Welcome to my crafty blog. I’ve been busy making cards today for friends who have their birthdays this weekend – I can’t believe I left it all to the last minute though! Thank goodness for Julie Hickey’s alphabet dies and birthday stamps, which work so well for both male and female cards. I’ve got two… Read More happy happy birthday
Welcome to my crafty blog. I’m back with a couple more Father’s Day cards – I’m definitely on a roll with this! This first one uses a retired Stampin’ Up! set – ‘Sky’s the Limit’, which was one of the first SU sets I bought. I’ve hung onto it as it’s so useful for masculine… Read More you send me soaring
Welcome to my crafty blog. Here’s another card using Julie Hickey’s ‘sweet daisy’ stamp set – it’s such a pretty image. I was thinking about using again as my lawn has been absolutely full of daisies this month, thanks to all the rain we’ve had. My friend told me about ‘no mow May’ which has… Read More sweet daisy
Welcome to my crafty blog. Today’s card uses another one of the stamps from Julie Hickey’s gorgeous ‘floral foliage’ set. I love the double outline on these leaves, which makes them great for embossing. I took inspiration for the design from this week’s layout over at Freshly Made Sketches – I tried to push my… Read More you are amazing
Welcome to my crafty blog. It’s time for another Sunday share from the Claritystamp new design club, and today it’s the ‘celtic knot’ from August 2014. I haven’t used this very much over the years, but it would be great for making a frame on a card, although I’ve just gone for a centre highlight… Read More Claritystamp new design club lookback – celtic knot #94
Welcome to my crafty blog. It’s International Nurses’ Day today, as 12th May was Florence Nightingale’s birthday, and there have been lots of celebrations and events to mark the contribution nurses make in hospitals and healthcare organisations across the UK. The annual service at Westminster Cathedral has taken place today, after being postponed last year,… Read More International Nurses’ Day
Welcome to my crafty blog. Here’s the card I had planned to share yesterday – I missed blogging for the first time since Christmas as I had a day out meeting friends, which was so lovely. You don’t realise how much you have missed things until you can go back and do them again. Today’s… Read More butterfly floral frame
Welcome to my crafty blog. I’ve been playing with Stampin’ Up!’s ‘art gallery’ set again – I do really like these flowers, especially this little spray. I think this set will definitely be a keeper! I’ve taken inspiration for today’s card from three of this week’s challenges: the layout reflects the sketch over at Freshly… Read More I can do all things…
Welcome to my crafty blog. I’ve got some sparkly seashells to share today (and a bit of alliteration too, it seems!) I’ve used the Stampin’ Up! ‘seaside seashells’ die and matching embossing folder, together with a sprinkling of WOW embossing powder, for this card. I took inspiration from a couple of challenges – Global Design… Read More by the sea
Welcome to my crafty blog. I’ve got something a bit different to share today, with this card using the ‘sunburst’ layering stencils from Nellie Snellen. I discovered these through an online class last year with Marion Emberson from Sugar and Spice Crafts. I thought it was the perfect set for two of this week’s challenges:… Read More layered stencils
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