A Vintage Treasure Chest....

Hey there everyone, Emma here.....

Well this week I finally got some free time to have a play and make something a bit different that is going to make a fabby little gift!!!!

I found these great little bown chests from Hobbycraft as you can see in the picture below......

BEFORE...

AFTER....

I had so much fun decorating this cute little Treasure Chest up!!  I painted the top of the box with Tim Holtz Crackle Paint in Tattered Rose {LOVE LOVE LOVE this stuff!!!!}, then I distressed the edges a little when it was all completely dry with some distress ink.  I used some gorgeous papers from My Minds Eye all around the sides and distressed the edges.....

....Back View...

...The gorgeous lace is from the market....

....I used a little metal cream frame that I have had for ages, I distressed it up a bit and added some flowers and charms which are from Bunny Zoes, the tulle is from the market...

....I LOVE using Tim Holtz Crackle Paint, the effect is amazing and I really love the shabby/vintage look it gives to everything. I have used Rock Candy on the heart and some buttons from stash...

....I love using things with different textures on my creations, the pin is also from the local market and I have just added some extra beads of my own...

...this is the view of the top, I have used the very gorgeous Magnolia Angel Wing Die {LOVE this die!!}, loads of bits and bobs from stash, and I am loving the label making machine {we have had for ages!}, the labels look great on vintage creations...

....I have made the large gardenia flower and the tiny blossoms myself, the other flowers are a mix from Wild Orchid, Hobbycraft and Prima....

I hope you enjoyed looking at my little vintage creation, Thankyou for all your amazing comments I really love reading each and every one of them....

Big hugs

Emma

xxx

Challenges entering:

Charisma Cardz- Glitter it

Dutch Dare Cards- anything but a card

Crafty Catz weekly Challenge- metal and lace

Totally Gorjuss-anything goes

Sweet Mouse!!!....

Hey everyone, Emma here...

Today I am showing you all another gorgeous little stamp that is available from Vilda Stamps Webshop....You can also visit the Vilda Stamps Blog HERE to see all the other creations from the FAB team!!!

.....I have made a corner bookmark, I love doing these!!!  As always I have used some of my scraps up, the flowers are a mix by Prima and Hobbycraft, the lace and ribbon is from my market and the little charm is from Bunny Zoes....

....I have used stamp V504 available at the Vilda Stamps Webshop, I have used grey lead pencil to colour this cute little mouse....

Thanks for looking everyone, and for the fabby comments!!

Big hugs

Emma xxx

Tickled Pink Stamps Previews day 1 and 'Anything goes' Challenge!!!!!

Hey there everyone, Emma here...

Well I am sooooo excited......today at Tickled pink Stamps is the first day of our previews showcasing the new Valentine release and its also the start of our weekly Pink Challenges.....WHOOOOO HOOOO!!!!!  {Can you tell I am just a bit excited heehee!!!!!}

So.....to kick off the FABBY new weekly Pink Challenges we have chosen a nice easy theme for you all to join in...'Anything goes'.....for full details of the challenge and to get a massive load of inspiration from all the Pink Ladies and the amazing prizes on offer click HERE...

You will also not want to miss the FAB Tickled Pink Stamps previews from day 1 of this little cutie pie....'Cherrie with tag', she is so adorable I am sure you will all agree!!!  As always there is so much GORGEOUS inspiration for you to see from all the FAB gals!!!

For my card I have used a mix of papers from K&Company, I have distressed, glittered and machine stitched the edges....

.....This Gorgeous little cutie pie is called 'Cherrie with tag',  and will be released on the 13th January at Tickled Pink Stamps. I have coloured her with Promarkers and chalks...

....I have made my own fabric roses and put a soft pink feather just behind them with some pearly trim....

...My lovely lace and pearly trim is from the market and the charms are from Bunny Zoes...

....These FAB sentiments are also New to Tickled Pink Stamps, I stamped them into some blank tickets from Raindrop Echo Designs which I distressed a bit!!

Don't forget to call back again tomorrow for Previews Day 2....you will not want to miss it!!!

Challenges entering:

Stamp Something-Glitter

Totally Gorjuss-For someone special

Alys Sunday Challenge-Anything goes

Karber weekly-Use flowers

Kaboodle-anything goes

Fab n funky-Anything goes

Little red wagon-use a doily

Thankyou for looking and all the amazing comments you all leave me....

Big hugs

Emma xxx

Faith, Hope and Love....

Hi Susan here....

Today we have started a new challenge over at Lexi's Creations and the theme is 'Anything Goes'.....how easy is that one. For full details of the challenge and some great and wonderful inspiration from our very talented design team please call across to the Lexi's Creations Blog.

