Memories...

Morning everyone!!

Today, I'm sharing something I'm really proud of and I hope you love it, just as much as I loved making it!! So, without further ado...ta~dah....here is my Memories Album!!! Sorry for the photo overload but there was a lot to show...so, sit down with a nice cuppa and enjoy....

Would you believe that this actually started life as two cardboard boxes??? But with a lick of paint from a couple of Adirondack Paint Dabbers, I transformed those boxes into these brushed metal look covers, which I then went about decorating, with lots of my favourite bits and pieces and using some of my favourite Sizzix/Tim Holtz dies!!

The flowers are all made using the Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die from Sizzix and I coloured the plain cream card using Dylusions Spray Inks and Perfect Pearls Mists from Ranger. I've added various bits of Tim's Idea-ology, including the fab Hitch Fasteners, which woohoo....are finally back!!!

For the inside of the book, I used paints, inks and some of my favourite stamps from Tim.

So, that's about it from me for today and I really hope I've inspired you to make a little memory book of your own!! They are such fun to make and I really enjoyed building up the pages....now, all I need to do is fill them with photos and voila!! I'm done!!

Thank you for stopping by to take a look at what I've created and I'm really looking forward to reading all your lovely comments!

See you all soon...bye for now!

Love Emma xxx

Home Is Where The Heart Is

Good morning everyone!!

Just dropping by to let you all know that there is a new challenge starting over on Sarah Hurley's Challenge Blog.

The lovely Jaine has chosen ~ Take me HOME as the theme, and we would love to see what you can create. So, come and join us and if you should need any inspiration, then the DT have made some gorgeous samples and you can see them all HERE.

Here's my interpretation of the theme...

The papers and the blooms are all from Sarah's fabulous new Britannia CD which can be bought, here. I used the Caged Bird die and painted the cage with the Adirondack Gold paint dabber and used DI on the bird itself. I added the painted branch die cut, some hand dyed seam binding and finally, the text which I printed from the computer.

If you love Sarah's designs and would like to have an array of background papers to hand at all times, they can now be bought directly from here.

Right, lots to do and the whip is being cracked, so time for me to start making samples for Barbara's shows that are on next weekend!

See you soon and thanks for stopping by.

Love Emma xxx

Christmas Countdown ~ Day One

Morning everyone!!

Hope you all had a lovely weekend!!

Well, here we are...the final countdown, only six days to go until Christmas Day!! My preparation is slowly coming together and after finishing a big magazine project at the weekend, I can now finally relax and think...IT"S CHRISTMAS!!

This week, my adventurous plan is to post every day and have a little Christmas countdown here on the blog!! Lol, hmm, I know...I really don't make life easy for myself and I know that this is a busy time for everyone but I hope you'll be able to pop along to see all my Christmas makes and samples that have been keeping me so busy over the last few months...

...and here's my first share and my favourite ~ I made this over the weekend and I really hope you like it!!

I'd just like to say a big thank you, to the lovely Paula at Which Craft? for these fabulous crackers...as soon as they landed on my doorstep, I was so excited by them because they were something really different to work with and it was so nice to be able to spend a couple of hours doing something for myself, something that was totally ~ me!!!

Once again, and as you can probably see ~ there's a lot of Tim Holtz products going on here, grungepaper, die cuts, tissue tape, etc....etc....etc!! I must admit to get that deer standing proud, all on his own free will, was a real patience tester but it was so worth it in the end!! The designer papers are from My Mind's Eye and the decorative pin, from The Ribbon Girl.

So, that's the first of my Christmas countdown posts...and if all goes to plan, I'll be back tomorrow with another one!

Hope you all have a lovely week.

Bye for now.

Love Emma xxx

Entered in the following challenges:

Charisma Cardz Challenges ~ Last Min Xmas Makes

Winter Friend

So, July came and went in a puff of glitter and we're already in August! I must admit this is the time of year that I love...the intensity of heat is hopefully, getting less with each day that comes and goes. The Autumn, with all it's glorious colours is just around the corner and then, we have the countdown to Christmas!!

And today, I am sharing my first Christmas card with you all....and find out, what's behind the closed doors!!

CARD FRONT

Then, it's time for you open the doors, to reveal this fabulous Gorjuss girl, with her winter friend!

There was only one way to start my Christmas card making and that is with the wonderful new Gorjuss decoupage kits from Crafthouse Press. There are so many stunning images to choose from, that I think when you buy these decoupage sheets, you'll be spoilt for choice! I know that when I was lucky enough to receive them all, I didn't know where to start and I have so many fabulous ideas, and not just card making, that I will be sharing with you all....using the images.

I also wanted to give a quick mention to the lovely Suzanne, who is responsible for all these beautiful Gorjuss illustrations. I recently had an email from her and I really can't thank her and Grant, enough...for all their support that they have shown my work and cards.

On this card, I wanted to create an icy, wonderland feel to the card and using the new snowflake punches from Martha Stewart, together with some Stickles Glitter Glue, it really gave the feel of a cold, snowy day. On the big chipboard snowflake, I used Ranger's Paint Dabber and then painted Tim Holtz's Rock Candy Crackle Paint over the top and this is fabulous for creating the impression of cracked ice.

So, I hope you all like my first Christmas card and now, that I've made this one...I'm already hearing those sleighbells ring and dreaming of a white Christmas...and I think you'd better all watch out for plenty more over the next few months!

Hope you all have a fabulous week...

Love Emma

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