Claire

Merry Christmas everybody! I can’t believe there’s only 18 more sleeps until the big day, and I feel like I have loads to do, including a big house move! So to relieve some stress I’m thinking ahead to the exciting New Year instead with my card today. To start I cut a circle in white card and a slightly larger one in kraft. I went for two of my favourite colours of Distress Oxide to make the background, Seedless Preserves … Read More

Hi everyone, Claire here again. It’s been so cold outside this week, the perfect weather for staying warm up in my craft room I say! I absolutely love colouring birds, of any kind, but this hummingbird is definitely my new favourite. There’s so many colour combos you could use on him. This time, I’ve gone with my favourites, blue, green and gold. I blended some Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide ink on a white piece of card, fading it out from … Read More

Hi everyone, Claire here! I hope you’re all warm and cosy at your craft desks and getting stuck into all things festive! My card for you today was inspired by the stars in the amazing Concord & 9th Triple-Step Hooray stamp set. This is definitely a celebratory stamp set as a whole, but I thought the stars would work really well for Christmas too. And it’s another great way to stretch your stamp sets to work for all kinds of … Read More

Hi everyone, Claire here. I’m back again with my second blog post for The Little Paper Tree. While everyone else gets stuck into Christmas card making this time of year, it seems that there are more birthdays than ever amongst my family and friends, so that’s what I’ve been doing! The Avery Elle Peek-a-Boo Pals has to be one of the coolest stamp sets for children’s cards ever, they’re so fun! I started by stamped and colouring the monkey, the … Read More

Hello! I’m so excited to be sharing my first blog post today as a member of The Little Paper Tree DT, so I’m starting with a little bit about me.   I’m Claire, I live with my husband and 5-year-old daughter in South Wales, and I work as a television subtitler. I grew up crafting with my mum (she’s also an awesome cardmaker and passionate crafter) and I’ve carried on ever since! I mainly make cards, but also love scrapbooking, … Read More