Time to create!

Hey everyone! 

Soo what have I been doing? Well it starts off with tags (obviously) and this pretty little poppet was made for my dad when he was rather ill. Inspired by Tim Holtz.

The next two are cards. I don't know how these came about but I love these pieces from Docrafts. 

I'll just show you this too! Even though it's totally of topic. I've been getting myself into vintage clothing, but only just bought my first piece yesterday. Here is my new 80's shirt. It's gorgeous and only cost me £3.29. Bargain.

Emma P 

Xx

Just a little crafting

Hello everyone! 

I hope your enjoying the lovely weather we're having at the moment. We had a lovely storm here last night but I slept through it! Fork lightening too! 

I just thought I'd check In and show you my latest creativity spell. I recently made these 2 cards just because but I think they came out really well! My last photo is my commission update. What do you think? I think they are lovely. 

Hopefully see you all next week when I have shopping previews. I'm on holiday to Norfolk but I know I'll have pieces when I come home! 

See you then,

Emma p

I'm back!

Hey everyone, 

You know at times In my life I remember why I started this blog and at the moment I can remember why. I create so many nice little creative bits that I want the world to see. Bring inspiration to everyone. 

So what have I been doing? I've got my self a full time job, creating cards until I drop and even creating more 3D times. Currently on my creative table: 2 decopatch boxes, cards and even a show card (which I really need to complete!). 

Here are a few of the lovely cards I've made recently, including a few commissions.

 

Enjoy everyone! I promise I will back with more 3D items and cards. 

Emma! 

MojoMonday 339

Hey everyone! 

It's time for me to start with my MojoMonday posts again, I kind of slipped off the rail with them there! 

Here is this weeks sketch. I loved the idea of using a thin card but I decided to use small instead! 

Here is my version of the card with (of course) Decopatch! My favourite thing ever! 

I hope you've enjoyed today's post everyone! Sorry it was quick! 

Emma P 

Morning everyone!

Hey all!

I'm sorry I've been away for a while! I decided it was time for some me time, but I'm back! I know I've got to do my second post about me, but I've decided today to show you one of my new ideas I'm trying! 

Currently I've been asked to make a few commissions, including one for my mother. Father and a motoerbike one! I'm going to show you the motorbike card today. Of course it features my new idea. 

This is the motorbike commission. I'm very proud of this card! For only having two days to make a card, I downloaded a Harley Davison from etsy (https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/91028672/harley-panhead-digital-stamp?ref=favs_view_1) and coloured it in with my Spectrum Noir on 240gsm card. I think it came out perfectly! I've added a little ribbon and a Gorjuss background. 

Spectrum Noirs are my pens of choice at the moment because they are so easy to blend and there are so many basic colours. I'm just about to buy my essentials and browns range so I can colour in stamps featuring people and bears. 

Just another little update, there is a competition on my Facebook page at the moment to WIN six cute cards. 

Http://Facebook.com/BeautifulBeadsNow is my page, all you need to do is like the picture and share the photo. Just one week left! 

All the love! 

Emma P

A few questions-part 1

Hey everyone! 

Today I decided to do something a little different and answer a few questions about myself so you can all find out about the designer of CraftinEm. Unfortunately I'm a little poorly at the moment so I'll do my best to answer them. Seen as I've had no questions through yet (but still want to give you some idea of who I am), I'm going to answer the interview questions given to designers in a favourite magazine of mine. 

I do hope you enjoy! If you do have a question you want me to answer please pop it along onto my Facebook page (http://Facebook.com/BeautifulBeadsNow) or email me at (Beautifulbeadsnow@gmail.com). I'm hoping to soon change these http addresses to CraftinEm too so it doesn't confuse anyone! So onto the questions. 

Q: How long have you been a crafter for?

A: I've been crafting on and off for about 4 years. I started out in jewellery design and craft, then made my way slowly onto Papercraft after buying a magazine one day. 

Q: Tell us a bit about your design background? 

A: I took a college diploma in Art & Design as a student as I knew I wanted to be in that area but hadn't decided which design path to take. During that time I found I liked Jewellery, hence resulting in opening Beautiful Beads (which has now closed making way for CraftinEm) and taking a diploma in Creative Jewellery Design. I took the course for a year in London travelling down every Tuesday for a day lesson. The course had shown me it was harder to make it in jewellery than people imagined! The rest was history! 

Q: What's your favourite type of project to work on and why?

A: At the moment I like themed work. All my work has a girlie vintage theme to it, however when someone asks for a male fishing card (past commission), I took the challenge and ran with it! This is the finished card..

Q: What sort of materials do you like to work with? 

A: My favourite part of a card/paper item is patterned papers! There are so many different types, colours and patterns! Then my favourite embellishment has got to be flowers. I get through so many on my vintage designs. 

Q: Your top tips for someone starting out with card making? 

