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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

12 Days of Clarity 2023 – November

Hello crafty friends and welcome to day 11 of my 12 Days of Clarity, working back through their Craft Club from last year. We’re nearly there – today I’ve got the ‘wrapped up in lace’ stamp from November to share with you, taking inspiration from the moodboard at Inkspirational ( although I’ve used kraft card rather… Read More 12 Days of Clarity 2023 – November

5th Jan 20245th Jan 2024 deborahwheeler139 Comments

As You See It challenge – butterfly sketch

Welcome to my crafty blog and our first challenge of 2024 at As You See It! Heather C has given us this great sketch to work with – I swapped the hearts for butterflies from ClarityCrafts‘ ‘SHAC peace – Japanese flowers & butterflies’ stamp set, and picking up the colours from Colorful Options (a new-to-me challenge)… Read More As You See It challenge – butterfly sketch

5th Jan 20242nd Jan 2024 deborahwheeler1322 Comments

12 Days of Clarity 2023 – October

So here we are on day 10 of my 12 Days of Clarity series, with the ‘O Christmas Tree’ stamp from last October’s Craft Club. I was inspired by the layout at Freshly Made Sketches and the colours at Just Us Girls for another early 2024 Christmas card, which I’ll also share with Merry Little Christmas… Read More 12 Days of Clarity 2023 – October

4th Jan 2024 deborahwheeler1313 Comments

12 Days of Clarity 2023 – September

Hello again! It’s day 9 of my 12 Days of Clarity, so here’s a card using the ‘sunflower panel’ stamps from ClarityCrafts‘ September Craft Club. I’ve combined the sketch from Global Design Project with the new colours from Color Throwdown on this one. The first step was to cut a piece of stencil card to fit a… Read More 12 Days of Clarity 2023 – September

3rd Jan 2024 deborahwheeler1310 Comments

12 Days of Clarity 2023 – August

Hello crafty friends and welcome to day 7 of my 12 Days of Clarity, working back through last year’s Craft Club stamps. Today I’m sharing the ‘splats’ stamps from August – some more that I’ve decided to use as flowers, picking up the new colours from Color Hues I started with the three single splats and… Read More 12 Days of Clarity 2023 – August

2nd Jan 2024 deborahwheeler1316 Comments

12 Days of Clarity 2023 – July

Hello again! I’m starting the New year with a double share – this time it’s the next in my 12 Days of Clarity series, working back through Clarity‘s Craft Club stamps from 2023. I’ve gone a bit left field with this one – the ‘flowers like friends’ stamps (#201) was from July, but I thought they would… Read More 12 Days of Clarity 2023 – July

1st Jan 20241st Jan 2024 deborahwheeler1314 Comments

art nouveau tulips for Love to Craft challenge

Happy New Year everyone! I’m starting 2024 with a design team card for the new challenge at Love to Craft and, as always, the theme is ‘anything goes’. I’ve been trying to clear out some of my stash box of part finished pieces and found this die cut using ClarityCrafts ‘art nouveau tulips’ aperture die, which I… Read More art nouveau tulips for Love to Craft challenge

1st Jan 202420th Dec 2023 deborahwheeler138 Comments

12 Days of Clarity 2023 – June

Hello crafty friends. This may not seem like an obvious card for New Year’s Eve, but it’s day 6 of my 12 Days of Clarity and I’ve reached the ‘garden bloom butterfly’ stamp from their June Craft Club. I decided to take the layout from Atlantic Hearts, rotating it so it sat along the bottom of the… Read More 12 Days of Clarity 2023 – June

31st Dec 202331st Dec 2023 deborahwheeler1313 Comments

12 Days of Clarity 2023 – May

Hello there! It’s day 5 of my 12 Days of Clarity, so today I’ve used one of the ‘grunge shapes’ stamps from May’s Craft Club. I was inspired by Jane Telford’s card on the club project sheet (using the heart to make a flower) and picked up the colours from Global Design Project to give it a… Read More 12 Days of Clarity 2023 – May

30th Dec 2023 deborahwheeler138 Comments

12 Days of Clarity 2023 – April

Hello crafty friends. I’m back on track with working through this year’s Clarity Craft Club stamps, thanks to my friend Jean who’s loaned me the ones I can’t find! Today it’s the ‘thank you hearts’ from April – perfect for adding to the ones I need following all the goodies that Santa brought me 😊 I’ve sat… Read More 12 Days of Clarity 2023 – April

29th Dec 2023 deborahwheeler1314 Comments

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