Hi there! Better late than never, eh! Well, it’s Saturday evening, we really should have left for Peterborough by now, but I wanted to blog before we go. So I came upstairs to make a card, and right at the last hurdle, completely hashed it. Don’t you hate it when that happens? And it was going so well, too! “Oh drat!” I said, (or words to that effect). So rather than lose my hair over it, because let’s face it,…
Hi there. Thanks for stopping by. Friday’s blog a private peek, so here’s a poem I wrote last week. If I had a penny for every time I have heard “I could never do that”. So here’s a rhyming thought for the doubters, FOR YOU. AND YOU. AND YOU. The things I make with pens and ink Aren’t anything like as hard as you think! Just have a go, just do as I do, And after a while it will…
Hi there! Thanks for stopping by. Just looked at the clock. 6.30 already! Where did that day go?? Everything’s a bit topsy turvy today. Got 4 demos to prep for the SUnday afternoon show. Spent way too long on one demo, which I will never be able to complete in 10 minutes on the show, and now I’ve got to cram the rest. Silly girl. No, really. 5 hours work for a 10 minute demo? Now I’ve got to do a…
Hello there! Thanks for stopping by. I’ve been working on the demos for the Sunday TV Shows today. I am so lucky to have this lovely art-room to work in. What a difference to have a whole room to myself. I spent many a happy year on the dining-room table though! Let me rephrase that… Thought I’d whet your arty appetite here, Wednesday’s blog is something new, after all. Really liking the new Tree stamps which are coming up on…
Hi there. You Tube Tuesday! Here’s another cool clip from another one of our DVDs. The Double DVD No. 5. Over 6 hours! Now to many of you, this technique may well be Oh so yesterday! But I am very aware that there are always newcomers to the Clarity Crafting field, and so for those good people, we are revisiting a few old favourites. I never watch my old DVDs ; why would I? So it’s quite interesting to…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in. What a luxury it is to be able to write this blog on a proper Mac! Having cobbled together blogs every day for weeks from 7,000 miles away on an Ipad, and 7 or 8 hours behind you, it is great to be back in real time, in sync so to speak! So back to the grindstone, eh. Monday’s blog is Flowers and Trees, so here’s a very simple card, made with our ultra…
Hi there! Thanks for stopping by! I’m blogging on a plane! Yep. This is the new Mile High Clarity Club! Headed from Albuquerque to Atlanta, and then on to London. So what better way to spent this transit time in the air than pretend you’re here, sitting next to me, and we’re chatting arty! I’ve even worked out how to insert pictures! So let’s take a look at a really retro set of Style Stencils we showcased at the CHA…
What a difference a day makes! One minute we’re squinting in the hot midday sun. The next we are huddled around the fire, wondering whether the little hire car will get us out of here! Nothing else for it. Start clearing a path! Here we see a man on a mission: to clear a path to the car! Got a way to go yet! Go on Dave! The kettle’s on… -6 and actually very very beautiful. The silence is almost…
Hi there! Friday’s blog a private peek right? Today we leave New Mexico and return to Blighty. Happy to be returning home. Sorry to be leaving this home. So what do you do when you are feeling glum? How do you cheer yourself up? Let me let you into a little secret. When I get a touch of the lows, I let Lucille Ball perk me up. Remember her? I have the complete I Love Lucy Set! She cracks me…
Hi there! Thanks for stopping by. It’s snowing here in Mountainair today! So let’s snuggle up indoors and get crafting! I’ve been admiring the birds here in New Mexico all week, so here’s a super stamp set which comes unmounted and complete with masks now: The Garden Birds. I remember when we had some Blue Tit fun on telly with Nigel….saucy boy! So here are both the bird set and the blossom branch set, which go together perfectly. Let’s make a…