Hello everyone – I hope your weekend is going well. I’m back with another look at the new Retro Family stamps, which I put to use this time for my son’s family Christmas card with a little paper piecing (although I can’t ever seen them wearing matching pyjamas…!) These stamps are perfect for personalising cards… Read More Family Christmas
Hello crafty friends. I’ve got another Christmas card to share with you today, using the August Clarity Craft Club stamps for our new theme at Addicted to Stamps & More. I love this little bell jar shaped background and I can see it working for lots of occasions, but for today I’m sticking with Christmas!… Read More A Christmas Scene for Addicted to Stamps & More #527
Hello crafty friends! I’m busy getting back into my crafting routine after my 5 week break and I’ve got another Christmas card for you today courtesy of our new theme at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown, where Majda has chosen hot foiling or heat embossing for this month’s technique. I opted to do something a little… Read More Heat embossing at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown 26-36
Hello again everyone! It’s been a busy couple of days on this little blog with new stamps and new challenges, so I’ve combined them together with another look at the new Waymarker stamps, teamed up with the hares from the Tree Canopy Scene stamps for our latest theme of ‘animals’ at Sparkles Challenge I started… Read More Party animals for Sparkles Challenge #203
Hello craft friends. Well, we may be coming through yet another week of soaring temperatures here, but that’s no reason to step away from my Seasonal Saturday cards! It’s our theme week at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown and Tracy has challenged us to make cards that don’t feature snow. I went straight to the new… Read More No snow at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown 26-31
Hello crafty friends. I’ve got another look at the new SHAC Fish stamps today, this time using both the outline and infill sets on one of my inky backgrounds. You’ve got to feel a bit sorry for this poor fisherman, who’s missed the big catch right underneath him! Read on, and I’ll explain how this… Read More The one that got away…
Hello everyone. I’ve got another of my samples from Sunday’s Clarity Social TV show to share with you today, featuring a couple of the Wee Christmas Family & Friends Silhouettes on one of the Landscape toppers – I love these little characters! I first chose one of the smaller tags from the Landscapes set and… Read More Christmas gifts
Hello everyone. Barbara was back on Clarity Social TV this afternoon putting the new Christmas goodies through their paces. These fun little Bell Jar toppers are ideal for backgrounds on quick cards – I paired this one up with a couple of the images from the Wee Christmas Friends & Family – Christmas Joy stamp… Read More Bell jar topper
Hello everyone – here we are at Seasonal Saturday once again! This week I’ve got a very simple little card to share with you thanks to the colours Tracy has given us at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown and a first outing for one of the wonderful new Wee Christmas Friends & Family Silhouette stamps, sat… Read More Colours for a robin at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown 26-30
Hello everyone! The weeks seem to be going by so fast and it’s time for our next challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches, where Suzy has given us a new layout to play with. I’ve been meaning to make use of the Fabric Strip toppers & tags which I picked up at June’s Open Days… Read More August’s sketch for CAS Colours & Sketches #591
