Hello there and welcome to Monday! The sun’s still shining here, so I decided to play with some of my favourite honey bees today, inspired by the summer theme at TGIF Challenges using ClarityCrafts ‘Just butterflies & bees’ stamps and the layout from Just Add Ink. I’ve been tidying up some part finished projects and… Read More bee birthday
Well here we are at the last Monday in July – maybe I’m getting old, but this year just seems to be flying by! I’ve got a birthday card to share with you today using the ‘three blooms’ stencil from ClarityCrafts, and picking up the bright summer tones from Color Throwdown, the sketch from The… Read More three blooms
Hello there. It’s a beautiful sunny Sunday here and I’ve been catching a bit of the Olympics coverage, but this card is in homage to another major news item from this week – the devastating wildfire in Jasper, Alberta, in the Canadian Rockies. We were there only last month, and it’s dreadful to think that… Read More woodland sympathy
Hello crafty friends. Sadly, I need to replenish my stocks of sympathy cards, so have started with one featuring the ‘SHAC japonica’ stamps from ClarityCrafts using the sketch from Atlantic Hearts. I decided to rotate the sketch to a vertical orientation and stamped the large border and japonica onto a piece of kraft card. I… Read More japonica sympathy
Hello friends. Barbara’s busy on TV today launching the next in ClarityCrafts abstract layout dies and partner stamps series, so I’ve taken a lookback to the die and ‘Just butterflies & bees’ stamps from April. I’ve pulled a couple of challenges together for this one, with the palette from Creative Colour and the butterflies &… Read More butterfly layout
Hello there and welcome to our new theme at Alphabet Challenge! Caz is in charge this time and she’s offered us a moodboard of colour to inspire us for the letter I. Well it struck me as just perfect for one of my favourite ClarityCrafts images – the SHAC ‘peace – Japanese flowers & butterflies’… Read More I for Inspired by Colour at Alphabet Challenge
Hello friends! Well, here we are at Friday and the sun has finally returned to South East England – if only for a couple of days! Coincidentally, our new theme at As You See It challenge is to fill in the blank and share your favourite beach activity – to be honest, I’m not a… Read More Fill in the blank at the beach for AYSI
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
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