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’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
Welcome to my crafty blog. Today’s card was made by watercolouring the stamped image. I’ve watercoloured using inks before, but this was the first time using watercolour pencils, and I was following the online tutorials from the brilliant Barbara Gray at Claritystamp. You can find them here – lots of great tips and techniques on… Read More Painting parakeets
Hello and welcome to my crafty blog. It’s been a busy week at work, but I’m getting ready to finish next week and have another try at retirement after going back to work through these last few months of the pandemic! I’ve had some great colleagues, and wanted to share a card I’ve made for… Read More Two trees
Hello and welcome to my little crafty blog. It’s a beautiful sunny evening here on the edge of London, and I’m sharing a card that was inspired by the sound of the birds singing in the trees as I’ve got my back door open. I started by stamping image 1 of the Claritystamp three way… Read More Birds in the trees
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
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