GDT again....

for

House Mouse and Friends !!

 I'm joining the fab guys again for Sept/Oct for loads more fun .  you know I adore House Mouse Designs !!

the challenge this fortnight is

"Paper Piecing"

What better start could I have,  one of my most favourite techniques.

I've used a House Mouse Happy Hopper set called "Hoppy Birthday" and the papers are by Create Papers and called "Pink Plum". Used loads of pink candy and pearls topped off with some rich chocolate ribbon !!

I even paper pieced my Happy Hopper bunny !!

Loads of fab prizes to be won and loads more inspiration to be found by the team all at

House Mouse and Friends Challenge Blog !!

Would love to enter:

The Ribbon Girls; use ribbons

Crafty Ribbons; birthday with ribbon

Nutcrafters; b is for ( mine is bunny, bow , brown )

Little Robin Redbreast

Morning guys !!  

Hope you are enjoying your weekend.  I'm whacked today as I spent yesterday at the seaside in Brighton, but will tell you about that another time...

Going to share with you a couple more cards made using this months Little Claire Club Stamp set called "Little Robin Redbreast"

With the set you get another cute birdhouse with a little robin on which fits on the stand from the set called "Changing Birdhouse"

I really went mad with the frantage on this one !!  I've made the blue background by making loads of dots using a blue Spectrum Noir pen, takes quiet a while, but gives a nice effect.

My next card is very different...

Just used the little wreath, stamped out four times and fussy cut them out.  then mounted them onto two circles of card, one yellow the other red.

You'll see I have used one of the sentiments to frame both my cards !!

A really super little set of christmas stamps. Why not pop over to Little Claires and check them out !!

Would love to enter:

Frosted Designs friday Challenge; include stamping

2 Cute Ink challenges: anything goes

 Suzy Bee's Bloomin Challenges; anything goes

Dinkie

Holly Owl is sooooo darn cute !!

This is one of the new release Dinkie stamps from Little Claire and this time I thought I would make a little gift set of tags in traditional red and green christmas colours

What a thoughtful handmade gift this would make for a friend,  teacher or a neighbour. A gift like this would mean so much more to the person you gave it too........

To me christmas can become so impersonal with no real thought or love behind the gift we give....so why not think about making and giving a small gift like this to someone this year.....

Would love to enter:
Delightful Challenges: don't be square
All Crafts Challenge: anything but a card
Stamp and Create: circles or dots

Friends

Last Sunday was full of fabulous homemade  carrot cake and tea with friends Nicki and Kurt and their sweet cat Jess ( and no Jess didn't have tea or cake)

Nicki gave me a couple of presents one being a set of stamps that came free with a magazine which I loved. So I set too and made this card...

 Oh how I love cute stamps !!

 

Nicki wanted to see me paper piece these images so I have. The papers I have used to stamp onto to make my background paper and paper piece with are are by Wild Rose Studio called "Peach Blossom" I so do love my fussy cutting.....

My second present was this....

A HUGE box of Belgium handmade marshmallow chocolates !!

And no I'm not going to eat them all (quite a few) but not all.  Being a mobile hairdresser I visit a lot of elderly ladies and I'm sure it will brighten their day to receive a few of these fabulous chocolates !!

Thanks so much Nicki and Kurt !!

Would love to enter:

Addicted to Stamps; pastels, soft colours
Pennys Paper-Crafty; anything goes

Snowflake Owl

is a fabby do new stamp just released by Little Claire and you know how much I adore owls !!

My favourite colour is purple ( think its my age) so I've made a purple christmas card !!  Coloured with Spectrum Noir pens,  glittered my backing paper with some stickles,  stamped out just the holly several times to make a frame and decoupaged  and finished off with some frantage and ribbon !!

Now isn't she just the cutest owl you've seen ??

 Wait till you see what I've done with the new Dinky version !!

Would love to enter:
Craft-Dee Bowz; anything goes with a handmade bow
Crafting from the Heart; always anything goes
My Craft Creations; always anything goes
Come and Get It: things with wings

Grunge....

...well I didn't know what to call this !!

 and it's made using this...

 This was the project I have been working on and then made the two christmas cards.

Each month at scrap club we have a challenge and Augusts was to use a piece of waste from out last scrap club LO.

I love metal art and knew it was right for the photo's I had of "Paranoia" my brothers brother-in-laws drag racer !!

It does take a long time to cover the whole page with the tape and then emboss and doodle designs, then cover with black acrylic paint and rub back, but boy does it give a fab effect !!

It's suppose to read U R Paranoia......

hugs Diane xx

Little Robin Redbreast

 is this months new stamp club set from Little Claire !!

 For my first card I have just done rows of repeat stamping with the little robin and birdhouse plus one of the sweet sentiments. I've glazed all the little robins and glittered all the holly and coloured with Spectrum Noir pens !!

You get FIVE cute stamps with TWO fab sentiments in the set.  Just think how many christmas cards you could make using them all !!

 My next card is an easel using two of the main stamps and just the holly from the big birdhouse stamp ( you know how I adore fussy cutting !!) Lots of lovely sparkle on this one and fab bobble trim which is my favourite at the mo !!

Lots more inspiration to be found on the

 Litle Claire website !!

Would love to enter:

Christmas Card challenges; anything goes (must be christmas/winter)

Allsorts: early christmas makes

Christmas Stampin all year round: anything goes

Completely Christmas; anything goes