Friday Blog Project - Daisy Sheep Card

Hello Heidi here to share the Friday blog project with blogland.

Today, I have made a little fun card using a brand new dinkie stamp.

Have you met 'Daisy the Sheep'. Isn't she gorgeous?

She is only £2.00 and joins lots of new 'dinkies' over on the website HERE.

I love this little stamp so much, that I had to stamp her up six times! I have coloured her in with my faithful Promarker pens, adding a black sheep into the family.  After cutting out the images, I have rubbed the backs of them with a ball tool, to give them shape.

I have used a great sentiment set called 'Dictionary Definitions' and used the 'daughter' stamp.  My youngest Georgia turns 15 on Monday, so thought this card would be just right for her.

Here is a product list and instructions, should you wish to make a 'Daisy' card.

Products Used :

Little Claire 'Daisy the Sheep' - Dinkie Stamp - from website
Little Claire 'Dictionary Definitions' sentiment stamp set - from website
Little Claire 'Gingham' paper pack - from website
White Card blank
White Stamping cardstock
Green and Yellow Bazzill Cardstock
Memento 'Tuxedo Black' ink pad
Three sizes of circle dies
Yellow ric-rack ribbon
White Pearls
Promarker Pens
Glossy Accents
Tools : Scissors, Cosmic Shimmer Glue and sticky foam pads.

Card Instructions :

(1) Cut a square of green and yellow Bazzill cardstock, matt together and stick down to card blank.
(2) From the 'Gingham' paper pack, cut a piece of green gingham paper to fit on card.
(3) Die cut three different sized circles, one from green card, one from yellow check paper and one from white stamping card.
(4) Stamp up 'daughter' image onto white circle.
(5) Stamp up six 'Daisy the Sheep' images, colour in, cut out and emboss at back with ball tool.
(6) Stick die cut circles together, stick down onto card.
(7) Arrange 'Daisy' shapes around the circle sentiment and stick down using sticky pads.
(8) Add glossy accent to 'black' sheep, leave to dry.

I do hope you have enjoyed my blog project today, Daisy sure is a cutey!

Heidi

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Digi Boxed Flowers - Digi Stamp Project

Hi Everyone

Mags here to share with you a little project using a cute digi image called Digi Boxed Flowers.

I love the effect of paper piecing so I wanted to show you how easy it is to paper piece using a digi stamp.  There are a few photos as I wanted to show you step by step how to master this technique.

1.  Print the image onto white cardstock.

 2. Choose the patterned paper that you want to use and use masking tape to attach it over the stamped image on the card.  Put the card through the printer again.  By doing it this way you ensure that the image does print on the patterned paper where you want it.

3.  Cut out the pieces you require.  In this case I cut out two flowers of each colour from the patterned paper and I also cut out all four flower squares as I wanted to mount them seperately onto coloured card.  For the contrasting colour card I cut out a large piece measuring 9.5cm by 20.5cm for the backing and a smaller piece 4.8cm by 18cm to mount the flower squares onto.  I also cut another piece of white card 9cm by 20cm.

4.  Attach the white card to the large contrasting card.  Place the smaller contrasting card in the centre of the card and place the flower squares on top.  Use the patterned flowers you have cut out to paper piece the flowers. 

5.  Finish the card by doing some doodling around the edges.  Add a gem to each corner and a peel off sentiment.  You can also add some glitter to the centre of the flowers.

I hope you have enjoyed this project and will have a go.  You will be surprised how easy it is and gives your digi stamps a new lease of life.

Mags

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Little Claire Likes Monday Project - Silhouette Boat Card

 

Good morning, we are sharing another 'Little Claire Likes' Monday project with you.

Our showcased stamp set is 'Silhouette Boat'.  Heidi has made her card using this set and three different ink pads : Tumbled Glass, Faded Jeans and Mustard Seed.

 

The featured stamp set is on special offer this week until Thursday, 26th February 2015 at only £4.50 (usually £6.50). You can pop on over to the website HERE to see our full range of 'Silhouette' stamp sets and ink pad sets.

