Take Flight (Part 2)

Hi everyone!

Just a flying visit today but I'm here because I've been asked by quite a few people if it would be possible to share the template for this card *points down* that I posted on Wednesday!

You can see that post in full HERE but today, your wishes are my command as below is the template for the folds that I used to create this card!

Thank you so much for all the lovely comments you left me on this card ~ I always say it but you do blow me away with all your kind words and sweet messages!

Hope you have a wonderful weekend and that the sun shines wherever you are!

See you soon...love Emma xxx

Perfect Petals

Happy Wednesday, everyone and I hope despite the dreary weather outside, you're all having a wonderful week, so far! Isn't the weather just awful at the moment? I've even had to switch the heating back on today...you wouldn't think it was spring!!

But it is spring and nearly the end of March, which means that this is the time we celebrate our Mums. Yes, this Sunday is Mother's Day and seeing as my Mum isn't too well at the moment, I thought I'd spoil her and make her a very special card.

I used Craftwork Card's fabulous Botanical collection to make this card and I also came up with a slightly different look for this one. I love dimension in my cards and I still really like the easel card shape but I really wanted something different for my special card. And this is what I made...an easel card with a twist.

The base of the card, actually lies flat but I've then added a smaller easel card, to the base and inside this smaller card, is where you write your message. I'm so pleased with how it worked out and I hope you all like it too!

The flower is made using a Craftwork Cards, Perfect Petals 1 and 2 Templates. It's quite time consuming as each petal is cut out by hand and layered to give the finished flower but as you can see, it gives the most wonderful result and is so worth all the effort.

And this is what the card looks like when it's completely flat....

Well, my cake and coffee break is over...so, I'm thinking maybe one more card before I collapse this evening!! lol

Thank you to everyone for your comments on my last post.

See you soon

Love Emma

xxx

Fit for a King...or Queen?

Here we are again...the beginning of a new week and my mind is already buzzing with lots of new ideas. Why? Well, over the weekend, I just couldn't resist the temptation of the new Graphic 45 papers and stamps and Tim Holtz's Kraft Resist paper stash, they just fell into my shopping basket. It had to be done...there was a free P&P offer at Craft Obsessions and who was I to argue!!!

But getting back to Monday and trying to control my excitement until the postman delivers my goodies, I thought I'd share this with all today.

The idea behind these little boxes was actually conceived when I went to lunch, a couple of weeks ago with the lovely Buffy from Kuretake and my DT friends, Sarah and Kim. At that lunch, we were each given some fabulous templates and Sarah, jokingly mentioned the idea of Royal Wedding favour boxes. Well, the gauntlet was thrown down and eventually, in her own words, "she is never one to shy away from a challenge", Sarah made them and you can see them over on her blog.

But that meant, that I couldn't let the side down either. So, here is my version of the Royal Wedding Favour Boxes, using the different box templates that we were given. And if William or Kate, want to give me a call...please leave a comment and I'll get back to you.... LOL

So, I really hope that you like them and please, check out these templates from Kuretake, because you will not be sorry, they are fabulous!!!

Before I leave you all, I just wanted to thank Kirsty, for a comment that she left, last week on a post from February...I actually didn't see your comment until now ~ sorry but I really hope that you see this because I want to say thank you, to you (and your husband, lol) for your very kind words and unfortunately, I didn't go to the NEC but I will be attending Alexandra Palace, next month!! Hope to see more of your comments on my cards, Kirsty...I'll look forward to them!! :)

Hope you all have a fabulous week.

See you soon and thanks for all your lovely comments on my Mum's birthday card...I passed on all your birthday wishes and she says a big thank you!

Love Emma

xxx

Queen For The Day!

"It would be nice, if something made sense for a change" ~ Alice, Alice In Wonderland

The weekend is upon us already and maybe this weekend, I'll get time to indulge in some winter clothes shopping and be able to find some time for a long walk in the park. I love it, when the leaves start to fall and you can hear them crunch underfoot...perfect!!

So back to today's share, and it's another card using the stamps from that fabulous Alice In Wonderland set from TJ Designs. I told you I loved them and when I get something that I love, it's always a pleasure to use and work with.

So, this card is really all about the folds. As you can see, it's not your average card and to make these folds, I used a template from B-Craft-E and a piece of A4 white card. Yes, it's as easy as that!! If you've never seen Kim Sutton's fabulous range of templates...go straight to the website, now! There's is a wonderful selection of easy to use templates, which just take your crafting to another level. The image of Alice was stamped onto some white digital cardstock from Craftwork Cards, which I die cut using a Spellbinders Nestie die. I used Promarker pens to colour the image in and Distress Inks around the edges for that aged look. The papers I used here are from K and Company and as final touches, I added ribbon, adhesive pearls and stamped some flourishes.

I wish you all a wonderful, relaxing weekend and enjoy whatever you are doing!!

Love Emma

xx

A Winter Rose

I wanted to share something a little bit different and special with you all today...and some of you might remember that I showed you a teeny tiny, sneaky peek last week of this project.

