Celebrate good times c'mon!

Blogaverssary giveaway - this will remain at the top until the 21st April

 Yay! it's Blogaverssary (? who the heck really knows how to spell this) time.  Well four years ago nearly to the day I started my little ol blog and although I am no longer the demon daily poster I still LOVE to follow and blog.  To help me a celebrate I have a giveaway of a few beauties that I will draw on Sunday 21st April.  The goodies above will be the prize for my UK friends and the flower clip/brooch is a little something for my overseas friends.

All I ask is that you leave a comment on this post and if you can and have a blog/twitter or Facebook page leave a link back here to share the love
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I have met and am so thankful to have made many, many wonderful friends through blogging and take great inspiration from you all.  This to to thank you and I wish you good luck!

That man of mine

Hello and I'm back with the card I made for my husbands recent birthday.  I cracked out my Stampin' Up! water colour card and aqua painter for some seriously therapeutic colouring.  I will be happily entering this over at Cards Galore (vintage), Let's Craft and Create (flowers) and Totally PaperCrafts (get krafty).

Only 4 days left to enter my blogaverssary giveaway, all you have to do is leave a comment on this post to win some gorgeous goodies.

Have a great & see you soon.

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Itty bitty banners, travel journal wheel and summer afternoon (hostess only), ink: black stazon, crumb cake, cajun craze, more mustard, soft suede, daffodil delight and lucky limeade.  Card stock: crumb cake and water colouring card.  Accessories: natural trim ribbon and vintage trinkets mini safety pin.

Rain or shine

Hello and how are you?  I have had a wonderful week off work and the family celebrated our son's 9th birthday on Sunday.  Much pondering was done in the big toy shop followed by a slap up meal on the day after partying with friends.

I'm back today with projects from our my colour combos technique class, where we learnt how to how to pick colours and where to find inspiration from.  If you want to join me this month on Friday 26th of April or Saturday 27th April between 10 - 12.30pm please drop me a line.

Ooh before I forget, my bloggaverssary gorgeous giveaway is still running.  You can leave a comment on the post here and share the link if you can to help me celebrate four fab years in blogland :D for a chance to win some serious loveliness!

I will be happily entering this over at Daring Cardmakers(April showers) , Fab 'n' Funky (Spring colours) and Moving Along With The Times (inspired by a song - of course it has to be 5 Star).  Have a great day & see you very soon.

Supplies from Stampin' Up!
Stamps: Rain or shine and itty bitty banners.  Ink: melon mambo, basic grey, pacific point and crumb cake.  Card stock: daffodil delight, marina mist, whisper white and silver glimmer paper.  Accessories: vintage faceted designer buttons, basic grey stitched grosgrain ribbon and sunshine and sprinkles designer series paper.

Silver lady

 Ooh hello and it seems that Saturday is our day (acknowledgment to Mr Gambbuccini) and I'm back with the make & takes that the guests were making from my Stampin' Up! open day a few weeks ago.  Along with the make & take, there was cake (thank you super hubby - yum!) and a free prize draw and treasure hunt with prizes.  My able assistant drew the winners very early the following morning.  The winner of the Stampin' Up! tote and stamps was Sylvia and the treasure hunt goody bag was won by Dawn - many congratulations ladies!

Have a great weekend everyone and I will be back soon with some class projects made over the Easter break.

It's my party!

You see I do have an excuse for not being here lately lol!  As I prove conclusively with these photos, I had myself and 20 other friends a Stampin' Up! party and oh what a day it was.  There was a full days action from make and takes, treasure hunts, free prize draws and cake!

These were the prizes on the day, along with a few bits and bobs for sale.  .  I will be back with a final few pics of the day soon.  Have a wonderful Easter break everyone :)

Nice and easy

Morning! more pretties from the new Stampin' Up! mini catalogue and look at that honeycomb embossing folder - fwoarrrr! (even though I say it myself) it is stonking.  I needed some lickety-split thank you cards and I loved using all of the elements on this card.

Have a great day & see you soon x

Supplies from  Stampin' Up!
Stamps: Oh hello, ink: black stazon, pool party and crumb cake.  Card stock: primrose petals, whisper white, pool party and naturals white.  accessories: sycamore street buttons, pool party bakers twine and doily.  Tools used: honeycomb embossing folder.

At the hop

Yay! 'let's go to the hop, oh baby.  Oh I wish was clever enough to have Danny and the Juniors singing this song in the background lol.  Welcome, welcome, welcome all you hoppers to the Stampin' Up!/In Love with Stamping blog hop.  Some seriously talented demonstrators (20 altogether) on show for you today celebrating the launch of the new Spring/Summer mini catalogue and sale-a-bration from Stampin' Up!

