Snow is coming...

Hello All! I hope everyone has had a good week, and enjoying the weekend at last! Only 26 sleeps until Christmas!!

Our theme at Try Stampin' on Tuesday this week was a fab sketch and 'Snow is coming'...

...and this was our sketch...

What I have used:

Papers - First Edition

Sentiment - from stash

Snowflake - Spellbinders

Frantage

Brad - Hobby House

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Completely Christmas - Anything goes with a twist

Winter Wonderland - Dies and Punches

4 Crafty Chicks - Die cuts

Aud Sentiments - Sentiment appropriate for December

Thank you for stopping by, and remember, it's not too late to enter our challenge...

Love and light

Claire xx

Simply Create Too mid challenge reminder

Hello! Just a bit late with my reminder post for our challenge over at Simply Create Too! Our theme is Thanksgiving or Thank you, depending on where in the world you are!

What I have used:

Papers - First Edition Rose Garden and Coredinations Victorian Velvet

Sentiment - Hero Arts

Butterfly - Memory Box

Brads - Hobby House

Ribbon - BoBunny

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

The Stamping Boutique - Thankful

In the Pink - Keep it Sweet and Simple

Double Click - Thank you

Thank you for stopping by, and please remember to enter our fab challenge!

Love and light

Claire xx

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Happy birthday...

Hello All! Another cold and bright day here in Peterborough - winter has well and truly arrived! The countdown is going well, only 6 weeks and 1 day of school left before Christmas holidays!! Quiz night tonight, although I really don't think we'll do well - our brains are not working at the moment.

Today's card is for one of the cooks at work whose birthday it is tomorrow...

What I have used:

Papers - from stash

Sentiment - Woodware

Lace - Hobby House

Pearls - Cosmic Shimmer Pearl PVA

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Creative Moments - Anything Goes/Celebration

Creative Colours Challenge - Challenge 22

Digi Sketch Challenge - Lace and Pearls

Thanks for stopping by! Please pop by again tomorrow for a fab DT challenge!

Love and light

Claire xx

Getting ready for Christmas...

Morning everyone! Urge, Monday, but never mind! Back at school, and the countdown to Christmas has officially begun!

It's time for another fab challenge at Dream Valley Challenges, and our theme is 'Getting ready for Christmas!' Our sponsor for this challenge is Robyn's Fetish, and the winner will receive three digital stamps!

So, this is my first Christmas card, hopefully the first of many!

What I have used:

Papers - First Edition Vintage Noël, Tim Holtz Coredinations Forest Moss and Fired Brick

Brad - Hobby House

Poinsettia - Tim Holtz Tattered Poinsettia

Sentiments - Kaisercraft and DoCraft

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Viva la Verve - October sketch week 4

Always Something Creative - Green and Red

Thank you for stopping by - please remember to enter our fab challenge at Dream Valley!

Love and light

Claire xx

Time...

Hello All! Wow, two posts in two days - yes, I'm feeling great thanks!!

Last day of half term, back to school on Monday, so I'm making the most of my time and spending it in my craft room! Today's card is to send to a friend who recently retired, got the all clear from cancer, and has just found out that they are going to be grandparents! It's more of a catch-up card to say that I'm thinking of her and all her fabulous news!

I have just discovered the UnstampaBelles challenge blog, where you create things without using any stamps at all! It's always good to have cards on hand that don't have any sentiments on them, and you can always add them later if you wish - a small tag attached to a paper clip for example! Anyway, the theme this month is 'Time', so hence the inspiration for my card!

What I have used:

Papers - My Mind's Eye (Unforgettable 'Story' Tale Paper), Tim Holtz Coredinations Pine Needles and Broken China

Clock - Tim Holtz Weathered Clock, Stampendous Aged Silver Frantage

Lace and brad - Hobby House

Flowers and leaves - Marianne Creatables, Magnolia DooHickeys and Joy Crafts

Pearls - Ranger Liquid Pearls

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

UnstampaBelles - Time with shabby chic twist

Fantastic Tuesday - Monochrome

Crafty Card Makers - Cut it out

Thank you for stopping bye - DT challenge tomorrow!!

Love and light

Claire xx

I'm back!!

Hello Everyone! Well, I'm eventually back! I have had a few months off, and think I may have my mojo back, so now raring to go!

So, for my first card! This is a birthday card for one of the lovely ladies at school whose birthday it is today, although she will only get her card tomorrow as it's a Bank Holiday here in the UK today!

What I have used:

Sketch - Friday Sketch Challenge

Papers - Dovecrafts

Sentiment - Verve Stamps

Rose - Spellbinders

Brads and Pearls - The Hobby House

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Friday Sketch Challenge - Sketch #68

Sugar Creek Hollow - Tic Tac Toe (flowers, pearls, die cut)

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards - Circles and Squares

Thank you for stopping by, and please pop back again soon!

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

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

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

Top Tip at Try Stampin'!!

Hello Everyone! Well, I've had a disastrous couple of weeks, but hopefully back on an even keel now! For my first foray back into blogging, I have cheated a bit and combined two of my DT projects into one!

Over at Top Tip on Tuesday we had to use kraft card on our projects, and my tip for using kraft card is don't be afraid to change the colour of your kraft card - I have used Glimmer Mist to add interest!

At Try Stampin' on Tuesday we had to create a Christmas Tag and provide a tutorial on how we made it! I hope this makes sense!!

Cut out your tag to the required size. I have spritzed it with red Glimmer mist, and then stitched around the edge. If you don't like sewing on your projects you could also use a white gel pen to draw faux stitches around the edge...

...Stamp your sentiment across the front of the tag and emboss with white embossing powder...

...Cut and emboss the poinsettia and leaf...

...Use a bone folder to shape the flower petals and leaf...

...I have used Diamond Dust on the edges of the tag and the poinsettia and leaf (I brushed the edges with tacky glue first)...

...Assemble the poinsettia with a brad and attach the poinsettia and leaf to the tag with the brad. Stick another tag the same size onto the back of your tag to cover the brad and the stitching. Punch a hole in the top of the tag and tie a ribbon through...

Thank you for stopping by, and don't forget to enter our fab challenges!

Love and light

Claire xx