Saturday 30 April 2011

Challenge 6 - a sketch!

Thank you for all your gorgeous entries for our 'animals' challenge - they were all just fabulous!

The lucky prize winner is....

No.149 - NancyD

Congratulations! Please email Gill at Little Claire with your details (putting 'Little Claire challenge winner' as your subject)

We've also chosen our Top 3 from all the entries using Little Claire stamps

No.51 - Marianne
No.68 - Denise M

Please help yourself to the Top 3 badge from the sidebar :o)

Now onto Challenge 6 - SKETCH



As it's my first ever sketch, I've got everything crossed that lots of you will join in!
You can turn it, add embellishments, etc - as long as we can see the basic sketch that's fine.

And here's the fab prize you could win


Ooh, super sweet Little Claire dies, gems and a selection of papers and cardstock :o)


Here are the DT's lovely creations














using Victoria






using Georgia






using Oh Man!



A FEW RULES
  • You DO NOT need to use a Little Claire stamp to qualify for the prize draw
  • However, only those using Little Claire stamps will qualify for a Top 3 badge
  • You may enter the challenge UP TO 3 TIMES and you may combine with other challenges
  • You must follow the challenge theme and NO BACKLINKING please, new cards only
  • Please provide a link to our blog in your post
  • Please leave a link to your actual card, not just to your blog
  • The challenge will close at 2pm on Fri 13th May
GOOD LUCK & HAVE FUN!  


Saturday 16 April 2011

Challenge 5 - animals!

Thank you so much for all your lovely entries for our Spring Celebrations challenge - we've loved looking at them!

There can only be one winner, and that lucky person is...

No.126 - Aqualeiga

Congratulations! Please email Gill at Little Claire with your details (putting 'Little Claire challenge winner' as your subject)

We've also chosen our Top 3 from all the entries using Little Claire stamps

No.3 - Jen
No.93 - Amanda
No.152 - Sarah 


Please help yourself to the Top 3 badge from the sidebar :o)


Now onto Challenge 5 - ANIMALS

Fairly self explanatory really... anything with at least one animal on will be fine!

Here's the absolutely FABULOUS prize that you could win


Wow... Promarkers, prima flowers, stamps and a gorgeous selection of papers!


Here is some inspiration from the design team

using Duck Mum 



using Shep



using Footballing Hedgehogs (digistamp)









using 3 Monkeys (digistamp) 















A FEW RULES

  • You DO NOT need to use a Little Claire stamp to qualify for the prize draw
  • However, only those using Little Claire stamps will qualify for a Top 3 badge
  • You may enter the challenge UP TO 3 TIMES and you may combine with other challenges
  • You must follow the challenge theme and NO BACKLINKING please, new cards only
  •  Please provide a link to our blog in your post
  • Please leave a link to your actual card, not just to your blog
  • The challenge will close at 2pm on Fri 29th April
GOOD LUCK & HAVE FUN! 


Tuesday 12 April 2011

Elsie helping out!

Hi and thank you to everyone who visited us at the Alexandra Palace show this weekend, it was a super show and the sun shone too, which was great!

We are busy sorting ourselves out before our next show at Thetford this Sunday 17 May, but thought we would share this picture of Elsie sitting on Carol's knee:


Elsie & Carol hard at work!
I think we will have her answering the phone soon and maybe designing some stamps - any guesses what her preference would be?

More card inspiration coming with next blog, bye for now...........xxx

Wednesday 6 April 2011

Create & Craft - 11am Thursday 07 April

A quick reminder for you to try and catch our show on Create & Craft tomorrow (Thurs 07.04 @ 11am).

Steve will be showing another 4 NEW Stamp Sets (how do we do it?) and we would love it if you could tune in and see him doing his demo's and pls send emails......

Here's a peek of what will be launched tomorrow:


Designed by Donna Mosley

Designed by Heike McIntosh

Designed by Louise Hall
The three cards above are from our RWAV 'Bistro' Set, with the Bistro window, interior, bay tree, hanging basket & text,


Designed by Donna Mosley

Designed by Heike McIntosh

Designed by Helen Nile

Designed by Georgina Sweetenham
The four cards above are from our NEW RWAV 'Claire's Fleurs' set and below we have cards made from our NEW 'Spikey Flower' set:


Designed by Helen Richards

Designed by Donna Mosley

.....and, or course, our NEW Owl Set, which you have seen previously.

So, four NEW SETS being launched by Steve on Create & Craft tomorrow at 11am - more cards to see on the show, and our fabulous DT cards are currently being uploaded to our web: http://www.littleclaire.co.uk/ during today & tomorrow (too many to do in one go!)

Note to our DT's: Thanks girls, you are so talented and you have done us proud x

Watch our web for our new 'Meet our Design Team' section where you can find out a little more about our wonderful team, take a link to their blogs & see all the cards that they have made for Little Claire.

Have a great evening xxx



Saturday 2 April 2011

Challenge 4 - spring celebrations!

Thank you for all your gorgeous entries for our 'pink & green' challenge.  We loved seeing all your lovely creations!

So we need a winner... and that lucky person is...


Congratulations! Please email Gill at Little Claire with your details (putting 'Little Claire challenge winner' as your subject)

We've also chosen our Top 3 from all the entries using Little Claire stamps

No.18 - Jen
No.58 - Anne
No.72 - Sarah R 
(must be your lucky day Sarah!)

Please help yourself to the Top 3 badge from the sidebar :o)

Now onto Challenge 4 - SPRING CELEBRATIONS 

Spring colours, spring images, Easter cards - anything that says spring to you!

And here's the fab prize you could win this time



Here are the design team's lovely cards



using Georgia




using Duckmum


using Duckmum




using Geranium
  


A FEW RULES

  • You DO NOT need to use a Little Claire stamp to qualify for the prize draw
  • However, only those using Little Claire stamps will qualify for a Top 3 badge
  • You may enter the challenge UP TO 3 TIMES and you may combine with other challenges
  • You must follow the challenge theme and NO BACKLINKING please, new cards only
  • Please provide a link to our blog in your post
  • Please leave a link to your actual card, not just to your blog
  • The challenge will close at 2pm on Fri 15th April
GOOD LUCK & HAVE FUN! 





Friday 1 April 2011

Little Claire's Owls - our Club Set for April


Card designed by Heike McIntosh
 Here is our new club set for April, our lovely set of owls called 'The right time' as the text included says 'Any time is the right time for a hug x'

Card designed by Helen Richards

Card designed by Gaynor Bloor

Card designed by Donna Mosley


 
Card designed by Carol Staples


This is a super set of 5 stamps, you get the mother & baby owl, the lovely floral corner, the little owl which fits onto the floral corner or can be used alone, the moon & stars and the gorgeous text.
Stamp set available now from our web: http://www.littleclaire.co.uk/

Just to remind you that we are at Bristol this weekend (01 - 03 April) at the UWE Exhibition & Conference Centre and next weekend we will be at the Alexandra Palace, London for two days, Saturday & Sunday 09 & 10 April and we will be demonstrating lovely card making ideas, so do try to pay us a visit.

Steve will be on Create & Craft this Thursday 07 April at 11am and he will be launching 4 new stamp sets, so do try to catch him and see the great selection of new cards created by our talented DT's.

More card ideas for this New Owl Set are on our website now, please take a look......

Before I go, here is a pic of one of my cats; Elsie, she made a home for herself inside a piece of carpet - sooo cute x
 
Best wishes x