New from Little Claire - 'Daisy Bear'

Seven brand new stamps are now available from Little Claire on their website:

Aren't they gorgeous?  There's something for everyone and every occasion in there.

Five of the new stamps are showcased today here on the Little Claire blog.  There's also a competition to win all five of the new stamps featured - all you need to do is leave a comment to say which is your favourite.

My card (above) was made using the very cute 'Daisy Bear' which you can find here on the Little Claire website.  I've used pale blue gingham paper (of course!!) for the background and also paper pieced Daisy's bow to match.

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

Craft Your Passion Challenges - 'something new' (the stamp)

Sentimental Sundays - 'pick from favourite challenge - #170 Happy Birthday'

Addicted to Stamps Challenge - 'lovely wishes'

Creative Fingers - 'anything goes'
Through the Craft Room Door - 'anything goes'
Creative Craft Challenges - 'anything goes'
The Stamping Boutique - 'paper piecing'
Hobby Cutz Challenge - 'anything goes'
Alphabet Challenge Blog - 'w is for whatever you wish'
Stampin for the Weekend - 'anything goes'

My Favourite 5 Creations of 2013

It's hard to believe the Christmas and New Year holiday break is nearly over and tomorrow it will be 2014!  I took some time yesterday to choose my favourite five creations of 2013 to join in with the fun on Debby's blog here.  This really was a difficult choice to make as I've made so many cards over the past year but here goes:

First of all, my most recent Little Claire blog project which was a notepad and calendar desk top set.  The first photo shows it closed and the second the inside.  For this project I used one of my favourite Little Claire stamps from the past year, the beautiful 'Butterfly Blossom' which you can find here on the Little Claire website.

Next, another Little Claire blog project - the first time in years that I'd made a waterfall card.  For this one I used one of my all time favourite Little Claire stamps, the very cute 'Hedgehogs in Squares' which you can find here on their website.

My third choice is a new baby card made using a very cute Nutcrafters stamp and a sentiment from the Little Claire 'Dictionary Definitions ' set.  By the way, are you noticing a pattern with the paper I've used on all my cards??!

Next, another baby card this time using a digi from Pink Gem called 'Bathtime Baby' which you can find here on their website:

And finally, a change to gingham using another Pink Gem digi called 'Chloe in Knitted Hat' which you can find here on the website.  Very different colours for me and no gingham in sight!!

So that's my favourite five for 2013 - it could easily have been a favourite twenty five!

New Squirrel and the Fox Challenge - Anything Goes

Sorry I'm a bit late posting this - I've had a few days away and am just catching up on a few things now that I'm back.

A new challenge started on The Squirrel and the Fox Challenge Blog yesterday and this time our theme is 'anything goes' - nice and easy for everyone!  You can find all the details and see the cards from the rest of the Design Team here on the challenge blog.