Here we are at Friday again! Our new theme at As You See It challenge starts today and Jan has opted for ‘vintage or shabby chic’ this time round. Now neither of these are my strong suit, but I figured that kraft card and a dried teabag ought to give me a vintage feel! I… Read More vintage at As You See It challenge
Welcome to my crafty blog and another Christmas card in non-traditional colours! This time it’s the holly wreath from ClarityCrafts ‘Christmas wreaths’ set, combining the colours from Color Dare, the CAS circle layout from Just Us Girls and the ‘deck the halls’ theme from Less is More. I stamped the holly wreath in ‘peacock feathers’… Read More teal wreath
It’s time for a new game board at Christmas Bingo Challenges – this time I’ve gone with column I and taken green, gold and square for my card using the wreath from the new ‘C is for Christmas’ stamp set from ClarityCrafts Just a quick recap on the challenge rules! Our theme is always anything… Read More corner wreath for Christmas BINGO challenge
Hello crafty friends and welcome to our new theme at Alphabet Challenge – we’ve now reached O and Meg has opted for ‘owl’. ClarityCrafts ‘feathered friends’ stamp set had the perfect solution with this trio of owls, which I paired with one of the ‘Christmas rounds’ stencils which means I can also share this at… Read More O for Owl at Alphabet Challenge
Hello crafty friends. I’m here with an early look at one of the new stamps launching tomorrow as part of ‘Linda’s Christmas Compendium – set 3’ from ClarityCrafts – it won’t surprise you to know that these stamps are called ‘C is for Christmas’! I also didn’t have to think too hard about sharing this… Read More Christmas compendium wreath
Welcome to Day 11 of my 12 Days of Clarity challenge – we’re nearly there! November’s Craft Club stamp was actually an autumn wreath, but I’ve turned it into a Christmas card just by using different colours. I started by stamping the wreath with WOW clear ink, then heat embossed it with superfine gold metallic… Read More 12 Days of Clarity 2022 – wreath
Hello crafty friends. We’re now at day 10 of my 12 Days of Clarity challenge, so today it’s the ‘peace on earth’ stamp from October’s Craft Club. I was inspired by the card on the project sheet designed by Jane Telford, so started with a square of kraft card and one of Clarity’s ‘Christmas wreaths’… Read More 12 Days of Clarity 2022 – peace on earth
Hello there and welcome to our new challenge at Sparkles. Angela has chosen ‘gnome home for the holidays’ as our theme this month, so Clarity’s ‘letterbox gnomes’ got to come out and play one more time! I started with the holly stencil from Clarity’s ‘christmas rounds’ set and laid it over the front of a… Read More Sparkles challenge – gnome home for the holidays
Welcome to my crafty blog. I’m still trying to get Christmas cards finished – I never seem to have enough despite trying to make them throughout the year! Today’s uses the retired ‘arrange a wreath’ set from Stampin’ Up!, inspired by the sketch at Inspire.Create and the photo at The Card Concept I started with… Read More Christmas wreaths
Welcome to my crafty blog. I’ve been playing with Julie Hickey’s foilable die cuts again, this time with a wreath from her ‘Festive’ set. I’ve taken the colours from CAS Colours & Sketches, which might not be an abvious choice at first glance but it is possible to get poinsettia with green/cream bracts! I used… Read More Christmas wreath
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