Challenge 14 at Christmas Challenges {with sketches}

Hi there, its time for a new challenge at Christmas Challenges {with sketches} already and our sketch this time around if from my lovely teamie Wilma. I've rotated the sketch as I wanted to use the text border that matched the dps I've used. Sorry about the awful pic, the dark foggy days combined with my dreadful photography skills are to blame lol.

Our sponsor this time around is Michelle Perkett, Michelle is such a talented artist and her digi stamps are just gorgeous so I'm sure you won't want to miss out on the chance to win. I've used one of Michelle's Christmas images, isn't she adorable? She is called Tia and you can find her in Michelle's Etsy Store

I've coloured Tia with promarkers and added ivory flowersoft and glamour dust  for the trim on her dress, hat and muff. The papers are all from GCD Joyful Peace paper pad, distressed with a kraft knife. The flowers are ivory paper flowers from my stash, coloured with Jolly Roger Red moonglow ink spray. I've used Marianne die to cut the leaves and swirls. To finish off I've added a faux gems and a  fab postage stamp sentiment from Whimsy Stamps, I love these stamps and they have a matching die too.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Daisy Doodles: Christmas plus use a digi

Digi Doodle Shops Best: red and green

Digital Tuesday: sparkle and shine

Everybody Art Challenge:Christmas cards

Paper Creations Ink: christmas

Papertake Weekly: Christmas crackers

Pollycraft: Christmas fun

Shopping our Stash: christmas or winter

Whoopsi Daisy: anything goes at Christmas

Winter Wonderland: What a cutie

Thanks for popping by today. 

Claire xx

Make your own DP at Michelle Perkett Studio

Hi there, how are you doing? I seem to have gremlins again with a leaky radiator, a poorly pc and I also think I've heard the patter of little paws in the house... I think I may have a little mousy visitor! I do hope not as I love mice and hate to think of having to evict them. I didn't have chance to investigate thoroughly with all the chaos of the leak so I'll have to look for evidence when I get home from work. If its not one thing its another but at least I'm not bored lol.

 Anyway on to today's card which features the stunning Princess Oceana from Michelle Perkett Studio, I adore this image and I've coloured her loads of times but I thought I'd give her black hair this time for a change.  You can find Princess Oceana in Michelle's Etsy Store here.

I've coloured her with my promarkers and added some dimension with viva pearl and gloss pens and some tiny sea shells from my stash. She's matted on some blue mirri card. I've created the background using Cosmic Shimmer spray in Midnight Blue and some silver firework ink, sprayed on white card and then clingfilmed and left to dry. I love this technique, its perfect for watery or icy backgrounds and looks sooooo sparkly and shimmery in real life. Once the background was dry I stamped border and and corner stamps from Chocolate Baroque and embossed with seafoam white EP. The flowers and gems are from my stash.

I'm entering Princess Oceana in the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments: No sentiment

2 Sisters:  Use a digi

Crafty Cardmakers: Embossing

Crafty Purple Frog: Monochromatic

Little Claire's: Sparkle

Paperplay: Sparkle Galore

Simon Says Stamp: Sparkle and shine

Totally Gorjuss: Water or anything wet

Don't forget to check out the new challenge over at Michelle Perkett Studio, Shelley and her lovely team of mermaids have a fab challenge starting today ... they want to see you make your own backing papers. 

Thanks for calling by

Claire xx

Michelle Perkett's Earth

Hi there, how is your weekend going? I'm home alone (well apart from the dogs and parrot lol) as hubby and son have gone away for the weekend so although the house is sooooooo quiet I've had a lovely day gardening and crafting :-). This card features Michelle Perkett's beautiful image 'Earth' (you can find her in Michelle's Etsy Store)

The image is coloured with promarkers and distressed with Vintage photo distress ink before being matted on some shimmery brown card. The bp is from the Prima Madeline range and was too pretty to cover up with loads of embellies so I've just added some brown organza ribbon to finish the card off.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments: No sentiment

