Posy Bear

For my card I have used today

Paper - Spring Drop 

Stamp - Lili of the Valley - Posy Trio

Sizzix Dies - Lace Decorative strip and Circle, Scallops Framelits

Thank you for popping by, I hope you have a lovely day and a fabulous weekend.

I am entering this card into the following blog challenges:

Lili's Little Fairies - A card for Mum (or any special lady).

Totally Papercrafts - Punch It!

Love Em x

Spring has sprung..

Today's card is for the following blog challenges

Lili's Little Fairies ~ Diamond and Pearls.

Totally Papercrafts ~ All Buttoned Up.

Crafty Catz ~ Stripes or Checks.

Allsorts ~ Buttons and Thread.

Sir Stampalot ~ Happy Birthday.

Materials Used:

Background card ~ Bazzill

Patterned papers ~ First Edition Spring Drop

Doilies ~ Dovecraft Tea Party

Image ~ Lili Of The Valley

Buttons ~ Sew Sweet

Pearls ~ Wild Orchid Crafts

Thread and sentiment from crafty stash.

Image stamped using memento tuxedo ink and coloured with Pro markers.

Thank you for popping by my blog today.

Hope you all have a lovely day.

Love Em x

Time for tea

Today's card is for the following challenges:

Lili's Little Fairies ~ Afternoon tea

The Ribbon Girl ~ Pink, Brown & Cream colour challenge

Papertake Weekly ~ Get Krafty

Crafty Catz ~ Something beginning with B (Buttons & Brown)

Sweet Sketch Wednesday ~ Sketch 142

(lol! Knew I should have waited for that glue to dry =D)

Materials Used:

Background papers free from Simply Cards & Papercraft.

Lighter pink polka dot background paper ~ Paper Cellar Wedding

Stamp ~ Lili of the Valley

Stamped with Memento ink Tuxedo Black and coloured with Pro Markers

Kraft Card ~ Docrafts Papermania

Ribbon & Buttons ~ Sew Sweet

Flowers & Lace from crafty stash

Thank you for taking the time to pop by my blog.  Hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Love Em x

Being brave......

I have been very brave and doodled on my card today, it is such a hard thing to do.  Just to doodle on the card and not worry that the lines aren't straight ~ well they definitely aren't!

Today's card is for the following challenges:

cupcake craft challenges ~ Something new (my new stamp that I haven't used yet).

allsorts ~ Paper piecing

lili of the valley ~ My favourite LOTV stamp

Materials Used:

All background papers used and floral embellishments were recycled from last years calender ~ Free with Cardmaking & papercrafts last year in association with My Minds Eye ~ Bloom & Grow.

Image ~ Lili of the Valley

Stamped with Memento ink and coloured with promarkers

String, ribbon, pegs and sentiment from crafty stash.

Now to leave you on another yummy little treat.  There will be plenty of these going on! Sorry blame the new years resolutions that WILL be stuck to lol!  I have always had the desire to do loads of things ~ new crafts, sewing, more baking, etc,etc the list goes on and on......

This year the excuses stop and they actually get done.  My list is huge so I won't bore you with them, but I will be sharing on here. 

Another huge project that we are undertaking this year is re-decorating our home.  This is our 4th year in this house, when we initially moved in we had to complete gut the house and decorate, but you know what it is like there are jobs all over that never get finished. 

 This year our home WILL be finished for Christmas!!! 

Yummy Rock Cakes ~ first time made but definitely not the last.

Thank you for taking the time to read my blog, please feel free to leave a comment I love to hear from you.

Love Em x

First for 2012....

Happy New Year everyone.

My first card for 2012!

Let's hope that there is time for plenty more this year.

Today's card is for the following challenges:

Daring Cardmakers ~ Spots and Stripes

Totally Papercrafts ~ Time to party (balloons)

The secret Crafter ~ Anything goes

(Apologies for the photograph it is very dark and gloomy in Devon this morning)

Materials Used:

Striped paper ~ The Glitter Mat Stack.

Polka Dot paper ~ Wild Rose Studio gorgeous polka dots.

Purple card stock ~ Bazzill

Image ~ LOTV Maisie 2 balloon

Sentiment ~ LOTV

Buttons and ribbon from crafty stash.

Image stamped with Memento ~ Tuxedo black and coloured with Pro markers.

Thank you for popping by my blog.

It's the little ones last day off school today, so I feel some play time this afternoon and maybe a little baking.

Hope you all have a great day and wrap up warm.

Love Em

x

Happy Friday

Today's card is for the following blogs..

Crafty Catz ~ Anything goes

LOTV ~ Bright and Sparkly

Willow sketchie ~ Sketch

Make it Monday ~ Anything goes

Materials Used:

LOTV image Just for you

Martha Stewart butterfly punch

LOTV circle sentiment

Forever friends flower paper

Lilac & purple card stock ~ Bazzill

Self adhesive pearl from crafty stash.

Stickles ~ Star Dust

Pro markers

Thank you for popping by my blog

  We will be spending the 5th of November watching a movie with the curtains drawn as the little one does not like fireworks.

Whatever your plans for fireworks night enjoy and stay safe.

Love Em x

Happy Monday!

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog.

Today's card is for the following challenges:

Willow Sketchie Challenge

LOTV Challenge ~ Bingo (Charms, Flowers & Buttons)

Meljen's Designs ~ Red & Gold

Totally Papercraft ~ Layer upon layer

Winter Wonderland ~ Vintage Christmas

The Secret Crafter ~ Wrap up warm

Materials Used:

LOTV image ~ Shine a light

Woodware border punch

Poinsettia's, gold bow, snowflake charm, red & white twine ~ Wild Orchid Crafts

Sentiment ~ HOTP forever Christmas cards

Background paper ~ Forever Friends A Christmas tale

Ribbon ~ Pepper's Christmas party glittered ribbon sticker

Stickles ~ Star dust

Buttons, brads, gold card & flock from crafty stash

Pro markers

I added a flock detail to the fur of the little girl's coat, which unfortunately you can't see to well.  The weather is terrible and there is not much light anywhere in the house.

