Hello crafty friends. Our new theme at Sparkles Challenge starts today and, appropriately enough, it’s ‘spring time’! I opted for a tree filled with blossom using the new Branches, Twigs & Sprigs stamps, inspired by the flower filled ones around us here. Taking a 5×5 card blank, I first used a square embedder and a… Read More Springtime at Sparkles Challenge
Good morning everyone and welcome to another Seasonal Saturday! My Christmas card making through the year is going very well, definitely helped by the fact that I joined the design team at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown! This week we’ve got a colour challenge for you, with a lovely combination of blue and white – perfect… Read More Blue & White at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown 26-10
Goodness, here we are at Friday again – doesn’t it seem to come round quickly? And it’s also the start of our next challenge at As You See It, where Joanne has given us a great sketch to play with. I decided it as the perfect excuse to reach for one of my favourite sets,… Read More Butterfly love for As You See It Challenge #368
Hello everyone. After watching Barbara on HobbyMaker TV yesterday, I was inspired to have another play with the new Lovebird stamps, this time just using the single bird image rather than the whole circle design and sitting him on one of the Landscape Backdrop Tags. I found a great little tag in my pack with… Read More Barbara’s lovebird
Hello crafty friends – I’ve got more Dotted Dragonflies to share with you today! Barbara will be showcasing these and the other new Clarity releases on HobbyMaker TV this afternoon (Weds 11th) from 1pm, so it’s the perfect time to share the last of my DT samples with you. Having cut a topper to fit… Read More Dragonfly panel
Hello crafty friends. I thought it was time to take another look at Barbara’s Floral Hearts stamps, one of Clarity’s March Products of the Month – add any of those to your shopping basket and you get double loyalty points on everything. I’ve kept it very CAS (not that that will surprise you!) only using… Read More You’re my everything
Hello crafty friends. Bit of a late post today – we’re in something of a state of chaos here at home, as it’s been the first day of my new kitchen being fitted, so the old one has been completely stripped out and the electrics sorted today. Hopefully it will be done by the end… Read More Dragonfly circles
Hello crafty friends. I’ve got a spring blossom inspired card to share with you today, with another take on the new Branches, Twigs & Sprigs stamps from Clarity, together with one of their new Dotted Dragonflies. I was inspired with this design by a card I saw a while back on Pinterest – can I… Read More Pink blossom
Hello crafty friends and welcome to this week’s Seasonal Saturday post, with our new sketch at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. I opted not to go down the obvious Christmas tree route, instead turning to the Father Christmas stamps from Linda’s Christmas Compendium. I haven’t used any of the inky mop-up backgrounds from my stash for… Read More Santa’s sketch at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown 26-09
Hello everyone! It’s launch day today for the fab new Branches, Twigs & Sprigs stamps and I decided to build a wildflower meadow for our new W theme at Alphabet Challenge. I just used a few of the stamps from Set 1 for my delicate little blooms, aided by another of my Colour Cube cards… Read More W for Wildflowers at Alphabet Challenge
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