bee birthday

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

japonica sympathy

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

festive topiary

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

CAS Colours & Sketches 541 – penguin sketch

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

butterfly kisses

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