Little Claire Weekly Blog Project

Apologies for the recent lack of updates. I have been doing quite a bit of work in the background lately. But slowly one project after the next one can be revealed. And over the next few weeks you will find quite a few ideas for cards and links to projects here, so watch this space.

So lets get started with the first new project:

I just created the weekly blog project for Little Claire - their last blog project for 2011. It is a desktop calendar in the shape of an easel card with an exchangeable calendar tab. You can find a list of required products and tools as well as step-by-step instructions with photos on the Little Claire blog.

I hope you like this project and are inspired to make some calendars yourself.

Enjoy Hogmanay and have a great start into the year 2012!

Little Claire Challenge #16

This morning the new Little Claire challenge went live. This time the topic is 'Family Christmas'.

You can enter up to three new projects by 18.00 on Friday, 6 January 2012. To participate please leave a link to the post with your challenge project (not just to your blog) on the Little Claire blog. And you can, of course, also add a comment in case you want to tell us more about your card or the special recipient.

The winner will receive a £10 Little Claire gift voucher. The top three entries using Little Claire stamps will get a badge/blinkie for their blogs.



For my design team card I used the cute polar bear family depicted in the stamp 'Not Long Now', which I coloured in using Spectrum Noir pens, as well as a round sentiment stamp from the Red Gingham - Christmas Text set. The snowflakes are created using Marianne Design dies. For the snow and the centres of the snowflakes I used a DecoArt Snow Writer.

I hope you will all enter your wonderful creations.

Henny Penny

This week the Little Claire team has launched another new stamp: 'Henny Penny'.

The image is great for quick and easy cards like those last minute birthday cards when one is yet again too busy and nearly forgetting about essential dates (oh yes, I so know that feeling) ... Or what about starting already with some Easter cards?

The image is not too detailed and can be coloured in quickly. And for the two cards in this post I have just combined it with coloured cardstock and dotted organza ribbon.



I hope you like the two cards and the Henny Penny stamp.

Little Claire Club Stamp December 2011

Can you believe that it is already time for the last Little Claire club stamp of the year 2011??!! When the next one is getting launched it will already be 2012 ...

But back to December. This month's stamp set is 'Winter Aga' and consists of a lovely, homely kitchen image and a round sentiment stamp, which is so nice for the cold time of the year. It is now available from Little Claire.

For the above card I used a cream linen textured card blank and cream glass smooth cardstock by Southfield, Core'dinations Tim Holtz cardstock with a kraft core, a Tim Holtz embossing folder, patterned paper from my stash and a simple piece of string from a supermarket. The image is coloured in with ProMarkers.

Neighbourwood Hedgehog

The weather over the last few days was so bad (dark, wet, very windy and cold) that I needed to cheer myself up with those cute and adorable Neighbourwood products by Trimcraft. And they really managed to put a smile back onto the face.

For this diamond fold card I put together a product list and step-by-step instructions, so that you can re-create the card. You can find the details in my Trimcraft gallery.

And perhaps a bit more information in case anybody wants to source items I used: The swirl dies are from a set of Marianne Design dies. The ribbon roses are from Hobbycraft.

Why are weekends so short?

What happened to this weekend? It only seems to have started and is already over again. And next weekend promises to be pretty hectic ...

I just cannot wait for my long Christmas break, so that I can properly catch up with everything.

Here is one of the cards I made this weekend.


I used the Little Claire stamp 'Cutie Patooties Boy Catapult' and coloured it in using ProMarkers and Spectrum Noir pens.

For the background and the mat I used Core'dinations cardstock in two warm grey tones plus a piece of patterned Laura Ashley paper. For the decorative corners I used a Marianne Design die. I mounted the boy with the catapult onto the card using my favourite large 3D foam squares by Dovecraft (I would be lost without them). I then finished the card off with Card Candi that I attached with a bit of Pinflair glue gel.

Neighbourwood by Helz Cuppleditch

I think I am in love with craft products. The images of the new Neighbourwood products by Trimcraft are just too cute. I should perhaps get everything twice, so that I can make cards with one set and keep the other one for admiring and stroking puposes ... LOL

Acetate card

I hope you like these cards. Full product lists and instructions for all of them are in my Trimcraft gallery.

And more Neighbourwood projects will follow soon.