Here is a list of products used and how the card was made :

Card Product List :

Little Claire 'Silhouette Boat' stamp set - £4.50

Dovecraft White Card Pack - £1.99

Memento 'Black Tuxedo' ink pad - £3.90

Distress Inkpads : Faded Jeans, Tumbled Glass & Mustard Seed

White Stamping Card, blue card, circle die, circle punch and

Black Cosmic Shimmer Black PVA

Double-Sided Tape, Sticky pads and paper trimmer

Card Instructions :

(1) Onto white card - 9cms x 9cms, stamp up image using 'Memento' inkpad.

(2) Ink around edge of image using 'Tumbled Glass' and 'Faded Jeans' Inkpads as shown.

(3) Using a small square of white card, punch out a circle.

(4) Use this square as a stencil, using 'Mustard Seed', ink around sun.

(5) Cut a piece of blue card to 12cms x 12cms.

(6) Die cut circle from centre of square.

(7) Stamp sentiment into each corner of white card blank.

(8) Ink around edge of card blank with 'Faded Jeans' inkpad.

(9) Stick elements down onto card, add Cosmic PVA to each corner, leave to dry.

We do hope you have enjoyed the tutorial today.

The Little Claire Team

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Friday Blog Project with Little Claire

Morning all,

Last day of my half term breather - has been brilliant to relax and enjoy!  Now on with today's Little Claire Friday Blog Project.  The inspiration gained when creating the Valentine's Day card for my lovely hubbie last weekend.  So here goes - Mother's Days cards x 2!

Stamps used:  Silhouette Owl Tree and "Mum" from Dictionary Definitions Sentiment Set.

I used a scalloped card blank as my base with stamping card cut to 12.5cm x 12.5cm, backing paper cut at 13.5cm x 13.5cm.

All elements are photographed apart from the adhesive stones, fineliner pen, heat gun and clear embossing powder.

The images were stamped and embossed using clear embossing powder.

Elements assembled.  Fineliner and adhesive stones added.

Yes two cards - two colour ways - two mums to create cards for.  Nothing like being prepared!

Hope you like my little make..............now off to enjoy my last Friday before work next week.......mmh decisions, decisions...  xxGaynor

Flash Sale!

FLASH SALE!
 
Carol has just reduced the price of 12 stamps online TODAY (we let her be boss sometimes lol)

She has chosen 12 stamps and made them just £2.50 each - WOW - this amazing Carol Offer runs until 9pm Friday 20 Feb, and here's a small selection of what she has chosen for you:

Click here to see all the Carol Offer stamps, be quick, offer only available while stocks last or until 9pm Friday 20.02.15

Little Claire xxx

Little Claire Likes - 'On Your Wedding Day'

Good morning and welcome to our 'Little Claire Likes' Monday blog project.

Today, we are showcasing the wedding stamp set -

'On Your Wedding Day'

 It is a great set of three images and one sentiment stamp and can be purchased at the special price of £4.50 (usually £6.50) but only until Thursday, 19th February 2015 or whilst stocks last.

Here is Heidi's card for today using the set. She has used lots of dies, bright papers and card.

Here is a product list of what was used on the card :

Product List :

Little Claire 'On Your Wedding Day' stamp set - £4.50

White Scallop 6 x 6 card pack - £1.99

Memento 'Black Tuxedo' ink pad - £3.90

Self Adhesive Pearl Pack - £1.80

Dies, card and paper from stash

Double-sided tape and Cosmic Shimmer glue

Card Instructions :

(1) Cut a square in orange card and one smaller in paper, stick together.

(2) Stick down onto card blank centrally.

(3) Cut a smaller square of orange card and another in different paper, stick together.

(4) Stamp up image 'On Your Wedding Day' image, colour in and die-cut using oval.

(5) Stamp up sentiment onto white card.

(6) Die-cut one frame, three flowers and two hearts from paper and card, stick together if needed.

(7) Stick elements to card, ensuring sentiment stands out at front due to sticking down at each edge.

(8) Add small pearls to flower centres and hearts.

We hope you have enjoyed our tutorial today, thank you for stopping by our blog.

The Little Claire Team

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Monthly Blog Challenge # 54 - 'Love' Theme

Welcome to our February challenge here on the Little Claire blog.

Thank you to all of the many entries from our January challenge.

Our winner is :

Entry # 55 - Jane's Journal 

Here is her beautiful winning entry :

Well done Jane! Please contact Gill (info@littleclaire.co.uk) who will forward on your prize.

