Hi there Thanks for popping in. Life’s a Bowl of Cherries…. Mmmmmm…Ya think? I decided to investigate, and find out where that saying comes from. Originating as the title of a song (1931) by Lew Brown (lyrics) and composer Ray Henderson, it was performed by lots of favourites, from Doris Day to …lookie lookie… Judy Garland. I thought we could take a look at the lyrics while she sings them to us… Life is just a bowl of cherriesDon’t take it…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Beautiful sunny Sunday here in the Southeast. Pottery this morning, and back in the Clarity saddle this afternoon. Did you get a chance to watch our Clarity Mixed Media Friday TV show on the new Create & Craft? I was showcasing our lovely Blockprint stamps. I really like them. There’s something very arty, edgy and earthy about them. I think also that they can be whatever the occasion begs: vibrant and bright, soft and…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Just wanted to shine a little light on tomorrow’s TV shows! Not only is our dear Paul kicking off the morning at 7am (yes….early bird catches the worm!!), but our super creative, lovely Sam Crowe is once again gracing our screens. It’s been a while, but the good news is that she’s back on top, and she’s going to showcase her very own Journaling stamp Collection. Who better to show us how they work…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. It’s no good, I can‘t wait any longer. I shall have to show you what we have come up with for Sunday‘s TV Show on the new Create & Craft. It’s such a simple idea actually, but it has been months in the planning and making. It all starts with an idea. Clarity Cut-Card Kits… Then the perfect bird shape. Then Dave and his Heidelberg press get to work. Then we design stamps to…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. We got some new Ranger Distress Oxide Ink and regular Distress Ink colours delivered last week: so I decided to take a look at one of them. Just one. Which one would YOU have gone for? I thought I’d compare the same colour in the two different inks, becasue they certainly differ in their application and even colour tone. The Distress Oxides are very chalky and opaque, whereas the regular Distress ink are more…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Hope you made it to the SHAC this morning. We were putting the finishing touches to our Lettering doodle. We were looking at how to finish your work with gold leaf. FInishing is such a key part of the process, isn’t it. As I said, it can be the difference between homemade and hand made. WHich may or may not phase you personally. But the perfectionist in me cannot rest easy until the finishing…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in! Can you believe that we’re edging up on December again?! Where has this year gone? And what a year again! I was listening to a podcast yesterday, about Life as it is nowadays. It has certainly changed, hasn’t it? The psychiatrist was saying there has been a massive shift, a paradigm shift in our trust as humans, in our trust that things will be handled correctly, that we are safe, that people will help…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. After a busy TV day on Sunday – thank you for shopping with us – it’s time to turn our attention to something very cool, new and edgy. Please allow me to introduce you to the new and oh-so-useful Layout Montage stamps. Every so often we come up with something excellent at Clarity, something that will really appeal to our Clarity friends. The last “0ooh I love these! Moment” for me personally was…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Just a quick heads up for tomorrow morning on the Craft Store at 9am, and then again at 1pm. I am so looking forward to showcasing a bunch of Tree stampsets – some real Clarity Classics coming your way! There‘s a real mix of stamps, stencils – old, new, revamped and revised – the products, not me! Here are some some of the items being shown: Here is some inspiration from…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Have you ever looked at a craft project and said, “I’d NEVER be able to do that?”. I bet we all have. The thing is, you’re probably right. Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, either way you’re probably right. You’ll probably NEVER even try, because you’ve already decided you’ll NEVER be able to succeed. So if you have already failed before you’ve even given it a go, then chances are…