Little Claire New Releases - Whoop, whoop!

New Year's Eve...................a day I always feel so uncertain about......making sure everything is in order ready to welcome in 2014..................am trying, I have a list and yes am crossing things off!

Well at long last I am able to share a few of my recent makes using some of the new stamps being released by Little Claire - they are so, so cute......makes you feel all is well.......beautiful flowers and cute characters - almost announcing the welcome arrival of spring..........

On with the shares:

Firstly Hunny Bunny - the tulip border stamp will be shared tomorrow.......I have paper pieced the bunny........I think this will make an ideal Easter / Spring Birthday card / Thank you / Get Well etc etc.

 

Butterfly Bunny - such a cutie again many, many opportunities for this beauty.

 

 

Up, Up and Away.......this design certainly brings a smile.

 

 

and last but by no means least Tulip Bunny - another paper pieced image........certainly very easy to use........and very versatile.  Am off for a quickie look at my fellow design team members makes.......more to follow in the next couple of days.

 

Please visit Little Claire's Blog and leave a comment as directed to be in with a chance to win 5 of their new stamps......yes each of these plus a cutie teddy bear.......am struggling to choose my favourite at the moment :)

  XX Gaynor

 

Little Claire December Blog Challenge 40.

Time to share a few makes for the latest Blog Challenge with Little Claire - Make a gift.
At the primary school where I work the KS2 pupils take on an enterprise challenge at the Christmas Fair.  I am currently working with 2 Year 6 classes and they came up with the idea to use recycled jars, painted with glass paints, beaded handles to hold tea lights.  They also undertook a study of which size jars to use and also retail prices.

I contact Gill at Little Claire re their amazing outline stickers - and very generously was sent a massive selection for our use.............Thank you so much.

Here are just a few of the many tea light holders created.......they were so popular that we have orders on backlog...............

 

 

 

Here is the prize from Little Claire for this month's challenge:

Man Made' paper pad

Little Claire 'Stopwatch' stamp

Little Claire 'Seascape' stamp

'Men' die cut sheet x 2

Assorted male themed outline stickers x 4

Papers (4 designs)

 

Why not have a go at entering and sharing...............we all need inspiration to spark those individual ideas.

 

Off to check out my teamies................xxGaynor

December Club Stamp with LC

Sunday afternoon already - still haven't worked out how weekends go so fast...........with the help of my hubbie and our son the Christmas tree and decorations are now up.....just waiting for the timers to click on to check all is as it should be.......................special bauble on the tree for our daughter Vicky who from today will begin to tour New Zealand in an old 1988 Nissan Campervan with 2 friends........feeling very strange..............as long as they enjoy and stay safe......my wish for Christmas!

Sharing additional makes using the December Club Stamp set from Little Claire......a welcome change from all the recent Christmas card designs.........

 

 

There are lots of DT makes using this fabulous set on the Little Claire blog............................go check them out.........................New bog challenge next weekend with Little Claire......I'm off to create!

 

Cheerio for now.............................xxGaynor

Friday Blog Project - Canal Scene!

Morning all, Friday 29^th November and it is my turn – Gaynor for the Friday Project from Little Claire – tis also my good friend Sue’s Birthday and hubbie and I are off to watch War Horse in Manchester this evening………

For today’s project I am sharing Sue’s card – hope she doesn’t mind.  I am also using the new December Club Set from Little Claire.  There are four different element images plus two sentiments included in this set – Canal Scene.

I have used a 6” x 6” scalloped base card, backing paper from Little Claire; yellow card from the stash used a Memory Box bow swirl die, a little flower punch.  Black mementos ink pad, black adhesive crystals, glitter glue and glossy accents.

 

Promarkers as shown.

I have inked around the edges of all the elements with the dark grey.  The swan image is stamped twice.  Paper layered and fixed as shown.

The swan image is stamped twice again and the little cygnets cut out and added to main stamped work to cover up some of the image lines to extend the artwork.

The tiny punched flowers are shaped and added to the card as shown with adhesive black stones to the centres.................."Black Eyed Susie" - I wonder if Sue will make the link!

