Thank you

Isin't it wonderful to visit a crafty friend, sit and drink tea, eat wonderful homemade cake, put the world to right and then come home with a few crafty goodies !!

 Well thats what I did with my friend Nicki last Sunday and that deserves a super thank you card I think !!

 and here it is...

 This cute stamp is by LOTV and a past present from Nicki !! I started by making a sunray background paper at the bottom of my card leaving the top plain using strips of blue and green paper and then adding the stitching. Then embossed the whole lot !!  The flowers were made using a quilling die and I used the same die to make my edging.

 Coloured my cute bunny and butterfly with spectrum noirs, made a light cloud effect sky and hand drew the small flowers and grass. Fnished with some faux stitching around the edge.  the letters came with the paper pad, I just used a banner punch to punch then out.

It's so nice to say thank you to someone....

Would love to enter:

My Craft Creations: always anythning goes

Perfectly Rustics: embossing
Simon Says Stamp: thanks/thanksgiving
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French Fancy anyone ??

My mum use to love french fancy cakes, but boy have they got smaller !!  I just love cake....

This cute stand of cakes can be found  on a  Little Claire set of stamps called "Tea Party"

As you can see I have used a lot of lace....stamped and fussy cut out my three cake stands, coloured with promarkers, added loads of black dots, embossed a white circle and finished of with a ribbon and lace bow.

Would love to enter:
Fan-tastic Tuesday: anything goes with a twist add ribbon
Passion For Promarkers: lace

Brrr

it has turned chilly again.......

Well time is really running out now...christmas just round the corner !!  I have cards sorted, but want to make so many gifts and know not all of them will get done !   Hay Ho thats the fun of CHRISTMAS !!

Anyhoo here's a mousey christmas card...

House Mouse and Friends are having a BRR challenge and a fab blog hop with loads of prizes to be won !!

I've cut 1 1/2" squares from two pattern papers to make my bachground paper and then added faux stitching. Stamped and coloured my mice using spectrum noirs pens, then added frantage and texture paste for the snow. used some dies to cut the pointsetters and leaves. Finished of with my usual bow !!

Would love to enter:

House Mouse and Friends; anything goes with option Brrr

Cutie Pie challenge; festive furry friends

Penny Black and More: anything goes

The Ribbon Girls : christmas card

Gruffies and Guests: anything goes/christmas
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What if I should fall ??

is another sweet new release stamp from Little Claire and you can find it HERE !!

 Used loads of circles for this card,  several dies to make flowers and stems, coloured with spectrum noir pens, matching paper from my stash and a ribbon bow to finish off.

The stamp comes with the super sentiment and cute little clouds too  !!

Would love to enter:

Craft-Dee-Bowz; anything goes with a handmade bow

Through The Purple Haze; punch or dies

Crafty Little Fairies; not a square

Delightful Challenges; include patterned paper

NEC

Well what can I say, but fabulous !!  The sun shone for us and we had a lovely coach ride to the NEC and got there just in time for the two minute silence....

 

 And this is what you see as you walk into the show !!

 The hand knitted wreaths were just wonderful...

Steve was really busy on the Little Claire stand and all the team's creations looked fab !!  Just had to buy a few things myself...

 

 

Say hi to Lindsay Mason...

I was really impressed with the show this year,  all the demonstrators had time to chat with you and seemed relaxed and not too tired.  It was really busy and there were loads of make and takes  and classes,   just not enough time to do any !! 

 

 And loads of crafty bargains.........

Bonnie Westie !!

Morning peeps !!

Hope you've got a fab weekend planed !!

Time for this months challenge for you at Little Claires and the theme is

"Shaped Cards"

 

 

Well.... you know I just adore animals so had to use "Bonnie Westies" and had to make a huge paw print easel card !!  

 

The sentiment is from the "Swirlball Flowers" set.

There is a super prize up for grabs !!

1 x Frosty Winter – Blue paper

1 x Small White Dots on Blue paper

1 x Gingham Lilac paper

1 x Snowflakes on Dark Blue paper

1 x Snowflakes on Blue paper

2m Red Tartan Ribbon

Red Bling Diamantes

3D Foam Sticky Squares

1 x A4 Sheet 3D Die Cut Decoupage – Fabulous Christmas

1 x Penguin Hugs stamp

1 x Joy, Hope & Wonder stamp

Check out the challenge and all the teams fabulous creations HERE !!

Would love to enter:

Crafty Little Fairies: not a square

Bunny Zoe's Crafts : animals

 

 

 

Dinkies Squirrel

Weekend is nearly here WHOOPEEEE !! I've got a busy weekend, christmas crafting tomorrow and then Sunday off to the NEC for loads of fun and shopping !!

Now if you not able to go this year to the NEC and feel like a treat, why not check out the new four release stamps from Little Claire.

 

 One of them is this super Dinkies Squirrel stamp , great for male or female cards !!

Wanted to make my card look a bit  like a tree, so lots of embossing and an embossed raised frame round the three squirrels.

Next.... lots of colour for my female card !!

Made a background with bight distressing inks and them embossed. Again made a raised frame round my three squirrels. 

If you are going to the NEC then why not say hello to Steve on the Little Claire Stand A45 !!

Would love to enter:

Love Rubber Stamps: anything goes

Through The Craftroom Door; always anything goes