Hello crafty friends. Well, it’s the first Sunday of the month, so time for another major release from Clarity Crafts, which Barbara will be working with over on their YouTube channel between 2-4pm today – watch it here. I’ve picked up the fab Stamp Stamps for today’s card, which pair beautifully with the Dotted Butterflies… Read More By air mail
Hello crafty friends. It’s a grey and wet Seasonal Saturday here, but I’ve got a cheery Christmas card to brighten your day, courtesy of our new sketch at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. It’s been a busy old week and I had to take a bit of time to think about what I was going to… Read More June’s sketch at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown 26-21
Hello crafty friends! It’s Friday and time for a new sketch over at As You See It Challenge – I love the simplicity of this one, which is right up my CAS street! I’ve opted for a stripped back design this time round, just with a bit of masking thanks to the Build a Scene… Read More Masking the sketch at As You See It challenge 374
Hello crafty friends. I’ve had a great afternoon today with my craft group, making sets of notecards using the Build a Wreath stamps and the Statement Sentiments. I’ve seen this layout style used a few other times across social media and have been meaning to have a go for some time – I’ve called it… Read More One background, four cards
Hello crafty friends. Today’s card is a look at the Mini Landscapes – Countryside stamps with a simple outdoor scene and a little pencil colouring. So, having cut a piece of premium card to fit on a 5×5 card blank, I stamped the little house into the centre, straightening out the ground line on it… Read More Mini landscape
Hello crafty friends. I’ve got one of the fab new little Elements Skies tags to highlight on today’s card, pairing it with the Japanese Mini Scene Builder stamps for a serene little card. I selected one of the little tags that has lovely sunset colours, masked the bottom edge with low tack tape to keep… Read More Serenity skies
Hello friends. Well, it’s the 1st June so only right that I share my next calendar page with you, created with the new Dotted Butterflies, the Big Blooms stamps and the Abstract Squares stencil, which makes a great background. I started by using my random number generator app to pick a card from Volume 2… Read More June’s calendar
Hello everyone. It’s the final day of Clarity’s Half Price Dies Sale today, so a last chance to grab a bargain with their dies at 50% off! I have to say, I do love their Art Nouveau dies and today’s card features the Tulips one, on some designer parchment – I don’t do parchment craft… Read More Parchment tulips
Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s Seasonal Saturday offering (in case you missed it, I’m aiming to make one Christmas card every week through 2026 – and so far I’m on track!). This week’s I’ve gone with one of my favourite dies, the Madonna Window, but put a twist on it with slightly unexpected… Read More Madonna sky
Hello friends – I’m back with a couple of new events for you today. Our new theme of C for Circles at Alphabet Challenge has coincided with the release of the new Dotted Butterflies stamps – one of Clarity’s Products of the Month for June. I decided to start with one of my favourite embedder… Read More C for Circles at Alphabet Challenge
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