Crafty Catz: anything goes

Pixie Dust Studio: Vintage

Shelley's Images: Show us what you've got

Truly Scrumptious: Anything goes

Don't forget you still have time to enter this weeks challenge over at Michelle Perkett Studio, we have a nice easy theme for you this week, 'Say it with Die cuts' :-)

Right I'm going to have a lazy evening in front of the TV with perhaps a few chocs and may be a little glass of wine :-)

Thanks for visiting today

Claire xx

Say it with die cuts at Michelle Perkett Studio

Hello there, Tuesday again so its time for a new challenge at Michelle Perkett Studio and this week we want to see your die cuts and of course one of Michelle's gorgeous images too. If you don't have any of Michelle's digi stamps you can pop over to her group on Papercraft Planet and pick up a freebie or two (there are loads of lovely free images on the Discussion boards). I've used 'Lily, The Fairy of Enchantment' for my card. I love to colour Lily with those lovely wings and that beautiful dress. You can find her here in Michelle's Etsy Store

Lily is coloured with promarkers and has a little glamour dust for some added bling but it doesn't show up at all in the pic. I've kept the card layout fairly plain and framed Lily with die cuts from a cuttlebug die. The bp is from K&Co I was using up scraps hence the vertical and horizontal stripes LOL. I've added some pale peachy pink roses,salmon pink lace and aqua velvet ribbon from my stash to finish off. 

I'm entering Lily in the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge: aqua lemon and pink

The Crafty Pad: Holes

I did it creations: ribbon and lace

Kenny K's Krafty Girlz: die cuts and punches

My Mum's Craft Shop: to die for

One Stitch at a Time: anything goes

Stamps R us: going digi

 I hope you're going to join our challenge at Michelle Perkett Studio, our lucky winner will receive a gorgeous digistamp from Michelle's store!

I hope your week has got off to a good start. As usual I'm really busy at work but I suppose it keeps me out of mischief, unfortunately it also keeps me out of my craft room lol

thanks for calling by today

Claire xx

Grace from Michelle PErkett Studio

Hello, I'm a bit later than usual posting my card for Michelle Perkett Studio today. I had to go into work this morning and I don't know where the rest of the day has disappeared to. I've made a card using the lovely Grace (available in Michelle's Etsy Store)

The bp is one of my all time favourites from Artylicious Butterfly Bliss CD printed out in the Orange option. Grace is coloured with promarkers and matted on peach card. I've added a die cut butterfly, some peach ribbon and a sentiment from Chocolate Baroque stamped and cut out with spellbinders tag.

I'm entering Grace in the following challenges:

Crafty Creations: Anything goes

Fairy Fun Fridays: For the girls

Inspire Me Fridays: anything goes

My Mum's Craft Shop: to die for

Raise the Bar: apples and oranges

Sew Many Challenges: Anything goes

Thanks for visiting today :-)

Claire xx

Mermaids galore at MPS

Hi there, I hope you're having a good week so far. Today's card features one of my favourite images from Michelle Perkett, 'Eva, the glam mermaid'. Eva is a real glamour puss isn't she? You can find her here in Michelle's Etsy store.

I've coloured Eva with promarkers and added pink and tiara stickles for a little extra bling. The bp is from GCD Rose coloured glasses and the ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons. I've added some lace from WOC and corner stamps from Clarity Stamps. The corner stamps look a lot brighter in the pic than they are really.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Creative Inspirations: Glitzy and bling

Delicious Doodles: Fantasty/mythical

Gingerloft: under the sea

I did it creations: Monochromatic

My Mum's Craft Shop: cute and girly

Paper Sundaes: Magical and mythical

Pixie Dust Studio: Under the sea

 There's a new challenge starting today over at Michelle Perkett Studio and Shelley and her talented team have a fab challenge theme for you ... Mermaids Galore! Michelle has some of the most gorgeous mermaid images so you'll be spoiled for choice :-)

Thanks for visiting today

Claire xx

Celebrating Mothers Day at Michelle Perkett Studio

Hi there, we have a new challenge starting at Michelle Perkett Studio and this week we are celebrating Mothers Day,  we've already had our Mothers Day  in the UK but our friends in the rest of the world will be celebrating soon. I've used one of my all time favourite images from Michelle's Etsy store for this card, Enchanted Slumber is such a gorgeous image I thought it would be perfect to celebrate Mothers Day

