Splish Spash Card

Hello its Alli here with today's digi stamp project and I just love these Little Claire hedgehogs and the colours in the patchwork papers made a really strong base to work my card colour scheme around. I apologise now if any of you haven't got a graphics program because I have used mine quite a bit for this card, but you can still get the basic idea and improvise with shop bought papers if you don't have one.

what you will need:
Little Claire digi Splishing and Splashing stamp
Little Claire Quirky Quilts paper pad - orange/green hexagon
My Craft Studio Elite CD
printer
6" x 6" base card
orange paper
black paper
good quality mat print paper
good quality card to print onto
colouring implements
1.5cm wide moss green satin ribbon
glossy accents
Tim Holts distress inks and Cut n Dry - Bundled Sage, Tea Die

Stick the orange paper to the base card and cut to size.
Tint the edges of the paper with Tim Holtz Tea Die distress ink using the Cut n Dry.

Tint the edge of the Quirky Quilts orange hexagon paper with Tim Holtz Tea Die distress ink using the Cut n Dry.
Mat and layer the Quirky Quilts paper onto the black paper.
Stick the Quirky Quilts and black paper onto the centre of the orange paper base card.

Using the My Craft Studio Elite CD (backgrounds) select design 179 from the every day section and import this into your graphics program. Open the design to A4 size and then shrink down to 6" wide and crop to 6" long.
With your graphics program re colour the design to match the green of the Quirky Quit paper.
Using the My Craft Studio CD select design 181 from the every day section and import this onto the same page in your graphics program as the previous design 179.
Crop the design to lager than the finished size and re colour to match the mustard gingham of the Quirky Quilt paper.
Print the papers onto a good quality mat print paper (I printed a small test sample of the designs onto copy paper to see if the colours match the Quirky Quilt paper). 

Cut the printed papers to the desired size.


Tint the edges of the green paper with Tim Holts Bundled Sage distress ink using the Cut n Dry.
Mat and layer the printed paper onto black paper and stick onto the centre of the base card.

Tint the edges of the mustard gingham paper with Tim Holtz Tea Die distress ink using the Cut n Dry.
Mat and layer the printed paper onto black paper.
Stick the moss green satin ribbon onto the gingham paper and secure at the back with tape.
Stick the gingham paper onto the base card.

Open the cute Little Claire Splishing and Splashing digi stamp in your graphics program and re size to 6.5cm from left puddle to right puddle.

Write the sentiment using your graphics program and re size to around 4.7cm (I use Serif Craft Artist as my graphics program and the font I have used is Troutkings BTF).
Print the image and sentiment onto card.

Cut the image to size and colour in.
Mat and layer the image onto black paper.
Cover the rain drops and puddles with Glossy Accents and leave to dry.
Stick the image topper onto the base card.

Cut the sentiment to size.
Mat and layer onto black paper.
Stick the sentiment onto the card.

Make a bow using the satin ribbon and stick onto the card.

Stick the daisy flowers embellishments onto the card. (the large flower was made using a Marianne flower die and the smaller flowers were made using a Cheery Lynn die, centres were made with a hole punch and coloured with Tim Holts distress ink Spiced Marmalade).

Hello Mr Robin Dinkie Stamp

 

 

Last week I had a lovely padded envelope drop through my door and although I know by now that this envelope is usually filled with Little Claire sample stamps I do not know what the stamps are until I open the envelope. I was delighted to find three little Christmas Dinkie stamps inside which are due to go on sale at the beginning of August. I wasn't sure what to do at first as I have not made a small card before but I told myself that it would be "just like making a tag" and off I went to my craft room. I think that the cards that resulted are fun and I loved making them (hardly had to think about what to do, it just happened and its a good way of using up scraps) and I have put three posts with full recipes on my blog so take a look at them and don't forget to make a date in your diary to order these stamps in August when they launch.

 

what you will need:

Little Claire Hello Mr Robin Dinkie stamp

Little Claire Dinkies Mini Scallop Card

Versa Fine black ink pad

Tim Holtz Vintage Photo distress ink and Cut n Dry

random swirly type stamp

white card to stamp onto

red scrap card

green scrap card

colouring in implements

Lea`bilities Holly Leaves and Pine Branches die

die cutting machine

Docrafts Bellissima Doily Frame sentiment stamp

Glamour dust glitter

Wet glue

decal edge scissors

 

Using a stamp with a random swirl  pattern and the Tim Holtz Vintage Photo distress ink stamp around the edge of the mini scallop card (after inking the stamp I then stamped the image onto a piece of scrap paper to remove excess ink from the stamp and then stamped onto the card).

