Hello crafty friends. I’ve been playing with my gel plate and alcohol inks today, using the latest stencil from Claritystamp’s Craft Club thanks to the inspiration from Barbara Gray on the project sheet. I’ve incoproporated three challenges into this card: Festive Friday are celebrating National Best Friends Day (it’s on June 8th, if you didn’t… Read More lovely friend
Hello crafty friends. Today’s card uses the ‘daisy buttons’ stamp set from Julie Hickey designs and is inspired by the current challenges at Fusion and Less is More. I picked up the colours from Fusion’s photo to create a non-traditional rainbow panel on my card. I stamped one of the small ‘daisy buttons’ onto a… Read More pastel rainbow
Welcome to my crafty blog, and a card using Claritystamp designer paper as the main focus. I love looking at abstract paper designs and seeing landscapes, etc, in them. I’ve managed to combine four challenges in this card – you can judge whether I’ve succeeded! I took the layout from CAS Colours and Sketches, with… Read More the best things in life…
Hello there. Well it’s Sunday once again, so I’ve dipped back into Claritystamp’s craft club – this week it’s August 2020 with the ‘let’s dance’ stamp. Now this is another one that I’ve struggled to use in the past. I decided to go with a kid’s birthday card using the layout from Freshly Made Sketches… Read More Claritystamp craft club lookback – let’s dance
Welcome to my crafty blog, and the last of my design team cards for Just Us Girls. It’s been fabulous working with the design team, who’ve been so welcoming, but I get to go back to playing along from next week! This week we’ve got a photo for inspiration, which immediately made me think of… Read More peaceful windmill
Hello there. I’ve got a very blue card to share with you today, using the ‘funky foliage’ stamps from Claritystamp. Barara Gray has given the Clarity community a challenge – to create a square, blue piece of art, so here’s my little offering. I took further inspiration from the new sketch over at Atlantic Hearts… Read More it’s your day
Hello there. Well I’m back in my CAS comfort zone today, with another card using Julie Hickey’s ‘daisy blooms’ stamp. There’s a bit of a twist with this card as well, which is not obvious at first glance! Inkspirational have challenged us to use something free or gifted on our cards – I’ve used the… Read More red & aqua blooms
Hello crafty friends. Today’s card is a bit more full on than my usual style, thanks to the challenge at TGIF, where the team have given us the cover photo from the new Stampin’ Up! catalogue as our starting point. I decided to CASE (copy and selectively edit) it, using the ‘Artistically Inked’ set. I’ve… Read More floral congratulations
Hello crafty friends. I haven’t used the ‘you’re a star’ dies designed by Hazel Eaton for Julie Hickey Designs for a ittle while, so time to share them again. I immediately thought of them when I saw the new sketch over at The Paper Players, and they give me a second offering for Inspire.Create‘s ‘masculine’… Read More starry birthday
Welcome to my crafty blog. I’m sharing another Father’s Day card today – this one uses the new ‘horizon’ dies and co-ordinating paper from Stampin’ Up! I did an online class with Joanne James this morning using this set, and I’m now inspired! I’ve picked up a couple of challenges for this card, taking the… Read More Father’s day horizons
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