Hello friends! I thought I’d share one of the cards from my first show yesterday, that got a bit rushed towards the end – this way, we can go through it at a steady pace. It uses the same set as Friday’s card, ClarityCrafts’ ‘festive topiary’, but this time I’ve stepped it up a bit… Read More mistletoe kisses
Hello there! I’ve got a rare card to share with you today – there’s absolutely no stamping on it! ClarityCrafts have revamped and relaunched their designer papers, so I decided to put a piece of the Amazonia set through it’s paces with the ‘leafy swirl’ die. The paper picks up the lovely tones from Hand… Read More Leafy swirl die
Welcome to my crafty blog and another card from last weekend’s shows using ‘Tina’s bijou retro stamps’ from Clarity Crafts. Once again, I’ve got to thank my Clarity team-mate Jane Telford for the inspiration on this one – Jane’s card was very CAS, but for once I decided to step it up a bit with… Read More retro trees
Hello there. I’m back with another look at one of my demos from Saturday’s shows, using the trio of candles stamp from Clarity Crafts‘ new ‘Tina’s bijou retro’ stamp set. Obviously, it’s perfect for sharing with AAA Birthday, but also picks up the ‘backgrounds’ theme from TGIF Challenges My starting point was a small square… Read More birthday candles
Hello again and welcome to another card featuring ClarityCraftsnew ‘just butterflies & bees’ stamp set – I hope you’re not getting too bored with them! I’ve gone back to the bees today, but this time paired them with the ‘summer tags & frames’ stamp set and one of the new infusions papers. It’s a slightly… Read More bee happy
Hello there! I’m back with another card featuring the new ‘Just Flowers’ A5 stamp set from ClarityCrafts, this time just using the hydrangea blooms stamp and some masking! I’ve picked up the floral theme from TGIF Challenges, together with pink, non-rectangle (a square card & circle of flowers), supportive sentiment and bouquet from Festive Friday‘s… Read More Just friends & flowers
Well, that’s Christmas finished for another year and here’s my final card from Clarity‘s 2023 Craft Club – the ‘New Year Round’ set. I felt it warranted some lovely heat embossing, so picked up the colours from TGIF challenges together with the ‘new’ theme from Time Out. I started by heat embossing the large stamp with… Read More 12 Days of Clarity 2023 – December
Hello crafty friends. I’m feeling very pleased with myself today having used up another piece from my stash box! This image with ClarityCrafts ‘three way treescape’ stamp set has been sat waiting to be used since early July, when I joined the Clarity community for A Moment of Clarity with Barbara Gray. I remember thinking at the time… Read More sparkly trees
Hello crafty friends. There’s another collection of new goodies coming from ClarityCrafts tomorrow – seasonal tags and frames. I’m still in a Christmas crafting mood, so here’s an early peek at one of my design team cards using the winter set. This card ties a few challenges together – the colours from TGIF challenges, the… Read More merry & bright frame
Hello craft friends! I’m back with another outing for Percy Penguin – he’s well wrapped up against the cold now the temperatures have really dropped here in the UK! He’ll be out and about on the ClarityCrafts website over the coming weeks, together with his friends & family from the colony as Clarity’s annual advent… Read More merry little penguin Christmas
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