The image is coloured with promarkers and has some glittery highlights on the wings and flowers  but that hasn't shown too well in the photo. I've used a heart shaped doiley from my stash and added some paper flowers, cricut flourishes and some faux pearls. The bp is from the 'Love Letter's' collection (from Crafty Emma's). To finish off I've added some organza ribbon and a crystal buckle.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

2 Sisters: for a mom

Craft us Crazy: Moms and flowers

Fairy Tale Challenge: Mother's Day

If the shoe fits: Things with wings

My mum's craft shop: Flowers

Sisterhood of crafters: Mothers Day

Some odd girl: Hot mommas

Thanks for calling by today, don't forget you need to use one of Michelle Perkett's digi stamps to play along with our challenge, if you don't have any your can snag some freebies at Michelle's group on PCP - you don't want to miss out as not only does our winner get a gorgeous free digi, there is a special prize for our May monthly winner who will get 4 digi stamps!!!!

Claire xx

Spring at Michelle Perkett Studio

Hi there, weekend is here again although with all these bank holidays I'm totally confused and keep forgetting what day it is lol. Did you watch the Royal Wedding yesterday? I didn't intend to spend all day glued to the TV but I got totally hooked and couldn't switch off, everything was just so perfect and William and Kate looked so happy. Anyway back to crafting today and today's card features one of the beautiful new images from Michelle Perkett Studio ... Spring is available here in Michelle's Etsy Store. She's a real beauty with that gorgeous hair isn't she?

I've used a bp from K&Co and another from Artylicious 'Decadent Brocade' cd and added some sparkly lace and velvet ribbon. The image is coloured with promarkers and she has some stickles in her hair for a little added sparkle. I've distressed around the image with tumbled glass distress ink.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Crafts 4 eternity: anything goes

Delightful challenges: Distressing

Movng along with the times: Anything goes

Sassy Studio Designs: Monochromatic

Scrapbook Sisters: Distressing

Thanks for visiting today, don't forget you still have time to pop over and enter this weeks challenge at Michelle Perkett Studio, this week's theme is turquoise and brown. If you don't have any of Michelle's images check out the discussion boards over at Michelle's group on PCP and pick up some of the gorgeous freebies :-)

Claire xx

Claire

A colour challenge at Michelle Perkett Studio

Hi there, don't the weeks seem to go quickly or am I getting old?? Don't answer that lol. Its time for this weeks challenge at Michelle Perkett Studio and this week Shelly and her team of mermaids have a fab colour challenge for you, they want to see turquoise and brown projects. This is one of my favourite colour combinations and a perfect opportunity to colour Angelica as a brunette too. You can find Angelica and lots more stunning digi stamps in Michelle's Etsy Store.

As usual, i've coloured Angelica with promarkers and I've added turquoise stickles to the flowers in her hair. I've used a turquoise/teal bp and a brown bp from K&Co and punched the borders with a MP punch.I've used a beautiful chocolatey coloured ribbon from Crafty Ribbons, i've been saving it for ages but had to use it as I thought it was a perfect match for the colours in this card. The large swirly corners are a Chocolate Baroque stamp, embossed with vintage photo Distress EP. I've added some flowers from WOC which have been coloured with glimmer mists and blinged up with some more stickles.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

C.R.A.F.T: flowers

Crafters Companion: Aqua and brown

Creative Inspirations: Digi day

Delicious Doodles: Anything goes

I love promarkers: anything goes

One Stop Craft Challenge: Chocolate

Simon Says: Emboss it

Sparkles Forum : Anything goes

Truly Scrumptious: Vintage

Thanks for calling by today.  I hope you're going to join in this weeks challenge at Michelle Perkett Studio, don't forget you need to use one of Michelle's images to enter but if you don't have any you can pick up some gorgeous freebies at Michelle's group on PCP!! Just check through the discussion boards to find them

