Welcome to our new theme at Sparkles challenges and an appropriate choice for spring of the old saying ‘April showers bring May flowers’. Well it’s been pretty wet this month so far, so let’s hope it rings true! I went with one of ClarityCrafts brand-new ‘Japanese florals 2-way overlay’ stamp sets for this one, to… Read More Sparkles challenge – April showers bring May flowers
Hello crafty friends! It’s time for our new challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches and Joanne has gifted us a great sketch – perfect for a mix of British flowers combining the daffodils from ClarityCrafts‘ new Wales framer set, the thistle from the Scotland framer and the rose from Just Flowers (can’t believe such a… Read More CAS Colours & Sketches 533 – sketch
Hello crafty friends. I’m busy with TV prep today, as I’ll be on Create & Craft TV tomorrow for ClarityCrafts with their new travel & places stamps, plus a few stencils, dies & masks – so much to play with! I went with the ‘famous places’ stamp set on this early peek, with a bit… Read More to travel is to live
Hello crafty friends. Here’s the last of my DT samples using the new ‘Abstract layout 5’ die from ClarityCrafts, this time using one of my favourite designer papers. I’m going to share it with Just Add Ink as I really thought it picked up the feel of their new moodboard. I started by cutting the… Read More serenity window
Welcome to my crafty blog and our new sketch at CAS Colours & Sketches, which I thought was perfect for the new ‘just because – floral panel’ stamp set from ClarityCrafts and picks up the floral theme from Just Add Ink and the CAS/Love from AAA Cards. I started with the diagonal box stripe stencil… Read More CAS Colours & Sketches 529 – floral heart
Hello crafty friends! Well, it’s finally Christmas Eve and as it’s Sunday I’ve dipped back into Clarity‘s Craft Club for the next stencil in my series – although it’s a floral pattern one it felt right to turn it to a Christmas theme with the colours from Just Add Ink, which also picks up the challenge… Read More Clarity craft club lookback – flower confetti stencil
Hello crafty friends! I hope you’re having a good weekend – I’ve been getting busy batch making Christmas cards with the ‘bijou 12 Days of Christmas‘ stamps from ClarityCrafts, and they’re on offer at 30% off until midnight on Monday, so a great time to grab a pre-Christmas bargain. I’ve kept these firmly in my… Read More a couple of days of Christmas!
Hello crafty friends. We’ve got another new challenge for you at CAS Colours & Sketches and as it’s the first Tuesday of the month it’s a colour palette. I thought it was perfect for ClarityCrafts ‘poppy wreath’, especially as it’s Remembrance Sunday this coming weekend, which also picks up Festive Friday‘s theme with red, black… Read More Remember
Hello crafty friends. I managed to find a bit of time to dip back into Clarity‘s craft club and have now started on my stencils, after coming to the end of the dies last week. I only joined the stencil club at the end of 2021, so am starting with #91, the ‘floral decoration’. I… Read More Clarity craft club lookback – floral decoration stencil
Hello there crafty friends! I’ve got exciting news, as I’ve been invited along as guest designer with one of my favourite challenges CAS Colours & Sketches for the next three months. I’m really looking forward to being part of the team and my first offering is in my happy place with a colour challenge. I’ve… Read More Guest designer at CAS Colours & Sketches
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