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Sharing my crafting journey in the world of handmade cards – now a Design Team member for ClarityCrafts

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

all we have is now

Hello there. I’ve got another look at the new Square Tree Aperture stamps today, this time with the Travel Gently and All We Have Is Now sets and using two squares to create a scene. Hvaing cut a piece of card to fit on a 5×7 card blank, I sponged ‘broken china’, ‘kitsch flamingo’ &… Read More all we have is now

8th Jan 2026 deborahwheeler1314 Comments

Colourful tree aperture stamp

Hello everyone – I hope those of you in the UK are staying safe and warm in the middle of all the snow and ice (although it’s been a few degrees less cold here on the edge of London today). I’ve got a few more cards to share with you using the new Square Tree… Read More Colourful tree aperture stamp

7th Jan 20267th Jan 2026 deborahwheeler1318 Comments

Xander’s birthday at Addicted to Stamps & More!

Hello friends. I’m back with a second post, this time for our new challenge at Addicted to Stamps & More, where we’re celebrating birthdays. I decided to share the card I made for my grandson, who turned 1 on Sunday (and I have no idea where that year went – it doesn’t seem 5 minutes… Read More Xander’s birthday at Addicted to Stamps & More!

6th Jan 20266th Jan 2026 deborahwheeler139 Comments

January colours at CAS Colours & Sketches #576

Hello everyone and welcome to our first CAS Colours & Sketches challenge of 2026. Nancy’s kicking proceedings off for us with a luscious colour palette and I took the opportunity to finish my retrospective of last year’s Clarity Craft Club stamps with one of the sentiments from the November set paired with the poppies image… Read More January colours at CAS Colours & Sketches #576

6th Jan 20265th Jan 2026 deborahwheeler139 Comments

Clarity Craft Club 2025 lookback – October

Hello crafty friends. I’m a bit late posting today – it’s been a busy first day back in action after the Christmas & New Year holidays. Anyway, I’m determined to finish my trip back through the 2025 Clarity Craft Club stamps, so today’s card features the Snowflake Tag image from October. I was inspired by… Read More Clarity Craft Club 2025 lookback – October

5th Jan 2026 deborahwheeler137 Comments

Clarity Craft Club 2025 lookback – September

Hello friends. I’m back again, this time with the next in my series looking back through last year’s Clarity Craft Club stamps. After yesterday’s jump forward to December, I’m now back in calendar order with the September set of stamps. I just think this little triangle figure is just joyous! I did a bit of… Read More Clarity Craft Club 2025 lookback – September

4th Jan 2026 deborahwheeler1311 Comments

autumn thanks

Good morning crafty friends! I’ve got another early post to share with you today, made with the new Square Tree Aperture stamps that Barbara is launching on Clarity Social TV this afternoon. This card uses the Sending You Love set, which is a beautiful image of what I think might be a willow tree. I… Read More autumn thanks

4th Jan 20263rd Jan 2026 deborahwheeler135 Comments

snowman sketch for 52 Christmas Card Throwdown

Good morning everyone and welcome to the weekend! Some of you may recall that I set myself a challenge last year of making one Christmas card each week to get my stash built up ahead of time – well I pretty much managed it, other than in September when I was away travelling in Australia.… Read More snowman sketch for 52 Christmas Card Throwdown

3rd Jan 20262nd Jan 2026 deborahwheeler139 Comments

Clarity Craft Club 2025 lookback – August

Hello crafty friends. I’ve now reached August in my daily dips back into last year’s Clarity Craft Club stamps and this lovely set of leaves (which incidentally partner really well with the Elementree stamps). i just used a couple of the stamps when I played with them last summer (that post is here), but this… Read More Clarity Craft Club 2025 lookback – August

2nd Jan 2026 deborahwheeler138 Comments

January’s calendar for Love to Craft challenge

Hello everyone – I’m back with a second offering today as my design team project for the new challenge at Love to Craft. I treated myself to Clarity’s 2026 Calendar, so it seemed only fitting to share my January page today as it’s the first of the month. This design is completely inspired by a… Read More January’s calendar for Love to Craft challenge

1st Jan 20261st Jan 2026 deborahwheeler1314 Comments

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