Hello crafty friends. Autumn is definitely here today (it’s been cooler and raining), but the other sign of autumn in the UK is the start of Strictly Come Dancing to take us through to Christmas! With that in mind, I put The Joy of Dance stamps into action for a bit of a boogie on… Read More Put on your dancing shoes
Hello crafty friends. Today’s card takes another look at the new Retro Family stamps, this time focusing on the cute cat & dog, who seem to have declared a truce! Rather than a plain background, I started this time with one of the Elements Skies toppers and cut it to a square. I then laid… Read More Better together
Hi everyone. It’s been a sad few days in the Clarity crafts world, as we unexpectedly lost our dear friend Sarah Brennan last week. Sarah was a core member of the design team and known to so many in the Clarity community – she ran the ‘make and takes’ at the last few Open Days… Read More For Sarah
Hello everyone – I hope your weekend is going well. I’m back with another look at the new Retro Family stamps, which I put to use this time for my son’s family Christmas card with a little paper piecing (although I can’t ever seen them wearing matching pyjamas…!) These stamps are perfect for personalising cards… Read More Family Christmas
Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s Seasonal Saturday card, thanks to our new sketch at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. It gave me the perfect opportunity to crack open the SHAC Build a Bauble stamps that were released last month whilst I was away – these really are fab images and may well find themselves… Read More October’s sketch at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown 26-37
Good morning crafty friends! Here we are at Friday again, but the good news is that means new goodies from Clarity Crafts and a new theme at Alphabet Challenge! Barbara & Paul will be on screen at Clarity’s YouTube page at 10am with this fab Retro Family stamp collection and this small chap worked perfectly… Read More L for little people at Alphabet Challenge
Hello crafty friends and welcome to October! There’s definitely a slight autumnal chill in the mornings now, although we’ve still got relatively warm and sunny days. I’m on the case with this month’s calendar page, putting the leaf stamps from the September Craft Club into action with some seasonal colours. I first cut a piece… Read More Falling leaves on October’s calendar
Hello crafty friends. I’ve got another Christmas card to share with you today, using the August Clarity Craft Club stamps for our new theme at Addicted to Stamps & More. I love this little bell jar shaped background and I can see it working for lots of occasions, but for today I’m sticking with Christmas!… Read More A Christmas Scene for Addicted to Stamps & More #527
Hello everyone and welcome to my little blog. I’m back in the swing of my various design team commitments now, and we’ve got a fab layout for you at CAS Colours & Sketches. Rachel’s given us a group of three circles, but you can use any shape you want (and they don’t all have to… Read More Circles sketch at CAS Colours & Sketches #595
Hello everyone. I’ve had a busy day today with a cleaning company in the house – the whole place was rewired whilst I was away, so I came home to a lovely layer of dust everywhere and on everything. I brought in the professionals to sort it from top to bottom (definitely a good investment!),… Read More September’s calendar page
