Hello, and welcome to my little crafty blog. Some of you may remember there was an advert running in the 1970s encouraging us to “say it with flowers”, so I made a card that does just that (mainly because I couldn’t decide what sentiment to put on it!). I’ll keep it in my stock pile… Read More Say it with flowers
Hello, and welcome to my little crafty blog. Thanks for dropping in. I’m sharing a birthday card I made for a friend’s father, which seemed an appropriate image as the UK government has announced this week that some of the lockdown restrictions have been eased. We can now go and meet a friend in a… Read More Sitting in the park
Hello, and welcome to my little crafty blog. Tuesday 12th May is celebrated worldwide as International Nurses Day, as it was Florence Nightingale’s birthday, and this year is the 200th anniversary of her birth. Our celebrations will be rather more muted this year – there’s no service in Westminster Abbey, or any of the other… Read More International Nurses Day
Hello, and welcome to my little crafty blog. I must admit, writing these posts every weekend is giving me a helpful routine on my days off from work. I don’t know about you, but I’ve often said how I’d love to have days off with nothing to do – and now I have them, I’m… Read More Funky foliage
Hello. Welcome to my little crafty blog. I’ve been trying not to listen to the news too much, but it is hopeful to see that the numbers of people in hospital with Covid-19 is coming down. That doesn’t make it any easier for those who are still ill, though, so today’s card has get well… Read More Chinese lantern for protection
Hello. welcome to my little crafty blog. I’m just posting a simple card today, but the theme was inspired by an article in this morning’s paper about the first World Bee Count that launches this week. Now I’m very fond of bees, as my name (Deborah) means industrious or bee-like! There has, however, been a… Read More Buzzily crafting
Hello. Welcome to my little crafty blog. Today I’m sharing a birthday card made using the diamond stamp from “Sam’s shapes” by Claritystamp. This is such a versatile set, and I love making little vignettes in each shape. These little pictures were inspired by the lovely Spring weather we’ve been having in the UK, which… Read More Birthday flowers
Hello. welcome to my little crafty blog. Just a quick post with a card I’ve made for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches blog challenge #431 by LeeAnn at https://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/ I’ve been spending some of my free time when i’m not at work catching up with the daily doodle sessions being posted by Barbara Gray on… Read More Doodleology
Hello. Welcome to my little crafty blog. It’s been a very difficult week, as it has for so many people at the moment, as a very close friend died suddenly on Monday. It does throw everything into perspective, with all the restrictions on our lives at the moment, when we can’t do all the things… Read More Treescape sympathy
Hello. welcome to my little crafty blog. Just a quick post today with a card I’m entering into the Freshly Made Sketches challenge 430. It’s first time I’ve entered a blog challenge, so lets see how it goes This week’s sketch is a diamond shape, so I decided to use one of the square Claritystamp… Read More Floral diamond
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