Lazy Days

Well, not for me ...

'Lazy Days' is the name of the August club stamps from Little Claire. You can see all the stamps belonging to this set on their website.

I have made the two projects below with the new stamps and hope you like them.



This desktop calendar is made like an easel card. I used the following products:

• Little Claire stamp set 'Lazy Days'
• Snow linen cardstock from Southfield
• Glass smooth card (200gsm) from Southfield
• Brown cardstock
• Light blue textured cardstock 'Gemstones'
• ProMarkers
• Black Memento ink pad
• QuicKutz die for the flourishes
• Oval cutting die
• Scalloped oval cutting die
• We R Memory Keepers Shaped Corner Chomper deco/stub
• Fabric flowers
• 2 brads
• Calendar tab
• Velcro dots, so that the calendar can be exchanged easily at the end of the year
• Adhesive including Dovecraft clear squares
• Toolbox essentials

Materials used for this project:

• Little Claire stamp set 'Lazy Days'
• Centura Pearl cardstock in snow white slight gold effect
• Brown cardstock in two shades
• Glass smooth card (200gsm) from Southfield
• QuicKutz label dies
• QuicKutz dies for beer mugs and flourishes
• 2 Tim Holtz mini fasteners
• ProMarkers
• Black Memento ink pad
• Card Candy
• Adhesive including Dovecraft Hi-Bond double sided tape (12mm) and silicone glue
• Toolbox essentials

Piece of Cake

I just cannot resist those yummy Piece of Cake products from Dovecraft and have created more projects using this collection.

Product listings and step-by-step instructions for all three cards are again in my Trimcraft gallery.





Thanks for looking.

And have a great start into the new week.

Guilt-free Treats for the Weekend

Are things like cupcakes, chocolate and ice cream not lovely? If only the calories were not there.

A yummy pleasure without calories comes in form of the new Trimcraft collections Back to Basics (this one provides lovely background papers) and especially Piece of Cake.

The first card is created with Piece of Cake products, the second one with a combination of Piece of Cake and Back to Basics products. Full instructions and lists of required products are in my gallery on the Trimcraft website.

But I am not giving up on the real treats just yet ...

Adventurous Smirk For Him

The Smirk For Him range also contains some images for more unusual cards. I have now created a space card with the collection.

A product listing and full instructions are again in my gallery on the Trimcraft website.

Little Claire Club Stamp for July

This month's stamp for Little Claire club members is a great wee set with a lily stamp and a flourish stamp.

I now had a play with the stamps. I hope you like the cards.

Materials used for the card above: Little Claire stamp 'Lily & Flourish', white embossed linen card from Southfield, silver metallic card from Southfield, Moondust card from Southfield, white glass smooth card (200gsm) from Southfield, 7mm organza ribbon in 'lavender' from Woodware, ProMarkers, black Memento ink pad, oval and scalloped oval dies, Papermania embossing folder 'Victorian Fleur', adhesive, toolbox essentials.

Materials used for the second card: Little Claire stamp 'Lily & Fleurish', white embossed linen card from Southfield, white glass smooth card (200gsm) from Southfield, Dovecraft 6"x6" textured cardstock, silver metallic card from Southfield, Dovecraft adhesive gemstones, 7mm organza ribbon in 'gold' from Woodware, ProMarkers, black Memento ink pad, circle and scalloped circle die, We R Memory Keepers Shaped Corner Chomper (stubs/deco), adhesive, toolbox essentials.

Quilled Vegetables

First of all a big thank-you to maggie50 from the Crafts Beautiful forum, who drew my attention to the book 'Thrilling Quilling' by Elizabeth Moad. Some of the projects in this book are truly amazing, and I could not wait to try out the quilled vegetables.

When I discovered the new 'The Office' stamp from Little Claire (it is actually a shed) I did not think for a minute before ordering it, as it is just the perfect addition to the quilled vegetables.

I used for this card:

• Little Claire stamp 'The Office'
• Embossed ivory linen card from Southfield
• Enviro card in Chocolate from Southfield
• Glass smooth cardstock (200gsm) from Southfield (this is perfect for the use with ProMarkers)
• 3mm quilling papers in red and different green tones
• Small pieces of textured green cardstock
• Raffia
• ProMarkers
• Adhesive
• Toolbox essentials plus a quilling tool

Thanks for looking.

Smirk For Him - Cards for Dads

Dads can be amazing and deserve recognition and a thank-you when they have excelled themselves - and that not only on Father's Day.

The Smirk For Him collection from Trimcraft contains products, which come in handy for such cards. I created the two below not long ago. Product listings and full instructions for these projects can be found in the Trimcraft Project Gallery.

The Trimcraft Project Gallery also contains plenty of ideas for other Trimcraft collections. Why not have a peak when you have got a few minutes?