Claire xx

Hippity hoppity ....Happy Easter

Hi there and Happy Easter to you, I hope wherever you are the sun is shining and you're enjoying the Easter break. We're certainly having some gorgeous Spring weather here in the UK, perfect weather for sitting out in the garden with my promarkers :-)

I don't usually make Easter cards but this year i seem to have made a few, I couldn't let Easter pass without using Harvey, the Easter Bunny from Michelle Perkett though (he's available in Michelle's Etsy Store)

Harvey is coloured with promarkers and cut out with a nestie labels 4, I think he is the cutest little bunny!! I had a lot of inky fun making the tag for Harvey. I used yellow card and stamped with some egg stamps from Chocolate Baroque, I love these stamps as they come in 3 layers, a solid egg stamp, a layer of tiny dots and a layer of larger speckles - I used various inks to stamp them (Anna Griffin cream and duck egg pigment ink, and brown versafine). I added some little brown paw prints (Ok they are dog paws from Paper Pretties but i didn't have any rabbit paw stamps lol). I distressed the edges with brown ink added a yellow eyelet and some yellow gingham ribbon at the top of the tag. To finish off I added a yellow square 'Happy' eyelet that i've had for ages, i think it came with my cropodile.

I'm entering Harvey in the following challenges:

Alphabet Challenge: Y is for yellow 

Crafty Sentiments: Easter

Creative Belli: Eggs/Bunnies

Do you stack up: Easter

For fun: Easter

Paper Play: Easter time

Paper Romance: Tag it

Sisterhood of Crafters: Easter

Top Tip Tuesday: Open challenge

Thanks for calling by today. Don't forget you still have time to enter this weeks challenge at Michelle Perkett Studio - Anything goes using one of Michelle's images!! If you don't have any of Michelle's gorgeous digi stamps yet pop over to her group on PCP and grab a freebie - there are loads on the discussion boards :-)

Claire xx

Anything goes at Michelle Perkett Studio

Hi there, this weeks challenge over at Michelle Perkett Studio is 'Anything goes' with a MPS image. Today's card used the beautiful 'Angelica' image from Michelle Perkett ( you can grab her here in Michelle's Etsy Store) . I love colouring hair and Angelica really has the most gorgeous hair so  I had loads of fun colouring her. Watch out soon for a brunette Angelica too :-)

I've used a bp from K&Co matted on some peachy pink pearl card. I've used some cuttlebug dies to cut the borders from the same card and added some sea green crushed ribbon.  Angelica is coloured with promarkers and I've added some faux pearls to her hair. The cute postage stamp sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps as is the postage stamp die used to cut it out. To finish off I've added some coral and turquoise roses and more faux pearls.

I'm entering Angelica in the following challenges:

2 Sisters: Bingo challenge (my line is ribbon, pearls, flowers)

A gem of a challenge: Pearls and/or Swirls

Aud Sentiments : Anything goes

Incy Wincy: Bright and Bold

Paper Romance: paper flowers

Stamp with Fun: Birthday

 If you don't have any of Michelle's image pop on over to Michelle's group on PCP and grab one of the freebies - there are 18 fab freebies on the discussion boards so don't miss out!!

Claire xx

Easter Bunny Blog Hop at MPS

Hi there, welcome to the fun Easter Bunny Blog Hop from Michelle Perkett Studio!! If you've arrived here from the lovely Theresa's blog then you're on the right track, if not you need to hop over to the start of the Blog Hop which is our very own Michelle's personal blog.

We're all really excited about the blog hop, I hope it gets you in the mood for Easter! All you have to do to be in with a chance to win a gorgeous image from Michelle is hop along, leave a comment on each of the blogs along the way and watch out for the Secret Bunnies!! Along the way you'll find some of our DT members are secret bunnies - they will have a fun Easter Trivia question for you to answer!!

