Little Claire on Tour!

If you're coming to the Creative Crafts Show at Sandown Park Exhibition Centre in Esher over the next few days (the show runs between 19 and 21 January) make sure you look out for the Little Claire stand!  You can find out more about the show here.

One of our Design Team members, Heidi, will be demoing on the stand today and on Saturday so make sure you say hello to her and have a look at what she's doing - she makes amazing cards!  You can see Heidi in the photo above with Clive.

On Sunday Steve will be at the Ross Papercraft Show at Houghton Le Spring - you can find out more details about this show here.

DIY - Day Four of Our Showcase Plus a Chance to Win Again

A big thank you once more for all the great comments we received about yesterday's stamp and the cards from our Design Team - we're sure you'll love today's stamp and cards just as much!

First of all, we're pleased to announce that the winner of one of our "In a While" stamps is:

My Name is Wynneth

who said:

"What a fabulous stamp ! Great for a man's card but also fabulous for lots of other occasions too. The DT creations are so inspirational, I love them all but especially those with the picket fence elements on them, what a great idea. I would soooo love to win this stamp, thanks for the chance."

Congratulations, Wynneth!  Please e-mail helen@littleclaire.co.uk with your full name and address and we'll get your stamp posted out to you.

Today's showcase stamp is 'DIY' which you can find here on the Little Claire website.  It's an ideal stamp for lots of occasions and ages - make sure you take a look at the little sign hanging on the stepladder!!

Once again, we're offering you the chance to win a 'DIY' stamp - all you have to do is leave us a comment on this post before midnight tonight and we'll select one lucky winner tomorrow!

Here's some inspiration from our talented Design Team:

from Donna lovely scalloped design:

from Gaynor who has also used one of our Little Beauties tags and a button from 'Georgina's Buttons and Stitching Stamp Set'

from Georgina using one of our 'Sentiments Mix' stamps:

from Heidi also using 'Georgina's Buttons and Stitching Stamp Set'

from Heike using some great little embellishments:

from Helen N who has decoupaged the little sign:

from Helen R using some great layers:

from Louise using another of the Little Beauties tags:

from Maxine using some great bunting:

We hope that's given you lots of ideas to show just what a great design this is - there's more inspiration on the website where you'll find a whole gallery of card designs for this stamp.

Don't forget to leave us a comment to be in with a chance of winning a DIY stamp.

We'll be back tomorrow with another showcase!

Day 3 of Our Showcase and Another Chance to Win

Another big thank you to everyone who left us a comment yesterday about our new 'Sunday Morning' stamp - it's lovely to get such positive feedback!

The lucky winner of a 'Sunday Morning' stamp is:

Mamma Mia (Helen)

who said:

"Great job by the DT - looks great in all the different colour combos! This stamp epitomises the traditional Sunday morning ... coffee, radio, paper! It's another great stamp that's sure to be popular due to the fact that it can be used for so many different men's cards. Thanks for the opportunity to win it."

Congratulations, Helen - please e-mail helen@littleclaire.co.uk with your full name and address so we can post your stamp out to you!

Now on to today's stamp which is called 'In a While' - don't we all wish we could say that sometimes?!

There's another opportunity to win today too - leave us a comment on this post before midnight tonight and we'll choose someone to receive one of the stamps we're featuring today.

It's another versatile design suitable for lots of different occasions and we'd like to share some inspiration from the Design Team:

Today's first card is from Maxine:

Next, a card from Helen R which also uses one of our 'Little Beauties' tags:

Next from Helen N:

And a card from Heike:

And from Georgina:

Next from Gaynor:

from Donna:

and finally Heidi:
Don't forget to leave us a comment to be in with a chance of winning one of these stamps.

You can see the whole range of our 'Super Six' on the website here and don't forget to come back tomorrow for another showcase!

Showcasing Our New Men's Stamps - Day 2 and Another Chance to Win!

Good morning and welcome to the second day of our showcase of our brand new six men's stamps!

First of all, a big thank you to everyone who left a comment about yesterday's stamp 'Man Tree' - we really appreciate all that you said!

The lucky winner of a 'Man Tree' stamp is:

Catherine

who said:

 "I love this stamp and the inspirations cards are fantastic. A good stamp shows in the many different ways it can be used and this one certainly fits the bill. Would love the chance to win it!"

Congratulations, Catherine - please e-mail helen@littleclaire.co.uk with your full name and postal address so we can send your stamp out to you.

There's another chance to win today - leave us a comment on this post before midnight tonight and we'll choose someone to receive one of the stamps we're featuring today

So today we're showcasing the versatile "Sunday Morning" which you can find here on the website.  It's suitable for lots of different occasions and here's some inspiration from the Design Team:

First of all a card from Donna:

Next one from Gaynor:

And from Georgina:

And an easel card from Heidi:

Next a card from Heike:

One from Helen N:

And from Helen R:

And from Louise:

And finally from Maxine:

You can see the rest of the set on our website here and don't forget the Special Offer to buy all six stamps for £29.00!!

Don't forget to leave us a comment before midnight tonight to be in with a chance of winning!  We'll be back tomorrow with another showcase and another chance to win!!

Showcasing Our New Men's Stamps - Day 1 and a Chance to Win!

Today we're very excited to be launching six brand new men's stamp designs on the Little Claire website.  Together, they're called 'Claire's Super Six' and will be ideal for all the men in your lives!

You can see the full set here on the Little Claire website.  Each of the stamps costs just £5.50 except for 'Man Tree' which is £6.50.  We also have a SPECIAL OFFER if you'd like to buy the whole Super Six which is £29.00

For the next six days we'll be showcasing one of the stamp designs each day and showing you a selection of great cards made by our Design Team.  You can see more inspiration for each stamp by clicking on the 'gallery' for each of the designs.

