Day 17 at The Crafting Cafe

Hello Everyone! It’s Day 17 over at The Crafting Cafe, and our theme for this month is ‘Here Come the Boys’. We are being sponsored this month by Delicious Doodles, and the image that I chose is the Spitfire.

 

My Dad decided that he didn’t want a Father’s Day card this year, he wanted a bottle of beer instead, so the logical  step was to make a bottle tag! I made a little envelope to stick on the back to put a little something in for him to spoil himself with!

 

 

 

What I have used:

Image – Delicious Doodles

Coloured with Tim Holtz DMs

Frantage embossing powder

 

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Anything but a Card – Masculine

Dream Valley Challenges – Father’s Day

2 Sisters – Just for Dad

 

Thank you for stopping by, and please pop by The Crafting Cafe to see what the rest of the team have created this month!

 

Love and light

Claire xx

Sunny Thoughts…

Hello Everyone! Sunday, so it’s challenge  time over at Eclectic Ellapu! This week the Pink Team are being hosted by the lovely Asha, and her theme is ‘Summer’. I have chosen to go a bit sideways on this one, and used a sentiment ‘Sending Sunny Thoughts’ on a relatively simple card.

 

 

 

 

 

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

My Creative Moments – Summertime

Card and Scrap – Use a text stamp

Creative Corner Challenges – Girly Girly

 

Thank you for stopping by, and please have a look at what the rest of the Pink Team at Eclectic Ellapu came up with!

 

Love and light

Claire xx

Birthday Boy!

Hello again Everyone! Monday again, busy day at work, only 6 weeks and 2 days to go!!!!

 

Today’s card is for Nadine’s boyfriend’s brother for his 18th birthday yesterday. He is rugby mad, so this LOTV image was perfect!! We all went out in the afternoon for a meal to celebrate, so a good time was had by all!

 

 

 

 

 

What I have used:

Image – Lili of the Valley

Coloured with Tim Holtz DMs

Papers – Wellington

Sentiment – Woodware Craft Collection

Date stamp – BoBunny On This Day

 

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Try it on Tuesday – One for the Men

Catered Crop – For the boys

Dream Valley Challenges – Sports

Hobbycutz Challenges – Masculine

Crafts 4 Eternity – For the Boys

 

Thank you for taking a look, and please pop by again soon!

 

Love and light

Claire xx

Thank you!

Hello Everyone! Well, another weekend – yay!! This week has gone by really quickly, which is always good, but quite busy too! Thursday night was quiz night – we didn’t win, but did okay(ish)!! Last night the team went round to a friends for dinner, and we had an absolute ball! I haven’t laughed so much for a long time, I was actually quite hoarse this morning! We played Charades amongst other things, and the miming of the film ’Happy Feet’ will forever bring a smile to our faces!!

 

My card today is to say thank you to Tracy for having us last night! I have used two different forms of embossing on my card – heat embossing (frantage on the second layer), and dry embossing on the first layer. I embossed the paper and then lightly sanded it on top to bring it out a bit more. I have also used one of my favourite stamps on this card. It was one of the first stamps that I got from LOTV, and I still love it. It is so versatile, and can be adapted for many different girly cards!!

 

 

 

 

 

What I have used:

Image – Lili of the Valley

Coloured with Tim Holtz DMs

Sentiment – Hero Arts

Papers – BoBunny Chiffon Flourish

Go Create Die – Large frame Frilly #10

Creative Expressions That Special Touch Mask – Flower background

Charm – Hobby House

Martha Stewart punch – Butterflies

Frantage embossing powder – Aged bronze

 

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

As you like it – Favourite Rubber Stamp

Tuesday Throwdown – Embossing

Deep Ocean – For a Girl

Charisma Cardz – Tons of Layers

Happy Campers – Use Metal

 

Thank you for stopping by to have a look! Hopefully see you again soon!

 

Love and light

Claire xx

Anything with Wings at Eclectic Ellapu

Hello again! Third time this weekend – I don’t know whether that’s good or bad!!!! Anyway, onto today’s challenge! The lovely May is our host this week over at Eclectic Ellapu, and she has chosen the theme ‘Anything with Wings’. This can be interpreted in any way – birds, planes, cherubs, and of course butterflies!!!

 

My card is an Anniversary card for another of Graham’s sisters, Julie, and her husband Langford, who celebrated their 27th Anniversary on Friday!

 

 

 

 

 

What I have used:

Magnolia DooHickeys – Butterfly

Hobby House – Vintage brads

 

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Crafting when we can – Punches and/or die cuts

That Craft Place – Dies and Punches

CAS-ual Fridays – Congratulations

Crafts 4 Eternity – Same letter (brads, butterflies, brown inking)

Delicious Doodles – White on White

 

Thank you for stopping by, and please pop by Eclectic Ellapu and have a look at all the other lovely creations, and of course leave some wonderful comments on the rest of the DT’s blogs!

 

See you all again soon!

 

Love and light

Claire xx

Things with Wings at Crafty Calendar Challenge

Hello again! Two in two days – no, you’re not seeing things, and I’ll be back again tomorrow with something else too!!

 

It’s my first challenge with Crafty Calendar Challenge!! This month our theme is ‘Things with Wings’, and we are being sponsored by Whimsy Stamps. My card is a thank you card for Graham’s sister Karen, who who a huge bird watcher, so the theme this month is very apt!

 

 

 

 

 

What I have used:

Papers – Home to Nest

Marianne Creatables – Fence, birdhouse, bird, branches

Magnolia DooHickeys – tag

Sentiment – BoBunny

 

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Crafts 4 Eternity – The Same Letter (bird, branches, birdhouse, blue)

Polkadoodles – To Die For

Stuck on u Sketches – Birds

 

Thank you for stopping by, and please remember to have a look at the rest of the creations from the Crafty Calendar Challenge design team! Have a great day, and hopefully see you again tomorrow!

 

Love and light

Claire xx