(by our teamie Helen)

Our theme for February is 'Love'. So we would like to see all of your Valentine, Anniversary and occasion cards.  You can use any images, papers or embellishments that signify love.

Our prize this month is :

Lots of Little Claire Goodies

Little Claire 'Swirly Birds' Clear Stamp Set
Little Claire 'Silhouette Wedding' Stamp
3 x Craft Creations 12" x 12" papers
A selection of ribbon

Here are the Design Team cards :

Avril has used
'A4 Design Sheets - Six Trees' and Little Claire 'Gingham' Paper pack

Diane has used
'Armful of Wishes' stamp

Gaynor has used
'Silhouette Owl Tree' and 'Dictionary Definitions' sentiment set

Helen has used
'On your Wedding Day' and 'Sentiments Mix'

Lynsey has used
'Silhouette Picnic' stamp set

Mags has used
'Buttons & Bows' stamp and 'Sentiments Mix'

Marianne has used
'Silhouette Picnic' stamp

Shary using

'Cute Animals' Design Sheets

Susan has used

'Changing Tree' stamp set

Here is a list of our rules, please read and follow before entering our challenge.

Can we please ask that your card/creation is an original design of your own and not a copy or remake of another card. This is plagiarism and these entries WILL NOT be included.

(1) You DO NOT need to use a Little Claire stamp to qualify for the prize draw.

(2) You may enter the challenge UP TO 3 TIMES ONLY PLEASE and you may combine with other challenges.

(3) You MUST follow the challenge theme and NO BACKLINKING please, new cards only.

(4) Please provide a link to our blog in your post.

(5) Please leave a link (via link below) to your actual card, not just to your blog.

(6) Please turn off Word Verification on your blogs, it makes it so much easier & quicker to leave a comment on your blog.

The challenge finishes on Friday, 13th March 2015 @ 16.00pm and the new challenge (# 55) will be open on Saturday, 14th March 2015.

We look forward to seeing all of your entries and visiting your blogs.

Good Luck!

The Little Claire Design Team

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Post it note holder!

Hi girls! Francy here for a new project for S. Valentine day... it could be a little present for your loved one...

This project is really quite simple and you don’t need much in supplies or tools to make it.  You need

• 6 1/2 x 3 red card stock 
• Post-It Notes 3"x3"
• Embellishment
• 2 3/4" x 2 3/4" white card stock
• Stamp from Changing Birdhouse stamp set
• Sentiment from  Elephant stamp set
• Memento ink.

Start by cutting a sheet of card stock i 6 1/2 x 3. Score at 3" and 3 1/2".
Stick the Post-It note to the inside.

Stamp, on the white card stock, flags from Changing Birdhouse stamp set and sentiment "with love" from  Elephant stamp set. Add embellishment and glue on the top. 

Now... you can leavee a comment for your Valentine on the first page.... ;)

Bye... Francy

Butterflies in a Butterfly – Digi Stamp Project

Morning All! It’s Lisa here with a new ‘Digi Stamp Project'.  Today I’m showcasing the Butterflies in a Butterfly digi stamp

Where possible I like to re-purpose/recycle things, even paper that has only had something printed on one side. Technically it could go straight in the recycle bin but I like to use it thoroughly before throwing it away. Normally I just clip the paper together with a bulldog clip, instead I thought I would make myself something a little prettier. Here is my shopping list holder:

Supplies:

• Butterflies in a Butterfly Digi Stamp
• Bunting Stamp Set
• Purple Inkpad
• Alcohol Markers
• White Stamping Card
• Lilac/Aqua Patterned Paper
• Purple and Turquoise Card
• 16cm by 22.5cm Piece of Thick White Cardboard (recycled from packing materials)
• Corner Die
• Ribbon, Paper Flowers and White Bulldog Clip
• Scrap paper

Step by Step:

1. Distress the edges of the thick white card with purple ink and cover with a piece of aqua patterned paper measuring 15.5cm 22cm. (Unless you are using 12x12 or A4 paper you will need to use two pieces, the join can be hidden by some ribbon or a border).
2. Die-cut 8 corners from turquoise card and fix to the base.
3. Cut a 14cm by 10cm piece of lilac patterned paper, mat onto purple card and fix to the top half of the base .
4. Print the butterfly 5 times onto white stamping card.
5. Trim one butterfly into a square and mat onto purple, then turquoise card. Colour the main butterfly with a dark grey alcohol marker and fix to the patterned panel with 3D foam pads.
6. Cut out the remaining butterflies so you end up with the top wings, the bottom wings, the two small bottom pieces and the body. Colour these with alcohol markers and layer up using 3D foam pads or glue gel.
7. Using purple ink stamp the bunting onto lilac patterned paper to spell ‘Shopping List’. Cut out and fix to the patterned panel using 3D foam pads.
8. Add paper flowers to the bottom left of the butterfly.
9. And lastly use the bulldog clip to attach your recycled paper.

