Crate Paper - Emma's Shoppe Collection and a Blog tidy up!

Well I think I may have found my scrapping mojo! It did help having a little spend up last weekend at Blades Rubber Stamps in London, where I did purchase Crate Papers' 'Emma's Shoppe Collection'. It ties in nicely with some old Basic Grey Chipboard that I had sitting way back there in the cupboard. So here's a couple of layouts I've made so far.

On another note, I've had a bit of a tidy up on my blog. I made a major failing a few months back and deleted a photo web folder which in turn deleted nearly all of my historical photos on my Blog :( so I've deleted the posts in turn that relate to these leaving me only a handful left on the blog... I like to think of it as a Spring clean.

Daring Cardmakers - Hearts and Doilies ( My Minds Eye - State of the Heart )

Here's my card for this weeks challenge over at Daring Cardmakers. A perfect theme for Valentines, using Hearts and Doilies on your card.
Supplies:
My Minds Eye State of the Heart Paper collection, glittered heart from Melissa Frances.

You + Me = Love ( My Minds Eye - State of the Heart)

A little sneaky Valentines Card I made tonight using My Minds Eye 'State of the Heart' paper collection.

A little bit of Bam Pop!

Here's a couple of cards using the Bam Pop range of papers, I love them so much, their quirky sense of style but I'm always loathed to cut into them. They work well for children's cards though, so I couldn't resist.

Made in Scotland

Yes the man and the 'Bru'. It's amazing what a good sort out of crafty stash can do, a good few layouts in a day and some undiscovered little gems of crafty goodness found along the way. Yes I had to get past the stage when I couldn't even see the floor and it was all a health and safety trip hazzard but I got there in the end. This photo was taken in November on our trip to Colchester ironically enough, not our Scotland trip.
Supplies:
Orange clip from Making Memories, orange chipboard circle from Cherry Arte, letters from Thickers.

Eskilstuna, Sweden

I arrived back from Sweden last week, after a fun filled 6 days. Here's a few shots I took of the beautiful snow topped town of Eskilstuna whilst I was there.

Xmas Angels - Bo Bunny

I had an amazing time up in Scotland over Christmas and New Year meeting Josephs' family and feeling very welcome. I took my Nikon D40, iPad and camera adapter with me and I was ready to roll with the photos, app'ing on the go. It's amazing what a difference these three things have made to made to my photography hobby and I'm capturing some special moments along the way. This is a photo of the girls and their cousins, after a few attempts at getting everyone to look in the same direction hahaha!
Supplies:
Bo Bunny Believe Dreams and Father Christmas Collection.

Time for a few Scrapbook layouts

Well, honestly I have been crafting a little bit, I just haven't been blogging so much since December so I guess it's about time I popped a few bits up that I've created in the last month or so. Here's a scrapbook layout from Joseph's trip over to London in November. We headed over to China Town before heading onto the Comedy Club at Leicester Square. I just love having the iPhone on hand to take random shots, you can get great effects and crystal clear images without having the weight of a DSLR hanging around your neck. These photos were taken using the Hipstamatic app. One glance at the orange at the end of the meal, bought many giggles!!

Happy Birthday Nikki!

Happy Birthday to one of my best friends Nikki!
I use this weeks card challenge at Daring Cardmakers to use pink and red together, it makes quite a change but I think it looks pretty good together.
Supplies:
Main stamp from Hanglar, heart stamps from Tapestry Rubber Stamps.