I wasn't sure what to make for my Blog Hop Project and started off by colouring some of Michelle's Easter images, I got a bit carried away and ended up using Oh Happy Spring, Happy Easter Bunny and the gorgeous Easter basket and Easter eggs which you can win along the blog hop route!! I've used bps from Raspberry Road Designs, yellow gingham ribbon from my stash and some yellow chiffon again from my stash All Michelle's lovely images are coloured with my promarkers and the bunnies both have a little black enamel accents on their noses. To make the candy jar I used the little Easter Eggs from the basket set and enlarged them. Once Id coloured them I cut them out and stuck them around the sides of the jar. I also used some eggs on the ends of the ribbon.

Anway thanks for joining us for the Blog Hop, your next stop is the talented Mootseeka's blog so hop over and check out her gorgeous Easter project!!

Just in case you've got lost hopping along, here's a little reminder of the blog hop order

Michelle’s personal blog  http://www.michelleperkett.blogspot.com/

Karen: http://karensdigi.blogspot.com/

Michelle http://scrapweaver.blogspot.com/
Abby http://abbyscreations.blogspot.com/
Rhonda http://bluepoohbear753.blogspot.com/
Brenda http://www.imsumbunie.blogspot.com/
Shelley  www.shelleyscreations.blogspot.com
Ali http://aqualeigasescape.blogspot.com/
Andrea  http://andreasscraps.com/
Amber  http://www.amberscraftsandstuff.com/
Sharon http://sharonshowcase.blogspot.com/
Irene http://itsallinthecards.blogspot.com/
Jenn http://stampinangeljenn.blogspot.com/
Wendy http://wendypslittlecorneroftheworld.blogspot.com/
Lydia http://scrappenbylydia.blogspot.com/
Mari http://trailsofpaper.blogspot.com/
Theresa http://craftsfriendsangels.blogspot.com/
Claire http://clairescraftycreations.blogspot.com/ (You are here!!)
Mootseeka http://cropchick.blogspot.com/
Pauline http://paulineguttrey.blogspot.com/
Skye http://ramblingsofacreativemum.blogspot.com/
Marion http://cardsbymarione.blogspot.com/
Elenor http://ellispysselochdittadatt.blogspot.com/
Michelle Perkett Studio http://michelleperkettstudio.blogspot.com/

I'm entering my Easter creations in the following challenges:

Crazy Challenge: Easter

Die Cut Dreams: Easter

Fab'n'Funky: All spotty and dotty

For Fun Challenge:

My time to craft: on the spot

Ooh La La: Happy Easter

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge: Easter

Sisterhood of Crafters: Easter

Thanks for hopping by today!!

Claire xx

Hopping down the bunny trail with Michelle Perkett Studio

Hello, I'm counting down to the Easter break now, did I mention I've got 11 days off over Easter?? Anyway as I'm getting in the mood for Easter I've got a bunny card today made using the beautiful Ballerina Bunny available from Michelle Perkett's Etsy Store

I've coloured the bunny with promarkers and added some Judikins prisma glitter to her wings and clear microbeads to her tutu. The beautiful pink bp is a freebie from Bearly Mine. I've cuttlebugged some pink ans white pearl card and added some white organza ribbon, faux pearls and some paper flowers.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

A Spoon Full of Sugar: All creatures great and small

Catch the bug: 4 or more layers

C.R.A.F.T: animals/pets

Crafts and Me: glitter

Crafty Catz: Embossing

Crafty Emma's Challenge: Monochromatic

Dream Valley: Things with wings

Fussy and Fancy: Card for child

House of Gilli: Stripes and bling

Kaboodle Doodles: Cute and cuddly animals

One Stop Craft Challenge: Monochromatic

Paper Cutz: Bunny, lamb, Chick or Easter Egg

Paperplay: Critters galore

Totally Gorjuss: Fluffy

Wags'n'Whiskers: Ribbon and pearls

Don't forget to pop over and check out this weeks challenge over at Michelle Perkett Studio, Shelley and her team have a fab new challenge with a theme of 'Hopping down the bunny trail'

Thanks for calling by today

Claire xx

Guinevere

Hi there, its my favourite day of the week and after a dull start the sun has come out too :-)

Today's card features the lovely Guinevere from Michelle Perkett Studio. I coloured her and then couldn't find any papers that looked right  (how annoying is that??) so I decided to get out my starburst stains and make my own.

