Skip to content
  • Deborah’s Crafty Blog
  • Blog Feed

Deborah's Crafty Blog

Sharing my crafting journey in the world of handmade cards

Author: deborahwheeler13

I recently retired from full time work as a senior nurse, so now have time to indulge my love of crafting. I've been making cards for about 10 years - always learning and always enjoying the journey

tulips for you

Welcome to my crafty blog. I’ve made this card for a friend who’s going through a difficult time at work, and I wanted something to cheer her up. I recently treated myself to some new stamps from Claritystamp, the ‘Holland and buttons’ set, which includes these lovely tulips. They immediately came to mind when I… Read More tulips for you

15th Apr 202115th Apr 2021 deborahwheeler131 Comment

bluebird

Welcome to my crafty blog. Today’s card uses the ‘birds and branches’ stamps and dies from Stampin’ Up – this is a really sweet set which works for a variety of occasions. I’ve used it for new baby cards in the past (the eggs and nest are perfect), but today went for a birthday theme,… Read More bluebird

14th Apr 202114th Apr 2021 deborahwheeler137 Comments

reeds & insects

Welcome to my crafty blog. I finally got round to using the March stamps from the Claritystamp craft club – my sister, my craft buddy & I have organised a monthly ‘Clarity crafternoon’ online so we encourage each other to use our stamps, and I love how we can produce such different outcomes from the… Read More reeds & insects

13th Apr 202113th Apr 2021 deborahwheeler134 Comments

anniversary flowers

Welcome to my crafty blog. I’ve got a bright anniversary card to share with you today, using Stampin’ Up!’s ‘art gallery’ stamp set and the matching ‘floral gallery’ dies. I’ve combined three of this week’s challenges into the one card – the gorgeous photo over at Time Out gave me the colours and floral theme,… Read More anniversary flowers

12th Apr 202112th Apr 2021 deborahwheeler134 Comments

Clarity new design club lookback – edelweiss #89

Welcome to my crafty blog. It’s Sunday already, so time for the next installment in my lookback through the Claritystamp new design club. #89 from March 2014 was the edelweiss stamp which I’ve only used a couple of time over the years, so it deserves another airing. I took inspiration from one of the cards… Read More Clarity new design club lookback – edelweiss #89

11th Apr 202111th Apr 2021 deborahwheeler137 Comments

layered stencils

Welcome to my crafty blog. I’ve got something a bit different to share today, with this card using the ‘sunburst’ layering stencils from Nellie Snellen. I discovered these through an online class last year with Marion Emberson from Sugar and Spice Crafts. I thought it was the perfect set for two of this week’s challenges:… Read More layered stencils

10th Apr 202110th Apr 2021 deborahwheeler138 Comments

fresh floral sympathy

Welcome to my crafty blog. It felt appropriate to share a sympathy card today, on a sombre day in the UK following the death of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. He was renowned for not liking ‘fuss’, so here’s a very clean and simple card using stamps and dies from Julie Hickey Designs. I took… Read More fresh floral sympathy

9th Apr 20219th Apr 2021 deborahwheeler134 Comments

birthday celebrations

Welcome to my crafty blog. Today’s card uses one of my all-time favourite stamps, ‘Tina’s floral spray’ from Claritystamp. It’s become my go-to image for lots of occasions – I think I use it at least once a month. I’ve used the colours from the new challenge at Color Throwdown and the layout from Global… Read More birthday celebrations

8th Apr 20218th Apr 2021 deborahwheeler133 Comments

butterfly flowers

Welcome to my crafty blog. Today’s card uses two Stampin’ Up! sets that are retiring soon when the new catalogue is released – ‘beautiful friendship’ and ‘butterfly gala’. I thought they both deserved an airing on this card inspired by a couple of this week’s challenges. The colours are from CAS Colours & Sketches, and… Read More butterfly flowers

7th Apr 20217th Apr 2021 deborahwheeler136 Comments

cherry blossom

Welcome to my crafty blog. Today’s card is a very quick one, thanks to the challenge over at As You See It. It’s the first time I’ve done one of these – in addition to the theme, you have to make the card in less than 10 minutes! I picked up the colours from this… Read More cherry blossom

6th Apr 20216th Apr 2021 deborahwheeler1311 Comments

Posts navigation

Older Posts
Powered by WordPress.com.
Deborah's Crafty Blog
Powered by WordPress.com.
Cancel

 
Loading Comments...
Comment
    ×