Hello friends and welcome to a dip back into the Clarity archives with Tina’s retro stars stamp set – having looked back in this little blog, I last used these stamps at the beginning of last year! Although I think that probably says more about the quantity of my stash than a commentary on this… Read More retro star frame
Hello friends! Well, it’s Monday again but, on the upside, the sun is forecast to be shining here all week and it’s the Clarity Summer Half Price Members’ Sale! This is just one of the perks from being signed up to one (or more) of Clarity’s monthly Craft Clubs, in addition to a new &… Read More Clarity Craft Club leafy branch stencil
Hello crafty friends. Well, we’re halfway through June already and so it’s time for our latest challenge at Sparkles. This time round our theme is ‘fairytale or storybook’ and it gave me the perfect excuse to play with the Sprite Mini Poppets stamps again – I think Mabel and her little frog are one of… Read More Fairytale at Sparkles Challenge
Hello crafty friends and welcome to Saturday! It’s been a beautiful day here, so the little hedgehog stamp from May’s Clarity Craft Club decided to come out and play! I’ve used the sketch at Atlantic Hearts as the basis for my layout and this little chap is perfect for the nature theme at We Love… Read More Clarity Craft Club – happy hedgehog
Hello friends. Here I am again, with a third offering for you today – this time it’s our new sketch at As You See It challenge. Joanne has given us a design that works perfectly for my CAS style – although it did pose me a bit of a challenge (read on for the details…)… Read More As You See It Challenge 350 – Joanne’s sketch
Hello there. I’m back with card 2 for today, and am delighted that CAS on Friday invited me along as Guest Designer for their new Summer theme challenge. It’s a prime time of year for weddings, so that sorted the reason behind my card – and the sharp-eyed amongst you will have spotted that it’s… Read More Summer at CAS on Friday challenge
Good morning everyone! I’ve got a busy day on this little blog, with two more cards to come after this one – and I’ve not made a good start by forgetting to schedule this first one on time for the start of Alphabet Challenge‘s new theme! What’s even worse is that I’m hosting the challenge… Read More E for Embossing at Alphabet Challenge
Hello friends. I make no apologies for being back with another card using the build a wreath stamps, as this is another of the designs I was sharing at Clarity’s Open Days at the end of last month (it does make a change from the Winter stamps, though!) I picked up the colours and flower… Read More summer wreath
Hello friends and welcome to this week’s Christmas card! It’s another using Clarity’s winter build a wreath stamps – it was still on the top of my stamp pile, waiting to be put away after the Open Days at the end of last month! I hope you’re not bored with it yet… I managed to… Read More Christmas boughs
Hello crafty friends. Time for our next theme at CAS Colours & Sketches and Shannon has really challenged us with this sketch of rectangles – but they have to be plain with no pattern! I really had to think hard for this one, but in the end opted for a blended panel using the colours… Read More CAS Colours & Sketches 562 – rectangular grid
