Hello everyone. I’m still in major Christmas card production mode, so here’s another one for you using our new colours at CAS Colours & Sketches (which I chose!). I decided to try them out on the Holly Build a Bauble stamps, having discovered that there is a variety of holly (ilex aquifolium) that has yellow… Read More Holly bauble for CAS Colours & Sketches #598
Hello everyone. It’s been a bit of a sad, reflective day today, as we bid a final farewell to our Clarity team-mate Sarah Brennan. My simple card to share with you uses a bit of heat embossing (one of Sarah’s favourite techniques) with one of the Retro Shapes stamps and a bit of the Retro… Read More Daisies for my sister
Hello everyone. I’ve had a quieter day today and spent a few hours crafting this afternoon whilst catching up with my sister online (who was also crafting at the same time!) You may have noticed that I’m in full Christmas production at the moment, and took the opportunity for another play with the SHAC Christmas… Read More Deck the halls
Hello everyone. I would normally say ‘welcome to Seasonal Saturday’, but I’ve been sharing Christmas cards with you all week, so that feels a bit unnecessary! Anyway, it’s time for our new challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown, where Gill has given us a great sketch to play with. I reached again for one of… Read More November’s sketch at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown 26-41
Hello crafty friends. Well, here we are at Friday again and I’ve got our new challenge at As You See It to share with you. It’s the return of our speed stamping round, where we challenge you to make a card in less than 10 minutes – this time it was my turn to select… Read More Speedy greens for As You See It Challenge #385
Hello crafty friends. I’ve got another of my design team cards for the Triangle Trees toppers to share with you, with added shine from some hot foil! One of the things I love about Clarity’s printed papers and toppers is that the images will pick up hot foiling, which just takes the cards up a… Read More Delivering the presents
Hello crafty friends. I’ve switched away from the Christmas Animals Sampler stamps today back to one of the original full size sets with the Christmas Animals – Elk stamps (I think he’s a moose, although they are called elk in Europe!!) I was absolutely delighted to be a winner in a previous Male Room challenge… Read More Guest designer for The Male Room’s animals challenge
Hello crafty friends and welcome to another look at the new Christmas Animals sampler stamps. Today it’s the turn of these cheeky little robins on another of my Clarity design team cards – I lined up three of the stamps to form a panel on my card and then just added a little pencil colouring… Read More Christmas sampler robins
Hello everyone. I’ve got a look at a few more of the characters from the new Christmas Animals sampler stamp set on today’s card, this time showcasing the hare, the goose and the moose. I just love the expressions on their faces! I started by stamping the three squares onto offcuts of premium card and… Read More Christmas animals!
Welcome to November! I’ve got the next page in my calendar to share with you for our new challenge over at Love to Craft, where our theme is always ‘anything goes’. I haven’t got a step by step to talk you through on this one as I made it during an online workshop with Barbara… Read More November’s calendar for Love to Craft challenge
