Twisted greeting card

I've been playing today. As soon as I saw this card, I wanted to make it!
Kelly from Always Stampin' made her first video tutorial & I can honestly say I've never seen this style of card before.
It fits into a normal C5 envelope.
I used the new cannery framelits set (127822), perfectly preserved stamp set (126692) along with the new yummy autumn paper from the new autumn/winter mini.

Card Class July 2012

We had a lovely evening last night creating & chatting. A few new faces came along, Janice, Emma & Karen. It was lovely to see them having fun & making new friends.
In all, we made 4 cards, here are 3 of Tracey's & I'll take a pic of the last one and put it on later.
We used the new Simply Scored to score the cards & make a medallion. It really is such a handy tool. I actually sit a cutting mat on top & use it as a firm base to stamp & colour on! So its also a mini desk for me! A couple of the girls ordered the whole set last night, which came to £48, so they will also each receive the customer offer for this month & get a tub of beads & 2 reels of ribbon.
I'll put some instructions on for the cards later too, I loved making this class! I have another group if ladies making them next week, so if you are interested, let me know & I can make you a set up too!

Crafty Hugs,
Emma x x

Up, up & away..

Here is another card from card class, loving masking off cards to create a dimensional, but one layer card!
I really like the hot air balloon stamp set, so simply & effective. It's the little stamps which really add to the card, like the birds & clouds.
Love it!

New Summer Mini

I just thought I would share a few if my cards from my May class. Most items are from the new summer mini, but mire importantly, its the new techniques that I've taught which grab me the most!
The first is using a lovely new flower punch, which I am sure will be a firm favourite of mine!
The new twitterpated papers are divine! And almost make up for losing the adorable saleabration papers!
I love the peekaboo style of this card, & certainly wowed the ladies in class.
If you are interested in.coming along to future classes please get in touch. They are held the first Tuesday of the month on the west side of Ipswich. I have a few free spaces, and it would be lovely to meet some new faces.

Crafty hugs,
Emma x

Bordering on Romance

My new best friend!
This is a stampset was part of a bundle on preorder that we got at a reduced rate. I went for it of course (who doesn't like a bargain?) But because I love the Twitterpated Suite, and HAD to have to fabric & paper.
Anyhoo... with not being my most liked stampset (Bordering on Romance), it is now high up there! It is so versatile, has so many combining products & most importantly, I have loved colouring the images in!
Here is the card we made last week in our class. Incorporating the new framelits & edglits die set. Simply divine!

Congratulations Ben & Liz.

I have been away with Sarah over the bank holiday weekend to see my eldest cousin Ben get married to Liz. It was such a lovely day out, meeting friends & relatives old & new.
Anyway, I adapted a class card to give to the newlyweds to congratulate them both.
I am really loving the one colour cards at the moment. I have a plan to make a page layout on this theme too.

Don't faint.. I have been playing!

Not for anything in particular, but just because I wanted to!
There is a challenge on the Stampin' Up! UK facebook page to use some of the spiced parsley dsp. 
I have to admit now that I am slightly addicted to pinterest right now & saw this idea of decorating pegs. So that's where the idea has come from.
It was fun to do. I will use it in a couple of weeks to display cards from a string. More photos then I hope!
Well, I didn't stop there, I also cased a SAB card, with a little extra detail of the riding hood red punched detail along the edge of the dsp.
Hope you like! I've also been scrapbooking today, so maybe I'll trump my offerings and have 3 things on today that I have made.

Bye for now,
Emma x

Happy Valentine's Day

I wish you all much love & happiness on this day of love. X x x
May today be a happy day for you all.x
I want to share some lovely artwork by my lovely loyal customer Maria, it really pleases me when my ladies show me their artwork, especially using the items that they have purchased from me.
If you would like to join as one of my customers or my growing team of demonstrators, please email me for more information on my classes, workshops and new starter pack.
emma.joyner@ntlworld.com

More to follow tomorrow,
Hugs
Emma x

Craft fair goodies

A couple of diaries that Ive covered, similar to one I received from Jenny. Theyve been flying out! Brilliant idea, Ive also covered a sketch pad for a uni student.
More cards and goodies for tomorrow and presents for the end of the week. And a little pressie for my lovely team and special customers.
Hugs for now,
Emma xx

Distressing fun.

Last night I went along to a technique class and had so much fun! Nothing to do with stampin' up! But stamping is stamping.... Isn't it!?
The techniques were fab, starting at the basics, blending inks together, and exploring resist effects. It was a fun messy, ink evening.
Despite scrubbing my fingers - (after wearing gloves..) I still have red orange fingers this morning.
Anyway, got me thinking... I have the perfect stamps to do this technique, so.... I've just had a play and came up with this little 'tag' I'll probably use it for some cards for next week...

