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?
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
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