Hello crafty friends. It’s time for our ‘birthdays’ challenge at Addicted to Stamps & More, so obviously we want to see your cards celebrating those special days. I opted for another of the Posy stamps, this time using the Bijou Dog Rose set – these stamps are a two-way overlay set so you get the… Read More Birthday posy at Addicted to Stamps & More #523
Hello everyone! The weeks seem to be going by so fast and it’s time for our next challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches, where Suzy has given us a new layout to play with. I’ve been meaning to make use of the Fabric Strip toppers & tags which I picked up at June’s Open Days… Read More August’s sketch for CAS Colours & Sketches #591
Hello everyone. Well this heat shows no signs of abating and we’ve apparently just had the driest July on record with virtually no rain in the South of England, so the only pretty flowers to be seen are here on this card thanks to one of the Dotted Blooms stamp sets and a Statement Sentiment.… Read More Garden of blooms
Hello crafty friends. I was busy sharing this week’s Christmas card yesterday, so here I am today with my August calendar page. I took the opportunity to get the Poppy Posy A5 stamp set out of it’s packaging along with the stencil from the collection to create some soft summer flowers. The first step was… Read More August’s calendar
Hello crafty friends and welcome to August with this week’s Seasonal Saturday card. Tracy has given us a sketch to play with at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown and it prompted me to find another use for the Tree Canopy Scene stamps with a little ink blending for the panel strip. I first cut a piece… Read More August’s sketch at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown 26-29
Hello there and welcome to another hot and sunny day in the South East of England! We’ve got the perfect theme for this year of serial heatwaves in our new challenge at As You See It as I’d opted for ‘summer days’ when we set these at the start of the year. It gave me… Read More Summer days at As You See It Challenge #378
Hello crafty friends. Following on from yesterday’s card with the stamps from July’s Clarity Craft Club, I’m back today with the July stencil to complete the package! This abstract ribbons design makes such a useful background for lots of images – I’ve gone with the Branches, Twigs & Sprigs stamps to build some leafy trees… Read More Clarity Craft Club stencil #146 abstract ribbons
Hello everyone. I’ve got my act together and managed to get the stamp from July’s Clarity Craft Club out of it’s packaging and into action before the end of the month! This is such a lovely floral spray I just couldn’t resist it, and one of the new Landscape Colour Wash printed toppers made the… Read More Clarity’s Craft Club #237 flowers are like friends…
Hello crafty friends – time to meet the last of my elegant ladies from last Friday’s Clarity Social TV show! This beauty uses the Elegant Ladies 2 and Floral Flourish stencils, along with the Paris Skyline mask. I love her attitude – she looks ready to take the catwalk by storm! The starting point for… Read More Parisien elegance
Hello everyone. We’re into the final few hours of Clarity’s Half Price Members’ Sale and I’ve got another of my demos from Friday’s Clarity Social TV show to share with you. There’s another heatwave landing in the South East of England this week (our fourth of the year!) so this elegant lady will definitely need… Read More Fabulous glasses!
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