 

Cut the red card to size and tint the edges using the Tim Holtz Vintage Photo distress ink and the

Cut n Dry foam.

Stick the red card onto the base card at a jaunty angle.

 

Using the Little Claire Hello Mr Robin stamp and the Versa Fine black ink pad stamp the image onto white card.

Cut around the image with the decal edge scissors but remember to leave a border.

Colour the image.

Apply wet glue around the decal edge of the image  and the snowman's hat and sprinkle with Glamour dust.

Shake off the excess and leave to dry.

Stick the image onto the base card.

 

Using the Lea`bilities holly die cut the holly leaves from the green card and then emboss.

Shape the holly leaves slightly.

Stick the holly leaves onto the card.

Cut three berries from the red card.

Bevel the berries and stick onto the card.

 

Using the Docrafts Bellissima Doily Frame sentiment stamp and the Versa Fine ink pad stamp the image onto white card.

Cut the sentiment out to form two separate words.

Stick the words onto the card. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Brrr.....Dinkie Stamp

 

what you will need:

Little Claire Brr Dinkie Stamp

Little Claire Dinkies Mini Scallop Card

Little Claire Dinkis Mini Quirky Quilts Paper - Pink & Green

white .card to stamp onto

Versa Fine black ink pad

colouring in implements

White Opal Liquid Pearls

Glossy Accents

1/4" pink satin ribbon

Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass, Evergreen Bough & Cut n Dry foam

sentiment stamp 3.5cm long

Snowflake die measuring 6cm

Snowflake die measuring 3.5cm

die cutting machine

Glamour Dust glitter

wet glue & brush

 

Stick the Quirky quilts paper onto the centre of the mini scallop card.

 

Using the snowflake dies and the die cutting machine cut one of each of the snowflakes from the white card.

Tint the snowflakes using Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass distress ink applied with a piece of Cut n Dry foam.

Brush the snowflakes with wet glue and sprinkle over the Glamour Dust glitter.

Shake off the excess glitter and allow to dry.

 

Using the Versa Fne ink pad Stamp the Brr stamp onto card.

Colour in the image.

Cut around the image.

Dot the snow flakes on the image with Liquid Pearls and sprinkle over with Glamour Dust.

Apply Glossy Accents to the little heart at the bottom of the stamp and allow to dry.

 

Stick the image onto the base card.

 

Stick the smaller snowflake to the centre of the large snowflake.

Cut the pink satin ribbon to size and stick onto the back of the large snowflake.

Stick the snowflakes and ribbon onto the base card.

Stick the AB faceted gem to the centre of the snowflakes.

 

Stamp the sentiment using Tim Holtz Evergreen Bough distress ink and cut to size.

Stick the sentiment onto the base card.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Cute Santa Dinkie

 

what you will need:

Little Claire Cute Santa Dinkkie Stamp

Little Claire Dinkies Mini Craft Card

white card to stamp onto

Versa Fine black ink pad

Collall glue

Tim Holtz Vintage Photo distress ink and Cut n Dry foam

cream/light coloured hessian

scrap of craft card

red twine

jingle bells x 2 - one smaller than the other

colouring in implements

wet glue

whit Fun Flock

 

Shade the edges of the card using Tim Holts Vintage Photo distress ink and Cut n Dry.

 

Cut the hessian to size and fray the edges. 

Stick onto the base card at a jaunty angle using the Collall glue.

 

Using the Little Claire Cute Santa stamp and the Versa Fine ink pad stamp the image onto white card.

Colour the image in.

Cut around the outside of the Santa image.

Apply wet glue (not Collall) to the furry parts of the Santa costume.

Sprinkle over the Fun Flock and shake off the excess.

Allow to dry.

 

Using the Versa Fine stamp the sentiment onto craft card.

Cut around the sentiment to make a tag (remember to shape the bottom of the tag to line up with the hessian and I rounded the top of the tag). 

Make a hole at the top of the tag for the twine to go through.

Shade the edges of the tag with Tim Holts Vintage Photo distress ink and the Cut n Dry foam.

 

Cut two pieces of red twine and secure a jingle bell to the end of each piece (I unravelled the twine and slipped the bell on and then re twisted the twine).

Put the twine through the hole in the tag and pull through till the required length is achieved.

Secure the twine at the back of the tag.

Stick the tag into place on the card.

Make a bow with the twine and glue onto the card.

 

Stick the Cute Santa image onto the card using the Collall glue.

