Masculine

Hello Everyone! Well, Sunday again, which means another challenge over at Eclectic Ellapu! It’s my turn to host the challenge this week, and I have chosen the theme of ‘Masculine’! I always struggle with Masculine cards, so what better way to face my fears than make it into a challenge! Please pop over to the challenge blog to see what the rest of the team have come up with!

 

Well, quite a busy week  this week. It was my father-in-law’s 80th birthday on Wednesday, so this is who my card was made for. It is also my other half’s birthday today, so we’ve been out and about visiting parents after we went out for breakfast this morning – quite a yummy start to the day, pancakes, bacon and maple syrup!!

 

For my card, I tried to incorporate the things that my father-in-law likes – trains, vintage, he used to work for the post office, and I found some fantastic papers from Kaiser Craft (Vintage Timeless) which had all of these things!

 

I have also discovered Frantage embossing powders!! They are so cool – I embossed the door hinge with it – it makes it look like vintage metallic, such fun to do, you have to try it!

 

 

 

 

 

 

What I have used:

Papers – Kaiser Craft

Tim Holtz – Hardware Findings

 

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Here Come the Boys – Lots of Layers

Crafts 4 Eternity – Very Vintage

Paper Crafting Journey – Bingo (Sentiment, Embossing, Brads)

 

Thank you for stopping by, and hope to see you again soon!

 

Love and light

Claire xx

The Crafting Cafe – Anything Goes

Hello everyone! Well, I’m a day late with my first post for The Crafting Cafe, but with a good reason!! We spent a long weekend in Bath celebrating my father-in-law’s 80th birthday, but went a day earlier for Valentine’s Day, which was a nice surprise! Hence, I didn’t get my card made in time to schedule the post for the blog, but anyway, here it is!!

 

Our first challenge is ‘Anything Goes’, and we have been lucky enough to be sponsored by LEJ Designs. I chose ‘Simply Sentiments’, and used one of the sentiments on the front of my card as the focal point.

 

 

What I have used:

Roses – Marianne English Rose and Spellbinders Bitty Blossoms

Foliage – Spellbinders

Swirl – Magnolia DooHickeys

Border – Martha Stewart Around the Page punches

 

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Paper Playtime – Sentiment Stamps

A Gem of a Challenge – Dies and Punches

 

Thank you for stopping by, and hope to see you again soon!

 

Love and light

Claire xx

Girly

Morning Friends! Well, Sunday again, which means it’s time for another challenge over at Eclectic Ellapu! This week our theme is ‘Girly’, and is hosted by the lovely Sheena!

 

I have made a relatively simple card this week, using one of the lovely images from Lili of the Valley…

 

 

 

 

 

What I have used:

Image and Sentiment – Lili of the Valley

Coloured with Tim Holtz DMs

Doily and Decorative Corner – Cheery Lynn Dies

 

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Hanna and Friends – Anything Goes

Moving Along with the Times – Only Girls Allowed

 

Thank you for stopping by, and please remember to pop along to the rest of the very talented Pink Team to see what they came up with!

 

Love and light

Claire xx

Sew special and some fantastic news!

Morning Friends! Well, Friday evening – and it’s raining! Not looking forward to the predicted snow again for Sunday, but at least we haven’t gotten it as bad as other places. I think sunny South Africa is the place to be at the moment – anyone offering to buy me a plane ticket???

 

I have just uploaded my card for the new Eclectic Ellapu challenge which goes live on Sunday – please pop by then to see what I came up with and what the rest of the Pink Team created.

 

I have some really exciting news!!! I have been chosen to be on the new Crafting Cafe challenge blog design team! I will be posting once a month on the 17th – the idea is that the team get given an image to work into a theme, and we all post on different days during the month to give ongoing inspiration for the challenge which will run for a month. The February challenge started on the 1st February, and our theme for this month is ‘Anything Goes’.

 

My card for today was one that I made last week for another of Nadine’s friends. She is very into arty stuff and loves sewing, so when these free stamps came along in a magazine, I got really excited! I have paper pieced the corset with the backing papers to make it stand out more.

 

 

 

 

 

What I have used:

Sentiment – Lili of the Valley

Charm – BoBunny Weekend Market

 

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Crafty Ribbons Challenge – Anything with Ribbon

Happy Campers Craft Collective – Shabby Chic

Creative Moments – Buttons and Bows

Stampin' for the weekend – Something Metal

 

Thank you for stopping by, hopefully see you again soon!

 

Love and light

Claire xx

Blue Day…

Hello Friends! Time sure does fly, definitely more quickly the older you get!! I can’t believe it’s been 10 days since I last posted, definitely need to get my backside into gear!!

 

I made this card last week for my Headteacher at school – she really liked it, hope you do too!

 

 

 

 

 

What I have used:

Roses – Wild Orchid Crafts

Magnolia DooHickeys – Swirl

Spellbinders – Decorative Oval

Sentiment – Lili of the Valley

 

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Wild Orchid Challenge – Anything Goes

Crafts and Me Challenges – Favourite colour combo

Ruby's Rainbow – Roses

 

Thank you for stopping by, hope to see you again soon!

 

Love and light

Claire xx