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

Gorgeous New Stamps from Little Claire Designs :) x

Hi! Just popping by to share some exciting new stamps which have been released today over at Little Claire's :)
They are gorgeous and I love using them. One is called 'Changing Tree' which is a very clever stamp which allows you to build your own image using all the different elements of the stamp (and there are lots!) The second stamp is a lovely bunting set, which comes with all the letters of the alphabet and much more, so you can write your own sentiments :)

Here is one of the cards I have made using these stamp sets:

I have used the 'general' images of the Changing Tree stamp to create this friendship card. The hearts hanging from the tree are part of the bunting set. I have coloured the image with ProMarkers and cut out the main image and scalloped circle using Nestabilities. I have then stamped out the bunting, coloured it, cut it out and stuck it onto the edge of the main image. The circular sentiment is from the 'Sunshine Sentiments' set by Little Claire Designs. I have inked the edge with brown and red ink and added a gem to each side before sticking it to the card. The papers are My Mind's Eye 'Blink of an Eye', mounted on craft cardstock.  

Thanks for taking the time to visit! Hope you like the card. I will try to be back soon with more cards with these lovely new stamps! :) x

Hello Friend...

Here is a little card I made today using a Lili of the Valley die cut image- one of my recent purchases- perfect as I wasn't really in the colouring mood!

I have also used Dovecraft 'Back to Basics' papers mounted on dark brown cardstock, some flower ribbon, Martha Stewart butterfly punch and an EK Success edger punch. Pearls and buttons from my stash. The sentiment is from Little Claire's, coloured with ProMarkers and edged with purple ink. I have also added a little glitter glue to the image...

I have followed the current sketch (challenge #81) at Sketch n Stash so I am entering my card there. I have also followed the recipe for challenge #97 at Craft your Passion.

Anyways, that's all for now... hope you like the card :) x

Butterfly Tree...

Well, as the term has now finished, i'm all sorted and caught up at home, it is time to catch up a little with my blog :)

Today I am going to show you two cards I have made using the new 'Butterfly Tree' set from Little Claire's, which was released a while ago. For my cards I have used a couple of images, but there are lots more parts to this set, which really is a beauty :) I can't wait to play some more with the other items in the set, but for now, this is what I have made!

For the first card I have stamped the butterfly image directly onto a cardblank from Craftwork Cards, and coloured it using ProMarkers. I have then embellished the image using glitter glue, glossy accents and pearls from my stash. I have added the sentiment, mounted on cardstock and some flowers cut using First Edition papers ('Hideaway' pack). I have also added a panel of paper to the inside, again mounted on cardstock.

You Can see the detail on the main image a little clearer in this second photo. I kept quite a bit of white space to highlight the detail in the image.

This second card uses the main 'Butterfly Tree' image. For this simple card I have simply inked the top part of the tree in green and the trunk in brown (using memento inks in Pear Tart and Rich Cocoa) then stamped it out. I have then stamped the greeting across the trunk of the tree. I have added some glitter glue, although it doesnt show up very well in the photo! I love this image, and now I have some fine nib attachments for my ProMarkers I would like to have a go at doing more with it :)

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

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #50- Butterflies

Allsorts Challenge Blog- Free & Easy July
I Love ProMarkers #76- Anything Goes

Thanks for taking time time to look at my cards :) x

Lovely Sentiments...

I meant to blog these a little while ago, but didn't get around to it! There are the cards I made with the lovely Claire's Sentiments, recently released by Little Claire's :)


This first card is a simple card using one of the sentiment stamps and 'Spikey Flowers' stamp, also from Little Claire's. Other than that, all I have used is cardstock and gems from my stash. The card blank is from craftwork cards. This is an unusual card for me, but I was pleased with the overall look :)
For this card I have used 3 of the setiment stamps as the focal point. They are coloured with ProMarkers. They are mounted on card cut with nestabilities 'Lacey Circles'. The papers are from DCWV ('Citrus Stack'). Buttons and ribbon from my stash :)

For this card I have used one of the the sentiment stamps along with 'Blissful' stamp (this is one of my favourite stamps from Little Claire's). I have used paper piecing and ProMarkers to colour her in. The papers are First Edition 'Hideaway', mounted on Core'dinations cardstock. Pearls from my stash and card blank from craftwork cards.

Thanks, once again, for looking at my cards! Hope you like them! :) x

Now that things have eased off a little at work as the term comes to an end, I am going to make more of an effort to keep this blog up to date! x

Spikey Flowers

Here are pictures of 2 cards I have made using the new 'Spikey Flower' set from Little Claire Designs.

This is a great stamp set for creating 'quick' cards as the image does not need a lot of colouring in! On the first card I have added touches of colour to the stamped image, and on the second one I have used gems to add detail.

The papers I have used are from dovecraft's 'Back to Basics 2 pack'. The panels are cut using nestabilities, and buttons and ribbons from my stash.

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

Blissful...

It is time for another challenge over at Little Claire's blog. The theme for challenge # 3 is 'Pink and Green'.

This is the DT card I have made for this challenge. The card blank and and circles were cut using my cricut machine (Wildcard cartridge). The papers are 'My Mind's Eye', with Core'dinations cardstock.

The Little Claire stamp I have used is 'blissful', which I have coloured using ProMarkers. For the dress I have stamped onto pattern paper, cut it out and layered it onto the stamped image. I have added flowers and sticky pearls to the edge.

I do not normally make pink cards, as I am never happy with the results, but I was pleasantly surprised with this! :)

I am going to enter this card into the following challenges:
A Gem of a Challenge #17 - Anything but square
Stampin' for the Weekend #6- Mother's Day
Digi Doodles Shop's Best #51- Anything goes

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