tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91667042843198902062024-03-18T07:17:11.757+00:00Sarah's Craft ShedA place to share my crafty musing!Sarah Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17498593399523406118noreply@blogger.comBlogger2805125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166704284319890206.post-3237224679049146172024-03-18T05:30:00.001+00:002024-03-18T05:30:00.363+00:00Rainbow Happy BirthdayFor this card I used the smallest of the nested circle scallop doodle frame-its frames & panels die multiple times.Die cut the smallest nested circle scallop doodle frame-its frames & panels die seven times form Clarity stencil card. Add Happy Birthday to the circles using the tall letterbox alphabet and numbers infill stamps in Jet Black archival ink. Coat each circle with Versamark ink Sarah Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17498593399523406118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166704284319890206.post-35741333549597207772024-03-17T06:00:00.005+00:002024-03-17T06:00:00.351+00:00#dailycollage2024: March So Far For March I went with blue as the theme colour for my #dailycollage2024. Here are my pages so far. This time I used the BOW-WOB papers as a background as they can be coloured with inks to match the theme and finished each page with one of the Clarity words stickers.My husband passed away suddenly 8/3/24 in the afternoon. Crafting, family and friends are helping to keep me Sarah Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17498593399523406118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166704284319890206.post-79752053097375519392024-03-16T06:00:00.002+00:002024-03-16T06:00:00.145+00:00Cymru ForeverI echoed the colours of the Welsh flag for this card using the Cymru stamp set from Clarity Crafts.Add two strips of Clarity low tack masking tape across a piece of stencil card. Using a stamp platform add the bottom half of the Cymru stamp below the tape in Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide. Move the masking tape and add the top half of the stamp in Festive Berries Distress Oxide. Remove the Sarah Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17498593399523406118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166704284319890206.post-62790577225992029682024-03-15T05:30:00.001+00:002024-03-15T05:30:00.135+00:00To Travel is To LiveI decided to create a bespoke set of frames for these lovely landmark stamps from Clarity Crafts.Trim a piece of teal card to 8” x 4”. Die cut a panel 0.5” from the left-hand edge using the 2” x 3” nested rectangle die.Die cut two further panels using the same die at equal distances apart. Die cut the centre from one of the offcuts using the 1” x 2” nested rectangle die to create a frame. Lay Sarah Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17498593399523406118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166704284319890206.post-74905948720466246252024-03-14T06:00:00.001+00:002024-03-14T06:00:00.141+00:00Pippa Poppet Circle Doodle Foliage FrameThis time I combined some of the Nested Circle Foliage Doodle Frame-Its Frames & Panels with one of the Marina Fedatova Poppet images from Clarity Crafts. Die cut a topper from Clarity stencil card using the third largest Nested Circle Foliage Doodle Frame-Its Frames & Panels die. Die cut a frame from dark blue card using the same die and the one smaller die.Add the frame to the topper, Sarah Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17498593399523406118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166704284319890206.post-19148602667231397072024-03-13T05:30:00.003+00:002024-03-13T05:30:00.142+00:00WOYWW: Sad NewsJust a quick post today. Some of you will have already heard but my husband passed away suddenly last Friday. The boys and I have had such a lot of love and support from family, friends and colleagues. The same funeral directors who took such great care of Dad will be looking after Paul too once he is released by the coroner. The flowers arrived on Monday from Barb, Dave Sarah Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17498593399523406118noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166704284319890206.post-80822320345469926392024-03-12T06:00:00.001+00:002024-03-12T06:00:00.140+00:00Thank You Nested Doodle CirclesClarity Crafts have just released their new Doodle Frame-Its Frames and Panel dies - this time circles rather than squares. I had fun playing around with them for this layered gate fold card.Score the front and back of a 6” x 6” white card blank at 3” and fold them into the centre to create a gatefold card.Use the second largest nested circle scallop doodle frame-its panels & frames dieSarah Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17498593399523406118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166704284319890206.post-28430018961016678352024-03-11T05:30:00.001+00:002024-03-11T05:30:00.141+00:00Fly HighI went back to the Wee Gents stamps for this card for aircraft enthusiasts.Mask off part of the A4 Abstract Rectangle