Evenin’ all! So glad you dropped in. What a day! Ally Pally Day 1 – brilliant. Great fun, stonking day! Loads of happy customers, restoring our faith in the shows. After the NEC, I have to say, the worm of doubt set in…. Well the Gods have been gracious to us! Traffic was a slide today, both on the way up to Ally Pally, and on the way home. Which I am very happy about, because it’s our Susan’s birthday…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in.Happy to report we made it back home in record time this evening, after our set up day at Alexandra Palace. Mind you, we have never got there so early either! Friday’s blog a private peek? Up at 5am Saw Dave off. He flew off to a wedding in Edinburgh. Traffic was harmless on the way there; here we have the two Stephens: brother Steve who was our van driver for the day, and Steve…
Hi there!Sorry I’m so late tonight! Been a busy bee all day! What with German TV next week and the Ally Pally show this week, and a Magazine deadline tomorrow – So what do we do when we’re pushed for time? Yep, that’s right! Reach for the Gelli Plate stash!! Thursday’s blog is always blue, so here are 2 blue-ish backgrounds. Mmm…but which one? Correct. The really tatty one! I used the Daler Rowney System 3 acrylic paints here: Phthalo…
Hi there! So glad you could make it. Before I disappear in here, and you can’t get through the door! Yikes!!! Wednesday’s blog is something new, so how about a brand new stencil? Or two? Or three? Circles Box Frame Tree Box Cracked Box These three, plus the Flare Frame are being showcased on the German TV next week, Tuesday. But I thought it would be cool to not only give our German friends a preview of what to look out for…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in on YouTube Tuesday! Here’s a new trick which I figured out recently, where you actually run a canvas board through your embossing machine and actually etch a stencil image into it. Very, very cool. You need a beefy 350 Micron Stencil to do this; one that will leave an impression. Like Claritystencils! Here are a few of our other stencil designs which I think would work brilliantly…. The Boy in Flight Stencil The Girl…
Hello there. Thanks for dropping in on Easter Bank Holiday Monday. The sun is shining here in Kent, and we are on our way out. Let me quickly add to that! We are on our way out for a walk along the train tracks. The disused ones of course! But before we set off, I would like to thank you for joining us on Create & Craft yesterday; never been so busy. NEVER. Ironically, last week I had said to…
Hello there! Just got through the door from the TV Studios, slipped into something more comfortable, and am ready to receive Poldark in the living room at 9 precisely. Yeah. Dream on Gray!!! Ah well, leaving my little fantasy world for a moment, let’s enter another one! If you were watching today, you will know that the wonderful new and very tall Treehouse stamp by our Melanie sold out very quickly too. Thanks to all the lovely, clever, delightful art samples…
Hi there, Thanks for stopping by. Saturday’s blog a new technique. Well today I thought it might be cool to tackle a panel, but focus on the background rather than the stamped image. Haven’t got long to play, but would like to wish you all a very happy Easter Weekend, so here’s a quick and easy offering. Let’s take a look… On 7″ x 7″ Gelli Card, let’s make a panel using low tack masking tape. Saturate the whole panel…
Hi there! Happy Good Friday to you! Friday’s blog a private peek, so today I thought I would just show you one of my personalised stamps which Clarity will be launching on TV on Sunday morning 9-11am. The personal touch is what card-making and crafting is all about. If we make a card or a canvas whether it be as a gift or to sell, I think it is important to sign it, own the artwork. A couple of years…
Hi there! Thanks for stopping by. Thursday’s blog is something blue, so here’s a little project I have been prepping this afternoon for a TV show on Sunday Afternoon, 2pm – 3pm. Yes, that’s right! I have been invited by Sara Davis (Crafter’s Companion) to guest a show for her, and combine our Claritystamps with her Spectrum Noir pencils. She knows I love them and use them all the time. Here’s a simple demo I will be doing, which shows…