I have added glossy accents and glitter glue to the “water” to create additional dimension and interest.

I hope you like my little make – and club members are pleased with your new Club pack………if you would like to join the project club please check out the details on the Little Claire Website www.littleclaire.co.uk

xxGaynor

New Blog Challenge with Little Claire - 39

Good evening,

Can't quite believe Sunday evening already................haven't a clue where the weekend disappeared too!!!!

New monthly blog with Little Claire - easy peasy...........a Christmas Card......please join in with this months challenge.....am sure that there are very few crafters who don't create their own stunning designs..............

 

Here is my design using Little Claire's I Saw Three Ships with a postcard sentiment......I decided to move away from traditional Christmas colours and work more with a nautical palette .......

As per usual - trusty promarkers, glitter glue, Nestabilities Die plus a Memory Box Snowflake Die....so love this die......some card candi, checked ribbon and backing papers from "the" stash!

Here is the fabulous selection of goodies on offer to our blog challenge winner.

 

Dovecraft Christmas Tree Stamp

Little Claire Swirly Flowers Stamp

Little Claire Feed the Birds Stamp Set

36 Assorted Die Cut Sentiments

Assorted Christmas Greetings Sticker Sheet

5 12 x 12 Sheets Christmas Papers

 

Please check out my fellow DT's with Little Claire - they have beautiful makes..............

25 more work get ups until Christmas.......yes am counting.....tis allowed :)

Whatever you are up to .....................have a fab week........................xxGaynor

Little Claire November Club Stamp

Morning all,

Beautiful and emotional weekend..................watching the Remembrance Parade on TV......also watched the Remembrance Service on TV last evening - tears aflowing.....also was Vicky's Birthday yesterday - as she is now 13 hours ahead in New Zealand......Facetimed on Friday evening her Birthday and also spoke to her on the phone yesterday evening - Birthday our time........was my dad's birthday on Friday and tomorrow we remember losing Phil's dad 15 years ago........woke up with a migraine this morning.................think I can work out why!

Anyhow less of where I am up to emotionally and on with a couple of shares........using the November Club Stamp from Little Claire..................beautiful and pretty versatile set once again.....a "Gaynor" set as my friend Sue would say......

 

I have used "fresh" and cheerful colours - a lovely change from all the Christmas crafting recently.

 

Today's plan is now to work with the latest Club Set from Little Claire for January......provided the marbles rolling in my head stop.........................

 

Hope wherever you are and whatever you are doing - all is good.............xxGaynor

Wirral Workshop Makes!

As promised here are piccies of the cards I designed and created for Little Claire to use in our workshop on Saturday 26th October.

Saturday was brilliant - a lovely group of like minded crafty persons.......an extended appreciative and very caring group of fellow crafters......feeling blessed :)

I chose to work with their new range of Christmas Stamps -

 

 

 

First day of my half term break today - wet day........have had a lovely day crafting......feeling happy!!!!!!

 

Hope today has been good for you also.....and that you have kept safe.

We are looking forward to a short break in Jersey on Wednesday - decisions, decisions what to pack................................

xxGaynor

Wirral Workshop Piccies

Morning everyone, it is definitely autumn this morning - and the clocks going back proved it.  Just been chatting to our daughter Vicky who is ready to come home from New Zealand - gave her a mum to daughter chat - she so deserves to stay out there a little longer to holiday and explore......her contract finishes on the 30th November and then the plan to see the world begins.......and yes I will welcome her with open arms when she returns.  Just if she came back now I feel she would so regret not touring as was always the big picture once the trio had finished working on their respective farms.

Anyhow all lovely messages from the ladies yesterday at the workshop have been passed on.......and I could feel her enormous smile.....there was also emotion as well....................still got to be big and brave.

Here are some lovely piccies of the workshop taken yesterday I even managed to take a piccie of Helen - that is a conquest!  Will post card piccies up throughout the week of all our makes.

Well Costco beckons.................than crafting for me later - I have the fab December club set to work with from Little Claire...................very different and fabulous.  Cheerio for now.  xxGaynor

New Blog Challenge over at Little Claire

Challenge 38 from Little Claire - Child's Birthday.

