Favourite Colour Combination

Hello again! Well, 1st of the month, which means it's time for another fab challenge over at Eclectic Ellapu! It's my first one for quite a long while, but it feels great to be back!

This month we would like to see your favourite colour combination! I have many, but blue and brown seem to be the flavour of the month for me at the moment! This card is for a dear friend who retired from work last year, and is off gallivanting around the world! I have popped it through her letterbox so she will pick it up the next time she is home!!

What I have used:

Papers - My Mind's Eye Remarkable Day

Sentiment - Molly Blooms

Flowers - Martha Stewart punch Hydrangeas, Cosmic Shimmer Pearl PVA

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Alphabet Challenge - S for Stitching

Double Click - Polka Dots

Thank you for stopping by, and please join in our fab challenge at Eclectic Ellapu! Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!!

Love and light

Claire xx

Black and White

Morning All! First post of the day today, and this one is for Eclectic Ellapu. This will be the last challenge for the Pink Team before we take our break for Christmas, so be sure to join in the fun! Our theme this week is Black and White, and is being hosted by the lovely Elaine R!

I have tried something a bit out of my comfort zone - clean and simple! I'm not too sure whether I've been converted, although I do really like it...

What I have used:

Sentiment - Verve Stamps

Brads and paper from stash

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Seize the Sketch - Sketch #7

Addicted to Stamps - Clean and Simple

Penny's Paper Crafty - Add black or bling

Thank you for stopping by - remember to have a look at what the other girls have created and also link up your fab project!!

Be back in a bit!

Love and light

Claire xx

For a Boy!

Morning everyone! Sunday again, so time for two more challenges to play along with! This is my card for Eclectic Ellapu and Dream Valley Challenges will be the post above!

Well, it was the big move down to Bath Spa University for Nadine yesterday! It was all so well organised when we got there, I was really impressed! Her room is small, tiny in fact, but once we got all her stuff in it looked okay! I did the typical mum thing and cried when we left, but I am so proud of her and all she has achieved to get there!

Right, enough blabbing, and on to my first card! Sheena is hosting the challenge at Eclectic Ellapu this week, and she has chosen 'For a Boy' theme. I chose to go down the baby route, as I don't have one for my stash!

What I have used:

Sentiment - Lili of the Valley

Banners - Joy crafts

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Card Makin Mamas - For the kids

Jellypark Friends - The sentiment is the key

Totally Papercrafts - Happy birthday Baby

Thank you for having a look, and please remember to pop over to Eclectic Ellapu to see what the other DT members have created and to link up your entry to our challenge! I will be back in a bit for my Dream Valley Challenge post!

Love and light

Claire xx

And they call it Puppy Love!

Morning friends! Sunday again, so that means we have a new challenge at Eclectic Ellapu for you to join in with, but before that, we have some very exciting news!! It is coming up to our ONE year anniversary and we are going to celebrate with a 29 day treasure hunt. That means a prize everyday. The fuller details will be revealed a little later. Please snag the badge and place it on your profile, become a follower of Eclectic Ellapu and sit back and wait for the 1st of October - make a note of it on your diary but in the meantime keep popping back for the finer details of this HUGE giveaway - you won't be disappointed.

So, onto today's challenge! Our theme is 'And they call it Puppy Love', so we would like to see all those beloved pets making an appearance! Asha is hosting this week, and she would like to assure you that ALL pets are welcome, whether they have fur or scales or whether they bark, miaow or chirp!!

This is my card...

What I have used:

Image - Lili of the Valley

Sentiment - BoBunny

Coloured with Tim Holtz DMs

Papers - Raspberry Road freebies in magazine and Tim Holtz Coredinations

Brad - Hobby House

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Deconstructing Jen - Deconstructed Sketch 117

Crafty Little Fairies - Cute and Cuddly Critters

Alphabet Challenge - O One word sentiment

Thank you for taking a look, please pop over to Eclectic Ellapu to see what the othe lovely ladies on the DT have created!

I will be back a bit later with another post!

Love and light

Claire xx

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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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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Summer Days and Anything Goes

Hello again friends! Well, officially on holiday now, until the beginning of September, except for a few odd days that I have to go into work to do a few bits and pieces! I had a wonderful week last week, my birthday happened to fall on the day we finished school, so what a fantastic present - Summer holidays!! I was thoroughly spoilt for my birthday, and received some lovely presents and beautiful cards!

