Hello there and welcome to Monday! The sun’s still shining here, so I decided to play with some of my favourite honey bees today, inspired by the summer theme at TGIF Challenges using ClarityCrafts ‘Just butterflies & bees’ stamps and the layout from Just Add Ink. I’ve been tidying up some part finished projects and… Read More bee birthday
Hello crafty friends. Sadly, I need to replenish my stocks of sympathy cards, so have started with one featuring the ‘SHAC japonica’ stamps from ClarityCrafts using the sketch from Atlantic Hearts. I decided to rotate the sketch to a vertical orientation and stamped the large border and japonica onto a piece of kraft card. I… Read More japonica sympathy
Hello friends. Barbara’s busy on TV today launching the next in ClarityCrafts abstract layout dies and partner stamps series, so I’ve taken a lookback to the die and ‘Just butterflies & bees’ stamps from April. I’ve pulled a couple of challenges together for this one, with the palette from Creative Colour and the butterflies &… Read More butterfly layout
Hello there and welcome to our new theme at Alphabet Challenge! Caz is in charge this time and she’s offered us a moodboard of colour to inspire us for the letter I. Well it struck me as just perfect for one of my favourite ClarityCrafts images – the SHAC ‘peace – Japanese flowers & butterflies’… Read More I for Inspired by Colour at Alphabet Challenge
Hello there! I’m back with another of the cards I demo’d on Saturday’s shows, this time using the ‘elegant poinsettia’ set from ClarityCrafts. Although at first glance this looks like a pretty standard card, I pushed myself out of my usual comfort zone as I used a gel press plate to create the background! I’ve… Read More elegant poinsettia
Hello friends! I thought I’d share one of the cards from my first show yesterday, that got a bit rushed towards the end – this way, we can go through it at a steady pace. It uses the same set as Friday’s card, ClarityCrafts’ ‘festive topiary’, but this time I’ve stepped it up a bit… Read More mistletoe kisses
Hello again! I’ve been busy today getting ready for tomorrow’s TV shows – I’ll be on Create and Craft TV at 1pm & 4pm, launching a new collection of ClarityCrafts Christmas stamps designed by Linda Williams. Here’s one to whet your appetite using the ‘festive topiary’ set and a little pencil colouring, picking up the… Read More festive topiary
Hello everyone! July is rolling along very fast – we’re halfway through already and back with a new sketch challenge from CAS Colours & Sketches. I’ve taken the opportunity to bag another Christmas card, not least because ClarityCrafts have got their fab little penguin letterboxes collection as the current Alphabet of the Month offer. I… Read More CAS Colours & Sketches 541 – penguin sketch
Hello crafty friends. I’ve dropped back into my happy CAS style today, with a card of encouragement for a friend thanks to the ‘SHAC Vases & Foliage’ stamp set from ClarityCrafts. I took the colours from Color Throwdown and based the layout on the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches I started with one of the… Read More keep the faith
Hello friends. Well I’m firmly back in my favourite CAS place with today’s card using ClarityCrafts ‘SHAC Peace – Japanese flowers & butterflies’ stamp set, which ash become one of my favourite sets too! Lots of inspiration for this one, with the colours from Color Hues and the summer themes from Addicted to CAS and… Read More butterfly kisses
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