Bebunni again!

Here's another play with Bebunni and the Celebration stamp set this time. But as you can see I have used Sepia tones for this card, and have coloured Bebunni with pencils for a softer look. I have used Bebunni inset and paper kit for the backing paper and distressed the edges. What do you think? I'd love to know :0)
Love Clairebears x

Bebunni - Celebrations Stamp!

Over the weekend my Bebunni stamps came out to play again, and this time I used Bebunni - Celebrations and coloured her with my Spectrum Noirs again - IG1,3 & 4 and IB1, 2 & 3. The papers are from the Insert and Paper kit and I have embossed it with 6x6 Gun Metal embossing folder
and just a little co-ordinations paper for matting.

I hope you like it, I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Love Clairebears x

Crafters Companion - Christmas Challenge

We have a new challenge for you over the Crafters Companions Challenge Blog, and this time we are challenging you to make a Christmas or Winter Card. Here's may card to inspire you using the gorgeous Barkley "Let is Snow" stamp coloured with Spectrum Noirs. The papers are from Tradional Christmas paper pack.

Now we have a few rules for you to play along with
All entries must include at least one of the following items:

• Any Crafter’s Companion UK or US brand stamp (including Bebunni, Mulberry Wood, Strawberry’s Kisses, Makey Bakey Mice, Barkley, Humphrey, Toread, S.W.A.L.K., Sheena Douglass, Paintbox Poppets, Crisalis Classics, Angelica & Friends, Art Kure, Stamp-It Australia, Anthony/Burt, The Snowman and The Snowdog, Frou Frou, Camden Town, etc)
• Die’sire decorative dies and flower quilling dies (please state which ones you have used)
• Embossalicious folders
• Anything created with the Ultimate Tool/Ultimate Pro, Envelebox, etc (please state which board you have used)
• Darice embossing folders (please state which folder you have used)
• Crafter’s Companion exclusive products
  • CD-ROMs
  • Reddy Decoupage Kits
  • Luxury Card Kits
  • Exclusive Member Downloads

Hopefully you will join in the fun!

Love Clairebears x

Gingerbread Men

This card I have used the oh so cute Gingerbread man that is in Craftetrs Inspirations Magazine. I just love this little man! I've coloured him with Spectrum NOirs EB8,4 and TN3, his heart has glaze over it to make it look like sugar, the card is one I've "Borrowed" from my Mum and I really love it - the sentiment you can find HERE, they are from Easy Craft Designs and I just love them!

I'd so love to hear what you think!

Love Clairebears x

Bebunni Birthday

I wanted to have a little colouring time last night and one of my new BeBunni Hip Hip Hooray stamps had to be inked up! So here she is in all her glory!I have coloured her with my Spectrum Noirs - IG1,3 and 4 as well as DR 1,4 and 5 and not forgetting LV1,2 & 3. The backing paper has come from the card and insert kit and has been run through my GC with the Petit Dots embossing folder.  The leaf die cut is from Marianne Designs and the paper roses were cut on my Silhouette from scrap paper, thte buttons and lace are from my stash.

 

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look, I'd so love to hear what you think :0)

Love Clairebears x

Barkley Christmas Card

Ok so the big day is starting to creep round and I thought I'd better get started on my Christmas Cards. I had the urge to get a little inky with Barkley - its called Festive Fun - last night and this is the result! The card base is from Crafters Companions Traditional Christmas and Barkey and Purr-dy have been coloured with my Spectrum Noirs.

I hope you like it

Love Clairebears x

Gingerbread House

I have been playing with my Sweet Treats embossing boards from Crafters Companion and ended up making this! Its my very own Gingerbread House made with kraft card and also the Gingerbread Man was one of the stamps that came with the Crafters Inspiration magazine and coloured with Spectrum Noirs. I have added a little Gesso to the roof to give it a little character. Oh roll on Christmas!!!!

I would so love to hear what you think :)

I would like ot enter this into th e following challenges
Christmas Cards all year round - October Challenge 
Crafting Musketeers - Christmas in October
Natalie and Amys - Shabby Chic (if this isn't ok please feel free to delete)
Sparkles Christmas Challenge - Anything but a Card
Crafty Cafe - Anything Goes
All Crafts Challenge - Anything but a card
Created with Love - Anything Goes
Get Inky - 3d Challenge Holiday
The Scrapbook Stamp Society - Anything Goes with option of Kraft
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Anything Goes 
Pink Elephant - Distressing



Love Clairebears x

Sweet Treats Sneak Peak 4

I sooooo love this box! Its been made using the Sweet Treats cd which has all these gorgeous papers and embellishments on, including the rolled flowers. I have made a tall milk carton using the new boards from Crafters Companion which are part of the new 4 day deal on Create and Craft on Monday from 8. As you can see I have punched 2 flower holes in the box and added a little electric candle in it. In the dark it looks fab! Hopefully you can just see the little flame? Just think what you could make!!!