I made two sheets of backing paper using pale pink and green shades of starburst stains on copier paper (I used alpine ice rose, ramblin rose pink, eidelweiss moss greeen and a little gator gumbo olive - you've got to love the names they give these colours lol). I covered one sheet with cling film and scrunched the other up and left them to dry.

Guinevere is coloured with promarkers and has green glitter for a bit of extra bling in her hair and on her headband. I cut her out with a nestie and a gold mat too. I used the scrunched paper for the main background and punched a border from the cling film bp. The lace is from WOC and the ribbon from Crafty Ribbons. I used the leftover scrunched background to make the flower - punched 3 flowers with a woodware punch, layered themup and added a gold centre and a rose from WOC. The flourishes are made from gold mirri card cut with a marianne creatable die. To finish off I added some faux pearls and dew drops from Crafty Emma's Store. I'm really pleased with the flower, especially as its just made from copier paper lol, you can see it better in this pic. 

Today our spotlight Saturday post at MPS is giving all the DT members chance to talk about their favourite charities. Its hard to choose a favourite charity but Rethink and Mind the two big mental health charities are very close to my heart (in fact I work for a small branch of Mind). I'm going to be doing a local craft fair later in the year ( a scary thought) and hopefully my cards will make a little money for our charity. Things are very difficult for small charities at the minute so every penny counts.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Cardmaking Mama's: embellish it

Crafts and Me: glitter

Freshly Brewed: flowers

Going grey with scrap creations: recipe challenge, my ingredients are ribbon, glitter and pearls

Mami Doodles: Use a punch or die cut

Pixie Dust: Lace it up

Tellen's Place: Sparkle and Lace

The Stamping Boutique: handmade flowers

Thanks for visiting today, I hope you are having a good weekend. After a nightmare of a week at work I've been out weeding and taken all my frustration out on all the poor dandelions lol, now I've had chance to chill out I'm going to have a couple of hours in my craftroom :-)

Claire xx

Surprise your Mom at Michelle Perkett Studio

It doesn't seem 2 minutes since our last challenge at Michelle Perkett Studio but its Tuesday again so its time for a new challenge and this week our theme is

'SURPRISE YOUR MOM'

It was Mother's Day on Sunday here in the UK and I don't think its long until our friends in Europe celebrate their Mothers Day. I've used this lovely image 'Thanks Mum' for this card, I love the cute little girl cudding her mum ... so sweet! You can find this gorgeous image in Michelle's Etsy Store

As usual the image is coloured wiht promarkers and this time I've carefully cut it out. I've used a bp from the lovely 'Essence of Nature' cd by Artylicious and highlighted the swirls with faux pearls using my viva pearl pen. The image is layered up on a lovely square doiley and to finish off I've added plenty of lilac and white flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and a pretty charm from Bunny Zoe's crafts.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion: Anything goes

Crazy Challenge: Add flowers

Creative Inspirations: Mother's Day

Delicious Doodles: For Mum

I did it creations: Anything goes

Kaboodle Doodles: Lets get Girly

Paper Play: for mum

Sarah Hurley Challenge: Mums the word

Scrapbook Sisters: for mum

Stamp Something: April Digi Day

Thanks for visiting today, if you're a UK mum I hope you had a wonderful day on Sunday, my son certainly surprised me as for the first time in years I got a card and pressie :-)

 I hope you can join our challenge at Michelle Perkett Studio this week, you can pick up an image from Michelle's Etsy Store or why not  grab a freebie from Michelle's group on Papercraft Planet.

We're planning a fun Easter Bunny Blog Hop for the weekend of April 16/17th with prizes and lots of fun too, you can find out more and sign up to join in here

Claire xx

Best Friends ....