As some of you know, even before I was lucky enough to work with the wonderful decoupage images from The Crafthouse Press, I've always loved Suzanne Woolcott's Gorjuss illustrations. There is just something so endearing about them and something that totally appeals to the artistic side of me and because I always see like to think of what I do as little works of art...I decided to do something different and use the decoupage images to make a wall hanging and here it is....

I think that the Winter Decoupage kits were absolutely stunning and probably my favourite so far and together with some handmade roses, using templates and paper products from Inspire Me, I was over the moon with how this turned out and I'm really proud of this and couldn't wait to show you all and hope that the photos do it justice. I really wanted to show everyone the dimension in this piece.

And finally, here it is hanging in pride of place...

So, hope you all had a fabulous weekend and thanks for stopping by to take a look at my work. It's always lovely to get your comments and to welcome new followers!!

Love to you all...

Emma

x

Giggle...

Hi everyone...hope you all had a wonderful Bank Holiday weekend and now, ready to start a new week and new month. It's unbelievable where August went...but today, I woke up to see dew on the grass and a definite autumnal chill in the air. I love Autumn and can't wait for the leaves to start turning a beautiful shade of orange...

As for today's post...I did promise you that I was working on a lil stationery set and here it is...

This letter and envelope set works perfectly with the Post-it Note holder in the previous post and show's that if you think outside the box, you can create so much more that cards with these Gorjuss images from The Crafthouse Press. I've even created some bottle top drawing pins with left-over images and some UTEE, melted in the Melt Pot and poured into the caps, to give this gorgeous enamelled look.

Everything that you see on these projects is made totally by hand, I even made the little paper flowers using a Craftwork Cards Perfect Petals template and painstakingly cut out all the petals and layered them up, one by one before popping a beautiful bead in the centre. Sometimes, the harder these projects are, the more I love doing them...it's as if my creative juices never know where to stop!!! But I really do love what I do and I love sharing them with you all and seeing all your lovely comments. It makes it all worthwhile....

Thanks for stopping by and looking at my lil creations....have a wonderful week!

Emma

xx

Urban Belle

Today, I was very proud to be introduced as the latest member of Craftwork Cards Design Team. As some of my regular followers already know, I absolutely adore their products and it's an honour to become involved with the team and to work with such wonderful crafting goodies! Watch out for lots of new cards and projects featuring all their fantastic collections... I also wanted to say a big "HELLO and welcome" to all my new followers...thank you!!!

Anyway, I'm still on cloud 9 but I suppose I should tell you all about today's card....

It's another easel card but instead of sticking to the normal squared base, I actually used Craftwork Cards' flower template, which is what gave me this beautiful shaped background to the image of my little girl. These templates can be bought from QVC, together with another 11 fantastic card making templates and I can't recommend them enough.

This card shows how versatile paper can be. Everything that you see, I've handmade from paper...including the flowers, the butterflies and the little fence. I covered my card blank in these pretty papers from K & Company and I used Martha Stewart's Trellis Border Punch and some Distress Inks, to create a little picket fence. The stamped image is from Kanban's Urban Belles Clear Acrylic Stamp collection and I coloured it in with Promarkers and added highlights of Stickle Glitter glue to her dress.

I made the flowers, using the Spellbinders Flower Creations dies and popped a little adhesive stone in the centre. The butterflies are punched out using another Martha Stewart punch and then I adhered them, with their wings slightly lifted, so that they looked as if they were flying. I added a final touch of a stamped message on a tag and attached it to the card with some twine.

Do Not Disturb!

I think by now, you all know how much I love the Gorjuss girls and combining my passion with The Crafthouse Press' new decoupage releases, I've been in my element!

Over the last few weeks, I've tried to show different ideas of how to incorporate the decoupage, tags and toppers on various styles of card making but today, I thought I'd do something a bit special. I made a door hanger and the way that I've made it, it can be sent like a regular greetings card, with a message on the insert inside but when you've finished with it...tie the ribbons together and it can be hung on any Gorjuss Girl's bedroom door.

So, how did I make it? First of all, I cut an A4 piece of card into the shape of a door hanger using a Craftwork Cards template. Cut two circles back and front, for where you will slip it over the handle, scored the door hanger shaped piece of card down the centre and folded it in half. Then comes the fun part ~ decorating the hanger!

First I attached a piece of ribbon to go all the way around the card, ending up with the ties on the side. I then used some backing paper that is supplied in the decoupage packs and cut this to fit the front and back of the card. Taking some of the stripey paper, I cut out a scalloped circle shape using a Spellbinders die and then with a smaller nesting die, I ran it through the Cuttlebug again to give me the frame, that I adhered around the hanger aperture. The little picket fence is made by using Martha Stewart's Trellis punch on a piece of cream card, that I coloured with a Aged Mahogany Distress Ink. Once all that is done, it's just a matter of adhering the beautiful decoupage image and all the elements to the front of the card and making up the finished design, with some final details of paper flowers, buttons and adhesive stones.

THE BACK OF THE DOOR HANGER

Covered in more of the stripey paper, I adhered an oval die cut, which once again is cut using a Spellbinders die and then I used some gorgeous letter stickers, which I thought complimented the whole design perfectly, to make the "Do Not Disturb' sign.

AND FINALLY HANGING IN PRIDE OF PLACE....