We'd love you to leave us a comment to let us know what you think about the stamps and each day we'll be giving away one of the stamps featured to someone chosen at random from everyone who leaves a comment up to midnight on that particular day!

Today we're showcasing the fabulous 'Man Tree' - perfect for lots of occasions.  Here are some of the cards made by our design team.

First of all, a card from Donna:

Next, a card from Gaynor which also uses our new 'Georgina's Buttons and Stitching Stamp Set':

One from Georgina:

Next a card from Louise:

One from Maxine:

Next from Heike:

And finally from Helen N:

We hope you love this design and all the cards as much as we do!

Don't forget to leave us a comment before midnight tonight to be in with a chance of winning one of the stamps!

Cardmaking and Papercraft Magazine and a Reminder!

Have you seen the inside front cover of the latest issue of Cardmaking and Papercraft magazine?!

As you can see from the photo above, we have the whole page showcasing our January club stamp 'At Home' and showing cards made using the stamp by our Design Team - doesn't it look great?

On the top row, you can see cards made by Georgina and Donna and on the bottom row cards made by Helen N and Maxine.  

Further on in the magazine (pages 40 and 41) there's also a feature showing cards made using four of our Swirly Whirlies.

Watch out for us in print again very soon!

And don't forget to check the blog each day next week for the launch of our brand new range of men's stamps plus a great giveaway every day!!

Little Claire Challenge # 17 - 'Anything But A Card'

Good morning, what a cold and frosty morning to wake up to! A big thank you to all of you that took part in our last challenge. We had some fabulous entries, as always and wish you could all be winners! Anyway, with a drumroll, the winner of Challenge # 16 is :

Daisy Chain (#16)

This month, the prize is two of our gorgeous stamps 'And so to bed' and 'Rainy Days' (cards are not included, just for inspiration) x

Our challenge rules:

(1) You DO NOT need to use a Little Claire stamp to qualify for the prize draw.
(2) Only those using Little Claire stamps will qualify for a Top 3 badge.
(3) You may enter the challenge UP TO 3 TIMES ONLY PLEASE and you may combine with other challenges.
(4) You must follow the challenge theme and NO BACKLINKING please, new cards only.
(5) Please provide a link to our blog in your post.
(6) Please leave a link (via link below) to your actual card, not just to your blog.

The challenge will close at 6pm on Friday, February 2012, the winner/top three will be announced on Saturday, the February 2012 along with Challenge # 18.

Here are what the Design Team have come up with, feast your eyes!

Donna has made a tag using 'Cutie Patootie - Mary'.

Gaynor has made a mini album using 'Butterfly' image and sentiment circle.

Georgina has altered a notebook using 'Flowerhead'.

Heidi has made a gift box using 'Spikey Flowers' stamp.

Heike has decorated a little bag using a 'Cutie Patootie' image - 'Albert'

Helen N has made a little box and decorated using the 'Single Flower' image.

Helen R has made a tag, using 'Blissful' image.

Louise has made a box using the 'Flowerhead' image as a topper.

Maxine has made a little gift treat tag, using the 'Tammy' Swirly Whirly image.

When entering our challenge, please leave a link (below) to your actual card, not just to your blog.

We have had two email entries

One from Claire

and one from Maggie

The challenge will close at 6pm on Friday, 10th February 2012, the winner/top three will be announced on Saturday, 11th February 2012 along with Challenge # 18.

Good luck!

The Little Claire Team

'Henny Penny' Blog Project

Good morning, time for another blog project. This week our Design Team member, Heidi has made an easel topped - drawed box made from matchboxes. She has our little cutie 'Henny Penny' stamp available from the shop Here . A great little box to keep lots of little crafting bits in. It was made using lots of scraps of card, gingham paper and lace.

Products Used :

24 Small match-boxes
White Cardstock
Black Momento Inkpad
Brushed Corduroy Inkpad
Brown Cardstock
Brown Gingham Paper
One metre of cream lace
'Best Wishes' sentiment
Oval & Scallop Punches
Brown Card Candy
Double-sided tape
Small & Large sticky pads
Promarkers : Caramel, Coral, Honeycomb, Ice Grey I, Spice, Tan & Vanilla.

Instructions :

(1) Stick match-boxes together using strong double-sided tape. Ink edges of box with 'Brushed Corduroy' inkpad. Cut a piece of cardstock measuring : 9 x 18cm, score in half and then on one side, half again, making an easel topper. Cut two pieces of gingham measuring : 8.5 x 8.5cm, ink edges of card and paper, stick together.

(2) Stamp 'Henny Penny' image on to white cardstock, cut out using die cut shape and colour in with Promarkers. Ink around edges. Stick image to top of easel using large sticky pads. Stick easel down onto top of box using strong red double-sided tape.


(3) Cut out eight pieces of card measuring : 5.5 x 4.5 cms and eight measuring : 3.5 x 1.5cms . Cut out eight pieces of gingham measuring : 5 x 4cms and a further eight measuring : 3 x 1cm. Ink all edges with 'Brushed Corduroy' inkpad. Stick together and stick to front of box.

(4) Cut out eight pieces of lace measuring : 5.5cms ink all over and stick down to large squres on box. Attach card candy dots to draws. Ink up a larger piece of lace, attach to linen thread and tie in a bow. Attach to image and add card candy.

Voila! Here is the finished box, ready to give as a gift or to keep and admire.

Please leave us a comment below, we will be back with another blog project next week.