So you've jumped over from the very talented Sarah to little me and today I am sharing with you LOTS of gorgeous sale-a-bration goodies.  I made this cute note book and card set using the Sycamore Street range of designer series paper, ribbon and button pack, Madison Avenue stamps and the MUST have Vine Street embossing folder.  More details of how to earn your free here.

You're gonna jump next over to another super demo Claire to give all your love for her fabulous projects.  If by chance you have stumbled here completely by accident and want to join in the hop at the beginning you can start from here. Thanks for stopping by and see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!
Stamps: *Madison Avenue (129660) and *pretty petites (129639).  Ink: Rich razzleberry (pg153/no.126950), Versa Mark (pg 159/no.102283).o.126861) and crumb cake (pg156/No.126975). 
Card stock: Whisper white) pg156/no.106549) and summer starfruit (pg152/no.127542).  Accessories: *Sycamore street ribbon and button pack (no.130812), *sycamore street designer series paper (no.127540), pool party bakers twine (pg172/no.125574).  Adhesives: Stampin dimensionals (pg177/No.104430), mini glue dots (p177/No.103683) and anywhere glue sticks (pg177/no.104045). 
Tools: *Vine street embossing folder (no.130492), petite curly label punch (no.129405), stampin sanding system (pg12 Spring/Summer catalogue- no.129367), paper snips (page 107 No. 103579). Bone folder (page 107 No. 102300) and sponge daubers (pg179/no.102892). Big shot machine (p121/No.113439). Grid paper (p115/No.106587), stampin scrub (page 107 No. 102642), 2mm handheld circle punch (pg184/no.101227) and Stampin mist cleaner (page 107 No. 102394).

*Sale-a-bration leaflet.  All items exclusive to Stampin’ Up! And only available through your demonstrator.  Contact me - Emma Fuge, email: elfstamper@sky.com or tel: 07955 687 090

Let's go to the hop

Come back to see all the fun and creativity on Friday morning at 9am - yippee!

I know it's not right, but it's ok

Well I am still frustrated tinkering with the ol blog and I can't seem to get the width right but hey-ho!  If I waited until it was perfect I wouldn't post at all!  Anyhoo some serious love and adoration for the Vine Street embossing folder from Stampin' Up!  Goodness, to say it is super gorgeous doesn't seem enough.  Combined with some serious peakage of framelits and dies from the upcoming Spring/Summer mini catalogue (launching on the 1st of Feb) too - I think I need a lie down lol!

Have a great day & see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!
Stamps: *pretty petites, and hearts a flutter.  Ink: pumpkin pie, midnight muse, primrose petals and crumb cake.  Card stock: crumb cake and whisper white.  Accessories: elements cute clips and *vine street embossing folder.  Tools used: *petite curly label punch and hearts a flutter framelit dies.
* sale-a-bration products.

Concrete and clay

Please scuse the old blog gubbins.  I am currently tinkering (aka banging my head in frustration) on a blog makeover!  Will be back soon x

Sale-a-brate good times c'mon!

Yay! it's nearly that time of year again.  Yes Stampin' Up!s sale-a-bration will be starting on the 22nd of January and this card is really showing off the gorgeous new papers, buttons, ribbons, stamps and punches that will be available for free when you spend over £45.  I will have more of the deets up around the launch along with a fun blog hop (ribbit!).

I will be happily entering this over at Cards Galore (anything goes), Let's Craft and Create (anything goes) and Totally PaperCrafts (ribbons).

Have a great day & see you tomorrow x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: pretty petites.  Ink: midnight muse.  Card stock: crumb cake and whisper white.  Accessories: sycamore street ribbon & button pack, sycamore street designer series paper and pool party bakers twine.

Ah! last of the Christmas sparkle for you today.  This is a quick set I made for my Mum as a pre-Christmas gift.  I finally got to use the nifty A5 tins I have been hoarding for a while now.

I managed to squeeze 10 cards in the tin and my Mum loved them and knowing her she is hording them!  (do you think it's hereditary lol).  Anyhoo I will be back soon with some sneaky sale-a-bration cards from Stampin' Up!

Have a great day x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!
Stamps: greetings of the season and rejoicing with you.  Ink: early espresso, versamark and black stazon.  Card stock: wild wasabi, naturals ivory, crumb cake, cherry cobbler and very vanilla.  Accessories: very vanilla seam binding, green gumball stitched ribbon, very vanilla taffeta and festival of prints designer series paper.

January!

Wow and a happy new year everyone!  I can't believe how long I've been away and instead of tales of woe and and moans of crazy busyness I will show you some craft (after all that's what we're here for lol!).  These little numbers are from my 'piercing' class from the end of last year where I traditionally have a calender project.  I must completely give thanks to the the lovely Clair for her fabulous inspiration of the calendar.

