Day 3 of my ’12 Dies of Clarity’ personal challenge, using the Claritystamp 2020 new design club dies. These two cards use the March ‘cup n saucer’ aperture die. The set comes with 2 dies – the dresser and the teacup, and I decided to use them separately on the two cards. I started with… Read More 12 Dies of Clarity – day 3 March ‘cup n saucer’ die
Day 3 of my little ’12 Days of Clarity’ challenge, and today I’ve used the ‘someone I love’ stamps from the March Claritystamp New Design Club. I have to confess this one hadn’t been out of the package before today, but I love it now I’ve actually used it. These two cards are both designed… Read More 12 Days of Clarity – day 3 March ‘someone I love’ stamp
I’m back with my second blog of the day, this time with my 12 Dies of Clarity personal challenge – using the dies from the Claritystamp 2020 monthly new design club. Today’s cards use the February die – the funky tulip aperture die. I started by cutting the die into a black A6 card blank,… Read More 12 Dies of Clarity – day 2 February funky tulip die
Here we are on day 2 of my personal challenge to use the stamps from the 2020 Claritystamp monthly New Design Club. Today’s cards use February’s stamp, which was a floral banner and a small ‘with love’ stamp. For the larger card, I started by brushing Distress Oxide ink in ‘speckled egg’ around the edges… Read More 12 Days of Clarity – day 2 February with love banner
My second blog today! This is the second part of day 1 of my 12 Days of Clarity personal challenge. This time I’m using the January die from the New Design Club – a hearty heart aperture. I decided to make a card ready for Valentine’s Day in February – let’s face it, it’s an… Read More 12 Dies of Clarity – day 1 hearty heart aperture die
Welcome to my crafty blog. I’ve set myself a personal challenge to take me through the 12 days of Christmas, as I can’t go and see friends or go out into London. I’ve decided to make the best use of the extra time I’ve now got for crafting and blog a project (actually, 2!) every… Read More 12 Days of Clarity – day 1 January abstract texture stamp
Welcome to my crafty blog. Today I’m sharing a birthday card I made for a friend who’s a keen birdwatcher. I recently got this lovely ‘four little songbirds’ stamp from Crafty Individuals (CI-184), so used it to make this simple card. I started by stamping the songbirds in black onto a piece of Claritystamp’s ‘Amazonia’… Read More Happy bird-day
Welcome to my crafty blog. Today’s card is one I’ve made for friends who’ll be celebrating their 5th wedding anniversary next month. I did a bit of research on anniversary gifts and discovered that the 5th anniversary is traditionally marked with gifts of wood, which naturally influenced the theme for this card. Depending on which… Read More ‘Wood’ anniversary
Welcome to my crafty blog. I’ve now started making thank you cards, as I always need a number of them after Christmas (for which I’m very grateful!). There used to be a TV advert in the UK which I think was for Interflora, with the strapline ‘say it with flowers’ – so that’s what I’m… Read More say ‘thank you’ with flowers
Welcome to my crafty blog. Today’s card is for my father-in-law, who will be 95 on Christmas Eve! (don’t worry, he won’t be reading this blog so no risk of spoilers!). His cards are always a bit tricky, as he doesn’t have any specific hobbies or interests, so I thought this stamp set from Claritystamp… Read More Christmas birthday wishes
