A Day With Little Claire Wirral

We're running another 'Day With Little Claire' here on the Wirral on Saturday 28 April 2012.

Due to an administration error when we've been booking people on the workshop, we have one more space available.  The cost is £49 and you can find more details on the website here.

If you're interested, please phone  0151 342 5715 or e-mail helen@littleclaire.co.uk - please don't book through the website.

Brand New Class Dates!

We've just added two more dates to the website for classes here on the Wirral.

First of all on Saturday 19 May we'll have two classes:

Garden and Flowers - a selection of beautiful cards using our brand new 'Garden Collection'

The Best of Little Claire - a selection of gorgeous cards using our favourite Little Claire stamps

Then on Saturday 30 June we'll have two more great classes for you - further details to follow but you can be sure of gorgeous cards and quality products!

On each of the days the classes will run between 9.00am and 12.00pm and then 1.00pm and 4.00pm.  Everything is provided for you (including tea and coffee) but if you're staying all day, you'll need to bring some lunch.  The price is £20 per class or £35 if you're staying for the day.

For more details, please have a look at the website here or give us a ring on 0151 342 5715.

Here are some more of the cards we made at our 'Butterfly Tree' class last Saturday:

first of all, a card designed by Heidi:

and then three cards designed by Helen N:



And we also still have places left on our workshop days in Kent and Crawley in May - have a look at the top of the blog for more details.  Gill has some places left on the breakfast workshops at the Great Northern Papercrafts Extravaganza - again see the top of the blog for more details.

Some Lovely Cards and a Last Chance to Book!

A big thank you to everyone who came to our stands at the weekend at the shows in Manchester and Stevenage - it was great to see you all and we hoped you enjoyed the show.

We've got some cards to share with you today from Heidi and Helen who were demoing on our stands at the shows.

First of all, a couple of cards from Heidi.  This great stepper card uses 'Sunday Morning' from the new Claire's Super Six Collection as well as the buttons from 'Georgina's Buttons and Stitching Stamp Set' and one of the sentiments from our 'Sentiment Mix' set:

Next from Heidi a lovely card using our brand new 'Garden Set' and some pretty lace:

And from Helen N, a tag card using the 'Garden Set' and one of our concertina tag cards:

***LAST CHANCE TO BOOK!***

We still have some places left on our classes on 25 February - 'Made for Men' and 'Butterfly Tree'.  The classes will be taking place in Irby (we'll give you more details when you book) and you can either come to one class or both.  The classes are either between 9am and 12pm or 1.00pm and 4.00pm and you can come to one or both.  Everything is provided - you just need to bring your own lunch.  Each class costs £20 or if you come to both there's a special price of £35.

Phone us on 0151 342 5715 for more details.

Happy Christmas and Our Classes for the New Year!

We have lots of exciting things planned for 2012 including gorgeous new stamp releases and classes in different areas of the country!

Here on the Wirral, the following events are already on the website:

Make and Take Using Our Brand New Garden Stamps

Friday 27 January 2012 - 6.30pm to 8.00pm

Come and spend a relaxing evening with the LC team making a selection of cards using our brand new range of beautiful Garden Stamps (to be released in January) Be the first to use these new designs! The cards will be suitable for lots of different occasions and we know you're going to love them.

We'll be serving tea and coffee and other treats and there'll be the chance to shop too!!

Cost - £10.00 (all materials provided)

Saturday 25 February - 9.00am to 12.00pm or 1.00pm to 4.00pm

Butterfly Tree

This class is all about one of our most successful stamp sets, the gorgeous "Butterfly Tree" set. You'll make a range of cards using the various stamps in the set, suitable for different occasions.

Cost - £20.00 (all materials provided)

Saturday 25 February - 9.00am to 12.00pm or 1.00pm to 4.00pm

Made for Men

Probably the most difficult people to make cards for - men! In this class we'll be giving you lots of ideas for making men's cards using stamps from the brand new collection newly designed by Red Gingham Designs (be the absolute first in the world to use these stamps)

Cost - £20.00 (all materials provided)

**Special Offer - if you book a place on both classes, you'll pay the discounted price of £35 for the two (if you want to take advantage of this special offer, please phone us to book)**

Saturday 28 April - 9.00am to 4.30pm

A Day With Little Claire - Wirral

Come and spend a relaxing day with us making gorgeous cards using Little Claire products.

Three of our talented Design Team members will be there together with the rest of the Little Claire team!

During the day there will be three classes, each lasting two hours and our tutors will guide you step by step through making gorgeous cards.

Our shop will be open for you to stock up on crafting goodies during the day. You’ll need to bring your own lunch but we’ll supply the tea and coffee.