Our sponsor this time is the wonderful Joanna Sheen, she is offering the winner a £10.00 voucher to spend in her store.

For my card I have used bits and pieces of backing papers from my stash, mostly from old and almost finished 12x12 scrapbooking pads. I distressed all the edges and have kept to a colour scheme of reds and pinks with a touch of white.

I used a Multi Shaper Punch to do the deep red border down the side and mat and layered it onto a pattern card with added lace and ribbon.

I have combined two of Lexi's fabulous images here....her beautiful 'love sentiment' and that gorgeous bunch of 'Roses', they can both be bought from Fairy Dust Crafts. I used Pro-Markers to colour the image. I distressed the edges and mat and layered onto a deep red card.

My flowers are all handmade using a five petal punch and a lot of patience.

My ribbon, lace and gems are from our local market, and the beautiful metal charm that mimics the heart in the sentiment comes from Bunny Zoes.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Spoonful of Sugar - Dies / Punches

Everybody Art Challenge - Photo inspiration for colour

Tuesday Throwdown - Sentimentally yours

Pixie Cottage - Metal

Simon Says - Dies / Punches

Digi Doodle Shops Best - Anything goes

Thank you so much for taking the  ime to look at my card, and all your wonderful comments, I hope you liked it.

Love Susan

xxx

Angie the Angel......

Hello everyone.....Emma here!

Our new challenge at Aud Sentiments starts again today and we would like you to use the words......'Cheer up'. Our Sponsor this time is Robyns Fetish...they have such cute images and the winner will receive 5 of their images!!! Click HERE for full details of the challenge.

For my card I have used papers from DCWV-'A Pocket Full of Posies'....all edges have been distressed and glittered...

...This cute little image is called 'Angie Angel'....she has been coloured with Promarkers and chalks...

...My flowers are some older ones from my stash, I have glittered them up...

...My lace is from the local market and my pin and charm are from Bunny Zoes Crafts...

...I used a sizzix die to cut my letters and then I glittered them all!

Challenges entering:

Totally Gorjuss - Flowers

Paper Sundaes - 3 types of embellies

Magical Monday - Lace

Pear Tree Designs - Pink

Alys Sunday Challenge - Sparkle and Glitter

My time to craft - Jewelled

ABC - Distressing

Digi Doodles Shops Best - Anything goes

Thankyou for looking and all the lovely comments that you all leave me......

Big hugs

Emma xxx

Katie for a Cure....

Hi there, Susan here.

Over at Fussy and Fancy it is the time for Group B to join in with the rest of the DT girls with our Challenge 16 Pink and Black. We are working with Stampinsanity on this challenge to help with the fight against Breast Cancer. A very special stamp has been designed Katie for a Cure, full details of how you can purchase this beautiful stamp can be found on the Stampinsanity blog. The story of how this stamp came about is very tragic, I do hope you can call across and give your support, all proceeds from the purchase of this stamp set will go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

We are asking please for everyone who joins in the challenge at Fussy and Fancy will you call across to Stampinsanity, even if you don't want to purchase the stamp, you can if you want, make a donation to help fight to get rid of this horrible desease.

Now back to my card....

I used a great sketch from an older challenge over at Incy Wincy Sketch Challenges, I loved the look of this sketch and thought it was perfect for what I wanted.

My backing papers are a mixture from my stash, I have mat and layered onto a deep pink plain card. All edges have been distressed. My double sided satin ribbon is from our local market. All the pearls are from Bunny Zoes.

This is the beautiful digi image that has been specially designed for this appeal, 'Katie for a Cure'. I used Pro-Markers to colour it in and gently inked the background in pink and black, before distressing the edges of the topper and backing card. I added some glossy accents onto the 'ribbon' and her glasses.

This is one of the sentiments in the 'Katie for a Cure' set, I printed it onto card then gently inked the background with pink and black and distressed the edges.

The inside of my card also carried a sentiment from the set. This said... 'The most important thing in illness is to never lose hope'....

My flowers are all from Wild Orchid Crafts, they are so beautiful and were just the right colour that I was wanting.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

1. One Stitch at a Time Challenge #24 - Use pink
2. Cupcake Craft Challenge #102 - Distressing
3. Tuesday Taggers - Use Black
4. Stampavie and More Challenge - Black, white plus one more colour
5. Pennys Paper Crafty Challenge #35 - Anything goes

Thank you for taking the time to look at my card, I hope you liked it.

Love Susan

xxx

Hoot the Owl....

Hi there, Emma here!

My Mum and myself were asked to be guest designers at Digi Doodles for August, and we are so excited!!! Today is the start of a new challenge and the theme is 'use your favourite stamp', this is such an easy challenge don't you think?!!! Full details of the challenge can be found HERE!

