Hi there. Thanks for dropping in. I have been head down prepping all day for Sunday. I have to tell you, what a treat it has been. There’s nothing like working with beautiful, appealing, clever, versatile stamps, is there? I could keep going with these new 3-way overlay floral rounds until the cows come home!! They are insanely good. Our Mel gave us the core illustrations, and Lisa put her spin on them – and BINGO!!! I know I shouldn’t…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Wednesday’s Blog is our Mindful Blog, right? Got time for a quick story? Once upon a time there was a woman who worked and worked and worked. And the more she worked, the more work she generated. She loved what she did, so mostly it didn’t even feel like work at all. Which is probably why she worked and worked and worked. But ever so occasionally, she would get (the arse with it all)…
Hi there.Thanks for dropping by.I hope you all had a lovely bank holiday weekend and got to enjoy sunny, warm weather. So sorry to hear that some of you got caught in the flashflooding in the Midlands. Unseasonal weather once again….It’s Tuesday, so you know what that means…YouTube Tuesday!I do hope you enjoy this one. If you’re into your Gelpress printing, then you will like this technique with alcohol ink. As ever, from midday today until next week’s video, there…
Hi there. Happy Bank Holiday Monday. I am feeling particularly grateful today. Grateful for a weekend off, to be able to just enjoy our home and the sunshine. Grateful to have time to get into the arty groove. Grateful for so so much, actually. I spent the morning designing the place settings for the wedding, laying them out on the computer, printing them, and then cutting, scoring and folding them. They’ve come out really lovely too, which makes me happy!…
Hi there. Happy Sunny Sunday! Been waiting for the clouds to roll in and the heavens to open – but it hasn’t happened. Yet. You know the old saying: If you don’t like the weather in England, just wait a minute! Here’s a quickie, because I really want to enjoy what‘s left of the sunshine in the garden…. Starting with the Winter tree aperture stencil, brayer a layer of Golden Payne’s Grey Open Acrylic over it, attach it to…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. I have just spent a blissful two hours playing with the stamps which Maria hs been showcasing on HOCHANDA today. Didn’t she do well??? Whilst watching her, I had this idea. So as soon as the show was finished, I came away to my little artroom in the sky, and tried to translate what was in my head on paper. Let me show you…. I was wanting to use the beautiful Moon Fairy, but…
Hi there. Thanks for dropping in. Beautiful sunny afternoon here darn sarf. And we are busily packing hundreds of catalogues. They are flying! So if you were thinking of getting them, please don’t hesitate too long – as I said yesterday, we can’t do a reprint. Here’s where to go: UP TO THE MINUTE CATALOGUES What have you go planned for the Bank Holiday weekend? Anything special? Our Maria is on TV tomorrow, playing with these wonderful fineline stamp rounds,…
Hi there! Thanks for dropping by. Last year we launched our wonderful Stamp, Stencil and Groovi/Pergamano catalogues for our trade customers. After the trade show, we had a few left so we loaded them onto the website to see if anyone was interested. Boy oh boy were you interested! They flew off the Clarity shelves; the uptake was amazing. So, this year, we’re doing it again! We’ve combined the Stamps, Stencils and Dies together in one catalogue, and the Groovi…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. I am making a dash for the door as soon as I have chatted to you here. Up to the studios to launch the new and beautiful Henna Droplet and Dreamcatcher plates, designed by our dear friend Tina Cox. You loved the stamps at the weekend, and I am pretty sure you will love the Groovi plates too! Here are a few beautiful samples which the ever clever Clarity artists have rustled up…
Hi there! Thanks for joining me.This Tuesday Maria is on again, and I LOVE the technique she is teaching us here, using our poppy stencil!Very effective indeed. So we had a look at our other Claritystencils, ones which would work really well with this offset embossed technique. And we have decided to add them to our weekly YouTube 20% discount sale.Have a little look at these lovelies!Several of them are the same as the new Fresh Cut Dies!So maybe you will…