Sunday 31 January 2010

Pollycraft 'Lilybean' Day 3 Preview....

Good Morning...

Its day 3 of the new Pollycraft 'Lilybean' image preview's and here is....'Clover - I believe'

Pop over to the Tales From Pollycraft for your chance to win, Paula is giving away 2 images everyday and also you have a chance to win the full set on day 6!!

I am also entering my card into the following challenges:-

1 - A Spoon Full Of Sugar / Freestyle

2 - Creative Card Crew / Punch It

3 - Fab N Funky / Any Digi Image Or Sentiment

4 - Flutterby By Wednesday / Open Theme

5 - The Pixie Cottage / Pink & Red

6 - Cute Card Thursday / Blooming Gorgeous

Hugs
Emma x

Saturday 30 January 2010

Pollycraft 'Lilybean' Preview - Day 2....

Good Morning....

Here is my 'Day 2' preview of the NEW 'Lilybeans' from Pollycraft - this one is Primrose 'Flower Fairy'.

Pop over to the Tales From Pollycraft blog and leave a comment for a chance of winning...

I am entering my card into the following challenge:-

Creative Inspirations / Feminine

Hugs
Emma
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Friday 29 January 2010

NEW 'Lilybean' Preview - Day 1 / Totally Papercrafts 1st Challenge & Hop...

Good Morning...

Blimey its all go today cos I have got lots to share with you....

So to begin with I have the first preview of an amazing and totally gorgeous new release from Pollycraft.

Meet 'Clover - Butterfly Wishes' - she is part of a range called Lilybeans. If you have seen my twinkling blinkie and wondered what it is...well now you know!! Lol

Pop over to the Tales From Pollycraft blog for full details...there are prizes up for grabs too!! We are doing daily previews so be sure to pop back tomorrow...

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Right onto my second shout out....
Today is the start of the blog hop and 1st challenge over on the Totally Papercrafts Challenge Blog.
Here are the details for the hop....its starts over on the challenge blog HERE so you need to go over there to the beginning. If you arrived here from SUE you are going in the right direction :-)
My letter for you to collect is ' E'.
I have some candy for you too....10 8x8 top quality card blanks & envelopes together with a few other gorgeous goodies which will be a surprise but a very nice one!! (See conditions below)
Now hop on over to our lovely and very talented friend LORRAINE to see what she has created, she may have some candy too !!! :-)
You MUST also enter this weeks challenge to be eligible for my candy prize and the lovely challenge prize donated by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp
*****Once you have completed the hop and made your challenge creation please pop back and leave me a comment so I can come and see your creation plus pop you into my candy draw*****
Onto the challenge and the theme is....
"FRIENDS" - here is my card...

(The image is from Pollycrafts - Twiddly Wings Set 2 / Friends and the papers are MME.)
Well I think that's all, I'm sure you will adore the new Lilybean's and have fun with the hop and challenge.
I shall look forward to seeing the entries....
Hugs
Emma x

Wednesday 27 January 2010

TGF Relay Day 3 & Mutliple Challenge Card...

Here is my card for day 3 of the relay over at The Greeting Farm using 'Toby Cub'....unfortunately the relay has now been cancelled for a number of reason :-(

I have combined my card with the following challenges:-

1 - Sweet Stamping / Sketch

2 - Dare U 2 Digi Stamp / Buttons

3 - Die Cut Dreams / Bears

4 - Stamp With Fun / Baby

5 - A Spoon Full Of Sugar / Freestyle

Hugs
Emma
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Tuesday 26 January 2010

TGF Relay Day 2 & Challenge Cards....

Good Morning...

I got my image from The Greeting Farm for day 2 of the relay - the gorgeous 'Charlotte'. I have used her for the following challenges:-

1 - Sketch Saturday / Sketch

2 - Secret Crafter / Photo Inspiration

I took the purples and greens from the photo for my inspiration and used the gorgeous 'Posh Posies' papers by Daisy Bucket (from Dies To Die For).

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My second card is for:-
1 - Sweet Sketch / Sketch

I have used 'Sam And Flowers' from Digi Stamp Boutique who are sponsoring the Sweet Sketch challenge together with MME 'Pretty Please' papers.



Right I better get some work done....
Hugs
Emma
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Monday 25 January 2010

The Greeting Farm CHA Relay & MAWTT Challenge...

Hi all...

