Needle & Thread

Evening friends...

Today, I am saying goodbye to the Merly Impressions DT. I've had a wonderful time as part of this team and I wish the new team the best of luck in the future but there's one person I really want to say a very big thank you to, and that's Chrissy ~ thank you for all your support throughout the 18 months I have worked alongside you and I know that I will be working with Kaisercraft goodies in the future and I already have three wonderful projects to be featured in the future issues of Making Cards Magazine!

So, as I say farewell to move onto new and exciting projects...here is my last card and in my opinion, I think I saved the best until last... As always, I hope you like it!

You can click HERE to be whisked over to the Merly Impressions blog to see how I made this card and what I used.

The mannequin is a Sizzix/Tim Holtz Alterations die and that HUGE flower is die cut from chiffon material, using the Tattered Florals die. I thought I'd make a statement on this card and I just love how it turned out!!

So, that's it from me for today and I'm now going to head to the kitchen, see what's in those cupboards of mine and make dinner!

See you all very soon with another creation from Chez Williams'

Bye for now...love Emma xxx

Ladies That Lunch...

Good morning everyone!!

When you look outside the window, hear the howling wind, seeing the pouring rain and feel the central heating blaring away, can you actually believe that we are in May?!?! It's more like November. As I said to a friend yesterday, this is probably the price we pay for those three days of summer that we had three weeks ago...and what a price!!!

At least it means it's good crafting weather and as I finish my next magazine commission, it's nice to feel snug as a bug, wrapped up in the warmth inside!!

As many of you know, I have stepped down from the Merly Impressions DT but today and tomorrow are my very final DT projects that I made and I was very lucky to use the gorgeous Needle and Thread collection from Kaisercraft. As always, I hope you like my little creations...

If you want to read all about how I made these cards and the products that I used, then just click HERE to be whisked over to the Merly blog!

The card blank that I used on this particular card is from Which Craft UK and is just one of many fabulous designs!

That's it from me for today but before I go, thank you to all the people who left me a comment on my Tim Holtz Tag for his 12 Tags of 2013 challenge and a big hello to all my new followers!! I hope you enjoy the journey with me and I'm looking forward to getting to know you...

See you again tomorrow with my final *sniff* card from Merly.

Bye for now and have a wonderful day.

Love Emma xxx

Travel The World ~ 12 Tags of 2013

Hello friends!!

I hope you all had a fabulous weekend and you're now ready for another week full of creativity!! I know I've got plenty to keep me out of trouble, so I'm hoping Mr Mojo won't let me down and that he'll treat me well all week long!!

But before I start anything I just wanted to pop by to say hello and to share my latest little creation. Now, as you know Tim Holtz launched his latest tag for the 12 Tags of 2013 at the beginning of May and as always, it was full of inspiration and oozed lots of wonderful techniques. So, over the weekend I thought it was time to get inky and this is my take on Tim's fabulous tag! As always, I hope you like it...

Now, I hadn't got some of the elements that Tim used on his version, so...for my tag, I used one of my favourite images, the Umbrella Man from the Creative Muse stamp set. I combined it with stamps from the Stampers Anonymous Classics 1 and the Ultimate Grunge set.

I must admit that I am now addicted to these rub ons, they are just amazing. I've used rub ons in the past and because of them breaking up and the pattern not transferring properly, I stayed clear of them but these....they are FABULOUS and they transfer perfectly!! Really, really wonderful! (Can you tell how much I love them?)

The final component that I didn't have for this tag, (at the moment) are the enamelled tags, so I had a good think and I came up with the idea of using a Fragment piece, painted white, adding some black around the edges and then adding a smidge of alcohol ink onto the surface. I think it worked...didn't it?

I love the tie dyed effect that the Distress Stains have given the seam binding.

To complete my tag, I added it to a piece of corrugated cardboard, ripped from some old packaging! I painted the board, added my tag and then as the finishing touch, I made it into a wall hanger by attaching a piece of wire, which I aged with Distress Paints!!