 

 

 

 

 

 



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Little Claiare July stamp Chllenge - In Bloom

 

 

Hello, today is the launch of the Little Claire July stamp challenge and the theme for this month is "In Bloom" and so I have made a card using their Butterfly Blossom stamp which I think has an oriental look to it. Go to the Little Claire blog if you fancy entering the competition and see the cards which the design team have made to give you some ideas. The prizes for this month are listed below and the Butterfly Blossom stamp which I have used is included in the prizes.

 

 

'Butterfly Blossom' stamp

'You are Lovely', Flowers stamp

'Ever so Lovely' stamp

1 x 12x12 Lilac Gingham Paper

 

 1m x the following ribbons:

Green Ric Rac

Red  Ric Rac

Pale Blue Gingham

Lilac Spotty Organza

Springtime Flowers

 

Wowee, what a super prize!
 

what you will need:
Little Claire Butterfly Blossom stamp
Woodware sentiments stamp
6" x 6" white base card
pink paper
white card to stamp onto
Moonglow Midnight Gold embossing powder
clear embossing stamp pad
heat gun
anti static pad
Artylicious Seasons Greetings backgrounds disc
good quality mat printer paper - around 180gsm
blue pastel chalks & Cut n Dry
colouring in implements
pink satin ribbon
pearl gem embellishments
pearl heart slider embellishment
fine tip black pen

Cut the pink paper to mat and layer onto the base card and stick into place.

Using the Artylicious disc select "background papers" and then in the "Joy to the World" section select the darker of the two blue papers and then select the square option and print the design onto good quality mat print paper.
Cut the printed design down to mat and layer onto the pink paper but do not stick into place.

Rub the top left of the printed paper with the anti static pad and stamp the sentiment using the clear embossing pad and the Woodware sentiment stamp.
Sprinkle the sentiment with the Moonglow embossing powder and shake off any excess powder, now heat with a heat gun.
Stick the printed paper onto the pink paper.

Rub the anti static pad over the white card you are going to stamp onto.
Stamp the Butterfly Blossom image onto the white card using the clear embossing stamp pad.
Sprinkle the image with the Moonglow Midnight Gold embossing powder and shake off any excess powder.
Heat the image with the heat gun.

Stamp a further two big butterflies and three small butterflies and emboss.

Cut the image to the required size.
Using blue pastel chalks and the Cut n Dry lightly colour the background of the topper.
Colour the image and the extra butterflies with the colouring in implements of your choice.
Cut out the extra butterflies and fold them down the middle to make them 3D.

Stick the topper onto some pink paper and cut the paper down to size.
Stick the topper in the middle of the base card.

Stick the extra butterflies onto the card and using the fine tip pen draw some antenna.

Stick the pearl gems onto the middle of the flowers.

Make a bow from the pink satin ribbon and stick into place.
Cut the middle slider section from the pearl heart slider and stick the heart onto the middle of the bow.

Summertime Silhouette Boat Card

Hello everyone its Alli here with a little card that I think looks really eye catching and a bit tropical with its bright colours. My hubby loves going fishing to relax and he might be getting this for his next birthday.

 

 

what you will need:

Little Claire Silhouette Boat stamp

black Versa Fine ink pad

6" x 6" base card

orange/red card

black card

white card to stamp onto

X Cut 6" x 6" little hearts embossing folder

die cutting machine

red twine

foam pads

Cut n Dry foam cut to size

spray mister filled with water

Tim Holts distress inks - faded jeans, stormy sky, salty ocean, broken china

                                         barn door, ripe persimmon, spiced marmalade, dried marigold, wild honey

 

Stick the red/orange card onto the base card and cut to size.

 

Cut the black card to mat and layer onto the red/orange base card but do not stick down.

Using the X Cut embossing folder run the black card through the die cutting machine (remember to line up and centre the hearts on the embossing folder with your black card).

Cut two pieces of red twine long enough to secure around the back of the black card.

Tie the two pieces of twine together and stick into place with tape at the back of the card.

Stick the black card onto the red/orange base card.

 

Trim the white card roughly to a size lager than the finished image and using the Tim Holts distress inks and the Cut n Dry begin adding bands of the red/orange colours starting with the darkest at the centre of the paper and working to the top of the paper getting lighter with each band of colour (blend the colours into each other as you go).

Now do the same with the blue colours using the darkest blue at the centre of the paper and fading to lighter blue at the bottom. 

Spray the card with water to allow the colours to blend into one another and when dry re-apply more colour if needed.

