Sweet Poppy the Circus Girl....

Hi there everyone, Emma here...

Well I had a bit of free time over the last weekend and decided to make another little Christmas gift....yes, it's another notebook!!!  These are my new favourite things to make at the minute hehehe!!!

I also could NOT resist using one of the new Saturated Canary images designed by the very sweet Krista Smith,  I am SOOOOO in love with them all....

....I thought I would join in with the sketch over at the Saturated Canary Challenge blog which I thought was fabby, so this is my take on the sketch!!!  I used some papers by Bo Bunny and My Minds Eye, all the edges have been distressed, glittered and machine stitched,  The gorgeous lace is from Hobbycraft and the delicate pink ribbon is from the fabulous Fred Aldous here in Manchester...

...the seam binding ribbon I have used on the notebook rings is from the market....

....'Poppy the Circus Girl' has been coloured with grey lead pencil....as you all know I still LOVE doing this style of colouring!!! I am so LOVING these images....I think I may get addicted to them!!!  The cute little birdhouse charm is from Crafty Emma's Store and the nobbly bobbly trim is from my stash....

...the flowers are a bit of a mix, some by Prima and Hobbycraft and I made the tiny pink twisted rose from seam binding which you can see there peeking out,  I made a tutorial HERE on how you can make these...

Thanks so much for looking and for the amazing comments you all leave me, they really do make my day...

Biggest huggles

Emma

xxx

Challenges entering:

Saturated Canary Challenge-Sketch

Creatalicious-anything goes

Fun with shapes and more-shabby/vintage

Crazy 4 Challenges-anything goes

Stamp Scrap and Doodle-anything but a card

Truly Scrumptious-distressing

Crafts and Me-use a digi

ABC-anything goes

Another little gift!!!

Hey everyone, Emma here......

I had a bit of free time spare again over the last week so I thought I would get ahead and make another little Christmas gift.....{yes I know I said Christmas but it's great to be ahead with making gifts for everyone!!!!}

I LOVE making notebooks and they are so useful....

....I used some gorgeous papers by My Minds Eye, all the edges have been distressed, glittered and machine stitched, my ribbons and lace and the nobbly trim are from both Hobbycraft and the market...

...Another great thing about making your own special notebooks is that when they are used up you can just open the wires again and refill....FAB!!!!....

....I have used the super cute 'Lil Little Lolita Kellita' designed by Christina Dee and available from Tickled Pink Stamps in Rubber and the Digital images are always available from the 15th-21st of every month.  You should check out the rest of the 'Lil Little' collection HERE they are just so stinkin' cute!!! Now......I have actually watercoloured my image with distress inks....and WOWWWWwww I really enjoyed it so much!!!  I am now addicted and can't stop...so I will have lots more watercoloured images coming your way soon!!! {I also really NEEEEEEEEEEED every single colour of the distress inks now too hehehehe!!!!}.....

.....The large rose I made myself from the Spellbinders Rose Creations Dies which I LOVE, I also made the small twisted fabric flower from some seam binding and the other flowers are a mix from Prima, Wild Orchid and Hobbycraft. Everything is glittered as always heehee!!!

Thanks so much for looking and for the gorgeous comments you leave me...

Biggest huggles

Emma xxx

Challenges entering:

Craft your days away-make your own flowers

Sweet Stampin-anything but birthday

Critter Sketch-anything but a card

Papertake weekly-anything goes

Colour Create-pink, brown, white/cream

The last Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenge.......

Hey everyone, Emma here...

Today is a bit sad over at The Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenges as it is our very last Challenge, it has been a wonderful experience having the opportunity to create with all the talented and very lovely girlies on this team and I will miss it heaps, thanks so much to Stephanne and Kylie for all your hard work, you have been AMAZING and thankyou for having me it has been F*A*B*U*L*O*U*S!!!!!!!

Our theme for the very last challenge is 'PINK'....my favourite colour!!!!! We would all LOVE it if you joined in with us!!! Click HERE for some fabby inspiration from the other fuzzies!!!

I decided to make another scrapbook page of my little 'Princess Izzy'....I really enjoyed myself making this page!!!  I used some paper by My Minds Eye, I distressed, glittered and machine stitched the edges....

.....The large rose I made myself with the Spellbinders Rose Creations Dies, the other flowers are a mix by Prima and Hobbycraft, the hessian fabric is from stash and the lace and fancy pink trim are from the market...

....I made the clay tile myself following the lovely Gabrielle's tutorial HERE...this lady is just amazing and so inspirational!!! I totally LOVED making these little tiles and they can be quite addictive too...I made loads!!!...

....For the gorgeous clock I used the Tim Holtz Weathered Clock die {which I LOVE LOVE LOVE} with some chipboard, I painted it white first then used some distress inks around the edges, stamped some swirls over the top and added some Tim Holtz Rock Candy Crackle Paint all over it...the effect is amazing, I really love the shabby/vintage look it gives!!!  The pins are from my stash and all I do is add a few extra beads to make them sparkle a bit more....just perfect for my little Princess don't you think?!?!?!?!?!

I hope you can join in with us for our last Fuzzy Challenge, thanks so much for looking and all the fabby comments you leave me...

Big hugs

Emma

xxx

Challenges entering:

Totally Gorjuss-anything goes

Sisterhood of crafters-use a flower

Charisma Cardz-anything goes

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

Tickled Pink Stamps Challenge #16

Hey everyone, Emma here....

Today over at Tickled Pink Stamps Challenges our theme this week is 'SPRING', you can check out all the gorgeous creations from the fabby Pink Ladies HERE...

...I have used papers by My Minds Eye and K&Co, all the edges have been distressed, glittered and machine stitched, the flowers are from Hobbycraft and the lace and ribbon is from the market...

...I have used the very gorgeous 'Lil Lolita 30's Lylah' designed by Christina Dee and available HERE at Tickled Pink Stamps....she has been coloured with grey lead pencil...

.....The gorgeous mini postcard is available at Vilda Stamps in the 'collage backgrounds section', I have also stamped onto some fabric again as I love this effect!!!  The sweet bird on a branch stamp is from a set by 'Crafty Individuals'.

Thanks so much for looking today and all the fabby comments, have a gorgeous Easter weekend everyone...

Big hugs

Emma xxx

My tiny dancer!....

Hi there, Emma here!

I was so thrilled when I was asked to be a guest over at Wags 'n' Whiskers for August/September, I am absolutely crazy about their images and I can't wait to work with these lovely ladies!!! My first challenge as a guest starts today!!! Our theme is 'Triple Play', full details of the challenge can be found HERE!. The 'Triple Play' on my card is: Stamping, distressing and punching. I used an older but Fab sketch from the 'Double Dutch challenge', my papers are a mix from Nitwits and My Minds Eye; all have been distressed and glittered, I used some gorgeous ribbon with little white stitches along it...

...My gorgeous little image is called 'Tiny Dancer' and I have coloured her with Promarkers and chalks, I added some glitter to her tutu!!!...

...I used some white tuille around the main image, it reminded me of her frilly tutu!!!...

...The gorgeous flowers are from Wild Orchid and I have glittered them all up...

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

Challenges entering with this card:

1. One stitch at a time-pink
2. Cupcake Craft-distressing
3. Creative card crew-cute and girly
4. Pennys Paper crafty challenge-anything goes
5. Paper Sundaes-stitching

Thankyou for looking and leaving me comments!

Big Hugs

Emma xxx