Have yourself a merry little Christmas

It's Chriiiiiistmaaaaaaasssss, hello everybody and some of you may have noticed I have been missing in action - sorry tis the season for the Christmas crazies hee hee. I just had to send my festive wishes to you all. It has been an up an down sort of year for me and I couldn't have made it without all of you, my blog and my escaping crafty fix - truly it has been my solace.

So from my little lunatic (above) and myself merry Christmas with all my love :D and see you in the new year.

Emma xxxxx

House on Christmas street

Whooo hooo it's Friday - gosh I nearly didn't make it through the week !! I have come to realise that I need to start my Christmas crafting preparations in blinkin MAY!!! I thought I was being so good starting my cards in October but what a mad couple of weeks it has been. Nearly all finished now though and so I will be treating myself to a large glass of shandy this evening ;D (please ignore any previous posts about hangovers and never drinking again LOL!)

Oooh I nearly forgot, have you seen these lovely new stamps (wink, wink!) you will love them even more when you hear that they will be yours for FREE come the 30th of December with Stampin' Up!s sale.a.bration, when you spend over £45 on anything in the catalogue. Anyhoo more deets over the coming weeks.

Have a great weekend & see you on Monday xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: good neighbours and hello again.

Ink: Real red, brocade blue, old olive, bashful blue, black stazon and creamy caramel.

Card stock: Kraft, whisper white and real red.

Misc: Brocade blue button, real red wide grosgrain ribbon, linen thread and old olive designer series paper.

Tools used: Mat pack and piercing tool for pierced border and circle die cut.

Pretty papers, pretty ribbons of blue

Hellooooo all, are you feeling Christmassy ? I definitely am, it does help if you snaffle 2 mince pies whilst listening to Oh holy night (one of my all time fave Christmas songs). This card I did as a request by my mother-in-law who needed a card for a good friend that wasn't in your face Christmas. Hope you like :D

Have a great day & see you tomorrow xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamp: Silent night and good friend.

Ink: Bashful blue and bordering blue.

Car stock: Whisper white.

Paper: Bashful blue designer series paper.

Misc: Two way glue, dazzling diamonds glitter.

Other: PTI button and twill.

Christmas wrapping

Good morning all, some little goodies all wrapped in the most gorgeous designer series paper for you today. I won't spill the beans of the contents though just in case ;D



Have a great day & see you tomorrow xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Card stock: Kraft.

Ink: Garden green, creamy caramel, chocolate chip, whisper white craft and black stazon.

Paper: Merry moments and ski slop (retired) designer series paper.

Ribbon: Twill, real red wide grosgrain and whisper white satin.

Other: PTI button and sentiments.

Same as it ever was

I know, I know but I Love this stamp set! Promise tomorrow something different. I seem to have my love again for colouring and like all things for me when the mood takes me I go with it :D

I would like to thank the lovely Helen (aka Wee hels) for giving me a special blog award. As always I am really touched by everyone that pops by and thank you all for making me smile :D

Have a great day & see you tomorrow xxx

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Sparkly & bright and a flower for all seasons.

Ink: Black stazon, real red and earth elements stampin write markers for colouring image.

Card stock: Very vanilla and real red.

Paper: Merry moments designer series paper.

Misc: real red and always artichoke narrow grosgrain ribbon and button from the latte collection dyed with my real red ink pad and linen thread.

Last Christmas

Well last Christmas fayre of the season! Good morning all and I hope you had a good weekend. I was in such a tizz last week I completely forgot to tell you I was at the Mumbles craft fayre - doh! Anyway, as I said it was the last one of the season for me, even though it means I can relax a little I will miss my monthly jaunts and of course playing grown up shop ;D We are back again in April next spring, I already have loads of new ideas for then.

Have a great day & see you tomorrow xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: A flower for all seasons.

Ink: Black stazon and earth elements stampin write markers for colouring image.

Card stock: Real red and very vanilla.

Paper: Merry moments designer series paper.

Other: Red jewel from stash, PTI sentiment and twill.

Tools used: 1 3/4" circle punch and mat pack and piercing tool.

It's a miracle

Morning all, feeling back to normal today thank goodness. This I believe is purely down to the healing powers of crafting lol! As I said yesterday, you know when you start to have all the lurgy symptoms, with aches and pains and feeling a bit uuugh. Well I had to make a little something and so forced my self to do it and with every cut of the paper and placement of an embellishment I began to slowly feel so much better :D So you can tell all those hubbies and partners out there that you have to buy all those crafting goodies for therapeutic purposes ;D

Take care and have great day :D

Supplies from Stampin' Up!
Stamps: Silent night.
Ink: Versamark, craft whisper white and garden green.
Card stock: Sahara sand, whisper white, very vanilla and garden green.
Paper: Merry moments designer series paper.
Misc: White stampin emboss powder.
Other: PTI Button bits and twill, See D's sentiment and die cut tag.