A: Always look in the magazines first for ideas! Let alone the ideas are amazing but the free gifts are what can build your stash to the ultimate best! Also if you haven't got a layout idea, search Pinterest (mine is CraftinEm) for sketches. The layouts are perfect, just follow the design and add your own papers and embellishments.

Q: Where do you get your inspiration from?

A: Mostly at the moment it seems to be from the papers themselves, seen as I tend to only buy vintage themed papers anyways. However I also do follow lots of card boards, cottage chic boards and vintage boards on Pinterest and follow vintage groups on Facebook (http://Facebook.com/BeautifulBeadsNow).

Q: What is your favourite card making technique?

A: For my cards themselves it has to be Decopatch! They make such a glamourous layered look in seconds! However I do also like stamping, inking and colouring, but I need to improve on these before I add them to my cards.

That concludes part one everyone! Sorry it was quite long with little pictures! I hope to add more into the next one! 

See you all soon!

Emma P 

The Shabby Tea Room- Week 210

Hey everyone! 

Let's have a shabby tea room post and guess what this week is! Random week! We have no limits, they haven't asked for anything except our creativity! I love this is idea however I do like the idea that we get given an item to put in the card- I mean this is why I do shabby tea room competition. 

This is the photo we were given.

(http://theshabbytearoom.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/week-210-anything-goes.html) 

I know this is a late card and I won't be able to enter it but I've done it anyways! 

(https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/183686510/handmade-decopatch-dressing-table-blank?)

Next week I will enter again! 

See you all soon!

Emma P 

Crafty uploads!

Hey all! 

I've got a busy day ahead of me today! Yes it's my day off full time work but back at home it means craft time! As of 8:59am (GMT) this morning I have already uploaded one beautiful card to my etsy and Facebook and have taken photos of my new uploads too! I'm on a roll! 

This is the card I uploaded earlier. 

(https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/183322281/handmade-pink-lace-girls-dress-and?) 

Here are the two I'm uploading later. I may just craft some more first! I've also got a MojoMonday post to do today too! All hands on deck today! 

(https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/183331235/handmade-decopatch-bags-and-hearts-cream)

To be uploaded

Don't forget everyone, see a Mother's Day card you like on my etsy, why not pop in the discount code and you'll get 25% off that beauty! Quote "MOT25" at the checkout. This finishes on the 24/3/14 so get it while you can! 

Have a good day! 

Emma P 

25% off Mothers Day Sale!

Hey everyone, 

Do you fancy a cheeky little saving on a card for Mother's Day? Why not pop on over to my etsy (https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/CraftinEm) and whilst at the checkout pop in the code "MOT25" to save yourself 25% off your Mother's Day cards! Just like this one.. 

The offer ends on the 24th of March and you have to spend £4 for the offer to apply! 

Hope to see you all soon!

Emma P 

Mothers Day Sale

Hey everyone! 

Today's post will only be short, just want to let you all know that as of Wednesday I will be having a sale on my etsy page (and promoted on my Facebook page) for my Mother's Day cards. I will reduce the cards by 25% and delivery will be speedy as always. That means you will have the awesome cards for a saving! 

Here are my links and a few pictures to remind you! 

Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/CraftinEm

Facebook: http://Facebook.com/BeautifulBeadsNow

Twitter: @BeautifulBeads1

 

Much loves all!

Emma P

The Shabby Tea Room- week #206

Hey all!

Just a little entry post this evening as I've got a majorly bad headache. I decided to make my shabby tea room entry without a sketch today and I loved how it came out. This is the picture we were given.

Link: http://theshabbytearoom.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/week-209-spring-is-near.html

We needed to make a card featuring baby blue, spring flowers and birds. Of course my designs being the way they are, it was perfect for me! I created this simple, yet elegant card.

Etsy: to be added soon.

Emma P

MojoMoney sketch #335

Hey everyone! I've got a few posts to do today so sorry if you have an abundance of them! The first is my MojoMonday sketch. I can't believe we're on sketch #335 already! I decided to switch this sketch around a little and even use a different size card base.
Here is the original sketch.

I've added a doily and moved the second square to the bottom right hand corner to add balance. Anyways here you go!

EDIT- etsy link

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/181962312/handmade-pink-doily-and-silver-bird-just

I apologise for the horrible photos! My lighting is decreasing rapidly!

Emma P

New technique!

Hey everyone!

I decided seen as I was a little ill and busy this last weekend that I would make a few cards today. As of the moment I've only made one so sorry but this post will only have one card! Can you forgive me ;)

 Anyways I've been researching on Pinterest (CraftinEm if you want to follow me) about new techniques  to make my cards 10 times better! Then I found this! First I'll show you my card and then tell you about it!

