Welcome to my crafty blog. I’m sharing a birthday card I made suing the Claritystamp ‘country animals’ stencil. It’s so nice to be able to get out and about again on my days off. We’re hearing that wildlife has been doing well during lockdown – I had a lovely walk in part of Epping Forest… Read More Woodland animals
Hello, and welcome to my little craft blog. I’m sharing some bookmarks today that I was asked to make by a friend for a group she’s been leading at her church. This Bible verse from Numbers is known as the priestly blessing, and I use it a lot. It’s on a stamp I’ve had for… Read More Blessings bookmark
Welcome to my little crafty blog. I should have been at the Claritystamp Open Day in Kent today with my sister, but Covid-19 has put a stop to that, as it has so much of what we knew as normal life. So instead I’ve spent the afternoon playing with some of my Clarity stamps. Air… Read More Up and away
Hello, and welcome to my little crafty blog. I wanted to share a card a made for close friends who’ve recently managed to move house out of London, as the lockdown restrictions have slowly eased. I was a bit worried that it looked a bit wintry, but i wanted a very clean and simple effect… Read More New village home
Hello. welcome to my little crafty blog. I spent some time this afternoon working on my colouring technique (I’ve been following the daily YouTube videos from Barbara Gray at Claritystamp https://www.youtube.com/user/Claritystamp), and this seemed like the perfect sentiment for a Sunday afternoon. I used one of the ‘Poetry’ collection from Claritystamp, and started by stamping… Read More Time to stand and stare
Hello and welcome to my little crafty blog. Today’s card will be going to thank a friend for something they did for me. One of the things that has struck me about this time of lockdown is just how people are coming together to support each other in so many ways. Some of it is… Read More Thank you heart
Hello, and welcome to my little crafty blog. Thanks for dropping in. I’m sharing a birthday card I made for a friend’s father, which seemed an appropriate image as the UK government has announced this week that some of the lockdown restrictions have been eased. We can now go and meet a friend in a… Read More Sitting in the park
Hello, and welcome to my little crafty blog. Tuesday 12th May is celebrated worldwide as International Nurses Day, as it was Florence Nightingale’s birthday, and this year is the 200th anniversary of her birth. Our celebrations will be rather more muted this year – there’s no service in Westminster Abbey, or any of the other… Read More International Nurses Day
Hello, and welcome to my little crafty blog. I must admit, writing these posts every weekend is giving me a helpful routine on my days off from work. I don’t know about you, but I’ve often said how I’d love to have days off with nothing to do – and now I have them, I’m… Read More Funky foliage
Hello. welcome to my little crafty blog. Today I’m celebrating all my midwifery colleagues, as Tuesday (5th May) is International Day of the Midwife. I made some cards to take into work to thank them for all the fantastic work they do in supporting women and their families. There’s been lots of attention on nurses… Read More Celebrating Midwives
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