Here is my card using the Teddies..............they are so cute..............

The sentiment is also from Little Claire - alongside numbers and st /th/rd etc

 

I've copied the information from the Little Claire blog..............................go on give it a go.......we'd love to see all your designs....................

 

Next Saturday is the Little Claire Crafting Day over on the Wirral - card packs all ready and waiting......am so looking forward to the day.......................maybe I shall see you there......it also marks the beginning of my half term break........................now that really is a plus :)

 

All from me for now........................xxGaynor

For our October challenge, we would like to see a 'Child's Birthday' project.  Lots of bright, fun papers and your entries can be a card, scrap page or gift.  We would love you to use a Little Claire image, but any images would be great, as long as you follow the theme.

 

To enter, just read the rules below. The prize on offer is :

 

 

1 x Wintery Sky 12 x 12 Paper

1 x Purple Christmas Scrolls 12 x 12 Paper

1 x Grey Christmas Scrolls 12 x 12 Paper

1 x 'We Three Cats' Stamp

1 x 'The Robin & Ivy' Stamp

1 x Christmas Twine (3 rolls; red/cream, green/cream & white/cream)

1 x Self Adhesive Gems & Pearls

 

Little Claire - Easel Calendar Project.

Morning everyone,

Writing up this Friday blog project on Sunday afternoon after a glorious weekend.......hubbie and I visited Grasmere on Saturday - walked around Grasmere Lake and into the shops full of Christmas goodies and Calendars for 2014......inspiration for today's project gathered!

I have used Spiroflowers and Butterfly Flourish stamps from Little Claire.....the Spiroflowers reminding me of the grasses and seed heads we saw on our ramble.

 

I have used a 6" x 6" kraft card as my base card, taking an additional half from another kraft card to create my easel card.

 

 

Papers cut for matting and layering in 4mm increments.  The brown paper is from my stash.

 

 

The punch is from Martha Stewart and the Blank Canvas Paper Pad from Little Claire.

 

 

Bow created with polka dot organza ribbon from Little Claire using my simple and easy to use bowmaker.  The Spiroflower stamp is positioned around the paper to create a random pattern and the dragonfly from the Butterfly Flourish set being the main focus.  All are stamped using Memento brown ink......I think the turquoise, cream and brown a fabulous combination.

 

 

By adding the double sided tape to the base card I find it easier to line up the easel topper.

 

 

The topper embellished with the above.....................

 

 

Quick and easy not a promarker in sight.......................think my mum-in-law will appreciate this later in the year...................Hope you likey..................xxGaynor

 

 

Christmas Geese - October Club Set

New month new club set from Little Claire......cheeky little geese.....a beautiful set easy to mix and match with many stamps from Little Claire.  They are adorable.......cutie cards or traditional your choice with this set.  Quick and easy to use, very little shading if preferred, a treat to mix and match with multiple background designs.

Here are a couple of my makes:

 

 

I have used traditional red and green for the first card - the tag card and backing papers are from Little Claire.  The second card uses a Christmas Postcard sentiment stamp from Little Claire......backing papers from Docrafts - Vintage Christmas pad purchased last Christmas.....I so love the papers in this set and have been trying to purchase again but so far no luck.

I'm looking forward to seeing my fellow DT's makes...................off to visit blogland........

Thank you for stopping by...............xxGaynor

Challenge 37 at Little Claire

Little Claire has a fabulous challenge this month.  The brief is Autumn and a sketch.......fabulous sketch to follow................takes a lot of shuffling and messing around for me when I am in a creative mind.

I have used a recently retired Gerbera Stamp Set from Little Claire - I have previously worked with this set at one of the amazing Wirral Workshop days..............and am very much looking forward to the 26th October.............a fabulous day is promised.....for more details please check out the Little Claire website.  www.littleclaire.co.uk

Anyhow here is my take on the sketch:

 

and the sketch:

 

and the prize:

 

 

Check out the Little Claire blog for further details........my design teamies have created wonderful cards.......have a nosey................xxGaynor