Into the sunset…

Hello Friends! Well, Sunday evening! This weekend has passed in a blur, but it has been absolutely fantastic! We spent the day on the narrowboat yesterday, and stopped at a pub beside the canal for lunch, and then made our way back down again. We celebrated both my mum-in-law and sister-in-law’s birthdays, and the cards I had made for them went down really well, everyone liked them! We have been at my mum-in-laws for lunch today too, so feeling really stuffed with food and really lazy, but overall a really good weekend!

 

Today’s card was another one for one of our new teachers at work for her birthday. She rides a little moped to school every day, so I thought this stamp from Lili of the Valley was very apt!

 

 

 

 

What I have used:

Image: Lili of the Valley

Coloured with Tim Holtz DIs and DMs

Sentiment: Lili of the Valley

Papers: DCWV Teen Prints

Magnolia DooHickeys: Swirl

Marianne Creatables: Fence

Button and twine from stash

 

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge – Challenge #183 It’s your birthday

My Time to Craft – Challenge #190 Transport

Papertake Weekly Challenge – Sketch #72

Pinspirational Challenges – Challenge #26

 

Thank you for stopping by, have a great Monday everyone!

 

Love and light

Claire xx

Pretty in Pink!

Hello Friends! Well, Friday night, the work week is over, and really looking forward to the weekend!!
 

Today’s card is very pink! It’s was for one of our new teachers at work for her birthday, and I hope she liked it!
 

 

 

What I have used:

Image: Lili of the Valley

Coloured with Tim Holtz DIs and DMs

Sentiment: Lili of the Valley

Papers: Papermania Exquisite

Shapeabilities: Parisian Motifs

Spellbinders: Rose Creations

Fence: Marianne Creatables

Button, ribbon and twine from stash

Pearls: Cosmic Shimmer Pearl PVA
 

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Die Cuttin Divas – Challenge #84 Tic Tac Toe (flowers, pink, buttons) -

Bunny Zoe's Craft – Challenge 28 Distressing

Incy Wincy Designs – Friends ***RANDOM.ORG WINNER***

Scrapper's Delights – September 23 Challenge Distress It

Sunday Sketch and Stamp – Sketch #125 -
 

Thank you for taking a look, have a good weekend everyone!
 

Love and light

Claire xx

Diary Duo

Morning Friends! Thursday already – yay! – another day closer to the weekend!! The sun is shining (always good), and hopefully the weather will hold out for Saturday when we are on the boat!

Today’s post is a little different to what I normally do! I decorated my daughter’s  diary for school last year, and she loved it so much that I made her and friend one each this year!

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Come and get it Challenges – Anything other than a card -

Crazy Amigo Challenge – Not a card -

Lexi's Creations – Challenge 74 Make a Gift -

Scrappy Frogs Challenge Blog – Back to School

Anything but a card – Challenge #2 -

Thank you for stopping by, see you soon!

Love and light

Claire xx

ATC – September

Morning Bloggers! Well, grey and miserable this morning, so something bright to cheer things up a bit! I belong to an ATC Club, and this month the theme was Orange, so as it’s Autumn (in a big way!!), I decided to combine the two!

What I have used:

Paper: BoBunny Doubledot Orange Citrus Vintage

Tim Holtz Alterations – Tattered Leaves

Tim Holtz DIs

Stamp – Penny Black letter background

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Crafty Sentiments – Autumn Colours -

Everybody Art Challenge – #206 Autumn -

Tuesday Throwdown – #117 Fall Colours -

Paper Pretties – PWC225 Fall Inspired -

Totally Stampalicious – Fall Colours -

Thank you for taking a look, see you soon!

Love and light

Claire xx

With Much Love…

Hello again Friends! Well, miserable weather again today, it has rained all day, making for indoor play at school and lots of noise!! Hopefully the weather will improve as the week goes on as we are supposed to be going on a narrowboat on Saturday for the day to celebrate two birthdays! I’m really looking forward to it, so fingers crossed!

Today’s card is also for my mum-in-law from our kids. I have made a box for the card to go in as we are hand-delivering it!

What I have used:

Papers: Paper Cellar Langley Place

Sentiment: Lili of the Valley

Xcut nesting dies: Circles

Magnolia DooHickeys: Swirl

Shapeabilities: Foliage

Roses: Wild Orchid

Tim Holtz DIs

Ribbon, button and twine from stash

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

The Squirrel and The Fox – Challenge #27 Celebrate the Occasion

Heck of a Challenge – Anything Goes -

Unique Crafters Challenge – Anything Goes

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge – Challenge #151 Buttons -

Simply Create Too – Challenge #22 Anything Goes

Thank you for taking a look, see you soon!

Love and light

Claire xx

Get Well Soon!

Hello Friends! Well, Sunday night, back to work tomorrow! It has rained here all day today, so a perfect excuse to spend it in my craft room! My card today is a Get Well Soon card for a friend at work who is going into hospital tomorrow for an operation, and will be off work for about two weeks.

What I have used:

Image – Lili of the Valley

Sentiment – from stash!

Papers – Craftwork Cards Vintage Rose

Nestabilities: Floral Ovals

Shapeabilities: Parisian Motifs

Tim Holtz DIs and DMs

Cosmic Shimmer Pearl PVA

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Cupcake Craftroom – Pretty Pastels

The Crafty Pad - Breast Cancer Awareness/Think Pink -

Stamp with Fun – Challenge 179 Get Well Soon
The Ribbon Girls - September Colour Challenge -

Thank you for stopping by, see  you soon!

