Happy Boxing Day! Had enough turkey yet? Today we’re on cold Turkey and potato salad German style. But before I crack on with celebrations and family affairs, I thought we’d look at a picture of what Christmas weather is like in my deluded mind. Remember this snowed in scene? Not this Christmas! Certainly not here in the south of England! But please allow me to briefly explain how this picture was created. Using your Black Archival inkpad, stamp the Snowed…
Happy Christmas ! I hope that you are on high ground, and enjoying the festivities? I have just retreated for half an hour to chat to you, and left the family to clear up the breakfast things. One nephew is playing the piano (well, sort of), the other one is moping because it is raining again, and he can’t go and play on the trampoline (?), and the adults are all having a general banter in the kitchen. The turkey…
Hi everybody! We’ve got a bit of a situation here. The cellar has filled up with water, and more rain is forecast. Trees are down and it’s generally chaotic. We celebrate Christmas this evening, my Mum being German, so I am sure I will be forgiven for passing on a project today. Dave has given up wading and has gone in search of a pump, and the motto here is Keep calm and carry on. AND THANK GOD FOR THE…
Hi there! Well, here we are, the day before Christmas, and I AM FLAPPING!!! Who wants to join me jumping up and down on the spot? It must be good for something! The guys at work have just suggested I go and do my blog, which loosely translated, probably means s*d off and stop panicking! So I thought this one would be rather appropriate. Apart from it only take 5 minutes, it pretty much sums up what’s happening in my…
Hi there! Well, it’s the Sunday before Christmas, so before we get caught up in the festivities, let’s just escape to an arty corner for a minute, and read a lovely poem by William Blake. In fact, let’s just savour the moment, and make a nice piece of artwork while we’re here… We will need: The Verse The Dragonfly The Grasses A5 Claritycard Versamark Ink Pad Pitch Black Adirondack Juniper Adirondack Denim Adirondack Brayer Post-Its Blade and ruler Blending Mat Right. So…
It’s Saturday, so it’s something new. To me? To you? To who? This is an old card which I did years ago, but you can bet your bottom dollar, there will be several who have never used parchment, or stamped on parchment, let alone embossed parchment! It’s a fabulous technique, and it is very, very easy. All you need is: Matrix Feather Claritystamp large Matrix Feather Claritystamp small Feather Verse Parchment Paper Black Archival Ink Pad Detail clear embossing powder…
It’s the Friday before Christmas and wherever I peak, is a job that needs doing before this time next week! The tree is still naked, the presents aren’t wrapped, the hampers half empty and I’m feeling quite trapped! I really must get my arse in gear, or we can bypass Christmas and go straight to New Year! So here’s the plan – I have one you know! I will write out a list and then Go Barbara Go! I’ll start…
Hello there, on this rather blustery, rainy day in Kent – Ye olde garden of England. Today’s Thursday blog is always Blue, so here’s one I prepared for the TV last time, but didn’t get to show you because it sold out! I will keep it short but sweet this time; the last couple of step-by-steps were longer than the Dead Sea Scrolls – and there were 972 of them there Dead Sea Scrolls, so I’d better calm down now,…
Hi there!! It’s Wednesday, which is ‘Something New’ Blog, so how about a fab, brand new Poppy stencil, served on a small Gelli Plate. Sound delicious? Here’s what you need: The new Poppy Stencil 6″ x 6″ Gelli Plate Square white Gelli Plate card Brayer Orange, Sap green & Buff Titanium Acrylic paint Spiced Marmelade Archival Geranium (there’s a special offer this month) Archival Fern Green Punchinella Make-up sponges Low-tack masking tape I think pictures are good, don’t you agree?…
Good morning! I’m running a bit late this morning, sorry! And in the run-up to Christmas, things are starting to mount up… are we jumping up and down on the spot yet?! But this next little anecdote will make you feel better. As you know, on a Tuesday, we roll back the hours and go back to when this little Clarity business of ours was getting off the ground. Today, we are going to go back to 1996, and take…