A BRAND NEW MINI CATALOGUE

Hi Guys


We have got some fab products coming soon and I will be showcasing more of them on the 4th Jan when I will be taking part in a blog hop.

Today though I am showing the fabric that is in here. I will tell you more about it in a couple of days.

 

Not only the fabric but take a look at those fab buttons,  aren't they great (yes they are new too).

I hope you like and until next time

Happy crafting

Emma xx

Happy New Year

Hi Guys

just a quickie to say that I hope you have a good and prosperous New Year.

I have some fun to share with you in the name of a new CATALOGUE and I will share that with you soon.

Emma xx

Oh My Gosh....

.... where does time go?  I have been so busy just lately with craft fairs and making pressies for Christmas (not just for me but commissions too).

I have also had classes and my latest class was last Monday.  We made these

They were cut using the petal cone die and the bigshot.  We used Crajun Craze card stock and stamped with the Creative Elements set in Crajun Craze ink around the bottom of the cone.

We stamped the flower and the butterfly several times and decoupaged them in order for them to be 3D.

We trimmed with Cajun Craze widestripe grosgrain and Crochet Trim Victoria.  I took this photo before we added some pearls to the centre of the butterfly.

I hope you like and will be back soon.

Until next time

Happy Crafting

Emma xx

Wowee

Hi Guys

Well I have arrived back from the third European Convention which was in Disneyland Paris and I had such a fab time.

I was privileged to be able to walk across the stage for a Leadership Award which I knew I was collecting before we went.  What I wasn't expecting was the fact that I made it into the Top 25 Demonstrators in the UK, so I am absolutely thrilled and I would like to thank each and every one of you who follow my blog,  who buy from me and are loyal customers and my team.  And of course my wonderful hubby for his support over the last year.

I said before I went that I would show you the projects that I made for people whilst I was away.

The first is my 3D and roomie gift

I made a teddy bear that was inspired by one that was on Shelli Gardners blog.  I made it by cutting out several circles from my No 2 circle die and my scallop circle die.  The nose is a glimmer brad and the eyes are Basic Rhinestoes.  I then made a little box for them to go in.  Just so you get some size of the scale of these, the box is just 3.5" tall!!  I have used the Flirtatious DSP and Fabric and trimmed with a melon mambo ribbon.

Also for my roomies and travel companions (6 of us travelled together) I made these...

 

These were decorated with the Beau Chateau DSP and coordinating card stock.  I have used the scalloped ribbon punch to trim and the Chantilly lace crocheted ribbon for accents.  I have then topped it with each girls initials and they can use it for what they want.

This is my general swap and I made it using the Sail Away A la Carte stamp and sponged with Lucky Limeade and Island Indigo.  I stamped on with Stazon.

My last offering for today is my card candy swap for which I used the 'Under The Big Top' stamp set that I received for free at this years Leadership training (join my team and you could earn stamp sets like this too).

 I had some fabulous swaps back and they will come another day.

I hope you like and until next time

Happy Crafting

Emma xx

One more Sleep

Hi Guys

Well just one more sleep til the fun begins.  Tomorrow sees 6 of us travelling from Lincolnshire to Disneyland Paris to celebrate our yearly Convention with Stampin' Up!  There will be around 350 Demonstrators from UK, Germany and France gathering in Disneyland Paris for Convention and OMG will we be giddy.

I have some sneak peeks for you to goggle at today and I will post the full projects when I get back as they are my swaps and gifts for Convention

3D and roomie gift sneak

General Swap Sneak

Candy Sneak

Tin Sneak

If you are going to Convention then I will see you there if not I will have photos and tales when I get home.

Until then have fun

Happy crafting

Emma xx

Convention preparation

Hi Guys

No photos today but will be able to show you them late next week.

I have been very busy the last few days preparing for Convention.  Today I sat and made 100 swaps. What a marathon! PHEW!!

 I took a day off on Sunday and went to the NEC in Birmingham visiting the Crafts at Christmas exhibition. I had forgotten how tiring it could be spending all that money!! Hello to everyone that was on the Stampin' Up! stand.

 Anyway I will see all of you going to Convention a week on friday. Yippee... I can't wait!  Mickey Mouse here I come.

Have fun and until next time

Happy Crafting

Emma xx

Star and Pyramid Cards

Hi Guys

Well this week saw my bi - monthly class again (held every other Monday) and we made some lovely cards.  They were a Star Card and a Pyramid card.  I have seen them a few times on the internet and not sure where I saw them first.

I have used the Holly Berry Bouquet papers to  to make both cards .

The Star card base is done in Whisper White. The flowers were made using the Five petal punch and also the boho blossoms punch. The flowers are made using Real Red card and Wild Wasabi and spritzed with Frost White Shimmer paint.  The centres of the flowers are the new Gold glimmer brads.  The points of the star are edged with Wild Wasabi punched with the scallop ribbon border punch and put through the paper crimper. They are then sparkled with Basic Rhinestones.  The greeting is from the set Perfect Punches.

 

Our second card this week was a Pyramid card.

