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Sharing my crafting journey in the world of handmade cards – now a Design Team member for ClarityCrafts

Merry Christmas everyone!

Hello there. My Christmas card production is stepping up now and I’ve dipped back into my stash for another fab set from Clarity – the Elf Billboards stamps which come with matching dies (and there’s a seriously good offer on them in the current Clarity sale until Midnight on Sunday!). I took inspiration from the… Read More Merry Christmas everyone!

23rd Oct 202522nd Oct 2025 deborahwheeler1312 Comments

build a Christmas wreath

Hello friends. Well, Clarity have got a mega Autumn sale underway this week, with up to 70% off products across their range, so I thought I’d spend the next few days showcasing a few of my favourites and see whether I can tempt you in! Now, many of you will already know that I adore… Read More build a Christmas wreath

22nd Oct 202522nd Oct 2025 deborahwheeler1311 Comments

party time

Hello friends. I’ve done a bit more finishing off with some of the backgrounds that I made during Saturday’s workshop with the gel press plate and alcohol inks. This was an offcut strip I had from a piece using a stencil – I decided it would make a great panel with the Meadowdance stamp picking… Read More party time

20th Oct 202520th Oct 2025 deborahwheeler136 Comments

a touch of orange

Hello crafty friends. Well, its been grey and raining here this afternoon so a perfect day for crafting! I managed to make a few batches of Christmas cards for sale (I’m well behind after going globe trotting last month!) but then also grabbed a few minutes to make this card using Clarity’s Woodland Bird Tree… Read More a touch of orange

19th Oct 202519th Oct 2025 deborahwheeler1315 Comments

a walk in the woods

Hello everyone – I hope you’re enjoying the weekend. I’ve had a great day filled with crafting inspiration, as I was doing Clarity’s online workshop using a gel plate and alcohol inks. It’s such fun taking part in these live events with Barbara, but the great thing is that the workshop is still available if… Read More a walk in the woods

18th Oct 202518th Oct 2025 deborahwheeler1312 Comments

my new recipe at As You See It Challenge 359

Hello crafty friends and welcome to my second card of the day. This time, it’s for our new challenge at As You See It – we’ve got a recipe for you this time round, which I devised. For these challenges, we want you to incorporate all the recipe elements in your card, but how you… Read More my new recipe at As You See It Challenge 359

17th Oct 202516th Oct 2025 deborahwheeler1315 Comments

N for Night at Alphabet Challenge

Welcome to Friday and the first of two cards I’ve got to share with you today. This one is for our new theme at Alphabet Challenge, where Pamela has given us N for Night. Now, I said yesterday that you may be seeing a few more Christmas cards from me and I’m keeping my word… Read More N for Night at Alphabet Challenge

17th Oct 202516th Oct 2025 deborahwheeler1310 Comments

cool yule!

Hello crafty friends. You may recall that, up until I took a break to go travelling in Australia, I was keeping up with my personal challenge to make one Christmas card each week through 2025. Well, with the celebratory season approaching fast (there’s just 10 weeks to go…!) I’m upping my game so you may… Read More cool yule!

16th Oct 202516th Oct 2025 deborahwheeler1318 Comments

autumn leaves & pumpkins at Sparkles Challenge

Hello crafty friends. I’ve got another new challenge to share with you today – this time it’s our next theme of ‘autumn leaves & pumpkins’ at Sparkles Challenges. Well, I knew exactly where I was going with my DT card for this one, and that was straight back to Clarity’s Autumn Build a Wreath stamp… Read More autumn leaves & pumpkins at Sparkles Challenge

15th Oct 202514th Oct 2025 deborahwheeler1312 Comments

CAS Colours & Sketches 571 – autumn colours

Hello friends. It’s time for our next challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches and we’re back to colours this time round. Suzy’s given us a fab palette of autumn shades (although they’d work with floral and lots of other designs too). I decided to make an autumnal birthday card for my friend, Shirley using the… Read More CAS Colours & Sketches 571 – autumn colours

14th Oct 202513th Oct 2025 deborahwheeler1323 Comments

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