Allow to dry.

 

Using the Little Claire silhouette boat stamp and the Vesa Fine ink pad stamp the image onto the coloured card.

Trim the image to size.

Stick the image topper onto the black base card.

 

Using the Cut n Dry shade a piece of white card with the Tim Holtz wild honey distress ink.

Stamp the sentiment onto the coloured card using the Versa Fine ink pad.

Cut the sentiment to size.

Colour the edges of the sentiment using the Tim Holts ripe persimmon distress ink and some Cut n Dry.

Stick the sentiment onto the card.

 

 

 

Safe Trip Card

Today is the launch of the Little Claire July digi stamp challenge and this months theme is Holiday. I have made this card as part of the design team and hope it makes someone think "I could do that" and then enter the competition. The prizes for this month are

FIVE LITTLE CLAIRE DIGI-STAMPS OF CHOICE

 

 

 

 

 

what you will need:

Little Claire digi car and caravan stamp

6" x 4" white base card

pink card

good quality mat print paper

Tattered Lace Paper Collections Vol 2

Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers distress ink & Cut n Dry

Tonic Dottie Border punch

Tonic flower boot punch

small hole punch

bunting die

die cutting machine

yellow card from stash

colouring-in implements

pink and white bakers twine

Glamour dust glitter

yellow satin ribbon

Sekura silver sparkle pen

wet glue and small paint brush

 

Cut a piece of pink card to mat and layer onto the white base card and stick into place.

 

Using the Tattered Lace Paper Collections Vol 2 disc print off Issue 9, design 51 paper onto good quality mat paper.

Cut the paper to mat and layer onto the pink paper but do not stick down.

Colour the edges of the printed paper with the Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers distress ink and Cut n Dry.

Stick the patterned paper onto the pink paper base.

 

Cut a piece of pink card to 14cm x 5.13cm.

Using the Tonic Dottie Border punch and starting at what will be the left side of the card punch the design along the top of the card.

Draw a pencil line from the middle of the first punched pattern to the bottom of the card and this will be a guide as to where to set the punch for the pattern along the bottom of the card.

Line up the pencil mark with the corresponding hole in the punch (turn the punch over so you can see the line through the punch) and punch all along the bottom of the card.

Place the pink punched card onto the base card and mark on the right hand side where it needs trimming and trim.

 

In your graphics program open the digi Car and Caravan stamp and re size to 7cm from the front of the car to the rear of the caravan. At this stage you could print the image and stamp your sentiment later or you could add a sentiment using your graphics program. My graphics program is Serif Craft Artist which comes with pre-set sentiments and the sentiment I have used is from the bon voyage sentiments and is re sized to 5 1/2cm. Place the sentiment just in front of the car.

Print the image onto good quality mat print paper.

If you are hand stamping your sentiment do it at this stage.

 

Cut the image/sentiment to mat and layer onto the pink punched card but do not stick into place.

Colour the image using the colouring-in implements of your choice.

Using the fine tip black pen continue the line under the image so that it meets up with the sentiment.

Draw a line under the car and caravan to accent the existing black line using the Secura silver sparkle pen.

 

Stick the image onto the pink punched card and then stick the whole thing onto the base card.

 

Using the small flower Tonic boot punch make 6 flowers from the pink card.

Glitter the flowers using the Glamour Dust glitter and leave to dry.

Make 6 dots from the yellow card from your stash and make them bevelled by using a ball tool or the end of a paintbrush.

Stick the dots in the centre of the flowers.

Stick the flowers onto the card.

 

Using the bunting die and your die cutting machine make 3 pieces of bunting with the yellow card from your stash.

Using the Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers distress ink and the cut n Dry tint the lower edges of the bunting.

Paint some wet glue along the lower edges of the bunting and glitter using the Glamour Dust then allow to dry.

Using the hole punch make 3 dots from the printed patterned paper and bevel the dots.

Stick the dots to the bunting.

Cut a piece of pink and white bakers twine and glue it to the card ready for the bunting to hang from it (remember to allow the bakers twine to hang over the edge of the card).

Stick the bunting into place along the bakers twine.

 

Tie a bow using the yellow satin ribbon and stick into place.

 

Using the hole punch make 2 dots from the pink card and bevel the dots.

