So here we are, it’s Wednesday, and for me, when I think of what’s NEW, I think Claritystencils. There are loads of fabulous designs now, but the latest ones, the aperture stencils, have to be the most useful in my stash. It was Maria Simms who made the shapes suggestion, and am I glad she did! Sometimes we get all caught up in complicated, when simple is perfect. The shapes are pretty self-explanatory: a square, an oval, a circle and…
Remember last week, I spoke about my can of P’s? And we looked at Predicament? Well, this Tuesday, I thought we would take a look at Product. What is it that you want to produce? Do you want to make something yourself? Or do you want somebody else to make it for you? When we start out, unless we are the Big Cheese, we tend to opt for cobbling it all together ourselves, don’t we? For me personally, I wanted…
Monday’s blog is Trees and Flowers, so here’s one of my favourite treestamps. It is used here with our little and large Partridges. It’s a very easy project. All you need is The Pear Tree Stamp The Large Partridge The little Partridge a Speedball Brayer Theuva Card A5 Black, Denim and Juniper Adirondacks Colouring pencils Sakura Gel Pen for the leaves White Ultra-fine pen for the snow Black Micron Pen 01 for the frame Pastel green Promarker for the edging…
Sunday’s blog being written early early Sunday morning, before the last day at the NEC. Forgive me if the written instructions are short but sweet – just look at the pictures! All you need is The funky cottage and trees Black and Lettuce Adirondack Blending Tool and Splodgemat Manila Card Promarkers Before you even begin, take a look at the finished card. This will give you an indication of where you are headed with the tearing and the stamping!…
Saturday’s blog a new technique. New? To me? To you? To who? Today, I was working at the NEC, demonstrating the Gelli Plate and the brayer and all sorts. There were people there who were familiar with everything I was doing, whom I’ve known for 15 years, standing next to others who didn’t know who I was or what a brayer was. A few of them had wandered in from the Cake Show next door and headed straight for…
Friday’s blog a private peak…Well, all I can say is, it’s not always hearts and roses here at Clarity Towers. Sometimes work just goes and takes over, and today was just such a day. Day 1 of the NEC and what a day! We never stopped pedalling from the moment the doors opened! I am writing this blog on Thursday evening for tomorrow. It’s the good Dave’s birthday today, but here’s the rub: he has had to drive back down…
Thursday’s blog is always blue, so here’s a cool blue Christmas card I made, using the Clarity Carol stamps. There’s a whole collection of them: We three kings, While shepherds watched, I saw Three ships, In the bleak midwinter (my personal favourite set), and others. But here we have God rest ye merry gentlemen, complete with merry gentleman and family! So how did I do the background? Easy there’s a brilliant rooftops Claritymask available, which make this a cinch. You…
Wednesday’s blog is something new, so here’s a Gelli plate project I had planned for the TV show on Sunday, but didn’t get to it. I made this little discovery quite by chance, when I was playing with my Gelli Plate. But let’s have a look at these new stencils first…. How did I come up with these designs? No idea. Too much coffee? Not enough sleep? Either way, I love’em! Especially because they sit so nicely on top of…
Opening a Can of P’s Tuesday’s blog rolls back the hours, and today I thought I might go back in time and shed some light on just how I got started on the Clarity trail. Not because I am getting nostalgic; more because I am aware that so many of you want to get started, to start a little business, sell your artwork, run crafty workshops, even open a craft shop. The burning question is always HOW? Well, I can’t…
Monday’s blog is trees or flowers, right? So here is a rather splendid Floral card I made on T.V. yesterday. It is the first of a wonderful new collection of Claritystamps called Filigraphy. This is a cross between Filigree and Calligraphy, and the stamps are wonderfully decorative and detailed. So watch this space. We are always striving to come up with new designs and ideas. I also feel that more recently, we have been dipping our toes in the real…