I was rushing to get home today (lol...) so I could get my card done for the relay that is going on over at The Greeting Farm. There is a free image to pick up 'Mer Ian' with which you have to make a card, post it in the gallery etc and then you get another image to play with and so on....

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My second card is for the following challenges:-
1 - Moving Along With The Times / Sketch & Digi Theme
2 - Paper Cutz / Farm Animal
3 - Basic Grey / Animals
4 - Charisma Cardz / Fruity Colours

The image is from Pollycraft - called 'Animal Scribbles...Fox & Chicken Cuddles' and the papers are Basic Grey 'Sugar Rush'.


Emma x

Saturday 23 January 2010

A Couple Of Challenge Cards...

Good Evening...

I hope you are all having a lovely weekend. I have been working today but as soon as I got home I sat down for some crafty time whilst my OH has been watching the football...Woo Hoo Go Leeds!!! (Sorry to any Spurs fans!!)

I've been using images from the Digi Stamp Boutique and made two challenge cards. My first card covers the following:-

1 - Cupcake Crafts / Sketch

2 - Corrosive / Lets Go Digi

3 - Incy Wincy / Colour Me Wonderful...use your favourite colouring medium.

The gorgeous image is 'Suzy With Flowers' and coloured with my much loved promarkers. The papers, bow and buttons are all from this months Do Crafts goodie bag.

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My second card is for the Digital Tuesday challenge which is to use the following sketch...

The image is the monthly freebie...you can find it here together with freebies from previous months. The papers are Dovecraft 'Masculine' and the sentiment is off the 'Empty Pocket Shrugger' digi set from Fred She Said.

Hugs

Emma x

Friday 22 January 2010

Brand New Challenge Blog...

****Second post of the day...scroll down for the details of this weeks gorgeous Friday Freebie from Pollycraft****

I've been sitting on some exciting news but now I can tell and shout it to you all LOUD!!!
Five fabulous friends and myself have started a new challenge blog called...
We will be in full flow next Friday (29th) with the first challenge and an amazing blog hop where you will have a chance to win prizes along the way.
We've all been working very hard and have a fantastic line up of sponsors with gorgeous prizes.
Pop over to the blog, check out the details and remember to add yourself as a follower, I'm sure you won't want to miss a thing!!!
Hugs
Emma
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Pollycraft Friday Freebie....

Good Morning

It's Friday again and Paula is offering another amazing freebie over on the Tales From Pollycraft blog...pop over and pick up these gorgeous sentiments.

Here is a card I have made using the 'Moon Fairy' from Pollycraft and 2 of the free sentiments. The papers are MME 'Pretty Please' and are free with this months Cardmaking & Papercraft magazine.

I am entering it into the following challenges:-

1 - Sketch & Stash / Sketch


2 - Passion For Promarkers / Girls, Girls, Girls

3 - A Spoon Full Of Sugar / Lots Of Layering


Hugs
Emma
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Thursday 21 January 2010

Name The Boys & Win £15 to spend at Pollycraft...

Good Morning,

Just a quick post before I head off to work...pop over to the Tales From Pollycraft blog and check out the competition.

FANCY WINNING A £15.00 SPENDING SPREE AT POLLYCRAFT?
PLUS THESE 2 NEW BOY DIGITAL IMAGES?
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GIVE THEM BOTH A NAME......

Ends midnight 26th Jan

Card By Sue - Susie Sunshine
******Whoops - correction...the card is actually by Becky!!******
Sorry hun :-(

Emma
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Tuesday 19 January 2010

Combined Challenge Card...

Here is my card for the following challenges:-

1 - Moving Along With The Times / Sketch & Spring Theme

2 - Charisma Cardz / Anything New

3 - Sew Many Challenges / Anything Goes...

4 - Crafty Catz / Birthday

I have used my new 'Empty Pockets Shrugger' digi's from Fred She Said and BG 'Origins' papers...

Emma
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Monday 18 January 2010

Pollycraft Monday Challenge....

Good Morning

It's time again for a new challenge over at Pollycraft Monday and the theme has been chosen by the lovely Ria...we have a guest designer with us for the next two challenges too. Pop over and take a look at the gorgeous creations...

The theme is...Fire & Ice (Red & White)

For my card I have used 'Kitty Butterfly' from the Animal Scribbles range & 'General Sentiments 2' from the Roundabouts range available here and a mixture of MME papers.

