Hi there. Just got in the back door, so a quick hi and bye, before I go to bed and sleeeep! Day 4 at the NEC was actually quite pleasant. Lots of lovely peeps, and the Clarity Design Team was there in force, too, which always makes for a good buzz. Thank you to everybody who visited us and supported us x When the bell finally went for last orders at 5 o’clock today, a great cheer went up through…
Hi there, Thanks for dropping in on Blogland. Day 3 of the show done. Once again, it was great to see so many familiar faces and friends. Got my tits out, which made a nice change…. The little ones sit perfectly on any one of the wonderful Clarity Wordchains! The background was made using an 8″ x 10″ Gelli Plate, Spun Sugar Distress Ink Pad and then Tea Dye Distress inkpad. Using these different colours transformed our Blue Tits into…
Hi there, Thanks for stopping by in Blogland today. Friday and day 2 at the NEC was an interesting day, I have to say. Not the usual thronging crowds we have come to expect in Birmingham. Whilst it was great for the visitors, because they could get around with room to spare and watch all the demos they could handle, it was a trifle disconcerting for exhibitors. But it was nice to have time to spend with old friends and…
Hi there. Greetings from the NEC! It was great to see so many friends and familiar faces today! Happy to report that the new stand was well received, and the stamps and artboards stayed on the wall! Always a welcome relief. Forgot my Ipad at the B&B in the morning, which is tantamount to leaving my brain there. So decided to peel a piece of artwork from yesteryear off one of the boards, and bring that back to the farm…
Hello there! Greetings from the NEC! Stop the clock! The stand is set in record time, And looks absolutely fabulous, even if I say so myself. Here’s the team to welcome all those of you who are visiting this weekend: Jayne, Chloe, Dave, Barb and Maria. Anybody who has ever come to ANY show we have ever done will see at a glance that we have had a major revamp, a remodel, a renovation. Not a mounted stamp in sight….
Hi there!It’s YouTube Tuesday, and time for a simple Chromo Demo! Items Used: Forest Ridge Clarity Stamp Flare Frame Stencil Clarity Stencil Brushes 25 x A5 Chromo Card Clarity Moon Masks Black Archival Ink Pad Weathered Wood Distress Ink Pad Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink Pad Post-it Notes Craftwell eBosser die cutting & embossing Machine Easy and effective, methinks. But I must dash. Still figuring out what I am doing at the NEC, and still need to pack. Yikes! Hope to…
Hi there! Thanks for stopping by. Playing catch up here, getting all fired up for the NEC Exhibition, which starts on Thursday and runs right through until Sunday. So Monday’s blog is Flowers and Trees. I take my inspiration today from a lovely birthday card, which my clever friend Maria Simms sent me for my birthday. I know she won’t mind if I share this technique; it is so lovely and quick to do! The hardest bit is tearing a leaf…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in. Just got in from London, after a lovely birthday weekend with Dave, Dee, (Beekie Mick n Titch). No, not really. Colin! Theatre, Covent Garden and the British Museum. Bit overcast and nippy, but hey! If you don’t like the English weather, just wait a minute! But a very simple, quick project now, because tomorrow it’s back to work – and I want to enjoy the log fire Dave has rustled up! So out with…
Hello campers! It’s Saturday and it’s the start of our Clarity Worry-Free Weekend! Thank you so very, very much for all your birthday wishes and cards and flowers and pressies yesterday! Overwhelmed of Crowborough, I can tell you! Just look at these masterpieces! Also represents many hours of love and kindness. Never to be thrown away. Always to be treasured. I am so lucky and blessed in so many ways. I really, really know it. And yet so often I…
Hi there! Friday 13th March. Friday’s blog a private peek. Sorry I’m so late, but had a smashing sunny day today, and only just got home. As my Mother never fails to remind me in her oh-so-strong German accent on the same day every year, “Barbara, Barbara, Barbara, zis time 56 years ago I voz having a hard day. Your Faza (aka Dad) voz viz za midvife…” Then Dad takes over and tells me how he had to go and get the…