Welcome to my crafty blog. I’ve got the new ‘framed florets’ set from Stampin’ Up! out for another play today, this time using the sketch from Atlantic Hearts and the palette from Colour INKspiration I started with a 5×7 card blank and attached a strip of the ‘hues of happiness’ paper across the centre. I… Read More birthday florets
Hello there. Today’s card uses the fabulous ‘sunflower bee’ stamp set from Julie Hickey Designs, and for one I’ve used every stamp in the set on this card! I was inspired by the sketch at TGIF challenges and took my colours from Less is More‘s colour wheel. I’m also going to share it at Happy… Read More sunflower bee
Welcome to my crafty blog and something a bit different for me. I generally just make cards, but our new challenge at Sparkles is to use a die or punch and for once I thought Christmas treat boxes would fit the bill. I used the ‘mini cube box’ from Clarity’s craft club earlier this year… Read More Sparkles challenge – die or punch
Hello crafty friends. A nice and simple card todayusing a few retired Stampin’ Up! products and my new deckled rectangle dies. I took the layout from Freshly Made Sketches, although I’m too late posting this to submit it to them. Never mind, I’ve also picked up the ‘wings’ theme from Just Add Ink , and… Read More butterfly thanks
Hello there. I’m back with a second card today, moving from the old to the new with the latest stamp from Clarity’s craft club. I had a great afternoon online with my sister & my crafting buddy, all using the same stamp but creating different designs. This is my offering, inspired by a few of… Read More peace on earth globe
Welcome to my crafty blog and another dip back into Clarity’s craft club. Today, it’s the turn of the ‘countryside aperture die’ from April 2020, which is perfect for masculine cards. I picked up the colours from Color Throwdown, which seemed ideal. The first step as to create my background. I’d already cut the die… Read More Clarity craft club lookback – countryside die
Hello crafty friends. I’m on a real roll now with Christmas cards and today it’s the turn of Clarity’s ‘gnomes and billboards’ to take centre stage. I’ve combined a few challenges into this one: I based the layout on Stesha’s card at Global Design Project, using the colours from Color Hues and obviously included the… Read More Christmas gnomes
Welcome to my crafty blog and another Christmas card showcasing both sides of one of the new ‘fitting florets’ papers from Stampin’ Up! I’ve taken the sketch from Atlantic Hearts for this one. I started with a piece of the blue floral paper, which I’d cut down to fit the lower half of a 5×7… Read More goodwill to all
Welcome to my crafty blog and another Christmas card in non-traditional colours. I’ve used one of the papers from Stampin’ Up!’s new ‘fitting florets’ pack, picking up the layout from CAS Colours & Sketches, the ‘festive’ theme from Inspire.Create and the middle row of christmas tree/sparkle/star from TicTacToe‘s grid. I thought the blue & pink… Read More starry tree
Welcome to my crafty blog. I’ve been meaning to get Clarity’s ‘chinese lantern spray’ stamp out for a while now and finally got round to it today, thanks to the inspiration from The Paper Players and The Card Concept. I know they’re not pumpkins, but they are orange! I started by stamping the background using… Read More grateful
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