Buttons & Bows anything goes

Hi all,

Today sees the release of the August Stamp Club from Little Claire. We have a gorgeous stamp for you this month called Buttons & Bows and for just £8 you get the stamp & sentiments, instructions and supplies to make a card and a further 2 full colour project instructions for you to try.

So here are my cards I made using this fabulous image.

For this card I teamed my image with some pretty pastel papers from First Edition called Spring Drop, added a pretty doillie, cheesecloth and satin ribbon and some fab Prima flowers to finish.

On this card I have taken a leaf out of my team mate Georgina's book and made my own backing paper by using the button & heart accessory stamps that also come in the packet. A bit of faux stitching, tulle and flower to finish off.

Please pop on over to the Little Claire blog to see what my team mates have done with this stamp.

Thanks for popping by my blog today.

Lyndsey xx

Flower Fairy

Hi all,

By the time this post is live I should be on my way to sunny Brean Sands for a week of Fun, Sun & Sea with a few little drinks thrown in too lol!!!. But for now as its the weekend it means its time for a new challenge over at Totally Gorjuss and this week we want to see 

Pearls

We are sponsered this week by the fabulous 

Megan also gave the team a choice of images to work with so I chose the fabulous Amalia Flower Fairy - 396.

I teamed my image with some bright and funky papers and added pearls to the center of my flowers and in the corner of my card.

Thanks for popping by my blog today, please do pop by the TG Challenge and check out my team mates gorjuss creations.

I have scheduled a few posts over next week to keep you company whilst I am away lol!!

Lyndsey xx 

Drip Dry - DT card for Milkcoffee

Hi all,

Today see's us girls showcasing our creations over at the Milkcoffee Blog. The theme this fortnight is

Home Sweet Home

For my card I have chosen to use the fabulous Sally hanging her laundry, which is just perfect for the theme. She is available with lots of other gorgeous images over in the Milkcoffee Store.

I have teamed Sally with some bright and cheerful papers from Echo Park, added a bit of gingham ribbon and some fabby WOC flowers.

Please do pop on by the blog and check out my team mates fabulous creations, dont forget you still have time to enter our Circles Challenge & our Colour Challenge for a chance to win yourself some gorgeous Digi Images of your choice.

Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

Wedding Tree

Hi all,

Well sorry I have been absent for a few days, tied myself up to too many normal life things last week including running the school summer fete and the time just ran away with me. So have been grovelling on my knees to my teamies at Totally Gorjuss & Cardmadfairys for letting them down on challenges last week (slaps hands!!!!)

Anyway didn't think I had anything to show you as I have not made anything for a few days, then remembered that I had a card published last Thursday in Quick Cards Made Easy Iss 103 on behalf of Little Claire.

As it's that time of year when we think of weddings etc I decided to use the Changing Tree stamp and used the wedding accessories.

The papers were from the Dovecraft Tea Party Range and I went with pastel colours and pretty patterns. A few flowers from a Tonic Punch and finished off with some gorgeous organza ribbon and pearls.

Thank you for popping by my blog today, really must try and catch up with some commenting now!

Lyndsey xx

Birthday Balloons

Hi all,

Its time for a new challenge over at Milkcoffee and this fortnight our theme is -

Circles

So we would like to see your circular shaped cards, circles on your paper, image etc

For my card I have chosen to use Charlotte and Bunny Love Balloon, she is just so adorable.

So I have used a circular card, cut my image out using a circle nestie shape and added a circle doillee at the back of my image.

Please do pop by the Challenge Blog and join in the fun, you could win 3 digi images of your choice.

Thanks for popping by my blog today.

Lyndsey xx

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

Papertake Weekly - Girlie

Top Tip Tuesday - Circles

Divas by Designs - Anything Goes

Little Miss Muffet - Circles

MAWTT - Pink, Pearly & Pretty

Hey There,

Hi all,

Well yet again I am late with a post, this one should have gone up last Thursday and I forgot sorry!!!!.

Milkcoffee are showcasing boyish themed images this fortnight and I was given Cute Little Policeman to work with. Isn't he just fab you will find him along with lots of other images at the Milkcoffee Shop.

