daisy floral friends

Hello crafty friends. Today’s card uses one of ClarityCrafts’ ‘floral friends’ three-way overlay stamp sets – the daisy. I decided it would work with the sketch from Atlantic Hearts and picked up the palette from Creative Colour challenges – maybe you woudn’t immediately think of flowers with these tones, but then you haven’t see the… Read More daisy floral friends

doodle circles

Welcome to my crafty blog and a very CAS card using the ‘buttercup doodles’ stamp set from Clarity Crafts’ KISS range. I stripped the design right back on this one (no ink blending or enamel dots in sight!) using the sketch from Global Design Project. I lifted the ‘circles’ theme from AAA cards and the… Read More doodle circles

healing thoughts

Welcome to my crafty blog and some pink marigolds (which are definitely a thing – I checked!) I’ve made a get well card using Stampin’ Up!’s ‘marigold moments’ set, inspired by the challenges at The Paper Players and Inspire.Create I started by stamping the marigolds onto a square of card that I’d trimmed to fit… Read More healing thoughts

Clarity Craft Club lookback – flower frame die

Hello crafty friends. Well, it’s Sunday again so time for another dip back into Clarity’s Craft Club. This week it’s the ‘flower frame’ from March 2021. I started with a 5×5 card blank and blended ‘broken china’ Distress Oxide onto the centre through Clarity’s clouds stencil. I added the flowers from the new ‘buttercup doodles’… Read More Clarity Craft Club lookback – flower frame die

birthday tulips

Hello crafty friends. I seem to be doing quite a bit of paper piecing into diecuts at the moment, so here’s another one, this time using Clarity’s ‘art nouveau tulips’ dies. I took the colours from Creative Colour Challenge and the ‘birthday’ theme from Time Out. Seize the Birthday have got a very interesting challenge,… Read More birthday tulips

seedpods KISS

Welcome to my crafty blog. I thought we ought to feature a kiss today as it’s Valentine’s Day, but it’s not the sort you might immediately think of – I’ve used the ‘seedpods’ stamps from Clarity’s KISS (Keep It Simple Stamping) range! I thought they would work well with the colours palette from this week’s… Read More seedpods KISS

funky tulips

Welcome to my crafty blog. Today’s card features a Claritystamp that I haven’t used in a while, the ‘funky foliage’. I took the colours from Just Us Girls with the inspiration photo from The Card Concept (although you may think my interpretation of it is a bit left field…!) I started with a background piece… Read More funky tulips

sing a song

Hello there and welcome to another crafty creation. I’ve used one of Clarity’s ‘poetry frame’ stamps today (without the poem), inspired by the challenges at The Paper Players and TGIF The first step was to stamp the leafy frame from the ‘what is this life’ set onto white card using ‘shadow grey’ Archival ink. I… Read More sing a song