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 again! I’m still powering through Christmas cards – this one features the ‘twiggy bauble’, a new design from ClarityCrafts that’s been around for a couple of weeks. Barbara Gray drew it and is donating all the proceeds from it’s sales over the next few weeks to Children in Need (it launched on the night… Read More twiggy bauble
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
Hello crafty friends. I’m busy trying to ahead with my own Christmas cards after all my recent design team samples for ClarityCrafts, so today have revisted the ‘SHAC bauble – merry Christmas’ stamp set released earlier this year. I took inspiration from the colours at Creative Colour, adding in the centre row of sparkle, holiday… Read More star bauble
Hello crafty friends. I’ve kept playing with Linda’s Christmas Compendium stamps from ClarityCrafts and done a bit more mixing and matching on this card, using the trees from ‘Deep in the Forest’ and ‘Home for Christmas’. I’ve taken the colours from Creative Colour Challenges and the foliage theme from Sparkles Christmas challenge, together with watercolouring… Read More watercolour trees
Hello crafty friends! Today’s card features another of the new quote stamps from ClarityCrafts, which I’ve teamed up with the ‘henna happy anniversary’ stamp set for a wedding card. I’ve picked up the colours from Creative Colour Challenges (although I used a darker grey than in their palette) and am also going to share it… Read More All you need is love
Welcome to my crafty blog. I’ve finally found time for another dip back into Clarity‘s craft club and today it’s the ‘noel framer’ die set from November 2022. I’ve kept it very simple again for this one, inspired by a few challenges – Addicted to CAS want us to just use dies, Christmas Craft Creations… Read More Clarity craft club lookback – Noel framer die
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
Welcome to my crafty blog and something a little different today! My friends who know me will will be very surprised by this card, as they know I can’t bear fish (whether swimming around or lying on a plate!) This trio from ‘Sam’s bobbing around’ set by ClarityCrafts are rather fun though, and perfectly fitted… Read More looking fintastic!
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