I will be back sooner I promise with a couple of belated Christmas projects and talking of the festive season I was completely spoiled and blown away with all the gorgeous hand made cards, gifts and felty-liscious things my dear friends made for me - thank you :D

See you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: memorable moments, pennant parade, kindness matters and bright blossoms.  Ink: midnight muse, whisper white and raspberry ripple.  Card stock: summer starfruit, midnight muse, raspberry ripply, primrose petals, gumball green and whisper white.  Accessories: patio party designer series paper, primrose petals stitched satin ribbon, island indigo bakers twine, in colour dahlias, mini brads.  tools: 3/4" circle punch, 1 1/4" scallop circle punch, elegant butterfly punch, bird builder punch, essentials paper piercing pack, paper piercing tool and mat.

Missing you

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you have had a good week.  We said fare thee well and a happy retirement to a most cherished colleague and friend at work.  She is 71! so I think she does deserve a little sit down and five minutes to herself!  This is the card I made for her along side the throng of other cards and prezzies she received to let her know how much she will be missed.

I will be happily entering it over at Papertake Weekly (flower power) and Sweet Stampin Challenge (anything goes).  Have a great weekend  and see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: up, up & away and bright blossoms, ink: midnight muse, summer starfruit and whisper white craft.  card stock: midnight muse, whisper white, pink pirouette, primrose petals and raspberry ripple.  Accessories: island indigo bakers twine and patio party designer series paper.  Tools: finishing touches edgelit die, 1 1/4 scallop circle punch and 1" circle punch.

Do not go gently

Hello! and sorry it has been a tad quiet around the place, but I am back after a weekend at the 'do not go gently' festival which celebrated all things Dylan Thomas.  It was most enlightening and even though I was there in my official crafty capacity I truly enjoyed the bohemian atmosphere with poetry, music and readings.

These little numbers are from my recent 'score board' class.  Hope you are are all well and see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!
Stamps: *Easy events(pg 34/123225), petite pairs(pg134/No.122495) and scentsational season(pg16*/No.121190).  Ink: Black Stazon (pg157/No.101406), gumball green(pg152/No.126861) and crumb cake(pg156/No.126975).  Card stock: Very vanilla (p94/No.106550), naturals ivory (pg160/No.108630) and cherry cobbler (pg155/No.121681).  Accessories: *Cherry cobbler scalloped tulle ribbon(pg4*/No.127841), vintage trinkets(pg175/No.118764), cherry cobbler dazzling details glitter glue (pg158/No.125585) and cherry cobbler baker’s twine(pg172/No.123125). Be of good cheer designer series paper(pg164/No.126896) and first edition speciality paper(pg162/No.121878).  Adhesives: Stampin dimensionals(pg177/No.104430), mini glue dots (p177/No.103683), sticky strip(pg177/No.104294) and multipurpose liquid glue. (P177/No.110755).  Tools: Simply scored scoring tool(pg181/No.125586), simply scored diagonal plate(pg181/No125586) and paper snips (page 107 No. 103579). Bone folder (page 107 No. 102300), sponge daubers(pg179/no.102892) and blender pens(pg178/No.102845). Paper doily sizzlits(pg191/No.125592), labels collection framelits(pg191/No.125598) and big shot machine (p121/No.113439). Grid paper (p115/No.106587), stampin scrub (page 107 No. 102642) and Stampin mist cleaner (page 107 No. 102394).

*Autumn/Winter Catalogue.  All items exclusive to Stampin’ Up! and available through your demonstrator – Emma Fuge, email: elfstamper@sky.com or tel: 07955 687 090

There's no business like show business

This will remain top of the shops for a bit - please scroll to see what I will do with my new goodies!

Yes indeedy and as promised I am back with the exciting happenings from my world of Stampin' Up!  The brand new annual catalogue is now live and readily available to salivate over here.  You can order one from me for £4.50 which is refunded against your first order over £45.  Please contact me on elfstamper@sky.com anytime.

Also if you have ever fancied signing up as a demonstrator, even if it's just for the fab discount now is an even better time to do so with free designer paper for 6 months!  You can see all the deets here.

Signing as a demo is super easy now with an on-line application.  As part of my team I can offer lots of training, extra business supplies not included in your kit such as ribbon, card, punch and die samplers, a new demonstrator handbook and regular get togethers.  If you want to sign today you can through this link.

I like coffee

Morning! hope you are well and have managed to dodge some seriously nasty germs flying about - bleh.  I thought I would pop in with some pics of my recent work at the fifty million craft fairs I seemed to have signed myself up for lol!

