What's New Pussycat...

Hello friends!!

Well, yesterday was eventful here at Chez Williams'!! The regular visitors to my blog will know that when I logged onto my blog yesterday I was faced with the mystery of 119 missing photos! You can imagine how I felt, all my work disappeared in a flash and what was worse, they had also disappeared from The Artistic Stamper Creative Team blog and from Craftwork Cards...arghhhhh! So, after spending all morning trying everything I could think of, I decided there was nothing else for it but to manually reload and restore every photo that was missing on all the blogs I'm connected to! Big sigh...

...I finally finished this mammoth task, this morning and please keep your fingers crossed that nothing, not one tiny image disappears!! If it does and you hear screams from NW London, you'll know why!! Lol... The moral of this tale is: always keep back ups of your photos, if I hadn't have had them, I would have lost so much work and would've been heartbroken!!

So now, without further ado ~ it's time to share my penultimate DT samples that I created for the Clarity Stamp shows at the weekend and here they are. As always, I hope you love them! 

Out of all the samples that I made for June, I think this has to be my favourite. I just loved those silhouettes against that cloudy sky at dusk. 

The background was created using Distress Inks and I built up the scene using a selection of the stamps that Barbara was using in her Classroom shows. 

The second card is using the miniature Wrought Iron set of stamps, together with the Clarity characters. For this card, I created a summer's day background and then stamped the silhouette of girl onto scene and then I used the separate umbrella stamp and stamped that directly onto the background, to give the effect of the girl holding it.

So, that's it from me for today and tomorrow, will see the final share of my samples.

Thank you so much for stopping by to take a look at what I've created and I can't wait to read your comments! 

See you soon and bye for now...love Emma xxx

A Single Flower...

Hello everyone and happy weekend!!

Big apologies for not getting back sooner to continue my Clarity samples. I didn't get stuck at QVC, never to be let out again, lol!! It was just a combination of a migraine, no internet connection, then when the internet came back on...I had to catch up with a huge amount of emails, messages, etc., and a few other events that came to try me along the way!! But I'm back and ready to show you the last two samples that I made for last weekend's Clarity shows. And here's the first of those, as always I hope you like it...

This card was made using the Rose Art set of stamps, which I hand painted using Distress Marker pens. I used a Martha Stewart punch to create the decorative edge down the side and also used a Sizzix/Tim Holtz Cabinet die to make the frame which I matted and layered over the top of my stamped image to create the look of a window.

Right, back to work...no rest for the wicked and there's lots of creating to be done!!

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit me and look at my latest post...I really do appreciate all your lovely comments and will try to visit you all, asap!!

See you all again tomorrow, with my final share from Clarity...bye for now and have a fab weekend!

Love Emma xxx

Hovering Around....

Hello everyone!

Hope you've all had a lovely day, so far. A quick hello...goodbye from me today as I'm feeling a little under the weather! I'm suffering from severe neck and wrist pain and so, I'm having an easy day...well, trying anyway, because for those who know me well, they know that "trying" is a word that doesn't feature in my vocabulary ~ lol to often!!

As promised, today is my second day of Clarity shares ~ I hope you like it!!

To make this card, there were three separate stamps ~ a small single flower, larger single flower and the hummingbird and I built up all my flowers using the masking technique to create the cluster to which the little birdie has been drawn to. I used DI's to create the sky and then matted it onto a Martha Stewart punched background.

Thank you for dropping by to take a look at my little creation and I'll be back tomorrow with another Clarity share but until then, stay warm and have a lovely evening and just before I go, just wanted to let you all know that Julie Hickey will be on QVC with some fabulous new Craftwork Cards kits, tomorrow...Wednesday 7th November at 2pm ~ so, make sure you put it in your diaries and make a date to watch!!

See you soon and bye for now!

Love Emma xxx

Friendship Like The Holly Tree...

"Love is like the wild rose-briar; Friendship like the holly-tree. The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms, but which will bloom most constantly?"

 Emily Bronte

Good morning everyone!!

Another very quick post from Chez Williams' this morning and another of the cards that I made for Imagination Crafts...as always, I hope you like it!!

When I opened my box of goodies, the first thing that struck me about all the designs were how wonderfully 'Chrismassy' they all were and this one in particular is just so traditional, it was just gorgeous and for this card, I decided to not use any stencils but to just showcase the gorgeous decoupage stamps. I coloured the image with Promarkers and the the background is created using a Martha Stewart All Over The Page Punch.

Time for me to start crafting...I have a full day planned and plenty to do and this very bad blogging buddy will make a concerted effort to visit all your blogs later!! Between all work and no play and an extremely dodgy internet connection...I haven't been around as much as I should and for that, I apologise!! But thank you to all of you for your visits here and I really appreciate your continued support and your lovely comments.

See you all soon and bye for now!

Love Emma xxx

The Stockings Were Hung By The Chimney...

Evening everyone...hope you've all had a wonderful day!!

It's such a beautiful evening, here in London but unfortunately, here at Chez Williams' all the doors and windows have been tightly shut as there is a swarm of flying ants and they are everywhere...I've don't think I've ever seen one this bad before, it's dreadful. The grass is just glistening with ants...

Anyway, as long as they don't set up residency inside the house...I don't mind. I've been there, done that and never want to go down that road again. Ants as house guests, aren't the greatest ~ hee hee!!

