Abstract Stamped Background behind a Stencil

I used the May Clarity New Design Club stamp to create a background for this birthday card for a colleague's 60th birthday.

Tina's Floral Layer Stamps: Ideas and Inspiration

 These were some of the first samples I made after joining the Clarity design team.  Here are some ideas and inspiration using the layering stamps designed by Tina Cox.  There are links to step by steps below each picture.

They are fun to work with (see HERE).

Two Father's Day Cards

 I made Father's Day cards for my Dad and my husband using similar techniques but they turned out quite differently.

Merry Christmas James

Once again I used the Clarity Gnome stamps but without the gnomes themselves to create a personalised Christmas card.

Hexagonal Easel Card

I had a play with the Clarity Gnomes and the hexagon dies to make this monochrome easel card.

A Cute 1st Birthday Gift Tag

Another idea using the Clarity gnome stamps that is not Christmas related.  Here I made a cute birthday gift tag.

WOYWW 683: One and A Half Weeks

 The countdown to the holidays continues and once tonight's parents' evening is over the majority of my term time work will be done.  Not sure how many appointments I have yet but I only had 5 for the virtual parents' evening yesterday.

My desk shows me prepping for the next few pages of my daily journal.  I have started working on runs of four pages with the same theme as it creates a more cohesive look and makes things easier.  Please visit more desks c/o Julia, leader of WOYWW, at Stamping Ground or better yet, share your own.

I arrived home from work on Friday evening to find tree surgeons cutting down the two trees that we have been worried about for some time.  They were enormous, very close to the neighbours property and we have been concerned that they might fall and damage something.  Hubby only rang for a quote at lunchtime and they started work just before 5pm - finished by just after 6pm.  We opted to dispose of the wood ourselves at that was a saving of over £600 and a skip costs a lot less.  Lots of chippings for the borders were left too.

One tree was down before I got my camera - we didn't want to lose the magnolia

The second tree loomed ominously over the shed.

Halfway down

Gone but still affecting the fence until we deal with the stump

I shall probably not be visiting until tomorrow morning due to the parents' evening; until then, stay safe and Happy WOYWW.