I kept the card very simple and added just a bit of twine and a few Card Candi for decoration. The papers are from a MME Stella & Rose pack.

Don't forget you still have a few days to join in with our Sports Challenge over on our Challenge Blog and also our Colour Theme Challenge which lasts until 9th Aug.

Thanks for popping by my blog today.

Lyndsey xx

Changing Tree

Hi all,

What a bloomin dreary day it is again, I cant believe I am sitting here with my heating on in the middle of July!!!!.

So what can we do to brighten up the day, well Little Claire are releasing another new christmas stamp today called Christmas Changing Tree. If you already have the original Changing Tree you will know just how versatile it can be. You can buy the set as a whole with trunk & 10 accessory stamps for £5.50 or if you already have the trunk from the original set you can get the accessory stamps for just £3.99.

So here are my samples.

So what do you think, fabulous isnt it!!, the best thing is you can also combine the other accessory stamps with it too such as the musical notes, owls, hanging hearts or use the presents from this one on a birthday tree.

I teamed my image with some Dovecraft & HOTP papers, a few punched snowflakes and the sentiments are Little Claire too.

Would you like to win this stamp?, pop on over to the Blog and let us know what sort of tree you would like growing in your garden and 3 lucky peeps will be chosen at random. I can tell you now that if you asked my hubby his answer would be 'a Money Tree' lol!!

Thanks for popping by my blog today.

Lyndsey x

I would like to enter these cards into the following challenges

Crafty Sentiments - Christmas in July

Divas By Design - Christmas in July

2 Sisters - Christmas in July

Crafters Companion - Ho Ho Ho Christmas

The Crazy Challenge - Christmas in July

Sit back, relax & enjoy - DT card for Little Claire

Hi all,

Well  I am a day late with this post, as I dont really like putting 2 posts on in the same day so I saved this one for today.

We have a new monthly challenge over at Little Claire and this month our theme is

Holidays/Summer

so we would like to see your holiday/summer inspired creations.

Now the prize for this months challenge is this fabby little bundle of goodies

And here is my card

I have used a fab Digi Image called Seasons Summer Scene which can be used on its own (like I have done) or combine it with the Seasons Window. This image just sums up the summer and holidays to me, sitting outside relaxing in the sun, catching a few rays with a nice little drinky poo on the table lol!!!. I have teamed the image with some gorgeous First Edition Papers, Dovecraft Ribbon, Tonic Punch flowers and a LCI sentiment.

Please do pop by the challenge blog and check out my team mates fabulous summer inspired creations.

Thanks for popping by my blog today, will be back soon with some exciting news.

Lyndsey xx

Christmas in July

Hi all,

Well today is one of my fave days of the year (the NEXT sale lol!!!) have been this morning with Abbie and topped up our holiday wardrobe.

But back to business & today sees a new challenge over at Totally Gorjuss and this week our theme is

Christmas in July

So we want to see your Christmas creations.

Now for my card I was challenged by Steve & Gill at Little Claire to create a Christmas card from one of their none Christmas stamps and I was given the stamp At Home, which is a lovely village scene.

So I made my grass and roof's look like they were covered in snow and made it look like it was snowing using my white gel pen. The paper is from Papermania and I also used a LC Christmas Sentiment Stamp. A few flowers and some gorgeous pleated Gingham ribbon to finish.

Please do pop on over to the challenge blog and check out my team mates fabby creations.

Thanks for popping by my blog today.

Lyndsey xx

Spell it out

Hi all,

Sorry I havent been around for a few days, really need to catch up with my commenting. However I have been very busy behind the scenes making lots of Christmas samples for Little Claire and also organizing the school summer fete on the PPTA.

Anyway today I have a couple of samples to show you from a new stamp release from Little Claire called Daisy Dot which is an alphabet & numbers clear stamp set. For £12.99 you get the complete alphabet, numbers 0-9 and the ?, !, & symbols.

Here is a close up of the detail

                                

And here are my samples.

I have kept my samples very simple as I really wanted to show off the letters. I die cut each individual letter and them gave them a frame before putting them on my cards with foam pads. On the first card I just coloured the flowers and on the second I coloured round the flowers which gives them a different look.

Thank you for popping by my blog today, hope to catch up with you all soon.

Lyndsey xx