Cherry on Top!!

The lovely Mary has given me a Cherry on Top Award! Thank you so much Mary, it's lovely that you read my blog and follow my work :) Click HERE to go to Mary's blog, she makes beautiful cards and is a fellow DT for Little Claire Designs.

Here are the rules for receiving the award:-

1.Thank the person who sent the award. DONE
2.Put the award on your blog. DONE
3.List 3 things you love. I LOVE BEING OFF WORK DURING THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS. I LOVE SPENDING TIME WITH MY WONDERFUL HUBBY AND KIDS. I LOVE MAKING CARDS!!!

4 Post a picture you love. I LOVE THIS PICTURE BECAUSE IT RARELY SNOWS HERE AND TO BE ABLE TO BUILD A SNOWMAN THIS YEAR WAS FANTASTIC!

5. Tag 5 other people for the award.

PEET ROEVEN

SHERRY ECKBLAD

REGINA EASTER

SUSIE

LEANNE

Love these stamps!!

I made this card for my friend's sister, Julie. The stamp sets I used fitted the bill perfectly! As a birthday treat, Julie went to Claridges for Afternoon Tea :) Wow, lucky girl!! They ate gorgeous cakes and had a wonderful time. They also had a ride on a rickshaw but had to take their umbrellas as rain threatened.

This side-step card caused me a few headaches as the only templates I had seen were for small cards. However, I wanted to make an A5 card, so I had to convert the measurements into centimetres and then make them a third larger!! Thanks to my hubby for helping me with this!!! I think it has turned out well, hope my friend's pleased with it.

Thanks for looking x

Recipe:

Stamps: Selection Box, Cupcake Tree - Little Claire Designs

Card: Textured Linen - The Papermill Shop; Bazzill

Embellishments: flowers - Prima; gems; ribbon - Little Claire Designs; peel-offs; Nestabilities

Coloured with Promarkers and glittered with Glamour Dust.

OMG - a teenager in the house!!

I cant believe it! My eldest is going to be 13 next week - where have the years gone? It doesn't seem like two minutes ago since he was a toddler :)

Here is the card I have made for him:

Thanks for looking x

Recipe:

Stamp: Sam at Play - Little Claire Designs;

All About Boys background stamp - The Cutting Cafe;

Sentiment - Assorted Boy Word Circles - The Cutting Cafe;

Peel-off greeting - Little Claire Designs;

Green pearlescent card - The Paper Mill Shop;

Coloured with Promarkers;

Chipboard arrow from stash;

Nestabilities

Fabulous White Little Claires Peel-Offs

Wow, Little Claires Designs has released some fabulous new Christmas peel-offs. The ones I have used today are white and I love how the cards have turned out!

Made using 'Star of Wonder' white peel-off; glossy accents; black card; cuttlebug embossing folder; ribbon; mosaic gems.

Made using 'Christmas Pals' white peel-offs; Sakura gel pen; glossy accents; glamour dust; polka dot ribbon; black and silver card; corner edger.

Made using 'Deck the Horns' white peel-off; Sakura gel pen; glossy accents; glamour dust; ribbon; black and silver card; corner edger.

Thanks for looking x

Two more new Little Claire Christmas stamps

Made using 'We Three Cats' stamp and ribbon from Little Claire; paper from Daisy & Dandelion; a touch of Glamour Dust; Pro-markers; and my trusty old nestabilities!

Made using 'Deck the Horns' stamp from Little Claire; nestabilities; holly punch; gems; and Jolly Holly papers from Dovecraft.

Thanks for looking x

New Little Claire Christmas stamps released!!

Made using 'The Most Wonderful Time of the Year' stamp and ribbon from Little Claire; and Jolly Holly papers from Dovecraft. Coloured with Pro-markers.

Made with 'Warmest Christmas Wishes' stamp and ribbon from Little Claire; flock; and papers from Daisy & Dandelion, docrafts.

Made using 'Star of Wonder' stamp and ribbon from Little Claire; papers from Daisy & Dandelion and coloured with Pro-markers.

Made with 'Christmas Pals' stamp from Little Claire; embossed card; glamour dust; coloured with Pro-markers.

Thanks for looking x

Camellia

Made using the Camellia flower and corner stamp and ribbon from Little Claire Designs. Coloured with Copics and with just a touch of Glamour Dust added to the centre of the flowers to make them sparkle.

I used the Camellia border to decorate the inside of the card.

Thanks for looking x

The Office!

Made using one of the brand new peel-offs and a leaf cutting die from Little Claire Designs and coloured with Pro-markers.

Personally, I am not so sure about how this card turned out. It is a 3 layered card and from the front view (pic 1) you can see a snippet of all the layers.

However, after putting the card together, I think it may have been better to put the shed on the front and have the tools as a surprise inside the card.

What do you think?

Thanks for looking x

Rainy Days

Made using the Rainy Days stamp set and ribbon from Little Claire Designs. My 12 year old son coloured in the image with Copics - didn't he do a great job!

Quick card

Made using peel-offs that seem to have been in my stash for years. Coloured with Copics.

Thanks for looking x

Owls!

Just a quick post as it's getting late!

I made these cards with some new peel-offs from Little Claire designs. Aren't they just so cute :)

Thanks for looking x

Recipe:

Brown Owl peel-offs - Little Claire Designs;

Paper - free with magazine;

Embellishments - Martha Stewart daisy border punch; gold Spica pen; ribbon; gems; Tim Holtz distress ink;

Peel-offs watercoloured with Whispers pens

Using Black Flowers peel-offs from Little Claire

Wow, look how many cards I made using 1 sheet of peel-offs! And there are still several more images I can use. These peel-offs certainly do go a long way. I cant believe, either, that I actually made a card using no DP :)

Thanks for looking x

Recipe:

Black Flowers peel-offs - Little Claire Designs;

Paper/card - wallpaper; DCWV Latte matstack;

Coloured with Promarkers

Lazy Days

At last I can share the August club stamp with you! It's a great 'man' stamp and so easy to work with. I made 3 cards with it - 2 using the paper-piecing technique and I coloured the 3rd with promarkers.

Click on the Blinkie on my side-bar to visit Little Claire, where you will find all the DTs fantastic projects in the Gallery.

Thanks for looking x