Howdi! Greetings from New Mexico! Landed here last night, and are having the best break ever. Drove along Route 66 and I-40 all the way to Albuquerque yesterday. Stopped off at the Petrified Forest. What an eye opener! It was unbelievable to see how volcanic ash can transform wooden trees to stone !!! Here are some examples of polished petrified wood in the museum / shop: The colours are insane! And the weight is untrue! Seriously. It weighs tons! Smuggle…
Hi there! Greetings from the Grand Canyon. Just got back to the hotel, after walking for no less than 8 hours. These boots were made for walking, or what??? If you haven’t coloured in or zentangled our free download of cowboy boots from last Wednesday, please treat yourself to that hour of relaxation. Then send me your masterpiece – I have a plan…. But back to today! Yep, walked the South Rim – to Hermits Rest and back again. Unbelievable,…
Howdi! YouTube Tuesday. Well, as you watch this easy little technique using a Gelli Plate, we are somewhere in America, making memories… So let’s have a little sale, to celebrate! Word Chains. We have lots of them, and I am designing a new collection for Christmas! They are wonderful for cardmakers, scrapbookers and anybody arty really. Here’s the chain I used: Claritystamp Word Chain 4 Clear Stamp Set But if you buy chains No.1, No.2 and No.3 – you can…
Hi there! Thanks for joining us on our trip into the mountains. We stopped off at a farm shop to pick up provisions for our trip. Fabulous fresh produce, straight off the land around. The first thing which shocked me was the aftermath of what had to have been an extreme fire. Thousands of blackened, charred trees. So I looked it up… In September 2014, a fire thought to be a spot fire from the lightning-strike broke out. It spread…
Howdi! Thanks for dropping in. Well here’s where we say goodbye to San Francisco, – it’s been great fun spending time with Mark – and HELLO OPEN ROAD! First stop Yosemite. The weather is a bit ropey apparently, but hey! The last time I was in Yosemite, I was driving a 40ft RV along a cliff edge in a storm. Mark was not even a year old. I remember it well. In fact, what I remember most clearly was my dear…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in. Saturday’s blog a new technique, right? WELL HERE’S WHAT I CALL A CHALLENGE!!!! Remember yesterday I pointed out that Steve had been carrying a white bin liner around all day?Well, let’s take a look inside…. Whilst walking the length of the Embarcadero, we chanced upon a street artist. He was creating art and listening to real hip hop house music. so I thought I would share him with you, because he was so very…
Greetings from San Fran! Thanks for joining us this Friday. This is such a beautiful city. After saying good morning to the sea lions on Pier 39, (did you know that there are over 1,700 of them resident at Pier 39? Rent-Free!!! That’s a lot of noisy neighbours!) we strolled towards the Embarcadero, or Ferry Terminal, to meet Mark underneath the Clock Tower. A cruise ship had just docked and the tourists were pouring off. Different strokes for different folks….
Good Morning! It’s Thursday and we are up and at it early in San Francisco! We want to do some walking today, so boots and shades and off we go! I thought that since we are properly “on vacation”, I would dig out one of the samples from the US Launch back in January, the Summer Shades Stampset. The stampset is so clever, and the mask which comes with the set makes the job a piece of cake. Let me…
Hi there! So glad you found time to drop in. When you read this I shall hopefully be up, up and away, en route to California with Dave and my brother Steve, for what promises to be the road trip of a lifetime. But this Mindful Wednesday Blog is fast becoming an exceedingly important part of my week, and I take it far too seriously to miss. Despite not having packed yet, and having a hundred and one boxes to tick…
Hi there! Welcome to You Tube Tuesday. Here’s a very simple but effective technique, using an old book and a lovely floral stamp. Items Used: Gentian and Columbine Clear Stamp Set + Clarity Masks Set of 4 Clarity Stencil Brushes Black Archival Ink Pad Tea Dye Distress Ink Pad Black Soot Distress Ink Pad Spectrum Noir Colouring Pencils – Floral I hope you enjoyed that one. But now I must go and get ready for our Road Trip, which starts early…