Sorry it's a short one today, but it is half term and life in our home is a bit crazy just trying to grab a bit of time to craft is pretty hard. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog.

Love Em x

Tis the season.....

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog.

Today's card is for the following blog challenges:

Crafty Catz ~ Challenge 103 and it's a recipe

Allsorts ~ Bear with us

Papertake weekly ~ Get in shape

Winter Wonderland ~ Autumn colours

Materials used:

Hot off the press ~ Forever Christmas Cards

Docraft Kraft Basics 12" pad

LOTV Christmas circle sentiments

LOTV James Bear ~ Deck the halls

Anita's Christmas ribbon ~ gold

Craft planet red glitter glue

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ gold metallic bows

Buttons and gold elastic cord from crafty stash

I have been busy here making Christmas goodies and cards, the first lot of which have been listed in my e-bay (just click the top right e-bay logo). 

Girl's hand decorated hair clips.

Metal clip covered with felt ~ hand stitched.

With felt snowflake, glittered snowflake button and gold seed beads.

At just £2.50 each they make great little stocking fillers.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog

Love Em x

Birthday Step Card

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog.

Today's card is for the following challenges

Cupcake Craft challenge ~ Sew mad

A Spoonfull Of Sugar ~ Happy Birthday

Papertake weekly ~ Grow your own

Sir Stampalot ~ August challenge ~ Whatever you fancy

This is my first step card, which are fantastic but a little hard to stand up well once decorated.

Materials Used:

Step card ~ redhotbed

Grey bazzill card

Tilda papercraft ~ Springtime 12" pad

Stamps ~ Lili of the valley set 1 oh so girlie, Folk flowers and circle sentiments.

Panduro papier mache numbers

Promarkers for colouring stamped images

Papermania 1.6cm midi flower punch

x cut lace border punch

Pearls ~ Wild orchid craft

Stickles ~ Star Dust

Ribbon and chipboard swirl from crafty stash

Sorry I haven't had much time to blog.  Trying to juggle working from home and the little one off school is proving to be quite a task, and to fit crafting in on top is near enough impossible.

Loving the hols though it's so lovely to have my special girl home.

I will be back next week with a thank you card and then I'm afraid yes Christmas will be starting.  I have loads of crafty ideas for Christmas just buzzing around my head, but unfortunately not much time to do them yet.  The little one loves to craft but unfortunately like most things it lasts about 5 minutes then she is on to the next thing lol! 

Hope your are all having a lovely Summer Holidays and see you again next week

Love Em x

Country style

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog!

Today's card is for the following challenges:

Sir Stampalot ~ Picture inspiration

Papertake Weekly ~ Anything goes

Penny Black Saturday Challenge ~ Doodlebug!

Penny Black @ Allsorts ~ Your My Favourite

Card Patterns ~ Sketch 118

Materials used to make this card:

Green background ~ Bazzill - Rain Forest

Wild Rose Studio ~ Gorgeous Gingham's

Wild Rose Studio ~ Polka Dots

Xcut border punch

Stamped image ~ Penny Black - Poppy Poem

Sentiment ~ LOTV

Buttons, raffia, string and ribbon from crafty stash

Imitation stitching with fine liner for Doodlebug challenge.

Thank you for popping along to my blog, please feel free to leave a comment ~ I love to hear from you.

Love Em x

Together Forever...

Hi everyone and Welcome to my blog.

Also a huge HELLO! to some new followers xx

Today's card I am entering into the following challenges:

The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge ~ Anniversary

Crafty Catz ~ Anything goes

Materials Used to make this card:

Background papers ~ Bazzill teal, Tilda papercraft 12"x12" Springtime

Flowers ~ Mulberry Street/Petaloo

Stamped image and sentiment ~ Lili of the valley ~ Together Forever

Buttons and Key charm from own crafty stash

Pro markers to colour image.

This was the card that I made hubby for our 7th wedding Anniversary, ties in perfectly with these challenges.

Also another quick share I have finally downloaded photos of my little one's birthday cake I made for last weekend.  What do you think?

Thank you all for popping by.  Hope you all have a fantastic weekend xx

See you next week

Love Em x

Fairy Magic

Hi everyone and Welcome to my blog x

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Lili of the valley ~ Challenge 97 Here comes summer

Sir Stampalot challenge ~ Magical Worlds

Papertake Weekly ~ Bloom & Grow

The Ribbon Girl ~ Colour challenge Lilac & Pinks

Materials used ~

Backing papers ~ Forever Friends Spring Time

Ribbon ~ Anita's everyday ribbon

Fairy image and circle sentiment ~ Lili of the valley

Other sentiments ~ Forever Friends Elements

Pro markers to colour image

Stickles star dust

Flowers, pearl beads & 'made with love' charm from crafty stash

This is the first time I have had chance to use my beautiful LOTV stamps and I am totally hooked, they are gorgeous and I am definitely going back for more.

This card has been made for my special little girls 6th Birthday!  I am so happy with how it turned out with all the dimensions and textures.

Well it has been a crazy week here, what with having to look after hubby following an operation, my birthday, little one's birthday, our 7th Wedding Anniversary and having to run the business all on my own! I am worn out lol! Hopefully starting to get on top of things to add a little crafting in.  I am getting withdrawal symptoms already =]

Hope you are all well and enjoying the sunny weather today

Love Em x