Aperture mat and add it to the front of a piece of Clarity stencil card. Add the clouds mask from the Hills & Clouds Build-a-Scene mask set and blend Tumbled Glass Distress ink above it. Move the mask down the stencil, adding further ink until the background is complete. Sarah Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17498593399523406118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166704284319890206.post-53569393352811961742024-03-10T06:00:00.002+00:002024-03-10T06:00:00.174+00:00Beautiful Imperfections: Poppy Seed HeadsThis time I used masking and the corresponding stencil to create a card with the Poppy Seed Heads design from Clarity Crafts.Stamp the Poppy Seed Head outline stamp from the Botanicals two way stamp set onto Clarity stencil card in Jet Black Archival ink. Add the infill stamp in Carved Pumpkin Distress Oxide.Create a mask for the image using mask blank and mask up the image.Add the outline stamp Sarah Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17498593399523406118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166704284319890206.post-27034750637330702282024-03-09T06:00:00.001+00:002024-03-09T06:00:00.157+00:00Monochrome felt Flower birthday CardI combined the sticky backed felt with the new BOW-WOB papers from Clarity Crafts to create this monochrome card.Die cut the second largest Funky Flower 1 flower die from the black felt. Die cut the inner with the next size down. Die cut a second flower from black felt using the second smallest flower die and cut out the centres using the smallest flower die. Cut two more flowers with the Sarah Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17498593399523406118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166704284319890206.post-91781193259715755232024-03-08T06:00:00.001+00:002024-03-08T06:00:00.145+00:00Honesty is the Best PolicyFor this card I combined the Honesty two way stamps with the corresponding Fresh Cut die from Clarity Crafts.Die cut the Honesty Aperture die from the front of a 6” x 6” black card blank. Trim a piece of Indian Summer Designer Petite card to 5” x 5” and add it inside the front of the card.Add the Honesty infill stamp from the Botanical 2-way overlay set to a piece of small Clarity stencil card inSarah Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17498593399523406118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166704284319890206.post-69405904282264029232024-03-07T06:00:00.001+00:002024-03-07T06:00:00.138+00:00Felt Die Cut CoasterI decided to use the sticky backed felt to create a round coaster, adding it to one of the coaster backer sheets. If you wish, you could add stitching round the different elements before adding the backing.Die cut the green felt with the largest and second largest Funky Flower 1 flower dies.Die cut the beige felt with the smallest and second largest flower dies. Die cut the pink felt with Sarah Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17498593399523406118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166704284319890206.post-41268222142754810792024-03-06T05:30:00.001+00:002024-03-06T05:30:00.142+00:00WOYWW 770: School Trip Welcome to my weekly desk share courtesy of Julia at Stamping Ground and WOYWW.I thought I'd show you some of the supplies that I have been using for the latest #dailycollage2024 pages.As you can see, the colour scheme has changed to blue for March.Hubby's back is not much better, which is unfortunate as I have to leave for London this afternoon to take over from a colleague on the Y7 trip.Sarah Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17498593399523406118noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166704284319890206.post-27650932258350661832024-03-05T06:00:00.001+00:002024-03-05T06:00:00.136+00:00Dare to be DifferentI combined one of the Botanicals stencils and two way overlay stamps for this card again but this time embellished with doodle frame-its panel die cuts and used an embedder too.Use a mask blank to create a 1.5” panel along the fold of a 6” x 6” white card blank. Add the Wild Privet stencil over the aperture and blend Leaf Green Archival ink through it. Remove the stencil and masking. Add the Sarah Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17498593399523406118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166704284319890206.post-77812333185850172342024-03-04T05:30:00.002+00:002024-03-04T05:30:00.132+00:00Felt Floral Wreath CardFor this card I created a wreath using the Clarity Funky Flower 1 dies and the sticky backed felt to go round a sentiment.Die cut the third largest nested square lattice doodle frame-its frames & panels die from Clarity stencil card.Stamp Thank you from the KISS Bijou Ribbon Sentiments into the centre in Jet Black archival ink.Die cut the two smallest flowers from Nested Funky Flower 1 from Sarah Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17498593399523406118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166704284319890206.post-28014426965818860502024-03-03T06:00:00.002+00:002024-03-03T06:00:00.176+00:00Casablanca