Hello crafty friends and welcome to my blog. A few new people have started following my ramblings recently and I just wanted to say thank you – it’s lovely to have you with us. Today’s card uses the new ‘weathered wood’ paper designed by Hazel Eaton for Julie Hickey Designs, together with one of the… Read More weathered wood birthday
Hello crafty friends. Well I’m back in my comfort zone today with a return to stamping, after stretching myself with lots of die cutting over the last couple of weeks! Lots of the challenge blogs are back in business as well after the Christmas break and I’ve managed to combine two in this card. The… Read More back to stamping!
Hello crafty friends. I decided to play with another of my new purchases today – this is the ginko stamp set that Claritystamp released last month & I finally succumbed to! My friends will also be able to confirm that I’ve gone with my favourite colour palette on this one as well, inspired by the… Read More ginko biloba
Hello crafty friends. I’m sharing a card today using Stampin’ Up!’s ‘delicate dahlias’ set that was a freebie as part of the last Sale-a-bration. I have to confess that I haven’t used this set very much, but I do like two-step stamps with outlines and infills. I’ve picked up the theme of ‘inspiration’ (for inspiration!)… Read More you inspire me
Hello crafty friends. I’ve been playing with a new stamp and die set from Stampin’ Up! – ‘Eden’s Garden’. I recently did an online class with Joanne James using this set – it’s really beautiful. This card picks up the sketch from Global Design Project with the colours from Colour INKspiration I started with a… Read More a birthday bouquet
Hello crafty friends. I’m back with another card using Julie Hickey’s ‘fresh florals’ stamp set – these are definitely a favourite of mine! This creation has been inspired by the current grid over at TicTacToe challenge – I’ve gone down the left hand column with heart, birthday & gold. I started by die cutting a… Read More wonderful day
Hello crafty friends and welcome to my second post of the day – I’m catching up with myself! These little cats are part of the latest November set from Claritystamp’s die Craft Club, and I love them – you can just see the energy and intent in their outlines. They are obviously perfect (should that… Read More Christmas wishes!
Hello crafty friends. It’s time for our next theme at Alphabet Challenge – we’re up to R and Debbie has opted for cards and projects that are red. That’s such a great choice of colour for this time of year! I recently did a very CAS card using Julie Hickey’s ‘poinsettia’ stamp & die, so… Read More R is for red
Hello crafty friends. Today’s Christmas card was inspired by the new challenge at CAS Colours and Sketches, which is a combination of colours and a sketch as it was the fifth Tuesday in the month. I decided to go with a mixture of Claritystamps – I love it when different sets work well together. I… Read More joyful nativity
Hello crafty friends. I’ve had a busy day today out Christmas shopping (got it all virtually done!) so I thought I’d share a more general card today for a bit of balance. Regular readers of this little blog will know that ‘Tina’s floral spray’ from Claritystamp is one of my all-time favourites, and I decided… Read More birthday floral spray
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