Tuesday 28 February 2012

Made for Men - Cards from Our Class Last Weekend

Before we tell you about our class last Saturday, we need to announce the last two lucky winners from Friday's Flossie Showcase!

First of all, the winner of 'Flossie and Butterflies' is:

Angela

who said: "Yet more lovely stamps.it would be great to win them.Thanks for all the great ideas on how they might be used."

and the winner of 'Flossie Daisychain' is:

Monnie

who said "Another set of amazing stamps Little Claire, congratulations DT, it is hard to choose a favourite from all your fantastic creations but I do now have a favourite.... FLOSSIE daisychain ....she reminds me so much of my childhood and I can't wait to make cards for my grandchildren with this stamp also will be making daisychains with them when the weather gets better, xx"

Congratulations Angela and Monnie - please e-mail helen@littleclaire.co.uk with your full name and address so we can post your stamps out to you!

On Saturday last weekend we hosted a wonderful day of card making here on the Wirral with a group of lovely ladies! We had two classes - 'Made for Men' and 'Butterfly Tree' and today we'd like to show you the cards that the ladies made on the 'Made for Men' class with Helen N.

First of all, two cards made with our 'Oh Man' set:Next a tag card made with 'Seascape':


Then we used two of the new stamps from the Claire's Super Six Collection. First of all DIY:

then 'Going Out':

and finally a card made with one of the images from the new A4 Die Cut sheets:

We'll show you the cards made on the 'Butterfly Tree' class later in the week and we'll have lots more class dates coming up very soon so keep an eye on the blog and the website.

This coming weekend (3 and 4 March) we'll be at the Sincerely Yours Show at Leigh so make sure you come and say hello if you're there shopping - you can find further details here on the Sincerely Yours website.

Friday 24 February 2012

Final Day of Our Flossie Showcase and a Last Chance to Win!

Welcome to the final day of our Flossie Showcase - today you're in for a treat because we have not one, but two brand new designs to share with you!  Apologies this post is a bit late but we couldn't get Blogger to cooperate earlier today!!

First of all, the winner of the stamp from yesterday's post is:
Sylvia

who said: "And another great stamp!!! Well done team another one to add to my very long shopping list!!"

Congratulations, Sylvia!  Please e-mail helen@littleclaire.co.uk with your full name and address so we can send your stamp out to you!

Today we're introducing you to 'Flossie and Butterflies' which you can find here on the Little Claire website and 'Flossie Daisychain' which you can find here.  We're giving away two stamps today - one of each design - so to be in with a chance of winning, all you need to do is leave us a comment here on the blog before midnight on Sunday and we'll pick two lucky people to receive the stamps.  We've extended the time that you have to take part over the weekend so that more people can join in.

We also noticed the comments that you left about word verification and we've (hopefully!) now removed this from the comment system.  If there are any further difficulties, please either mention it when you leave your comment or e-mail Helen (helen@littleclaire.co.uk).

Now on to the inspiration from our Design Team for today's stamps.  First of all for 'Flossie and Butterflies':

from Donna:


from Gaynor:
from Georgina:

from Heidi:

from Helen N:

and from Maxine:

Next some inspiration for 'Flossie Daisychain':

from Gaynor:
from Helen R:

from Heidi:

from Georgina:

 from Donna:

 and from Helen N:


Don't forget to leave us a comment to be in with a chance of winning one of the two stamps on offer!

And remember, this weekend we're at 'Make-It!' in Farnborough so make sure you come and say hello.

Thursday 23 February 2012

Day 4 of our Flossie Showcase - Introducing Flossie and Winnie!

We hope you've been enjoying our Flossie showcases so far this week.  We've loved reading all the comments you've left - thank you for all the feedback!

The lucky winner of the stamp from yesterday's post is:

Lorraine

who said: "oh my gosh these are so sweet im loving todays one as i always wear silly slippers and m dog is always by my side this would be a perfect stamp for me thanks for showing her"

Congratulations, Lorraine!  Please e-mail helen@littleclaire.co.uk with your full name and address so we can send your stamp out to you.

And now on to today's stamp - the very cute 'Flossie and Winnie' which you can find here on the website.  Our Design Team members have had fun creating some gorgeous cards.

If you'd like to win one of the stamps, all you need to do is leave us a comment here on the blog before midnight tonight and we'll pick one lucky person to receive a 'Flossie and Winnie' stamp.

first of all from Helen N who has also used one of the 'Super Six Sentiments':

Next from Maxine:


and from Heidi who has used one of the 'Sentiment Mix' stamps:

next from Georgina who has used one of the 'Little Beauties' sentiment stamps:

and from Donna:

and finally from Gaynor:


Don't forget to leave us a comment to be in with a chance of winning one of the stamps!

This weekend we're at 'Make-It!' in Farnborough so make sure you come and say hello.

