Welcome to my crafty blog and a birthday card using the new stencil and star dies from Julie` Hickey Designs. I did an online class with Julie recently, which gave me lots of inspiration with these. For this card, I’ve taken the colour palette from Color Throwdown and the theme from Time Out, who are… Read More happy birthday star
Welcome to my crafty blog, and another card ready for Mother’s Day next month. This time I’ve used Claritystamp’s ‘leafy swirl’ aperture die, with the colours from this week’s Color Throwdown. I took the layout from the current sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, plus one of my favourite techniques (blending brushes) thanks to TGIF challenges… Read More leafy swirl
Welcome to my crafty blog. It’s time for a new letter over at the Alphabet Challenge and we’re on to X. Not an easy one, but Veronika has come up with ‘xanthic’, which means tending towards yellow (no, I didn’t know that either!). For me, yellow immediately said honey and bees (a real favourite), so… Read More X is for xanthic
Welcome to my crafty blog, and a second play with the new ‘more for the boys’ set from Julie Hickey Designs. I’m doing a two-part online class with Julie & Hazel Eaton this week, so looking forward to more inspiration, but decided to have another try out in the meantime. I thought this set would… Read More birthday stars
Welcome to my crafty blog and a calorie free cupcake -what’s not to like?! This one fits in perfectly with my weight loss plan. Stampin’ Up!’s ‘hello cupcake’ set was one of the first of theirs I bought a few years ago, and it’s definitely been a keeper. I immediately thought of it for the… Read More chocolate cupcake!
Welcome to my crafty blog. I managed to find some time to play with the new ‘more about the boys’ set designed by Hazel Eaton for Julie Hickey Designs. I decided to start simple, as I needed a quick card – I’m looking forward to Julie & Hazel’s online workshops in a couple of weeks… Read More birthday star
Welcome to my crafty blog, and another wedding card (trying to get my stocks built up!). This one uses the January Craft Club stencil from Claritystamp – I decided to expand my club membership this year to include the stencils, and this one is a great start. I’ve taken inspiration from a few challenges for… Read More wedding day celebrations
Welcome to my crafty bog and my regular Sunday dip back into the Claritystamp Craft Club. Today we’re up to June 2018, which was this really sweet teapot. I decided it had such a lovely pattern that I didn’t want to distract with a busy background, so I just started by blending ‘juniper’ Adirondack ink… Read More Claritystamp craft club lookback – teapot #140
Hello crafty friends. Bit of a change today – I need to make some more wedding cards, so thought it best to make a start. I’ve used this ‘dove heart’ stencil from Claritystamp quite a few times – it’s a perfect image for wedding, anniversary or engagement cards. I’ve taken the colours from the photo… Read More wedding day blessings
Hello crafty friends. Well I’ve stepped away from dies for a minute as we’ve got a new theme over at the Alphabet Challenge. We’re onto the letter T and Lynda has chosen ‘trees’ for this one. I’ve added stencils to my Clarity Craft Club membership for the coming year, and decided to invest in a… Read More T is for trees
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