Everyone who comes along will receive a goodie bag to take away with them.

Cost - £49.00 (£20 deposit required, all materials provided)

And for those in the Kent/Crawley areas:

Saturday 26 May - A Day With Little Claire - Crawley

Come and spend a relaxing day with the LC team at Maidenbower Junior School making gorgeous cards using Little Claire products.

During the day there will be three classes and you will be guided through making fantastic cards step by step by our talented designers.

Our shop will be open during the day for you to stock up on crafting goodies. You'll need to bring your own lunch all materials and lots of refreshments will be provided throughout the day.

Cost - £55.00 (£20 deposit required, all materials provided)

Sunday 27 May - A Day With Little Claire - Kent

Come and spend a relaxing day with the LC team at Harrietsham Village Hall making gorgeous cards using Little Claire products.

During the day there will be three classes and you will be guided through making fantastic cards step by step by our talented designers.

Our shop will be open during the day for you to stock up on crafting goodies. You'll need to bring your own lunch but all materials and lots of refreshements throughout the day are provided.

Cost - £55.00 (£20 deposit required, all materials provided)

If you want to book places on any of these classes, have a look at the website here or phone us on 0151 342 5715.

We'd like to share photos of the cards made at our recent Speedcrafting classes with Helen N.  Our challenge was to find out how many cards our ladies could make in an hour and the answer was five!!  All the cards were made using our beautiful die cuts - three from the Cutie Patootie sheet and two from the Red Gingham Christmas sheet. 

And finally, everyone here at Little Claire would like to wish you a very Happy Christmas!  We hope you have a fabulous time and we'll see you back here again very soon!!

New Class Dates!!

Our new class dates for January have just gone on the website!  We've got an exciting year of classes planned and we also have a great new venue which is very close to Little Claire Towers and we'll provide you with more details when you book classes.

Our first day of classes will be on Saturday 14 January and we will be running two classes which will both run in the morning and afternoon so you can choose the time that suits you.

Our first class will use the beautiful Butterfly Tree stamp set which you can find here on the website.  It's a versatile set suitable for lots of different occasions and we'll be giving you lots of ideas and inspiration.

Our second class is called "Made for Men" and (as you might have guessed!!) is all about making cards for men - probably the most difficult cards to make!  We'll be using a brand new collection of stamps from Red Gingham and you'll be the first in the world to use them!!

Class times are:

9.00am to 12.00pm

1.00pm to 4.00pm

Each class costs £20 but if you book places on both, there's a special offer price of £35!!  You'll also be able to shop during the day too!

We also have classes planned for 25 February and 10 March - watch this space for further details!

On Saturday 28 April we'll be hosting another 'Day with Little Claire'.  If you didn't come to the last one in September click here to see what went on and some of the cards we made!  There will be three classes during the day, each lasting two hours and the tutors will be three of our talented Design Team members.  You'll need to bring your own lunch but we'll provide tea and coffee plus everyone who attends will receive a free goody bag! It's going to be a great day and definitely a date not to be missed!  The cost is £49.

If you're interested in any of the classes, please phone us on 0151 342 5715 to book your place.

And now for some cards from our Red Gingham Swirly Whirlies class which Helen N has been running for the past two weekends:

First, a card made using Little Tammy and one of the matching sentiments from the matching Super Six Sentiments set:

Next, one made with the Owl Family set and also some of our Glitter Sparkle sheet:

Then a decoupaged card made with the Cats stamp:



This card uses Little Harry plus another sentiment stamp:

And this one uses the little Tortoise:

And finally, a card made with the Poppies stamp:

We hope you enjoyed these cards and don't forget to book on our classes for next year!!

Little Claire Classes!

Many thanks to Beryl for sending us this lovely photo from one of the Little Claire classes she hosted recently - the photo shows the lucky winner of the raffle prize of Little Claire goodies!

We also had another class here yesterday at Little Claire Towers - "One Stamp, Five Ways".  The ladies who came to the class made five cards using our gorgeous and very versatile "Single Flower" stamp.

First of all, we made a 'single layer' card using score boards to create embossed lines on the front of the card and some of the Bling self adhesive gems:

Next we did some paper piecing using one of the tag cards:

Next some masking:

And some decoupage using two stamped layers:

And finally, a little desk calendar:

We have another class tomorrow using the new Swirly Whirlies and lots more classes planned for the new year so watch this space for more details!

Red Gingham Christmas Class Cards

A big thank you to everyone who came to see us at the NEC over the weekend - it was a really busy show but a lot of fun and we hope everyone enjoyed themselves!

Today we want to share some of the cards made by the ladies who attended our recent Red Gingham Christmas classes hosted here at Little Claire Towers by Helen N.

