May #dailycollage2024 Challenge Part 1

 Incredibly enough it is already half way through May of 2024 and with it the first part of my #dailycollage2024 round up.  For this month I went with green in memory of my Dad and finished each page with one of the words stickers from Clarity Crafts.  I also used the Peppermint Infusions Collage papers in the background each time.

Cherry Blossom Kissing Couple

For my final project using the latest old is gold stamps from Clarity Crafts I used kraft card as a background for the Cherry Blossom.

WOYWW 780: Happy 15th Anniversary

Wow well done to Julia (and Jan) for keeping this weekly blog hop that is WOYWW going for 15 years.  I haven't been joining in for that long - only since August 2016.

My desk shows my #dailycollage2024 journal as I must confess that I haven't had a chance to make any ATCs.  I will have tags to swap at the crop this weekend though.

I have been interspercing Temu stckers with Tim Holtz Ephemera, Clarity collage papers and Words stickers.

Now to the crop.  We are up to 13 crafters plus a plus one as my sister-in-law Pat will be joining us.  As she introduced me to WOYWW in the first place it seemed right to invite her along. We will be getting going at 10am and will finish at 4pm to allow time for clearing up.  Eva and I will be bringing tea and coffee and I have had offers of cake as well.  I forgot to mention the sandwich shop which is across the road as well as the chippy and convenience store.  Annie is bringing raffle tickets.  Please bring something for the raffle and if you have anything to donate to the sale stall all money raised from these will be going to the British Heart Foundation.  The address is Penkhull Village Hall, Trent Valley Road, Penkhull, Stoke on Trent  ST4 5JB.

I am so looking forward to seeing you all and I know there will be many more there in spirit too.

Floral Delights Round Up of Projects

 It has been a while since I shared some projects using the Floral Delights stamp collections from Clarity Crafts so here is a round up.  As usual, links to the original step by step projects appear below each picture.

A glazed vase (see HERE).

Embrace Your Freedom: A Bird Tag

I couldn't resist using some of the birds from the Birds and Flower Rows stamp set on this tag for the Bird challenge on Tag Tuesday. I am just getting this shared before the next prompt is announced tomorrow.

Loving Heart in Black and Gold

For my last sample using the Loving Heart stamps from Clarity Crafts I went with a classic black and gold theme.

For All My Boys

I made full use of the alphabet which comes with the Loving Heart stamp set to create this card using pattern building.

Happy New You

For my second sample using the Calligraphy Girls I made use of the BOW-WOB papers again but this time to create a frame.

May the Road Rise to Meet You...

I finished this one layer stamped card with a frame using one of the nested square doodle frame-its frames & panels die sets.

WOYWW 779: One Week and Counting

 There is only a week to the 15th anniversary of WOWYW and the balance has been paid on the hall ready for the crop.

I have been busy making samples so can't share any art work this week.  This is my latest breakfast of choice when not at work - Greek yoghurt, blueberries, strawberries and a handful of granola.

These are my new green themed pages for May.

I finally got the car back on Friday.  Luckily Mum and sis were able to come over to Trentham Gardens on Dad's birthday and we walked round the lake and had a meal in the Gardens.  The boiler then of course decided to play up so yesterday it was a plumber to the rescue - thanks to the colleague who gave me the lifts and passed on his number.

Stay safe and Happy WOYWW.

May All Your Dreams Come True

I admit that I cheated a bit and let one of the Amazonia Designer Petite card do the hard work with this card.  I just added the stamping - and lovely stamps they are.

Calligraphy Girl Birthday Card

These Calligraphy Girls stamps which were originally drawn in the SHAC are such fun to play with.

Dippy Toe Father's Day Card

I have thoroughly enjoyed playing with these reimaginings of older Clarity designs.  I made the most of the two-way overlay on this card.

Fishing Buddies

I decided to use this resist technique used by Barbara Gray in her recent craftalong to make a card as I was playing with these stamps.

One Step at a Time

I went with my favourite rainbow colours for this second card using just two stamps from Barbara's Loving Heart and Alphabet.  Dedicated to my Dad who would have celebrated his 90th birthday yesterday.

April's Collage Pages Part Two

 April has come to an end and with it the Brown/Sepia #dailycollage2024 pages in my ring bound journal.  I have chosen green for May as it was my father's favourite colour and today would have been his 90th birthday.

Another change of collage paper starting today to the end of the month.

I can't believe that this year is already a third over!

WOYWW 778: The Anniversary Nears

Congratulations to Julia (and Jan), I can hardly believe that the 15th anniversary of WOYWW get togethers is only a fortnight away.  Closely followed by the crop on the 18th May.

My desk shows some of the tags that I will be bringing to the crop as I won't have time to make ATCs to swap.  At the moment we are 10-12 crafters plus a plus one.  However if there are any more last minute additions all will be welcome.  Please see my post last week for the address.  We will be getting going at 10am and will finish at 4pm to allow time for clearing up.  Eva and I will be bringing tea and coffee and I have had one offer of cake as well.  I forgot to mention the sandwich shop which is across the road as well as the chippy and convenience store last week.  Annie also reminded me about the raffle and is bringing raffle tickets.  Please bring something for the raffle and if you have anything to donate to the sale stall all money raised from these will be going to the British Heart Foundation.

I can't believe it's May already.  My new colour palette is green.  It would have been Dad's 90th birthday tomorrow and it was his favourite colour.  I do hope that I have my car back by then (long story) as I would like to take Mum out.

Please visit Stamping Ground where Julia hosts WOYWW each week.  Happy WOYWW.