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