Emma
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Sunday 17 January 2010

Notelet Wallet....

Morning,

Sally-Ann over at the Digi Stamp Boutique has been busy again and just released a new set of images called 'Flowers...And More Flowers'. As soon as I saw them they just said notelets to me so I set on and created a wallet and 8 mini notelets....

I am going to enter into the following challenges:-

1 - Kaboodle / Anything But A Card

2 - Squigglefly / Anything But A Card

Emma
x

Saturday 16 January 2010

Here Come The Boys...

Morning Ladies,

I've a few more newbies to show you that are coming soon from Pollycraft...The Boys (yet to be named).

My first one is for:-

1 - Quixotic / Sketch

2 - The Pink Elephant / Birthdays

3 - Passion For Promarkers / Cool Aqua & Cocoa

4 - Susie's Sassy Designs / Card For A Boy (option to add animal)

The papers, sentiment, tab & badge are from Hot Of The Press...

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My second card is for:-

1 - Inspiration Card Sketches / Sketch

2 - Corrosive / Distressing

3 - Creative Inspirations / Distressing

The papers are MME 'Love Me Do'...

I have been creating for a few more challenges too but I will show you then tomorrow...

Emma xxx

Friday 15 January 2010

Pollycraft Friday Freebie....

Morning...

It's Friday again, where do these week go??!! I am still home today and now got full blown man flu, fed up of sneezing and coughing. Not a good idea for me to go to work when I serve food....

Paula over at Pollycraft is so generously giving away another freebie this week, pop over and pick yours up. I have made a card with the image...called 'Family' for the following challenges:-

1 - Mojo Monday / Sketch

2 - Digital Tuesday / Emboss It

3 - Your Next Stamp / Embossing

The papers, die cuts and sentiment are MME 'Be Loved'...

Emma
x

Thursday 14 January 2010

Cupcake Craft & Papertake Weekly Challenges...

Afternoon

I'm still feeling pretty poop so no work for me today, I got fed up of the sofa and tv so been sat crafting. Here is my entry into:-

1 - Cupcake Craft / Going Girly

2 - Papertake / Sketch

I have used one of the new digi's available at Funky Kits called 'Webb Knitter' and the papers are We R Memory Keepers. I rotated the sketch but not on purpose, I stuck my backing paper on the wrong way round!! Duh....not happy with the sentiment as it is but never mind.

Emma
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Wednesday 13 January 2010

Murtle & Shelly...

Hi all,

Yep more challenge cards using my new images called 'Murtle & Shelly' from the Digi Stamp Boutique & new papers 'Be Loved' from My Minds Eye...

My first card is for the following challenges:-

1 - Stamp Something / Sketch

2 - Crazy 4 Challenges / Birthdays

3 - Fussy & Fancy / New...



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My second card is for:-
1 - Create 4 Fun / Sketch
2 - Crafty Catz / Bright & Sparkly
3 - Cute Card Thursday / New...

Emma
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Tuesday 12 January 2010

Challenge Cards Using New Images From Digi Stamp Boutique....

Morning,
I'm not feeling too good today, just could not sleep last night but finally managed to grab a few hours at gone 4am!!! Aarrrhhhh.... I think I am coming down with man flu and typical when I have a day off!!! In the small hours of the morning I decided to have a play at some challenges.
My first card is for:-
1 - Double Dutch / Sketch
2 - ABC / L=Layering



I have used one of the new 'Valentines' images from the Digi Stamp Boutique, this is Bernard and Basic Grey 'Sugar Rush' papers again!!

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My second card is for Sketch Saturday...


I have used another gorgeous new image from the Digi Stamp Boutique....meet Shelley.

Pop over to the Boutique and check out the introductory offer...here

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And finally I was pleased that I was chosen as one of the Top 3 Scoops over at the Pile It On Challenge blog...





Emma
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Sunday 10 January 2010

Challenge Cards Using New Pollycraft Images....

Here's a couple of challenge cards using the new Cherry Kisses Frames from Pollycraft.

My first card is for the challenge over at Sketch & Stash...

I have used the 'Love Ya' image and Stamping Up papers.

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My second card is for:-
2 - Incy Wincy / Bling It Up
3 - Creative Card Crew / Distressing

This image is called 'He Loves Me' and the papers are Basic Grey Origins. I have filed and inked all the edges to distress them which you can see very well in the picture!!

Emma
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