So, there you have it...my entry into the 12 Tags of 2013 Challenge and I can't wait to read all your comments. Thank you so much for all your visits over the last week and to all my new followers!! I love seeing all the new faces and I can't wait to get to know you!!

Hope you all have a wonderful day and that the sun shines for you!

See you all again very soon...bye for now!

Love Emma xx

Life Moments...

Today is my turn to share over on The Artistic Stamper Creative Team blog and here's a little sneaky peek of what you will see if you head on over there, by clicking HERE! 

As always, I hope you like it and I can't wait to read all your comments!!

Have a fab weekend and see you soon!

Love Emma xxx

A Flower Cannot Blossom Without Sunshine...

Hi everyone and happy Friday!!

Firstly, I wanted to say a big hello to all my new followers...HI!! :) This week, I've had so many new faces appear on my blog and I just wanted to say thank you to you all and welcome aboard!! Hope you enjoy the ride, that is otherwise known as my life!!

Today, I'm sharing another of my Clarity DT cards and if you haven't got any sunshine where you are, I thought this might bring some into your day!! As always, I hope you like it....

I stamped a row of the different sized hollyhocks and then coloured them in with Distress Marker Pens. The background and sun are all created using Distress Inks.

I also love, love, LOVE this new card shape!! It will take me a while to come away from my square cards because I do love symmetry in my designs but I really like this shape and I think you might be seeing a lot more of it!!

To finish the card, I added some twine from Craftwork Cards and there you have it....

I'm really looking forward to hearing all your comments and thank you so much for taking the time out of your busy schedules to take a look at what I've created!!

Hope you'll pop back tomorrow because it's my turn to share my creation for The Artistic Stamper and it's a goodie!!

See you all then and hope you have a fab day and a wonderful weekend!

Bye for now...love Emma xxx

Going Dutch...

Hello friends...

Today is going to be a really quick post from me, as I had some eye tests yesterday which has left me with slightly blurry vision today! To be honest, it's a good job I can touch type, as I don't think this post would make much sense if I couldn't....and before anyone asks, nope...I swear I haven't touched a drop of vino, lol!!

So, onto my post for today and it's another of my Clarity DT samples that I made for Barbara's TV shows at the weekend. As always, I really hope you like it...

The inspiration for this came from the 18th Century Delft plates and I was so pleased with how it turned out, I love that blue against the cream backdrop.

The whole background was created using Distress Inks and matted onto cardstock with a punched border, which I created using Martha Stewart punches. Don't ask me which one, I have so many and I don't know the names of any of them!!! Lol!

So, that's it from me for today...I'll see you all tomorrow with less blurry vision and another of my Clarity samples!!

Enjoy the rest of your day and bye for now...

Love Emma xxx

Chasing Rainbows...

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Hello everyone and a very big welcome to all my new followers who joined my blog, yesterday!! It's always lovely to see new faces, read all your lovely comments and don't be frightened to say hello, because I can't wait to start to get to know you all and I promise I don't bite!!! :)

Thank you to everyone who left a comment either here, on Twitter or on Facebook, about my little "French" shadowbox, which I shared with you all yesterday...I was so pleased with it and it was so nice to know that you loved it, as much as I loved making it!

Today, I'm sharing the first of my Clarity Stamp DT samples that I made for the TV shows on Create and Craft at the weekend. As always, I hope you like them all...

So, here we go...sample no. 1!!

I created this tag using a combination of stamps from the show ~ the Clarity Characters and the Happy Words set.

The tag background is made with Distress Paints and I also coloured the ribbon with the paints. If you click on the photo above, to make it larger, you'll also see that I attached a safety pin and some beads to the ribbon.

The flowers are of course, die cut using Tim's Tattered Florals die and spritzed with Dylusions Ink Sprays and then spritzed again with some Perfect Pearls Mists.

Well, that's it from me for today...I've spent the afternoon organising magazine projects, that should keep me busy for the next four months, so now I think I deserve a cuppa and a chocolate chip cookie!! All this organisation and sourcing new and exciting products can wear a girl out...lol!!

See you tomorrow with some more Clarity shares but until then...bye for now!

Love Emma xxx