CREATIVE MAKING with Claire

Friday, 17 May 2013

Something a bit different....Quilting

I have something a bit different to share today. I wanted to post this project mainly to have a record for myself....so forgive me if it is a bit indulgent ;-).

I made this for my sister Helen, I think for her wedding about 8 years ago. It is the second patchwork quilt I have made, and all designed myself. There is a mixture of hand and machine quilting, that can just be made out in the photos.

It is not quite the size of a full double, but digging out these photos again, I have to say I am getting ideas about perhaps attempting another one.

it takes a lot of planning, and a lot of time commitment......but so very worth it when you have set you mind to it.

I thank you for taking the time to pop by and look, I would love to know what you think, especially from the more experienced sewers among you.

xxx

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Sunday, 12 May 2013

Fairy wishes...

Sunday morning at I hope we can inspire you to join in our new sketch challenge over at

# 156 - SUNDAY SKETCH & STAMP

Francesca has given us this super sketch, that would equally make stunning scrapbook pages, as well as cards.

Here is my card using the sketch.

I used a set of papers that seems to have been stashed away for years. I had a tidy up during the week and these were on my desk, so that's what I used. The Fairy stamp is a Crafters Companion stamp. I cut around the closest of the fairy wings and added a 'blob 'of silicone behind to 3D the image slightly, before adding fairy dust glitter to give that sparkle.

I created the background using my newest stamp additions from Sarah Hurley.

The trees clouds, grass and flowers are all Sarahs stamps (that can be found here) and were stamped with versamark and chalked, so there is a lovely pearly finish to them.

hopefully this close up you can see the raised and glittered wing.

Card Recipe

Card blank - 8x8" craftwork cards

main image - Crafters Companion Angelica & friends stamp

background images - Sarah Hurley's Doodle Home stamps

Pebbles iridescent chalks

Spectrum Noir Pens -

Skin - FS1, FS4, FS7

Hair - TN1, EB2, EB6

Dress - PP1, BP1, blender

Grass - LG1, LG3, LG5

Thanks so much for looking, hope you can come and join us.

xxx

Labels: Crafters Companion, Sarah Hurley, spectrum noir, SSandS |

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Monday, 6 May 2013

Be Happy....

Well this Bank Holiday has been a long coming....and the promise of lovely T-shirt weather at the beginning of the week, has been shattered again.

oh well, onto all things crafty then, and today

ARTISTIC INSPIRATIONS

this week we are asking you all to go MONOTONE

I have used an image from our sponsor above (who you are all familiar with I'm sure LOL!), Sassy Studio Designs

I used promarkers to colour this lovely lady, and more chance to practise those fabric folds.....they really take some mastering don't they.

The papers, and saying are from Sarah Hurley's digi kit Gatesby, that can be found here

Promarkers used

Skin - almond, blush

Dress - tea green, duck egg, twilight sky

Hair - daffodil bloom, caramel

Hope you can come and join us at the challenge this week.

Thanks for looking, and any comment are very much appreciated, thank you.

xxx

Labels: Promarkers, Sarah Hurley |

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Nought's & Crosses ...

CRAFTY BLOGGERS NETWORK

We are sponsored by Milk Coffee Digi Images, and we have been lucky enough to have a couple of gorgeous images to use with our theme this week.

This month we want to play O's and X's with you

I chose a diagonal line Ribbon-Stamps-Gems/Bling

Promarkers used

Red, budding rose, sandstone, satin, tea green, turquoise

thank you again for looking, and I hope you will be inspired to come and join in.

xxx

Labels: CBN, Promarkers |

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Thursday, 2 May 2013

Shades of Blue...

Good Morning, so today sees the first of many posts as a new design team member for Sarah Hurley.

The next challenge goes live today, and we would like to see your creations using

'SHADES OF BLUE'

As this was my first outing with Sarahs design kits, I was spoilt for choice with many collections of digi papers, so I decided to collect up the blue papers over a number of kits and used serif craft artitst to create these hexagons (inspired by Sarah's 'All Sewn Up' digi kit., and the Tin man (coloured with promarkers) is from the 'Oz' Kit

Thanks for looking and I hope you'll come over and join in with the challenge too.

xxx

Labels: Promarkers, Sarah Hurley |

9 comments, thank you

New Lookbook volume...

Morning, some exciting news to share with you, the new volume of Sarah Hurley's online magazine, The Lookbook, is now available and can be viewed here

I played a very small part in this volume and have a couple of projects but the rest of the team have worked wonders with Sarah's projects. There is something there for everyone to draw inspiration from.