Hi There!Happy Monday! Sunny day here in the southeast of England. A welcome change after yesterday’s deluge! July? July?!?! What is happening ?! Hundreds of people are dying in Canada because of the insane heat, the icecaps are melting away, and we’re flooding. Anybody who can’t recognise extreme climate change, who doesn’t think global warming is real, is a fool. Here are 10 very simple ways to help, to do your bit. Copied and pasted from the internet. And before…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Just a quick pic of one of today’s telly demos I’ve done, using the new Nursery Rhyme ABC stamps, together with the Letterbox ABC and the Basic Background Stencils. They work really well together… I hope you can join me on The Craft Store between 2pm and 4 pm today. The 12 Days of Christmas are being launched too! I was just chatting to Grace on Facetime. We were discussing what’s coming up on…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Just been putting the final touches to the prep for tomorrow’s TV show on The CraftStore.com 2-4pm. I’m travelling up to the Studios bright and early, so everything needs to be packed and ready before the end of play today! Hey. If I forgot something I shall have to improvise…after all these years I really ought to be able to wing it more! But the thought of rocking up to a live TV show…
Hi there. Or should I say Ho Ho Ho?! Thanks for popping in. Yep, you guessed it. Tis the Season to be jolly on the Craft Store TV Channel this weekend! I know, I know. Christmas in July? Really? But that’s what we crafters do! Many of us start making our Christmas Cards in the summer! We had our Christmas meeting at work back in April! Somebody at the meeting suggested that The 12 Days of Christmas might be a…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Grace has chosen the final Bloggy Winners from the Clarity Matters blog that were up for grabs as part of our #ClarityOpenDayFestival Thank you to everyone that took part! Giveaway #1 – A Groovi Go! Starter Kit Name your favourite animal! the winners are……………..1. Helen Tilley – Butterflies2. Julie Bell – Dogs Giveaway #3 – Box of Perga Liner Pencils What is your favourite craft product? the winners are…………….1. Sue Lawson – Groovi Starter…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Time to flag up this week’s fabulous half price offer! Mel drew this townhouses image a while ago. Yep. It’s been around for years. And it is still definitely in my top 10 Clarity designs EVER! Available as a Die, as a Stencil, as a Groovi plate – and as a 3-way overlay Stampset. Yep. It’s an epic design, and it works across all of our core products… All 3 of the stamps work…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. As promised, here’s a date to put in your diary for the next CLARITY CRAFTALONG : Wednesday 14th July 7pm What are we using? Well, I read all your suggestions and requests, as to which of the latest Floral LinoCut Stampsets we should use: The Alliums, the Teasels or the Poppies… I was wrong in assuming that you would all want to go with the poppies. Your preferences were very evenly distributed between all…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Remember the Pottery Competition last week, when I asked you to try and guess what this was gonna be? We had lots of vases and planters, fruit bowls and all sorts, but nobody could figure it out. So let’s take a closer look, and put it together – one step at a time… Well, at this point most of you would have been correct! A Vase would have been correct. But no. Barbie had…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. I’ve just come off air, after very good, busy shows. Lots of tricks n tips on how to use the new stamps, as leaves or trees…. I know that they are not your usual, easy to make a card, kinda stamps. I know that. I know they are a bit edgy and require some thought regarding layout, colour overlays and layers… But when – and I can only speak for myself – when I…
Hi there, Thanks for popping in. It’s Mixed Mixed Friday on the Craft Store TV tomorrow, so I’ve been head down and prepping all day. All set now, to show you some tricks n tips using some very lovely new Claritystamps…. What’s coming up? Well, here we are taking LinoCut stamps to the next level. We’ve deconstructed the original art into individual elements, so that you can rebuild it in YOUR style. This really is so cool! And the best…