All the leaves are brown

They are also old olive and raspberry ripple which is one of the super yummy 'in colours' launching from Stampin' Up! very soon!  This little card is winging it's way to one of my newest Stampin' Up! team members.  It's so lovely to to have my little posse close by so we can stroke and chat about all the gorgeous things Stampin' Up! have to offer.  If you have ever thought about becoming a demonstrator please drop me a line anytime time for a chat :D

I will be happily entering this over at Charisma Cardz (seeing double), Cute Card Thursday (autumn gold) and Fab 'n' Funky (the colours of autumn).

Have a great weekend and if you are in the Swansea area I will be featuring at this month's craft fayre in the Ostreme Centre in the Mumbles.  See you soon!

Supplies from Stampin' Up!
Stamps: curly cute, ink: black stazon, card stock: island indigo, naturals ivory, raspberry ripple and old olive.  Accessories: linen thread and metallic brad.  Tools used: wood grain embossing folder, autumn accents bigz die and scallop square clear die.

Whisky in the jar

Whooohooo! oh it's so good to be back in my beloved blogland.  Hello world! hee hee, I have been desperate to get back in the swing of things now my PC is working as it is that special time of year where we say hello to new goodies from Stampin' Up! and wave a fond farewell to retiring ones too.

My card today uses the most scrumptious stamp set and co-ordinating dies called perfectly preserved and it is as delicious as it sounds along with a heap-full of other new goodies.  You can see the woodgrain embossing folder, exclusive core'dinations card stock in Stampin' Up! colours and the autumn accents bigz die.

Oh I'm so happy to be back with everyone to share all the gorgeousness :D  I will be happily entering this over at Daring Cardmakers (focus on flowers), Sweet Stampin' Challenge (inspired by a song) and Let's Craft & Create (stamp it).

Have a great day & see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: perfectly preserved, ink:midnight muse, gumball green, primrose petals and crumb cake.  Card stock: early espresso core'dinations, crumb cake, primrose petals, very vanilla and gumball green.  Accessories: delightful daffodil taffeta ribbon and antique brads.  Tools: woodgrain embossing folder, stampin' sanding system, core'dinations dust buddy, autumn accents bigz die and fancy flower punch.

A little patience

Yes please send me a little patience, patience with my broadband supplier, patience with my router and heavens preserve me patience with my sanity lol!  I sit here typing this in my local library - that is the love and devotion I give to you dear readers ha! 

Yes well you may have gathered I have been offline for a wee while and I just wanted to check in to say hi! I am alive!  and to let all my customers and friends know about all the exciting things happening from Stampin' Up!

The link to the new Autumn/Winter catalogue is on my side bar and most of you should have the real thing in your hands to drool over by now. Also the retired list is up as we say a found farewell to some firm favourites. I hope to see you back real soon and if anyone *needs* any new goodies my old slug of a phone is coping with my emails :D

Take care and see you soon (fingers crossed).

Good morning , good morning!

Hello! back today with the make and take we made at my recent demo.  This is what the lovely ladies made with Stampin' Up!s 'reason to smile' set.  I love 2 step stamping (note to self - Emma you should do this more!).

Have a great day & see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Reason to smile (130826) and Oval all (pg 71/No.113790).  Ink: Whisper white (p94/No.101731), island indigo (pg 90/No.122937), pool party (pg 90/No.122938), calypso coral (pg90/No.122939) and baja breeze (pg92/No.111833).  Card stock: Calypso coral (pg90/No.124392), pool party (pg90/No.124391), whisper white (pg94/No.106549) and crumb cake (pg94/No.121685).  Accessories: Calypso coral bakers twine (pg 22 mini catalogue/No.125573).  Adhesives: Stampin dimensionals and multipurpose liquid glue. (P114/No.110755).  Tools: Scallop edge border punch (pg116/No.119882), scallop oval punch (pg117/No.119856), large oval punch (pg118/No.119855) and 2mm handheld punch (pg118/No.101227). Paper cutter (page 107 No. 106583), scorer (page 107 No. 104154), paper snips (page 107 No. 103579), bone folder (page 107 No. 102300). Grid paper (p115/No.106587), stamp-a-ma-jig (p115/No.101049) stampin scrub (page 107 No. 102642) and Stampin mist cleaner (page 107 No. 102394).

When you're smiling

Yes when you're smiling - is it because you have received these stamps for for free!  This little bag and mini note cards were demonstrated by me in a workshop last Friday evening using Stampin' Up!s brand new reason to smile stamps which are only available this month.  You can check them out here on how you earn them free or simply purchase them.

I will be happily entering them over at Let's Craft and Create (make it pretty), Papertake Weekly (anything goes) and Daring Cardmakers (get knotted). 

Have a great week and see you back here soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: reason to smile and oval all.  Ink: island indigo, whisper white, calypso coral, pool party and baja breeze.  Card stock: crumb cake, calypso coral, pool party and whisper white.  Accessories: calypso coral ruffled ribbon.  Tools: perfect polka dot embossing folder, scallop circle oval punch, large oval punch and corner rounder punch.

It's begining to look a lot like.....

