Hello everyone – I hope you’re enjoying the weekend. I’ve had a great day filled with crafting inspiration, as I was doing Clarity’s online workshop using a gel plate and alcohol inks. It’s such fun taking part in these live events with Barbara, but the great thing is that the workshop is still available if… Read More a walk in the woods
Hello crafty friends. You may recall that, up until I took a break to go travelling in Australia, I was keeping up with my personal challenge to make one Christmas card each week through 2025. Well, with the celebratory season approaching fast (there’s just 10 weeks to go…!) I’m upping my game so you may… Read More cool yule!
Hello crafty friends! It’s Monday again already, but I’ve just spent a happy hour watching Barbara Gray on Clarity’s YouTube channel – she was putting the Elementree stamps through their paces. You may have noticed that they are some of my favourite stamps – the sets come individually, but also in a bundle with the… Read More Leafy BOW-WOB birthday
Hello crafty friends! I had a very happy parcel arrive from Clarity yesterday, containing lots of the new goodies that were released while I was away travelling, so I grabbed the opportunity to put one of the sets into action to day – meet Mr Painter! This is such a fun set of characters, perfect… Read More Mr Painter
Hello crafty friends. I’ve got more flowers to share with you today, this time using one of the little sprays that come as part of the Seasonal Garlands Personalised stamp set. While these are perfect for personalising your creations, the garlands can be used on their own as well – more bang for your buck!… Read More purple & green
Hello crafty friends. I had some time to play this afternoon and was inspired by Jilly from Clarity’s post on Barbara Gray’s blog (Barb’s taking a break at the moment) showcasing their watercolour pads. It reminded me that I made some watercolour backgrounds a couple of years ago that have been languishing in my stash… Read More it’s your birthday today
Hello everyone and welcome to Monday’s blog! I’ve just done a bit of simple die cutting for this card – Clarity’s leafy swirl aperture die is one of my favourite images and works so well with some of the bolder designer papers. I went with one of the Amazonia papers for this card, which reflected… Read More leafy swirl birthday
Hello crafty friends and welcome to what will be my last post for a few weeks, as I’m taking a bit of a break from crafting (don’t panic, I will be back!) This card is for a happy occasion, as I needed and engagement card and decided to make use of the new Triangle People… Read More celebration
Hello crafty friends. I’ve been tidying up my folder from this week’s Clarity summer retreat. We spent the time making lots of different backgrounds with acrylic paints, so I have a fab pile of different techniques to add to my stash. I needed a quick birthday card for a friend, so decided to make use… Read More painted background
Hello crafty friends. As well as getting lots of inspiration over the last two days at Clarity’s summer crafting retreat, I also came away with some new goodies (not surprise there!) including my own sets of these fab new personalised stamps, which Clarity have kindly gifted to the design team. There are two sets to… Read More personalised stamps?
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