Sunday again already? The weeks are just going by at speed, so here’s the next installment in my dips back into ClarityCrafts Craft Club. Slightly surreal today, as it’s 30 degrees outside and here I am with a snowflake die from December 2021! It’s such a great modern design though, I decided not to make… Read More Clarity craft club lookback – abstract snowflake die
I’m back with a second post today, this time for the new challenge at As You See It . So here we go with one of our speed challenges, where you make a card in under 10 minutes, and this time the theme is ‘seashells’ – perfect for the summer days, as is the beach… Read More speedy seashells for As You See It challenge
Hello crafty friends. We have a new theme for you at Alphabet Challenge and this time it was my turn to choose it. As we’ve reached F, I went for ‘flying’ – just incorporate anything that flies into your card. I’ve used the ‘brighten your day flowers’ stamps from ClarityCrafts‘ KISS (keep it simple stamping)… Read More F for flying at Alphabet Challenge
Welcome to my crafty blog! I’ve spent today at ClarityCrafts’ Open Day down in Kent having a great time catching up with friends, meeting new ones and enjoying all the demos. I’m back to my favourite techniques of masking & blending ink on today’s card, inspired by the photo over at Just Add Ink. I… Read More have a brilliant day!
Welcome to my crafty blog. I’m still working on incorporating stencil effects in the backgrounds on my cards, as you can see from today’s offering. This one features the ‘trellis’ stencil from ClarityCrafts, together with the ‘butterfly wreath’ and ‘bijou ribbon sentiments’ stamp sets. I’ve brought three current challenges together on this card. I took… Read More butterfly birthday
Hello again and welcome to my crafty blog. Today’s card uses one of my favourite techniques – masking & blending inks, together with ClarityCrafts’ ‘trees and their mantles’ stamps. I picked up the colours from Just Add Ink and the ‘silhouette’ theme from Just Us Girls I started with a square of white card that… Read More today well lived…
So Im well and truly back in the flow now, following my holiday, so I’ve restarted working back through my Clarity Craft Club supplies picking up where I left off in March. Today’s card features Linda Williams’ love aperture die (#32) from August 2021 I started with the background, having cut a piece of white… Read More Clarity Craft Club lookback – love aperture die
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…
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 again! After my long break I’m back with a second card today, this time for the new recipe at As You See It Challenge, which I put together. Funnily enough, my starting point for this design was one of the last items I added to it – the die cut frame was sitting in… Read More As You See It Challenge 299 – shades of blue
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