Hello crafty friends. I’ve been busy today making a few masculine cards ready for friends with birthdays that are coming up, so thought I’d share one of them today. I’ve used the ‘clockwork aperture’ die from ClarityCrafts, which is so useful for men’s cards, with inspiration from Festive Friday (I picked up blue, masculine &… Read More birthday cogs
Hello there! I’m really getting back into my crafting routine now – today’s card features the ‘periwinkle & friends’ aperture die from ClarityCrafts, inspired by the challenges at AAA Cards, Atlantic Hearts and Happy Little Stampers You’ll know that I’m a stamper at heart, but there’s none to be seen on this card! I started… Read More pink birthday
Welcome to the new theme at Alphabet Challenge! This time it’s Z for Zodiac, for which the card should be inspired by one of the signs of the Zodiac. I went with Virgo, which had made me think of the ‘madonna window’ die from ClarityCrafts. I don’t know about you, but I always resolve to… Read More Z for Zodiac
Welcome to my regular Sunday trip into the back issues of Clarity’s Craft Club. Today it’s the turn of the ‘butterfly tangle’ die from July 2021. The ‘blue butterfly’ inspiration photo and colours at The Card Concept were perfect for today’s card, which I’m also going to share with Happy Little Stampers‘ ‘anything goes with… Read More Clarity Craft Club lookback – butterfly tangle die
Hello there and welcome to my Sunday dip back into Clarity’s Craft Club, this time to the ‘frilly embellishment’ dies from April 2021. I thought the panel die would work for the layout at Freshly Made Sketches and added the colours from Color Throwdown in the little scene. I started with a piece of card… Read More Clarity Craft Club lookback – frilly embellishment die
Hello crafty friends. Well, it’s Sunday again so time for another dip back into Clarity’s Craft Club. This week it’s the ‘flower frame’ from March 2021. I started with a 5×5 card blank and blended ‘broken china’ Distress Oxide onto the centre through Clarity’s clouds stencil. I added the flowers from the new ‘buttercup doodles’… Read More Clarity Craft Club lookback – flower frame die
Hello crafty friends. I seem to be doing quite a bit of paper piecing into diecuts at the moment, so here’s another one, this time using Clarity’s ‘art nouveau tulips’ dies. I took the colours from Creative Colour Challenge and the ‘birthday’ theme from Time Out. Seize the Birthday have got a very interesting challenge,… Read More birthday tulips
Welcome to my weekly dip back into Clarity’s Craft Club with the ‘room with a view’ aperture die from January 2021. I went for a slightly more ambitious card than I usually make, picking up the palette from Creative Colour Challenges, with fancy fold, friendship statement and something shiny from the inspo list at Festive… Read More Clarity Craft Club lookback – room with a view die
Welcome to my crafty blog and our weekly trip back into Clarity’s Craft Club. This week it’s the bonus die from January 2021 – great for quick and easy thank you cards. I took my inspiration from the sketch and colours at Inspired by together with the theme of no stamps from TGIF challenges You’ll… Read More Clarity craft club lookback – thank you aperture die
Welcome to my crafty blog and another wonderful die cut from Clarity Crafts. This was actually the very first die they produced – Barbara Gray designed it for her wedding invitations! I’ve picked up a few things from Festive Friday‘s ‘wear red day’ inspiration list – red, square card & ribbon (I’m not sure if… Read More happily ever after
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