Hello crafty friends and welcome to a card with a bit of a difference today – I’ve stamped the images onto a dried teabag! Barbara Gray of ClarityCrafts has recently resurrected this style, (which I think has been around for years – there are a few books on it) and it was one of the… Read More teabag leaves
Welcome to my crafty blog and something a little different today! My friends who know me will will be very surprised by this card, as they know I can’t bear fish (whether swimming around or lying on a plate!) This trio from ‘Sam’s bobbing around’ set by ClarityCrafts are rather fun though, and perfectly fitted… Read More looking fintastic!
Hello crafty friends. I’m back today with my design team card for the new theme of ‘tropical or beach’ for Sparkles challenge. This card contains something old and something new and is a bit of an arty departure for me – definitely not my usual CAS style! I spent two days last week at ClarityCrafts‘… Read More Sparkles challenge – tropical
I’ve been having another play with some of the new henna design stamps from ClarityCrafts, this time using ‘Tina’s happy anniversary henna’ set. I took the layout from the sketch at CAS Colours & Sketches and picked up the middle row of any colour, free option & sentiment from TicTacToe‘s grid I started with a… Read More henna peacock
Greetings crafty friends and welcome to Monday’s blog. I spent a fab couple of hours yesterday afternoon having an online crafting session with my sister – we were both playing with the latest Craft Club goodies from ClarityCrafts. I’d already christened the ‘garden bloom butterfly’ stamp last week, but it was a sunny afternoon so… Read More garden bloom butterfly
Hello crafty friends. I’ve been having another play with my June Craft Club goodies from ClarityCrafts – this time it’s the ‘simple rose’ stencil. I took Just Us Girls‘ ‘pastels’ theme for the colours, which worked beautifully with the floral inspiration photo at Inspired by and the central row of pink, encouragement & squares on… Read More take time to smell the roses
Welcome to my crafty blog and a birthday card showcasing one of ClarityCrafts’ floral frame dies. I took the layout from CAS Colours & Sketches, the right-hand column of diecut, bright colour & CAS from TicTacToe and ‘anything goes’ from Seize the Birthday The first spet was to cut the aperture die into the front… Read More happy birthday floral frame
Welcome to my crafty blog featuring another of ClarityCrafts layout stamps, this time the ‘treescape doodle layout montage’. These are so handy for creating a larger card with small stamps – this one features the cricketer from the ‘wee sports people’ set, in recognition of the first Test match in this year’s Ashes series. For… Read More dream believe hope
Hello crafty friends. It’s time for our next theme at Sparkles challenges and Helen has opted for ‘no stamping’ on our creations! Now you know this is always a stretch for me (I am most definitely a stamper at heart), but fortunately one of ClarityCrafts‘ Fresh Cut Dies came to the rescue. I love the… Read More no stamping for Sparkles challenge
Welcome to my crafty blog. I’m still working on incorporating stencil effects in the backgrounds on my cards, as you can see from today’s offering. This one features the ‘trellis’ stencil from ClarityCrafts, together with the ‘butterfly wreath’ and ‘bijou ribbon sentiments’ stamp sets. I’ve brought three current challenges together on this card. I took… Read More butterfly birthday
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