Hello crafty friends. I’ve seen a few cards in this style on social media and have been meaning to try it out for a while – the relaunch of ClarityCrafts companion papers gave me the perfect reason! I used papers from the Waimea Falls collection, taking three of the colours from Sunday Stamps‘ palette –… Read More birthday blocks
Hello there! I’ve got a rare card to share with you today – there’s absolutely no stamping on it! ClarityCrafts have revamped and relaunched their designer papers, so I decided to put a piece of the Amazonia set through it’s paces with the ‘leafy swirl’ die. The paper picks up the lovely tones from Hand… Read More Leafy swirl die
Hello everyone! July is rolling along very fast – we’re halfway through already and back with a new sketch challenge from CAS Colours & Sketches. I’ve taken the opportunity to bag another Christmas card, not least because ClarityCrafts have got their fab little penguin letterboxes collection as the current Alphabet of the Month offer. I… Read More CAS Colours & Sketches 541 – penguin sketch
Hello crafty friends. Well, I’ve really gone for it with a couple of ClarityCrafts stencils on this card for the our new masculine theme at Sparkles Challenge! Eileen Godwin on the Clarity design team does amazing things with stencils and I’ve taken a little inspiration from her blending techniques for this one, which I’m also… Read More one for the boys at Sparkles Challenge
Welcome to Sunday’s blog and a first run out for a new-to-me set of stamps (‘summer shades’) from ClarityCrafts, paired with their latest Craft Club stamps. I’ve pulled three current challenges together on this one, taking a lightly loose interpretation of the layout at Sketch Saturday (I hope the team can still see their sketch… Read More Follow the water…
Hello crafty friends. I’ve dropped back into my happy CAS style today, with a card of encouragement for a friend thanks to the ‘SHAC Vases & Foliage’ stamp set from ClarityCrafts. I took the colours from Color Throwdown and based the layout on the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches I started with one of the… Read More keep the faith
Hello crafty friends. We’ve got a new theme over at Alphabet Challenge for you – we’ve reached H and Helen has opted for Holiday. It can be summer or Christmas – I’ve got out of synch with my Christmas cards since being away, so this gave me a good reason to get another one in… Read More H for Holiday at Alphabet Challenge
Hello cratfy friends. It’s only just over a month to go to this year’s ClarityCrafts summer retreats, so I thought I’d better use up some more of the backgrounds we made last year – I’ve got half a folder of them still! I do love ‘Barbara’s star flower spray’ stamp set too (this one is… Read More star flower spray
Hello friends. Well I’m firmly back in my favourite CAS place with today’s card using ClarityCrafts ‘SHAC Peace – Japanese flowers & butterflies’ stamp set, which ash become one of my favourite sets too! Lots of inspiration for this one, with the colours from Color Hues and the summer themes from Addicted to CAS and… Read More butterfly kisses
Hello there. I’m back with another silhouette stamp set from ClarityCrafts, this time it’s ‘meadowdance’. I just love the joy in these dancing children – they’re ready for the school holidays, methinks! I was inspired for this one by the theme over at The Paper Players – the stamps definitely say ‘summer fun’ to me!… Read More summer fun
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