Oldies birthday and For a Child!

Morning friends! Beware, this will be a bit of a long post, as I have DT creations for Eclectic Ellapu and Dream Valley Challenges to show you!

This week has been rather busy, which has been lovely! Last Sunday Nadine and I went to London to see Dirty Dancing, which was absolutely fantastic! We also had lunch and cocktails at Jamie Oliver's Diner in Piccadilly, so we thoroughly spoilt ourselves!! Graham has been on leave this past week, and is also off next week, so we have been pottering around the house. We went to Stamford on Friday and had a look around all the quirky little shops and the market, and then had lunch out.

Yesterday I went to Sir Stampalot in Peterborough for a demo by the very talented Clare Rowlands, the creator of Molly Blooms! It was a very informative couple of hours, and my head is spinning a bit with some lovely ideas!!

Right, on to today! My first card is for Eclectic Ellapu, and this week our theme is Oldies Birthday! This card is for my brother-in-law who turns 50 on Tuesday!

What I have used:

Sentiment - Lili of the Valley

Charm - Hobby House

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Seize the Sketch - STS #2

Lili's Little Fairies - It's all about the boys

Seize the Birthday - Anything goes

CAS(e) this sketch - Sketch #42

Divas by Design - Use some twine

My next card is for Dream Valley Challenges, and this time our theme is For a Child! I chose to do a baby card, and this one is going to one of the teachers from school who was blessed with her second little girl this past week...

What I have used:

Image and sentiments - Lili of the Valley

Rose - Marianne Creatables

Fern - Magnolia DooHickeys

Leaf - Joy Crafts

Brads - Hobby House

Ribbon - from stash

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

A Die for a Sketch - Challenge #15

Sister Act - Challenge 21

Aud Sentiments - Anything but a birthday card

Crafty Ribbons - Challenge 58

Crafty Creations - Shabby Chic

Thank you for taking the time to have a look, and please remember to pop over to have a look and see what the DT members on both teams have come up with, and of course link your creations to the challenges!

Love and light

Claire xx

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For a Child

Morning Everyone! Well, what a week this has been! We had a wonderful visit from my cousin and his wife from South Africa, and had a busy few days with them! We went to Duxford on Sunday - completely awe inspiring, I didn't even know you got that many different planes!! On Monday they went to Cambridge and did some punting on the river, and on Tuesday my Mum came with and we went to Burghley House. Out for dinner on Tuesday night with the whole family (Johnathan managed to get home too!), and then they left to go to London on Wednesday morning to spend a few days there before going off to Germany and Poland!

Nadine received her A-level results yesterday, BBB, so she's definitely off to Bath Spa University in September! We are so proud of her, but I will miss her terribly!

Right, onto today!! It is the start of a new challenge over at Simply Create Too, and this time we would like to see a card for a child...

What I have used:

Image - Lili of the Valley

Sentiment - Woodware

Coloured with Tim Holtz DMs

Flower - Spellbinders Rose Creations

Brad - Hobby House

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

2 Creative Chicks - Anything goes for kids

In the Pink - Birthday **TOP PINKIE**

Lili's Little Fairies - Vintage/Shabby Chic

Paper Crafting Journey - Distressed/Vintage

Mojo Monday - Sketch

Thank you for stopping by, and please pop over to the Simply Create Too page to see what the rest of the DT have created!

Love and light

Claire xx

Monochrome!!

Hello All! Back again this morning with another hat on, this time for Dream Valley Challenges, and this week we would like to see Monochrome! I love this kind of theme, using shades of one colour - I think it gives cards a really elegant feel! We are sponsored this week by Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More, and the winner will receive either 5 digital stamps or 4 digital stamps and 1 paper pack of the winner's choice!

Right, onto my card! I tried something a bit different for me this week, and did some stitching on my card! Now I know this may not be new to all of you, but I think I have always been scared of trying it, so I just jumped in a the deep end, and I love it! I think you may just be seeing a bit more sewing on cards from me in the future!

What I have used:

Flower - Spellbinders Rose Creations

Leaves - Joy Crafts

Sentiment - Woodware

Brad - Hobby House

I wold like to enter the following challenges please:

Allsorts - Stitching

The ABC Challenge - S is for Stitching

Emma's Cards UK - Floral

Thanks for stopping by, and as always, please stop by the rest of the team to see what they have created!

Love and light

Claire xx

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Art Deco

Morning Everyone! Sunday already, what a busy week! My cousin and his wife are visiting from South Africa, so I have spent a busy few days getting things ready for them, so my card for today's challenge got made very quickly yesterday morning - not like me to leave it til the last minute at all! We took them into town yesterday afternoon and showed them the sights of Peterborough (thankfully we have a cathedral!!), and did the traditional English pub thing, and then went out to a Mexican restaurant last night. They refused to go to bed until it was dark, so I hope they slept well as it's off to Duxford today to see all the planes (they are both pilots)!

Anyway, Sunday again, which means it's challenge time over at Eclectic Ellapu! Our theme this week is 'Art Deco'! Well, I will be honest, this one was a puzzler for me, but I found this gorgeous stamp at LOTV, which fit my take on the theme perfectly! I think everyone on the design team had a different take on the theme, but that's what makes us Eclectic!!

What I have used:

Image - Lili of the Valley

Coloured with Tim Holtz DM's

Sentiment - Woodware

Swirl - Magnolia DooHickeys

Corner flourish - Crafty Lynn

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

One Stop Craft Challenge - Pastel colours

The Cupboard Trilogy - Monochrome

Thank you for stopping by! Please remember to pop over to Eclectic Ellapu to see what the Eclectic Pink Team have created!!

Love and light

Claire xx

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Anything Goes at Crafty Calendar Challenge

Hello everyone! I really can't believe that it's the first Saturday of the month again - where has this year gone?

It's challenge time over at Crafty Calendar Challenge, and this month we would like to see Anything Goes! I love challenges like this, as you can just be creative and see where your stash takes you!! We are being sponsored by the lovely Pretty Little Stamps, and some of the design team have used images for their cards.

My card today is for the new lady at work when we go back in September. I know how daunting it can be starting a job where there is already a team that you have to fit into, although I don't know how daunting Tracy and I are - mad more like it!! Anyway, I have made a card for her to wish her luck in her new job and hope it makes her relax a bit and realise we're actually quite normal and sane!!

What I have used:

Sentiments - Lili of the Valley

Flowers - Marianne Creatables

Leaves - Joy Crafts

Swirl - Magnolia DooHickeys

Spellbinders - Parisian Motifs

Lace - Hobby House

I wold like to enter the following challenges please:

Mojo Monday - Sketch

Inky Chicks - Summer colours

Thank you for stopping by! Please remember to have a look and see what the other lovely ladies at Crafty Calendar Challenge have created!

See you soon!

Love and light

Claire xx

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