure where this weekend went but I know it was a good one, just busy, busy, busy!

Anyway, it's Monday and that means one thing and one thing only...it's blog time! And here, is the first of my posts for the coming week and it's definitely in stark contrast to my previous post.

I was actually asked to make this card for my neighbour. They wanted a 90th birthday card for a friend who loves penguins and here it is...what could be better than these adorable penguins from Lili of the Valley!

The hardest part of this card, was to make sure it didn't look "Christmassy" but still trying to maintain the icy cold feel of winter and I thought these designer papers from DCWV, worked perfectly to capture the look I wanted!

Hope you all have a very enjoyable evening...mine is another busy one, catching up after a day spent crafting, then it will be time to collapse onto the sofa, with a glass of wine and watch Glee!

See you soon and thanks for stopping by to look at my lil creation.

Love Emma

xxx

Love Grows

Here we are again, it's Friday already and the week's flown by!! But it's been a great week and even though I'm working at a snail's pace, due to my missing mojo...when I actually look around, I do seem to have been quite productive!! Don't ask me how that happened!!! I think maybe I'm just being too hard on myself.

Here's today's share...

It features another image from Lili of the Valley and on this card, I chose to do shabby chic. I've used kraft card to make the card blank and distressed the edges of the paper, using my much loved and handy lil Tim Holtz, distressing tool. To be honest, a pair of scissors will do the job just as well but if it's got Tim's name on it...I cannot resist! :)

As the finishing touches, I added some punched butterflies, flourishes, one of my infamous handmade roses and last but never least, the stamped message tag! Hope you like it?

Well, I'd better be going, I have a Moroccan feast to prepare and cook for this evening...and unfortunately, I haven't got a sous chef to do it for me!! hehe...

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and don't forget it's Valentine's Day on Monday!

Also, I just wanted to let you know that Barbara and ClarityStamp, is on Create and Craft on Sunday and she has some gorgeous stamps that she will be demonstrating!

Show Times: 10am-12pm and again, at 3pm-4pm

I'll be back next, week with all my samples that I made for the show!!

See you soon!

Love Emma

xxx

Entered in the following challenge:

Cute Card Thursday ~ Hearts and Flowers

Best Friends...

Two posts in one day...I don't know what has come over me!

I just thought I'd share my latest lil creation with you all and hope you like it!!

I've used another stamp from the newly released Love and Romance collection, over at Lili of the Valley. These images create such a warm feeling of nostalgia, the feeling of days gone by...they're adorable!

The stamped image is coloured using Promarkers and I added some ribbon from my stash, together with my handmade paper roses, that match the backing paper. As a finishing touch, I added the die cut branch, a stamped message, which is also from Lili of the Valley. And last but not least, using the Martha Stewart Monarch butterfly punch, I punched out some butterflies and added them.

Hope you all have a wonderful week and a big hello to all my new followers!! Thank you so much for choosing to follow me!

See you soon!

Love Emma

xxx

Shades of Grey

Just dropping by to wish you all a relaxing and happy weekend and to share this card with you...

And yes, it's the same image as in my previous post but I can't believe how different it looks with just a few subtle changes. This image was coloured in using the various shades of grey Promarkers, with just a splash of red and those fabulous monochrome backing papers from DCWV.

I also wanted to try a different shape of card and I think this style will be featuring quite a bit more in my future shares...it's quite fiddly to do but once you've got all your measurements correct...I think it would be a card that will definitely stand out on the mantelpiece!!

Whatever you have planned...I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

See you next week!

Love Emma

xxx

A Rose For You...

Hi everyone and happy Wednesday!

Hope your week is going well, so far! As some of you know, yesterday, was one of those days where everything I touched seemed to go wrong but today, I think either the crafty fairy gave me my mojo back or a light was switched on in my head because all of a sudden...I seemed to get back on track! I can't wait to show you all what I've been creating.

In the meantime, I've been playing with some more goodies that Kuretake sent me. I was lucky enough to be able to try out their new range of pens called 'Wink of Stella' which they will be launching very soon and...wow!! You will be blown away when you use them because the sparkle on them is just so intense and something that before now, could probably only be achieved with glitter...they are just stunning!

Here's a Valentine's Day card that I made using a combination of the Art and Graphic Pens, together with the Wink of Stella pens and various other bits and pieces from Kuretake, including the heart border punch and clips. I hope you like it....

If you look closely, even the camera managed to pick up that beautiful, glittery sparkle....

The stamp image is from the new range over at Lili of the Valley and I just think it's adorable. I also used some of my favourite products on this card, including Tim Holtz's Rosette Die and Valentine stamp. As finishing touches, I added some hearts which I die cut from red Bazzill card, using a Spellbinders Nesties Die.

Oh well, I'd better get back to work whilst my inspiration is still with me!

See you soon...

Love Emma

xxx

Dancing On Ice

First, I wanted to say a big hello to all my new followers. It's always lovely to see new faces coming to view my blog and I really hope that I'll be able to inspire you all and that you love what you see, just as much as I love making them!!

So, for today's share...we're going Christmassy. As some of you know, I love this time of year and the thought of Christmas coming is always such a joy. For me, it's the preparation that excites me...choosing or making gifts to give to friends and loved ones, cooking the Christmas fare and stirring the Christmas cake mixture and finally, decorating the house and putting up the tree. I'm one of those people who always finds this a pleasure, never a chore!!

And this card and image from Lili of the Valley, is perfect to capture one of those moments...the little girl, dressed up all warm and cosy and coming home with her shopping, full of surprises for Christmas Day.

I used matts and layers of Bazzill card, which I punched using the Martha Stewart holly border punch, and backing papers from Dovecraft and these work so well, with the image, which once again I stamped with a Memento ink pad and then coloured in using Promarkers. For a twinkly effect and to give some texture to the flat image, I used Stickles glitter glue on the fur on her clothing, which looks stunning. As finishing touches, I used these beautiful mulberry paper poinsettias from Wild Orchid Crafts, some organza ribbon tied into a bow and a "Merry Christmas" greetings plaque.

Well, I hope you are all having a wonderful Thursday and that you're experiencing some of this lovely sunshine we're having in London at the moment. I'm off to work on some more Halloween goodies to share with you all!!

Take care, love Emma

xx

Gifts Galore

I can't believe that it's Wednesday already...I know I keep saying this but where do the weeks go?!?! In fact, where did September go..it's absolutely flown by! Obviously, time flies when you're crafting....

At the moment, I'm working on lots and lots of Halloween things and having such fun doing them. Accompanied by some fab new Spellbinders dies and a few spooky stamps from Tim Holtz...my creative mind has gone into overdrive and I can't wait to show you what I've made. But for today's share, I'm in a snowy Christmas mood and who couldn't fall in love with this cute little stamp from Lili Of The Valley...carrying all his beautifully wrapped presents for some lucky person.

Once again, the stamped image is coloured in with Promarkers and to add a little bit of pizazz to him, I glittered the fur on his hat with Stickles glitter glue. I added some snowflakes which I die cut with a Spellbinders Snowflake die and then, I tied and added that huge statement ribbon and button, as the final touch!

 

  

I hope you like it and once again, I really do appreciate all the comments I received on my card and post featuring the Clarity Stamps. It's been an overwhelming response and means so much to me that you loved it as much as I loved  making it and sharing it with you all!!

Have a wonderful Wednesday...

Love Emma

xx