Noooooooooooooooooo! I wouldn't do that to you lol.  Seriously though as a craft fair goer and Stampin' Up! demonstrator I have been thinking about 'it' a lot recently.  Maybe that's why we had a Christmas in July class last week, making a sweet card and matching acetate box.

I will be happily entering this over at Fab 'n' Funky (anything but a card) and Sweet Stampin' (Christmas in July).  Have a great weekend and see you soon x

Stamps: Welcome Christmas (p26/No.118736) and tiny tags (p66/No.118091).  Ink: Real red (p91/No.103133), whisper white (p94/No.101731), wild wasabi (p92/No.109014) and chocolate chip(p94/No.100908).  Card stock: Very vanilla (p94/No.106550), real red (p91/No.106578), wild wasabi (p92/No.111850) and chocolate chip (p94/No.108599. Accessories: real red taffeta ribbon (p107/No.119251), adhesive pearls (110/No.119247), holly berry bouquet speciality paper (p96/No.124004) and mini vintage tags (p110/No.118763). 

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

Easy peasy lemon squeezy!

Stampin' Up! have just launched a super quick way to join the fun.  Become a demonstrator for lots of fun and a stonking discount on the best crafting products out there.  Click on the link https://ida.stampinup.com?demoid=5000981 to join now!!!

Bunch

Good morning, hope you are well.  Starting the week off with the scrumptious combination of  freebies from Stampin' Up! This is a very flowery number from me but I do love the little bunch of flowers!  I will be happily entering this over at Let's Craft and Create (scrap buster), Stampin' for the weekend (photo inspiration) and Cute Card Thursday (so distressing).

Have a great day & see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Petite pairs. Ink: charcoal and tea stain distressing inks. Card stock: naturals ivory, vellum and lucky limeade. Accessories: Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack, Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper, first edition designer series paper and adhesive pearls.

Rolling in the deep

I had forgotten how much I love rolled flowers, combining them with Stampin' Up!s free organza ribbon and fresh vintage papers - super delish.  I will be happily entering them over at allsorts challenge (distressing) and papertake weekly (make your own)

Have a great day & see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Happiest birthday wishes (hostess) and fresh vintage (SAB).  Ink: versamark, tea stain and charcoal distress inks.  Card stock: naturals ivory, poppy parade and pool party Accessories: Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack, Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper, adhesive pearls and clear embossing powder.

Wheels on fire

Hello! back from the craziness of life and stuff.  Today's card uses Stampin' Up!s current freebie offer of the most gorgeous organza ribbon and brads (you get 20 yards & 30 brads!). I will have a few more projects to share this week - so I will see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Tea shoppe and hopeful thoughts.  Ink: poppy parade and charcoal and tea stain distressing inks.  Card stock: naturals ivory and poppy parade.  Accessories: Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack and Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper.

Rose are red

Oooh hello, how are you?  I'm back with some Christmas papers! I know how great do they look on a birthday card.  This is from the holly berry  bouquet speciality papers.  I will be happily entering this over at Cute Card Thursday (garden inspired) and Papertake Weekly (Strawberries & cream).

Have a great day & see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: apothecary art and happiest birthday wishes (hostess).  Ink: basic black and pear pizazz marker.  Card stock: certainly celery, wild wasabi, real red and whisper white.  Accessories: cherry cobbler seam binding and pearls.  Tools used: labels collection framelit dies, itty bitty shapes flower punch and dotted scallop ribbon border punch.

Substitute

Yes I am substituting the sun-shiney pics for an indoor pop up tent with husband perched over me with two natural light spotlights pic.  This little brooch card is headed to a lovely customer and friend who has been with me from the beginning and is always so, so supportive and fun.

I will be happily entering this over at Papertake Weekly (anything goes), Moving along with the times (happy birthday) and Allsorts Challenge (in bloom).  Have a great day & see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Henry, Chloe & Albert builder wheels and happiest birthday wishes (hostess set).  Ink: basic black.  Card stock lucky limeade textured and crumb cake.   Accessories: sweet pea felt embellishments (retired), lucky limeade bakers twine.  Other: silver plated blank sieve brooch pin and and hot glue gun.  Tools: top note die and wheel guide.

We go together

Morning, hope you had a nice weekend.  Back today with a card from my class last Friday which if you look back at the scrap-booking page I had in my last post uses the same layout.  We had a real fun time as always and were treated (by hubby) to one of his super super strawberry cream cakes.

I will be happily entering this over at allsorts challenge (in bloom) and Charisma Cardz (anything goes) .  Anyway have a great day & see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: always elegant, growing green and petite pairs.  Ink: early espresso, card stock: early espressos textured, pink pirouette textured, poll party and lucky limeade textured.

A few scraps of memories

Oooh look at that - where did the week go?  I could say that scrapbooking took it's toll but I have had a brill time experimenting with different layouts and pictures and I am proud to say that this is my first (and not last) 12 x 12 layout.  The ladies at my class today will also be enjoying the 'Tea Time' simply scrappin kit from Stampin' Up! which is just gorgeous.

