The Robin and the Ivy

Today I would like to show you some projects that I made with another stamp by Red Gingham Designs - 'The Robin and the Ivy'. It is part of their brand-new Christmas range.

For the first card I coloured in the image with Spectrum Noir pens by Crafter's Companion to achieve a softer and more muted colouring. Using a Sakura Gelly Roll pen in 'clear star' I added dots to the snowflakes for a bit of sparkle. As embellishments I used swirls created with a QuicKutz 4x4 die and ribbon roses (with cut off stems), which I sprayed with silver Spray and Sparkle by Crafter's Companion.


The image on the second card is coloured in with ProMarkers. For a bit of sparkle I added again dots with a Gelly Roll pen in 'clear star' to the snowflakes. Embellishments are white Card Candi and a die-cut sleigh created with a die by Marianne Designs and enhanced with silver Spray and Sparkle.


Red Gingham Designs products are exclusive to Little Claire. This stamp can be ordered online via the Little Claire website or by calling the team on 0844 800 4376.

Little Claire Tuesday Bargain

Little Claire have just launched their new Tuesday offer. It is available between now and 12pm on 17 August 2011 or until stocks last.

So what do you get?

'Let it Snow' stamp
4 sheets 6 x 6 dark blue Bazzill card
4 sheets 6 x 6 bluebell Bazzill card
4 sheets 6 x 6 snowflakes on dark blue paper
4 sheets 6 x 6 dark blue gingham paper
1 sheet of Christmas greetings stickers incl. 'Let it Snow', 'Have a wonderful Christmas', 'To someone very special this Christmas', 'Most wonderful time of the year', 'Peace', 'Joy', 'Love', 'Happy Christmas'
1 sheet of stickers containing images of reindeer, snowman, westie, polar bear & cub, text and snowflake borders
1 sheet of stickers containing polar bear & penguin, snowman & robin, folk snowman, text, holly border and bauble border
1m blue gingham ribbon
Asst. blue 'Candi'
2 sheets 24 assorted die-cut greetings
1 sheet 12 assorted die-cut Christmas greetings
5 mixed blank greeting cards

And all this could be yours for just £6.50 (RRP £11.50).

You can order online or by calling the Little Claire team on 0151 342 5715.

Little George

Do you like cute Christmas cards? What about making some with the adorable Little George, a new stamp by Red Gingham Designs?

Well fed and prepared for the winter he is snuggled up in his scarf and his wee hat. It is one of the loveliest Christmas images I have seen in a while. And he will be amongst the firm favourites for our personal Christmas cards.



The Little George stamp is now available from Little Claire. You can order online via their website or by calling 0844 800 4376.

Little Claire Monthly Challenge #12

The new Little Claire challenge is now live. This month the theme is 'wedding /anniversary'.

Now during the summer months there are probably quite a few of us, who need to make wedding or anniversary cards anyway. So why not enter up to 3 of your projects into the challenge? Just go to the Little Claire blog and link your entry before 18.00 on 9 September 2011.


For my design team card I used the Little Claire stamp 'Lilies', the Little Claire cutting die 'Book, Rings & Cross' and a sentiment stamp. I coloured in the image with ProMarkers. For the background I used a Darice embossing folders. The corners are created with a We R Memory Keepers shaped corner chomper. Embellishments are adhesive pearls and Woodware organza ribbon.

Manger

It can be tricky and very time consuming to create a larger number of Christmas cards with coloured in stamped images. The Little Claire stamp 'Manger' comes in very handy, as it is smaller, quicker to colour in and requires only a limited number of colours.

Most of the time I am using 15cm x 15cm square cards. But for the samples below I have used smaller square cards (12.5cm x 12.5cm), which can be cut from A4 cardstock and are perfectly fine for this size of stamp.



The stamp is now available on the Little Claire website. It can, of course, also be ordered over the phone.

Little Claire Club Stamp August 2011

With the beginning of a new month it is again time for a new Little Claire club stamp. And this time the team has brought out the gorgeous 'Rose Arbour' stamp set with lovely and delicate images.

The stamp set is now available from Little Claire.

I hope you like the two cards below for which I used the new set. I have coloured in the images using ProMarkers and the new ultra-fine nibs, which came in very handy for the detailed stamps.

Trimcraft Christmas Projects

I recently created a few Christmas projects for Trimcraft. The cards include the new Back to Basics and Fizzy Moon Christmas collections. Especially the Fizzy Moon collection provides a wide range of products and some gorgeous stamps.

Product lists and step-by-step instructions for all projects can be found in my Trimcraft gallery.

Please feel free to re-create the projects or to give them your personal touch. Please just do not enter copies of the projects into competitions.