Welcome to my crafty blog and a card using the new ‘scots pine floral panel’ stamps from ClarityCrafts (another one I ‘invested’ in at their Open Day last weekend!) I’ve kept this one fairly simple again, picking up the challenges from The Card Concept and Seize the Birthday I started with a square of white… Read More scots pine birthday
Hello crafty friends. I was inspired by Barbara’s ‘Moment of Clarity’ event last night demonstrating the doodle circles & tiles stamps that are ClarityCrafts Design of the Week – they were still on my desk this morning so I decided to have another play with them. I picked up the colours and sketch from Inspired… Read More doodle tile framers
I’m back with another masculine card today, this time using the now-retired ‘tech support’ set from Stampin’ Up! I adapted this design from a card I saw on Pinterest, adding in inspiration from Color Hues and Happy Little Stampers. I started by blending ‘ripe persimmon’ Distress Oxide onto a piece of white card, keeping it… Read More age not found…
Hello crafty friends. I’ve been busy today making a few masculine cards ready for friends with birthdays that are coming up, so thought I’d share one of them today. I’ve used the ‘clockwork aperture’ die from ClarityCrafts, which is so useful for men’s cards, with inspiration from Festive Friday (I picked up blue, masculine &… Read More birthday cogs
Welcome to my crafty blog. Today’s card is a one layer offering, inspired by the Facebook live Julie Hickey did yesterday (you can link through to it here). I don’t have the stamp set Julie used, so instead pulled out some of the small accent stamps from a few of her older sets – more… Read More masked circle
Hello there! I’m really getting back into my crafting routine now – today’s card features the ‘periwinkle & friends’ aperture die from ClarityCrafts, inspired by the challenges at AAA Cards, Atlantic Hearts and Happy Little Stampers You’ll know that I’m a stamper at heart, but there’s none to be seen on this card! I started… Read More pink birthday
Welcome to my crafty blog and a pretty spring pansy on today’s card. I’ve used Stampin’ Up!’s ‘pansy patch’ set (which has carried over into the new catalogue), inspired by the challenges at Inspired by, Festive Friday (I picked up yellow, black & enamel dots from their list) and Less is More I started with… Read More spring pansy
Hello crafty friends! I’m finally back at my craft desk, after spending the last 2 months travelling with friends in Australia & New Zealand – we had such a brilliant trip, but it was time to come home to reality! After unpacking & doing all the washing, I managed to get some time at my… Read More D for Dragonfly
Welcome to my regular Sunday trip into the back issues of Clarity’s Craft Club. Today it’s the turn of the ‘butterfly tangle’ die from July 2021. The ‘blue butterfly’ inspiration photo and colours at The Card Concept were perfect for today’s card, which I’m also going to share with Happy Little Stampers‘ ‘anything goes with… Read More Clarity Craft Club lookback – butterfly tangle die
Hello everyone and welcome to the 900th post on this little blog! I can’t believe I’ve been sharing my crafting creations and thoughts for the last three years – thank you for sticking with me! Today’s card is a first outing this year for the ‘pansy’ dies from Stampin’ Up! I thought of these when… Read More 900!
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