Christmas Hanging.

I am entering today's creation in the following challenges:

 

Cupcake Craft Challenges ~ Twos company

Winter Wonderland ~ Anything but a card

ABC Christmas ~ U for Up to you

Anything Goes Challenge ~ Make your own embellishments

 

 

Materials used.

Sizzix framelits circles, scallop

Pepper's Christmas Party paper pack.

Ribbon and pearls from crafty stash.

 

 

Thank you for popping along to my blog.

Hope you all have a relaxing Sunday.

I'm looking forward to settling down to Downton Abbey later tonight.

 

Love Em x

Happy Christmas

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

 

Lili's Little Fairies ~ Anything goes

Daring Cardmakers ~ Don't Worry Be Happy (Happy Christmas)

Sir Stampalot ~ Punch Away

Totally Papercrafts ~ Christmas 9 weeks and counting

 

Materials Used:

Stamp - Lili of the Valley

Backing papers ~ Lili of the Valley

Card stock ~ Papermania

Sentiment ~ Lili of the Valley

Snowflake ~ Wild Orchid Crafts
Snowflake punch (for around the sentiment) Ek Success

 

We're off out now to search for wallpaper for the little ones bedroom.  Laura Ashley have a sale on the papers =)

 

Hope you all have a fantastic weekend.

 

Love Em x

Christmas Cheer

Today's card is for the following challenges

 

Christmas Crafting ~ Buttons and Twine

Papertake Weekly ~ All Creatures Great and Small

Penny Black Saturday ~ Sketch

Penny Black @ Allsorts ~ Animal Magic

 

 

Materials Used:

 

Stamped image : Penny Black T for Transparent Christmas Friends.

Holly paper : Lili of the Valley Classic Christmas

Green cardstock : Papermania Capsule.

Other papers/embellishments from crafty stash.

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for popping along to my blog.  Please feel free to leave a comment I would love to hear from you.

 

Going off now to nurse a cold and get settled ready for a perfect night of Downton Abbey.

 

Love Em x

My New Craft Space

 

The day has finally come to show off my new craft studio.  I absolutely LOVE this room.  It has taken forever from planning to finished I'm sure it's been a couple of years.  But here I am now this beautiful Saturday afternoon typing away my blog to you.

 

This is a dream come true for me.

 

 

Sorry the photographs aren't the best, it's actually a really hard space to photograph but I'm sure you can get the idea.

 

 

I feel so motivated and the ideas are flowing I can't wait to get creating in this room.

 

Thank you so much for popping along to my blog.  A huge welcome to some new followers.

 

Hope you all have a fantastic weekend.

 

Love Em x

I'm in baking heaven!

I have been on a diet for what feels like forever!

 

I have lost 3 stone altogether but I'm getting fed up with it now.  I feel as though I am missing out on everything and more importantly I'm not baking for myself, hubby or our little one.  I so miss baking I enjoy it so much but I can't bear the temptation.  So I have decided if I am to continue losing weight I have to give myself a treat at least once a week.  After all this is about changing my eating habits for life not just until I have lost all the weight.  I am going to bake once a week whatever takes my fancy and I don't care how many calories are involved (within reason haha!)

 

 

This weekend's bakes, I have cheated and baked twice =)

Peaches 'n' Cream Cupcakes, these have pieces of peaches in the cupcake they tasted amazing!

and ....

 

 

Lemon Drizzle Squares.  We need smell-o-vision for this cake ~ Yummy!

 

I enjoyed every mouthful ~ I did share honest.

 

The extension is coming along lovely now hubby is finishing off the roof now and he said that fingers crossed if all goes to plan it will be ready to move stuff into this time next week ~ Yippee!!!!

 

Thank you for popping along to read my blog today.

 

Love Em x

 

 

Wedding Cake, Etsy and so much more....

Well I have been busy.... I had the pleasure of being asked to make my Cousins wedding cake for last Saturday.  100 cupcakes and a large Cupcake as a top cake.  I was so happy with how it turned out and the Bride and Groom loved it.

I have finally got around to opening my Etsy shop.

ElfCraftsUK

I have so many ideas flowing for Christmas so please watch this space.  The button is on my side bar for easy use.

I have just finished some new Christmas brooches.

These will be listed later in Etsy. Along with some of these.......

Christmas hair clips.

Oh! and an update on the studio, the roof is finally here so fingers crossed is going up today - Yippee!!!!

Thank you for taking the time to pop over to my blog.  Please feel free to leave a comment I would love to hear from you.

Love Em x

Anyone for cake?

Yesterday was a day of 2 firsts. It was the first time that I made a large cupcake cake using the other first which was a silicone mould.

I am very pleased with the outcome.

Chocolate sponge with dark chocolate and coffee ganache.  Decorated with chocolate fingers and iced roses. Gold ribbon to finish it off.

I just love that rose nozzle from Purple cupcakes

Iced roses (pink and white) from Asda.

Oh and the Birthday Girl loved it too =)

Thank you for popping along to my blog.  Also a huge welcome to some new followers.

Love Em x

Bear Trio

This card is for the following challenges:

Allsorts challenge ~ Recipe.  3 Flowers, 2 Stamps and 1 Paper

Forever Friends ~ Something New (Stamps)

Crafty Catz ~ Pink

Materials used:

Patterned paper ~ Spring Drop, First Edition Paper.

Stamps ~ LOTV Present Trio and Vintage label sentiment.

Sizzix Scallop circle Framelits.

Ribbon, ribbon roses from crafty stash.

Images stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with Pro Markers.

I have also made another card today, but as it is a commission it's only a sneaky peek I'm afraid.

Thank you for popping along my blog.

Love Em x

Something missing.....

Well I feel as though something is missing because I just haven't had the time to craft lately.  The day job has gone mad and we are in the throws of renovating the house.  So everything is on top of everything else!  I thought I would just pop by to give you an update on what I'm up to. 

We have completed the bathroom, porch, living room, landing and stairs.  This is what is holding up the rest:

The foundations for the new office/studio have been laid for around 3-4 weeks but the lovely rain is holding us up now (as you can see it is still raining this morning). Once the extension is complete things can start to shift around and get finished.

It's the little ones last day of school today, can't wait to have her all to myself for 6 weeks.  I have loads of things planned including our annual holiday to the Lakes. 

To make matters worse I have this gorgeous bundle of goodness sat waiting to be played with.  The new range of Teddy bear stamps from LOTV.

Fingers crossed we (including the little one) will have a lovely space to play with them soon.

Hope you all have a lovely holiday and I will pop back again with another update - hopefully of it finished. Then I can get back to crafting - Yippee!!!

Hugs Em xxx

Easel card challenge

Today's card is for the following challenges:

Penny Black Saturday ~ Case-It challenge.

Crafty Catz ~ April showers bring forth May flowers (image must contain flowers).

Materials Used:

Penny Black image ~  T for Transparent 'In the garden'.

Background pink cardstock ~ Bazzill.

Patterned paper ~ First Edition ~ Spring Drop.

Border punch ~ X cut

Buttefly punch ~ Martha Stewart.

Scallop Circles ~ Sizzix framelits 657552.

Pearls ~ Wild Orchid Crafts.

Ribbon ~ Sew Sweet.

Happy Birthday sentiment ~ local craft store.

Image stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with Pro Markers.

Thank you for popping by my blog.

Hope you all have a lovely day.

Love Em x