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
Hello crafty friends and welcome to my weekly dip back into Claritystamp’s Craft Club (formerly their new design club). This week I’ve reached the ‘jay bird’ stamp from October 2017 (another one that I have to confess hasn’t seen action until now!) I started with Clarity’s ‘treescape’ stencil on a strip of white card and… Read More Claritystamp craft club lookback – jay bird
Hello crafty friends. No Christmas card today – it’s Sunday so I’ve dipped back into the Clarity Craft Club back issues for the dandelion stamp from September 2017. The Clarity team have shared some desperately sad news this weekend as Ani, one of their designers, has died after a very short illness. She was not… Read More Claritystamp craft club lookback – dandelion #131
Hello crafty friends – you might be surprised to see that I’m back with another Christmas card today! This time it’s Julie Hickey’s ‘holly jolly Christmas’ stamp, with the layout from Global Design Project and the colours from CAS Colours and Sketches I started by stamping the holly onto a piece of white card and… Read More Christmas holly
Hello crafty friends. We’ve got a new letter over at The Alphabet Challenge today – Meg has chosen ‘q for quadruple’, i.e. four of something, for this theme. I’ve gone for my favourite clean and simple style for this card, using up some scrap pieces of card (always a result!), thanks to a bit of… Read More q for quadruple
