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Month: April 2014

LONDON and the WHEELIE MAN

LONDON and the WHEELIE MAN

Hello there! It’s Thursday, Blue Blog Day. So here’s a little project recapping masks and introducing our Wheelie clever Stencils. I used: A5 Theuva Card Letter box Kit Letter box kit Masks London Mask (also included in the 5-part Skylines Mask Set) Wheelie Stencil Men & Boys Black Archival Ink Pad Black Adirondack Denim Adirondack Stonewashed Adirondack Speedball Brayer Blending tool  Blending Foam Sponges refill pack A3 Clarity Blending Mat Letter box Kit first. Stamp the 3-part boxes into place, and…

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LAUNCHING CLARITY WHEELIE STENCILS

LAUNCHING CLARITY WHEELIE STENCILS

Hello again! Thanks for popping by to join in and support our  NEW STENCIL LAUNCH! Here at Clarity, we’ve been working on a new and novel stencil concept; a wheelie clever way of masking while you work. And so, it is with great pleasure that I present to you to go to Wheelies on our website, click here We are excited and delighted to share our brand new Wheelie Stencils with you! They are so simple, they are pretty self-explanatory. Let’s take a closer…

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A Wheelie Happy Day!

A Wheelie Happy Day!

Hello there! Thanks for stopping by! Wednesday’s Blog is something new, right?  Well, we are so, so very close to launching something brand and brilliantly new! The wheels are in motion,  the cogs are whirring;  we are spinning on the spot, running round in circles; but rotate as we might,  and we are wheelie, wheelie sorry,  we’ll not have it ready for your approval  before this afternoon. But I’ve got to say, you’ll be impressed. Bowled over. I KNOW it!…

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YOU TUBE TUESDAY: LANDSCAPE MASKS IN ACTION !

YOU TUBE TUESDAY: LANDSCAPE MASKS IN ACTION !

Hello there! Thanks for stopping by today. It’s  CLARITY YOU TUBE TUESDAY! You may recall (I will never forget) that last week, we launched You Tube Tuesday. There was some hilarity and a mild meltdown, whilst I struggled to  get revved up, but I would say that this week is much improved! Amazing what a couple of new cameras and personal focus can do! The video is longer, too. We decided to keep it in real time, and not speed…

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Fly away Peter…

Fly away Peter…

Hello there! Thank you so much for stopping by  on this rainy Monday morning here in lovely England! I have to tell you.  Every so often, a piece of artwork will cross my path which inspires me to want to copy it, to try it, to have a go. Sound familiar? Well, my friend Paul Church sent in a sample this week which just blew me away. It was created using torn strips of masking tape to make fields. Absolutely…

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Heart and Hat Notelets…

Heart and Hat Notelets…

Happy Sunday to you! Thanks for stopping by. I’m on TV this morning, 9-11 Create & Craft, so let’s keep this blog short and sweet. Actually, this stamp kit will be on the show at a cool price I’m told! Check it out! I designed these little box montages years ago, but they do work well for little notelets, birthday cards, weddings, bonbonnieres – all sorts! And the Corner text stamp is another clever one.  I’ll show you how to…

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When Grunge Paste meets Chinese Lantern

When Grunge Paste meets Chinese Lantern

Hello there! Thank you for stopping by. Saturday’s blog is a new technique.  So for who? For you? For me?  I have been really enjoying playing with Grunge paste and stencils lately, so here’s a rather fab new stencil,  which is being aired on TV tomorrow: Chinese Lanterns 7″ x 7″ Very easy step-by-step to follow. Tape the stencil to the white square card  at the bottom of the stencil Deposit some Grunge Paste at the base of the design. I only…

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Welcome Dorothy!

Welcome Dorothy!

Hello there! Thank you so much for dropping in on this lovely Friday in April.  We had a little visitor to Clarity Towers yesterday: Please say a loud Aaaaahhhhhh and welcome our first Clarity Baby, Dorothy Jean. Annie gave birth to baby Dot 3 weeks ago on March 11th. Here’s Mum. Doesn’t she look radiant?! It was so nice to see them both, and we are sure that Dot will become a regular visitor! Oh yeah? From the mouths of babes……

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A Tear in the Gelli Plate!

A Tear in the Gelli Plate!

Hi there. Thanks for popping in.  Thursday’s Blog is always Blue, and I thought it was about time  we got our Gelli Plates out again. Let’s see what I used: A small Gelli Plate 6″ x 6″ The Clarity Gelli Card 7″ x 7″ A Speedball Brayer Leafy Swirl Stencil Process Cyan Acrylic Paint Process Magenta Acrylic Paint Buff Titanium Acrylic Paint Centre the Gelli Plate on a sheet of the card; this will help no end when you go to…

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A new, very lovely landscape stencil….

A new, very lovely landscape stencil….

X Hello there! Thank you for stopping by. After yesterday’s YOU TUBE TUESDAY,  and all that hilarity with Clarity, let’s get arty with a brand new stencil  and some rather lovely new stamps.   I used: Woodland Stencil 7″x7″ there are 2 other 7″x7″ stencils which make up the set: Bullrushes Cottage Flyaway Boy with Birds Claritystamp Love is in the Air Claritystamp (watch TV on Sunday for the boy and the girl stamps) New Word Chain inc. Dream (watch TV on Sunday for the next…

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