Hello everyone – it’s Sunday evening and we’re headed for the last full week before the big day. Somehow I’ve wound up short of Christmas cards (I always forget to add my work colleagues into the overall numbers and just count up those to be posted!) so I whipped up a quick batch this afternoon… Read More Last minute Christmas cards!
Hello everyone. I’ve spent part of today finishing of some of the pile of toppers I’ve got following my two days of demonstrating at Clarity Crafts Open Days and I think this little scene is definitely one of my favourites! It’s another use of the Woodland Scene stamps and Autumn/Winter Skies toppers, but this time… Read More Christmas church
Hello everyone – I hope you’re enjoying the weekend. I’ve had a great day filled with crafting inspiration, as I was doing Clarity’s online workshop using a gel plate and alcohol inks. It’s such fun taking part in these live events with Barbara, but the great thing is that the workshop is still available if… Read More a walk in the woods
Hello crafty friends. I’ve been tidying up my folder from this week’s Clarity summer retreat. We spent the time making lots of different backgrounds with acrylic paints, so I have a fab pile of different techniques to add to my stash. I needed a quick birthday card for a friend, so decided to make use… Read More painted background
Hi everyone. I’ve had a fab (but tiring) day at Clarity’s summer crafting retreat, with more fun to come tomorrow. There are no spoilers here, though, as the workshops are being repeated on Wednesday & Thursday so, instead, I’ve got another of the 2024 retreat backgrounds to share with you. This one was made by… Read More backdrop background
Hello everyone. I’ve got another of my samples with the new Christmas Build a Landscape stamps to share today – trying to get back onto my regular weekly Christmas card sharing routine after this weekend’s seasonal flurry! I’ve gone with a classic design based on the sketch from AAA Cards (with a couple of tweaks)… Read More snowy scene
Hello friends. I’ve got another Christmas card to share with you today, once again using the new Christmas Build a Landscape stamps from ClarityCrafts, but this time pairing them with their Viaduct Collage die – with a bit of a twist! I wanted to create the effect of sand dunes for the wise men to… Read More Good tidings
Hello crafty friends. Barbara & Paul will be live on Clarity Social TV at 3pm (or you can watch on catch up) with this fab set of Christmas Build a Landscape stamps (and a few other new goodies too!) I’ve got another of my design team samples to share today, which will also be making… Read More Bethlehem star
Hello everyone. There’s another new launch coming from Clarity tomorrow – it’s the first Sunday of the month so Barbara’s on Clarity Social TV for a bumper 2 hour show. She’s bringing us a brand new set of Build a Landscape stamps, but this time with a Christmas theme. (I’ll pop back and edit this… Read More countryside peace
Hello crafty friends. Today I’ve got the stencil from last month’s Clarity Craft Club to share with you – it’s a fabulous background design with spots, stripes and apertures. I took inspiration from the card by my good friend Jane on the project sheet that comes with the Craft Club goodies each month, although I… Read More Clarity Craft Club – spots & stripes stencil
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