Welcome to my crafty blog. Today’s card uses the same background colours as I did yesterday – I really liked the blend of them together and thought they worked well for beach colours. I’ve worked with three current challenges to produce this card. I took the layout from Freshly Made Sketches, but rotated it as… Read More love you to the beach and back
Welcome to my crafty blog, and a new challenge over at CAS Colours & Sketches. It’s a sketch this week, and my second one as their guest design team member for June. My new ‘pansy patch’ stamps were just perfect for this design, and I’ve gone with slightly more traditional colours this time round after… Read More it’s the little things
Welcome to my crafty blog. Just a quick post today – I’ve been out to lunch with friends on a glorious sunny day, including a walk along the seafront and an icecream. Life doesn’t get much better than that! Sadly, not everyone is in the same fortunate position and today’s card is one of encouragement… Read More floral thoughts
Welcome to my crafty blog. I’ve been doing a bit more shopping and couldn’t wait to play with my new ‘pansy patch’ set that arrived from Stampin’ Up! this week. I’ve got lots of plans for this set – it will definitely be a keeper! I’ve taken inspiration for this card from a couple of… Read More patriotic pansies
Welcome to my crafty blog and another piece of exciting news! I’ve been invited to join CAS Colours & Sketches as a Guest Designer for their June challenges! I was absolutely delighted to get the email from Patricia, and so here’s my first contribution. It’s a colour challenge this week, using Stampin’ Up!’s ‘fresh freesia’,… Read More wedding congratulations
Welcome to my crafty blog and another Father’s Day card! My son has already bagged this one, as his dad a is fanatical amateur cricketer. It’s a bit of a mixture of products, but sometimes that can give you the best of all worlds! I started with the ‘cover drive’ die from Tattered Lace (that’s… Read More a cricket-mad dad
Welcome to my crafty blog. I’m back with a couple more Father’s Day cards – I’m definitely on a roll with this! This first one uses a retired Stampin’ Up! set – ‘Sky’s the Limit’, which was one of the first SU sets I bought. I’ve hung onto it as it’s so useful for masculine… Read More you send me soaring
Welcome to my crafty blog. I’ve been making a few more Father’s Day cards, which I’ll be sharing over the next few days, starting with this one using Stampin’ Up’s ‘Whiskey Business’ set. I bought this last year as it was perfect for a card I was asked to make, and it’s been carried over… Read More it’s a whiskey business!
Welcome to my crafty blog, and a card with a stamp set I’ve only used once so far since getting it – ‘hydrangea haven’ from Stampin’ Up! This seems to be one of those sets that I really like the look of and then struggle to put into practice – does anyone else ever have… Read More the world is better because of you
Welcome to my crafty blog. I got busy with a spot of die cutting for this card – I don’t often use lots of die cuts (basically I’m too impatient!) but was inspired by a recent online class with Joanne James (aka The Crafty Owl). I used the Stampin’ Up ‘forever fern’ stamps and matching… Read More give thanks
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