12 Tags of 2013 ~ November

Good morning friends...

Hope you're all having a fabulous week so far and you're enjoying this gorgeous sunshine that we have at the moment.

I'm sure all of you know how much fun I've had joining in with Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of 2013 and every month, I've loved all the inspiration that Tim has given and this month is no exception. I loved Tim's chalkboard technique on Creative Chemistry 102 and I've got some of that gorgeous embossing powder on my ever growing list of "must haves" but until I get some of that precious powder, I had to think of a way around it and still get the overall chalkboard effect and, I did!! A Versamark ink pad, Perfect Pearls and chalk and ta~dah...here is my entry for the November 12 Tag of 2013 and as always, there's lots of photos to see all the detail and I hope you love my tag!

I didn't have any black tags so die cut my own using Tim's Tag die from Sizzix. The "A Joyful Christmas" stamp that I used is from the Joyful Song stamp set. I created the poinsettias, using Tim's Tattered Poinsettia die from Sizzix and added some holly leaves from the Holly and Branch die. All the die cuts are coloured with Distress Inks and given a spritzing of Perfect Pearls Biscotti Mist. I added some Craftwork Cards Candi to the centres and some rusty wire coils to complete the card.

To complete the tag, I added some cream seam binding and attached some pearls using an Idea-ology pin.

So, that's it from me for today and if you haven't tried out Tim's chalkboard technique, then you must...it is fabulous and creates such a cool effect!!

Thank you so much for stopping by and I'll see you soon with another share.

Bye for  now...love Emma xxx

p.s. Don't forget that the lovely and very talented Julie Hickey is on Ideal World and Create and Craft throughout today with the fabulous Craftwork Cards Pick Of The Day...it's definitely not to be missed!!!!

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing...

Hello everyone!!

It's already that time of day, when the light starts fading and I know that there's not much crafting left to be done and it's time to catch up on my emails and admin before I start making dinner! I can't believe how quickly these days are going and December really does seem to have flown by!! As for Christmas, this time next week it will all be over, the food that I've lovingly prepared will hopefully, all be eaten, the wrapping ripped off the presents and we'll all be thinking about New Year!!

Saying that, there is still so much to be done and tomorrow, I'm finishing the last of my crafting until next Thursday, when it will start all over again. If I didn't finish tomorrow, I think I'll be making cards whilst eating my Christmas dinner, so...I'm being strict and saying "enough is enough...Emma, step away from the heat gun" ~ lol!!

In the meantime, I promised you some of my very favourite Christmas cards that I've made this year and I'll be sharing these with you over the next four days...

...and here's the first! This is the first of two cards that were made for a Making Cards Magazine commission and were featured in the December issue, where the second of this set made the front cover. Of course, it features Tim Holtz stamps and as always, I hope you like it!

Okey dokey, time for me to drink my tea and catch up with a mountain of emails. Thank you for stopping by to take a look at today's post ~ I really appreciate you spending the time and coming to visit and leaving all your lovely comments, at this hectic point in the year!!

Bye for now and see you tomorrow with the second card in this set...

Love Emma xxx