Big Blooms Holly - Mini Make

 Even though the A4 square sets of Barbara's Big Blooms stamps have larger stamps, they come with masks and can still be used to make smaller cards.  Here I used the Silhouette Holly Leaf stamps and masks on a 4" x 4" card blank.  I also went with less conventional colours.

Calendar Page Round Up for 2025

 For 2026 I have both the Clarity inky calendar blank and the Groovi calendar blank and I am looking forward to filling both of them as the year progresses. For 2025 I worked in the Funky Fossil blank calendar, as Clarity didn't have them back then.  Here is a round up of all my calendar pages for 2025.  Links to each project are below the photos.

The only time I worked directly onto the calendar page using a Clarity stencil (see HERE).

Happy Christmas Holly

I had a play with the November Clarity New Design Club stencil, but only used the top section to create a pattern on a 5" x 5" white card blank.

Good Job Mr Painter

 #1 son and his girlfriend recently took a break from decorating after nearly 12 months of work on their house.  This is the card I made for them to celebrate.

WOYWW 861/81: Doesn't Time Fly?

Welcome to the weekly sharing of desks which is WOYWW (What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday?), the brainchild of Julia, who kindly entrusted it to me to continue after the first 15 years of togetherness.  Please feel free to link up your desk and visit others' - we are a friendly bunch. 

Who can believe that it is December already and Christmas Eve in three weeks!

My desk photo was taken on Monday afternoon showing off the latest Clarity goodies to arrive.  I did make a sneaky order or two during the Gray Friday sale weekend too.  They have already been used (look out for my blog on Friday).

My advent jigsaw is going well.

Mum's cats (the 3 P's).

I followed an online tutorial for this one.

Couldn't resist this one! Last page of journal #7.

I will see Twiglet at the weekend as I am attending a needle felting class with Tilly Tea Dance on Saturday. I might take a desk photo there for a change.  I have used my retirement theatre voucher now, as I have booked to see the Fawlty Towers stage show next February.  Went to Costco with Mum and Sister last Friday - totally manic but fun too.

Continuing to send Neet well wishes and healing hugs and hoping she manages to escape the hospital soon.

Stay safe and Happy WOYWW. 

Rainbow Leaves Sending You Love

 I decided to see what I could do using just one stamp from the Big Blooms Collection by Clarity Crafts and used this small leaf from the Stripey Flowers A5 square stamps in rainbow colours of Archival ink.

#dailyart2025: One More Month

 With only one month of 2025 to go, it's time for a round up of the second half of November with my #dailyart2025 following the prompts over on 365 days of drawing prompts and other art.

Ever since earlier this year.

Mum's not mine.

Had to think about this one.

Thanks to https://easydrawingguides.com/how-to-draw-gems/

I thought of the expression once in a blue moon.