Dashing Through The Snow...

Hello everyone and to all my American friends... Happy Thanksgiving, have a wonderful and happy day!

Hope you are all well, keeping warm and had a great week, so far!! I can't believe the response I got to my last post...you blew me away with all your kind words and thank you Tim and Mario for pinning it!! *happy smiles* Every single comment and gesture means the world to me and I am truly grateful.

Today, I'm sharing another Christmas card and again, I've used Tim Holtz's gorgeous Deco Christmas stamp set, together with some Sizzix dies ~ as always, I hope you love it!

I used kraft card for my card base and then used the wonderful On The Edge Star Cluster die from Sizzix to give my decorative edge.

The background to the image is created using the "swooshing" method through Distress Stains that I applied to a craft mat and I then stamped the stunning image directly onto the inked card.

I added some Grungepaper stars that were die cut from the Crescent Moon & Stars die and then covered them with Distress Glitter.

 The seam binding is dyed with Distress Stains and I added paper string and an Idea-ology Adornment Ice Skate. Finally, I added Stampendous Frantage along the decorative edge of my card.

Thank you so much for stopping by today...see you all soon!

Bye for now ~ love Emma xxx

It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year...

Hello friends...

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend and ready for another week. Mine was as busy as ever and I had lots of projects to make to keep me out of mischief. They're now all packed up and on their way to Making Cards Magazine and Clarity Stamp, and you'll all have to watch this space until I can reveal them!!

In the meantime, I just wanted to say a very BIG thank you for all the lovely comments that you left on my last post over on The Artistic Stamper...I absolutely loved making that piece and when I read all the comments, it really does make all the hard work so worthwhile. Between all my DT and magazine commissions, I have also managed to squeeze in another piece and today, I thought I'd share it with you...and ta~dah, here it is!!!

As you can see, I'm using more of my beloved Tim Holtz products and for me, this is a combination of some of my favourites!! I just love Tim's Deco Christmas stamp set, I think this was made for me...it's just stunning and I've always loved Tim's beautiful Snowflakes Rosette die from Sizzix. So, this piece that I've made is a combination of the stamps, dies, Distress Inks, stains, Layering Stencils and that beautiful script stamp from one of Tim's Christmas stamp sets and without further ado, I think I'll let the pictures do the talking and I hope you enjoy and love my Christmas Slider Tag!!!

  Close up detail of the Sizzix dies and all the detail I've added to the pocket.

 

 The tag in detail, showing lots of background detail and that gorgeous silhouette Deco stamp. I also added some Stampendous Frantage to look as if this wonderful couple are riding through the snow.

My tag and the pocket, together.

So, that's if from me for today. Thank you so much for stopping by and taking a look at what I've been working on and as always, thank you for your comments ~ you always make me smile wide!!

See you soon and bye for now...love Emma xxx

May Flowers Always Line your Path...

Good morning everyone and hope you've all had a fabulous week and ready for an even better weekend!

It's a flying visit from me today, lots of exciting projects to work on and to get ready to meet the deadlines that are always looming but before I start on those...here's one I made earlier!!

I made this card for Making Cards Magazine, (back issues available here) and it was featured on the cover of the April issue. I thought I'd share it here today, so you can see all the detail of this card and as always, I really hope you love what I've created!!

The outside of the card!

The stamp is from Hero Arts and the butterflies are all die cut from Bazzill Card using the Sizzix Framelits Die Set 5PK ~ Butterflies 4 by Paula Pascual. 

Image was stamped in Versamark and then embossed with WOW embossing powder and coloured using Derwent Watercolour pencils.

Open it up and this is the inside of the card and a pop out surprise!

 Papers are from Echo Park.

So, that's it from me for today...I'd better go and clear a small space on a large table for me to actually try and work in but before I go, I just wanted to let you know that the new issue of Making Cards is now available to buy and....*drumroll*....I've made the cover, with not one but two cards!!! *happy dance*!! If you do see a copy of the magazine, then I would love to hear from you!

Thank you so much for stopping by and taking a look at what I've shared today and I'll see you very soon...bye for now and have a fabulous weekend!!

Love Emma xxx

A Joyous Easter...

Hello everyone!! Hope you're all had a fabulous week and now, ready to enjoy the weekend!!

I'm just dropping by today with a quick post and to say a big hello to everyone, let you know I'm still here and to say thank you for all your messages and comments on my last post.

So, I'm sure that no-one can fail to notice that, despite the weather ~ Easter is nearly upon us and way back at the beginning of the year I was asked by Sizzix if I would like to work on a set of Easter projects! Well, of course I said...YES and today, I can start revealing the first of those projects. There will be more to come over the coming days but if you would like to find out how I made these projects and have a little sneaky peek of what else I made...then just click HERE!!

For this set of projects, I was asked if I could create them using gorgeous pastel shades and of course, some fabulous Sizzix dies, including some designed by Tim Holtz and Paula Pascual. The colour choice they showed me, reminded me of Sugared Almonds and as soon as I was told which colours they wanted me to use...I headed over to Inspire Me Papers and I chose and put together this wonderful pastel collection of their stunning card and papers...

So, I really hope that I've inspired you to create some Easter projects of your own and I hope you will pop back over the coming days to see what else I created!!

Until then...have a fabulous weekend ~ bye for now!

Love Emma xxx

Snowbird...