The base of the Pyramid was done in Very Vanilla and  Cherry Cobbler.  The bow was made using Very Cherry Cobbler card punched using the scallop ribbon border punch and also a piece of  Chantilly Crochet Trim and we added some Basic Pearls. The Flowers have been cut with the Fun Flowers die in Cherry Cobbler and So Saffron.  We scrunched them up and layered them up and adhered them to the front of the card.

If you would like to join us then email me or ring me on the number at the top of my blog and I would be happy to give you more details.

I hope you like and until next time

Happy Crafting

Emma xx

Christmas in October

Hi Guys

We had a great time in Long Bennington last weekend doing "Christmas in October".  We did several projects showcasing the fabulous new Christmas DSP Holly Berry Bouquet and the ornament punch . 

The first project was a hanging decoration.

The outer circle was made using the Scallop Circle die in Always Artichoke. The middle circle was done in Cherry Cobbler.  The circle was made from a template using the outer cardboard from a spool of Stampin' Up! ribbon (resourceful eh!).  The rosette was an 11/2 inch x 12inch piece of DSP scored at 1/4 inch intervals and folded. The centres were punched using the ornament punch and the tops of these were sparkled with champagne glass glitter.  We used two of the gorgeous new ribbons to hang and embellish.  The first being the scalloped dots ribbon in Cherry Cobbler and the second was the Crochet Trim ' Victoria'.

To finish it off and give more Christmas pizazz the whole hanging was spritzed with shimmer paint diluted in an alcohol spray.

Project no 2 was a very cute Santa.

I got the idea of this from my upline Zoë.  I do know that there are a lot out there on the internet too.

His body was made with the Pillow Box Die in Real Red card.  His beard was The large scallop die in Whisper White card which was then embossed using the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder. It was folded to create his fringe.  His face was made by using the ornament punch out of Pink Pirouette. His nose and mouth were both punched with the 1 /4" circle punch, one in real red and one in Pink Pirouette.  His moustache was created using two petals from the 5 petal flower punch and his cheeks were daubed with Real Red.  Isn't he lovely?

Project no 3  was this very festive Lumiere

The main box was made with Real Red card.  The top of the Lumiere was punched using Scallop Trim Border punch. We then punched out an ornament shape on all four sides.  The DSP was then adhered to the sides and the box constructed.  It was decorated on two sides using Real Red 1/4" grosgrain ribbon bows.

What a very busy day we were having!! However in between all of this, coffee and tea breaks galore were had all provided by my wonderful hubby.  Lunch was also taken care of during the day from the local chippy, so suitably refreshed we could get back to the all important business of the day...CRAFTING!!!


Project no 4 was a box containing 4 Christmas cards



I am sorry about the clarity of the sentiment stamped on this picture.

The box was was made from a sheet of Real Red card.  On the top was a of the lovely DSP Christmas paper.  This one, like the paper used on the Lumiere is really lovely as they are both glittered on the sides that we have used. The lid was embellished with a sentiment from the Contempo Christmas stamp set onto a punched out Decorative Label.  The embellishment was made using both Real Red and DSP punched out baubles.

The card body was Very Vanilla.  This was then matted with Old Olive. The red topper was cut using the Top Note Die and then embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder.  This was then cut in half and used on two cards. Before being adhered to the card with Dimensionals, a Real Red grosgrain ribbon was tied around .  A bauble the same as was used on the box was then attached and the sentiment stamped on.  Today we used one of the clear stamping blocks which appeared to be loved by all!!

And last but not least Project no 5  A lovely little cracker 

We cut out a cracker using the Candy Wrapper die in Glittery DSP.  It was decorated with a bauble made from the ornament punch  and filled with a Ferrero Rocher.  I wonder how many of these will be left by Christmas?  Not many if I am anything to go by!


That was the end of our lovely day so thanks to all that came.


Until next time have fun

Happy Crafting

Emma xx

What a fab weekend

Hi Guys

Well I had yet another busy weekend last weekend.  On Saturday a I had a Christmas class and I will come back with details on that later.  On Sunday I did a brand new papershow in Braunston, Leicester with my friend and Upline Zoë Tant and it was great.

We had a busy day and saw lots of lovely people, some old faces and lots of new ones.

 

This is our stand before we started.

These two show Zoë manning the make and take stand.  I did do some work but just happened to be behind the camera at this point.

If you were there then hello and it was lovely to meet you and we look forward to seeing you next time.

Until next time

Happy crafting

Emma xx

Beau Chateau Drawers

Hi Guys

Well Monday are my club days and today we made a lovely little pair of drawers which I have cased from my lovely friend and downline Pat.

I have used pink pirouette and marina mist cardstock along with one of the sheets from the Beau Chateau DSP.  On one side of the paper is Roosters in a frame and the other side is the chicken wire that you can see on the front of the drawers.  I have used Pretty In Pink buttons from the Subtles buttons collection and have adorned them with basic rhinestones.  I punched the owl from Marina Mist and a small piece of the Beau Chateau paper and used some googly eyes to finish it off.

I hope you like and until next time

Happy Crafting

Emma xx