Hi there!

Got a bright (and I mean bright!) card to share with you...this is for a Hero Arts friend who did something wonderful for me lately. If you need anther hint, here it is: she loves butterflies. ;)

You know, now that I think of it, I haven't done a REALLY bright card in awhile, which is probably why this photo looks so terrible.

Anyways, pretty simple card. Cut the Sassafras paper with my Nesties, as well as the white cardstock. Took the small piece of white cardstock, and using the Nestie as a stencil, I lightly inked it with my Martha Stewart ink pad...which explains why it's slightly dotty. It may not look like a wise move from the photo, but the white just looked to0 bare without it. Anyways, stamped the HA sentiment, adhered the butterflies, and finished everything off with a nice bow....oh drat. I just noticed I need to add pearls to the center of the butterflies. Oh well, I'll do it later. ;)

One last thing; I made this card inspired by {hint hint}; Incy Winy Design, Kaboodle (the spots are in one of the stripes), Lexi's Creations, Pollycraft, and Crafty Creations.

Thanks for "fluttering" by today!





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Hiya!

Our house was  hit by the big storm on the east coast- we got over 26 inches! Can you believe it? If you can't, I'll have some pictures for you tomorrow - we did some serious shoveling! And boy, is it really starting to affect my back...;) We also lost power on Friday, just getting it back this morning around 2:30, which explains the late post.

Made a non-girly card today - something that is fun for me, but I can't usually find materials (at reasonable prices) around here that will work for boys/males and look nice. So I used some epoxy stickers from Making Memories today, from their Animal Crackers line.

I adore the detail they put into the alligator/crocodile right here...

they gave him toes! How cute is that?!

I used some ancient K&Company paper, and chipboard. I use chipboard as my kraft paper sub, but I think it actually works better than kraft here, as it makes the card sturdier, something I think a little boy would like.

Anyways, I was made this card inspired by these challenges: Sweet Sunday Sketch, All Sorts, Little Red Wagon, and Creative Belli.

One last thing - have any of you heard THIS song? I remember hearing it a verryyyy long time ago, and I can still remember some of the lyrics! Well, just wanted to explain the title of my post. ;)

Thanks for poppin' by!

Ribbon: Offray

Sticker: Making Memories

Ink: Martha Stewart

Stamp: Hero Arts

Button: Joann Fabrics

Other: kitchen twine

Hello!
I am feeling much better - not quite 100%, but much better. Thanks for the get well wishes. :)

So, I finally came 'round to it and made a card for the Cards for Kids drive. I mean, I do have a couple cards I could use for the drive, but I wanted to make some specifically for one of the kids. This one is for David who is SUCH a cutie!

I thought he'd be best because I have a brother of the same name, and my younger brother will be writing the note since I think David would like a note written by someone his age more. :)

So, along with David, this was made with this weeks Practical Scrappers challenge in mind...

And boy, was the card a pain in the rear to take a pic of. Which is why I usually don't do cards that open this way...

Anyways, I used one of my beloved Nestabilities dies, stamped with an HA stamp, adhered a Martha Stewart sticker (they're perfect for little guys!), and sewed the base together. The patterned paper I used was paper from my very first paper stack; DCWV, and I got it...oh, about...three or four years ago...;)

Thanks for stopping in!

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Cardstock: Michaels

Patterned paper: DCWV

Stamp: Hero Arts

Ink: Ink It Up!

Other: sticker from Martha Stewart

Hello...

Excuse the pathetic greeting - I am so, so, so sore! :( You know that feeling when you don't have a sore throat/you aren't puking/etc, but the rest of your body just feels sick? That's what I'm going through right now, and I hating every bit of it. But enough with my complaining - I finally have a card to share with you. :)

Made this awhile back for Simply Scrapping Crafts sketch challenge; you can play along by going here.

This card is rather easy to figure out - quick and simple which would work if your mass producing them (for school). Also wouldn't be too complicated for kids 7 & up to be making (I know this from experiance with my 7 yr. old brother)

This is the first card I've made using the BG "Blush" patterned papers that I got back in December. After looking through them, I found them a little dark for me - nothing that white cardstock can't solve!

Well, short post for sick gal.

Thanks for stopping by. :)

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Hi!

So, I don't have a card to share with you today, one of the reasons being it has been sick, Sick, SICK around here, and I am getting sick of it! But I might have something to share with you tomorrow, and till then, some eye candy from Jill's blog as she is featuring me this week...

My card:

What she said:

"This grouping of fluttering friends is just too sweet! I love the light pink color with the pretty pearls. Clare adds such nice dimension to her cards, too! And finally, I love Clare's bold use of a BIG ribbon tied on the side! Keep the butterfly cards a comin', Clare!! "

I have to confess that though I try to avoid using them (due to my excessive use of them) I can't resist! So you'll definitly be seeing more from me! :)

Her card:

What I say:

I love all the details on this - the background script, the elegant butterflies - all combine to make this card fantastic! The butterflies are simply STUNning!

Now that you've feasted your eyes on Jill's FABulous card, I have a little more eye candy for you, but because I don't want to drag this post to its death, you're just gonna have to take my word that these products {yes, scrappin' products} are awesome!

Here are the linkies: EENIE, MEENIE, MINEY, MO!

I hope you enjoy them; have a wonderful day!

Heya!

Got a card today that doesn't involve any Nesties - a tool I have used, oh...about the last million cards? ;)

So, just to get my mojo back on track, here it is...

