Blogging again!

 Hello, I can't believe it's been four years since I last posted on here! where does the time go?

I just thought I would update my status really. I am no longer a Stampin' Up demonstrator. Much as I love all of the Stampin' Up products I found it very difficult to create a customer base in my area of Norfolk (UK) so I gave it up. 

What I aim to do in the next few weeks is show you what I am working on at home at the moment. My focus is more  on mixed media now and trying different mediums,inks and paints to create lots of layers on each project. I am also going to be uploading some more you tube videos ( I had only made 2! check out cluxycrafts on you tube). 

I have been making junk journals, art journals and also using my gelli arts plates.

I hope you come back and see me,

Much Love,

Claire xx

Global stamping Friends bloghop.

Hello! welcome to my second blog hop with 'Global Stamping Friends' This month is a sketch challenge. I have used the 'so succulent' suite, this is my favourite at the moment!

www.stempeltamtam.blogspot.com

www.livnlovnstampnwithgg.blogspot.com

Oh so succulent suite.

Hello! I am loving playing with the So Succulent suite at the moment! It's on page 20-21 of the occasions catalogue. I have made a few boxes and covered them with the So Succulent DSP. I have also been playing with the stamps and dies, cutting shapes out ready for card projects I have in mind.
 Whilst playing with the 6 dies that make up the succulents (there are 17 dies altogether, fab value!) I came up with this flower!

I think it looks like a Dahlia and I am really pleased with how it turned out, I think it looks great on top of this box! I hope you like it? I will be doing a video tutorial on how to make this.

My First video tutorial!

Hi everyone! This video came about as I have had a lot of lovely comments from people, about the carousel box I made as one of my samples for Stampin' Up! onstage in November 2016.
I hope you like the video! please comment and subsribe to my you tube channel! It's a bit 'rough around the edges' but I will definitely be making more as it was so fun!!

carousel box tutorial

Blog Hop with 'Global Stamping Friends'

Welcome to my first blog hop with 'Global Stamping Friends' This month is a colour challenge 'So Saffron', 'Wild Wasabi' and 'Rose Red' As I don't have any 'Rose Red' ink or cardstock my projects are using the other two colours!

                     

www.papercraftartistry.blogspot.co.uk  

www.mintymik.blogspot.nl

my birthday!

Happy New Year to you!! I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas and lots of crafting time too. 

Today is my birthday! being 44 feels pretty old (thankyou to my daughter and husband for my lovely birthday cake!) but I am having a lovely time playing with the products I was able to pre order from the BRAND NEW Stampin' Up! spring/summer catalogue which goes live today

and the Saleabration brochure which is also launched today! For every £45 you spend on Stampin' Up! products you can choose a free item from the Saleabration brochure! 

Ready for Christmas!

I can't believe it's only 6 days until Christmas and 5 days until my daughter's 12th birthday! (on Christmas Eve). I have finished all the cards and we delivered the last few to the neighbours this morning. I love Christmas, it's such a cosy family time.

Here's a picture of the cards I made using the 'Stitched with cheer' stamp set from the Stampin' Up! Autumn/winter catalogue.

I also made this card using the 'Stampamajig' This is a brilliant tool that enables you to position stamped images exactly where you want them (as seen here for lining up the Christmas trees).