I used a great sketch (an older one from Incy Wincy), my papers are all Nitwits and I have distressed and glittered all edges....

... My gorgeous image is 'Hoot Owl' and I have coloured him with Promarkers and chalks...

... My gorgeous flowers are a mixture from Hobby Craft and Wild Orchid, all have been glittered...

... I did my sentiment on the computer and glittered the edges...

... My charms are pearls are all from Bunny Zoes.

Challenges I am entering with this card:

1. Daring Cardmakers - Best friend or Sister
2. One Stitch at a Time #24 - Use pink
3. Rosie-D's #76 - All creatures great and small
4. Cowgirls Sunday - Animals and Bugs
5. Creative Card Crew - Its cute and girly
6. Dutch Dare #83 - Anything goes
7. Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #35 - Anything goes

Thanks for looking!

Big hugs

Emma xxx

Tree Lights....

Hi Susan here with my DT card for Auds Sentiments.

A new challenge started today over at Aud Sentiments, our sponsor is Digi Doodle and they are offering the winner a $10 gift certificate to spend in their store. The theme is 'Choose Your Own Christmas Sentiment'. Try and come along and join in the fun, make a Christmas card and get ahead of all that pressure at Christmas time.

The closing date for the challenge is Tuesday 3rd August.

Now back to my card! I have used a sketch from last weeks Inspirational Card Sketches Challenge, simply because I liked it!

My backing papers are from a CD rom by Crafters Companion called Vintage Christmas. I distressed all the edges and glittered them with stickles.

My ribbon is from our local market.

This beautiful cute image is from Digi Doodles, I was very lucky to be able to use one their images for this card. I have coloured it in using Pro-Markers. The little tree lights have had some glossy accents added.

My flowers are a mixture, the smaller white ones are from Bunny Zoe's Crafts, the larger one and the holly are handmade from punches and dies. All have been glittered with stickles.

My sentiment was made on my computer, the edges of the tag were distressed and glittered to match the card theme.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

1. Magical Crafts Challenge #19 - Christmas in July
2. One Stitch at a Time - Its digi madness
3. Passion for Pro-Markers #61 - Distressing
4. Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes
5. Stampavie and More Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you for taking the time to look at my card, I hope you liked it.

Love Susan

xxx

Wedding Day at Daisy Doodles...

Hi Susan here with a design made for the new Daisy Doodles challenge this week.

The theme is Here Comes the Bride and runs until Friday 1st August. You can find full details on the Daisy Doodle Challenge Blog.

My backing papers for this card are from Crafters Companion CD rom - Love, very beautiful papers on this CD. I chose three of them that I had in my stash already printed, for the sketch I wanted to use from Sketch Saturday. I distressed all the edges and glittered them with stickles.

This image is from Daisy Doodles Store, and is called Simple Elegance. It is a set with several stamps in the theme of weddings.

I coloured it in with Pro-Markers and inked the background before distressing the edge of the cirle and glittering with stickles, I then mat and layered it onto a scalloped circle of mirri board.

I surrounded the topper with a deep coloured netting, to match the colours of my backing papers.

My flowers are from Prima and Wild Orchid Crafts, with a few little glass ones, stolen from Emma's cake decorating stash. I glittered all the edges with stickles.

My sentiment was a wedding selection set of stamps from Papermania. The charm is from Bunny Zoe's Crafts.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

1. Sketch Saturday - Sketch
2. City Crafter Challenge #13 - English Rose
3. Charisma Cardz Challenge - Pink
4. Digi Doodle Shops Best #19 - Use those scraps
5. Raise the Bar Challenge #27 - Wedding Theme
6. Stamp Something Challenge - Go Digital

Thank you for taking the time to look at my card, I hope you liked it.

Love Susan

xxx

Smiles....

Hi there, Emma here!...

For this card I have used a cute little image called 'SunBEEm' from Daisy Doodles. I used a great sketch from the Stamp with Fun Challenge. My papers are a mix - some from my stash and a cd rom by Artylicious. I have distressed and glittered all edges....

...I have coloured my image with Promarkers and chalks...

...My larger flower is from my stash and the others are from Wild Orchid, all have been glittered...

...the ribbon and pins are from our local market and I have added some extra beads of my own to the pins...

...I did the sentiment on the computer and distressed and glittered the edges then I attached a gorgeous charm from Bunny Zoe's!

Challenges entering with this card:

1. Dare you to Digi #41 - The Great Outdoors
2. Stamp with Fun #66 - Sketch
3. Dutch Dare Card Challenge #81 - Flower inspiration
4. S2G Challenge - Summertime
5. Your next Stamp Challenge - Flower Power
6. My Partner in Crafting Crime #6 - Summertime

Thanks for looking!

Big Hugs

Emma xxx