Southern Hemisphere Christmas card

Hello everyone! Well, this has been the craziest week going, and unfortunately I didn't schedule any posts, so having a big catch up today!

My first card is for our challenge over at UnstampaBelles, and for this challenge our theme was Summer fun, with the twist to create a Southern Hemisphere Christmas card. I translated this as a card with non of the traditional wintery bits - snow, frost, snowmen! Also, as we do at UnstampaBelles, no stamping allowed!!

I hope you join in our fab challenge, and please head over to the blog to see what the rest of the DT have created!

Love and light

Claire xx

Snow is coming...

Hello All! I hope everyone has had a good week, and enjoying the weekend at last! Only 26 sleeps until Christmas!!

Our theme at Try Stampin' on Tuesday this week was a fab sketch and 'Snow is coming'...

...and this was our sketch...

What I have used:

Papers - First Edition

Sentiment - from stash

Snowflake - Spellbinders

Frantage

Brad - Hobby House

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Completely Christmas - Anything goes with a twist

Winter Wonderland - Dies and Punches

4 Crafty Chicks - Die cuts

Aud Sentiments - Sentiment appropriate for December

Thank you for stopping by, and remember, it's not too late to enter our challenge...

Love and light

Claire xx

Masculine Christmas

Hello All! Well, this has been the week that wasn't - struck down by a stomach bug, but all better now, and hopefully that is now it for the Winter!!

I made this card last weekend, using the fab sketch and colour challenge at Viva la Verve! I thought it was perfect as a masculine Christmas card...

What I have used:

Papers - First Edition Vintage Noël

Sentiment - Verve Stamps

Pearls - Cosmic Shimmer Pearl PVA

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Viva la Verve - November Week 1 sketch and colour

Crafting by Designs - Getting ready for Christmas

Ruby's Rainbow - Non-traditional Christmas

Thank you for stopping by, see you again soon!

Love and light

Claire xx

Twice is nice!

Hello Everyone! Well, I can safely say that this week is flying by - I think I completely passed Tuesday, so my post didn't happen for the new challenge at Try Stampin' on Tuesday!

The theme for this challenge is 'Twice is Nice', along with a fab sketch to follow...

...and this was our sketch...

What I have used:

Papers - First Edition

Trees (stamp and die) - Verve

Sentiment - Verve

Pearls - Cosmic Shimmer Pearl PVA

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Love to Create - Christmas

Squigglefly - Square cards

Cute as a button - Christmas/Winter

Thank you for stopping by! Back again soon...

Love and light

Claire xx

Box it up!

Hello again! End of the weekend, but only five weeks of school left, so can't be bad!! We went out to the farm today, very foggy and damp, but lovely to see the family and had a gorgeously scrummy lunch! We chatted about Christmas arrangements, almost hitting the 30 day countdown!!

Right, time for my first contribution to UnstampaBelles!! Our theme this month is 'Box it up' with a twist to do a tutorial! Bear with me!

I have decided to make boxes for Christmas! My thought at the time was to make Advent Calendar boxes, one for each day, all different sizes, to be able to put different treats in each - so far I have made 2!!

I started off with my We R Memory Keepers Gift Box punch board...

...I scored the lines and punched the sides as instructed...

...then I folded...

...I have used double sided tape to secure the sides...

...the boxes are punched with little tags to close the lid...

...and the other flaps...

...I turn the boxes over so that I can decorate...

...and that's it, my lovely boxes!!

What I have used:

Boxes - We R Memory Keepers Gift Box Punch Board

Rusted bells - from stash

Holly leaves - Tim Holtz Festive Foliage die

Numbers - Sissix Antiqua Numerals

Papers - First Edition Vintage Noël

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Altered Eclectics - not a card

Crafting Musketeers - Anything but a card

Thank you for popping over, and I hope that you have been inspired to make a few boxes for Christmas!

Love and light

Claire xx

Getting ready for Christmas...

Morning everyone! Urge, Monday, but never mind! Back at school, and the countdown to Christmas has officially begun!

It's time for another fab challenge at Dream Valley Challenges, and our theme is 'Getting ready for Christmas!' Our sponsor for this challenge is Robyn's Fetish, and the winner will receive three digital stamps!

So, this is my first Christmas card, hopefully the first of many!

What I have used:

Papers - First Edition Vintage Noël, Tim Holtz Coredinations Forest Moss and Fired Brick

Brad - Hobby House

Poinsettia - Tim Holtz Tattered Poinsettia

Sentiments - Kaisercraft and DoCraft

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Viva la Verve - October sketch week 4

Always Something Creative - Green and Red

Thank you for stopping by - please remember to enter our fab challenge at Dream Valley!

Love and light

Claire xx

Top Tip at Try Stampin'!!