This first card was made using one of our new tag cards, some of the Red Gingham die cut sentiments, and the very cute Little George stamp.

This next one uses the Oh Christmas Tree stamp and one of the centre step cards. 

Next, a card using one of the Red Gingham Christmas acetates, Glitter Sparkle Sheet and the gingham peel offs.

We have some more classes coming up before the end of the year:

One Stamp, Five Ways - 10 November - only one place left!

Brand New Red Gingham - 19 November - only one place left!

plus our Speedcrafting Day on Saturday 10 December

It's going to be an exciting day so don't forget to phone and book!!

New Class Dates

We've just added some new class dates to the website so if you'd like to come and join us at the home of Little Claire to make some gorgeous cards, please take a look.  You'll find all the details in the 'classes' section in the sidebar at our website here - you can book online or phone us.

The classes that have been added are:

Thursday 10 November 10am to 1pm - One Stamp, Five Ways - ONLY ONE PLACE LEFT!

Have you ever thought that you'd like to get more out of your stamps or wished you could come up with different ideas for using a stamp you've bought?  Come along to this class where we will be using one of our favourite Little Claire stamps to make five beautiful card using different techniques.

Thursday 17 November 10am to 1pm - Brand New Red Gingham

This class is all about a brand new range of Red Gingham stamps.  The stamps are suitable for men and women's cards and could also be used for children.  We will be making a range of cards suitable for lots of occasions and you will be able to see just how versatile this new range is!

This class will be repeated on SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER 10am to 1pm and SATURDAY 26 NOVEMBER 10am to 1pm.

Here's one of the cards made at a previous class:

Little Claire Christmas Card Class

Today we hosted our first Christmas card class at the home of Little Claire!  Six ladies spent the morning with Helen making Christmas cards using a range of techniques and gorgeous products from the Little Claire range, supplied with plenty of refreshments and the opportunity to chat and have some fun while we were working!

The card in the photo above was made using the 'Star of Wonder' stamp.  It's been decoupaged - one layer is the whole of the image and the next layer is just the scarf on the bigger bear.  The stamped image has then been layered with some Bazzill card and the purple Christmas Scrolls paper.

This card was made using the 'No Peeking Now' stamp - the hat has been paper pieced with the red dotty paper to match the background.  Again, it's layered with Bazzill card and the finishing touches are some White Card Candi and one of the Red Gingham die cut sentiments.

Finally, we made this concertina card with the 'Little Claire's Snowman' stamp and also the Red Gingham Christmas Text set.  The base card is made from Bazill.

There are lots more classes in the run up to Christmas and more to be added to the website next week in the 'classes' section of the website here - we look forward to seeing you at one of the classes very soon!

A Day with Little Claire!

A big thank you to everyone who came to our day of classes at Thornton Hough on the Wirral at the weekend.  We hope everyone enjoyed the day - we certainly did!

Everyone who was there attended three different classes with three of our Design Team members Gaynor, Helen R and Helen N and you can see everyone hard at work in the photo above!  There were plenty of refreshments during the day, a raffle (a big thank you to our sponsors for the great prizes) and of course the opportunity to do some shopping too.

This is one of the cards Gaynor made with her classes using "Ever So Lovely" - a gorgeous stamp which is one of the big launch of new designs in November so you're getting a sneak peak!

And this is one of Helen R's cards made using the very cute 'Armful of Wishes' - a really versatile stamp suitable for so many occasions.

And finally, one of Helen N's cards using the "Will He Find Us?" stamp.

We will be organising another day of classes soon and if anyone hasn't booked their place yet, there is a Day With Little Claire at Crawley on 15 October - you can find more details here.

New Class Dates!

We are pleased (and incredibly excited) to give you our NEW Class Dates for September thru October - come to the 'Home of Little Claire' and join us in making super cards.

We have lots of gorgeous ideas ready to unleash upon you! (we are bursting with ideas and want to share...) so, if you live near enough to the Wirral book your place and spend an enjoyable 3 hours in our company where we will guide you step-by-step through making a whole host of the most gorgeous 'Little Claire' and 'Red Gingham' designs, lovely!

Dates Available:
Thursday 22 September (10am - 1pm) Little Claire's Christmas Cards

Thursday 06 October OR Saturday 29 October (10am - 1pm) Red Gingham Cards

Thursday 20 October (10am - 1pm) Making Christmas Gifts - Notelet Set & Calendar

Class numbers will be small, all materials will be provided together with lashings of refreshments and lots of fun!


You can either book online (see the 'Classes' section on the side bar of the website)  or please call us: 0151 342 5715.  Cost of each class is just £10.00