New Penny's Challenge - Circles

Today we've got another new challenge for you at Penny's Paper-Crafting Challenge Blog and this week our theme is 'circles'.  For all the details about the challenge and to see the cards from the rest of the Design Team, have a look here at the challenge blog.

For this challenge, we've been sponsored by:

and

 I've used the 'Sick as a Dog' digi from QKR Stampede with you can find here on their website.  The paper I've used is from a magazine give away pack and I've finished the card with a peel off.

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

 

Dream Valley Challenges - 'animals'

Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog - 'four legged friends'

Allsorts Challenge Blog - 'true blue'

Animal Friends - 'checked or stripes'

Creative Craft Challenges - 'just checking'

GDT Card for Inky Impressions

This is my fourth card as a GDT member for the Inky Impressions challenge and this week our theme is 'Distress It' and you can find all the details here on the challenge blog.

For my card I've used 'Wishing Well Fairy' which is available here on the Inky Impressions website.  I used Distress Inks round the image and then the edge of my paper and added some corners die cut with a Cheery Lyn die.  I finished the card with some lace and pearls.

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Great Impressions -  'pastels and/or polka dots'

Rhedd and Rosie's Challenge Blog - 'fantasy/mystical'

LEJ Designs - 'die cuts or punches'

Through the Craftroom Door - 'anything goes'

Eclectic Ellapu - 'anything goes'

The Stamp Spot - 'feminine creations'

Addicted to Stamps and More - 'anything goes'

Deep Ocean Challenge 'ribbon and/or lace'
Fab'n'Funky Challenges - 'ribbon and/or lace'
Stampavie and More - 'ribbons and/or lace'

Little Claire Peel Off Sale!

A selection of peel off sheets have just been added to the sale section on the Little Claire website - you can find here them here.

One of the sheets included in the sale is the 'Four Seasons' sheet which you can find here and this is a card that I made using the designs on the sheet.  I've used four different parts of the sheet, stuck the image on white card and then coloured it in with Promarkers.  The little sentiments are included on the sheet.

Peel off stickers are great if you want a quick card and don't have time to stamp a design.  They're also great for people who love colouring but sometimes find it difficult to colour in stamped images -  with the peel off sticker there's a guide to keep you in the lines.

Nutcrafters Challenge Reminder - Use Some Kraft

Here's a quick reminder about our current challenge on the Nutcrafters Blog.  Our theme is 'use some kraft' and you can find all the details and link up your card here on the challenge blog.

For my card I've used one of the new digis from Nutcrafters which will be on sale very soon.  The paper is from a Forever Friends pad and I've also used some punched hearts and a die cut corner.

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Card Makin'Mamas - 'punches'
Totally Papercrafts - 'diva'
One Stop Craft Challenge - 'anything goes'
As You Like It Challenge Blog - 'favourite colour combination' (pink and brown because it's great for girly cards)
I Love Promarkers - 'simply does it'
LEJ Designs - 'die cuts and/or punches'
Bearly Mine Challenges - 'anything goes'
DigiSketch Challenge - 'cute'

Vintage Wall Hanging

Something a little bit different from me today!  This is a wall hanging I made a couple of weeks ago for one of the Yahoo groups I belong to.

I've used a stamp from Crafty Individuals called 'Friends in Paris' which you can find here on their website. It was stamped in brown ink and then coloured with Promarkers.  The background was done using Distress Inks and then overstamped with a crackle stamp.  The corner dies are from Cheery Lynn and the flower is a Prima one.  Finally I've used some paper flowers, lace and pearls.

I'd like to enter my project in the following challenges:

Delicious Doodles Challenge - 'lace'

Charisma Cardz Challenge - 'no digis allowed'

Happy Campers Craft Collective - 'use lace'

Milk Coffee Challenge - 'shabby chic/vintage'

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge - 'pearls and lace'

Crafty Ribbons Challenge - 'no designer paper'

The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - 'pearls, pearls, pearls'
ABC Challenges - 'stamped backgrounds'
Eureka Stamps - 'no design paper'

GDT Card for Here Come the Boys

Here's my card as a GDT member for the new challenge at Here Come the Boys.  The theme this time is 'must have buttons' and the challenge has been sponsored by Bugaboo.

For more details about the challenge and to see the cards from the DT, have a look here at the blog.

For my card I've used 'Kid Pocket Topper - Hat Boy' which you can find here on the Bugaboo site.  The paper I've used is from a magazine free pack and the little buttons were in a pack given away with one of the recent Do-Crafts magazines.

