Unscripted...

Hello Everyone! What a fab weekend - absolutely nothing pressing to do, all the housework and laundry done and up to date, shopping done - absolute bliss!! I've been out to Sir Stampalot this afternoon to pick up some bargains in their post-Christmas sale, and been in my craft room making a card, and will be heading back in there when I have finished blogging!

So Saturday, which means it's time for another fab sketch at Unscripted Sketches!

And this is the sketch we had to follow...

What I have used:

Papers - First Edition

Flowers - Marianne Creatables

Leaves - Magnolia DooHickeys and Joy Crafts

Film Strip - Tim Holtz

Label - Spellbinders

Sentiment - Verve Stamps

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Charisma Cards - Birthday

Crafting by Design - Birthdays

Stampin' Royalty - Birthday

Thank you for stopping by! Please remember to pop over to Unscripted Sketches to see what the rest of the DT have created, and join in our fab challenge!

Love and Light

Claire xx

Fab sketch time!

Hello again! Second post of the day, and this time we have a fab sketch at Try Stampin on Tuesday to follow! The twist on the theme is Polka Dots, so let's see what you can do!

Yet again, it's another thank you card...

What I have used:

Papers - First Edition Silent Night

Flowers - Marianne dies

Leaves - Cheery Lynn, Magnolia DooHickeys

Sentiment - Hero Arts

Pearls - The Hobby House

Ribbon - from stash

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Just Inspirational - Girly

Incy Wincy - 3 favourite embellishments (pearls, flowers and ribbon)

Simon says Stamp - Blues

Victorine Stamps - 3 layers

Whoopsiedaisy - Make it Girly

Thank you for stopping by, and please remember to pop by the blogs and join in the challenges!!

Love and Light

Claire xx

Clean and Simple

Hello Everyone! First post of the day, and this one is for Top Tip on Tuesday! Our theme this week is Clean and Simple, and we are being sponsored by the lovely Sweet Stamp Store.

The lovely Deneen has created a fabulous tutorial on how to make a paper bow - please pop over to the blog to see how she does it and have a go!

Right, onto my card, and another thank you card for my stash...

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

The Pink Elephant - Thank you

The Hobby House - Ribbons

Thank you for stopping by, I'll be back again in a bit with my second post of the day!!

Love and Light

Claire xx

Sketch time...

Hello again! Second post of the day, and this time it's another fab sketch over at Unscripted Sketches!

I seem to have loads of male cards to make this month, so here is my take on the sketch...

The fab sketch...

What I have used:

Papers - Kaisercraft Up, Up and Away

Sentiment - Verve Stamps

Brads - The Hobby House

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Delicious Doodles - Layer Up

Charisma Cardz - Birthday

Thank you again for stopping by, and remember to join in our challenge with our fab sketch!

Love and Light

Claire xx

Celebrate!

Hello Everyone! First post of the day today, and we are 'Celebrating' over at Crafty Calendar Challenges!

This can be anything at all...Birthdays, New Year, Life, New baby...the list could go on and on! It can also be any type of craft...cards, scrapbook pages, altered items, a sewing project, handmade gifts...if you made it and it fits our theme then come let us see what you have created! This month we have a brand new sponsor to Crafty Calendar..It's the amazing...Whiff of Joy! The prize from Wiff of Joy is 1 Character Stamp! If you have not been over to the Whiff of Joy website lately then you are missing out! There are the gorgeous Die-Lights dies, Rubber and Digi stamps, Paper Pads, Charms and so much more....lock up the credit cards!!

My card is celebrating life, especially after all our family has been through this past year!

What I have used:

Papers - First Edition Nordic Christmas

Sentiments - Verve Stamps

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Viva la Verve Sketch Challenge - Week 1

Totally Papercrafts - New beginnings

Milk Coffee Challenge - Celebrations

Thank you for stopping by, and please remember to stop by the blog to see what the other girls have created and to enter the challenge!

Love and Light

Claire xx

Anything Goes...

Morning Everyone! Friday already - these two weeks have flown by, and it's back to work on Monday! Friday also means another fab challenge at Simply Create Too, and this time our theme is 'Anything Goes'! We have also extended our DT call until the 7th January, so you might want to check that out too!

For my card today I have made a thank you card - you can never have too many of these in your stash!

What I have used:

Papers - First Edition Silent Night

Sentiment - Hero Arts

Clock - Tim Holtz Weathered Clock

Frantage - Aged Black Embossing Enamel

Brad - The Hobby House

Ribbon from stash

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

The Shabby Tea Room - colours and photo inspiration

Deconstructed sketch - sketch 132

Moving along with the times - Thank you

Paper Pretties - Thank you

Thank you for stopping by, and please remember to have a look and see what the rest of the DT at Simply Create Too have created!

Love and Light

Claire xx

Bottoms Up!

Hello again! Well, we had a fab start to the New Year yesterday, with a leisurely brunch with Graham's sister and family, and then a chilled afternoon at home!

It was also our friend Dave's birthday yesterday, but unfortunately he didn't get his card on time as I had a bit of a senior moment on Tuesday when I posted it, forgetting that there would be no postal delivery yesterday, so hopefully it arrived in the post for him this morning!! We hope he had a fab day, and is getting into gear now for his 50th next year!

What I have used:

Papers - Kaisercraft Up, Up and Away Collection

Sentiments - Lili of the Valley and BoBunny

Pearls - The Hobby House

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Mojo Monday - Sketch 326

Country View Challenges - Monochromatic

Rhedd and Rosie - Going dotty

Thank you for stopping by, and hopefully see you again tomorrow!

Love and Light

Claire xx

Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year to everyone, I hope that this year will hold everything good possible and more!

Well, 1st of the month, which means a fab new challenge over at Heck of a Challenge! This month our theme is 'New', which you can interpret how you wish, new baby, new home etc, or even new stash if you had some for Christmas, just let us know what you used if that's the case. You can enter any Craft project and the prize is a £10 voucher to spend online at Every Crafts A Pound or in the actual shop in Heckmondwike.

We have new neighbours across the road from us, and I made them a New House card to welcome them to the neighbourhood. I have had this house die in my box for ages still in it's packaging, unused, so what better time to get it out than now...

What I have used:

Papers - First. Edition Boho Chic

Houses - Tim Holtz Alterations Townscape

Sentiment - BoBunny Sentiments stamps

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Cuttin and Stampin - Anything Goes with something new

Twisted Tuesday - New beginnings

Thank you for stopping by, and please remember to pop over to Heck of a Challenge to see what the rest of the DT have created, and of course to link up your project!

Love and light

Claire xx