Lilies<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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For March I am going with blues/purples.Still mixing the Hibiscus Infusions Collage papers from Clarity Crafts with stickers from Temu, Tim Holtz Ephemera and Clarity Doodle Frame-Its die cuts and word stickers.Sometimes I take the papers across the page and sometimes down.The feathers make their first Sarah Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17498593399523406118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166704284319890206.post-2856219158665430392024-02-29T06:00:00.002+00:002024-02-29T09:35:20.773+00:00If Friends were Flowers...For this card I stamped some of the just flowers stamps onto the inserts of the Abstract Layout 5 die but arranged them in a different manner.Die cut one of the Abstract Layout 5 papers using the coordinating die and set the inserts to one side.Add five of the die cuts to a piece of Clarity stencil card, spacing them out to form a panel.Die cut top and bottom using one of the Doodle Frame-Its Sarah Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17498593399523406118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166704284319890206.post-3835950996716794322024-02-28T05:30:00.002+00:002024-02-28T09:16:58.701+00:00WOYWW769: Wellbeing Day Welcome to the latest desk sharing with Julia at Stamping Ground and the weekly blog get together which is WOYWW.Last Saturday I had a full day playing the recorder on a course entitled Unbarred as none of the music had bar lines. It involved lots of counting but was great fun and there was a great deal of cake too. My desk shows some music I bought with the hopes of getting a Sarah Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17498593399523406118noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166704284319890206.post-32388373454933097642024-02-27T06:00:00.001+00:002024-02-27T06:00:00.138+00:00Just Flowers: Thinking of YouFor this card I combined some of the Clarity Just Flowers stamps with a stencilled background.Use low tack tape to mask off around the edges of a 6” x 6” white card blank leaving a 10.5cm square in the centre. Blend Sap Green Archival ink through the small Dotty Wave stencil. Add French Ultramarine Archival ink through the stripes stencil from the basic backgrounds set.Add Pink Peony Archival inkSarah Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17498593399523406118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166704284319890206.post-34578447631796208982024-02-26T05:30:00.000+00:002024-02-26T05:30:00.159+00:00Live, Laugh, Love A Clarity New Design Club stamp from 2014 getting used today and once again I emulated one of the projects designed by Barbara Gray from the booklet which came with the stamp.Stamp NDC #98 onto a piece of black card in Versamark ink. Heat emboss with a mix of copper, white and silver detail embossing powder mixed together. Tear round the edges.Spritz Squeezed Lemonade, Fired Sarah Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17498593399523406118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166704284319890206.post-30095724451109260342024-02-25T06:00:00.001+00:002024-02-25T06:00:00.153+00:00Just Flowers HexagonsFor this card I used the just Flowers stamp set from Clarity Crafts but some of their hexagon dies.Die cut three toppers from Clarity stencil card using the 2” nested hexagon die. Die cut mats from black card using the 2.5” nested hexagon die and add a frame using the second smallest nested hexagon scallop doodle aperture frame-its die.Stamp one of the three flower posies from the Just Flowers Sarah Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17498593399523406118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166704284319890206.post-58477155331284116952024-02-24T06:00:00.012+00:002024-02-24T17:41:17.086+00:00Wishing You Well: Sepia and BlackFor this card I used the new abstract layout die from Clarity but a different floral stamp set.Run the Abstract Layout 5 Aperture die through a die cutting machine over one of the large stamp board heart shapes. This creates an imprint into the stamp board.Stamp one of the Tina’s Doodles stamps from the Sunshine set into the centre in Sepia Archival ink and add some of the tiny hearts from Sarah Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17498593399523406118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166704284319890206.post-14489314963370656122024-02-23T05:30:00.001+00:002024-02-23T05:30:00.148+00:00Floral Abstract Layout on Infusions PapersThe Just Flowers stamps work really well with the latest Abstract Layout die from Clarity Crafts. For this card I combined the die with the coordinating Infusions papers.Die cut two of the Abstract Layout 5 papers using the coordinating die and set the inserts to one side.Die cut one of the panels using the second largest Nested Square Lattice Doodle Frame-Its Frames & Panels die.Die Sarah Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17498593399523406118noreply@blogger.com0