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

QKR Stampede - 'children's cards'

Crafty Creations Challenges - 'KISS'

I Love Promarkers - 'simply does it'

LEJ Designs - 'borders or corners'

Sarah Hurley Challenges - 'shades of blue'

Stampin' for the Weekend - 'button it up'
Allsorts Blog Challenge - 'true blue'

New Squirrel and the Fox Challenge - Here Come the Girls

Today we've got a new challenge for you at The Squirrel and the Fox and our theme is 'here come the girls'.  You can find all the details about the challenge and see the cards from the rest of the Design Team here on the challenge blog.

We've been sponsored by:

I was able to pick a digi from Make It Crafty to work with and I chose the very cute 'Girls Secret Swing' which you can find here on the website.  The paper I've used is from a Forever Friends pad and I've used some pink striped washi tape across the middle of the card.

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Wags'n'Whiskers Challenge - 'anything goes'

Stamp'n'doodle - 'anything goes'

Craft Your Passion - 'child's play'

Paper Makeup Stamps - 'the great outdoors'

Crafting for All Seasons - 'think pink'

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - 'pretty in pink'

Polkadoodles - 'spring colours/pastels'
Joanna Sheen Challenge Blog - 'girls, girls, girls'

New Little Claire Challenge and Blog Hop

Great news this week on the Little Claire blog - we've got a challenge for you and a blog hop too!!

For our challenge we've got an 'open theme' so plenty of scope for everyone to get creative.  And here's the prize on offer for the winner of the challenge:

The winner receive two sets of stamps and a die cut sheet.

And the prize for the winner of the blog hop is:

The prize includes stamps, die cut sheets and ribbons.

To enter our challenge, all you need to do is make a card and leave a link in the normal way on the challenge blog.  If you also want to enter the blog hop, visit all of the Design Team members' blogs and look for the letter highlighted in their posts.  Collect all the letters (8 in total) and rearrange them to form the name of a popular Little Claire stamp.  Once you've got the name, e-mail your answer to:

info@littleclaire.co.uk and make sure you put 'Blog Hop' as the title of your e-mail.

Both winners will be announced here in the July challenge post.

The letter that you need to take part in the blog hop is I and from here you need to go to Helen R's blog here.

If you lose your way at any time, this is the order for the blog hop:

Donna 

Gaynor 

Gemma  

Georgina 

Heidi 

Me

Helen R 

LC blog 

For all the details about the challenge and to see the cards from the rest of the Design Team, have a look here.

For my card I've used one of my favourite Little Claire stamp sets the wonderful 'Oh Man' stamp set which you can find here on the Little Claire website.  I paper pieced the armchair on the image of the chair.

Here's another view of the card:

and another one:

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Southern Girls Challenge - 'go spotty dot'
Crafting by Designs - 'paper piecing'
Divas by Design - 'shape it up'
Anything Goes Challenge Blog - 'shaped but not square'
Cards for Men - 'fancy folds'
Pink Elephant Challenge Blog - 'masculine birthday theme'
Hobbycutz Challenge - 'more than one fold'
That Craft Place Blog - 'makes for men'
Card Crafter's Circle - 'construction cards'
Party Time Tuesdays - 'shaped cards'

A Gem of a Challenge - Sketch

This week at A Gem of a Challenge, we've got a sketch challenge for you and here's the sketch:

For all the details about the challenge and to see the cards from the rest of the Design Team, have a look here at the blog.

For my card I've used 'Chloe and Kitten' which you can find here on the Pink Gem website.  I also used some polka dot paper, a scalloped border (die cut) and some white ribbon.

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Bearly Mine Challenges - 'lucky dip' (ribbon, die cuts, pearls)
Crafty Bloggers Network - 'Os and Xs' (die cut, flowers, ribbon)
The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - 'pearls'
Simon Says Stamp - 'flower power'
The ABC Challenge - 'not just one'

Wags'n'Whiskers Challenge - 'anything goes'
Scribbles Designs - 'celebrate Mum or a special woman with flowers'
Fresh Brewed Designs - 'flowers'
One Crazy Stamper Blog - 'flowers'
OLLCB - 'seeing red'

More Little Claire Class Cards

Here's a couple more cards from my recent Little Claire classes.

