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Month: March 2016

Barb’s BLOGGY SALE DAY 1 – Groovi Lilies.

Barb’s BLOGGY SALE DAY 1 – Groovi Lilies.

Hi there! Thanks for popping in! I thought it was time to have a BLOG SALE! I think the Clarity Crew have just about recovered from Gray Friday…. Every day for the next two weeks,  I shall do a little artwork as always,  and offer you the things I am using at a special Bloggy price as we go along. Some stamps, some stencil and some Groovi – in other words, something for everyone! Monday’s Blog is Flowers and Trees, …

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A Birthday Gallery…

A Birthday Gallery…

Hi there! Thanks for popping in. This time last week we were off to Rochester  to meet up with my parents to celebrate my birthday. Steve Me Dad Mum Dave Me Dad Mum Here we see Mum posing and Steve playing silly buggers  in the alley! Wonky building! Topes for Lunch Wow! The week with wheels!!! Is it me, or does time seem to fly by much faster as you get older? Dave laughed at me last Sunday.  We were…

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Make your own Ink Pads

Make your own Ink Pads

Hello there! Thanks for popping in. Saturday’s blog a new technique, eh? To who? To you ? To me? Sometimes I think we are galloping forward at such a speed,  looking for new things, that we forget some of the special tricks we discovered a while back. This one for example: Ranger Distress Inks used to paint a stamp. Making our own ink palette to fit the stamp. Let’s take a closer look… Are you familiar with our Garden Heart…

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Matisse, Monet and Miss Jenny Day !

Matisse, Monet and Miss Jenny Day !

Hi there! Good of you to drop in. Friday’s blog a private peek, right? Well, let me tell you about my day yesterday. It was absolutely brilliant.  I caught the train to Charing Cross in the morning, and – it being a lovely sunny day – I decided to walk to my destination,  rather than scurry around on the underground.  Across Trafalgar Square and towards Picadilly Circus. It was a glorious morning,  and there was a real upbeat vibe in…

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Take three trees….

Take three trees….

Hi there! Thanks for popping in. Big treat today! A trip to London with a very special person… (more will be revealed tomorrow…) But before I go to catch a train,  let us stay a while and get arty. Thursday’s blog is always blue. Remember that Daisy canvas I did the other day? Remember the copy paper I was rolling the brayer off onto  in between colours? Wonderful. I love it when I see art in a scrap, don’t you?…

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Mindful Wednesday – 2.30? 2.30? No Tooth Hurty!!!

Mindful Wednesday – 2.30? 2.30? No Tooth Hurty!!!

Hi there! Good of you to pop in. Welcome to Mindful Wednesday. This time last week I was at the dentist having a temporary front crown replaced, because the one which had been fitted previously was entirely the wrong colour. Now call me vain if you like, but I’ve got this one for at least a year while they sort the rest of his wobbly mates out.  Want the news? THREE TIMES till we got it right. THREE TIMES. Too dark, too…

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Prick-a-Groovi-Pattern Competition – BLOG CANDY

Prick-a-Groovi-Pattern Competition – BLOG CANDY

Hi there! Thanks for popping in. Several people have asked me to go through some examples of the various patterns you can make with a Groovi Grid.  – or ANY grid for that matter! If you haven’t ramped up your parching skills and invested in our fabulous Groovi Grids, you oughta think about it.  I still cannot get over how many patterns you can make out of a couple of acrylic plates with a load of holes drilled in them!…

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Sending you Sunshine. A Step by Step with Ken Oliver Bursts.

Sending you Sunshine. A Step by Step with Ken Oliver Bursts.

Hello there! Beautiful day here in the south! What’s it like where you are? And you should see our house! It’s like walking into a florists!! So many flowers everywhere! I was certainly spoiled on my birthday yesterday.  Thank you so very much for all the birthday wishes, the beautiful birthday cards, the presents and flowers.  Much too much for one person.  But I am very grateful xxxx Monday’s blog is Flowers and Trees, which is perfect. So I shall send…

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It’s a Party

It’s a Party

Happy Sunday! Thanks for popping in today. I am off to Rochester shortly,  to celebrate my birthday with Mum, Dad, Steve and Dave. It’s a Party!!!! 57 years ago today, in a little village called Sande,  in the very north of Germany,  my Mum was probably feeling worn out and anxious while my Dad was racing around on a pushbike to get the Midwife. So I feel the very least I can do is take them out for a lovely…

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Canaries and Daisies

Canaries and Daisies

Hi there! Thanks for popping in this morning! I had a real hankering to do some stampy art today. Nothing too complicated, because I have got a shedload of work backing up behind me here, and so time is my constraint. Nonetheless, I bet we can get arty  without getting EVERYTHING out of the cupboards! What am I saying?? It’s all out anyway! Shucks. I have to clear the decks before I can even begin! One hour later…. Right. Start…

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