Sarah Hurley challenges- Embossing

Good evening peeps and thanks for popping by. I don't know about you but I am absolutely knackered after a very packed activity morning and afternoon.

We woke up this morning with rain but by midday the sun was shining so our big dig wasn't quite a wash out. We got lots done in the nursery garden and hubby reluctantly came along too. I think he secretly enjoyed himself even though his arms and legs now ache after shoveling lots of soil.

After a quick lunch we headed off to gymnastics, done a bit off shopping then finally headed to the library before going home for tea. It'll come no surprise to you that I am doing absolutely nothing tonight and having an early bed. So without further ado here is my dt card for Sarah Hurley Challenges....

stamps- Sarah Hurley
sentiment-Christmas cheer cd
embossing folder-CB
snowflakes- xcut punch
gems-PM
cardy candy- Craftwork cards
ribbon-stash
cardstock- The Papermill


This week we are sponsored
by Handy Hippo

Handy Hippo is a friendly online craft supplies shop with a great range of rubber stamps and other card making goodies - including plenty of embossing folders and dies for the Cuttlebug. Their website has lots of information on crafting techniques, plus a great selection of free card project ideas to suit crafters of all abilities so please pop over and visit them!

Handy Hippo is a friendly online craft supplies shop with a great range of rubber stamps and other card making goodies - including plenty of embossing folders and dies for the Cuttlebug. Their website has lots of information on crafting techniques, plus a great selection of free card project ideas to suit crafters of all abilities so please pop over and visit them!

They chose a theme of Embossing this week and have given us some embossing folders as a prize! There will be 3 for the winner and one each for 2nd and 3rd place. You can see them on their website here

what do you think?

If your looking for some inspiration please pop on over here. Remember you don't have to use any of Sarah's products but you can find them here.

Goodnight and please leave a wee comment, even to say hi.

hugs Clare

Charisma Cardz Challenges- To Die For

Good morning and happy Thursday to you all. My post is scheduled today as I am helping out in the school nursery garden. It's our big dig day and I am praying the rain has stopped not that it will stop us!!

Anyway today I share with you my dt for Charisma and it's a cracker. Gemms has chosen the theme 'to die for' (die cuts) and we all love them, don't we??

This week we are sponsored by Mellissa from Pink Cat Studio, Digi's with Attitude and which crafts. For more info about ours sponsors or our challenge pop on over here.

Challenges

Sketch- Sugar Nellie





Tools- oval and scallop oval nesties, ms rabbit punch
flowers/pearls- WOC
flower cluster/butterfly charm- The Works
Image- Spring has Sprung (Sugar Nellie)
papers- Prima (Jack and Jill)


Don't forget you still have time to enter our Spring challenge over at Stampin for the weekend and our flower challenge over at Sarah Hurley Challenges.

I'll be back later tonight with another Dt card.

Clare x

Sarah Hurley challenges- Flowers

Evening all and if you popped over earlier thankyou for stopping by again!!

Tonight I share with you my DT card for Sarah Hurley Challenges. I just know you are going to love our theme this week which is....

Flowers

I immediately knew my retro flower punch would be perfect for this challenge and I love Sarah's Wonderland papers and sentiments so printed them off too!!

Finally I came up with this.


what do you think??

gems- Papermania
card candy- The Glitter Pot
tools- retro punch and nestabillaties
cardstock- The Papermill

I would like to thank all you lovelies out there who left me a wee comment or two this week and hopefully I will hop on over to you soon.

clare x

p.s just had to share this... in the guiness advert the girl is called Clare Griffin, well that was my maiden name...it made me giggle hee hee

Charisma Cardz Challenges- Easel cards

Goodmorning and happy Thursday to you all. Once again another week has flown by and just when I thought spring was well underway we wake up to a flutter of snow yesterday. Luckily that's all it was as I am desperate to get out into the garden.

Today I share with you my dt card for Charisma
and our theme this week is

easel cards.

Our sponsors this week are

Some odd girl
The stamping boutique
and
Scrapbook news and reviews.

It's been a while since I have made an easel card so please forgive me for being a little rusty.




papers- K & Co classic
cardstock- The Papermill
stamp- Tilda shopping
sentiment- local craft shop
flowers/charm- Sir stamp a lot and The Works
pearls- WOC
lace- local wool shop
brads/- Papermania
ribbon- recycled tab from an old blouse lol
promarkers- dusky rose,pale pink,almond,blush,cocoa,caramel,walnut, warm grey 4 and khaki
tool- classic and scallop nesties

whew what a list... hope I didn't make you nod off to sleep!!

Once again I 'll be back later with my dt card for Sarah Hurley Challenges but if you can't wait pop over here!!

clare x

p.s. You still have time to enter our Spring theme challenge over at Stampin for the weekend.

Stampin for the weekend dt card

Two things I love about Friday's, one it's nearly the weekend and secondly it's a new challenge over at Stampin for the weekend whoop de loop.

This fortnight we have a
springtime theme

What a perfect opportunity to dig out your bright gorgeous papers and flowers and get stamping.

I made this card weeks ago as I wanted to a have a wee play and create a card that was non dt related and this is what I came up with.
I just love my Hanglar stamps and my ms doiley punch..... no surprise there lol

here's my offering today


This card will be going to a very special friend of mine, not saying who as she might be reading this post and i 'm not giving any clues.

My card will be entered into dream valley challenges which just so happens to be run by by fabulous friend Mel. It's their first challenge this week and the theme is anything goes, I hope you can join in too.

I'm off to the school for a meeting before picking Arran up from nursery and if there's anything you want to know leave a comment and I'll get back to you asap.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend and thankyou so much for dropping by.

hugs Clare

Sarah Hurley challenges- Four legged Friends

Tonight I share with you my card for Sarah Hurley challenges.

Our theme is four legged friends

and Sarah herself is sponsoring this weeks challenge.

I used Sarah's stamps which you can buy from her shop.The paper is from The Papermill which I have embossed using my cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder. The twine is from my stash and I have used my promarkers to colour my image and embellishments.

This week we announced our latest design team members so congratulations to you all.

I am now off to bed after falling asleep on the couch lol

See you tomorrow when I will be back with my card for SFTW.

clare x

Charisma Cardz Challenges- Four legged Animals

Good morning bloggers, how's your week been? As usual it's been hectic here with a couple of sleepless nights thrown in due to Lewis having sore gums and tummy bug. The looking like a zombie is so not a good look and my memory is worse than ever.Not much crafty time for me so only two dt projects made this week and luckily I had a card in my stash which was perfect for my SFTW DT card tomorrow.

Today brings a new challenge over at Charisma Cardz, and
the theme is Four Legged

our sponsors this week are Simon Says Stamp,Meljens designs and the fabulous Emma from Crafty Emmas store.

Please pop over to Charisma too see what you could win and of course to see the amazing work from the rest of the DT team.

I used this little cutie from Meljens designs


I made a little boob with this card which was very stupid. I hastily printed off a fairy image and a fairy sentiment doh. Luckily they peeled off ok, no harm done lol

Well that's me for this morning got so much to do ,I will be back tonight with my DT card for Sarah Hurley Challenges.

hope you all have a wonderful day and hope you can find some time to leave a wee comment so I can visit you too!!

clare x