Hello crafty friends. Today’s card is a masculine one, using Claritystamp’s ‘deerscape’ aperture die. I love the way this cuts the scene into the card – I’ve got the matching stamp as well (I am a stamper at heart) but this die gives such a brilliant sharp outline. I’ve taken inspiration for this one from… Read More amazing day
Hello crafty friends. I’m back with another Christmas card, this time using a couple of Clarity stamps that I’ve had for years (from back when they came pre-mounted onto Clarity’s curved handles). They have several of these framer word stamps, although I’m not sure that this is still available. I might have got a bit… Read More nativity joy
Hello crafty friends. I’ve got a simple Christmas card to share today using Stampin’ Up!’s ‘merriest frames’ & co-ordinating embossing folder. It was quite quick to make (once I’d figured the design out!) I’ve picked up the ‘winter whites’ theme from Less is More and paired it with Just Us Girls‘ word challenge of ‘merry’.… Read More merry & white
Hello crafty friends. Well, as promised, I’ve been playing again with the new ‘all about the girls’ stamp set designed by Hazel Eaton for Julie Hickey Designs. I pushed myself a bit more with this one, inspired by the fabulous demos from Hazel, Julie & the rest of the team. I took the layout from… Read More enjoy your special day!
Hello, crafty friends. I’m back after a few days away with my sister and then a little work trip, so thought I’d get straight back into harness with a (fairly) quick Christmas card! I haven’t done any crafting for the last few days and I was getting withdrawal symptoms!! This ‘peace on earth bauble’ stamp… Read More peace on earth
Welcome to my crafty blog. Today’s card uses several Clarity stamps, including two for the background. I haven’t used these ones much, but got inspired following Barbara Gray’s live demo last Friday evening. I based this card on two current blog challenges – the layout picks up the new sketch at CAS Colours & Sketches… Read More pink poppies
Welcome to my second post of the day and another card using the ‘paisley’ stamp from September’s Claritystamp Craft Club. I’ve gone with another all-over background pattern, but this time have mixed it up with stamps from the ‘Holland buttons’ set. I started with a piece of Clarity’s ‘Rainbow River’ designer paper (turned to the… Read More paisley pattern
Welcome to my crafty blog. I’m a bit late posting this tonight – it’s been a busy old day! I wanted to try out a technique I picked up at an online class I did earlier this week with Joanne James – using bleach to change the colour of card stock. I started with a… Read More a bleached leaf!
Welcome to my crafty blog. I’m busy batch making Christmas cards and thought I’d share one of them with you today – I’ve been using the ‘peace framer’ stamp from Claritystamp. I really like this series of stamps, as you can put little scenes inside the large letters, which gives lots of potential variety. I… Read More Peace
Welcome to my crafty blog. I’ve just got a quick post this evening, with another clean & simple card, using WOW’s ‘confetti circle’ stencil. I’ve actually managed to combine three challenges for this card – Less is More have gone with a one layer card & spots, and I combined it with the colours in… Read More have a lovely day
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