It’s time for our next theme at Sparkles Challenges and this time we’ve got ‘hearts and flowers’ to entice you! I didn’t have to think too hard about going with ‘Jazz’s just because – floral panels’ stamp set with this lovely heart of flowers. It also picks up the ‘all about love’ theme from Inspire.Create and the… Read More Sparkles challenge – hearts & flowers
Hello craft friends! I’ve got a look at some more of the returning Clarity classics from the new ‘willow lady’ stamp set that are being launched today. This time I’ve gone with the leafy stem and poem from the ‘willow lady’ set. I first took a piece of the new ‘chamomile’ infusions collage papers, trimmed it down… Read More To see the world…
Hello again crafty friends – can you believe it’s the weekend already?! Life is spinning by at speed. Well, you’ve seen from my posts this week that I’m a fan of the new Retro stamps from ClarityCrafts – so much so, in fact, that I invested in the ‘hearts & leaves’ set that I didn’t get in… Read More retro hearts
Hello crafty friends. This may not seem like an obvious card for New Year’s Eve, but it’s day 6 of my 12 Days of Clarity and I’ve reached the ‘garden bloom butterfly’ stamp from their June Craft Club. I decided to take the layout from Atlantic Hearts, rotating it so it sat along the bottom of the… Read More 12 Days of Clarity 2023 – June
Hello there! Just over a week to go – how are your Christmas preparations coming on? I feel a bit like I’m in one of those circus acts spinning lots of plates on poles (and some of them are getting a bit wobbly!!) Never mind, it will all be fine when the day arrives. I’ve started on my family… Read More Merry Christmas gnome
Hello there! Well it’s launch day for the new ‘seasonal tags & frames’ stamps from ClarityCrafts and I’ve used one of the ‘summer’ set for a birthday card, picking up the layout from Atlantic Hearts and the ‘anything goes’ theme from Seize the Birthday. I started by stamping the sentiment first in the centre of… Read More birthday rose frame
Welcome to my crafty blog and a birthday card for a change! I’ve made good use of the ‘build-a-scene’ collection from ClarityCrafts with the ‘meadow flowers’ stamps and the masks, taking the palette from Creative Colour Challenges and the layout from Atlantic Hearts challenge. I’m also sharing it with Seize the Birthday – they’ve listed… Read More birthday scenes
Hello there! I’m back with a quick post today featuring the stencil from ClarityCrafts October craft club (#113) as a last minute offering for a couple of challenges that end today. I took the colours from Creative Colour Challenges and the layout from Atlantic Hearts, and am also going to share it with Stencil Fun… Read More three snowflakes
Welcome to my crafty blog and an outing for ClarityCrafts ‘treescape – three way overlay’ stamp set. I need some more masculine cards in my stash and this is such a great image. I’ve taken a fairly loose interpretation of the sketch at Atlantic Hearts together with the palette from Color Throwdown for this card.… Read More autumn trees
Hello there! I’ve managed to dip back into Clarity‘s Craft Club dies today, this time to the ‘this too shall pass’ aperture die from October 2022 (#46). I’ve pulled together a card to catch a couple of blog challenges closing today – the layout from Atlantic Hearts and the palette from Creative Colour, plus a… Read More Clarity craft club lookback – this too shall pass die
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