Good morning everyone! I’ve got a busy day on this little blog, with two more cards to come after this one – and I’ve not made a good start by forgetting to schedule this first one on time for the start of Alphabet Challenge‘s new theme! What’s even worse is that I’m hosting the challenge… Read More E for Embossing at Alphabet Challenge
OK, so I blame Barbara Gray – as you know, she had the fabulous build a wreath collection on HobbyMaker TV this week and now I can’t stop playing with them!! I’ve put the spring set into action again today for a card that will go into my wedding/engagement stash (It’s that time of year!)… Read More love conquers all
Hello! Welcome to today’s crafty blog and another look at the new ‘Japanese floral tiles‘ from Clarity Crafts. This time I’ve just used one of the three-way overlay stamps – being able to combine all three of a design, or two of them, or use onay of them on their own really adds to the… Read More happiness mandala
Hello crafty friends – it’s Friday already and the weekend’s just around the corner! It’s also Valentine’s Day today and all these hearts and love themes have been the perfect reason to add to my stash of wedding cards, ready for the summer season! Clarity‘s Half Price Members’ Sale is still going strong (it runs… Read More to the happy couple
Hello everyone. I’m back in my happy CAS place today with some ‘mini makes’, creating gift tags using the fab new ‘Ani’s folk art sampler‘ stamp set from Clarity Crafts which Barbara is showcasing over on Clarity Social TV today. I’ve managed to pull a few challenges together into these little tags, taking the colours… Read More Ani’s folk art tags
Hello friends – here I am back with another Christmas card! It doesn’t seem to matter how many I make each year, I always have to pull a few last minute ones togther – and this year is no exception! I’ve gone back to ClarityCrafts‘ ‘floral frame – Merry Christmas’ stamp set, which was still… Read More another floral frame
Hello friends! What a busy weekend, with ClarityCrafts Open Days on Friday & Saturday, followed by a taught workshop with Barbara Gray today! I thought I’d share with you one of the designs I was demonstrating at the Open Days, once again using the fab new ‘South Downs Treescape‘ stamps & co-ordinating landscape masks –… Read More glittery trees
Hello friends and welcome to another Monday! I’ve got a bit of a different take today on the wreath from ‘Tina’s Christmas Snowmen Elements’ by ClarityCrafts, pairing it up with the ‘leafy overlay’ stencils. I had one of those ‘I wonder what would happen if…’ moments – and this is what happened! I’ve combined the… Read More leafy wreath
Hello crafty friends. After yesterday’s sunflower, I’ve stepped firmly into cooler days today with this card as my DT offering for our new autumn theme at Sparkles Challenges using ClarityCrafts‘ ‘SHAC leafy framer’ stamps. The colours at Color Throwdown were just perfect for this and I used one of the ‘quote’ stamps to pick up… Read More Autumn at Sparkles Challenge
Hello there! Friday seems to come round very quickly and we’ve got another new theme to challenge you at As You See It – it’s the dreaded speed stamping! We ask you to make a card in under 10 minutes, this time on the theme of fruit. I was struggling with this one, as I… Read More Fast fruit at As You See It challenge
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