Today we have challenges at both Eclectic Ellapu and Dream Valley Challenges. Eclectic Ellapu are having 'Anything Goes' which is always really popular, and Dream Valley Challenges want to see 'Summer Days'!

What I have used:

Flowers and leaves - Magnolia Doohickeys

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

One Stop Craft - Flowers and Ribbon

A Little Bit Crafty - Die-ing for it!

Thank you for stopping but, and please remember to pop over to both Eclectic Ellapu and Dream Valley Challenges to see what both very talented design teams have created for you this week!

Love and light

Claire xx

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Flowers and Fancy Folds

Hello Everyone! Well, some exciting news – I have been asked to join the wonderful Design Team over at Dream Valley Challenges! This week is my first challenge, and our theme is ‘Fancy Folds’!

 

It is also the turn of the Pink Team at Eclectic Ellapu, and this week our host is the lovely Kelly, and she has chosen the theme of ‘Flowers’.

 

I have cheated a bit and combined the two challenges – I haven’t been very well again and ran out of time to do two cards, but I think it all worked out quite well in the end! Only a week and a half until the school holidays, which I am really looking forward to! Five and a half weeks off to make cards and relax!!  Anyway, on to my card…

 

 

 

 

What I have used:

Sentiment – Lili of the Valley

Flowers – Marianne Creatables

Leaves and Fern – Magnolia DooHickeys

 

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Hobby House – Vintage

Card Makin Mamas – Monochromatic

Fairy Tale Challenge – Favourite Colours

Sister Act Card Challenge – Anything Goes

Lili's Little Fairies – Happy Birthday

 

Thank you for stopping by, and please hop on over to Eclectic Ellapu and Dream Valley Challenges to see what the DTs have created!

 

See you soon!

 

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

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

Anything Goes at Eclectic Ellapu

Morning All! It’s challenge time for the Pink Team at Eclectic Ellapu  this week, and our theme is ‘Anything Goes’. Our new team members have joined us this week, so please pop over to their blogs and see what they have created!

My entry this week is a set of tags that I have made for my stash. I love covering gifts in brown paper and white string, so these tags give a little bit of something to the gifts!

What I have used:

Kraft card

Sentiment stamp – Lili of the Valley

Film strip – Tim Holtz

Butterfly – Spellbinders


I would like to enter the following challenges please:
 No Matter Which - Things with Wings
Catch the Bug - Bingo (Brad, die cut, ribbon)
Cut it Up - Make it Mini
A little bit crafty - Kraft it

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

Love and light

Claire xx

Anything Goes at Eclectic Ellapu!

Morning everyone! Bank Holiday weekend here, and finger’s crossed the sun is going to stay out! It is supposed to be a beautifully sunny Bank Holiday Monday, so hopefully braai (BBQ) weather – can’t wait to get outside and actually feel the warmth get down to my bones!

 

It’s challenge time for the Pink Team over at Eclectic Ellapu again, and our theme this week is ‘Anything Goes’!

 

This is the card that I made for Nadine’s boyfriend for his birthday. He is studying Physics at uni, so he really appreciated my take on the ‘geeky’ things!

 

 

 

 

 

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Delicious Doodles – Something for the boys

Color my heart – Cocoa and Saddle

Moving Along with the Times – One for the Guys

 

Thanks you for taking a look, and please stop by the rest of the Eclectic Ellapu DT blogs to see what they have created!

 

Love and light

Claire xx

Team Pink are ‘In the Stars’!

Hello Everyone! It’s challenge time over at Eclectic Ellapu again, and this time the lovely Dawn is hosting! The theme that she has chosen is ‘In the Stars’, which can be interpreted any way you like! The Design Team have all gone along the astrological route, and this is my creation…

 

 

I will admit I was rather stumped with this one, but I thought a tag was a safe option as they always come in handy!!I have layered different blue paper after cutting their edges with a Martha Stewart border punch. They haven’t come out too well on the photo, but they are there!!

 

Please pop along to Eclectic Ellapu to see what the rest of the Pink Team came up with!

 

Thanks for stopping by, hope to see you again soon!

 

Love and light

Claire xx