First of all (above) a card made using the 'Swirly Whirly Owl Family' stamp which you can find here on the Little Claire website.  I've also used heart patterned paper and kraft paper for layering with some red card.  The sentiment I've used is one from the 'Sunshine Sentiments' set which is available here as a stamp set and also here as part of a die cut sheet.

Finally, a card made using 'Changing Tree Man' set which you can find here - I've also used the tree base and one of the little leaves from the original 'Changing Tree' set which is here.  I've used some blue diamond patterned paper and some more kraft paper.  The sentiment I've used is part of the 'Dictionary Definitions' set which you can find here on the website.

I'd like to enter my cards in the following challenges:

Charisma Cardz - 'no digis allowed'
Anything Goes Challenge Blog - 'shaped but not square' (first card)
OLLCB - 'seeing red' (first card)
Pink Elephant Challenge Blog - 'masculine birthday theme' (second card)
Hobbycutz Challenge - 'more than one fold' (first card)
That Craft Place Blog - 'makes for men'
Card Crafter's Circle - 'construction cards' (first card)
Lisa B Designs Challenge - 'wings and things'

Little Claire Class Cards

These are some of the cards I've designed for recent Little Claire classes - a couple of the classes I did earlier in the year and also the Little Claire class in Wrexham yesterday.

The first card (above) was made using the 'You're So Tweet' stamp which you can find here on the Little Claire website.  I've also used kraft paper and red polka dot paper.  The main image was stamped on kraft and coloured with Promarkers and the sentiment repeat stamped on a strip of white card with faux stitching above and below the words. 

Next a tag card using images from the 'In Squares' die cut sheet - I've used three of the little elephant designs.  The stitching on the polka dot panels was done using one of the stamps from 'Georgina's Buttons and Stitching Stamp Set' which you can find here on the Little Claire website.  

Finally a three panel card made using 'Best Friend' stamp which you can find here on the Little Claire website  I've used pink gingham paper as a mat on the panels and also to paper piece the little girl's pinafore.  I finished the card with some paper flowers and the quotation that comes with the main stamp.

I'd like to enter my cards in the following challenges:

Creative Craft Challenges - 'just checking' (third card)

Party Time Tuesday -'shaped cards, no squares or rectangles' (second card)

Passion for Promarkers - 'doodlelicious' (first card)

Crafty Bloggers' Network - 'Os and Xs' (ribbon, sentiment, tag - second card)

OLLCB - 'seeing red' (first card)

Whoopsi Daisy - 'pretty in pink' (third card)

Hobbycutz Challenge - 'more than one fold' (third card)

Crafting by Designs - 'anything goes with a twist - paper piecing' (third card)

A Little Bit Crafty - 'kraft it'

Crafting for All Seasons - 'think pink'

GDT Card for Inky Impressions

Today I'm sharing another card that I've made as a GDT member for the Inky Impressions Challenge Blog.  For all the details about the challenge and to see the cards from the DT, have a look here at the Inky Impressions blog.

The image I've used is called 'Angelica Crafting' and you can find it here on the Inky Impressions website.  The paper I've used is from a kraft based Forever Friends paper pack.

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Corrosive Challenge Blog - 'my sentiments exactly'

A Little Bit Crafty - 'kraft it'
Forever Friends Monthly Challenge - 'anything goes'
Mema's Crafts - 'anything goes'
The Paper Shelter - 'anything goes'
Fab'n'Funky Challenges - 'favourite embellishments' (Card Candi and photo corner die)
Crafts and Me Challenges - 'use a digi'
I Love Promarkers - 'simply does it'
Crafty Creations Challenge - 'KISS'

New Penny's Challenge - Step or Easel Cards

This week at Penny's Paper-Crafting Challenge Blog our theme is 'easel or step cards'.  For all the details of the challenge and to see the cards from the rest of the DT, have a look here on the challenge blog.

Our challenge is sponsored by:

and

 

I was able to choose a StampArt digi to work with and I couldn't this the very sweet image called 'Gracie' which you can find on the Stampart site - GRACIE

The paper I've used from Craft Creations and the little sentiment from Craftwork Cards.

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Creative Creations Challenges - 'for a child'

Craft Your Passion - 'child's play'

Lacy Sunshine Challenge Blog - 'anything but a square'

Dream Valley Challenges - 'no squares allowed'

 Lady Anne's Challenge - 'easel cards'
Hobbycutz Challenges - 'more than one fold'

Anything Goes Challenge Blog - 'shaped but not square'

Party Time Tuesdays - 'shaped cards, no squares or rectangles'
Sweet Stamps Challenge Blog - 'spring'

Divas by Design - 'shape it up'

New Nutcrafters Challenge - A Little Bit of Kraft

We've got a new challenge for you today on the Nutcrafters Blog and this time our theme is 'a little bit of kraft'.  For all the details about the blog and to see the cards from the rest of the Design Team have a look here.

