Hi everyone. I’ve had a fab (but tiring) day at Clarity’s summer crafting retreat, with more fun to come tomorrow. There are no spoilers here, though, as the workshops are being repeated on Wednesday & Thursday so, instead, I’ve got another of the 2024 retreat backgrounds to share with you. This one was made by… Read More backdrop background
Hello crafty friends. I’m off to Kent this evening to be ready for the first day of Clarity’s summer retreat tomorrow, so have another of last year’s background creations to share with you today! We made this one with inks on a gelli plate, then laid a couple of pieces of the fab BOW-WOB paper… Read More a retreat background
Hello everyone. I’m busy getting ready to head off to Kent tomorrow to spend a couple of days at the annual ClarityCrafts retreat on Monday & Tuesday. I decided that I really should sort out my project folder from last year, when we were busy making backgrounds – one year on, it’s definitely time to… Read More bright butterfly
Hello crafty friends. After all the recent new goodies I’ve been sharing, I’m back today with one of my all-time favourite Clarity images – Tina’s floral spray. This worked well for a few current challenges, starting with the beautiful colours from Sunday Stamps. We Love Stamping have got a floral theme and the regular florists… Read More best day floral spray
Hello everyone. Welcome to Wednesday – it’s another Christmas card today as Paul’s up on HobbyMaker TV with some fab seasonal Clarity goodies, including the SHAC Bauble stamp sets. I’ve put the ‘Merry Christmas’ set back onto action today with this lovely bauble, which I’m also going to share in the galleries at The Holly… Read More starry bauble
Hello crafty friends. I’ve got a Christmas card to share with you today, using Clarity’s SHAC Merry Christmas Baubles stamps and a piece of their Christmas BOW-WOB paper that I’d foiled and was sitting waiting to be used!Paul will be on HobbyMaker TV tomorrow at 1pm & 4pm, showcasing these stamps (and a few other… Read More foiled wreaths
Hello friends – I’m back with this week’s Christmas card offering and this time I’ve gone for non-traditional colours, although I have used a seasonal stamp from Tina’s Christmas Angels elements set. I was inspired by the sketch from my bloggy friend Catherine, aka InkyFingeredCat, who’s running a ‘Christmas in July’ challenge all month, as… Read More purple poinsettia
Hello crafty friends. It’s all getting a bit busy here this week with various work and crafting commitments, but I found a bit of time this afternoon to make a couple of cards using Clarity’s nested circle letterbox doodle frame-it panel dies. I was looking at my stash while watching Paul showcasing the whole collection… Read More rainbow circles
Hello there. Gosh, Sunday does seem to come round quickly each week and I’ve popped in a with a quick post to share this tag I made, inspired initially by the mid-month challenge over on Clarity’s Mini Makes & ATCs Facebook page and picking up the ‘pretty flowers’ theme at Allsorts Challenge The requirements for… Read More celebrations tag
Hello crafty friends! I make no apologies as I’m back yet again with Clarity’s Summer Build a Wreath stamps, this time with a birthday card. I blame Just Us Girls as their moodboard immediately made me reach for this set again, together with the ‘summer birthday’ theme at AAA Birthday and a final offering for… Read More summer birthday wreath
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