Love Clairebears x

Sweet Treats Sneak Peak 3

Here's another Sneak Peak of the 4 Day Deal from Crafters Companion that launches on Monday 8! Its embossing boards that have different boxes on, this one is the gable box and using papers from the Sweet Treats CD and embellishments I have made a sewing box! I just love this rose paper and will sooooo be using it for other projects!

Love Clairebears x

Bebunni - paper kit

Here's another of my Bebunni samples to share with you, this card is made using he paper kit again and I so love this topper! Its just so bright and cheerful :0)

So have you fallen in love with the bunnies yet? What do you think of the amazing CD's and stamps? Have you seen them on Create and Craft as they are the PoW this week as its Craftewrs Companions 8th birthday we have lots of celebrations going on!

Love Clairebears x

Stampalot Challenge - Bingo

I've decided to play along with Stampalot Challenge this time and its a Bingo challenge. Your meant to use 3 in a row but I got a little carried away and used all 9!

I really love my use of the lace - I made a flower with a brad in the middle! I've not done that before and I will be doing it again I think it looks brilliant!!!

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look, I'd love to hear what you think :0)

Love Clairebears x

My last Christmas Card (I hope

It feels like I've been making Christmas cards for months now and I still didn't have enough! But I think (fingers crossed!) this is the last one.

Its made with Humphrey and My Minds Eye free papers. I have coloured him with Promarkers and I'm really pleased how its turned out!

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges

The Cheerful Stamp Pad - Merry Christmas
Crafty Boots Challenge - Christmas
Creative Stamp Friends - Christmas
Hooked On Craft - Challenge 14 - Christmas
Paper Pretties Monday - Red, White and one colour (green)
Truly Madly Crafty - Christmas Image and Colours
Paper Makeup Stamps - Challenge 16 - Colours
Dream Valley Challenges - Christmas
GingerLoft - Christmas
The Squirrel and the Fox - Christmas
My Time Made Easy - Colour Palette plus Kraft
Cupcake Inspirations - Challenge 141
Crazy for Challenges - Its Santa
Marks Finest Papers - Make a Christmas Card
Just Us Girls - Colour Challenge

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look, I'd love to here your thoughts

Love Clairebears x

Daughters Christmas Card

I always forge to make my daughter a Christmas Card, oh and really bad Mum I normally forget her birthday card too! Soooooo this year I decided that I really needed to get a few brownie points! So I made her this card.

I have used a SWALK stamp and the sentiment reads "A hug is the perfect gift ..... one size fits all and it's easily returned"

I have coloured it with Promarkers and added flowers that I have made myself as she loves them. I have distressed (ok I tried too!) the circle with Pumice Stone ink, and added a little red ribbon to finish off.

I hope you like it,

I would like to enter it into the following challenges

Addicted to Stamps Challenge - Christmas Cards
Come and Get it Challenge - Anything Christmas
Gingerloft - Christmas of Winter
I Did it Creations - Flowers (I made my own!)
Let's ink it up - Christmas project
Marks's Finest Papers - Your Favourite Embellishment
Lets Ink it up Challenge 18 - Christmas Projects
Sparkles Forum - For the one I love - My beautiful Daughter!
Sugar Creek Hollow - Non Traditional Colours - Red and Brown?

Thanks for taking a look and I'd love to hear your thoughts :0)

Love Clairebears x

Love You -Snow much

I wanted to play along with Polka Doodles this week as I didn't quite manage it last week! This weeks challenge is a shaped card for Christmas. Yesterday I went shopping to Hobbycraft with my Mum and we brought (or should that be my Dad did!) some foam snowflakes. I have Super Glued 2 of them together just on one point. I have used the glittered one for the front snowflake and a plan one for the back. I had already stamped my "Love You ... Snoooooow Much" by Swalk stamp and coloured it with blues. I have added Polar White Flower Soft to the hats. Oh and a few little gems to accent the snowflake and on her bow. I then stamped Love You and Snoooooow Much on the inside of the card. I love it and I'm really proud how it has turned out!

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look

I would also like to enter this into the following challenges

2 Sister Challenge - Let it Sparkle

CES - Snowflakes

Little Claire's Design - Shaped Cards

One Stop Craft Challenge - Blue

Pink and Green - Swalk Card

I've not entered a challenge for a while and so I thought I'd have a go at this months Crafters Companions Monthly Challenge which was to use Green and Pink. I thought I would ink up one of my Swalk stamps and being a very naughty girl I've not used it before! I Have used papers that came free in a magazine AGES ago. I have papers pieced the dresses with the papers too. I have used a 8x8 card and used some scraps of kraft card too and a few buttons too.

Thanks for looking and I'd love to hear your comments :0)

Love Clairebears x