For my card I've used one of the new digi images which will be added to the website very soon and which you might have seen as a limited edition stamp if you were at the Port Sunlight Show at the weekend!  I've just kraft for my layers with a darker brown colour and the main patterned paper I've used is from Craft Creations.

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Crafty Boots Challenges - 'celebrations'

The Pink Elephant Challenge Blog - 'masculine birthday theme'

The Kraft Journal - 'red, white or blue'

Cupcake Craft Challenges - 'lots of layers'

That Craft Place Blog - 'makes for men'

Creative Craft Challenges - 'just checking'

Guest Design Team Card for Through the Craftroom Door

I'm very excited today to be sharing a card as a Guest Design Team member for the Through the Craftroom Door Challenge Blog!

The theme for the challenge is 'anything goes' and I was given a very cute Squigglefly image to work with - it's called 'Sassy Sally's Big Cupcake' and you can find it here on the website.

For more details about the challenge to see the rest of the DT cards. have a look here at the challenge blog.

For my card I've used two of the papers from the 'Back to Basics III' collection as well as some dark brown paper and a sentiment from Craftwork Cards.  I've put some glitter glue on the cupcake icing - not easy to see on the photo but it is there!

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Crafty Boots Challenges - 'celebrations'

Corrosive Challenge Blog - 'my sentiments exactly'

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - 'pretty in pink'
Created With Love - 'birthday bling'
Cupcake Craft Challenges - 'lots of layers'
Forever Friends Monthly Challenge - 'anything goes'
Mema's Crafts - 'anything goes'
Alphabet Challenge Blog - 'glitter and gems'
Papertake Weekly - 'inspired by a song' ('Hey Cupcake')
Oldie But a Goodie Challenge - 'inspired by a song' ('Hey Cupcake' - my paper is more than 6 months old) 

New Cutie Pie Challenge - Photo Inspiration

Something a little bit different for the new Cutie Pies Challenge - we've got a photo to inspire you:

Lots of different options for the challenge and it's going to be interesting to see what everyone comes up with!

Our challenge is sponsored by:

For all the details about the challenge and to see the cards from the rest of the Design Team, have a look here at the challenge blog.

For my card I chose the balloon theme.  I've used the very cute 'Daisy Bunting' stamp from Little Claire which you can find here on their website.  If you look carefully, you'll see I've paper pieced her dress and raised the bunting and balloon on foam pads.  The card blank I've used is from Craftwork Cards as is the little sentiment and the paper is from Craft Creations.

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Corrosive Challenge Blog - 'my sentiments exactly'

Creative Creations Challenges - 'for a child'

Craft Your Passion - 'child's play'

Cupcake Craft Challenges - 'lots of layers'

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - 'pretty in pink'

CAS on Sunday - 'pastel pretties'

Crafts 4 Eternity - 'tic tac toe' (pink, use some scraps and child theme)

Addicted to Stamps and More - CAS'

Forever Friends Challenge Blog - 'pastel colours'

Nutcrafters and Port Sunlight

Today I'll be at the Happy Stampers Show in Port Sunlight and I'm looking forward to some retail therapy!  There's going to be a good selection of retailers there this time including a few new ones.

Nutcrafters have a stand at the show so please go and say hello and take a look at their gorgeous products.  Some of the sample cards on the stand have been made by the Design Team members including myself - I loved working with the new images Katie has produced.

And this is one of them - this little guy is riding in a fancy car with a soft top hood.  Perfect for birthdays, Father's Day, congratulations for passing your driving test and lots more occasions.  

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Simply Create Too - 'anything goes'

My Heart Pieces Digital Stamp Challenge - 'anything goes'

The House that Stamps Built - 'masculine cards'

Through the Craftroom Door Challenge Blog - 'anything goes'

Digi Sketch Challenge - 'for the boys'

Crafty Sentiments Designs - 'use a sentiment'

Paper Creator's Crafts - 'for the boys'

Papercraft Essentials Magazine

The new issue of Papercraft Essentials magazine has a three page article feature the girls from the Little Claire Design Team including me!  Have a look at page 55 and you'll see photos of us all followed by a gorgeous selection of cards and step by step instructions.