And if you're on Twitter, Steve has a new account which is @stevelcdesigns so make sure you go and follow him!


As Featured in Papercraft Essentials!

Have you seen the latest issue of Papercraft Essentials?  Have a look at pages 43 to 46 in the 'Cut Out and Keep Section' for a selection of super-cute hedgehog cards made by our talented Design Team!





And here's a closer look at the cards:

First of all from Gaynor using 'Sunny Days'

Next from Maxine using 'Hedgehogs in Squares':


Next from Helen R using 'Splishing and Splashing':

and finally from Helen N, also using 'Splishing and Splashing':

There are instructions for all the cards in the magazine - we hope you like them!







Wednesday 22 February 2012

Day 3 of Our Flossie Showcase and Another Chance to Win!

Welcome to Day 3 of our Flossie Showcase!

First of all, the lucky winner of one of our 'Flossie Skipping' stamps from yesterday's post is:

Gemma

who said:

 "Well Little Claires you have gone & done it again...produced some more gorgeous stamps, these little girl stamps are ever so pretty & certainly a must have...
Thanks for sharing such fabulous inspiration girls, you've done a fabulous job showcasing them!!
hugs and xxx
Gemma"

Congratulations, Gemma!  Please e-mail helen@littleclaire.co.uk with your address and we'll send your stamp out to you.

Now on to today's stamp which is the very cute 'Flossie and Pootle' which you can find here on the website.  We're giving you another chance to win today - all you need to do is leave us a comment here on the blog before midnight tonight and we'll pick one lucky person to receive a 'Flossy Skipping' stamp.

And now here's some inspiration from our talented Design Team:

from Donna:

from Gaynor:

from Heidi who has also used one of the sentiments from our Butterfly Tree set:


from Georgina who has used one of the 'Super Six Sentiment' stamps:

from Helen N who has used one of our 'Sentiment Mix' die cuts:

and finally from Maxine who has used one of the 'Claire's Sentiments' stamps:

We're sure you'll agree it's a gorgeous collection of cards!  Don't forget to leave us a comment to be in with a chance of winning one of the stamps.

And now for a quick reminder of the Flossies you've seen so far:

Day 1 - Flossie and Owl

Day 2 - Flossie Skipping

And today's stamp - Flossie and Pootle:

Don't foget to come back tomorrow for another showcase!


Tuesday 21 February 2012

Day 2 of Our Flossie Showcase and Another Chance to Win!

Welcome to Day 2 of our Flossie Showcase!  First of all, the lucky winner of the 'Flossie and Owl' stamp from yesterday's post is:

Anne

who said: "What a versatile stamp and I just love the cute little owl. I'd definitely like this one to add to my collection."

Congratulations, Anne!  Please e-mail helen@littleclaire.co.uk with your full name and postal address and we'll send your stamp out to you.

Today we're showcasing 'Flossie Skipping' which you can find here on the Little Claire website - isn't she sweet?!

And we're also offering you another chance to win - all you need to do is leave us a comment here on the blog before midnight tonight and we'll pick one lucky person to receive a 'Flossy Skipping' stamp.

Here's today showcase inspiration from the Design Team:

first of all from Maxine who has also used one of the Little Beauties tag sentiments:

next from Helen N who has used a button from 'Georgina's Buttons and Stitching Stamp Set':

then a card from Heidi who has used one of the sentiments from our 'Butterfly Tree' stamp set:

and from Georgina who has used a sentiment from the 'Sentiment Mix' set:

and next from Gaynor:

and finally from Donna who has used one of the Little Beauties tag sentiments:

Aren't they a gorgeous selection of cards?! 
Don't forget to leave us a comment to be in with a chance of winning one of the stamps and make sure you come back tomorrow for another showcase and opportunity to win!

Monday 20 February 2012

Day 1 of our Flossies Showcase and a Chance to Win!

This week here on the blog and on Facebook we showcasing our brand new stamp range featuring the lovely Flossie!

Today's stamp is called 'Flossie and Owl' and you can find it here on the website - isn't it gorgeous?! 

Each day we'll be sharing some of the cards made by our Design Team and there's also a chance for you to win one of the stamps featured that day.  All you need to do is leave us a comment here on the blog before midnight tonight and we'll pick one lucky person to receive a 'Flossy and Owl' stamp.  If you're not sure how to leave a comment, click on our step by step guide at the top of this blog.

And here are today's cards:

First of all from Donna who has also used one of the Claire's Sentiments set:

And from Gaynor who has also used 'Georgina's Buttons and Stitching Set':

Next from Georgina who has also used one of the Sentiments Mix set:

And from Heidi:

Next from Helen N again using one of the Sentiments Mix stamps:

And finally from Maxine also using one of 'Claire's Sentiments':

Aren't they gorgeous?!

Don't forget to leave us a comment before midnight tonight to be in with a chance of winning one of the stamps and come back tomorrow for another showcase!