Hot dog jumping frog

Morning all, going to have to be super quick today as I am desperately fending off the dreaded lurgy :( Fingers crossed it's just because I am tired. My card today is using the same layout as Monday's Christmas one with the gorgeous little set a flower for all seasons. Look at froggy - so cute :D

Have a great day & see you tomorrow xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up!
Stamps: A flower for all season and a bit of birthday cheer.
Ink: Black stazon and old olive, certainly celery, basic grey, bashful blue, so saffron, summer sun, pretty in pink and creamy caramel for water colouring.
Card stock: Certainly celery and very vanilla.
Paper: Tea party designer series paper.
Misc: Certainly celery poly twill (promotional) and linen thread.
Other: PTI buttons.

Little brown jug

Hello and hope you are all well. My card for today is for my Auntie Janice, who loves flowers and as I am feeling a little, shall we say careworn of Christmas cards I fancied a change.

Hope you have a great day & see you tomorrow xx

Supplies from Stampin'Up!

Card stock: Kraft and very vanilla.

Ink: For water colouring - regal rose, so saffron, summer sun, pumpkin pie, certainly celery and old olive. Black stazon and creamy caramel.

Misc: Certainly celery poly twill (from previous promotion).

Other: PTI stamps and buttons, digital paper.

Crazy little thing called love

Good morning all, I am going to let you in on a little secret today and confess my love for, wait for it.... Stampin' Up!s mini glue dots lol!!!! I know how can someone love glue? ;D Well I have been crafting for the past say four years and you will all probably relate, I have tried a LOT of different types of glues. Although being in love with Stampin' Up! for two years and only a demo for six months I have only just placed an order for their mini glue dots as I had a mountain of glue supplies horded. What a revelation, so easy to place, super sticky and just a delight to have hanging round my crafty table. I can't seem to move without needing them now :D

Anyhoo small pleasures and all that :D Today's card is using my promotion stamp set, a flower for all seasons and I have to say this is becoming a firm favourite of mine too. I had forgotten how much I love to watercolour, even though I studied it , my favourites were flowers and landscapes :D

Have a great day & see you tomorrow xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: A flower for all seasons and fresh cuts.

Ink: Regal rose, so saffron, more mustard, old olive, certainly celery and tempting turquoise.

Card stock: Very vanilla, regal rose, tempting turquoise, so saffron and old olive.

Misc: Linen thread.

Other: PTI button.

I should be so lucky

Hello and goodmorning everyone, hope you had a productive weekend and if you didn't then lucky you (I hate being too manic, I am most defintely feeling the Chrstimas strain). Today's card is in honour of the fact that nearly everything on it I had for FREE! I know amazing. Firstly a flower for all seasons stamp set for my little old promotion from Joanne my Stampin' Up! boss :D and secondly the merry moments paper which was also free due to a couple of whatchamacallits when ordering and then I swapped some other papers (it's a long story but a happy one though).

Hope you have a great day & see you tomorrow xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: A flower for all seasons.

Ink: Stampin write markers in earth elements for water colouring, versamark and black stazon.

Card stock: Old olive and very vanilla.

Paper: Merry moments.

Misc: Clear embossing powder.

Other: PTI twill and buttons.

Mr blue sky

Mmmm I do love this colour combination of bashful blue and rose red, I will definitely use it again. Well I have just got back from the Christmas Fete at my son's school. I was there in a non crafty capacity this evening but was on hot beverages and snacks.  There was great fun to be had and also a little Santa action going on.

Have a great weekend & see you on Monday xx Oooh I nearly forgot I am at the Brynmill Community Centre this weekend where I shall be selling my craft wares :D

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Good friend.

Ink: Rose red and versamark.

Card stock: Bashful blue and rose red.

Misc: Whisper white grosgrain ribbon.

Other: PTI buttons.

Up in my beautiful balloon

Helloooo all, not much to say at the mo. Busy, busy with teachers gifts, Christmas presents and birthday cards. Today's card is for my father-in-law John, who's birthday it is today :D. My husband said he wanted something with Dad and 60 on it and left the rest up to me (informative as ever ha!)

Have a great day & see you tomorrow xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Ink: Old olive, creamy caramel and white craft.

Card stock: Bashful blue, whisper white and kraft.

Misc: Bashful blue designer series paper, whisper white grosgrain ribbon.

Other: PTI: everyday button bits, background basics text style II and buttons.  Twine from stash.

Nice day for a white wedding

Morning all, yesterday I had the pleasure of receiving an invitation to my cousin Paul and his fiancee Sarah's wedding which is being held in St Paul's Cathedral in March next year. I know can you believe it, in St Paul's Cathedral! Will have to dig out my tiara for that one ha ha! I am from a small family so I think we will have to invite some extras to fill that place lol! I am so excited for them though - it should be a really special day.

Hope you are all well, have a great day & see you tomorrow xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Darling dots (hostess set) and fresh cuts.

Ink: Chocolate chip and pretty in pink.

Card stock: Chocolate chip, pretty in pink an d very vanilla,

Misc: Chocolate chip wide grosgrain ribbon and linen thread.

Other: PTI button and die cut tag from spellbinders.