I love Saturday mornings, its great to get up and not rush out to work isn't it? I'm making the most of a lazy day today, in fact its almost lunchtime and I'm still in my pjs lol. Hubby is going to the football today so I'm planning on an afternoon in my craft room but before I go here's my card for today. Isn't this image adorable? Its one of the gorgeous new images from Michelle Perkett, Michelle has been on a roll lately with some stunning new digital stamps so pop over to Michelle's Etsy Store and have a look round :-)

I coloured the image with my trusty promarkers and added a little spiced marmalade distress ink around the edge. The bps are from DCWV, ribbon as usual is from the fabby Crafty Ribbons. I punched a scrap of card with an EK success scalloped punch and used it to make a little concertina flower which has a little jewelled brad in the centre.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Crafts and me: Yellow

Crazy Challenge: Sweet teens

Delightful challenges: flowers

Oh La La: Mother's Day or special friend

Partytime Tuesday: anything goes with a handmade flower

Pollycraft: Friends

Simply Create: Do it yourself

Stamp Something: april digi day

Tuesday Throwdown: Florals

You still have time to enter this weeks challenge at Michelle Perkett Studio, the theme is Make your flowers bloom so if you haven't got one of Michelle's gorgeous images (why not?? lol) then pop over to her group on PCP and grab one of the fab freebies and join in this weeks challenge ... you've got to be in it to win it lol.

Claire xx



Night at the Movies with the Rainbow Lady

Hi there, when I saw the new challenge at Rainbow Lady's Challenge blog, 'A Night at the Movies' my first though was Harry Potter as I just LOVE Harry Potter films although to be honest I much prefer the books (you don't what to know how many times i've read them .... I'm such a geek lol). Anyway I had to have a go at a 'Harry Potter' ish scene  although I didn't have a Harry Potter stamp so you'll have to use your imagination a little lol.

As well as a new challenge topic this week we have a fab new sponsor 'Time to Sow' so make sure you pop over the challenge blog to get your entry in to be in with a chance of a fab prize!

The background is masked and brayered using Mountain Meadow big&juicy ink pad with black brayered over the sky. The tree stamps are all from Elusive Images and I'm not sure where the castle is from, its been uninked in my stash for ages so it was  a good time to give it an airing!

I painted the dragon and unicorn with twinkling H2os and decoupaged them up a layer with foam pads. I was really stuck for a wizardy character until i remembered the fab 'Magical Alchemey' digistamp from Michelle Perkett, I love this stamp, he makes a perfect  Dumbledore but i've also used him in the past for Father Christmas coloured in red and white. This time I coloured him with promarkers and added a little bit of yellow feather to his hat.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Creative Card Crew: For a child

Daring Cardmakers: The Book Club

Digital Tuesday: for the kids

Going grey with scrap creations: Fairy tales 

The House that Stamps built: A scenic card

The Sisterhood of Crafters: Let's hear it for the boys

I've really enjoyed making this card. its been a while since I played with my trusty brayer :-)

Thanks for visiting today, I hope you're going to join our challenge this week.

Claire xx

Forest Fairy by Michelle Perkett

Hi there, its Tuesday so its time for a new challenge over at Michelle Perkett Studio and this week is the turn of Shelley and her lovely team of mermaid to host the challenge. They've chosen a theme of 'Make your Flowers Bloom'

I've made this card using Michelle's gorgeous Forest Fairy image, the sentiment is beautiful and its one of my favourite of all Michelle's images (lol, I always say that but I love all of Michelle's images). You can find her in Michelle's Etsy store here!

As usual i've coloured the image with promarkers and added a little sparkle with some glitter although its not showing up too well on the pic. The bp is from Raspberry Road Designs, distressed and matted on some pale pink card from my stash.

I've added some rafia lace, pink vintage seam binding ribbon, a little butterfly charm and a flower made from  white petals sprayed with Starfish glimmer mist, a silver bead cap and a pearl brad.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Crafts and Me: anything goes

Digi Doodle Shops Best: ribbons and bows

Fairy Tale challenge: Pink and green

Little Claire's: Pink and Green

One Stop Craft Challenge: Angels and Fairies

Polkadoodles: Spring has sprung

Simon Says Stamp: Mothers Day/Girlie

Sparkles Forum: springtime

Thanks for calling by today,

Claire xx