4th of July

Hello friends!!

Hope you are all well and had a wonderful start to your week!!

This week, sees our American friends celebrate Independence Day and I'm sure those amongst you have spotted all the fabulous patriotic projects that they have all been sharing with us and especially the projects that Tim Holtz has shared on his blog, here!

Now, I know I'm British...through and through but I do have a little connection to the USA...so, I thought why not have a go and see what I can make to honour their celebration. So for all my US friends and one special person in particular, (and you know who you are!!!)...I hope I've done you proud!!

There is so many elements on this wall hanging, I wouldn't know where to begin but I've taken a lot of pics to show all the detail, so...enjoy!!!

Well, that's it from me for today and I'm really looking forward to reading all your comments and thank you so much for all your visits!!

See you all again very soon but until then....

HAPPY 4TH JULY!!

Bye for now...love Emma xxx

Entered into the Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Americana...

Morning everyone...hope you all had a fabulous weekend and ready for the start of a new week!

As you all know by now, when it comes to Tim Holtz products, they do make me go a little bit weak at the knees and when I saw this Americana Blueprint stamp set on it's release, there was no exception to that rule...I just knew I had to have it!! So, as soon as it became available in the UK, it was in my basket quicker than you could say "would you like it?"...lol and as soon as it arrived at Chez Williams', I had to make something with it and this is what I created...

I created this way back in December, which seems so long ago but I've been saving it to show you all and today, is the day I thought I'd share! So, as always I hope you like it...

To begin with, I covered a large tag with Tissue Wrap, blended it with Distress Inks and then used the Snow Cap Adirondack Paint Dabber around the edges.

I used the Sizzix Rosette and Mini Rosette die to create the pinwheels, which I coloured individually using Distress Inks. The stamp is one of four in the set from the Americana Blueprint Stamps by Stampers Anonymous and I handpainted it using Distress Marker Pens.

I used various bits and pieces to complete my tag, including an old buttong, a stamped ticket, seam binding and the star, which I cut out from another of the stamps in the set and then mounted onto card, before adding it to my tag. Finally, I added USA onto the rosettes which I die cut using the WordPlay die and then added Glossy Accents over the top and a coating of Distress Dry Rock Candy glitter.

So, that's it from me for today...I really hope I've given you some inspiration with my tag and I can't wait to read all your comments!!

See you all again very soon and thank you so much for your continued support, it really does mean the world to me...

Bye for now...love Emma xxx