hellloooooo and Happy Halloween everyone

With Halloween upon us, that Trick or Treating to prepare for and the witching hour creeeping ever closer I thought I'd share a halloween gift bag I made earlier this month for the Ali Craft blog. It was one of a few I made from my favourite paper in the Steampunk Spells collection by G45.

I started off with two pieces of A4 black card, scored the crease lines with my Scor-pal and then cut all the flaps, ready to stick together.

Then I made the decoration on the front from the Happy Halloween cut apart, a couple of pumpkins and two Seymore Bones from the 12 x 12 and 8 x 8 papers. I trimmed down the cut apart, cut out the sentiment and repositioned the bottom border under the pumpkins, then I shaped the two pumpkins with a ball tool to give them some dimension, added Mr & Mr Seymore Bones to the large basket with some pop dots and then stuck the pumpkins down over the ones on the cut apart. Then I mounted the piece on black card and stuck it to the front of the bag over the blue background paper.

I added the handles, used blue paper to cover the rest of the bag while it was still flat and added a black Martha Stewart spider web border with paper trim to the top edges before joining the two sections together .

to finish I added some green glitter to the pumpkin leaves, and a black bow to the handles.

Have fun if you make some yourself and have a spookylicious Halloween what ever you get up to........... !

Dates for the diary
November 7th - 11th Hobbycrafts Show, NEC
I'll be joining Ali and Ian on their stand at the Hobbycraft show at the NEC in November and hosting the make and take sessions for them, so if you're planning on going to the show call by the stand early to book a place.

December 1st 2013
Christmas Gifts workshop Stoneleigh, Warwickshire
Come along and join Andy the Crafty Elf and me for a fun day of Christmas crafting. We'll be making some gorgeous hand made gifts, eating mince pies and doing a bit of fussy cutting :-) don't you just love it. There's a few places left so if you fancy coming along click the link here to book and reserve your place. Booking details are on the left of the page.

Happy crafting every one, have a great Halloween and thanks for stopping by......... :-)

September - Kit of the Month

Morning everyone, I'm really excited to be sharing our latest Kit of the Month with you today. New for September this little Flip Flap album and its co ordinating case has been altered in papers from the Blue Stars collection by Stamperia. There's a subtle festive feel to the papers and gorgeous whimsical fairies and cut outs adorn the pages. The kit comes with printed instructions and all the elements needed to make up the box, album covers and decorate the pages. Here's a few more pics of the project. Take a peek at the full project in the video below: For more info on what's included in the kit, delivery T C's and to place your pre-order for this limited stock kit follow the link below: September Kit of the Month Thanks for calling by, have a fun filled day and look forward to catching up again wiht our August Giveaway on 4th :-) C

January Giveaway

Childrens Hour Samples from Diane's Workshop Graphic 45 Hello my crafty friends. With the new Children's Hour calendar collection here I thought it would be fun to give away an 8 x 8 pad a 6 x 6 pad and one of my little ATC kits this month. There's lots of crafty possibilities in this collection and lots of gorgeous vintage images throughout the collection to work with. The beautiful samples above come from Diane's workshop and have been altered in the October Collective and the October Montage papers. (12 x 12 size) To be in with a chance to win just leave your comment below on this post before midnight 31st January. The winner will be announced here on the blog on 1st February. Good Luck :-) www.mycreativespirit.co .uk

July Giveaway and crafty Weekend in Milford Haven

Morning everyone, Happy Monday to you. I"m home after a fabulous weekend with Cheryl, Jan and Chris, at their fabulous shop, In House Interiors in Milford Haven. It was a full house on Friday for our Artisan Style workshop where we constructed, painted and altered pencil cases and albums. Saturday was demo day and another full house. Cheryl, Jan & Chris, thank you so much for hosting the event for all your hard work and your hospitality, you really did spoiled me :-) It's been quite a while since I've travelled over the border to Wales so I was quit excited as I passed the Welcome to Wales sign and then Raglan Castle. For those of you unfamiliar with our isle, Wales is full of magnificent Castles, sandy beaches, picturesque scenery and a gorgeous coastline. I had to have a quick pit stop to see Raglan Castle. Saw my first Dragon too :-) After a journey that took me across the middle of the country and th...

Patricia Howarth31 October 2013 at 07:48
Morning Clare, Happy Halloween to All. Your gift bag is 'spookily' fabulous, gorgeous MS web border, and fabulous G45 papers, looks magnificent.
Have a good day.
Lots of love from Patricia xx
camelot6731 October 2013 at 08:55
Good Morning Clare,

Happy Halloween one and all. I see you have another "bewitching" project for all your fans - it looks fabulous. So pleased that you will be at the NEC next month - I've already made a note of where Ali and Ian's stand is and will make a point of calling by. I'm really looking forward to today's show so I'm just getting myself a cup of coffee and preparing myself for a relaxed hour in front of the TV. Thanks for sharing this and hope you enjoy the rest of your day.
Margaret A.
stampinglyn1 November 2013 at 14:03
Hi Clare,
Fabulous idea for a gift bag! Love the MS edging...and your fussy cutting. I wish I could attend the NEC next month...but the pond is just a little too big ;) Hugs, Linda

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