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

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

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

New house!

Morning Bloggers!! Tuesday, and boy is it cold!! The weather has turned and I think we have moved from Summer straight into Winter here! Still, we've been lucky the warm weather has lasted this long, so, roll on Winter and wrapping up, thick duvets and hot chocolate!

I spent some time at Sir Stampalot on Saturday, and the lovely Kim Reygate was demonstrating and hosting a Q&A session for an stamping problems. She showed me a fab technique using alcohol inks, which I am dying to try, so watch this space!

Today's card is for one of our male teachers at work who moved into his own house on Friday last week. I gave him his card yesterday when we got back to work, and I'm proud to say he really loved it!

What I have used:

Papers - Seashore

Houses - Tim Holtz Townscape

Sentiment - BoBunny

Washi tape - Tim Holtz

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Viva la Verve - sketch week 5

The Shabby Tearoom - Just Neutrals

Sketchy Colours - Green, Beige and Brown

Thank you for stopping by, see you again soon!

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 - take two!!

Hello All! Well, trying again with the coming back thing, and think I may actually have cracked it this time! It's half term at the moment, and aside from getting over the flu, I have actually been into my craft room and made some cards!! It feels really good to be back in the saddle - just hope I can remain there!

I have had a catch up with making some cards for my DT commitments, and they will be going on this weekend when the challenges go live, but for the time being here is a card I made for a friend just to say hello! I have used the latest sketch from Deconstructing Jen - I think these sketches are fab as you can take them in any direction and they always look fab!

What I have used:

Spellbinders - Shapeabilities Parisian Motifs

Sentiment - Woodware

Ribbon - from stash

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

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Deconstructing Jen - sketch 175

Aud Sentiments Challenge - two or three word sentiment

Creative Card Crew - Bows

Thank you for stopping by - please pop in over the weekend to see some of my DT makes!

Love and light

Claire xx

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

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

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

Humour

Hello again! Second post for the day, which can only mean another challenge at Dream Valley Challenges! Our theme this fortnight is Humour, and we are being sponsored by Bugaboo. The lucky winner will receive a $21 spending spree in the online store!

I got this set of stamps free in a magazine quite a while back, and have never had the opportunity to use them until now...

What I have used:

Papers - First Edition Papers Boho Chic

Image and sentiment - Acid Drops and Whatnots

Coloured with Tim Holtz DMs

Brad - The Hobby House

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

CAS(E) this sketch - Sketch 52

Creative Knockouts - Banners and Pennants

Addicted to Stamps and More - Clean and Simple

Thank you for stopping by, and hope to see you again soon!

Love and light

Claire xx