This week at Freshly Made Sketches the sketch has been designed by Jen Mitchell who has chosen a square card for her design. Be sure to check out Jen’s card and those of the rest of the design team. A very good friend is having an eye operation next week and I …
I have two cards for you today, both made using stamps from Creative Stamping Magazine issue 104. They are an elegant oriental theme. I am playing along with two card challenges today. I used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches #519 for the layout of the card and the colours were from Color Throwdown …
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I am a huge fan of Sam Calcott from Mixed Up Craft, her YouTube channel and blog are full of inspiration for unusual and fun cards. I needed two birthday cards this week and Sams tunnel cards provided just the inspiration I needed. I recreated the design on my Brother Scan n Cut which makes …
Tomorrow is being called ‘Blue Monday’ supposedly the most depressing day of the year so today’s card is one of encouragement for anyone who is feeling a little low. I am crafting along with the second sketch challenge from Gentleman Crafter, his sketches are so easy to put together and adapt for what supplies you …
This week’s sketch has been designed by Judy from Jar full of Joy and it is a fun corner focus The ‘clean team’ have come up with some gorgeous ideas for this sketch. Check them out for inspiration as well as all the entries in the gallery. I went with a valentines day theme for …
I love using every scrap of a kit and for this card I have made use of some bits that would normally end up in the recycling. The patterned paper on the front of the card is the front preview sheet of the paper pad. Cutting out the label makes a perfect aperture. The acetate …
In my blog post for the Double Diamond fold card I gave a little sneaky peak at the December 2021 Love from Lizi Party Time Kit. I didn’t have chance to play with this kit when it arrived before Christmas so I am enjoying creating with it this week. The theme of the kit is …
As I mentioned in this recent blog post I have recently discovered John Bloodworth the Gentleman Crafter, his blog is fantastic and he also has a fans page over on Creative Fabrica which I am a member of. On the first Monday of each month in 2022 John is making available to his members an …
I recently discovered the blog Gentleman Crafter. John is an extremely talented teacher and crafter with 30 years experience. I have learnt such a lot from him on how to use my new Scan n Cut. This week on his blog, new for 2022, he launched his card sketch challenge and a new Facebook group …
Today I am sharing the card I made for this weeks challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches. This is sketch number 517 and it has been designed by Amy O’Neill , she has created a beautiful Valentines card using the sketch. Please check out her blog and those of the rest of the designers on …
