Not Stamping but ...

Hi Guys

Many thanks for your lovely comments and emails about my husband.  He is faring quite well now but does still get tired quickly.

I haven't done any crafting until today and I forgot to take photos of them but will when the recipient gets the card at the end of the week.

I have however been doing something called Zentangling.  I found a website called www.Zentangle.com  On the site you can find lots of different patterns that you can use to fill in your string and here are some of the Zentangles that I have done (I have not done them the correct size of 3.5", mine are A5).

So far all of my Tangles have included a flower.

I hope you like and until next time

Happy Crafting

Emma xx

MIA

Hi Guys

Well I would like to apologise for my lack of posting over the last couple of weeks but I do have a very good excuse for it.

Just about 5 weeks ago my hubby was diagnosed with bowel cancer which was devastating.  Well 2 weeks ago he had an op to remove the majority of his large bowel and is now on the road to recovery.  I have however been spending a lot of my time at the hospital visiting him and because it was 30 miles away I stayed there all day so by the time I got home I was just too tired to craft.

He is now home so things can get back to normal and I will start posting again soon.

Once again sorry

Until next time

Happy Crafting

Emma xx

Extra Extra

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Hi Guys

Well what a fabulous promotion we have got for you this month from Stampin' Up!

 

Host a party throughout June and July and you can earn an extra £20 (free) hostess spends when you get sales of £250 or more (see the table below).

Workshop total product sales (before shipping and handling)	Free Stampin’ Up! merchandise		Extra, Extra hostess rewards	Free Stampin’ Up! merchandise with Extra, Extra hostess rewards
£250 - £299	£25	+	£20	£45
£300 - £349	£35	+	£20	£55
£350 - £399	£40	+	£20	£60
£400 - £449	£45	+	£20	£65
£450 - £499	£50	+	£20	£70
£500 - £549*	£60	+	£20	£80

So what are you waiting for??  Phone me and book your party today.

Until next time

Happy crafting

Emma xx

Flower Power

Hi Guys

Well this week over on Try It On Tuesdays we have been set the challenge of flower power and I chose to use a flower made from punches.

I have made this using the Build a Petal Punch from this years mini catalogue.  Made with Regal Rose and Old Olive cardstock.  Backed onto Vintage Wallpaper DSP and Rose Red Cardstock.

I have used the Curly Cute stamps for the greeting.  It is a Birthday card for my hubby's Grandma who is 81 years young.

Don't forget to go over to Try It On Tuesdays and look at my teamies work.

I hope you like and until next time

Happy Crafting

Emma xx

Stampin' Up! Taster Event

Hi Guys

Well it is time for our second annual Taster Event and we would love for you to come and join us.

So what are you waiting for??  Phone us today to book your place.

Emma xx

Colour Coach Blog Hop

Hi Guys

well if everything has gone well then you should have come here from the lovely Alison and will carry on to the fabulous FrankieSue.

I have chosen to use the colour combo Cajun Craze, Baja Breeze and Basic Grey and here is my project.

I have done a trio of cards using the Faith and Hope set which Stampin' Up! are donating £1 of every sale to Cancer Research. 

 

Card 1

I started with a Very Vanilla base for all three cards.  To this one I added a mat of Baja Breeze that I have stamped with the text stamp to the right hand side of the mat.  I have then added some Seam Binding down the edge of the wording.  I have stamped the butterfly onto vellum and then embossed with clear embossing powder.  Add a few pearls and voila.

Card 2

I have stamped the Hope stamp all over the Cajun Craze and then ran through the bigshot with my Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder.  Distress the edges.  Add a punched shape in baja breeze and then a bow made from the seam binding and voila.

I have used the flourish stamp in the set and my Stamp-a-ma-jig to position it and stamped it around the page and then cut around it.  I have stamped the text stamp onto Cajun Craze and distressed the edges of that too.  Again using vellum I have stamped the butterfly using Cajun Craze (stamped off) and added pearls.

I have used my Scallop Envelop die to make my box but I needed it to be wider than normal.  To do this you need to fold a piece of card stock in half and place on your die where you want the halfway point to be and run through your bigshot.  I have shown this in the photo below.

To cover the fold marks I have added a matting layer and then some Seam Binding around the top of the box.

Now don't forget to go over to FrankieSue's blog to see what she has in store for you.

Thanks for looking and until next time

Happy crafting

Emma xx

Sweet Butterflies

Hi Guys

Well over on Try It On Tuesdays this week we have been challenged to use Butterflies whether singularly or plural.

I took a piece of Marina Mist c/s and cut this out with the scallop circle die and stamped over it with the word stamp from the Strength and Hope Set.

I used the Beautiful Butterflies die to cut out my butterflies in Melon Mambo, Regal Rose and Pretty in Pink and added some pearls in the middle of the butterfly. 

I used the Curly Cute set and my stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp the Happy Birthday with Marina Mist and punched it out with the Decorative Label Punch to punch it out.  I also punched two more in Melon Mambo and Regal Rose to add a bit of decoration.

Because this is an easel card I have added a bit of Marina Mist grosgrain ribbon to help it stay open.

Now all you need to do is go on over to Try It On Tuesdays to see what my teamies have produced this week.

Thanks for looking, I hope you like and until next time

Happy Crafting

Emma xx

Owl Extravaganza

Hi Guys

How do you fancy a day out in 'Sunny' Lincolnshire on Saturday 18 June?  I am having an Owl Extravaganza at Long Bennington Village Hall.

It will cost you £25 and you will receive your very own Owl Punch on the day to use to your hearts content and all materials to make all of the projects.

Here are just some of the projects we will be making

If you want to come then I need to have your deposit of £15 by Friday this week the 10th June.  You can pay me by postal order, cheque or paypal (there is a paypal button at the bottom of this post).

So what are you waiting for, come and book today before it sells out.

Until next time

Happy Crafting

Emma xx

Owl Extravaganza Deposit

Sincerely Yours and Strawberries

Hi Guys

Well I am sorry for being absent for so long, I have no excuse other than the fact that life took over.

As I said in my last post we were at Sincerely Yours in Lincoln last weekend and what a fab time we had.  We met lots of lovely people both new and old.

Here are the four of us at the beginning of the day.  I wish we had taken a photo of us at the end of the day as our smiles were not so wide because we were all shattered.

One of the things that people kept asking about were some strawberries that I had made and I promised a tutorial by the end of the week and here it is.

Strawberry Tutorial1
I forgot to say that I used the Designer Series Paper Stack for my strawberry and Old Olive for the leaves.

I hope you enjoy this tutorial and until next time

Happy Crafting

Emma xx

Sincerely Yours Lincoln Showground

Hi Guys

well just to say that me and some of my fellow team members are going to be at the Sincerely Yours show on Sunday where we will be demonstrating the Bigshot and some of the Exclusive dies from Stampin' Up!.

We will be selling grab bags and will have a make and take.

You will also have the chance to win a Bigshot but you will have to come and see us to find out how.


I look forward to seeing you on Sunday and until next time

Happy Crafting

Emma xx