Welcome to my crafty blog. Today I’m sharing a birthday card I made for a friend who I know enjoys a quality cup of coffee; hopefully it won’t be too long before we can meet for a cup in real life. The ‘coffee cafe’ set from Stampin Up was perfect for this card – I… Read More happiness is coffee with a friend
Welcome to my crafty blog. I’ve got two cards to share today, which wasn’t actually the plan when I started out! I was asked to make an engagement card, so went for this gorgeous ‘dove heart’ aperture die from Claritystamp. My intention was to make the card on the left, but I used the leftovers… Read More Double congratulations
Welcome to my crafty blog. Today’s card uses a background from my stash, that I made by mopping up ink from my blending mat. Like all crafters I can’t bear to waste anything, so always mop up the leftover ink after I’ve done some watercolouring. It’s really useful to have a stash of these to… Read More Kiss of the sun
Welcome to my crafty blog. I’m sharing a card I made for my brilliant dentist, who managed a very painless tooth extraction yesterday. I broke a tooth during lockdown and managed to put a temporary filling in it, (it was a bit like a crafting project!!) but subsequently developed an abscess. Dentists are now open… Read More Flower shop thanks
Welcome to my crafty blog. I decided to share a sympathy/encouragement card I made inspired by the design over at this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge https://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/ I’ve used the leafy heart stamp from Stampin Up’s ‘touched my heart’ set, and stamped it twice in dark green onto a piece of white card, reversing the… Read More Touched my heart
Welcome to my crafty blog. I’ve come to stay with my sister for a few days, which is lovely as we haven’t seen each other for over 6 months due to lockdown. The other lovely thing is that she is also a crafter, so I get to play with her stash! We spent today at… Read More Zany Zebras
Welcome to my crafty blog. I’m sharing a card I made inspired by this week’s design over at Freshly Made Sketches https://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/ I decided to use the ‘beautiful friendship’ set from Stampin Up!, as I love these florals. I started by embossing the lower part of a piece of white card with a swiss dots… Read More Birthdays are the best days
Welcome to my crafty blog. I discovered that it’s National Afternoon Tea week in the UK, and thought this stamp from Crafty Individuals was perfect. Afternoon tea is a very British tradition which, according to the Fortnum & Mason website (https://www.fortnumandmason.com/fortnums/short-history-of-afternoon-tea) dates back to the 1830s when Anna Russell, Duchess of Bedford, is credited with… Read More Tea for two
Welcome to my crafty blog. We’re in the middle of a heatwave here in the UK, but I have managed to sort out some plants in my garden pots. I just need to make sure I remember to keep them watered which isn’t my strongest point! I decided to stick with the theme of flowers… Read More Floral wreath
Welcome to my crafty blog. I’ve got a couple of friends who are about to start new jobs, so the image and sentiment in this stamp set (‘flutterby’ from Claritystamp) seemed entirely appropriate. I love the colours in this designer paper from Claritystamp as well, especially as today has been the hottest day of the… Read More Seize the day
