The World Is Yours...

Hi everyone...

I'm just popping by today to share a couple of cards that I designed exclusively for the July issue of Making Cards Magazine. If you managed to get hold of a copy of the magazine, then you'll know that I also included a full step by step tutorial for both cards but if you couldn't find a copy or missed out then there is more information on how you can get back issues or a digital copy of the magazine HERE.

For these two cards, I used a combination of Tim Holtz dies including the Cityscape Skyline, the Cityscape Commute, Traveler Words and the Mini Globe and for the backgrounds I used Distress Oxide Ink Pads. I've included plenty of detail shots in this post, so I hope you can see the dimension, shimmer and shine that was in these cards

...but if you want to see even more sparkle than head on over to Instagram!

The second card in the set...

Thanks so much for popping by today and I'll see you on Sunday with another post!

Until then...enjoy the rest of the week ~ Emma x

Merry Christmas Everyone!

As the big day is nearly upon us, I just wanted to pop by and say a huge thank you for all your wonderful support throughout 2015 ~ I really do appreciate all the comments you leave, the time you spend reading my blog and I can't thank you enough for always being there! I'll be signing off until after Christmas to spend some time with my family but before I go, I wanted to share one last card and say...

Merry Christmas everyone!

I wish you all the magic of the season and hope you have a wonderful time and a very happy and healthy 2016!

This card was created for the Christmas issue of Making Cards Magazine using Tim Holtz products from Stampers Anonymous, Sizzix and Ranger Ink!

Thank you for all your love and see you soon!

Love Emma xx

Santa's Little Helpers...

Hi everyone...

This week, due to it being Thanksgiving over in the USA, there is no challenge over on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog but there is still time to enter our GIVE THANKS challenge that will run until next Monday, 30th November! So you still have plenty of time to show us your wonderful creations and play along with us!

But in the meantime, it may be a week off at SSS but how could I possibly leave you without a blog post?!? So, I thought I would drop by and share a couple of cards that I recently made and had featured in the Christmas issue of Making Cards Magazine using those wonderful Crazy Birds by Tim Holtz!

I've taken plenty of photos for you to see all the details and hope you love these two cards and enjoy meeting Santa's Little Helpers...Sparkle, Twinkle and Jingle!

So, first off we get to meet Jingle, complete with his bright red breast, his candy cane and presents. He even has matching candy cane ribbon

The background is created using Distress Inks and the wrinkle free distress technique! To complete the scene, I stamped snowflakes in Tumbled Glass Distress Ink and added cheesecloth as snow. All the birds and presents are coloured with Distress Marker Pens.

And for my second card, meet Sparkle and Twinkle! These two cuties stand on a bed of cheesecloth, underneath a bough of die cut Holiday Greens, lightly frosted with snow. The background is created in the same way as in the first card.

Hope these cards inspire you with your Christmas crafting and as always, I love seeing what you create and would love you to share!

See you soon and have a great week!

Emma xx

We Shall Not Forget...

"At the going down of the sun, we will remember them" ~ Laurence Binyon

Today, as we look towards the weekend and honouring our heroes, I wanted to share a couple of cards that I made for October edition of Making Cards Magazine.

I created this set of two cards for Remembrance Day using the IndigoBlu Poppycock stamps together with various Tim Holtz, Sizzix and Ranger Ink products and because I know there are quite a few of my followers and friends that might not be able to see an issue of the magazine, then I thought now was the perfect time to share these with you all and show all the detail of each card! As always, I hope you love them...

For the first card, I designed a circular card and used two poppies and the leaves from the stamp set. All the poppy images are stamped in black and embossed with clear powder before being coloured with a Barn Door Distress Marker Pen and highlighted with an orange pencil.

As you can see on the background, I have used various Distress products and Tissue Tape. I also used  die cut words from the Sizzix Friends Thinlits die set by Tim Holtz

The second card uses just one of the poppies and this time I mounted it onto a black card blank which I think looks so striking in appearance!

Thank you for popping by today and I'll see you again soon!

Have a safe weekend...love Emma x

Lazy Days of Summer...

Hi everyone!

Just a quick visit from me today to say hello, wish you all a very happy weekend and to share a card that I made for the August issue of Making Cards Magazine!

This card was all about summer and even though we haven't had the greatest of summers here in the UK, I can still remember my childhood when I broke up from school and we headed to the beach and for me, this card epitomises those days and good times...

As always, you can read all about how I made this shaker card in the magazine and back issues are available HERE but here on my blog, you can see all the details that are packed into this design with a difference...

The fun thing about this card is that all the backgrounds, the embossed frame, the seahorse and the starfish, all started life as white card. All that I added was some backing card, the moss, buttons, cheesecloth, shells and twine. I even created the striped background by masking the paper and using Mermaid Lagoon Distress Paint to form the stripes.

Hope you love looking at all the details of this card and enjoy your moment in the summer sun!

I added crystal dewdrops and sequins to form the shaker section of the card which is created using one of the folders from the Sizzix/Tim Holtz Waves and Bubbles Texture Fade set.

All dies, embossing folders, Distress Paints, Stains and Inks ~ Tim Holtz and Ranger Ink and of course you can buy all the products I use from Simon Says Stamp!

I used Rock Candy Crackle Paint on the seahorse to create more texture and painted him (or her) with Distress Paint.

As you can see there is plenty of dimension to this card.

Don't forget that the new September issue of Making Cards is available now Making Cards complete with 16 free craft papers! 

Visit www.makingcardsmagazine.com or call 01778 395171 to order and below is a sneaky peek of my project and some of the fabulous free papers. It's not to be missed...

Thanks for stopping by today and hope you all have a fabulous weekend!

See you soon...love Emma x

Forever Love...

Hi everyone!

Thank you for all the lovely comments you've been leaving me on my recent posts, I do enjoy reading them all and appreciate all the kind words. I also wanted to say a big hello to all my new followers ~ welcome aboard and hope you enjoy the journey!! 

Today, I'm just popping by with a card that I was commissioned to create for the Designs With A Difference feature in the July issue of Making Cards Magazine. This style can be used for any occasion but I wanted to create something very pretty and elegant for a wedding. You can read all about how I made this card with an element of surprise in the magazine, together with a template for the box. Back copies are available HERE but I thought it would be nice to share the card with you, here on my blog!

So, I hope you'll enjoy looking at all the details of this project and if you scroll down, there is a little surprise when you open up the box...

When you pull back the inside box from the slipcase, you can now see the element of surprise...

...pop up hearts!

Below is more detail of the inside...

...and the rows of hearts!

...and what's so cool about this project, when you close the box, it's completely freestanding!!

The papers I used, which are perfect for a wedding theme are from the gorgeous Fancy That collection from My Mind's Eye and I used these in conjunction with Tim Holtz dies ~ Heartfelt and Handwritten.

I really hope you've enjoyed today's post and I'll see you again very soon!

Emma x