I will be happily entering it over at Stampin' for the weekend (my style - CAS & girly), Fab 'n' Funky (cute & girly) and cupcake craft challenges (birds of a feather).  Have a great weekend and see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Petite pairs (p83/No.122495) and broadsheet alphabet (pg80/No.120585).  Ink: Early espresso (p94/No.119670) .  Textured early espresso, lucky limeade, pink pirouette and pool party from Tea Time simply scrappin kit (p101/No.122374).  Accessories: Tea Time simply scrappin kit (p101/No.122374).

I'll have a nice cup of tea in the morning

Oooh hello how are you?  some island indigo love for you today - such a great colour and combined with the zingy lucky lemonade looks fabby.  I will be happily entering it over at Let's Craft and Create (anything goes).

Have a great weekend and see you soon, I'm off to prep for my scrapbooking class next week x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Tea Shoppe and En francais, ink: island indigo, tea stain distressing and lucky limeade.  Card stock: naturals ivory, very vanilla and island indigo.  Accessories: rhinestones and lucky limeade ruffled ribbon.  Tolls: top note die.

Rock me two times

Back with more mini book action for today and this concludes my first attempt at scrapbooking.  Next to tackle a 12" x 12" page - whoooooo lol!

Have a great day & see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!
Stamps: baroque motifs, tiny tags and broadsheet alphabet.  Ink: charcoal distress ink.  Card stock: poppy parade, basic grey, baja breeze and window sheets.  Accessories: tickets and tags scrappin kit, poppy parade stitched-poly ribbon, white bakers twine and clip assortment.  Other: dymo label machine, 1" book rings.  Tools used: top note die, jewellery tag punch and cropadile.

Rock you

This month's class (I had announced at the end of last one) is *gulp* scrapbooking and dear readers you will now I ain't no scrapbooker lol!  Once I had declared it so I have to admit I was a little apprehensive but secretly super excited with the challenge.  I decided to start small with a mini book made with Stampin' Up!s top note die cut from the extra thick card you find at the back of designer series paper packs and covered them in co-ordinating papers and card from the tickets and tags scrappin kit.

 As you can see they are a great mix of papers and colours - I love it! and it makes the thought of journalling ( to be added later) and arranging pictures much easier for a newbie like me.

I hope you like my first toe dipping efforts and I will see you soon with the rest of the book.  Have a great day!

Supplies from Stampin' Up!
Ink: basic black, card stock: poppy parade, basic grey, whisper white, window sheets and baja breeze.  Accessories: tickets and tags scrappin kit, clip assortments, mini brads, poppy parade poly-stitched ribbon and, white bakers twine real red taffeta ribbon.  Other: dymo labelling and front cover sentiment from paper smooches.

Daddy cool

Ah the trusty shirt card, what would we do without is especially when in need of a super quick father's day card.  I particularly wanted to use these papers to make a style council-esq fashioned shirt and tie which my husband use to wear back in the day.

I will be happily entering it over at Fab 'n' Funky (Father's day) and Charisma Cardz Challenges (Male card).  Have a great day & see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Occasional greetings (retired).  Ink: basic black, card stock: basic grey.  Accessories: paper from the tickets and tags simply scrappin kit, poppy parade stitched-poly ribbon and bitty buttons.

Enough is enough?

Morning! hope you are well and not totally flagged out lol!  Thankfully I'm not but digging this extremely yummy colour combo of baja breeze, rich razzleberry, very vanilla and peach parfait.  I will be happily entering it over at Sweet Stampin' Challenge (stitching) and Papertake Weekly (anything goes).  Have a great day & see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: perfect pennants and curly cute, ink: basic black, peach parfait and tea stain distressing ink.  Card stock: rich razzleberry, very vanilla and baja breeze.  Accessories: first edition speciality paper and mini brads.  Tools: petite pennants builder punch.

The wheels go round and round

Hello and welcome back to chez moi!  sorry for the interlude but a 100 pinwheels had me busy.  My son's school grew the plants and decorated the pots to raise funds for the school.  They looked fabulous all lined up outside the local church and many, many were sold.

The reason why I am posting on a Sunday is so I can squeeze in for the challenge (red, white & blue) over at a passion for papertrey.  Have a great day everyone and see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!
Ink: not quite navy and versamark, card stock: bashful blue, crumb cake and whisper white.  Other: PTI baby button bits stamps, tea dye ink and button.  Clear embossing powder and cool grey copic.

Be our guest

I was recently asked by the lovely team over at Simply Stampin Challenges to be their guest designer this month.  I was delighted to to take on the colour challenge using (wait for it) cherry cobbler, tempting turquoise, very vanilla and tangerine tango and I know what you're thinking - binkin nora! lol but I was so surprised just how great they do look together.

I would love it if you pop on over to Simply Stampin where I have a few more projects on show and also I share my crafty 'life story' lol!  The design team have also been hard at work with their wonderful creations too.

Have a great super duper sparkly jubilee weekend everyone!

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: curly cute and baroque motifs.  Ink: versamark and charcoal.  Card stock: cherry cobbler, tangerine tango, tempting turquoise and very vanilla.  Accessories: rhinestones and very vanilla seam binding.  Tools: mat pack and piercing tool and adorning accents embossong folder.