In the meantime, here's card #2, (and yes, I can't believe we're making Christmas cards already either) in the Clarity shares and I hope you like it!!

On this card, I stamped the individual images to create one long, continuous poem and then coloured it with Distress Marker Pens. I then matted and layered it onto a background, punched with the Martha Stewart All Over The Page Punches.

Time for me to head to the kitchen and decide what to cook for tonight's dinner...thank you so much for all your kind words and lovely comments, you always know how to put a very big smile on my face and I do read and appreciate every word at this slightly difficult time!!

Bye for now and see you tomorrow!!

Love Emma xxx

From The Heart...

Another flying visit from me...to show you the final part of my Wedding Collection that I made for Craftwork Cards and CHA!! I had such fun working with all these products...they are just so gorgeous and as always, the quality of CWC, is second to none and it just keeps getting better and better!!

So, here is the last of my creations to complete the ensemble and I hope you like what I've created!

Wedding Card

Thank You Card

Table Decorations

The Gift Collection

Okey dokey, time for me to go and cook dinner but before I head into the kitchen...if you are a huge fan of Craftwork Cards, and who isn't?!?!?! If you have already started to think about your Christmas cards, eek...I know, terrible isn't it...but if you have, then why don't you head on over to the Craftwork Cards right now or click HERE because there's something very special waiting for you and I think you will love what they have on offer!!

Sorry for being so secretive but if you check back tomorrow...all will be revealed here on my blog!!

Bye for now and see you soon!

Love Emma xxx

Snow is Falling...

I think this post is going to be my quickest post, EVER because I am shattered.com!! lol...

This week has been absolutely chaotic, in more ways than one...which I won't bore you with because I'd send you to sleep and at 9:30, on a Friday night, that would be rude...but I promised to show you my Clarity shares and been a bit remiss...so here is another of the samples I made and I hope you like it!

Hope you all have a lovely weekend and I'm going to be visiting you all in the morning to say hello!!

Thanks for dropping by to take a look at my lil piece of artwork and see you tomorrow with my last card...

Bye for now,

Love Emma xxx

Splash!!!

Happy Friday everyone!

Hope you've all had a fabulous week and I'm back with my penultimate Clarity share and really hope you've enjoyed all the cards you've seen so far. As always, the comments that I read make all the hard work worthwhile...you've all been so kind and said such lovely things...I can't thank you enough.

This card was actually based on this photograph of the model Jerry Hall, taken by the world famous Norman Parkinson. As some of you know, I love fashion photography and this is actually one of my very favourite photographs, so...as soon as I saw this particular stamp set ~ I knew exactly what I wanted to create and I hope you like it!!

 Once again, I've used Distress Inks to create the sea and skyscape, then coloured the main image with Promarkers.

The background is created using a Martha Stewart All Over The Page Punch and layered onto some co-ordinating cardstock.

Thank you for stopping by to take a look at my little creation and a big hello to my new followers...I'm really looking forward to getting to know you and hope you'll come and say hi!!

Okey dokey, it's time for me to finish off my latest creation, before heading to the kitchen to see if I can become a culinary genius and cook up a feast!!

Then, this evening after a whirlwind but wonderful week, I'm going to collapse on the sofa, with this man....

...and read all about him in the latest issue of Elle, probably with a few ooh's and aah's thrown in for good measure, when I see the pictures!!

I'll see you all tomorrow with the last of my Clarity shares...

Hope you all have a fabulous evening...bye for now!!

Love Emma xxx

Song Bird

Hope you're all having a lovely weekend, so far and it's a really quick post from me today...I've got dinner cooking and then a date in front of the TV for the rest of the evening but before, I go and live the high life...I thought I'd come and say hello and share my final card that I made for the Clarity shows...

Once again, as with all the Clarity samples, I always want the beauty of the stamps to do the talking...and I really hope you like what I've created with this card. The image was embossed with clear embossing powder to give that gorgeous glossy look and I used a Martha Stewart All Over The Page punch to create the background, that I matted onto some Bazzill cardstock. I then made a tag, stamped the wording onto it and added the ribbon.

Right, I can smell dinner wafting from the kitchen which means that I am going to bid you good evening and hope you all have a lovely night!!

I'll see you next week with some more creations and ramblings....

Bye for now!!

Love Emma xxx

Box of Delights

Happy Easter!!
I hope you all had a lovely Good Friday and enjoyed your hot cross buns and now, looking forward to a lovely weekend full of choccie eggs!!

Today is the last of my shares from Clarity and I really hope you like it...in my opinion, I think I saved the best for last. :)

Thank you to everyone who has left messages of support during this past week, it's been lovely to hear from new friends and old friends...you've all helped me to try and get through a difficult time and I really do appreciate every single word!! I also wanted to say a BIG hello to all my new followers...I hope you enjoy the crazy rollercoaster ride that is otherwise known as my life! lol.

...and before I love you and leave you...I just wanted to let you know about something very exciting happening over at The Artistic Stamper. First of all there is FREE P&P worldwide on all orders this weekend and if you join our Facebook page, you will also be able to get all the details of an Easter Egg hunt with loads of prizes on Monday....hope you will join in the fun!!!

Happy Easter to all my friends!!!

Bye for now...

Love Emma xxx