                               

I found a video and a few card tutorials on how to make coloured and embossed background. So biting the bullet I tried it. First ink your embossing folder (the side which is not raised). Then press your card or paper in your embossing machine/die cutter and watch the magic happen! You will come out with a beautifully coloured and embossed piece of paper. Depending on the colour of ink you decide to use you can create a vintage background or a vibrant background. 

I decided to add lace and a beautiful red flower to make a gorgeous vintage card for when your thinking of someone. 

EDIT: etsy link, 

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/181720775/handmade-pink-thinking-of-you-dry?

Will be up on etsy tomorrow everyone!

Emma P 

Mother's Day making!

Hope Hey all,

It's been a funny few days here in my household! I've been here, there and everywhere! However I am excited to tell you I am currently writing this post from my new iPad! I decided to bite the bullet and use my savings! This way I can write to you all and upload to etsy whenever I like! However today's post is not for me to ramble on about my new electronics but for my new Mother's Day makes. I'll show them in order of made and of course, they'll be up tomorrow on etsy. Enjoy!

EDIT: new up on etsy!

(https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/180975198/handmade-lilies-and-roses-pink-mothers)

EDiT: Added on etsy today! 

(https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/180987219/handmade-lilies-and-roses-i-love-you?ref=related-0)

Hope you enjoyed my post!
Emma P

Combined post

Hey all!

I've decided to make this a combined post with my Shabby Tea Room week #206 card and my MojoMonday card sketch. This weeks shabby tea room picture was difficult! I don't make baby cards! But here is the photo they gave us for inspiration.

(http://theshabbytearoom.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/week-206-baby-shower-party.html?m=1)

I decided to use the little hint of purple I could find in the picture and rolled with that.

This is the MojoMonday sketch this week that I tied in with the card.

Now don't get me wrong, I like my mind to be stretched. But this was difficult! Luckily I found an old sheet of baby sentiments (purple!) and that made my creative journey ten times easier. Here's my card:

 

EDIT: Heres the link for the card up on etsy! 

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/180612398/handmade-purple-new-arrival-butterfly?

I hope you like my entry! 

Emma P 

Just a little one

Hey all!

I'm not exactly well at the moment, so this will just be a short show and tell from me. I made these two cards with the idea of making them Mother's Day themed, but they turned out different. You could use them for anything. Personally I loved using these decopatch cake themed sets from Papermania. I may have to check out more of their items! 

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/180057631/handmade-pink-just-because-thinking-of

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/180057811/handmade-blue-cake-birthday-treats-card

Here's a cute little taggie I made too. Not to sure on adding it to etsy though.

 

See you all tomorrow!

Emma P

The Shabby Tea room- week #205

Hey all, 

Just a second post from me today as I'm a little behind. I'm defiantly behind onThe  Shabby Tea room too! We're on week 205 now! Here's the picture for this week, it's another gorgeous sketch.

(http://theshabbytearoom.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/week-205-sketch-this.html?m=1)

^ the link if you want to join in.

Of course I knew I had to do a valentines card. Luckily this card came to me straight away and I had to use my heart embossing board! 

I hope you all like this card! Should be up soon :) 

Emma P 

Exploring other ideas

Hey all! 

As you probably have guessed by now, my box for storing cards is full! See...

(The box is from TheWorks for £6, I think! I have 3 of them for different craft items)

Pretty full I think you would agree! I've decided that just selling/giving to my friends and family is not getting me anywhere at the moment so selling online is my new idea. I've tried folksy before (when I had my jewellery business, it didn't work for me) so etsy is the best next platform to try. I've heard positive things about etsy, do any of my readers sell on etsy? I'd love to know your thoughts. 

Just a card to end my post about my news, I decided to make this last one this morning to relax.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/179583293/vintage-themed-congratualtions?ref=shop_home_active_1

EDIT: This card is now on etsy! Take a peak.

Much loves all!

Emma P

Never forget about the freebies

Hey all,

I think I've got my mojo back now as last night I altered another cute box and this morning I made cards! All because of my new Alex draws I got from my parents yesterday. It was a total surprise as I had decided to buy it for myself for my birthday in July, however they came back from ikea with a huge box for me.

Anyways back to the box! Here is my altered box from last night:

This darling little box didn't take long to make. It was originally a Thorntons box which I obviously ate the chocolates way too quickly! I looked at the box and thought this would be awesome altered. I added paper (from my sort out), Tim Holtz ink, flowers and gems. Mostly this was an idea for me to get used to altering items. I have another tin to alter now! Ideas ideas! 

As my title today says, never forget the freebies! I had got some amazing freebies from Papercraft Inspirations magazine which I had forgotten about and found yesterday. I decided to have a go making the beautiful cards from the magazine and it was just the inspiration I needed. Here they are, I only added flowers and a few chipboard pieces to the kit.

Unfortunately they didn't come with envelopes so I need to make some to go with these. Unless I donate them to someone.

By the way do you like my card backdrop? I think it shows my cards off.

Emma P