Hello Everyone! Well, I've had a disastrous couple of weeks, but hopefully back on an even keel now! For my first foray back into blogging, I have cheated a bit and combined two of my DT projects into one!

Over at Top Tip on Tuesday we had to use kraft card on our projects, and my tip for using kraft card is don't be afraid to change the colour of your kraft card - I have used Glimmer Mist to add interest!

At Try Stampin' on Tuesday we had to create a Christmas Tag and provide a tutorial on how we made it! I hope this makes sense!!

Cut out your tag to the required size. I have spritzed it with red Glimmer mist, and then stitched around the edge. If you don't like sewing on your projects you could also use a white gel pen to draw faux stitches around the edge...

...Stamp your sentiment across the front of the tag and emboss with white embossing powder...

...Cut and emboss the poinsettia and leaf...

...Use a bone folder to shape the flower petals and leaf...

...I have used Diamond Dust on the edges of the tag and the poinsettia and leaf (I brushed the edges with tacky glue first)...

...Assemble the poinsettia with a brad and attach the poinsettia and leaf to the tag with the brad. Stick another tag the same size onto the back of your tag to cover the brad and the stitching. Punch a hole in the top of the tag and tie a ribbon through...

Thank you for stopping by, and don't forget to enter our fab challenges!

Love and light

Claire xx

Top Tip Tuesday

Hello All! Well, good news all round today! Been to see the Consultant about my skin cancer, and have been given the all clear, which is fab news! Onwards and upwards now!!

I have also been chosen to be part of the team over at Top Tip Tuesday, and today is my first post with them! They are a fabulous group of girls, and I am very honoured to be part of their team!

Our challenge this week was to use a borrowed sketch, which is below! We are being sponsored by Stamp and Create and Meljen's Designs, and there are some fab prizes to be won!

Right, onto my card, and my tip for this challenge is: Don't be afraid to use non-traditional colours on a card! Be bold and unforgettable!!

And this is the fab sketch...

What I have used:

Papers - BoBunny Snow Day available here from Stamp and Create

Sentiment - Wild Rose Studio available here from Stamp and Create

Snowflake - similar available here from Stamp and Create

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Cards for Men - Merry Christmas

Eureka Stamps - Colour challenge

Thank you for stopping by, and remember to stop by Top Tip Tuesday to see the other creations, meet the new team, and link up your project!

Love and light

Claire xx

Unscripted Sketches

Hello Everyone! Well, it's wet and cold out there, but who cares - it's weekend!! It's also my first post for Unscripted Sketches, and I am so pleased to have been picked to join their DT! There are some fabulous designers on the team, so please pop over and have a look and see what the others have created!

So onto my card...

And this was the fab sketch we used...

What I have used:

Snowflakes - Spellbinders Create a Flake

Embossed with Frantage

Sentiment - Verve Stamps

Brad - The Hobby House

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Chocolate Coffee Cards - Monochromatic

Crafts-Too Challenge You - Vintage Christmas and Monochromatic

Inky Impressions - Dies and Punches

Thank you for stopping by, and remember to join in the fab challenge at Unscripted Sketches!

Love and light

Claire xx

Try Stampin' goes Vintage

Hello All! Tuesday, so another fab sketch over at Try Stampin' on Tuesday!! This week our twist is 'A little bit Vintage', so I took the opportunity to create another Christmas card for my stash...

What I have used:

Papers - First Edition Silent Night

Sentiments - Verve Stamps

Lace - The Hobby House

Snowflakes - Spellbinders create a flake

Brads - The Hobby House

Frantage

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Christmas Card Challenges - Dimension

Stamping Sensation - Christmas

Allsorts - Christmas Cheer

Thank you for stopping by! Please remember to pop over to Try Stampin' to join in the fun this week!

Love and light

Claire xx

All Things Christmas...

Hello Everyone! A bit late with my post today, but better late than never!! It's time for another challenge over at Crafty Calendar Challenge, and this month our theme is All Things Christmas! This opens up such a wide range of possibilities, so be sure to enter and have fun! This month we are being sponsored by Elisabeth Bell, and the winner will receive the two digi stamps that are being showcased by some of the DT this month!

I have made another Christmas card to add to my stash - at this rate I may just have all of my Christmas cards made in time this year!!

What I have used:

Papers - First Edition Nordic Christmas

Sentiment - Verve Stamps

Trees - Verve Stamps

Frantage

I would like to enter the following challenges please:

Mojo Monday - Mojo Monday 317

Scrapping 4 Fun - Christmas

It's all about the vintage - Use at least 3 stamps

Thank you for stopping by! Please pop over to Crafty Calendar Challenges to see what the other girls have created, and link up you project too! Can't wait to see what you create!

Love and light

Claire xx