Where Flowers Bloom, So Does Hope...

Hello friends...

Thank you so much for all the lovely visits to my last post and for all the fabulous comments that you left, they really do make all the hard work that goes into creating all my pieces, so very worthwhile!!

Today, I'm sharing a couple of my Clarity DT samples using the Chrysanthemum stamps and stencils that Barbara was selling on Create and Craft at the weekend. As always, I really hope you love what I've created with this set...

To begin with I wanted to show you the versatility of the stencil and to show you that if you don't own a Gelli Plate, (which I know a lot of you have told me you don't and you haven't been buying the stencils because you think they're for Gelli Plates only), then don't panic because there is so much more that you can do with a stencil!! For this card, I embossed the stencil as in the previous post and then inked with Distress Inks through the stencil, shading it with different colours to give the look that I wanted. I inked around the edges, aged the card a little then stamped one of my favourite quotes to complete the card before matting and layering it onto kraft card.

For the second card, I used the stamps and as you can see I kept the same colour tones as in the previous card but the overall look is completely different. I stamped the chrysanthemum images five times and coloured each of them in before painstakingly cutting them all out. I then built up the flowers in a cluster and used the new Letterbox stamps to stamp the message.

To complete the card, I embossed the background through an embossing folder and added some seam binding, hand cut leaves and Liquid Pearls accents. 

So, that's it from me for today and as always, I hope I've inspired you with my makes!!

Thank you so much for stopping by and I'm already looking forward to reading all your comments.

Have a lovely day everyone and see you tomorrow with my final Clarity share...

Love Emma xxx

L.O.V.E.

Good morning!!

Hope you are all well. Firstly an apology for being a little more quiet here in blogland lately but I have got a really good excuse....I have been run off my feet, I literally haven't had time to think and been crafting away for England. At the weekend, I spent two 14 hour days on the production line, making cards and meeting deadlines...it's a good job I love what I do!! lol...

In the meantime, you might remember that a while back I was creating something a little special for Craftwork Cards and CHA! Some of you might have already seen the photos over on the Craftwork Cards blog and I also was so excited to see photos on Flickr and Pinterest that someone had very kindly taken of this collection...I felt quite humbled and proud!! But, today I can start to reveal exactly what I made, with lots of close up pics to show all the details, and here is the first of those creations, a wedding gift box...I hope you like it!

The brief I was given was a vintage wedding, using the gorgeous flowers, Candi stamps and of course, Candi. I made the box from scratch, and just covered it in these fabulous blooms, that I built up for dimension. I added Candi clusters to some of the centres and gems to others.

You can just see the ribbon that goes around the box on this photo. I actually stamped directly onto the ribbon and then attached it to the box, adding a piece of Candi to each of the "O's" in LOVE!

Finally, I attached my message in the centre, die cut using Spellbinders dies and added Liquid Pearls around the edge.

So, this is just the beginning of my wedding collection and I hope you will keep checking back to see how this little set grows and grows and...grows!!!

I'll be catching up with all your blogs later today...

See you tomorrow with more CHA goodies.

Bye for now...love Emma xxx

Vogue

Good morning everyone!

Thank you for all the lovely comments on my Dad's birthday card and for all the birthday wishes you sent him. He appreciated them all and especially the lovely comment that called him a "wonderful man"...he now can't get his head through the door!! haha

Today, I'm sharing a card that I made for a recent QVC show using a gorgeous 12" x 12" paper pad by Grace Taylor. The papers are stunning and if you're a fan of shabby chic vintage...then this is a must and I implore you to go on waitlist for this product!!!

I hope you like the card I made...

Right, time for me to go...my mojo has taken a wander at the moment, so I'm going to see if I can hunt it down, as I've got quite a few deadlines to meet and I'm getting nowhere fast!! Eek...

I'll be visiting all your blogs later today and see you soon.

Bye for now.

Love Emma xxx

Frosty's Little Friend...

Hi everyone!! Hope you've all had a fabulous start to your week. So far, mine has been another busy one but I'm working on lots of exciting new cards and projects and as always, I can't wait to share them with you all!!

But for today, here's a couple of cards that I made earlier in the month and they feature, Frosty, and of course his friends from Craftwork Cards....this is an absolutely adorable collection of papers, flowers, Candi, messages and Frosty and Friends die cuts that you can colour yourself with whatever pens and in whatever colours you choose.

I hope you like what I made...

On these cards, I used Promarker pens and added Spellbinders die cuts and punched holly leaves to accentuate the images. If you look very closely at this little penguins goggles...you can see that I used Glossy Accents on them, to make them more realistic.

The bauble is made from the Spellbinder Heirloom Ornament die and I did a bit of paper folding to create the 3D effect. Once again, I added some die cuts and coloured the image with Promarkers.

As finishing touches, I added some seam binding from The Ribbon Girl, to the bauble, some Rock Candy Distress Stickles and some Ranger Liquid Pearls for the snow effect.

I'll be back soon to show you the other cards that I made using Frosty and his friends, later in the week!

Hope you all have wonderful evenings and I will be around to comment on all your blogs, asap!! I apologise now, if I've missed any of your posts since the weekend, I will try and catch up with them all but my internet connection isn't perfect at the moment and I've been having trouble connecting!!

See you soon and happy creating!

Love Emma

xxx