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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

Seize the Birthday – spring floral

Hello there! Welcome to my crafty blog and a new challenge over at Seize the Birthday – sadly, it’s my last with them as guest designer. I’ve had a blast and I’ll be back playing along from next month. Our ‘topping’ this time (you can opt for ‘anything goes’) is spring florals and I decided… Read More Seize the Birthday – spring floral

28th Mar 202427th Mar 2024 deborahwheeler1327 Comments

Let the bells ring out at Christmas

I hope you;re not feeling too confused that I’m sharing a Christmas card in the middle of Holy Week, but I’m still working to stay on top of my personal challenge of one each week! Today’s card takes ‘Jayne’s winter scene – church’ stamps from ClarityCrafts and I’m going to share it with the challenges… Read More Let the bells ring out at Christmas

27th Mar 2024 deborahwheeler139 Comments

keep it simple

Welcome to my crafty blog and a simple die cut card using up an inky mop-up piece of card from my stash (that always makes me happy!) I reached for one of Clarity‘s fab ‘panoramic aperture quarterette’ dies – these are a quarter of the size of their regular dies (spot the clue in the… Read More keep it simple

26th Mar 202425th Mar 2024 deborahwheeler1313 Comments

Easter bunny ears

Welcome to Monday and another Easter card – this time using the fabulous ‘bunny ears’ stamp which is the latest offering from Clarity‘s Craft Club! I’ve paired them with the grass part of Clarity’s ‘deerscape’ mask, inspired by the palette at Color Throwdown and a slightly loose take on the layout at Freshly Made Sketches… Read More Easter bunny ears

25th Mar 202425th Mar 2024 deborahwheeler1318 Comments

Clarity Craft Club lookback – lace flower stencil

Hello crafty friends and welcome to a long overdue installment in my trips back into Clarity‘s Craft Club – I haven’t shared one of these since the middle of January! Anyway, better late than never – today’s card features the ‘lace flower’ stencil #100. I’ve made another Easter card (two, in fact) with the ‘patterned… Read More Clarity Craft Club lookback – lace flower stencil

24th Mar 2024 deborahwheeler1311 Comments

Easter bunnies

Hello crafty friends. Easter is getting nearer and a friend asked me to make her some cards featuring bunnies and daffodils – well, that was an easy one thanks to the new Wales framer set and ‘bunnies and moon shadow’ stamps from Clarity Crafts I took a 5×5 card blank, cut it in half for… Read More Easter bunnies

23rd Mar 2024 deborahwheeler1319 Comments

Z for Zoology at Alphabet Challenge

Hello friends. We’ve got a new letter over at Alphabet Challenge and it’s my turn to host, so Z for Zoology it is! I’ve got another card using the new ‘Scotland framer’ stamp set from ClarityCrafts and a starring role for the stag! The first step was to stamp the Scotland framer onto a 5×5… Read More Z for Zoology at Alphabet Challenge

22nd Mar 202421st Mar 2024 deborahwheeler1312 Comments

Paris at night

Hello there. I’m back with another of my demo’s from last Saturday’s TV shows, this time using the Paris skyscape aperture die from ClarityCrafts, which works beautifully for the layout at Atlantic Hearts (I swapped the heart for a circle die and rotated the sketch to put the sentiment at the top). Starting with an… Read More Paris at night

21st Mar 202421st Mar 2024 deborahwheeler1317 Comments

London at Christmas

Welcome to this week’s Christmas card – so far I’m managing to keep up with my personal challenge of one each week! I decided I should make use of Clarity‘s London skyline mask from last Saturday’s TV shows (as I work in London, I already know who this one is going to!) I took further… Read More London at Christmas

20th Mar 2024 deborahwheeler1319 Comments

CAS Colours & Sketches 533 – sketch

Hello crafty friends! It’s time for our new challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches and Joanne has gifted us a great sketch – perfect for a mix of British flowers combining the daffodils from ClarityCrafts‘ new Wales framer set, the thistle from the Scotland framer and the rose from Just Flowers (can’t believe such a… Read More CAS Colours & Sketches 533 – sketch

19th Mar 202419th Mar 2024 deborahwheeler1321 Comments

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