Circles

Hello Everyone! Weekend again - bliss!! Breakfast out with the Hubby this morning, and lazy day for the rest of it!

This is a card for my Aunt in South Africa, so it had to be flat to send it in the post...

What I have used:

Sketch - Friday Sketch Challenge

Papers - Botanical Notes by First Edition

Sentiment - Verve Stamps Doodled Occasions

Lace - Hobby House

Pearls - Hobby House

Embossing folder - tri-boss

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Friday Sketch Challenge - Sketch 99

Bloggers - Ovals or Circles

Thank you for stopping by!

Love and light

Claire xx

Autumn Leaves

Hello again! Well, two posts in one day! I have spent the afternoon in my craft room and got a start the long list of cards I want to make, never mind the Christmas card list!!

This card is for Graham's godfather who is a bit of a nature fan!

What I have used:

Sketch - Mojo Monday #412

Papers - Falling Leaves by First Edition

Leaves - Tim Holtz Tattered Leaves and The Burlap Paper Stack by DCWV

Sentiment - Verve Stamps

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Mojo Monday - Sketch #412

Dragon's Lair Designs - Three of a kind

Thank you for stopping by!

Love and light

Claire xx

Ready to go again...

Hello friends! Well, it's been quite a while since I've been here, with lots of changes happening in my life, but hopefully things have settled down a bit and I can carry on doing what I love!

I have been to a few demos at Sir Stampalot here in Peterborough, and have been inspired by the lovely ladies that share their talents with everyone. A few weeks ago the lovely Christine Emberson was there, and yesterday it was the turn of Nikki Payne. Two very different styles, but both really creative, and both got me thinking again!!

I made this card to say thank you to a friend at school after I had left...

What I have used:

Papers - Paper Flowers by First Edition

Sentiment - Hero Arts

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Southern Girls - Challenge 118 Flower Power

Crafty Gals Corner - Challenge 34 Lots of Layers

Thank you for stopping by!

Love and light

Claire xx

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

Masculine Christmas

Hello All! Well, this has been the week that wasn't - struck down by a stomach bug, but all better now, and hopefully that is now it for the Winter!!

I made this card last weekend, using the fab sketch and colour challenge at Viva la Verve! I thought it was perfect as a masculine Christmas card...

What I have used:

Papers - First Edition Vintage Noël

Sentiment - Verve Stamps

Pearls - Cosmic Shimmer Pearl PVA

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Viva la Verve - November Week 1 sketch and colour

Crafting by Designs - Getting ready for Christmas

Ruby's Rainbow - Non-traditional Christmas

Thank you for stopping by, see you again soon!

Love and light

Claire xx

Twice is nice!

Hello Everyone! Well, I can safely say that this week is flying by - I think I completely passed Tuesday, so my post didn't happen for the new challenge at Try Stampin' on Tuesday!

The theme for this challenge is 'Twice is Nice', along with a fab sketch to follow...

...and this was our sketch...

What I have used:

Papers - First Edition

Trees (stamp and die) - Verve

Sentiment - Verve

Pearls - Cosmic Shimmer Pearl PVA

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Love to Create - Christmas

Squigglefly - Square cards

Cute as a button - Christmas/Winter

Thank you for stopping by! Back again soon...

Love and light

Claire xx

Box it up!

Hello again! End of the weekend, but only five weeks of school left, so can't be bad!! We went out to the farm today, very foggy and damp, but lovely to see the family and had a gorgeously scrummy lunch! We chatted about Christmas arrangements, almost hitting the 30 day countdown!!

Right, time for my first contribution to UnstampaBelles!! Our theme this month is 'Box it up' with a twist to do a tutorial! Bear with me!

I have decided to make boxes for Christmas! My thought at the time was to make Advent Calendar boxes, one for each day, all different sizes, to be able to put different treats in each - so far I have made 2!!

I started off with my We R Memory Keepers Gift Box punch board...

...I scored the lines and punched the sides as instructed...

...then I folded...

...I have used double sided tape to secure the sides...

...the boxes are punched with little tags to close the lid...

...and the other flaps...

...I turn the boxes over so that I can decorate...

...and that's it, my lovely boxes!!

What I have used:

Boxes - We R Memory Keepers Gift Box Punch Board

Rusted bells - from stash

Holly leaves - Tim Holtz Festive Foliage die

Numbers - Sissix Antiqua Numerals

Papers - First Edition Vintage Noël

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Altered Eclectics - not a card

Crafting Musketeers - Anything but a card

Thank you for popping over, and I hope that you have been inspired to make a few boxes for Christmas!

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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Respect

Morning All! I hope everyone is having a good week so far, and for those in the UK managing to keep warm in this chilly weather! We will be marking today with a two minute silence at school to remember the fallen, and the children have all made a hand poppy which is being made into a wreath to show our respect. The children are young and not all of them understand what we are marking, but they understand the sadness behind the event and behave accordingly, which is absolutely brilliant!

Right then, Tuesday, which means it's time for another fab challenge at Try Stampin' on Tuesday, with a cool sketch to follow! Our twist this time is 'Respect', which can be interpreted in many different ways! I have chosen friendship...

And this was our sketch...

What I have used:

Papers - First Edition Rose Garden

Sentiment - Lili of the Valley

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Great Impressions - Thankful thoughts

Delicious Doodles - Thinking of you

Fussy and Fancy - Thankful

Thank you for stopping by, and remember to create something and link up!

See you tomorrow!

Love and light

Claire xx

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Thank you...

Morning All! Friday at last, and what a week it's been! Looking forward to the weekend and my great-nephew's 1st birthday party tomorrow. It's cake making night tonight, so pop back tomorrow to see what I made for him!

Friday, so that means another fab challenge over at Simply Create Too! Our challenge this time is 'Thanksgiving or Thank You'. As we don't celebrate Thanksgiving here in the UK I went with a thank you card. I always love having thank you cards in my stash - you just never know when someone surprises you or does something for you and you can thank them with something from the heart...

What I have used:

Papers - First Edition Rose Garden and Tim Holtz Coredinations Victorian Velvet

Sentiment - Hero Arts

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

The Crafter's Cafe - Thank you

Craft Hoarders Anonymous - Thank you

Path of Positivity - Gratitude

Thank you for stopping by, and have fun entering our challenge!

Love and light

Claire xx