I like it WAY better in real life than in the picture. Usually the picture is almost spot on. These ones...not so much. Oh well.

You can see I won the award "For Most Adhesive Pearls on a Card (not counting bling trails)" award. Yep, I stuck those each on individually, and geez, did it take forever!

So, this card was an attempt at successfully putting together three different kinds of patterned paper, lots of embellies and still look nice. Did I succeed? I don't think so...besides, I didn't even have that many embellishments - I chickened out at the last second. ;)  {Sigh} some people have that talent and some people don't...guess which category I'm putting myself in. ;)

 I was inspired by these challenges to make this card...Paper Sundaes, Embellish Magazine (I hope the colors are dominant enough ;)), Sketchy Thursday, Dutch Dare, Cute Card Thursday, The Pixie Cottage, Quixotic Challenge, and The Pink Elephant.

 Speaking of inspiration...would any of you mind poppin' on over to Jill's blog (Inspired by...) and leaving a comment? She's featuring little ol' me this week - you can see my cards, and then you can see Jill's fabulous take on them. So, share the love and leave a comment for her. :)

Anyways, thanks for stoppin' by today...and for putting up with all my italics! ;)

Cardstock: Michaels

Patterned paper: Cosmo Cricket "Girl Friday"

Stamp: Hero Arts "Tree, Birds and Messages"

Ink: Ink It Up! black

Pearls: e.

Ribbon: Offray

Other: thread

Hello world!

Here is the card I made...

...and what she said about it...

" And isn't it a beauty? I love her sparkling butterflies against the light pink background! The dark black ribbon makes a bold statement. The polka dot paper was the perfect choice to complement Clare's stamping. Finally, Clare makes the best shaped cards using her die cuts!!" 

{seriously, could she be any sweeter?:)}

And her fantastic card...

...and what I say about it!...

I LOVE the unique shape of this card! The adorable little elephant is colored to perfection, and the sentiment - is that glitter on the "good" I spy? The edge to the card, the embossed swirls, the elephant; they all combine to make an adorable card!

Okay, kinda pathetic. Not half as good as the way Jill puts things; but I'm a first timer, so, cut me a little break. ;)

I'm sorry to say I don't have a new card by me to share with you as I've been working on DT things lately, but I have got one cookin'!

Thanks for stopping by!

Clare

Heya!

A very girly card for you today...which is okay, considering it's for a relative, who loves flowers, gardening and such...

I cut out the flower border from Cosmo Crickets "Honey Pie" teaser strips...yes, rather out of date line, but still fun! I then (tearfully) cut one of my new HA stamps to make the butterfly's trail...it was worth it though...;). I used the HA grid stamp for the background, since it seemed a little blank, tied one giant juicy bow around everything, stuck it on some chipboard, and oila! Card!

I'm telling you, I tried so hard not to make a card with a butterfly (since I've been using them so much lately), but I couldn't help but stick one in there!  At least it's not the focal point...;)

I made this with these challenges in mind.... Hero Arts, 2S4Y, Lexi's Creations, FTT (pink, pearls), DCRU, Creative Inspirations, Quixotic Challenge, and FBW.

So, like I promised, I'm going to share with you some happy news; I'm on Practical Scrappers DT now! You might have seen the post already, but if you haven't, thought I'd share it with you. Congrats to all the other new DT members - I'm looking forward to working with you!

And MORE happy news; my fabulous friend Jill has only just become a Hero Arts hostess! Congrats, Jill! I was hoping for it! :)

Thanks for poppin' by today!

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Hugs and Kisses card recipe

Cardstock: Michaels

Patterned paper: Cosmo Cricket "Honey Pie"

Stamps: HA grid, HA "Thinking of You Messages", Martha Stewart

Ink: Martha Stewart

Ribbon: Offray

Other: pearls from recycled card

Hellooo everyone!

I hope you had a great weekend, though I'm really gonna stink on it with this ucky thing...

I don't know why, but this card drives me nuts! I had some important news to share, but just because of this
card, I'm waiting till my next chance to post because I don't want the news spoiled. Yeah, I'm a baby, but I just do NOT like this card! The only decent thing about it is the bow; I saw Dawn Mcveys tutorial for making bows - it's SO addicting! I could seriously spend all day running my satiny ribbon through my fingers, making these bows. ;)

So, like I said, because I dislike this card so much {the only reason I'm posting it is because "one mans trash is another mans treasure...supposedly...}, I'm not posting the good news, and because I'm not posting the good news, I have nothing else to say {noticing a chain reaction here? ;) } but...

Thanks for stopping by to listen to me complain and look at this ugly glob of paper, and for leaving me those fabulous comments that keep me runnin' when something like this sticks my mojo.

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I care card recipe

Cardstock: Michaels

Patterned paper: Websters Pages

Ribbon: Offray

Stamp: Hero Arts

Ink: Ink It Up!

Other: gems from a recycled card, chipboard

Hi peoples!

I'm sorry for not posting in awhile - SO much stuff going on over at Simply Scrapping Crafts, having trouble uploading pictures, lost my cardmaking mojo for awhile, not enough time with the computer - basically, our main-computer-crashing-business is NOT making me a happy scrapper.

Enough with the excuses - I will hopefully have something interesting for you tomorrow, but today is pretty crammed.

Just thought I'd let you know! ;)

Thanks!

Clare