Caffinated Critters
These 3 look like they are straight out of a story book, sat on the log enjoying coffee and donuts putting the world to rights
Camping Dad
I have been so excited for my new My Favourite things to arrive but life has been a little hectic, trying to get the garden sorted out so I literally just have not had two minutes to play. But of course Fathers Day is nearly here here in the UK, so I had the perfect excise to create a card
Blooming Bunnies
My baby is about to turn 10!! She is bunny mad and had has a jelly cat bunny since she was born that literally goes everywhere with her. She is also quite into her gardening, planting a load of herbs so thought this would be the perfect card for her
big news
I have wanted some Purple Onion Designs stamps for a long time so was really pleased to find that they were now been stocked here in the UK, however they were sold out when I first attempted so had to wait a little longer but am so glad I finally got some
T4TD Scene
This months challenge for Time For Tea Designs Challenge Blog is a scene card. This is my niche so I just knew I had to enter. This poor bunny got a little more than he bargained for though when he was asked to hold onto that rope
selkie
A freebie from Sweet November Stamps and it really is pushing my comfort here, You may not have noticed but I avoid mermaids like the plaque as I really struggle with under water scenes but it is time to bite the bullet and stop been a baby. So I pulled on my big girls pants and went for it, It didn't actually turn out as totally underwater, but is definitely a sea scene
warm wishes
A nice walk through a mystical woodland for this two. Although they are a winter set they look quite apt in the woods with their warm coats and boots
Background Stamps
A story book scene for this adorable little bear from Tim3 For Tea Designs. I have paired him with the new Lee Holland background scene stamps and have to say i am in love
Tweet friends
This adorable bird from the Stacey Yacula Tweet Friends is seriously trying to impress his lady friend, she does look a little smitten
foxy
I took my inspiration for this card from Kit and Clowder March class, in which we coloured a cave, I decided this would make a perfect tree and that would be the perfect home for Mr Foxy
I wanted to make a bouquet of flowers as if Foxy had just collected them on his way home. To do this I roughly cut out a mask, then stamped the flowers from the Sett stamp set
BBQ Anyone
This card is for my best friends husband, he is the BBQ master and can cook anything as long as he is in the garden. Put him in the kitchen and nothing is edible
T4TD Swap
I signed up to take part in the Time For Tea Designs Card Swap on Facebook, my recipient has received her card so I can now share
Then I had a big on a mental block on the sort of card I could send and eventually came up with this idea
Mermaid
I totally forgot I had got this stamp free last month until the Sweet November Stamps Newsletter dropped into my inbox and I got his months freebie. I think I felt a little intimidated as I am not very confident with under water scenes but I do love how it turned out
Perfect time to craft
A new month so time for a new challenge over at A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge Blog. As always this is anything goes and this month our sponsors are Dr Digi's and a new sponsor Stampers Delight.
This image is Deirdre's day off by Dr Digi, I love the humour in Dr Digi's images and so felt it would be appropriate to put Deirdre in a comical place which her sunbed and cocktail.
Howdy Partner
I got this stamp set in a mystery box from a fellow crafter who was destashing. The company are no longer trading but I thought this would make a great desert shaker
Whimsy Stamps
I won a prize on the Teen Self Esteem Hop for Whimsy Stamps. Last time I ordered from America I got stung for customs and it added an extra £28 onto my bill so I decided to go with digital images. This is the first image I coloured up.
This would have been our garden if we had not realised that Rosie the rabbit was actually Ray the rather rampant stallion!!!
Kindness Hop
I am participating in the kindness hop on Instragram. I love to send homemade cards as we have no idea what another individual is going through and yet my showing you care may lift someones spirtis in a tough time
magical gnome
This beautiful gnome is having a lovely stroll through the magical forest while drinking her tea. I sure hope her mug keeps her drink warmer than mine did at my sons football match on Sunday Morning
Bunny Burrow
This cute little hedgehog is so happy that lockdown is over and he can finally go for dinner at his best friends Miss Bunny. He is gleefully bouncing his way there
Shake Your Tail Feathers
Fancied a change from drawing trees so thought these fabulous birds could do with a lovely garden to relax in. That one on the perch looks like he is quite enjoying the sunshine.
Under the keg
The inspiration for todays card came from lesson 4 of the Sandy Allnock Copic Enchantment class, it is a slimline sun set with a log in the foreground and a forest in the background. I felt these drunks gnomes may not be able to see the sunset but it would create a fab backdrop for them,
Dino Time
My nephew turns 3 this month and is dinosaur mad!! So I wanted to create a fun dino card. I do actually fear for long neck here as I can not help that but think that he is about to become Mr Rex's lunch. I did not really think that one through when I stamped them up
Summer vibes
Imagine walking through this beautiful walled garden in the warm sunshine, listening to the birds chirping and the bees buzzing.
The perfect happy vibes
Be a mermaid
This is Charlie, Sweet November Stamps created Charlie as part of the Self Esteem Blog Hop, Charlie is based on the young lady who inspired the hop.
Sloth
A super quick card today to continue to promote support for the Teen Self Esteem IG hop.
