Creative Bloggers Hop

I was asked by the lovely Carol if I'd like to join in with the Creative Bloggers Hop.  It's a continuous hop every Monday with a host of inspirational bloggers taking part every week.  
So onto the questions.
1. What am I working on?
I have just finished and sent a 3D mini suitcase gift for a friend with friendship quote cards inside and am starting a smash*book tomorrow. The template is on a project cd by my good friend Hayley of Dreamees.
2.How does my work differ from others in my genre?
I'm not sure if I am that different, I like to try new things from time to time which is why I've been doing a few 3D things and why I'm starting the smash*book. My cards tend to be CAS but I love Berry's work which you'll see below so am adding some layers these days.

3. Why do I write/create what I do?
Because I love crafting in most forms and like to share.
4. How does your writing/creative process work?
It varies but I usually have an idea of what I'm creating before I start. I've done cards for friends so sometimes I have a particular colour scheme to work too.   Now onto the 3 Wonderful Bloggers I picked to carry the baton next week.

Berry

Berry is one of my favourite bloggers. Berry makes cards with multi-layers, which I love to look at and I would love to be able to create cards like hers. She is a member of Saturated Canary's and A Creative Romance Design Teams and is the Owner of Divas by Design. She colours brilliantly in pencils.    Ann Marie Ann Marie is out in The States, and is a member of the Little Darlings and the Creative Romance Design Teams. I love her cards, she colours beautifully. She is also such a lovely person always willing to help at any time. 
  Unfortunately the 3rd blogger I picked was unable to take part so you just have the two lovely ladies above.   Please check them out, they're both fabulous :-)  
  So that's my contribution to the Creative Blog Hop and it's now down to these ladies next week!  Thanks for stopping by.

Congratulations Blue

This fabulous Saturated Canary image called "Marry Me"  was perfect for my friends wedding card as she has a red bob.

I used the papers from a Dreamees ready card as she loves pink and I loved this particular pattern. 

I used 3d foam pads to lift the image slightly and folded the butterfly wings so they stood up from the card. 

I did actually colour the roses fuschia pink but forgot to photo it again before I gave it to her...lol

I think she turned out ok. 

I've used the same image for a couple of other cards all of which look different. One for my cousin Jane and one for my Brother (16th August) which is why I'm quite late posting this. Am happy with all versions. Hope they were too. 

Love n Light

Clare x

Berrylicious

Present for a friend. I love making these wee suitcases 😊. The template is on one of my project CDs from Dreamees.  They're all different and I try to make specific to the person who gets them. 

This one was for my friend Berry in Chester. Apologies the photos aren't great but here goes. 

Here was the start of the inside

Then the top

Inside I'd created a few friendship quote cards which I distressed to age them a little. 

I also made a little card to go alongside the suitcase. 

Berry was quite pleased going on her message yesterday when it arrived. So I'm happy too. 

Love n Light

Clare

Smiley Miley Giraffe

Created this cutesy little chap for a friend who is due her baby in a few weeks. She told me the theme for the nursery was jungly/safari animals. So here he goes xx

I decided to make it approx. 6" square using a box frame.  I layered a piece of white card onto a really dark chocolate brown card for the base and then used another die to layer up three other "giraffe" shades in card from my stash.

I printed the giraffe onto card and die-cut him using one of my favourite dies. I printed him out again just so I could 3D his face.

I die cut using a la la land banner die in two of the coordinating cards and stuck them to the inside of the frame to give depth to the image. I stuck some of the hearts that were a bi-product of the die onto the image just for fun.

I've been doing a lot of colouring lately, which I love but it made a nice change to use printed images.

I love it, she loved it, hope you love it too.

Love n Light

Clare x

Thanx Sis

Another little card for my friend but this time for her sister.

From back to front the background is a print from a crafters companion cd, as is the little hidden tag and envelope. There's also a heart doily layered in. 

The image is a Saturated Canary called Secrets and I love it x it was coloured using Graph It pens for the skin in 4115 & 4145 and Spectrum Noir pens in PP2 & TB1for the clothing and bunting. I coloured it to represent the two sisters. The hair on the red head was Graph It 3125, 3170 & 3190 and the one with pigtails was Spectrum Noir EB1, EB2 & EB7. I fussy cut the image and stuck it using mini foam pads to give the card some dimension. 

It's very girly but I love it. 

Love n Light

Clare x

Of all the walks

This CAS card was been made for a friend to give to her dad before he walks her down the aisle. 

She'd seen a quote she liked so we tweaked it slightly. 

I layered black card and some patterned toning blue papers. Then printed two footprints one for her and one for Dad and die cut a simple scallop circle around them. I think it looks really simple but effective. 

and here's is the verse... 

Dad loved it, I love it, hope you do too 

Love n Light

Clare x

Shopping Time with Jess

Purple in all tones are my fave colours so I decided to put together this CAS card for a Jess Challenge with the theme of your favourite colours.

I've used a mixture of spectrum noir and graph it pens. She does look like she has just come back off her holidays tho..lol x

I diecut after colouring her in and then added some lace ribbon and a couple of butterflies from my stash to finish her off.

Smudge as is normal is accompanying her to keep her safe. Hope you like her.

Love n Light

Clare x