Hello friends. I’m back with another of the sets in Clarity’s Barbara’s Big Blooms collection – this time I’ve gone with the A5 square Holly Leaves set. It’s a perfect Christmas set, drawn by Barbara, but I’ve put a contemporary twist on the images with a teal and silver colour combo. I cut a piece… Read More teal & silver holly
Hello there. My Christmas card production is stepping up now and I’ve dipped back into my stash for another fab set from Clarity – the Elf Billboards stamps which come with matching dies (and there’s a seriously good offer on them in the current Clarity sale until Midnight on Sunday!). I took inspiration from the… Read More Merry Christmas everyone!
Hello crafty friends. Well, its been grey and raining here this afternoon so a perfect day for crafting! I managed to make a few batches of Christmas cards for sale (I’m well behind after going globe trotting last month!) but then also grabbed a few minutes to make this card using Clarity’s Woodland Bird Tree… Read More a touch of orange
Hello crafty friends! It’s Monday again already, but I’ve just spent a happy hour watching Barbara Gray on Clarity’s YouTube channel – she was putting the Elementree stamps through their paces. You may have noticed that they are some of my favourite stamps – the sets come individually, but also in a bundle with the… Read More Leafy BOW-WOB birthday
Hello everyone. I’m busy getting ready to head off to Kent tomorrow to spend a couple of days at the annual ClarityCrafts retreat on Monday & Tuesday. I decided that I really should sort out my project folder from last year, when we were busy making backgrounds – one year on, it’s definitely time to… Read More bright butterfly
Hello friends. I’ve dipped back into Clarity’s Craft Club today, heading to 2018 and this fabulous cherry cupcake stamp for a rather scrumptious birthday card. Once again, I’ve woven a few challenges into this one, starting with the red & white palette from Color Hues (neutrals are allowed) and the layout from Freshly Made Sketches.… Read More Let’s eat cake!
Hello everyone. Well, in honour of the heatwave here I’ve brought one of Clarity’s Hippie Chicks out to play – she’s suitably dressed in her crop top and shades! I used the layout from Freshly Made Sketches to show her off (although I moved the sentiment, having not checked properly before I stamped it!) This… Read More hippie chick
Hello crafty friends. Well, we’re halfway through June already and so it’s time for our latest challenge at Sparkles. This time round our theme is ‘fairytale or storybook’ and it gave me the perfect excuse to play with the Sprite Mini Poppets stamps again – I think Mabel and her little frog are one of… Read More Fairytale at Sparkles Challenge
Hello friends. It’s been a bank (public) holiday here in the UK today for Easter Monday, which I was very grateful for after a busy weekend! I did have a few things to be getting on, but carved out a bit of time at my craft desk for today’s card using the fab magpie Timestamp… Read More a new sky
Hello crafty friends. Having shared one of the newer stamps from Clarity‘s Craft Club yesterday, I’ve dug back into the archive today (otherwise known as my sister’s stash as I’m still staying with her…!) for this fab daisies image from just over a year ago. Sadly, it’s no longer available from Clarity as a back… Read More spring daisies
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