This is produced using digital papers and images from Crafty Purple Frog. These are available for members of the FB Crafty Purple Frog Group for the duration of the hop for free
Always be yourself
Another card to help to promote the Teen Self Esteem Hop. I wanted the sentiment to read You got this but I do not have a stamp so said that. So this Stamping Bella sentiment from the unicorn sentiments was adapted and reads always be yourself
Free Digis
A super quick post today, do not forget there are free digital images available for anyone that joins the Crafty Purple Frog Facebook page this week as part of the support for the teen self esteem hop, which there is still time to join in. You can find the details here
Golfer
It is Tuesday so time for a new challenge over on the Polkadoodles Digi-Choosday Challenge blog. Do not forget there will be a discount code available until midnight
Our design brief was a male card for fathers day
Heres to You
Since I first saw this badger with his top hat I have imaged him as Hugh Jackman in the Greatest showman. I have no idea why as I am not implying that Hugh Jackman looks anything like a badger. I think it is the hat. Anyway back to card making!!!
I feel like he was the circus master and so felt he needed his own big top. I have tried to shape this as a big top in the past with disastrous results, so have decided to just create it as a scene card. As you will be sick of me going on about it is Teen Self Esteem Awareness week and so I paired it with the Here's to you sentiment as we are all the star in our show
Sloths
As part of the teen self esteem hop organised by the amazingly talented Jasim, Amy from Crafty Purple Frog has designed a number of digital images and papers especially for the Hop you can find the sloth images here. The digital images are free to members of the Purple Crafty Frog Facebook Group. The code is on the group
I just adore this sloth and thought it would be the perfect opportunity to put part of my Sandy Allnock class to use
Teen Self Esteem Hop
The fabulous Jasmin has organised a hop to raise awareness of Teen Self Esteem. She has a number of amazing sponsors and so pop over to Instagram and join in the fun
Crafty Cats
I have had this die frame cut out for months as I used the negatives for a different project and it just needes some love
Card Making Supplies
Time For Tea Designs Crafty Cats Stamp Set
Hello Bluebird Gallery Frame 5
Spectrum Noir Illustrators
Momento Dew Drops in Teal
Nuvo Drops
Card Making Tutorial
Using the gallery die frame with the patterned paper
I laid it over a piece of white alcohol card to ensure that my stamps lined up
These were stamped and coloured up
the frames were applied and it was adhered onto a slimline card base. It just did not look right though there was too much white so this was decorated with Nuvo drops
Thank you for reading
Happy Crafting
Claire xx
Blooming Bunnies
So my Instagram account growth has become very stagnant and in an attempt to help drive traffic I have been trying to do reels as well as my usual daily card. The problem that I have is that my cards are done so far in advance that I have no video footage left on my phone to make the reels. So have made a couple of quick cards to facilitate this. Here is one of them
Foxy
So this is lesson 3 of the Sandy Allnock copic enchantment and I have to be honest and say I have really struggled with this lesson.
Duck Race
We once stayed in a lodge owned by the Forestry Commission and they had a rubber duck race on the river that flowed through the forest. It was great fun, made even more hilarious by the organisers mad Labrador pup which swum down the river with the rubber ducks and every time it caught one it throw it out of the river, onto the shore. The organiser was charging down the bank lobbing them back in. This card made me laugh when I remembered the race
Mystical Fairies
So anyone that follows me on Instagram may have seen I have signed up to the Sandy Allnock enchantment class and after following the first class, she encourages to practice and change up the colours, so I thought this pink and purple forest would be perfect for a fairy
Prosecco
This started out as a little experiment, I wanted to determine if I could heat emboss on acetate and it would appear the answer is yes and it makes quite a quick and glitzy card
flower Dragon
I keep looking at these adorable dragons and wondering how I could create a scene with them. I have wracked my brains for a week and then it came to me.
Gnina
We have a tired gnome, she has spent the last few hours sewing the seeds for the harvest and has snuck inside to have five minutes peace with a good book away from Mr gnome
Birthday Mouse
I was honoured to be asked to be a guest designer for the new release over at The Crafty Purple Frog. Although this is not the first card I have shown you from this release, this is the first card that I created for it
Pull tab
For this card I have taken inspiration from my second Sandy Allnock lesson from the enchantment course, but have added in my stamps, an extra tree and changed up the colours
Bullying Awareness Hop
So when I was approached by Kelly from Kelly Creates and asked to participate in a hop for raising awareness of bullying, I agreed but was totally stuck on what to do. A quick google search told me that the anti-bullying alliance in the UK hold a national anti bullying week every November which is themed, however this years theme is not released until May, so I could not even go with that for inspiration.
I rummaged through my stamps and came across the Be Your Own Hero stamp set by Stamping Bella and so decided to go with supportive inspiration instead
Toadally Awesome
Time for a new challenge over at Polkadoodles Digi-Choosday Challenge Blog and as always the theme is anything goes. Pop over and claim todays discount code
The design team were asked to make a clean and simple card and use twine or ribbon on it somewhere.
in celebration
I am so excited to finally be able to tell you all that Amy from Crafty Purple Frog has asked me to join her design team on a permanent basis. So I get to play with not only her fabulous releases but all the other amazing brands she stocks from around the world. So what better card to debut with but one that states In Celebration of this day...
I always looked at the Stamping Bella oddballs stamps in awe but never really sure what I would do with them but as my colouring skills and confidence in creating scenes has increased I find myself drawn to them.
Anniversary
It was our Wedding Anniversary in April, we have been married 13 years. I intended to make a pop up box card but that evolved into a different card somewhere along the way so here is the anniversary card I ended up making
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