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Sunday, 18 November 2012

Thankful

Hello again! Well, something exciting in this post! I have been asked to guest design for Scrapper’s Delight! I am really excited, and the images the DT use are all fabulous! The theme for this week’s challenge which lasts for two weeks is ‘Thankful’, and this is my entry:

What I have used:

Image: Scrapper’s Delight

Coloured with Tim Holtz DMs

Sentiment: Lili of the Valley

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

My Sheri Crafts – Give thanks

Broken Box Stock – Thank you

Card Makin Mamas – Thank you

Pause Dream Enjoy – Thank you

Wags 'n Whisk Stamps – Be Thankful

Thank you for stopping by if you have arrived from Scrapper’s Delight! If you haven’t, please head on over there to have a look to see what the fabulous DT created!

Love and light

Claire xx

Lots of Layers

Morning friends! Well, the first of two posts today! Sunday’s are going to be busy from now on!! This card is for Glitter n Sparkle, and this week we had had to have Lots of Layers! My image is from When the Scrap hits the Fun, and is called ‘Ragdoll’!

What I have used:

Image: Ragdoll digi, Christmas tree stamp from my box(!), presents cut from paper

Papers: Tim Holtz Coredinations and patterned paper from stash

Dies: XCut Circle and Scalloped Circle

Sentiment: Lili of the Valley

Coloured with Tim Holtz DIs

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Allsorts – It’s a gift

Polka Doodles – Square card with a round element

MilkCoffee Challenge – More than one fold

Thank you for stopping by to have a look, please stop by the rest of the DT from Glitter n Sparkle to have a look at what they created!

Love and light

Claire xx

Sunday, 11 November 2012

Things with Wings!

Hello again! My second post for the day, and this time it’s for the challenge at Glitter n Sparkle! This week our theme is ‘Things with Wings’, and my digi stamp is from one of our lovely sponsors Digi Darla Designs and is called Fairy Good Girl 1.

What I have used:

Image: Digi Darla Designs

Sentiments: Lili of the Valley

Magnolia DooHickeys: Swirl

Spellbinders: Rose Creations

XCut dies: Circle and Scalloped Circle

Coloured with Promarkers

Twine, brads and bells from stash

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Crafts 4 Eternity – Terrific Tags

Brown Sugar – Bingo (Flowers, pink and ribbon)

Inspired by Stamping – Sketch

Flutter By Wednesday – Anything Goes

I love Promarkers – Pretty in Pink

Thank you for stopping by; please remember to have a look at the the rest of the Glitter n Sparkle designs!

Love and light

Claire xx

Pink and Cream

Hello Friends! Well, Sunday again, and that can only mean that it’s challenge time over on Eclectic Ellapu! The Pink team are hosting, led this week by the lovely Berni! Berni has chosen the theme of ‘Pink and Cream’, so this is what I came up with!

What I have used:

Image and sentiments: Lili of the Valley

Paper: Milton and Co Christmas Paper Stack and Tim Holtz Coredinations

Shapeabilities: Layered Poinsettia

Nestabilities: Floral Ovals

Tim Holtz Alterations: Tattered Pinecone (used leaf)

Snowflake punch

Coloured with DMs

Cosmic Shimmer Pearl PVA

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Christmas Stampin' all year long – Anything goes

Fussy and Fancy – Pearls and Flowers

Stampin with the Dragon – Christmas, no red or green

Totally PaperCrafts – Cute and Girly

PaperPlay Challenges – Snowflakes

Thank you for taking the time to have a look, please remember to stop by the rest of the Eclectic Ellapu design team to see their creations.

Love and light

Claire xx

Sunday, 4 November 2012

Anything but Square…

Hello Friends! Well, my first post for Glitter n Sparkle today! The theme is ‘Anything but Square’, so of course I did a circular card! Unfortunately I don’t have a circular die as big as I wanted, so I hunted around the house and discovered that our breakfast bowls were the right size, so did a bit of old fashioned tracing and cutting!!

The image I have used is from one of our sponsors CdeeDesigns and is called ‘Rebecca’. This is the first time I have used a digi stamp – very different from traditional stamps but something I could get used to!

I have coloured the image with Promarkers, after much trial and error!

