Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Was clearing away yesterday’s mess on my desk, so I could do today’s blog, and the shrink plastic from yesterday beckoned to me again…. It occurred to me that perhaps we can shrink lace too… So I got out the round Gelpress Petite and a couple of Archival ink pads, brayered some ink onto the round which is mounted on its little Megamount, then placed the lace swatch over the shrink plastic sheet, and…
Hiya! Thanks for popping in. After a long day walking the NEC Trade Show in Birmingham, what better way to unwind than play with shrink plastic ?!? So I took one of our lovely Art Nouveau stamps, and turned it into a brooch. Look! Complete with pin on the back. Fab Set! I used the larger panelstamp. The shrinking took less than a minute in the Aga… How did I add the colour? Before the shrink. Brilliance pads and Versamagic…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Writing very fast here. Got a friend coming round, and we’re all going for a walk. So with her in mind, I want to just spend half an hour contemplating the essence of friendship whilst I make a simple card, using an old favourite. I LOVE this stamp. Ironically, the bamboo with birds comes with another favourite of mine, called entwined humming birds. What a superb set they are. Old is gold, eh? Entwined…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Friday’s blog a private peek, right? Wall plaques. They always draw me in. I have to cross the street and find out who resided there… round the corner from marylebone train station You know this property was for the well-to-do back in the day. Still is, I’m sure! Shame about the metal grid on the windows. Sign of the times? So who do you think lived in a house like this? Ahhh. The Razor’s…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. It’s a good job I have learned not to say what I think. Because if I said what I thought right now, it would make some people blush, it would embarrass others, it would give the gobby few a platform to accuse me of not understanding how a democracy works. And despite being asked to tread gently and be kind, they will come bulldozing through the lives of my friends, blurting out their opinions and…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Great day today. Very long but also very fruitful and constructive. Came home to test some delightful new stamps which lovely Linda Williams has designed, and well! I just had to see whether the lineart really was as fine as it looked… Oh yes. Splendid print on an inky scrap. This stamp collection is superb. Wait till you see the rest of the collection – the feathers, the arrow and the peacock himself! Actually, these…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Back in Blighty again, and although I was sad to leave Gracie, it was good to get back to Dave, too. I do love NEW YORK though. There’s a kind of strong, powerful energy surging through its streets, and I enjoy getting swept up in it. And I find the New Yorkers very pleasant too. Now many years ago, back in the 90’s I remember feeling very intimidated, almost fearful, in New York. Yet…
Hi there. Paul here, stepping in for Barbara as she makes her way home from The Big Apple! So today is You Tube Tuesday and we have not one, but two tutorials from the lovely Rosie. In the first video Rosie talks about our Groovi Grids. In the second video, Rosie shows us how we can make our own patterns for the beautiful lacework. So don’t forget we have 20% off the following productsfrom midday today until midday next Tuesday….
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. It’s been great hanging out with Grace. Boy! Have we talked! Got so many things sorted – both of us. But let me tell you about Hamilton. We went to the Matinée yesterday, and it was without doubt the most exciting, powerful, gripping performance I have EVER been to. It wasn’t the original cast, but I have to tell you, this cast was spectacular. Can it actually get any better? We laughed, we cried,…
Hi there. Thanks for joining us here in New York today. The weather was a bit grim yesterday, raining cats and dogs. So it was a real challenge avoiding the spray of the cars. The streets are quite lowset, and the water fills them quickly. When heavy downpour meets poor drainage, the puddles are pretty impressive very fast. So we got wet, but had a good laugh together. No luck on the wedding dress front I’m afraid. Some of them…