I will be happily entering them over at Stampin' for the weekend (anything goes), Sweet Stampin' (food related) and Let's craft and create (dimension).  Hope you have a great day & see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!
Stamps: scentsational season and polar party.  Ink: crumb cake, gumball green, raspberry ripple and midnight muse.  Card stock: crumb cake and whisper white.  Accessories: adhesive rhinestones.  Tools: holiday collection framelit dies.

Well hello doily!

Ha! excuse the punny title but seriously there are NO songs with the word delicious doily in them lol!  Oh to say the new paper doily sizzlit die from Stampin' Up! is heavenly is an understatement - I love it!  I will be happily entering this over at Cards Galore (anything goes).

Have a great day & see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Curly cute, ink: black stazon.  Card stock: basic grey, midnight muse, whisper white and primrose petals.  Accessories primrose petals stitched ribbon, rhinestones and neutrals designer series paper stack.  Tools: paper doily sizzlit die.

I say hello

Yes hello and a 'Hoop, La, La' to you all !  Oh to say I am am in love with this wee set from Stampin' Up! is an understatement.  Even though I am a poor man's cross stitcher the Hoop, La, La set from Stampin' Up! jumped off the page of the new catalogue and said "pick me pick me!".  Along with the whole divine line of new stitched ribbon it was a done deal.

I will be happily entering it over at Cute Card Thursday (lotsa ribbon), Fab 'n' Funky (no patterned paper) and Papertake Weekly (anything goes).  Have a great day & see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!
Stamps: Hoop, la, la, ink: whisper white, gumball green, primrose petals and basic grey.  card stock: gumball green and whisper white.  Accessories: basic grey stitched ribbon and basic grey button from the neutrals pack. 

C'mon over to my place

Yes c'mon over to my place where these are the treats you'll have in store!  Well what a wonderful couple of days I've had, on Friday I held my regular monthly class making a matching card and decorated jar with the super-duper 'perfectly preserved' stamps and dies from Stampin' Up!  Saturday heralded the inaugural last Saturday of the month technique class where much fun was had too.  If you would like to c'mon over I have one place left for my Friday class and a couple of places left for my Saturday one - please drop me a line anytime.

With the added bonus of my end of year Stampin' Up! hurrah! party and a little giveaway raffle in aid of Macmillan.  You could also sample some seriously scrumptious cakes and tarts on offer made by hubby (my excuse for not making them is that all my creative powers went into paper crafting lol!).

I will be happily entering the projects over at Fab 'n; Funky (starts with an 'F' - mine is fruit)  and I will be back really, really soon with the launch of the brand new 2012-2013 Stampin' Up! annual catalogue - yeaaaaah!!!

Supplies from Stampin' Up!
Stamps: *Perfectly preserved (pg29/No.126692) and curly cute (pg144/No.117014).  Ink: Black Stazon (pg157/No.101406), summer starfruit(pg152/No.126991), midnight muse(pg152/No.126860), raspberry ripple(pg152)/No.126859, gumball green(pg152/No.126861) and crumb cake(pg156/No.126975).  Card stock: Very vanilla (p94/No.106550) and naturals ivory (pg160/No.108630).  Accessories: *Gumball green sweater trim(pg11/No.127838), island indigo baker’s twine(pg172/No.125575), *orchard harvest designer fabric(pg30/126915), orchard harvest designer series paper(pg28/No.126895) and designer printed brads(pg174/No.122940).    Adhesives: Stampin dimensionals(pg177/No.104430), mini glue dots (p177/No.103683), sticky strip(pg177/No.104294) and multipurpose liquid glue. (P177/No.110755).  Tools: Paper cutter (page 107 No. 106583), scorer (page 107 No. 104154), paper snips (page 107 No. 103579), bone folder (page 107 No. 102300). *Perfectly preserved framelits dies(pg29/No.127822), big shot machine (p121/No.113439), scallop square bigz clear die(pg192/No.115950) Grid paper (p115/No.106587), stampin scrub (page 107 No. 102642) and Stampin mist cleaner (page 107 No. 102394).  *Autumn/Winter Catalogue

Happy happy joy joy!

Howdy folks! hope you are all well.  Back with a smidge more festive cheer for you and you may think I say this with the smugness of a crafter who has started her Christmas pile, alas the few I have posted recently are ALL I have done lol!

I will be happily entering this over at Cute Card Thursday (Christmas in September), Stampin for the weekend (starting Christmas early) and Sweet stampin challenge (sentiment as focal point).

Have a great day & see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps:broadsheet alphabet.  Ink: raspberry ripple.  Card stock: very vanilla and raspberry ripple.  Accessories: festival of prints paper stack, rhinestones and cherry cobbler sweater trim.  Other: sewing machine.