Summer Blooms

The current challenge over on Try It On Tuesday is Summer Blooms, so I thought this project would fit the bill perfectly. I went with partial art rather than using the full image using the star flower stamps and stencils from Clarity Crafts.

Trim a piece of Clarity premium card to 6.5” x 6.5”. Mask off the top and bottom leaving a 2” aperture along the topper.

Add the top of the A5 Star flower stamp into the aperture multiple times using Black Soot Distress Archival ink.

Add the three infill flowers in French Ultramarine, Pink Peony, and Chrome Yellow Archival inks. Remove the masking.

Add lines along the upper and lower edges of the panel using a black Posca pen.

Die cut an aperture above and below using one of the doodle frame-its apertures dies.

Stamp the Sending a Note stamp from the special day sentiments onto a small piece of Clarity Premium card in the same black ink as before.

Die cut an aperture frame using the second smallest nested square heart doodle aperture frame-its die.

With the die back in place, lay the A5 Star Flower stencil over the centre and blend French Ultramarine, Pink Peony, and Chrome Yellow Archival inks through the flower heads.

Die cut a mat from black card using the 3.75” nested squares picot die and mat up the sentiment topper.

Add the large topper to the front of a 7” x 7” black card blank.

To finish, add the sentiment topper.

WOYWW 894/114: And Breathe

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.

Not much has changed on my desk that I can show you as I spent the weekend and Monday making samples. Yesterday was spent having a PJ day.

I went to the dentist last Thursday and have a course of antibiotics and a follow up appointment for next Wednesday.  I also saw the GP on Monday afternoon and have been referred to the hospital for further tests tomorrow.  I am obviously falling apart post retirement.  I am very glad for the NHS.

This evening I will be driving to Birmingham (Midland Arts Centre) to see Steve Hofstetter, the stand up comedian from the US.  Really looking forward to it as I have followed him on FB for ages.

Mum's as usual on Friday so will make my visits while there.  Stay safe and Happy WOYWW.

Summer Shades / Ladies Glasses: Ideas and Inspiration

The Summer Shades and Ladies Glasses stamp sets from Clarity Crafts have some very useful worker stamps which can be used without the frames.  Here are some projects both with and without with the links to the projects beneath each photo as always.

With masks and other stamps (see HERE).

Wales / Scotland Framer and Famous Places Stamps: Ideas and Inspiration

 I have had these Scotland and Wales stamps out recently so thought I would look back on some of the projects I have created with these and the Famous Places stamps from Clarity Crafts.  As always, links to the projects appear below each picture. 

Made for a colleague moving to Scotland (see HERE).

July 2026 Calendar Page: One Day at a Time

I have only just got round to sharing a late calendar page for July.  I couldn't resist a play with the new Dotted Deer stamps from Clarity Crafts.  Here is what I made.

Doodleology: Ideas and Inspiration

As this collection of Doodleology element stamps and mats from Clarity Crafts were featured recently, I though I would bring together some of my projects featuring them.  As usual the link to the projects are below each photo. 

They are suitable for all types of cards (see HERE).

#dailyatc2026: July So Far

I have completed the next part of this year's challenge to myself - a daily ATC, following the prompts over on 365 days of drawing prompts and other art and using Clarity stamps, stencils and stickers.  Here are my offerings for the first half of July.

I used one of the Wonky Tree stamps from Timestamp Creations and added a pot with a micron pen.

A couple of NDC stamps came in handy.

As always, I have used the alphabet stamps from Timestamp Creations to label each of my ATCs.