Simply Silhouettes... :)

Hi there! I have been SUCH a bad blogger recently, it is time for a bit of a catch up! :) I am currently relaxing on holiday and thought I would take a break from the sun and show you some cards that I have made using the lovely silhouettes range from Little Claire's.

This first card is my DT card for the current challenge over on Little Claire's Blog:

For this card I have used the 'Silhouette Gardening', stamped in Versamark ink and mounted on dark brown cardstock. The papers are from Lili of the Valley, corner dies and gems from my stash. 

Don't forget to pop over to Little Claire's Blog to have a look at the other DT cards and to join in our challenge! :)

This card has been made using 'Whisper a Wish' and My Mind's Eye 'Notable' papers, teamed with yellow card stock, pale blue ink, ribbon, card candi and little gems.  

I would like to enter my cards in the following challenges: 

Craft Your Passion #226 - 'Use at least 3 patterned papers' (first card)

Papertake Weekly - 'Use a die cut' (second card)

Well I'm off now, hope you are all having a lovely bank holiday weekend :) While I am feeling organised I might try to schedule another post for tomorrow! :) x

'Make a Tag' Blog Challenge... :)

Hi there! Just a quick reminder that it is the last few days of the current blog challenge over at Little Claire's, where the theme is 'Make a Tag' :) For more details and to see the DT makes please pop over to the blog.

Here is my tag for the challenge:

I have used the lovely 'Let's Do Lunch' stamp set by Little Claire's, coloured with ProMarkers and cut using Nestabilities. The papers are Echo Park 'Springtime', with pearls and ribbon from my stash. The sentiment comes from the 'Fabulous Day' stamp set. 

I would like to enter my tag in the following challenges: 

Passion for ProMarkers #242 - 'So Sentimental' 

My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge #16- 'Anything Goes' 

Thanks for popping by- have a lovely day :) x

Tulip Bunny...

Happy New Year to you all! I am stopping by today to show you another card I have made using one of the lovely new stamps from Little Claire's :)

I have used the new 'Tulip Bunny' stamp from Little Claire's, coloured with ProMarkers and cut out with Nestabilities. The papers are by Craft Creations, mounted on pale purple card and inked with pale purple ink. The tag sentiment is from the 'Little Beauties' stamp set, stamped in purple memento ink. I have added gems, ribbon and card Candi from my stash :) 

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges: 

Passion for ProMarkers #228- Include a Sentiment (2nd Entry)

Craft your Passion #194- Something New -new stamp (2nd Entry)

I Love ProMarkers #200- Frame it

Thanks for taking the time to stop by :) I will be back with another card soon :) x

New Stamps from Little Claire's :)

Hello there, I have popped by to show you one of the cards I have made using the gorgeous new stamps being released over at Little Claire's :)

Here is my card:

I have used the lovely new 'Hunny Bunny' stamp from Little Claire's, coloured with ProMarkers. I have also used a tag sentiment from Little Claire's 'Little Beauties' stamp set, a set that I find so useful :) The papers are from the Kaisercraft 'fine & sunny' paper pad. I have mounted them on dark brown cardstock and added gems, ribbon and pearls from my stash. I have also inked the edges of the main image and tag using pale blue ink.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:
Craft Your Passion #194 - Something New (new stamp, new papers)
Passion for ProMarkers #228- Include a sentiment

Thank you for stopping by to take a look at my card. Don't forget to pop over to Little Claire's Blog to check out the other new stamps and DT creations, I will stop by tomorrow to show you another one of my cards :) x

New Challenge at Little Claire's - 'Best Friends'

Hello to you all! Hope you are all having a lovely & relaxing Saturday. Today sees a new challenge over at Little Claire's and this month we would like to see your 'Best Friends' cards...

For this challenge I have made a small card using the cute 'Shep' stamp and 'Super Six Sentiments' from Little Claire's. Shep is coloured with ProMarkers and cut out using Nestatbilities. The papers are from My Mind's Eye, corner die from Whimsy Corner Dies Set and pearls from my stash :) 

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges: 

Simon Says Stamp- 'Animal Antics'

Crafty Katz #146- 'Animals' 

Please make sure you pop over to Little Claire's Blog to check out the other DT cards and join in our monthly challenge :) x

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Dies and Doodles :)

Hi there :)

Earlier this week I was lucky enough to be asked to join the Sweet Stampin' Design team! I was thrilled with the news and obviously said yes! So here I am with my first DT card for Sweet Stampin' :)

The theme for this challenge is 'Dies and Doodles' - at first I was a little worried about the 'doodle' part- but I once I got started I really enjoyed it and found I became a bit 'doodle happy!'

Here is my card:

I have used a gorgeous image from Lili of the Valley, coloured with ProMarkers. The papers are from Echo Park (Springtime) and Craft Creations, mounted on dark brown cardstock. The main image and mount are cut using Nestabilities. The sentiment and Card Candi are from Craftwork cards. 'Dream' sticker and gem from my stash.

This challenge is sponsored by our monthly sponsor Joanna Sheen- one lucky winner will win a £10 gift voucher to spend in the online store :)

We also have another sponsor for this weeks challenge:

Prize: £10 gift voucher

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

I love ProMarkers #111- Springtime

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp- Use your favourite tool (my cuttlebug)

Thank you for taking the time to look at my card- don't forget to pop over to the Sweet Stampin' Blog to check out the other DT cards and to enter the challenge :) x

Time for a catch up....

