Hello there. I needed a card for a friend who’s about to have surgery, and remembered ClarityCrafts’ poppies stencil, which hasn’t seen any ink for some time! The Paper Players have got a clean & simple one-layer challenge this week (right up my street!), which I teamed with the lovely palette from Creative Colour Challenges.… Read More stencilled poppies
Welcome to my crafty blog featuring another of ClarityCrafts layout stamps, this time the ‘treescape doodle layout montage’. These are so handy for creating a larger card with small stamps – this one features the cricketer from the ‘wee sports people’ set, in recognition of the first Test match in this year’s Ashes series. For… Read More dream believe hope
Hello again and welcome to Monday! I’m still not 100%, so spent a restorative couple of hours crafting this afternoon – I am not good at being under the weather! Anyway, I put together a card using ClarityCrafts ‘wee houses’ stamp set as a last minute offering for Color Throwdown and Freshly Made Sketches, with… Read More wee houses
Hello crafty friends. I’ve been feeling a bit better today, so spent a therapeutic couple of hours at my craft desk (obviously, I’m still not feeling up to doing the housework…!) As it’s Sunday, I picked up the next set of dies from Clarity’s Craft Club, this time the ‘brick wall with cats & dogs’… Read More Clarity craft club lookback – brick wall with cats & dogs dies
Welcome to my crafty blog and a card using the new ‘scots pine floral panel’ stamps from ClarityCrafts (another one I ‘invested’ in at their Open Day last weekend!) I’ve kept this one fairly simple again, picking up the challenges from The Card Concept and Seize the Birthday I started with a square of white… Read More scots pine birthday
I’m back with a second post today, this time for the new challenge at As You See It . So here we go with one of our speed challenges, where you make a card in under 10 minutes, and this time the theme is ‘seashells’ – perfect for the summer days, as is the beach… Read More speedy seashells for As You See It challenge
Hello crafty friends. We have a new theme for you at Alphabet Challenge and this time it was my turn to choose it. As we’ve reached F, I went for ‘flying’ – just incorporate anything that flies into your card. I’ve used the ‘brighten your day flowers’ stamps from ClarityCrafts‘ KISS (keep it simple stamping)… Read More F for flying at Alphabet Challenge
Hello crafty friends. It’s time for our next theme at Sparkles challenges and Helen has opted for ‘no stamping’ on our creations! Now you know this is always a stretch for me (I am most definitely a stamper at heart), but fortunately one of ClarityCrafts‘ Fresh Cut Dies came to the rescue. I love the… Read More no stamping for Sparkles challenge
Welcome to my crafty blog. Today I’m showcasing ClarityCraft’s design of the week, the ‘make a wish’ collection. I’ve used the three-way overlay stamp set on this card, picking up the current palette at CAS Colours & Sketches and incorporating pink, stars, silver & toadstool from the inspo list at Festive Friday These stamp sets… Read More three way stamp – make a wish
Welcome to my crafty blog and some more new goodies that I couldn’t resist at ClarityCrafts‘ Open Day on Saturday! The ‘flower framer’ stamp set is the star of the card, showcasing the colour palette from The Paper Players and the layout from Atlantic Hearts. I’ll also share it with Happy Little Stampers for their… Read More flower framer
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