So, today has definitely been one of those days...I had to pop out to do some shopping and get my glasses updated with a new prescription and what should've taken only 1 hour or so...took me 4!!! The glasses went to plan and they did those while I waited but then coming home, the strap on my new bag broke just as I was crossing a busy road and I nearly got run over trying to save my bag and everything in it being squashed by an oncoming car. I then suddenly realised as I was sitting in a massive traffic jam for 45 minutes, I'd forgotten to get the vital ingredient that I'd actually gone out for, for something that I'm halfway through cooking. Peppermint Essence...would you believe it would be so hard to find!?!?! Four shops and one hour later...I finally found it but apparently people don't cook anymore so, ingredients like this are a thing of the past!! Hmm, this is what I was told in Tesco...and guess where I found the recipe that I'm cooking...yep, the little booklet Tesco are giving away for Christmas!!! Arghhhhh!! So now, I'm home...bag~less, in need of a cuppa and a sit down, way behind schedule but I do have Peppermint Essence ~ thank you Sainsburys!!!!

So, after my fun and games...I thought I'd just drop by to say hello and share another couple of cards in my Christmas countdown. As with a few of the previous cards I've been showing, these were also made for Making Cards Magazine...I hope you like them!!

The stamp is from Stampendous and the papers are from Authentique. I made the rose using a die from Paperartsy and the rosettes are using my beloved Sizzix/Tim Holtz dies. I also used a Tim Holtz Alterations Mini Cabinet die, to die cut the aperture in my shadow box card and on the second card, I stamped the image onto card, die cut using the Baroque die.

Okey dokey, time for me to start perusing my list and see if I can actually tick anything off it!! You never know, there might be a miracle!

Thank you all for stopping by to take a look at today's post and I really appreciate all the visits at this busy time of year...

See you soon with some more cards and creations...bye for now ~ Love Emma xxx

"I Love Paris When It Sizzles" ~ Cole Porter

Hi everyone!!

Hope you all had a lovely weekend...and for those who joined in with Sarah Hurley's Blog Hop, thank you...the winners are now posted HERE and a BIG thank you for all the lovely comments that you left on my London tag and to all the new followers that have joined me on my crafting journey!!

As some of you know, my Dad is celebrating turning the big 70...or if you ask him, 21 AGAIN!!! I just popped on today to show you all the card that I made for this very special person and here it is... I hope you like it!!

He adores Paris, so...what else could I create and with this card, I wanted to capture the beauty and flamboyance of this wonderful city!! I added the big bold shabby flowers because I thought they worked so well with the image and my Dad is the biggest fan of my paper flowers, so it would have been rude not to put them on there!!

The edges of the stamped image are embossed with UTEE and had mica flakes added to it!!

Right, time for me to make another cuppa and take a dose of painkillers for a persistent headache which is plaguing me of late!!

I'll be back soon with some more creations and also be visiting all your blogs later today!!

Bye for now!!!

Love Emma xxx

Wishes Do Come True...

Hello to all my lovely blogging buddies...hope you're having a great week, so far!! Me? I'm so excited and I just can't hide it because....it's my birthday tomorrow!!! Keep your fingers crossed that I get to eat copious amounts of cake and the sun stays shining all day long!

But before I burst with anticipation of the big day...lol, I thought I would pop on to share my latest little creation and here it is, hope you like it!

This card was another one that I made using the watercolour technique that I featured in my previous two posts but this time, I overstamped the flowers with one of Tim's quotes, to make that the focal point of the card. I must say that I am loving Jenni Bowlin's ink pads. They are so rich in colour and are an absolute joy to use. I might even treat myself to the whole set because these are some of the very best ink pads I've used.

To complete the card, I made a handmade flower using the Tattered Florals die and some Fired Brick Distress Ink. The paper is from an old paperback book, I think it was Oliver Twist if anyone recognises the text!! lol I added a die cut branch flourish, some vintage ribbon that I hand dyed with some Distress Ink and finally, last but not least...a button!

Thanks for stopping by and looking and I'll see you all tomorrow!

I'll be around as soon as possible to visit all your lovely blogs and creations!

Love Emma

xxx

Added to The Sunday Stamper ~ Week 156 Red Red Wine Challenge

It's All Perspective

Another Bank Holiday weekend has come and gone and I hope you all enjoyed your long weekend and you saw some blue skies and sunshine!

So, as I look at my diary for this week, it's already starting to look like "one of those" ker-razy weeks for me. I'm going to be as busy as a little bee, lots of crafting to be done, fingers to get inky, paper to be cut, shaped and stuck and all this will culminate with my birthday on Friday. Shh, don't tell anyone but I'll be 21 again...

But before any of that happens, here's todays card that I wanted to share with you all...

As you've probably noticed, it's the same stamp and same watercolour technique as in my previous post and I did actually make this card at the same time but I decided to go with the other one for the challenge. Saying that I do love the colours on this one, which were a mixture of Jenni Bowlin's ink pads and together with a Tim Holtz quote, they just work so well with this particular image. I used K & Company papers on the background, added a tattered banner and adage ticket and finally...last but never least, I made a handmade flower using the Spellbinders Peony Nestabilities.

Well, I'd better go and do some work but before I go, thank you for all your lovely comments on the last card and I can't wait to hear what you think of this one!

Ta~Ta for now and see you soon!

Love Emma

xxx