Stick the dots onto the image topper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



July Club Stamp Set - 3 Doggies Christmas Card

This is one of the Christmas cards that I have made using the Little Claire July club stamps and I just love the way the green and gold go together so well. The image of the doggies is so sweet and it is really easy to colour in.

what you will need:
Little Claire July Cub Stamp Set
base card 6" x 4 2/8"
black sugar card
gold card
Do Crafts At Christmas paper pack (green holly paper)
cream card
Versa Fine ink pad
Tim Holts Vintage Photo distress ink pad & Cut n Dry
Glamour Dust
Colouring implements
Liquid Pearls
Glossy Accents
1cm wide gold ribbon
hole punches

Stick the black sugar paper onto the base card and cut to size.
Cut the gold card to mat and layer onto the black sugar paper but do not stick down.
Cut the Do Crafts green holly paper to mat and layer onto the gold card and stick onto the gold card.
Make a knot with tails from the gold ribbon. Cut a piece of gold ribbon to wrap around the holly/gold card. Slip the knot onto the gold ribbon and stick into place (remember to secure the ribbon around the back of the card). Cut the tails of the knot to size.
Stick the holly/gold card to the black sugar paper base.

Using the Versa Fine ink pad stamp the image onto the cream card.
Cut the card to size and colour in the image.
Shade the edges of the topper using the Tim Holtz Vintage Photo distress ink and the Cut n Dry.
Using the Liquid Pearls draw a line under the doggies paws, dust with Glamour Dust and leave to dry.
Make a feature of the Christmas decorations by applying Glossy Accents and leave to dry.
Mat and layer the topper onto black sugar card and stick into position.

Stamp the sentiment onto the cream card.
Cut the sentiment to size and mat and layer onto black sugar card.
Punch out two dots from the gold card using the small hole punch.
Stick the two dots into place on the sentiment topper.
Stick the sentiment topper into place.

Using the larger hole punch make 6 dots from the black sugar card.
Stick the dots into position on the card.

July Club Stamp Set - Snowman & Scottie

This is the second card that I have made using the July Club Stamps and this was such a nice card to make and I love the crispness of it if you know what I mean by that.

what you will need:
Little Claire July club stamp set - Snowman & Scottie
6" x 6" white base card
red linen card
white card to stamp onto
Nit Wit Frosty Christmas paper pad
white glitter paper
colouring in equipment
blue pastel chalks & Cut n Dry
diamante gems
Stickles Xmas red
Liquid Pearls white opal
Tattered Lace Essentials Circles die No. 12
Memory Box Frostyville die
die cutting machine
1/2" wide red white spotted red ribbon (plain red on reverse)
white glitter
hole punch
black Versa Fine ink pad
Faded Denim Tim Holts distress ink pad with Cut n Dry

Cut the red linen card to mat and layer onto the white base card and stick into place.

Cut the patterned paper from the Frosty Christmas paper pad to around 5" square.
Darken the edges of this paper using the Faded Denim distress ink and the Cut n Dry.

Stamp the image from the Little Claire July club stamps onto the white card using the Versa Fine ink.
Stamp the sentiment from the July stamp set.
Position the Tattered Lace circle die No. 12 over the stamped words and image and run through the die cutting machine.
On a piece of copy paper stamp the image and cut around it to make a mask.
Stick the mask over the image and using the chalks colour the edge of the circle.
Remove the mask and colour in the image (after I coloured my snow man I then went over the top of him with Liquid Pearls white opal applied with a water brush. This made him look frosty).
Colour in the Christmas ornaments using the Stickles Xmas red.
With a fine brush apply dots of the Liquid Pearls above the snowman and the dog to look like snow.
Apply Liquid Pearls to the bottom of the image and dust with glitter to look like snow. Allow to dry.
Stick the topper onto the blue paper square.

Cut the ribbon to size (remember to allow enough for the ribbon to wrap around to the back of the paper to make a neat finish) and with the plain red side showing stick into position.

Stick the topper onto the red linen card.

Cut the Memory Box Frostyville die from the white glitter paper and cut an extra snowflake from the scrap glitter paper at the centre of the die cut.
You must snip the die cut as it is too small to frame the circle with the image. Stick the Frostyville die cut into position starting underneath the dog. You will have a gap at the opposite side of the die so fill this with the extra snowflake.

Using the black Versa Fine ink pad stamp the sentiments Happy and Christmas and cut out.
Stick the sentiments in the gap between where the Frostyville frame starts and ends.
Using the spotty side of the ribbon make a bow.
Stick the bow in the gap between the beginning and end of the Frostyville frame and above the sentiments.

Punch 4 circles from the glitter card and stick a circle in each corner of the blue paper square.

Stick the diamante gems (various sizes) onto the Frostyville frame.