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Sharing my crafting journey in the world of handmade cards – now a Design Team member for ClarityCrafts

Tag: watercolour

Be the change you want to see in the world

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

25th Oct 202025th Oct 2020 deborahwheeler136 Comments

Painting parakeets

Welcome to my crafty blog. Today’s card was made by watercolouring the stamped image. I’ve watercoloured using inks before, but this was the first time using watercolour pencils, and I was following the online tutorials from the brilliant Barbara Gray at Claritystamp. You can find them here – lots of great tips and techniques on… Read More Painting parakeets

2nd Aug 20202nd Aug 2020 deborahwheeler133 Comments

Up and away

Welcome to my little crafty blog. I should have been at the Claritystamp Open Day in Kent today with my sister, but Covid-19 has put a stop to that, as it has so much of what we knew as normal life. So instead I’ve spent the afternoon playing with some of my Clarity stamps. Air… Read More Up and away

20th Jun 202020th Jun 2020 deborahwheeler133 Comments

Say it with flowers

Hello, and welcome to my little crafty blog. Some of you may remember there was an advert running in the 1970s encouraging us to “say it with flowers”, so I made a card that does just that (mainly because I couldn’t decide what sentiment to put on it!). I’ll keep it in my stock pile… Read More Say it with flowers

17th May 202017th May 2020 deborahwheeler131 Comment

Until we meet again

Hello! welcome to my little crafty blog, and thanks for taking a look. Just a simple card this week, but I love the words in this Celtic blessing stamp from Claritystamp. The last few lines feel particularly appropriate in these difficult days of social distancing, shielding and isolation. Even so, we are lucky that there… Read More Until we meet again

28th Mar 2020 deborahwheeler13Leave a comment

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