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

Vintage butterflies....

Today's card is for the following challenges:

Daring cardmakers ~ Colour combo

Totally papercrafts ~ Sketch

Papertake Weekly ~ Anything goes

Materials Used:

Kraft paper ~ Papermania Kraft Basics

Patterned background paper ~ Tilda Papercraft Springtime

Cream embossed paper ~ K&co Romanza Ivory

Sentiment ~ LOTV

Butterfly punch ~ Martha Stewart.

Lace, buttons, string from crafty stash

Flowers ~ Prima

Pearls ~ Wild Orchid Crafts

Ink pad ~ Versa Color brown.

Yesterday after I picked the little one up from school we did some baking and here's a yummy pic...

Hazelnut and Chocolate Filo rolls courtesy of the Hairy Bikers ~ Delicious! and really easy to make with little fingers.

Thank you for popping by my blog today.

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

Top 5 cards from 2011!

Well it's time to join the lovely Debby again for our top 5 for 2011.

How impossible is this!!! But I have managed to narrow it down to 5, yes just 5!!!

Here goes......





These are my top 5 cards for 2011.  Predominately LOTV images but then they are so gorgeous I can't resist them.

Wishing all my lovely fellow blogger's a very Merry, Happy and Prosperous New Year.

Bring it on 2012 here we come!!!

Love Em x



Missing cards from 2011

I am just clearing out the photo's off the computer to put them on my portable hard drive ~ ready to clear the way for 2012 photographs.
 I have come across some cards that I have made for various occasions this year and I never blogged them.  So I thought I would share them on today's post.

From back in August for my Aunt's birthday

From September ~ my Aunt's 25th Wedding Anniversary.

Another card made for my Aunt's 25th Wedding Anniversary.

From September ~ My cousins birthday.

From way back in July for my Mum's birthday.

From November for my Cousins new baby boy.

Thank you for popping along to my blog.

It is back to work like normal for us, working on Valentine's gifts now.

Hope you are all having a lovely break.  I will be back in a couple of days to share my favourite cards from 2011.

Love Em x

My favourite 5 Christmas cards for 2011

Today I am playing along with the lovely Debby to pick out my top 5 Christmas cards from 2011.

So here goes... not an easy task.

No.1

No. 2

No.3

No.4

and finally no.5

Hope you have all had a fantastic Christmas.

I will be back with my favourite cards for 2011 on New Years Eve.

Love Em x



Wishing You All A Very Merry Christmas......

I would like to take the opportunity of this quiet spell between work and the final preparations of the 'big' day to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. 

There isn't much crafting going on around here at the moment due to work being so busy in the Christmas Madness.  Getting last minute orders processed in time for our useless postal system to try and jokingly attempt to delivery them on time

 (can you tell the emails have started already, headed 'Where is my item')

I have one thing to share and that is my little ones Christmas present to her teacher 'Mrs Williams'.  She decorated it all by herself (with only a little help).

Hope you are organised and not stressing out to much with the huge lists of things to do.

I do love this time of year and can't wait until this evening when work commitments get turned down a notch or two and I can start to get very festive.

I hope you all have a truly magical day

Love Em x

Getting organised....

As I'm sure you have all guessed by now I do have Christmas running through my blood, I love every single part of it.  But I do tend to get a little stressed out as each year work is getting bigger and busier and now my craft is kicking off.  That's without keeping house and making Christmas happen. 

So I thought I would get myself organised. 

Another love of mine is lists, so I thought I would combine the two.

In my latest issue of Papercraft Inspirations there was this little project...

I instantly got onto the internet and ordered a few items to create my own ~ perfect!

So this is my version....

Folder, refills from Paperchase

Months download available from Papercraft Inspirations

Poinsettia ~ Wild Orchid Crafts

Paper,Santa topper ~ First Edition papers ~ Festive treat & Christmas Joy

Ribbon ~ crafty stash

 

Sorry the photo's are so dark ~ there is definitely not much light around in Devon this morning.

I am hoping that this little Christmas organiser will help me get organised at this busy period and will be added to and prove very helpful in years to come.

It really does get so crazy here that I am next year starting early (maybe a lot earlier than most of you would like to hear) possibly doing a bit all year round, but I have to if I want to pull it all off and enjoy the holidays. 

 Last year I ran myself into the grown trying to do everything and ended up with flu over Christmas ~ well not again!

I am entering my organiser into the following challenges:

Whats On Your Workdesk Wednesday

Allsorts challenge ~ Anything but square

Cupcake Craft Challenges ~ Textalicious

Winter Wonderland ~ Make your card sparkle ~ technically I know it's not a card, but it is Christmas and it sparkles with the glittered paper.

Craft Your Passion ~ Anything goes PLUS Brown

Thank you for popping along

Love

Your Crafty Christmas ELF 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 Birthday Buster

Firstly I would like to wish my Buster a Happy 9th Birthday.... with his new toy.

Now onto crafts... I had to continue with that felt from sew sweet and this is the outcome.

A brooch

 
                                         Front                                                            Back

Cards

Felt used for the green card Rosette ~ Polka Dot & Lily, for the white card I used Stripy.



My favourite is

I am entering this card into the Papertake weekly challenge ~ anything goes.

Thank you for popping by.

Love Em x