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

My Heart Pieces – As Beautiful as a Ribbon

Fetch a Sketch – Challenge 36

Mojo Monday – Circles or Squares

Victorine Stamps – Challenge #46 (Button, bow and colouring)

That Craft Place – Tic Tac Toe (Dies, border and buttons)

Thank you for taking a look, and please stop by Glitter n Sparkle and have a look at what the rest of the DT have created, and of course enter the challenge!

Love and light

Claire xx

Friday, 2 November 2012

Exciting news!

Hello everyone! Well, some exciting news today, in the midst of my horrible week!! I have been asked to joing the Design Team over at Glitter n Sparkle!! I am really excited as they use digi images for all their challenges, along with a theme, and I've never used a digi stamp before, so looking forward to seeing what I can come up with! Challenges are posted on a Sunday, so I'll be super busy designing for both Glitter n Sparkle and Eclectic Ellapu which is also on a Sunday! I hope you can join us at both challenges - look forward to seeing your challenge entries!

Love and light

Claire xx

Sunday, 28 October 2012

Happiness is…

Hello everyone! Well, I have never been so happy on a Sunday evening before – no school for a whole week!! Last week was so tiring – sick hubby, very stressed daughter, a day and a half out of school so lots of work to catch up! The downside? I have now come down with some lurgy! The upside? A whole week to chill! Unfortunately all this meant that I didn’t get an entry in for the Eclectic Ellapu DT this week, but please stop by and support the rest of the DT – their entries for the ‘Recipe’ challenge are amazing!

I made this card a few weeks ago for one of the teachers at school, and she absolutely loved it! I know I had a card on here a few weeks ago with the dragonfly on it, but I absolutely love this stamp and had to use it again!

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Addicted to Stamps – Things with Wings

Glitter n Sparkle – Monochrome

Totally Gorjuss – Things with Wings

Fussy and Fancy – Anything Goes

PaperPlay Challenges – Butterflies and Bees (and other things with wings!)

Thanks for stopping by!

Love and light

Claire xx

Saturday, 20 October 2012

Happy 18th Birthday!

Hello Friends! Well, what an absolutely hectic week! It feels like I just haven’t stopped all week, and this afternoon is the first time I have actually sat down! I still have the washing and ironing to do, but what’s more important?? Thank you to everyone who stopped by from Eclectic Ellapu to have a look! Please head back over there tomorrow as the very talented Purple team are hosting the new challenge starting tomorrow!

Both my daughter and our friends’ daughter turned 18 on Wednesday, so my card today was one that went in the post up North!

What I have used:

Paper: BoBunny Country Garden

Sentiments: Lili of the Valley

Spellbinders: Daisy topper

XCut dies: Circle and Scalloped circle

Tim Holtz DIs

Ribbon from stash

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Nutcrafters – Round and Round

Creative Craft Challenges2 – Three

Fussy and Fancy – Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by!

Love and light

Claire xx

Sunday, 14 October 2012

Anything Goes!

Hello everyone! Welcome to the first day of Eclectic Ellapu! Our first challenge is ‘Anything Goes’ – good luck! If you have arrived at my blog from Eclectic Ellapu then welcome! I hope you like what you see and come back for a nosey often! Please take some time to have a look at the other designers’ blogs too!

My card today is for my sister-in-law who absolutely loves dragonflies! When we went out on the boat a few weekends ago she had a beautiful red coat on, so hence the red theme for the card. The papers are from BoBunny – Serenity – I absolutely love love the BoBunny ranges!

The tag pulls out to be able to write a message on it…

…There is also a little envelope on the back for somewhere to hide her present…

…and finally an envelobox to put the card in for hand-delivery!

What I have used:

Stamp: Stampalicious Dragonfly

Sentiments: Lili of the Valley

Papers: BoBunny Serenity and Tim Holtz Coredinations

Spellbinders: Rose Creations

Nestabilities: Floral Ovals

Magnolia DooHickeys: Swirl and Leaf

Coloured with Tim Holtz DIs and DMs

Ribbon from BoBunny

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Pattie's Creations Design Challenge – Tags -

4 Crafty Chicks – Tag -

Happy Campers – Use a tag -

Moving along with the times – Tag it! -

Thank you so much for coming to visit! I hope you like what you saw and will come back often!

