Hello there. Well it’s time for a new letter over at Alphabet Challenge and we’re back at the start again with A. This week Meg has chosen ‘animal antics’ – I’ve gone with the ‘counting sheep’ set from Stampin’ Up!, which I got in the Saleabration last year. I’ve actually CASE’d a card I saw… Read More A is for animal antics
Welcome to my crafty blog, and an Easter egg with a bit of a difference. I’ve had Claritystamp’s ‘chicks and eggs’ set for a little while and felt it really ought to come out of it’s packet! It’s ideal for this week’s challenge theme of ‘egg’ over at Just Us Girls – I also picked… Read More floral egg
Hello crafty friends. Today’s card is for the speed challenge over at As You See It – make a card in under 10 minutes, with the theme of ‘staying dry’. I thought this great Maya Angelou quote from Claritystamp fitted the bill, and I remembered I’d got the free ‘sunshine and rainbow’ paper from Stampin’… Read More rainbow in a cloud
Hello there and welcome to another crafty blog. I’ve gone back to Claritystamp’s ‘riverside landscape’ masks for this card, which picks up the themes at Time Out and Festive Friday. You may not immediately think of an outdoor scene for ‘happiness is… a warm puppy’, but I’ve decided this is a beautiful warm summer’s evening… Read More puppy happiness
Hello crafty friends. Today’s card uses the ‘sweet daisies’ stamp set from Julie Hickey Designs, together with a little trick with a banner die! I picked up the challenge photo over at Inkspirational, and paired it with the colours from Color Hues I started with a square of white card and stamped the daisies onto… Read More pink daisies
Welcome to my crafty blog and my weekly dip back into Claritystamp’s craft club. Today I’ve used the ‘abstract texture’ stamp from January 2020 for the landscape on this card. I started with a 5×7 card blank and laid the ‘hills’ mask across it, before repeat stamping the ‘abstract texture’ across the bottom of the… Read More Claritystamp craft club lookback – abstract texture
Hello crafty friends. I’ve been playing with my Julie Hickey Designs ‘dinky dies’ again this evening, having been inspired by a great class this afternoon with Marion Emberson of Sugar & Spice Crafts. It was so good to see everyone in group again. Today’s card picks up a couple fo current challenges: the colours from… Read More floral birthday wishes
Hello crafty friends! I’ve been playing again with the sunflowers from Claritystamp – it’s a great little set and the Clarity team are donating 50% of the proceeds from their sale to the British Red Cross in aid of Ukraine. I’ve used the inspiration card over at Global Design Project for this one, picking up… Read More sunflower pattern
Welcome to my crafty bloig, and another card using the ‘happy birthday’ stencil and star dies from Julie Hickey Designs. I’ve used the colours and sketch from CAS Colours and Sketches for this one – it’s such a pretty palette, although mine is a bit more muted than the challeneg colours as I don’t have… Read More sending happiness
Hello there. I’m sharing another Easter card today – this one uses a retired Stampin’ Up! set together with a current one. The ‘hold onto hope’ stamps and ‘cross of hope’ dies were some of the first SU products I bought, but they work beautifully with the textured stamp from ‘artistically inked’. I’ve used the… Read More Easter blessings
