Hello friends! It’s just been declared the hottest day of the year so far in the UK, which makes the beach seem really tempting! I’m about to get into the car instead and head off to Kent for the next two days for ClarityCrafts annual summer crafting retreat, but I’ll most definitely have my shades… Read More beach vibes
Hello crafty friends! Well it’s very hot here this weekend, so I’ve gone with a colourful summer sky on today’s card, featuring the colours from Just Add Ink and the sketch from Atlantic Hearts and using ClarityCrafts new ‘just woodland & birds’ stamps (which work perfectly for the theme at Addicted to Stamps) I’ve pulled… Read More it’s your special day
It’s the weekend and time to relax a little, so here’s a card encouraging you to do just that thanks to ClarityCrafts‘ ‘dippy toe lady A4 sampler’ set. I took the layout from Freshly Made Sketches (rotating it) and the tones from Color Hues, which both worked perfectly with these little square stamps. I worked… Read More and breathe…
Hello friends. Well, here we are at Friday again and we’ve got a new theme at Alphabet Challenge – it’s J this time and Caz has chosen Juvenile (children or babies). I thought it was about time I broke out one of ClarityCrafts ‘poppets’ images – I’ve had the printed sheets (they come in a… Read More J for Juvenile at Alphabet Challenge
Hello crafty friends. I’m back with a card starring another of the new 8×8 stencils from ClarityCrafts – this time it’s the thin plaid one, which I used to emboss the card rather than blending ink through it. I failed to take pictures at each stage of this one, but it’s simple enough to talk… Read More checked birthday wishes
Hello there! Exciting news today, as I’ve been invited along to the latest Color Throwdown challenge as theur guest designer! We’ve got a lovely palette of red, yellow & green to play with and I decided to go with a bunch of summery flowers thanks to ClarityCrafts ‘star flower spray’ stamp and stencil (not forgetting… Read More Guest designer at Color Throwdown 805
Hello friends! It’s time for a new challenge over at CAS Colours & Sketches and I’m hosting for August so got to choose our new palette! I’ve gone with some bright summery shades this time – perfect for this time of year. I decided to use them with ClarityCrafts sycamore leaf mask (part of a… Read More CAS Colours & Sketches 542 – colours
Well here we are at the start of a new week and I’m showcasing another of the new 8×8 stencils from ClarityCrafts, this time the ‘thick and thin plaid’. Perfect for a bit of simple ink blending to pick up the colouring mediums theme at Make My Monday I started with another of the 5×7… Read More plaid thank you
Hello friends. I hope your weekend is going well – I’ll be tucked in front of the TV this afternoon for a couple of inspiring hours watching Barbara demonstrating these fabulous leafmasks (as well as the new stripes & plaid stencils). I couldn’t resist the maple leaf mask for a card evoking memories of my… Read More O Canada!
Hello friends. I’m back again with a sneaky peek at some new products that ClarityCrafts are launching tomorrow (Sunday) – these fab 8×8 stripe stencils (there’s a set of plaid ones as well). I’ve kept it simple with this one (my favourite approach!), just using the stencil in the background of a masked panel, inspired… Read More fly away boy
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