For my card (above) I made a circular easel card using the beautiful 'Butterfly Blossom' stamp which is available here on the website and one of the stamps from the 'Dictionary Definitions' set which is available here.  I decoupaged the butterfly on the main image and stamped and cut out two additional butterflies for the easel stopper.

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - 'things with wings'
Anything Goes Challenge - 'shaped but not square'
Party Time Tuesdays - 'mother's day'
Shopping Our Stash - 'mother's day or pink'
Sweet Stamps - 'for mom'
Tuesday Throwdown - 'my mother, my friend'
Without Words Challenge - 'flowers'
Forever Friends - 'pastel colours'
Dream Valley Challenges - 'no squares allowed'
Pattie's Creations Design Challenge - 'mother's day'

Oriental Fat Page

Something a little bit different from me today!  I'm taking part in a fat page swap in one of the Yahoo groups that I belong to and our theme for last month was 'Oriental' - here's the page I made.

The stamps I used (the two faces and the script) are old unmounted ones that I bought many years ago and I'm afraid I can't tell you where they came from.  I also used some red and gold paper from Crafty Bitz, a piece of script paper and some read and gold card.  I finished the piece with a coin and some black nail head gems.

I'd like to enter my project in the following challenges:

Clear It Out Challenge - 'anything goes with 2 papers' 

Loves Rubberstamps - 'anything goes'

Papertake Weekly - 'anything goes'

Eclectic Ellapu - 'anything goes'

Hiding in My Craft Room - 'name your colours' (red and gold)

Divas by Design - 'anything goes'

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge - 'anything goes'

Lady Anne's Stamp Anything Goes Challenge

GDT Card for Inky Impressions

This is my second card as a GDT member for the Inky Impressions Challenge and this week the theme is 'mother's day/for a lady'.  You can find all the details about the challenge and see the cards from the Design Team here on the challenge blog.

For my card I've used the beautiful 'Wishing Well Fairy' which you can find here on the Inky Impressions website.  The paper I've used is from the First Edition Dreamcatcher pad and I've used some gems and pearls to finish the card.

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

The Stamp Spot - 'feminine creations'

Love to Create- 'for mom or a special lady'

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - 'mother's day or for a special lady'

No Matter Which Challenges - 'things with wings'

Wag'n'Whiskers Stamps - 'girly birthday'

Crafter's Cafe Challenge - 'mother or for a female'
Papertake Weekly - 'anything goes'
Divas by Design - 'anything goes'
Rhedd and Rosie's Challenge Blog - 'fantasy/miracle'
Flutterby Wednesdays Challenge - 'open theme'

New Penny's Challenge - Diecuts and/or Punches

We've got another new challenge for you this week at Penny's Paper-Crafting Challenge Blog and this week our theme is 'diecuts and/or punches'.  Our challenge has been sponsored by:

and

You can find all the details and see the cards from the rest of the Design Team here on the challenge blog.

For my card I've used a digi from Digi Darla called 'Boy with Flowers' which you can find here on the website.  I've used a label die for the image panel and kraft mat and then a (very old) photo corner die on the red spotted paper.  The paper is from a magazine give away pack and the sentiment is from Craftwork Cards.

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Passion for Promarkers - 'birthdays'

Paper Creator's Crafts - 'for the boys'

Moving Along With the Times - 'for the guys'

Stampavie and More - 'use kraft cardstock'
Papertake Weekly - 'anything goes'
Crafty Creations Challenge - 'something old (everything but the image!) something new (the image)'

Loves Rubber Stamps - 'anything goes'

Exciting News!

I've got some very exciting news to share - I'm now part of the team for The Crafty Calendar Challenge!

I'm really looking forward to being part of the team and taking part in my first challenge which will be in June.  Thank you to the girls for inviting me.

Nutcrafters Challenge Reminder - Bingo!

Just a quick reminder that there is still time left to enter the current Nutcrafters challenge - our theme this fortnight is 'bingo' and we have this great bingo board to inspire you:

For all the details about the challenge and to enter your card, click here to take you to the challenge blog.

For my card I've used one of the new digis that will be on the website very soon.  I've used the middle vertical line of the grid 'punches, free and pearls/gems'.  My punches are my Fiskars Threading Water punch and a Martha Stewart border punch to make the little brown hearts.  

