Welcome to my crafty blog. It’s Sunday already, so time for the next installment in my lookback through the Claritystamp new design club. #89 from March 2014 was the edelweiss stamp which I’ve only used a couple of time over the years, so it deserves another airing. I took inspiration from one of the cards… Read More Clarity new design club lookback – edelweiss #89
Welcome to my crafty blog. I’m back with my weekly lookback through the Claritystamp new design club, and I’m now up to #88 from February 2014. I have to be honest, I haven’t used this one very much over the years – I’ve always struggled with how best to use it. I’m pleased with how… Read More Clarity new design club lookback – all you need is love #88
Welcome to my crafty blog. I’ve just about finished making my Easter cards now – here’s a last couple. I do love a CAS style with white on white and bright colours, and these definitely meet that brief! Inspiration from these has come from a couple of this week;’s challenges – the eggs wreath has… Read More Easter wreaths
Welcome to my crafty blog. Today’s card used the fab ‘fresh florals’ stamps and dies from Julie Hickey Designs – I love the clean fresh lines of the stamps. I’ve taken inspiration from two current blog challenges (I’m getting better at combining them). The theme at Just Add Ink is ‘shades of green’, and I… Read More shades of green
Welcome to my crafty blog. Today’s card uses this happy little bird and leafy swag from Stampin’ Up!’s ‘quite curvy’ stamp set and dies – I’ve decided he’s obviously singing out to welcome the start of spring, which is definitely showing signs of appearing here in the UK. I’ve taken inspiration for this card from… Read More singing for spring
Welcome to my crafty blog. I’ve got something a bit different today, but it’s alwasy good to ring the changes. I don’t usually do many cards with dark backgrounds, but one of this week’s challenges definitely called for it. Just Us Girls challenge has got Northern Lights/Aurora Borealis as it’s theme, and I teamed it… Read More aurora borealis
Welcome to my crafty blog. Today’s card uses another of the new stamp sets I recently got – this time the ‘corner bouquet’, one of the Sale-A-Bration packs from Stampin’ Up! I’ve taken inspiration from a couple of this week’s blog challenges – TGIF has ‘sale-a-bration’ as it’s theme (hence the decision on the stamp… Read More corner bouquet
Welcome to my crafty blog. I’m still trying to stay away from my favourite blues & pinks on cards, and today’s is a mixture of peachy tones and green. I’ve just got a couple of new shades of Distress Oxides, so thought they ought to have an outing. I’ve taken inspiration for this creation from… Read More periwinkle wishes
Welcome to my crafty blog. I’ve been playing with the January Craft Club stamp (#171) from Claritystamp, which is a lovely little mandala. I decided to go for a stamped and embossed design, using the colours from this week’s challenge over at Just Add Ink I started with a piece of stencil card and blended… Read More embossed mandalas
Welcome to my crafty blog. Sadly I’ve had to make some more sympathy cards for friends who’ve lost family members in the last couple of weeks, and I turned to the ‘Forever Fern’ set from Stampin’ Up, which works for so many different occasions. The design has been inspired by two blog challenges this week… Read More In our thoughts
