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

Summer Days

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog

Today's card is for the following challenges:

Lili of the valley ~ Celebrate

Oldie But A Goodie ~ Anything Goes

Crafty Catz ~ Colours of Summer

Allsorts ~ Free and easy

Secret Crafter ~ Here comes summer

Sir Stampalot ~ Anything goes

Materials used:

Stamped image and sentiment ~ LOTV, coloured with Pro markers

Bunting and patterned paper ~ Fancy Pants

Martha Stewart butterfly punch

Woodware border punch, leaf punch ~ Floral punch

Gems, brad, flowers from crafty stash.

This is a card I made for my sisters birthday, I love the summery feel to this card, with all the summer country fairs going on, cupcake stands seem very appropriate and that's without mentioning the bunting (I just love bunting don't you?)

Hope you are all enjoying some beautiful weather, it is absolutely glorious down in Devon

Love Em x

What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday

Hi everyone and Welcome to my blog!

Today's post is for WOYWW, which is great fun and I highly recommend that if you don't already join in then do so! (I've always been nosey lol!)

Looking a little tidier than last time ~ yes I have managed to have that sort out, still full to the brim but at least things are in their place.

I have managed to finish work early today so I now have the full afternoon to play!! Yippee! The housework will of course have to wait.

Onto the next project (which hopefully I'll be ready to share tomorrow)

I'm just trying to decide which one of my lovely LOTV stamps to use, I really can't get enough of them at the moment.  Looking forward to the new girlie stamps being released on the 14th.

The Fancy Pants papers were free from an issue of Simply cards & papercrafts ~ gorgeous aren't they.

You can just see in the pic my Papermania bag that I really wouldn't be without, and my new Cath Kidston note book my Sis got me for my birthday.

Check out my wonderful new promarkers storage, beautifully hand crafted by the lovely Rod

 Check it out on e-bay

On the hole starting to look a lot more tidy and organised ~ well as much as it can!

Thank you for popping by my blog, I will of course be having a good nosey around your work desks and where I can leave comments (yep! you got it still having problem with Mr Blogger!)

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

Pink & Green...

Hi everyone and Welcome to my blog x

A huge HELLO to some new followers Thank you for coming along and joining me on my blog.

Today's card is for the following challenges:

Lili of the valley ~ I believe in Fairies

Crafty Catz ~ Pink & Green

Allsorts ~ Things with wings

Papertake Weekly ~ Sketch No #56
Oldie But A Goodie ~ Lots of Layers

Materials Used:

Green and Pink background papers ~ Bazzill 12"x12"

Pink Gingham ~ Wild Rose Studio gorgeous Ginghams

Polka Dot ~ Wild Rose studio Polka Dots

Stamp ~ Lili of the valley Dandelion Clock

flowers ~ Petaloo

Stickles ~ Star dust

Ribbon ~ Anita's everyday ribbon

Peel Offs ~ Anita's

Image coloured with Pro markers

Brads from crafty stash

I am still so in love with the LOTV stamps and awaiting a nice little order from my birthday spends =D

Had some exciting news I made top 3 in the Winter Wonderland challenge my card!

Isn't it amazing how something so simple can really make your day.  Still keep smiling about it now =D

Thank you so much for all your lovely comments recently. I am able to leave comments on some blogs but unfortunately not all.  Hopefully this will sort itself out in good time.

Well we are flat out here again with work and keeping the little lady occupied (half term) so I will love you and leave you until next time.

Love Em x 

Clean & Simple, but not so easy!

Hi and Welcome to my blog x

Today's card is for the following challenges:

The Secret Crafter ~ Clean and Simple

Penny Black Saturday Challenge ~ One for the Girls
Papertake Weekly ~ Pale, Pretty Pastels

Materials Used:

Stamps ~ Penny Black 'in the garden'

Images coloured with Pro markers

Border punch by Woodware

Lilac card and ribbon from crafty stash.

I'm not so good with the clean and simple, I keep looking at the card thinking it needs something else.  You think when you go to make this sort of card 'oh! this will be easy' but actually this is the hardest theme for me to follow.

Hopefully you like it =D

Wishing you all a lovely lazy Bank holiday weekend

Love Em x

What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday

Hi and Welcome to my blog

Today I thought I would take part in WOYWW for the first time, I have been over there and had a good nose around people's work desks for some time now and thought it only fair that I should share as well.

It is in a huge mess at the moment!

I use this space for work as well as crafting, and at the moment they are both competing with each other for space.  I have my big diary out with my to-do lists at the ready, a pile of photo frames that I have taken down and still haven't decided where to put them.  There is paperwork to file, magazine to read, old card makes, little one's easter crafty kits and even new crafty buys that have stacked up.  The remnants of birthday pressies and cards that still need to find their home ~ This desk really has become a dumping ground!!!

Just to show and prove there was once some organisation in this room!

My jobs today ~ once I have finished working of course is to start organising this space again (it is driving me mad).  So hopefully I will have a big reveal on next weeks WOYWW (or maybe before!).

To show I mean business I got some new storage drawers (not the best colour ~ a bit bright, but they are going under the desk) ~ so let the sorting begin!!!!

Thank you for popping by.

Love Em x


Edited at 6.30pm to add:  I am having loads of problems with Mr Blogger at the moment, so please bear with me as I am visiting your inspirational workdesks and blogs, but unfortunatley can't comment at the moment.  I will keep trying and leave comments when I can xx

Christmas Cards Already???? I hear you say

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Today's card is for the following challenges:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge ~ Fussy and Fancy
http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com/2011/05/may-challenge.html ~ Shape Up
Winter Wonderland ~ P is for........

Materials Used:

Background Papers ~ Bazzill pearlised blue, snowflake papers ~ Forever Friends

Stamp ~ Penny Black Mimi's Christmas

Stickles ~ Star Dust

Pro markers to colour stamped image

EK Success snowflake punch

Gems, lace and Chipboard swirl from crafty stash.

What I nightmare I have had listing this post.  Mr Blogger didn't seem to be working on the crafty room desk top for some unknown reason, so I have had to hijack Hubby's laptop, of which I am not used to using.

I know it is a Christmas card, I am sorry lol! I did say I would start sooner this year!! 

Hopefully back tomorrow to join in WOYWW for the first time, although the crafty room is a bit of a state at the moment.  Just got some new storage today to try and sort everything out.

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