If you're going to the Port Sunlight Stamp Show on Saturday, Nutcrafters will be there with lots of goodies so make sure you say hello and take a look at the stamps they have.

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Love to Create Challenge Blog - 'for mom or a special lady'

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - 'mother's day or for a special lady'

2 Sisters Challenge Blog - 'bingo bash' (pearls, image, sentiment'

Wags'n'Whiskers Stamps - 'girly birthday'

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog - 'mother's day or for a female'

The Stamp Spot Blog - 'feminine'

Paper Make Up Stamps - 'favourite colour(s)' - pink and brown

Little Claire Wirral Day

On Saturday another very successful Little Claire Day took place at Irby Church Hall here on the Wirral - a big thank you to everyone who came along and made it such a great day.

There were three classes during the day from Gill, Gaynor and myself and I think from the amount of chatting and laughter going on that everyone enjoyed themselves!

Here are some photos from the day:

My classes made four cards but three of them are going to be used at another class next month so I'll have to keep them under wraps for the moment!  But I can share this bookmark card made with one of my favourite Little Claire stamps, the very cute 'Hedgehogs in Squares' which you can find here on the Little Claire website.  Part of the card blank was perforated (with thanks to my friend Sylvia!) so it could be torn off to make a bookmark.

I've also used one of the sentiments from the 'Sunshine Sentiments' set which you can find here, blue diamond paper which is here and kraft paper which is here.

There are two more Little Claire classes next month - all the details are here on the website.  

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge - 'add some sparkle'

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - 'happy mail'

Crafting Muskateers - 'anything goes'

Charisma Cardz - 'shaped cards'

Creative Card Crew - 'bling'

Creative Craft Challenges - 'all about animals'

Craft Your Passion Challenge - 'floral delights'
Eclectic Ellapu - 'anything goes'
One Stop Craft Challenge - 'flower power'
By the Cute and Girly - 'flowers'

GDT Card for Here Come the Boys - Paper Piecing

This is my GDT card for the latest challenge at Here Come the Boys where the theme is 'paper piecing'.  You can find out more about the challenge and see the cards from the Design Team here on the challenge blog.

The prize on offer this week is a digital image from Teddy Bo and the challenge is sponsored by DT member Woo.

There is also some gorgeous birthday candy on offer to celebrate the blog's birthday.  All the details are on the challenge post and here's a photo of what's on offer:

For my card I've used one of my favourite Little Claire stamp sets 'Oh Man' which you can find here on the Little Claire website.  I've paper pieced the armchair and the foot stool using one of the papers from the 'Back to Basics IV' pack which you can find here on the Little Claire website.  I've layered the paper with some kraft paper and added some die cut photo corners.

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Delicious Doodles - 'something for the boys'

Paper Crafting Journey - 'anything goes'

Moving Along With the Times - 'one for the guys'

As You Like It Challenge - 'favourite die' (Spellbinders 'Labels 11' because they work so well for men's cards)

Little Miss Muffet Challenge - 'pieced off'

LEJ Designs Challenge Blog - 'anything goes'

Crafty Boots Challenge - 'use a stamped character'

Cards for Men Challenge - 'animals'
Paper Creator's Crafts - 'for the boys'

Squirrel and the Fox New Challenge - Mother's Day

We've got another new challenge for you today on The Squirrel and the Fox Challenge Blog and this time our theme is 'mothers day'.  For this challenge we've been sponsored by:

You can find all the details about the challenge and see the cards from the rest of the Design Team here on the challenge blog.

The Design Team were given a selection of gorgeous images from The Pink Cat Studio to use and I chose the very cute 'Lily and Tweet Holding Flowers' which you can find here on the website.  The paper I've used is from a magazine giveaway pack.

On the inside of my card (below) I used a strip of the paper and one of the sentiment stamps from the Little Claire 'Dictionary Definitions' set which you can find here on the Little Claire website.

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Chocolate Coffee and Cards Challenge - 'mother's day'

As You Like It Challenge - 'favourite die' (Spellbinders 'Floral Ovals' because they're so elegant)

Stamp n doodle - 'mother's day or for a female'

Crafting By Designs - 'mother's day'

Crafty Creations Challenges - 'mother's day with flowers'

Perfect Sentiments Challenge - 'make it feminine'

Passion for Promarkers - 'to die for'

ABC Challenges - 'mother's day'
Great Impressions - 'celebrations' (mother's day)
Pile It On Challenge - 'for a mother'