Love and light

Claire xx

Mum’s Birthday

Hello again! Two posts in two days!! I’ve had a really good day today! I made a box envelope to go with the card I made yesterday, and got stuck into this one this afternoon. It is for my mum-in-law for her birthday on Thursday, but if next week is anything like last week then I won’t have any time in the evenings to make it, so I’m happy now it’s done!

What I have used:

Edgeabilities: Classic Edges Two and Classic Decorative Inserts Two

Shapeabilities: Foliage

Nestabilities: Labels One

Spellbinders: Rose Creations

Magnolia DooHickeys: Swirl

Carft Concepts Embossing Folder: Budding Vine

Tim Holtz DIs

Ribbon and brad from stash

Sentiment: Computer generated

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Card Crafter's Circle – Challenge #41 Ribbon and Roses ***TOP 3 WINNER***

Moving Along with the Times – Make it girly, girly prim and proper -

Paper Crafting Journey – My Sentiment Exactly! -

The Sisterhood of Crafters – No Stamps Allowed ***WINNER***

The Pink Elephant – TPE166 Monochromatic -

Thank you for coming by to have a look, hope you like what you see!

Love and light

Claire xx

The Potting Shed

Hello Friends! Well, can’t believe that it’s been 10 days since I’ve been on here! Work has been so hectic and I have been so tired that bed has called early most nights! Anyway, I have managed to finish the card that has been on my desk for about a week, and here it is!! It is for my sister-in-law who has just started her garden, and her partner loves mice, so two birds with one stone!!

The inside:

The back:

What I have used:

Image: Lili of the Valley

Image inside: Molly Blooms

Sentiments: Lili of the Valley

Nestabilities: Floral Ovals

Shapeabilities: Bitty Blossoms

Spellbinders: Rose Creations

Magnolia DooHickeys: Swirl and leaf

Papers: BoBunny

Coloured with Tim Holtz DIs and DMs

Button, twine and ribbon from stash

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Lili's Little Fairies – Flower Power -

Crafts and Me Challenges – Challenge #102 Roses ***RANDOM ORG WINNER***

Celebrate the Occasion – Challenge #80 -

Thank you for taking a look, and hopefully be back soon!

Love and light

Claire xx

Tea for two!

Hello Friends, and a big hello to all my new followers!! Well, I’m really glad to be sitting here at home with my loved ones watching Masterchef Australia, after a really hectic day at work. We joked at school today that if they tied my hands behind my back I wouldn’t be able to talk – I had to hand gesture admission information to parents speaking Hungarian, Polish, Dutch and Portuguese!! Really good when I only speak English and Afrikaans!! Nevermind, I think I managed, we’ll see who turns up tomorrow!!

My card today is another one winging it’s way to South Africa!

Inside the card:

The back:

What I have used:

Image: Lili of the Valley

Sentiments: Lili of the Valley

Papers: Paper Cellar Victorian Classic

Spellbinders:  Rose Creations

Nestabilities: Floral Ovals

DooHickeys: Leaf and Swirl

Coloured with Tim Holtz DIs and DMs

Ribbon and brads from stash

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Try it on Tuesday – Anything goes for September -

Kaboodle Doodles – Challenge #136 Flowers -

Love to Create Challenge Blog – Challenge #32 Ribbon or twine -

Sketchy Colors – #130 Turquoise Brown and White -

Thank you for taking the time to look, have a great day, and see you soon!

Love and light

Claire xx

Gran’s Birthday

Hello Friends! I have spent a really lovely day in my craft room making cards, in amongst filling and emptying the washing machine and tumble drier! Unfortunately the house won’t run itself, but there are ways around it! The ironing pile is huge, but nevermind!!

Today’s card is for my kids’ Gran in South Africa. It has to go in the post so I have had to keep it really flat, so I have decided to keep it really simple too. The background paper is quite busy, so I didn’t want to put too much on the card. I have kept the colours quite neutral too, but I really like it! Let me know what you think…

Inside the card:

The back:

What I used:

Image – Lili of the Valley

Sentiments – Lili of the Valley

Papers – Fancy Pants Designs It’s the Little Things

Dies – Xcut Four Petal

Coloured with Tim Holtz DIs and DMs

Black Pearls – Cosmic Shimmer Glue

Ribbon from stash

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Lili's Little Fairies – Black Magic -

Crafting when we can –Challenge 26 Recipe -

The Ribbon Girl Blog – September Card Challenge Pearls -

Come and get it Challenge – Tic Tac Toe – Ribbon, Die cuts, Pearls -

 Crafty Calendar Challenge – September Challenge – Colour – Browns and Creams

Thank you for taking the time to look!

Love and light

Claire xx

Very exciting news!!!

Hello Friends!! Well, some very exciting news today! I have been invited (with some very talented ladies) to join a new design team on a new weekly challenge blog Eclectic Ellapu! We will host the first challenge on the 14th October, so keep your eyes peeled and your fingers ready to craft! We are listed over on Feline Playful, so keep checking for our weekly challenges!

 

This is also a big hello to all of the DT - I am really looking forward to working with all of you, and can't wait to see what you all come up with!

 

Back soon with another card!

 

Love and light

Claire xx