Love and light

Claire xx

Saturday, 13 October 2012

For my friend…

Hello friends! Well, one more day to go before our new challenge blog Eclectic Ellapu goes live – please pop back again tomorrow to have a look, and of course enter the challenge!

Today’s card is for my friend in South Africa! Her birthday is actually only tomorrow, but as Eclectic Ellapu goes live tomorrow I had to put the card on today! Happy Birthday Fi! Wish I was there to share it with you!

What I have used:

Image and sentiments: Lili of the Valley

Ticket: Tim Holtz

Magnolia DooHickeys: Swirl

Spellbinders: Parisian Elements and Rose Creations

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Delicious Doodles – Monochrome

Guylou's Inimitability Blog – Just to die for

Paper Play Challenges – Simply Cute

Divas by Design – Anything Goes

Freshly Brewed Blog – Friend (or love) + fall colours

Thank you for stopping by, please remember to stop by tomorrow and enter our new challenge!

Love and light

Claire xx

Thursday, 11 October 2012

Serenity

Hello Friends! Well, it is absolutely chucking down with rain – it hasn’t been this heavy here for a while! Well, I suppose we do need it, as long as it stops by morning!!

Three more sleeps until Eclectic Ellapu goes live!! Please remember to stop by and have a look!

Today’s card is for one of the teachers at work.

What I have used:

Papers: BoBunny Serenity and Tim Holtz Coredinations

Marianne: Birdcage

Spellbinders: Itty Bitty Blossoms

Tim Holtz DIs

Ribbon from stash

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Shopping our Stash – Tic Tac Toe (Black, ribbon, flower)

Incy Wincy – Anything Goes

Seems a little sketchy – Sketch 23

Opus Gluei – Challenge #41 Turquoise and red

Deep Ocean Challenge – Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by!

Love and light

Claire xx

Monday, 8 October 2012

Baby Boy!

Hello Friends! Well, Monday evening, grey and dreary day here, and cold! I think that Winter has arrived, never mind Autumn!

I have been sorting out all my card photos, and found one that I hadn’t posted yet! It was one I had made for our neighbours who had a little boy not so long ago!

What I have used:

Image and sentiment: Lili of the Valley

Papers: Forever Friends The Good Life

Nestabilities: Labels Four

Magnolia DooHickeys: Banner

Coloured with Tim Holtz DIs and DMs

Twine from stash

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Inky Impressions Challenges – Let’s Hear it for the Boys

Robyn's Fetish - Circles

Amusing Challenges – Twine

Thank you for stopping by, see you soon!

Love and light

Claire xx

Sunday, 7 October 2012

One week to go!

Hello everyone! Well, it;s been a week since I’ve been on here, and what a week it’s been! Busy at school, busy at home, and busy making my entry for the first challenge next Sunday on Eclectic Ellapu! We go live on the 14th – very excited!! My entry is finished now, so back to catching up on my card making!

Today’s card is for one of my daughter’s friends again – hope she likes it!

What I have used:

Image: Lili of the Valley

Sentiments: Lili of the Valley

Magnolia DooHickeys: Swirl

Papers: Papermania Inspirations

Button, ribbon and twine from stash

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Amusing Challenges – Baker’s Twine

Pile It On – Vintage or Shabby Chic

A Gem of a Challenge – For the Girls

The Sisterhood of Crafters – Happy Birthday

Totally Stampalicious – Anything goes!

Thank you for stopping by – be back soon!

Love and light

Claire xx

Sunday, 30 September 2012

Into the sunset…

Hello Friends! Well, Sunday evening! This weekend has passed in a blur, but it has been absolutely fantastic! We spent the day on the narrowboat yesterday, and stopped at a pub beside the canal for lunch, and then made our way back down again. We celebrated both my mum-in-law and sister-in-law’s birthdays, and the cards I had made for them went down really well, everyone liked them! We have been at my mum-in-laws for lunch today too, so feeling really stuffed with food and really lazy, but overall a really good weekend!

Today’s card was another one for one of our new teachers at work for her birthday. She rides a little moped to school every day, so I thought this stamp from Lili of the Valley was very apt!