Products used were:
French Foliage
Distressing kit (the inks in this kit are Fab !!)
Marina Mist
Pacific point
Baja breeze
Whisper white cs

Make and take card

One of the girls who came and made a card asked for other colours and images.. I had to help her out, but she came up trump!! What a gorgeous card!

Personalised cards

I made a sample card. Using thep stampin' up! alphabet dies for the bigshot. It was really quick and easy to make, so I'm going to make some up for the next event to personalise.
The set I used was Circle circus.
Colours, Choc Chip, Rose Red, Pumpkin Pie & Rich Razzleberry.

Pamper Evening success

My friend invited me through wonders of facebook along to a pamper evening to support a majorettes group. I thought it would be a good idea just to let more people know that I am around. I mainly demo'd, but also let people make there own cards.
It was a great networking event and would highly advise it for other demos.

OUR Gift to you

Every month there is an offer to our Stampin' Up! customers - here is August's promotion...

If you would like to order anything, just email me your order.
Why not ask some friends if they'd like to order anything too - you'll be easily able to make that £75 order and receive this GORGEOUS gift

Hugs,
Emma xx

I love to inspire!

I am very lucky at the moment - regarding Stampin' Up!, my classes are popular, I am having a steady stream of workshops, but that's not what spurs me on. I really love to inspire my customers, I can't even refer to them as customers, as everyone who comes along is a friend!A very special friend, Michelle, showed me some creations she had made with her purchases and I wanted to share them all with you.

Belly Band for a present

The favourite part of my classes are when my friends show me their creations made from inspiration from our classes, I look forward every time to seeing them! Thank you to all those (you know who you are) who do this - it gives me great satisfaction knowing you've been creating at home too! Xxxx

I have some scrapbook pages that I've made with my Scrapbook Class - I'll be showing you those layouts in the next few days - come back for some more inspiration from me...

Hugs,
Emma xx

NEW Hostess offer

Stampin' Up has just announced a fabulous opportunity for hostesses to earn an extra £20 of free merchandise during the months of June and July; on top of existing hostess benefits!

What a brilliant OFFER!
To take advantage of this special offer, host a workshop between now and 31st July; if product sales total £250 or more, you'll receive an extra £20, plus your normal benefits to spend on anything in the current catalogue.


Such a brilliant offer not to take advantage of.


If your interested in holding a workshop or wish for more information, either click on the poster above or CONTACT ME HERE
 
I've already had 2 hostesses receive extra benefit from the workshops - make sure you're the next one.

NEW MINI CATALOGUE!!!

Yesterday we saw the launch of the NEWEST Stampin' Up! Catalogue... MY MY MY, it certainly is GREAT! Or should I say BIG!? LOL!!

I'll talk more about the products in the catalogue during the week.  Today is the In Love With Stamping BLOGHOP - fantastic inspiration with more than 50 demonstrators highlighting all of the new products! Welcome to those who have hopped from Karen

So I'm going to move straight onto what you're looking for - less drivvle for you inspiration hungry peeps xx

My creation is using the stampset called PLANE & SIMPLE, a lovely male orientated set with some lovely sentiments (please keep this one SU!)

COLOURS
Not Quite Navy, Riding Hood Red, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla


HOP on over to KEREN for the next person in our round

HAVE FUN!!

Another successful event at Tower Ramparts

PURE Innocence

Our little Molly on our wedding day....
I'm so glad that someone was able to capture the look on Molly's face whilst she helped herself to the strawberries on the chocolate fountain!!  A picture tells a thousand words.

I've found myself scrapping more recently.  I'm guessing it's so that I can do something for myself amongst the workshops/classes/teaching I'm doing at the moment. ALSO, It is ALL Stampin' Up!!!  I'm so proud of myself.  After a lot of papers retired in September, I have a ton of cardstock & dsp that I can't demo any longer (naughty naughty - that'll teach me for stroking it too much!)  And from now on I'm vowing to use my SU! papers more frequently.

The Simply Scrappin' pack is Love Stories and is available WHILE STOCKS LAST, it has been carried over from the last catalogue.  The background sheet has been painted using the spray mist (with the marker pens) and is a wonderful way to add colour to boring backgrounds. The next layer is Perfect Plum which is not in the kit, but complements Molly's dress.  The Polka Dot paper is Rose Red and is from the new BRIGHT collection DSP pack, great value - 40 sheets for £15.50, all 10 colours and 4 patterns.

I have another layout in the process of being finished.. it is using the new Nursery Suite Special DSP, Aimee as a baby this time.. you're gonna love it!

See you soon,
Scrappin' Hugs,
Emma xxx