Wheels on fire

Well stampin' around wheels to be precise. These wondrous little wheels from Stampin' Up! are great fun. It is like a rubber stamp attached to a wheel with a handle on it (if you know what I mean). You pop in your ink cartridge and away you go, you can keep on wheeling as long as you don't run out of paper! I inked mine with versamark then sprinkled on some heat & stick powder then gave it blast with my heat gun and then splashed on turquoise cosmo glitter. I liked it so much I am going to use all the other different colours available in the glitter pack :D

Hope you like, have a great day & see you tomorrow xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up!
Stamps: Jolly wheel and sparkly & bright.
Ink: Taken with teal and versamark.
Card stock: Whisper white, taken with teal and kraft.
Misc: Fine cosmo glitter, heat & stick powder.
Tools used: Mat pack, corner rounder punch and scallop border punch.

Doctor beat

Well what a weekend - lots of fun at the craft fayre and a big hello to Rosie and Cara and all the fine gals there :D Also my Christmas do was great, I couldn't have asked for more, with great friends and good food festive fun was had by all :D

My card for today was a request from a colleague for a Doctor that was leaving. To be honest when she asked I did think crikey I don't know what to do as she specifically asked for a card with sorry you are leaving on it with a medical reference! I knew I didn't have that ''sorry you are leaving , Doctor'' stamp in my stash anywhere lol! so I made a plea on the in love with stamping forum and Mandy (what a star: ) came to the rescue - thanks so much :D

Have a great day & see you tomorrow xx (I am pooped with a capital pooped).

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Card stock: Chocolate chip, whisper white and kraft.

Ink: Creamy caramel and basic black stampin write markers for doodling.

Misc: Certainly celery poly twill.

Other: Copic markers, PTI basic text style II, sentiment from pc, owl image from digital delights.

Busy doing nothing

I wish! hee hee.  I am in full craft fayre mode at the moment and have only just remembered that we have our annual pre-Christmas do in work on Saturday night. So I will be in the craft fayre all day Saturday (Swansea Museum) out quaffing a few small ones and snaffling Cantonese food in the evening and then up again at the Craft fayre on Sunday all day , then back to to work full time on Monday! Oh my, I need a lie down just thinking about it lol!

Another group of beautiful ladies who will also be busy this weekend, Steph, Aimes and Kate along with some very lucky crafters are holding a little make and take day. I know it will be fabulous (wish I was there) but I will be thinking of you all - hugs :D

Have a great weekend whatever you do and see you on Monday (if I have recovered lol!).

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: A tree for all season.

Ink: Chocolate chip, versamark and stampin write markers in earth elements.

Card stock: Ruby red, whisper white and kraft.

Paper: Ski slope (retired).

Misc: Whisper white grosgrain, white embossing powder, linen thread and dazzling diamonds.

Other: PTI button and sentiment.

Life is a minestrone

Hello all, hope this Thursday finds you well :D A couple little things for you today. Firstly the classic combination of very vanilla and real red on my Christmas card with the added extra of a bit of twine too.

Secondly for the peeps out there who were slightly puzzled at my statement of ' up to my armpits in snowman soup'  Below is a small fraction of what I have made to go to the Swansea Museum two day craft extravaganza this weekend ( I made 25 in total!!),


Have a great day and see you tomorrow xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up!
Stamps: Polka dots and Paisley (retired).
Card stock: Real red, very vanilla, regal rose, brocade blue and old olive.
Ink: Craft whisper white, real red, old olive and brocade blue.
Misc: Linen thread, metal tag, medium and small cello bags.
Other Die cut snowflakes, red gem, PTI buttons, east of India ribbon, digi papers and snowman.

Going to the Chapel

Morning all, my card for today was made for two reasons, one I wanted to use the scrummy combination of ruby red, very vanilla, always artichoke and kraft. Secondly I wanted to make a little more serious and masculine card for my Dad for Christmas.

Hee hee a few of you lovely ladies asked yesterday what the 'eck is snowman soup!!! I will try and get some pictures of what I've made and post them over the next couple of days when all will be revealed ;D

Have a great day & see you tomorrow xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Silent night.

Ink: Mellow moss and black stazon.

Card stock: Ruby red, always artichoke, very vanilla and craft.

Misc: Always artichoke grosgrain ribbon.

Tools used: Mat pack and piercing tool for pierced border and 1"3/4 circle punch.

Other: Red button from stash.

Chic Le Freak

Well who couldn't resist these Nouveau chic papers - delish. I have had it in my mind for a while now to make a card where the paper does all the talking. I like the look of exactly the same designer paper placed on top of each other and using a frame of dark card to divide the two - hope you like too :D

Sorry about the short posts these days - I am up to my armpits in snowman soup !!!! the craft fayre scene is really hotting up :D

Have a great day & see you tomorrow xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Cheer & wishes.

Ink: Versamark.

Card stock: Sage shadow and basic black.

Paper: Nouveau chic designer series paper.

Misc: Basic grey taffeta, white embossing powder and filigree brads.

Roll out the barrel

You know when you need something cute and girly and nothing else will do lol! Having a 5 year old little boy we get invited to lots and lots of parties and you know those little girls are going to go crazy for anything cute like this :D Still practicing on the old colouring front but having fun trying.

Have a great day & see you tomorrow xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Card stock: Really rust, old olive and whisper white.

Tools used: Mat pack & piercing tool for pierced border.