Thank you challenge at CRAFT

Good morning folks, well we're finally seeing a bit of sunshine here in my little corner of the UK, just hope it lasts until the weekend so I can enjoy it :-). Today's card is my GDT offering for the new challenge at CRAFT where the theme is 'Thank You (Teacher)'. As always the team have some great prizes up for grabs, this week the challenge is sponsored by Crimson Cloud, Doodle Dragons, QKR Stampede and Trimgym's digistamps. For my card i've used a digistamp from QKR Stampede, I really love these quirky stamps, they are so cute!

I've made an easel card using kraft for my base card and some freebie papers from a magazine. I've coloured the image with Graph'it markers and added some paper flowers, dew drops,a heart embellie and a little satin bow. I was lucky enough to win a new bowmaker from Craft Dee Bowz and it arrived last week, its fab!! So easy to tie pretty bows, I love it :-)

I'm entering this in the following challenges:

Card mania: kraft

Craft Dee bowz: celebrate summer plus bow

Craft your passion: in the garden

Digi Makeover: ties

Eureka Stamps: summertime fun

Kaboodle doodles: pastel colours

well I'm scooting off to work now, feeling a bit sorry for myself as I'm getting a cold!! How annoying is that when we finally get some half decent weather? Still it could be worse, at least i'm not on leave. Don't you just hate having a cold when you've got a week off work. 

Have a good day and thanks for popping by

Claire xx

Christmas at CRAFT

Good morning my lovelies, I usually make Christmas cards all year round but I've got to confess this is my first one this year! I've got to thank the lovely gang at CRAFT challenge for giving me a kick start as   I'm joining the team as GDT this month and our theme for this weeks challenge is 'Christmas'. As always there are some fab prizes up for grabs, with goodies from Bugaboo, Floppy Latte, Gingerloft  and QKR Stampede. I've used an image from QKR Stampede for my GDT card

I've used a MS punch to create the card front, I never get these quite straight lol so I've added some buttons and bakers twine to cover the slightly dodgy bits. The supercute image is from QKR Stampede, perfect for a boys Chrismtas card. I've coloured with promarkers and glittered with glamour dust. I've used a bp from my Christmas stash box, added some ribbon and a couple of little bells with a stamped sentiment. The bells were a real bargain, I got a wreath made of bells from the pound shop just after Christmas!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Crafty Sentiments: for a male
Creative Moments: Weather
LEJ Designs: something for the boys
Papertake Weekly: hello boys
Whimsy Inspiration: shaped cards
Use it Tuesdays: Masculine

If you've got a min, check out the CRAFT challenge blog for some inspiration from the team.
Well as usual I'm rushing off to work so have a good day and thanks for popping by today
Claire xx