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Month: August 2019

Competition! Guess the Ingredients.

Competition! Guess the Ingredients.

Hi everyone Well only a few more days before Barb is back to Blog! As you know I have been covering the blog for the past 26 days with lots of help from the guys in the office and I think we have covered it all. From YouTube Tuesdays to Throwback Thursdays, give-away Friday and show previews, we’ve also had our Monday Meetups, a caption competition and even invited you to send in your artwork, which was a delight! This…

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From messy to organised!

From messy to organised!

Hi everyone I hope you are all well on this blustery Saturday afternoon! I just wanted to say a big thank you to the lovely Lou Withers eased me into my mixed media journey. Despite the faces I pulled, I really did have a fantastic time. She is an amazing friend and teacher and it was great to be able to work alongside her. As I said in yesterdays blog, I have always been in awe of Barbara, Leonie, Lou,…

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Time to get messy!

Time to get messy!

Hi everyone, Ok, the day is almost upon me! Tomorrow I will be on Hochanda at 12noon and 4pm with the lovely Lou Withers who has recently joined the Clarity family. If you have seen Lou on TV, you will know that she is so enthusiastic about the products she uses and really wants to share her knowledge of all things mixed media with us all. If you haven’t, then where have you been! Here is a picture of Lou,…

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Throwback Thursday – Blog Blitz!

Throwback Thursday – Blog Blitz!

Hi there everyone! Firstly, I just wanted to say a big thank you to everyone that tuned in and supported the Pergamano shows today on Hochanda and well done to Yiannis, he did an amazing job! Did you see the reaction from Yiannis when I told him the reason Linda couldn’t be with us today, was because she was in court! Sooooo funny! I thought I would quickly check in with you all before leaving the studios and heading home….

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Mr Pergaman!

Mr Pergaman!

A belated good evening everyone! Just checked into my hotel after setting up for the Pergamano shows tomorrow at 8am, 12 midday and 4pm. Normally it would be the lovely Linda Williams entertaining you but she is in court this week (don’t panic! Linda is on jury service! ha ha ha). Worry ye not, Linda has designed a beautiful new Heart Sampler plate which I will be showcasing along with some of Linda’s other fantastic designs. I have put together…

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Layered Art with Sam Crowe

Layered Art with Sam Crowe

Hi everyone I hope you are all well. Another productive day at Clarity Towers with Debbie & Jayne (whom you met yesterday) full steam ahead picking and packing all the orders placed over the weekend. Me, I have just finished the 2 projects for the August edition of the New Die Design Club. Sometimes it works first time, and sometimes it doesn’t – today was a mixture of both! But they are done, and now I just need to write…

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Let me introduce you – part 2 and a Winner!

Let me introduce you – part 2 and a Winner!

Hi everyone Does anybody know what day of the week it is? Being up at TV Land is like being in a bubble! A massive thank you to everyone that tuned into the various shows on Hochanda Sunday and today. Your support and comments have been amazing. I am guessing from the large number of purchases over the past 24 hours, the naughty step has been turned into a very long flight of stairs!!!! The amazing One Day Special is…

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Royalty is in the house!

Royalty is in the house!

Hi everyone! Thank you so much if you tuned in to watch the 2pm-4pm with myself and Kathryn and took advantage of the special offers, it sure was a busy show! Thanks, also go to the amazing Hochanda team. So how do you pronounce mask or plaque or flask?!?!?!? Whilst I was on air, the lovely Josie Davidson was in the studio getting everything set up for the launch of her brand new collection of Lace Duet Grids. We’ve had…

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Stampy, Stampy TV Show!

Stampy, Stampy TV Show!

Evening everyone. Just checked into my hotel in Peterborough after a fun-filled day at Coleman’s Craft Store in Rushden for the monthly Big Demo Day. The staff and customers are always amazing. Thank you to everyone who came along to watch me play! Talking of playing! I hope you can join me tomorrow from 2pm until 4pm on Hochanda with some favourite stamps of mine together with 2 brand new Fresh Cut Dies. These mini stamp sets – Artist, Corners…

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Funday! Friday! Giveaway!

Funday! Friday! Giveaway!

Good evening everyone! I hope you are all well. As you know the guys in the office have been helping me out with the blogs. Coming up with ideas and suggestions and putting a plan together to help me blog each day. I really have no idea how Barbara does it, but I know that she enjoys it immensely. You would think that writing a few sentences would not take that long – wrong! Anyway, imagine my surprise when I…

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