Hello crafty friends. I thought we could have a look today at one of the stencil in Clarity‘s bumper sale of back issues from their Craft Club. I’ve pulled out stencil #110 ‘wise old oak‘ to create a little landscape scene using the palette from Color Dare and the sketch from AAA Cards. I decided… Read More old oak stencil
Hello friends. I hope your Christmas celebrations have been filled with joy! We’ve had a family get-together today – so lovely to have 10 of us in the room, with lots of food & laughter. I’ve made a couple more cards to share with you that will be heading to friends with thanks for some… Read More blue ivy
Happy Happy Christmas Day everyone! Just a quick post today to spread good wishes with this card I made using ClarityCrafts ‘miniature nativity’ stamps and the ‘highland treescape’ mask set, using colours that reflect the Middle East. A quick rundown on my process – I laid the ‘highland treescape’ masks onto a small square of… Read More Christmas nativity
Hello friends – here we are at Christmas Eve and just one more sleep to go! Obviously, I ahd to share another seasonal card with you, this time using ClarityCrafts ‘trees and their mantles‘, inspired by the layout at Freshly Made Sketches and the tones at Color Hues. I’ve gone a bit left field with… Read More one more sleep…
Hello friends. Apologies for my absence yesterday – life is very full-on at the moment! Anyway, here I am with a birthday card today, as I’m trying to get ahead for a couple of friends with birthdays in early January. I’m showcasing another of ClarityCrafts‘ brilliant alphabet sets (the word chain alphabet) as their sale… Read More word chain birthday
Hello friends. I’m back with another tempter for you from ClarityCrafts‘ Year of the Alphabet sale, this time the ‘happy alphabet‘ A4 set. I love these letters with their sweet little flowers – ideal for getting another of my thank you cards ready! I’ve sparkled it up as well to pick up the theme at… Read More happy alphabet
Hello everyone! Another late post from me today – life is just so busy in the run-up to Christmas. ClarityCrafts have been celebrating their Year of the Alphabet in 2024 and are rounding it off with a sale on all their alphabet sets (what’s not to like…?!) I’ve kicked off today with their ‘wood block… Read More wood block alphabet
Hello crafty friends. Bit of a late post today – I’ve been out to supper with some of my oldest friends! Fortunately, this one is pretty simple to work through, just using one of the nested hexagon dies from ClarityCrafts and a few sheets of the Hibiscus infusions collage paper. You’ll notice that I’ve stepped… Read More hexagonal thanks
Hello friends – here I am back with another Christmas card! It doesn’t seem to matter how many I make each year, I always have to pull a few last minute ones togther – and this year is no exception! I’ve gone back to ClarityCrafts‘ ‘floral frame – Merry Christmas’ stamp set, which was still… Read More another floral frame
Hello everyone. I did say yesterday that I wasn’t quite done with Christmas cards yet, so here’s one I made a while ago using the star window die from ClarityCrafts with their brick wall stencil. I do love the rich effect you get from gilding flakes – perfect for Christmas cards. The stencilled surround picks… Read More star window die
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