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Author: Barbara Gray

In the Light of the Silvery Moon….

In the Light of the Silvery Moon….

Hi there! Thank you for popping in. Monday’s blog flowers and trees? Well, I have had a hankering ALL day to get out our  Filigraphy Foliage stamps! Do you ever have something in your mind’s eye? All day I was wondering whether the little Clarity Characters could stand on the big leaves, like a sort of fantasy piece. I couldn’t wait to get up here in my little den and see if I could  put what was in my head onto…

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Hey Groovi Chick! When is a straight line round?

Hey Groovi Chick! When is a straight line round?

Hi there, Thanks for popping in. What a lovely sunny day it is here in Sussex today! Just had a little memory bubble there… Years ago, we had some issues with emails not getting through, people moaning because we weren’t responding at Clarity, but the emails had never landed in the first place. It was getting pretty bad, so we started tracking the spam and junk files, where things were automatically getting filtered into the spam trays. Lo and behold…

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Saturday- A new Groovi idea!

Saturday- A new Groovi idea!

Hi there. Thanks for popping in today. Saturday’s blog a new technique. And we are having a 40% sale on our Groovi Borders, so I decided to show you a neat way to get coloured parchment. Place the A5 parchment on your Clarity Blending mat. Load your brayer with a dye-based ink colour  – I used Sail Boat Blue. Start rolling the brayer back and forth across one end at an angle. Turn your attention to the other end,  and…

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A Private Gallery of talented Parchment Artists….

A Private Gallery of talented Parchment Artists….

Hi there! Thanks for popping in! A little late I know. But I spent the day down in Bognor Regis with Dee, and then took the scenic route home. And I mean THE SCENIC ROUTE. Must have been singing too loudly along with my good friend Dave (aka Bowie), because I suddenly went from doing 80 along the A27 to doing 8 up a mud track!! Not to worry. Had a brill day with Dee. A good old chinwag, lovely…

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A Border Plate Grid Project. + 40% Bumper Border Plate Sale!

A Border Plate Grid Project. + 40% Bumper Border Plate Sale!

Hi there! Thanks for popping in. Thursday’s blog a blue blog, right? And also, we have launched a  GROOVI BORDER SALE 40% off? That’s got to be worth looking at! It will run until Sunday, so I thought I would show you some tricks using them thar borders! Here are Border Plates No. 1 and 2 I am going to use the Groovi Starter Kit  and the Nested Squares Plate for this project too….. Ready? Here we go…. Attach the…

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Mindful Wednesday. And then I left him….

Mindful Wednesday. And then I left him….

Hi there, Welcome to mindful Wednesday! This is where we come together to talk about LIFE, take a look at various coping mechanisms on offer. Where we fill our little survival toolkit with tricks, tips and techniques. Well, this week I’d like to talk about Acceptance. George Orwell once said, “Happiness can only exist in Acceptance”  I am so with him on that one! But to really believe that, to accept that as the truth,  I suppose we need to check the…

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You Tube Tuesday – Don’t lose your place!!!

You Tube Tuesday – Don’t lose your place!!!

Hi there! Thanks for popping in. As promised, it’s the first Tuesday of the month, so… IT’s YOU TUBE TUESDAY!!! And if you are German speaking,  – or you just want a laugh, listening to me  woffling away in deutsch – then click on the button above  and watch the same project in German. Here’s a Groovi Project, simple to make, lovely to give as a gift. I used: The Groovi Starter Kit Borders 1 and 2 Bookmark Pouches Good Scissors…

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AWESOME !!!!

AWESOME !!!!

Hi there! What a rainy Bank Holiday it is! Don’t you feel sorry for all those poor country fairs and shows which are a complete washout? I have done enough of them in my time.  You know you’re in trouble when the tractors have to haul your van INTO the grounds BEFORE the show!! So a quiet day today. Just taking stock, and settling down to a normal  working week again. After all the excitement of the HOCHANDA launch, I…

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In a word…..

In a word…..

Hi there, Thank you so much for popping in today. Just got back from the HOCHANDA studios. Before we settle down and chillax for the evening, both Dave and I want to thank you for all your upbeat support during this launch weekend. I can tell you now, it has been one of the best experiences ever. To be involved at the very outset of something as mammoth  as launching a TV Channel. You just can’t imagine it. To be…

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Tonight’s the night….

Tonight’s the night….

Hi there, Thanks for popping in! Well, here’s the big day. The first live show on the new channel Hochanda. In case you haven’t figured it out yet:  Home of Crafts, Hobbies and Art. Cool name. Say it like a Chinese person. Go on, I dare you! Hochandaaaa Hahaha! Enough flippancy, Gray! This is serious business!! As if I didn’t know that. I’ve been up since 6am! This is mostly due to the early morning coffee room delivery  I asked…

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