Right, it is time for a catch up! I have been really bad recently at keeping my blog updated, and have quite a few cards to show, which should have already been shown! So I am going to start with these two...

This is a simple card made using the 'Elephant in Squares' stamp set from Little Claire Designs.

This is a lovely stamp set to use, with lots of possibilities. More ideas available on the Little Claire website and on the other DT blogs.

I made this card using Dovecraft 'Back to Basics 2' papers and buttons. I have also used Core'dinateions cardstock and a craftwork cards cardblank.

It really was a simple card to make, but I like how it came out in the end :) x

This card made using the 'Hedgehogs in Squares' stamp from Little Claire's. I have used Papermania 'Birdsong' papers, layered with Core'dinations cardstock. The buttons are papermania, gems from my stash.

The photo makes the card look wonky... but is is straight... honestly... :)

Thank you for stopping by to see my cards :) I am going to try my best to post some more this week & catch up with myself :) x

The Right Time...

These are the cards I have made using the gorgeous April club set from Little Claire Designs. I just love these cute owls... :)

I have coloured the images using ProMarkers. The papers I have used for the first card are from the 'Sugar & Spice' collection by Dovecraft, mounted on Core'dinations cardstock. I have added embellishments and gems to the patterned paper to add dimension & detail. I have also used glossy accents on the hearts.

This second card is a simple card using Basic Grey papers and Core'dinations cardstock. The panels for the main image are cut using nestabilities.

This is one of the 4 sets Steve will be showing on Create & Craft this Thursday (07/04/11) at 11am :)

Thank you for taking the time to look at my cards... I hope you like them! :) x

Little Claire's Challenge card

We are half way through our first Little Claire's challenge- anything goes. The response has been great, so from the start of next month there is going to be a challenge every fortnight! :)

Here is my card for the mid-way point of this challenge! I have used the "I'll be there for you" stamp by Little Claire designs, coloured with ProMarkers. The frames are cut using nestabilities labels #1 & I have added some yellow and organge ribbon from my stash. The flowers & embellishments are from Papermania's Sunshine Capsule Collection. I have created the background by punching strips of card using different edger punches. It took a while to do, but I like the effect! :)

Thank you for taking the time to look at my card. Please take a look at Little Claire's Blog, to check out the cards from the rest of the DT- they are great! :) x

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Frosted Designs Fabulous Fridays challenge - no patterned papers
Simply Create Challenge #37 - bold & bright
Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge #48- punches
Delightful Challenges - animals
Digi Doodle Shop's Best- Anything goes
Papecrafting Journey Challenge #4- Anything goes
The Rubber cafe Challenge #5 - No Patterned Paper

Baby Girl

Forever Friends Baby Card


Here is a card I made for a new baby in the family :) I have used a Forever Friends stamp and coloured the image using watercolour pencils.

The card blank is from a Papermania pack, as is the card stock. I have used patterned paper from my stash (i'm not sure where it came from!). I have also added some Anita's sticky ribbon & gems as well as Papermania alphamania stickers & wire words.


Thank you for looking at my card, I am going to attempt to enter this in the following challenges- but as this is the first time I am entering a challenge we will see how this goes! :) x

Challenges
Crafty Cardmakers: Spotlight challenge - water (used watercolour pencils)
Crafty Sentiments: A Bear on a Card
PaperPlay challenges: Stamp it out
Stamping with the Dragon: Anything goes

Big Hugs Stamp Set- February Club Set

This set has just been released as Little Claire's club stamp for February. This is a lovely stamp set which includes 3 images as well as text greetings. Here are the cards I have made using these stamps:



I have created the flower for this image by stamping onto various coordinating papers (from Papermania's Sunshine Capsule collection), then cutting out the petals and sticking them onto the image which was stamped onto white card. The rest of the image is coloured using ProMarkers.









I have used Little Claire's cutting dies for the main image, along with papers and embelishments from Papermania's Heather Capsule Collection. The greeting I have used comes from another stamp set.



Thank you for taking a look at my cards :) x

New Range of Stamps from Little Claire's- 'Room with a View'

As some of you will already know, Steve has launched a new range of stamps called 'Room with a View'. He lauched the first 4 stamp sets in this range on Wednesday 12th January on Create & Craft! Here are some of the cards I have designed so far using these sets :)

Dog in Window stamp set (also the club set for January)

Cat in Window stamp set

Wedding & Christening stamp sets

I hope you like these cards- keep your eye out for more from this range :) x

Welcome!

Hi! Welcome to my first post on my blog :) Here I am going to post a sample of the cards I have made for various purposes, before starting (hopefully regular) posts showing the cards and crafts I make from now on!

Christmas Cards -These cards were featured in the December Issue of Crafts Beautiful using stamps by Little Claire Designs. I absolutely love these stamps, especially 'The Most Wonderful Time...' and 'Christmas Pals' designs, these cards were a pleasure to make and I was very excited to see my designs in a magazine :)

Some of my other favourite cards...

All these cards have been made at various times using stamps by Little Claire Designs. They are coloured using ProMarkers.

I hope you like my cards and will come back to have a look at my future posts :) x