The Masked Ball

As many of you already know, Barbara was back on our screens yesterday with the most stunning range of stamps and some of you have already seen my samples and left me some lovely comments...which made my day but as always, after the shows, I'm going to post all the cards I made and show you lots of close up photos, so you can see all the detail!!

So, here's the first of those posts and I have to admit, I just LOVE this stamp...it's just SO me!!! I adore the whole theme of masquerade balls, mardi gras and carnival, so I had a lot of fun bringing these stamps to life and I hope you like what I've made!!

The stamp was coloured with a combination of alcohol pens, metallic markers and Kuretake's gorgeous Wink of Stella pens. I added small adhesive pearls onto the image and then, everything else that I used on this card, is available from Clarity Stamp.

Right, time for me to fly, as it's going to be a busy week for me and I've got lots and LOTS of things to do!!!

I'll be around to visit all your blogs, asap...probably when I sit down with a cuppa tonight.

Thank you for stopping by to take a look and for taking the time to leave all your lovely comments.

See you soon and bye for now!

Love Emma xxx

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

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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

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A Winter's Tale...

Just dropping by to say hello and wish everyone a wonderful weekend. Of course, here in the UK it's August Bank Holiday and in the past, I might've taken the opportunity to visit the Notting Hill Carnival or go and see some fabulous bands playing at the Reading Festival but this weekend, is one of total relaxation, good food, wonderful wines and maybe, a little bit of window shopping along the way!! 

But there is something else that I always have time for and that's crafting...and today's share is something a tiny bit different from usual. By now, I think you all know how much I love the Gorjuss girls and what I wanted to do with the new releases of Winter Decoupage from The Crafthouse Press was show everyone that these images are not just for card making...there is so much more that can be done with them....

Ane here's what I made.... a hanging Post-it Note holder and this is just the first of many in a stationery collection that I'm making!!! 

I've always loved stationery products, even as a little girl...I used to spend hours in department stores looking at the latest designs and buying them with my pocket money but what can be more satisfying than making your own and it's really not that difficult...I promise you!! You just need paper, card, punches and embellishments!! The rest is up to your imagination....

Before I go, there is one last thing that I wanted to do and that's to send my love and support to Suzanne Woolcott and her husband, Grant. *hugs to both of you*

So, I hope you like my little creation and as I said, there will others to follow!!

Have a fabulous weekend and thanks for stopping by to take a look!

Love Emma

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Snowflakes are Winter's Kisses....

Happy Monday and I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend.

As for me? I had a good weekend and even managed some relaxation time...I know, it's a miracle! I'd forgotten what that was! But I do love what I do and I'm never happier than when I'm creating my little masterpieces and just lately, I'm pushing myself to become more and more creative...trying to find new ideas for cards all the time. As much as I love the easel card and I was even tempted by Kirsty Wiseman's new inventive idea of the double easel card which I saw her make on Create and Craft last week...I really did want to try some new ideas to showcase all the fabulous products that are around and with this card...I hope I've done just that! To be honest, you know when you make a card and just will NEVER be able to bring yourself to give it away?? Well...for me, this is it!!!

It's actually a frame card and everything that you see on this card, is created by my own fair hand from two pieces of A4 cardstock and a scoring board and my tip for making a card such as this...use good quality card...I used Centura Pearl in Snow White from Crafter's Companion and the pearlescent sheen that you get with this card, is stunning!! I've really tried to show you every little detail about this card and I hope that the photos can do it all justice.

The main decoupage image, is of course from the Gorjuss Winter Decoupage by The Crafthouse Press and when I saw it, I really wanted to showcase the beauty of these illustrations and a frame just seemed like the perfect idea! I die cut the snowflakes using Spellbinders Snowflake dies together with some more Centura Pearl card and I punched some Bazzill card, using a Martha Stewart punch to make the little picket fence behind the main image. The snow comes courtesy of Flower Soft and just gives that wonderful feel of freshly fallen snow. As finishing touches, I added some adhesive gems to complete the look.

So, I really hope you love this card and thanks for stopping by to take a look...it's always fab to hear what my fellow crafters and friends have to say!!

Have a wonderful week....

Love Emma

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Entered for the Winter Wonderland ~ Walking In A Winter Wonderland theme challenge!

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

Thank you to everyone who gave me such fabulous feedback about my "Umbrella Emma" card. Every comment means so much to me and as I've said before, I really do appreciate you coming and taking a look at all my little creations and hope you have as much fun looking at them, as I do making them! And because of that wonderful feedback, I was inspired to make this card I'm sharing with you today.

This actually brings together all my favourite things in one card...winter, snow, Christmas and Gorjuss...what more could a girl want!! 

I made this card, in exactly the same way as Umbrella Emma, but instead of using silver gemstones for the rain effect, I used a combination of white adhesive gemstones and pearls to create the snow effect. The "Snowman" decoupage comes from the new Winter Gorjuss Collection from The Crafthouse Press and I am just the luckiest person to get to work with these illustrations and decoupage packs. I really can't rate them highly enough and they are an absolute pleasure to work with. They just keep getting better and better....

I wanted to create a really snowy look and feel to this card and to achieve that, I embossed some white pearlescent card, using the Snowflakes embossing folder from Cuttlebug and I also, die cut some snowflakes using a Spellbinders Shapeabilities Snowflake Wonder dies, which are beautiful. With added additions of Stickles glitter glue and Martha Stewart punches, I think I managed to create my own little winter wonderland card.

Hope you all have a wonderful Thursday!

Love Emma

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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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