It’s time for a new theme at Alphabet Challenge and the letter X (always a tricky one!) This time it’s XOXOXO or hugs & kisses – I’ve gone with a few of the smaller stamps from ClarityCrafts’ new KISS ‘just for you flowers’ set. I’m also sharing this with Festive Friday, having picked up three… Read More X for XOXOXO (hugs & kisses)
Hello crafty friends. Today’s card uses one of ClarityCrafts’ ‘floral friends’ three-way overlay stamp sets – the daisy. I decided it would work with the sketch from Atlantic Hearts and picked up the palette from Creative Colour challenges – maybe you woudn’t immediately think of flowers with these tones, but then you haven’t see the… Read More daisy floral friends
Hello crafty friends. Something a bit different today, with a card my son requested for his friend who’s a bit of a tech geek! I immediately thaought of Stampin’ Up!’s ‘tech support’ set, which I haven’t used as much as I should have… I took inspiration from Inspired by picking up the sketch and the… Read More a techy birthday
Welcome to my crafty blog and a very CAS card using the ‘buttercup doodles’ stamp set from Clarity Crafts’ KISS range. I stripped the design right back on this one (no ink blending or enamel dots in sight!) using the sketch from Global Design Project. I lifted the ‘circles’ theme from AAA cards and the… Read More doodle circles
Welcome to my crafty blog and some pink marigolds (which are definitely a thing – I checked!) I’ve made a get well card using Stampin’ Up!’s ‘marigold moments’ set, inspired by the challenges at The Paper Players and Inspire.Create I started by stamping the marigolds onto a square of card that I’d trimmed to fit… Read More healing thoughts
Hello crafty friends. Well, it’s Sunday again so time for another dip back into Clarity’s Craft Club. This week it’s the ‘flower frame’ from March 2021. I started with a 5×5 card blank and blended ‘broken china’ Distress Oxide onto the centre through Clarity’s clouds stencil. I added the flowers from the new ‘buttercup doodles’… Read More Clarity Craft Club lookback – flower frame die
Hello there! I’m a bit late sharing a card this evening – had a fab day out catching up with a friend for lunch, but I’m here now. I’ve given the ‘beautifully happy’ set from the current Stampin’ Up! Saleabration another outing, this time using the colours from Colour INKspiration, the sketch from Atlantic Hearts… Read More beautifully happy birthday
Hello crafty friends. I seem to be doing quite a bit of paper piecing into diecuts at the moment, so here’s another one, this time using Clarity’s ‘art nouveau tulips’ dies. I took the colours from Creative Colour Challenge and the ‘birthday’ theme from Time Out. Seize the Birthday have got a very interesting challenge,… Read More birthday tulips
Welcome to my crafty blog and a spring card featuring a host of daffodils. I’ve had this paper from the retired Stampin’ Up! ‘daffodil afternoon’ set for some time and struggled to think how to use it. The solution is just to let the paper speak for itself, which I thought I could do with… Read More a host of daffodils
Hello there. It’s time for a new theme over at Sparkles Monthly Challenges and this time it’s men only – we want to see your masculine cards! I’ve gone with some brand new stamps for this card – I picked them up at the IndigoBlu Open Day on Saturday, which I went to with my… Read More Sparkles challenge – men only!
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