Barbara Gray Blog

Hello there, Hope you are doing well? I am running late today. So looking forward to the long weekend! Hoping to spend some time in the garden. So here’s a little Gardening step-by-step card using our little Garden Claritystamp Set  XL Stampstamp framer stamp and it’s mask. The Postage miniatures Stampset Theuva Card Lettuce Adirondack Meadow Adirondack Stonewashed Adirondack Cloudy Blue Adirondack Pitch Black Adirondack Black Archival Blending Tool Clarity Blending Mat Stamp the Framer using Black Archival Mask off the…

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Hi there! Thanks for stopping by. Wednesday’s Blog is something new, and here’s a new leafy stencil of ours. I noticed Jo using it at the weekend, whilst she was beavering away, demonstrating at Ally Pally, and I thought I would give it an airing today, too.  It’s really really cool! Here’s what I used: Irish Blessing Claritystamp Blustery Day Claritystamp The leaf line Stencil Theuva Card Mountain Rose Adirondack Juniper Adirondack Cloudy Blue Adirondack Black Archival Clarity Brushes Here goes… Attach a…

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Hello there! Thanks for popping in! Monday’s blog is trees and flowers, and so yesterday, before the doors opened at the Alexandra Palace Show for the second day,  I thought I’d best sort something out! So here is a little something I cobbled together, using  Freesia Stamp Together we can handle anything Stamp A 6 x 6 Gelli Plate Buff Titanium Acrylic Paint  Brayer Steel-edged Ruler Willow Adirondack Black Archival The first thing I have to tell you is that I didn’t…

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Hello there! Friday’s blog is a private peek, but I also want to show you some simple close up shading with the new Wheelie Stencils. So first of all, let me ask you: Do you believe in miracles? Here’s one! You may recall at Christmas, we had a long discussion about our Poinsettias. All lovely and red and bushy throughout Christmas, and then, within a week of New Years, stalks. Leafless sticks. Here’s a pic of mine; there were still…

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Hello there! It’s Thursday, Blue Blog Day. So here’s a little project recapping masks and introducing our Wheelie clever Stencils. I used: A5 Theuva Card Letter box Kit Letter box kit Masks London Mask (also included in the 5-part Skylines Mask Set) Wheelie Stencil Men & Boys Black Archival Ink Pad Black Adirondack Denim Adirondack Stonewashed Adirondack Speedball Brayer Blending tool  Blending Foam Sponges refill pack A3 Clarity Blending Mat Letter box Kit first. Stamp the 3-part boxes into place, and…

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Hello again! Thanks for popping by to join in and support our  NEW STENCIL LAUNCH! Here at Clarity, we’ve been working on a new and novel stencil concept; a wheelie clever way of masking while you work. And so, it is with great pleasure that I present to you to go to Wheelies on our website, click here We are excited and delighted to share our brand new Wheelie Stencils with you! They are so simple, they are pretty self-explanatory. Let’s take a closer…

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Hello there! Thanks for stopping by! Wednesday’s Blog is something new, right?  Well, we are so, so very close to launching something brand and brilliantly new! The wheels are in motion,  the cogs are whirring;  we are spinning on the spot, running round in circles; but rotate as we might,  and we are wheelie, wheelie sorry,  we’ll not have it ready for your approval  before this afternoon. But I’ve got to say, you’ll be impressed. Bowled over. I KNOW it!…

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