• Create a Calendar – February

    Morning, thank you for joining me (Claire N) today as I share with you my next page in this mini series where we are creating a calendar. February, traditionally is portrayed as the month of Valentines Day, but I see…

  • Christmas Bookmarks

    Hiya, how was your Christmas and Boxing day, feeling relaxed and endulged?  I am, apart from easy peasy dinners I havn’t done very much at all….and thoroughly enjoyed it. I’m sharing with you today one of my Sarah Hurley Xmas…

  • Documented December, day 25 – The Big Day

    If you joining me today, thank you so much and a Very Merry Christmas to you, hope you are having the most wonderful day possibl with those that you want to be with. Over on Sarah Hurley’s 365 blog, as…

  • Calendar – January

    Hello and Thank you for joining at the start of this brand new project, that I have embarked on along with two of my team mates from the Sarah Hurley DT. When asked by Sarah if we have any plans…

  • Documented December – Day 17, Christmas Past

    I am still on track with my Documented December album, and its day 17. My turn to post my entries  and inspiration for today’s prompt over at Sarah Hurleys blog– Christmas Past. It was so hard to decide how to…

  • Kraft at Christmas …

    Good Afternoon, how are you all? keeping warm I hope. We had to have the fire on last night, I just couldn’t get warm brrrrr…… So it is my turn for to post over on the Sarah Hurley 365 blog,…

  • Bloomin Marvellous…….a card & some news!

    Hi there, with the madness of Christmas on the way, and things taking off for me in the crafty world, I’m guilty of neglecting my blog a little bit. I set myself a challenge at the beginning of the year…

  • Christmas is Coming

    Hi all and welcome to December…. I know can you believe it, I was watching a butterfly flitting about the garden yesterday while I was cooking the roast dinner, crazy! However the reason I am here today, is because we…

  • Mood Quote Board Inspiration …

    Hello, well this week has flown hasn’t it, but I wanted to pop a few cards on here to share with you before I get on and sort the washing. I have made these cards in the style of the…

  • Halloween’s a comin’……

    I’m sharing with you today my make for the Sarah Hurley 365 Halloween challenge. You still have a couple of days to enter, at this link HERE, I’m sure there are lots of Halloween projects out there on t’internet….as the…

  • Recycled Kraft Project …

    Hi there, wow the weather sure has changed drastically this week hasn’t it, it was so wild last night, I’m hoping its not setting the scene for as wild a winter. I’ve been looking forward to sharing this project today.…

  • Hello Autumn …

    I have made a set of journalling cards for Sarah Hurley’s Autumn edition ( #5) of the Lookbook. I love the muted colours of the papers, and with the accent of bright orange and the grey I tried to add…

  • New lookbook launched …

    Hi there, just wanted to share with the latest edition of Sarah Hurley’s look book. It is a wonderful collection of cards and crafts to see you through this autumn season. As well as articles by Sarah documenting her newest releases…

  • Buttons and Stickles …

    We have a fabulous and fun new challenge launching this evening over at the Sarah Hurley 365 blog. BUTTONS We would like to see your creations, including buttons, whether they are from your spares stash in your sewing box or…

  • Little Houses ……

    Just a quick share with you today, it is my turn to post over on the Sarah Hurley 365 blog. I relished the chance to just sit and make actually, I’ve hardly sat at my craft desk all summer. I…

  • Pencils, Stamps…..and Peace!

    As promised, I am back with a little tutorial on how to create the watercolour backgrounds you see in the cards here (and also on my previous post). These cards were very quick to come together, and having gained an…

  • New Challenge….What is your Favourite thing

    Hi there, a new challenge has started for August over at the Sarah Hurley 365 blog. Jaine is hosting this month and has created a fabulous mini book, and she is asking you to make something about your ‘Favourite Things‘…

  • Owls on a branch….cross stitched

    Morning, Claire N back with you and sharing something different today. Did you know that Sarah also designs cross stitch kits? Sarah asked me to stitch up one of the first kits, and of course I obliged. I find it…

  • Creative Blog Hop, question & answer time…

    I have been asked by my lovely and hugely talented friend Clare Brown to join in with the Creative blog hop. I have to say it seems hugely daunting, following in the footsteps of such creative people who have their own…

  • Your Day …

    Today I’d like to share with you my DT card for the new Sarah Hurley 365 Challenge – Celebrations. I am previewing a set of fantastic stamps that are soon to be in Sarah’s shop. They are a wonderful collection…

  • Time for Tea ?

    Hello, well it’s been a busy week that has seen my oldest son leave primary school, and my youngest finish for the summer holidays. We have made good headway towards preparing for secondary school, the bedroom has been de-cluttered to…

  • A Touch of Teal …

    Hello today I’m sharing with you a lovely summery card, with my favourite ‘thing’ of mine at the moment, white embossing powder. For more details how this card was put together head over to Sarah Hurley 365 blog. Just as…

  • It’s a ‘World of Imagination’……BLOG HOP launch

    The time is nearly here YAY !!….. tomorrow we celebrate the launch of the new product range from  Sarah Hurley  ‘World of Imagination’  We invite you to join us on a BLOG HOP to discover  new delights from the range This is…

  • Summer Brights….

    It is the start of a new month, and we are introducing a new theme at the Sarah Hurley Challenge Blog SUMMER BRIGHTS It is a fabulous time of year, and when the sun is shining, everything looks so vibrant.…

  • Storage Dilemmas

    Hi Claire N with you today, to share with you a conversation that we had one weekend as a design team, and I’m sure everyone won’t mind me saying that we have had many chats that have gotten hilariously out…

  • Feathers …

    I have a birthday card to share with you today. I was looking forward to sitting and playing with my newest stamps, inks and something that I have been after for years now, and that is white embossing powder. It…

  • Sarah Hurley New challenge – ANYTHING GOES Please feel free to visit the challenge for some more ingenious inspiration from my fellow team members Hi there, so glad you could join me, welcome to a new challenge with Sarah Hurley.…

  • Tweet Tweet …

    Challenge 91 – Stitches (Real or Faux) Ria has set the challenge for us over our newly redesigned and sleek blog Sarah Hurley 365. We would like you to include any form of stitching on your project, and as a…