my first blog award ...yay

hi all i have just received my first blog award from misty over at http://deliteful-gifts.blogspot.com/ pay her a visit and see some of her crafty ideas x thank you all for visiting my blog and i enjoy sharing my creations wiht you all nearly as much as i enjoy visiting all your blogs
i am thrilled that misty chose me and will be fullfilling my obligations by paying it forward with some blog love x

the rules say i have to pay it forward to 5 of my followers (toooo hard to pick only 5 of you lovely bloggers so i randomly picked them buy asking my son to pick 5 numbers between 1 and 13 if i could i would you all one but rules are rules !
 http://wendymade.blogspot.com/
http://heart2heartcards.blogspot.com/
http://makingitwithmeslyn.blogspot.com/
http://niamhsnookofinspiration.blogspot.com/
http://anitemeachdayoftheyear.blogspot.com/
all you have to do girls is visit my blog pick up your liebster award by copying and pasting it an visit my friends misty blog too
till later all
happy crafting
xmaggiex

all blinged up!

hi all its been a hectic few days but i di mange to get crafty this morning sohere is a 3 euro pair of pumps i blinged up for my granddaughter Emily , i hope she likes  bling as much as her nanny Maggie ???lol any way here are before and after pics

tfl
xmaggiex

candy challenge !

i am entering this card for  card challenges at cardznscrapz as i mentioned before and also at  http://asprinklingofglitter.blogspot.com/  a wonderful place i found recently , pop over and have a look at some of the gorgeous creations x
here is the card tfl

i am working aon some jewlerey today so hopefully i will be back later to share that too so
until later all
happy crafting
xmaggiex

pay it forward 2011...reposting !!!

morning all , i have just been to aideens blog (check it out she has some fab new things to share ) http://www.piecesbyaideen.com/search?updated-min=2011-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&updated-max=2012-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&max-results=11 and  she had a post up that she had seen on her blogger friends page ..anyway it is this "Pay it Forward in 2011: I promise to send an original creation to the first 5 people who leave a comment here. They must, in turn, post this and send something they make to the first 5 people who comment on their status. The rules are that it must be handmade by you, and it must be sent to your 5 people sometime in 2011."
i think it sounds awsome and you never know where it will lead so i am signed up to aideens page and i know i only have 7 followers 7 FABULOUS FOLLOWERS  may i add, so hopefully i can get 5 of your good selves to sign up ....pretty please with a cherry on top ! 
until later all 
happy crafting 
xmaggiex

just to say ...thank you x

just a little set i made this afternoon to say a big thank you to a friend who has been a rock these last few weeks , her Grandson is getting Christened this Sunday so this will be a nice little something for her to wear ...one less thing to worry about ,i hope x anyway hope you like and tfl

till later all happy crafting
xmaggiex

2 posts in 1 day ??????

hi again ! i just had to post again as my crafty blogger friend niamh from http://niamhsnookofinspiration.blogspot.com/  ,sent me a beautiful set of stamps today  FOR FREE ..YAY and all because she was doing a clear out ...yay for clearouts !!!! well any way here is what i made with the stamp it is a make your own poppy stamp set and is soooo easy to use so i whipped it together and then remembered i had a challenge card to do for http://board.cardznscrapz.com/b/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=4263&p=34935#p34935 so i killed two crafty birds with the one crafty stamp ....sorry !

till later all
happy crafting
xmaggiex

my mothers birthday x

my mothers birthday is coming up and my little niece (dont tell her i said little ) shares the same birthday so this morning at 6am yes i did  say 6am i was wide awake and decided to get started on these 2 cards muct have been the early hour that did it but an hour later and (1 1/2 hours on photo bucket arrggghhhhhh) i finally managed to get them uploaded and resized so here they are .

the flower and butterfly one is for my niece (she is a little crafter in the making ) so hopes she likes it ,the flowers are paper ones i had here an just inked them up layered them and added some bling the name "mia" is cut ou on my silhouette added some glitter and and some glossy accents (i love this stuff ) the butterflies are from my stash and i just added some silver stickles x
this pink and black one is my entry for http://makingitwithmeslyn.blogspot.com/  and the theme is my favourite things this card has my favourite colour combo pink and black ..yummy !
the pink and black one is an esal card covered in an old paper i had here dont know who its from , the pink bow is thanks to a yummy box of chocies at christmas added a little pearl to the centre , added some tiny pearls to the corner and my little topper is hand written (ooppsss its not so straight ah well it looks hand made ...lol ) oh and i added some pearls to the peaks on the scallop edge . well thats me for today , thanks for stopping by and dont forget i love your comments .
till later all
haooy crating
xmaggiex

latest challenge !

hi all , i have a signed up for a few challenges this month , isn't funny the minute yu sign yourself up for thigs like this you find you get busy all of a sudden ??? lol any way back to the challenge at hand , i aigned up for this atc challenge at http://board.cardznscrapz.com/b/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=4246   hosted this montha by dianne , here are the 3 atc's i entered

the fronts are plain card stamped with a kaiser script stamp and randomly rubbed over with crackle glaze , the black heart is plain card again inked in black and embossd with clear embossing powder , the buttons are just random (seconds )buttons i had and i added paper heart , red metal  rose and paper monogram to them  and then added my favourite crafty item of the moment glossy accents , the little pins are beaded with pearls some red bows and a pair of wings . the backs of the cards are prety simple flower cardstock (random again cant remember where i got it ) its over stampd wit gold hearts and inked at the edges , the paper hearts are from 12x12 journaling paper i got from cardz n scrapz and iused this to add all my details and of course i added a little bling , well it is valentines !
 i called the cards "wings of love"
hope you like them and thanks for looking
until later all , happy crafting
xmaggiex

give away !!!!

hi all , my blogger friend aideen is having a giveaway over on her blog as she has reached over 50  followers...yay for aideen ,she has a really fab prize up for grabs so go on over and become a follower and you never know it could be you picking up that fab prize

 http://www.piecesbyaideen.com/2011/02/some-links-to-check-out-i-won-prize-my.html
till later
happy crafting all
xmaggiex aka emilysnan

i won !

yay i just won my first challenge here http://makingitwithmeslyn.blogspot.com/2011_02_01_archive.html
 i am sooooo delighted and just had to share it with you all
xmaggiex