Welcome to my crafty blog. I was asked by a friend to make a Christmas card with robins for her mum, and so went for this stamp and wreath from Claritystamp. I started with the ‘Olive branch’ stencil, which is one of Clarity’s Christmas wreaths set. I first ran it through my Gemini to emboss… Read More Robins wreath
Welcome to my crafty blog. Two of my friends are about to start new jobs, and I remembered this sentiment stamp from Claritystamp’s New Design Club (several years ago), which said exactly the right thing. Things are not always exactly what they seem though (spoiler alert!) – I looked up this quote from Gandhi and… Read More Be the change you want to see in the world
Welcome to my crafty blog. I’m still busy making Christmas cards – this one is for a friend who’s not a Christian, so I went for a more general scene and sentiment. It’s sparkly as well, but that doesn’t show up in this picture! I took the inspiration from a couple of blog challenges this… Read More Winter Wonderland
Welcome to my crafty blog. Today’s card is a new home one I made for my niece, using Claritystamp’s ‘Townhouse’ stencil. I love this image – it’s great for making cards with a more urban feel when I don’t want a country cottage effect I started by fixing the stencil onto a piece of Claritystamp’s… Read More New home
Welcome to my crafty blog. I’m sharing a birthday card I made suing the Claritystamp ‘country animals’ stencil. It’s so nice to be able to get out and about again on my days off. We’re hearing that wildlife has been doing well during lockdown – I had a lovely walk in part of Epping Forest… Read More Woodland animals
Hello and welcome to my little crafty blog. Today’s card will be going to thank a friend for something they did for me. One of the things that has struck me about this time of lockdown is just how people are coming together to support each other in so many ways. Some of it is… Read More Thank you heart
Hello! welcome to my little crafty blog. Tomorrow, Sunday 22 March, is Mothering Sunday/Mother’s Day here in the UK, and I’m reflecting on how different it will be from last year, in several ways. First, my lovely Mum sadly died last year, so this is our first Mother’s Day without her. It was so strange… Read More A very different Mothering Sunday
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