Happy New Year

Happy New Year everyone, hope your heads are not too sore after the celebrations.

I thought I would share some of my favourite cards , bakes and makes from 2013.

Cards

Bakes

 Makes

New personalised rosettes and printed gifts launched on my website, there will be many more items added in 2014.

Planning a lot more of all of the above in 2014 =) 

Wishing you all a Happy New Year and all the best for 2014.

Hugs Em x

Sending Christmas Wishes

Hi Everyone

Well the tail end of this year has been a bit mad.  Work has been very busy and our little family unit had a bit of a shock and wake up call. Hubby had 3 minor heart attacks back in September and my focus has been on him.  

I am glad to say everything is well and he just has a final check up in January which fingers crossed will show no permanent damage, so we can hopefully move on and look forward to the future ahead.

I have many plans for 2014 and one includes a lot more blogging I miss being part of such a great community of crafters.

I am wishing you all an amazing magical Christmas and all the best for 2014.

Lots of love Em x

Back from the Lakes

This is the view I have had from our caravan for the past week.  Although we go to the lake District (Ullswater) every year this is a view I never get tired of.

I absolutely love it, the campsite we stay on is so quiet and tranquil it's a fantastic holiday to fully recharge the batteries.

We had lots of fun and tried some new things out.

Archery - I was a little nervous about this as I am not a sporty/outdoor person but do you know what I loved it, I felt my inner Robin Hood and can't wait to try it again possibly making it a regular hobby.

Sailing yes that is me looking very wind blown driving/steering a boat! Yet again not to sure on this as I get very bad travel/sea sickness, but do you know what it may have took a bit to get my balance but no sick bucket in sight.

We also did our usual trips

The Beatrix Potter Attraction - Windermere

The Little House on the Bridge - Ambleside

and just general chilling and taking in the sites.

If there is one thing I have learnt from this years holiday is not to worry so much (yes I am a worrier) and just have a go you never know you may actually enjoy it and do you know what I did. 

(Also I have learnt that the diet is still not over - photos are so unkind)

Looking forward to getting back into a routine and developing loads of new products and ideas ready for Christmas and of course catching up on all of my favourite blogs.

I'm going to leave you now with a little sneaky peek of a new product coming to my website soon - Perfect for your teacher's Christmas gift.

Available soon at www.elfcrafts.co.uk 

Thank you for popping along to my blog

Love Em x

Website launch

Hi everyone hope you have all had a great weekend and a good Monday.  

I'm just popping by very quick to let you know that I have finally finished my website and it is now live.

You can check it out here or click the website/shop tab above.

Would be great to hear what you think 

Love Em x

***Giveaway Winner***

Thank you so much to everyone that entered my giveaway.

A winner has been drawn by random....... drum roll please......... the winner is......

Emma Hubbard 

Emma if you could please contact me here with all the details for printing and address 

I will get your mug and coaster printed for you and sent out asap.

Last chance to enter my giveaway

Hi everyone

Just a little reminder that today is the last day to enter my giveaway.  All you have to do is visit my giveaway post here

Just leave a comment under the giveaway post and you will be entered in for a chance to win this personalised mug and coaster.

I will draw a winner at random tomorrow.

Hope you are all enjoying some beautiful weather.  I am just getting some work out of the way and then we are going out into the garden to get the last of the summer bedding planted out.

I'll be back with a tomorrow to announce the winner.

Love Em x

Lanhydrock

I have just got back from an amazing day out with my little family to Lanhydrock, down in Cornwall.

If you have not been I would highly recommend it.

The house was gorgeous inside and so much to look at.  Our little one did the quiz as she always does at National Trust properties and loved everything.

 

The weather was beautiful and we sat out in the garden and had our picnic, family moments I really love and want so many more.

My favourite had to be the bluebells they were everywhere and the most beautiful blue that unfortunately the camera didn't seem to capture.  I would really love to return later in the summer to see the herbaceous borders when they are in full flower.

The main problem is the little one has decided she would LOVE one of these (a dolls house) now considering I used to own a dolls house (and craft) shop I think we are going to have to make space for one.

Hope you are all enjoying this beautiful weather.  If you haven't had chance yet there is still time to enter my giveaway as the deadline is tomorrow.  Just click here or on the picture below and it will take you straight to the post.  All you have to do is leave a comment to be in with a chance to win.

Thank you for popping by today.

Love Em x

Celebrations

Hi everyone

After 59 cards, 5 helium balloons, 3 bunches of flowers, 1 cake, 1 birthday tea, loads of gifts and a shopping trip to Cath Kidston our celebrations are over  

We have had an amazing couple of days. (If you missed previous posts it was my little ones 8th birthday, our 9th wedding anniversary and my birthday all in the space of 2 days).

My little ones card using my new LOTV stamps and Memory Box Alphabet die.

Hubby's card.

Little ones birthday badge - The new crown design will be available very soon.

And of course cake...with stripy sponge - Yummy!

Most of this week I will be working on this..........

My new website =)

Don't forget you can still enter my giveaway, just click on the image on my sidebar and it will take you to the post.

Thank you for popping along to my blog.

Love Em x

***Giveaway***

**IT'S GIVEAWAY TIME**

This giveaway is my way of saying thank you to each and every one of you for popping along to my blog and leaving your lovely comments it really means so much to me.

Up for grabs is 1 x personalised mug with my very own star design and a matching coaster.

 You can personalise your mug with a name on the front and a small message on the reverse (as shown above)

Your coaster can be personalised with any name

All you have to do to enter is:

• Become a follower of my blog (optional)
• Post the picture on your sidebar with a link back to here (optional)
• Leave a comment under this post.
• Please only one entry per person to make it fair for everyone.

Closing date will be 31st May 2013, I will announce a winner shortly afterwards.

My giveaway is open WORLDWIDE so anyone can enter.

Please follow the rules to enter this giveaway, Good Luck.

A little bit of a catch up.

I can't believe it has nearly been 2 months since my last post, how bad am I.  I am busy working away in the background though.  I thought I would share with you some of the things going on.

In March I got asked to make my cousins 21st birthday cake, and like me she loves all things Cath Kidston, I had great fun making this cake (using inspiration from a cake that she saw on pinterest).

I have also been working on and developing a range of personalised cards.

and last but most definitely not least I have started developing a new product of personalised rosettes.

May is a very busy month for us, next week we have the little ones birthday her 8th and our wedding anniversary our 9th (both on the same day) and then the day after is my birthday (not telling you how many).

I am still working on the website hopefully will be launched within the next week along with more new products and designs.

In my last post I mentioned a giveaway, I will be posting that tomorrow =)

Thank you all for popping by and I would love to hear your feedback.

Love Em x