Here is a close up of the top

Hope you like my project and are inspired to try something similar.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Dinky pad winners!

Hi everyone!

On our blog post of 4 February, we gave you the chance to win one of our new Dinky paper pads.
The 3 lucky winners chosen at random are:

Elizabeth Young, who said "Love these stamps and papers! Reminds me of my aunt's dog, McGrigor, who looked like this and wore a tartan coat."

Karen Drew, who said "Love the selection of cards from the DT. All the paper pads look fantastic. Think the ombre one is my favourite as it makes excellent backgrounds for silhouette stamps and stencils. It gives the sort of look I would love to be able to achieve with inks!!!"

and finally, Ella's Retreat who says "What fab cards would love a tartan pack to play with to make a card for my aunt who is 94 and a scottie dog fanatic!"

Well done ladies, please contact Carol with your address details and she will send your chosen Dinky pad out to you!  Thanks to everyone who entered - we love hearing from you!

Dinky Waggy Westie blank card, paper and stamp designed by Helen

Just a little reminder that this Sunday 15 February, we will be exhibiting at the Papercrafts Show, Breckland Leisure Centre, Croxton Road, Thetford IP24 1JD. Do come and see us if you can!

Little Claire xxx

Digi-Stamp Monthly Challenge # 2 - Love & Romance Theme

Hi and welcome to our second digi-stamp challenge here at Little Claire.

Thank you so much to all of you that took part last month.  Our winner of the TEN digi-stamps of their choice is, drumroll .........

Entry # 14 - Jenni's Craftroom

Here is her winning card :

Well done to you! Please contact Gill @ gill@littleclaire.co.uk.  In your email, please let Gill know which TEN digi-stamps you would like to choose as your prize.

Now to our challenge for February.  We have chosen the ideal theme for this week,

'Love and Romance'.

So we would love to see your entries. Enjoy playing with those love themed digi-stamps and get entering below.  Please read the rules below, before you enter.

Our prize for the winning entry is :



Five Digi-Stamps of Choice

Now to our Digi-Stamp Design Team makes :

Firstly :

Allison has used
'Two Owls' digi-stamp

Anne has used
'Silhouette Wedding' digi-stamp

Avril has used
'VW Beetles' digi-stamp

Helen has used

'VW Beetles' digi-stamp

Lisa has used
'Bird in Squares' digi-stamp

Lynsey has used
'Two Owls' digi-stamp

Mags has used
'Silhouette Wedding' digi-stamp

Margreet has used
'Swirly Whirly Cats' digi-stamp

Marianne has used
'Silhouette Wedding' digi-stamp

Sarah has used
'Birds in Squares' digi-stamp

and also

Susan has used
'Digi Elephants in Squares' digi-stamp

and

'Silhouette Picnic' digi-stamp

 Our Digi-Stamp Challenge Rules :

Can we please ask that your card/creation is an original design of your own and not a copy or remake of another card. This is plagiarism and these entries WILL NOT be included.

(1) You DO NOT need to use a Little Claire digi-stamp to qualify for the prize draw.

(2) You may enter the challenge UP TO 3 TIMES ONLY PLEASEand you may combine with other challenges.

(3) You MUST follow the challenge theme and NO BACKLINKING please, new cards only.

(4) Please provide a link to our blog in your post.

(5) Please leave a link (via link below) to your actual card, not just to your blog.

(6) Please turn off Word Verification on your blogs, it makes it so much easier & quicker to leave a comment on your blog.

The challenge finishes on Tuesday, 10th March 2015 @ 16.00pm
and the new challenge (#3)
will be open on Wednesday, 11th March 2015.

We do hope that you will enter our challenge and that you have been inspired by our digi-stamp design team's cards.

The Little Claire Design Team

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