Hello crafty friends. I’ve been feeling a bit better today, so spent a therapeutic couple of hours at my craft desk (obviously, I’m still not feeling up to doing the housework…!) As it’s Sunday, I picked up the next set of dies from Clarity’s Craft Club, this time the ‘brick wall with cats & dogs’… Read More Clarity craft club lookback – brick wall with cats & dogs dies
Welcome to my crafty blog and a card using the new ‘scots pine floral panel’ stamps from ClarityCrafts (another one I ‘invested’ in at their Open Day last weekend!) I’ve kept this one fairly simple again, picking up the challenges from The Card Concept and Seize the Birthday I started with a square of white… Read More scots pine birthday
I’m back with a second post today, this time for the new challenge at As You See It . So here we go with one of our speed challenges, where you make a card in under 10 minutes, and this time the theme is ‘seashells’ – perfect for the summer days, as is the beach… Read More speedy seashells for As You See It challenge
Hello crafty friends. We have a new theme for you at Alphabet Challenge and this time it was my turn to choose it. As we’ve reached F, I went for ‘flying’ – just incorporate anything that flies into your card. I’ve used the ‘brighten your day flowers’ stamps from ClarityCrafts‘ KISS (keep it simple stamping)… Read More F for flying at Alphabet Challenge
Hello crafty friends. It’s time for our next theme at Sparkles challenges and Helen has opted for ‘no stamping’ on our creations! Now you know this is always a stretch for me (I am most definitely a stamper at heart), but fortunately one of ClarityCrafts‘ Fresh Cut Dies came to the rescue. I love the… Read More no stamping for Sparkles challenge
Welcome to my crafty blog. Today I’m showcasing ClarityCraft’s design of the week, the ‘make a wish’ collection. I’ve used the three-way overlay stamp set on this card, picking up the current palette at CAS Colours & Sketches and incorporating pink, stars, silver & toadstool from the inspo list at Festive Friday These stamp sets… Read More three way stamp – make a wish
Welcome to my crafty blog and some more new goodies that I couldn’t resist at ClarityCrafts‘ Open Day on Saturday! The ‘flower framer’ stamp set is the star of the card, showcasing the colour palette from The Paper Players and the layout from Atlantic Hearts. I’ll also share it with Happy Little Stampers for their… Read More flower framer
Hello there! You won’t be surprised to hear that I did a bit of shopping at ClarityCrafts‘ Open Day on Saturday, so I thought I’d better start putting some of the goodies to use. Today’s card uses a new stamp set that Clarity only launched a couple of weeks ago and I’m having another go… Read More japonica blossom
You may well wonder what I’m doing sharing a Christmas card on what’s been the hottest weekend of the year in the UK so far! Well, the ‘noel aperture’ (#34 from October 2021) is the next die in my trip back into Clarity’s craft club, so it just had to be done! Helpfully, the current… Read More Clarity craft club lookback – noel aperture die
Welcome to my crafty blog! I’ve spent today at ClarityCrafts’ Open Day down in Kent having a great time catching up with friends, meeting new ones and enjoying all the demos. I’m back to my favourite techniques of masking & blending ink on today’s card, inspired by the photo over at Just Add Ink. I… Read More have a brilliant day!
