Happy Holidays!

Just a quick post to share a couple of cards I made using a fab stamp from Little Claire's Designs - Happy Holidays:

The funky background papers and Road Trip Bingo Card are from The Cutting Cafe.

I coloured the images with Promarkers and added Card Candy - simples!

Cant wait for tomorrow - I'm off to a Paint Fusion workshop with Sheena Douglass, yippee!!

Have a nice weekend xx

The 'Happy Holidays' stamp set can be found here:

http://www.littleclaire.co.uk/productdetails.asp?ID=524

The 'It's Road Trip Time Again' cutting file can be found here:

http://thecuttingcafe.typepad.com/the_cutting_cafe/2011/05/its-road-time-againprintable-stamp-set.html

Bike Set

It's May at last and here is the new club set from Little Claire's Designs. It really is a fabulous set, suitable for male and female cards.

For my first card I chose a simple black and white colour scheme, stamped and cut out the image 6 times to achieve a 3D effect:

I added silver card candy and added dots with a white gel pen.
Finally, I added Glamour Dust around the base layer.

For my second card, I made a circle easel card. I stamped the little dog too and sat him in the basket - how cute!!

Here is the side view:

Click on the link below to see the stamp set:

http://www.littleclaire.co.uk/productdetails.asp?ID=1474

The DT have made some fabulous examples, so pop over to the gallery for a look.

Hope you're having a good week xx

Claire's Fleurs - Sneaky Peek!

This is the last post for today - I promise!!

I will be brief as it's getting late and I need my beauty sleep ...

All cards made with 'Claire's Fleurs' from the Room with a View series

Papers - Pink Petticoat

Image - coloured with Promarkers

Embellishments - Card Candy

This card was for my mum :)

Image - coloured with Promarkers

Sentiment - Craftworks Cards

Third card:

Papers - free with magazine

Card - embossed with Sizzix embossing folder and glittered with Glamour Dust Image - coloured with Promarkers

Embellishments - Glossy Accents added to windows; sign; clock; celophane

Sentiment - cut with Spellbinders Fancy Tag

Thanks for looking x

Messing about on the river!

At last, I can show you the new release from Little Claire's Designs! The stamp set includes two cute images and a 'Just for you' sentiment. It's great value for money and so versatile. Click below to take a peek:-

http://www.littleclaire.co.uk/productdetails.asp?ID=1408

My first card uses the girl in the boat image. How nice to have a little tomboy for a change! I kept the card simple and used pastel colours.

I even got to use my new bakers twine and card candy.

I added a glittered border around the image for definition.

For my second card, I used brighter colours - I so love these papers from Pink Petticoat :)

I coloured the image with Promarkers. The flowers were cut with Marianne D creatables and coloured with Promarkers to match.

Thanks for looking xx

Brand New 'Rooms with a View' - A Sneak Preview!

Here is a sneak preview of some new stamp sets from Little Claire's Designs. They are being launched live on air on Create and Craft at 10am. Steve will be demonstrating how to make them, so book your spot in front of the TV, grab a coffee and a biscuit and enjoy!

Here are two of the stamp sets:

Beach Hut:-

As you can see, the Beach Hut doors open to reveal the fab lady hiding behind her towel!

I coloured the image and sentiment with Promarkers and added Card Candy.

In this second card, I used a browns and sepia tones to give a vintage feel:

I coloured the images with Distress ink.

Garage:-

This is such a fab stamp set for men - I don't know one man who doesn't like to potter about in a shed or garage!!

I coloured the image with Promarkers and added a spanner embellishment.

For the second card, I used the 'inside' stamp. The stamp set is so versatile that the images work just as well together or on their own.

I made a diamond fold card, added papers and card candy and coloured the image with Promarkers and Sakura pens.

Thanks for looking x

February Club Stamp

I love the new February club stamp from Little Claire's Designs. Its called 'Big Hugs' and, as with all of Little Claire's stamps, it is so versatile. It could be used for birthdays, get well, or even 'just because' cards.

For my first card, I used papers (free from a magazine), pink and green Bazzill, MS loop punch and card candy. I stamped the image and sentiment with Memento ink and coloured it with Promarkers. I love pink and green together :)

How cute is this little mouse?

For my second card, I stamped and water coloured the image with Distress inks and mounted it with 3D foam. Then I stamped the sentiment (which comes with the set) and distressed it using the same ink and added a ribbon - et voila!

Thanks for looking x

Don't you just hate it when that happens?

How many times has it happened to you? You plan on making a set of cards, you print out the elements, you find coordinating embellishments THEN you cut your card wrong and you realise it's your LAST piece !!!

Aaaargh! Anyway, I think I got away with it - the colours seem to coordinate. What do you think?

Thanks for looking x

Recipe:

Image - Huge Flower, The Cutting Cafe

Gingham paper - Funky Fairies

Card - Bazzill; 4"x4" card blanks

Embellishments - card candy; gems; peel-offs

Christmas Donkey

I made this card for one of my sons. He informed me, quite bluntly, that the birthday card I made him earlier in the year wasn't very good and he hoped the Christmas card would be better!! Hopefully this cute card will make him smile - and, more importantly, it will be up to scratch!!!

The image is a freebie from Pink Gem; coloured with Promarkers and atyou Spica gold pen; Dovecraft papers; Card Candy.

Thanks for looking x