Hi there Thanks for popping in. Sunny Sunday, and it’s time to hop about! Get busy, be productive, MAKE SOMETHING – even if it’s just the bed!! It’s the only way for me. I have to keep busy, keep with my hands. Can I level with you? I’m certainly not alone here when I say things have been getting to me; the real news, the fake news, fearmongering and catastrophizing is starting to impact. I find my fuse is very…
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. I want to tell you about our exciting Groovi launch tomorrow evening on the new Create and Craft TV channel! Linda WIlliams has designed four beautiful Lace and Flowers Groovi plates for us – and they really are sensational! Paul and I were planning the hours this afternoon, and the feast that Linda has prepared for us is absolutely breathtaking. There is so much to show you! Whether you are new to the art…
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 love new things in the SHAC. New things to doodle, new things to colour in. Every year we introduce a new colouring subject. To start with we went with our Feathered friends, original art by our friend Mel Turner. We still have lots of these to go to – they aren’t done yet! Last year we introduced out Poppets by marina Fedotova. So pretty! For this year we have got some superb original…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. If I had to pick my favourite Freshcut die, I think it would be this one. There are some superb designs in our library now – check it out HERE – but I have to say, this one is it. Drawn by Mel Turner, we have got the same design in stamps, stencil and Groovi! We were quite late to the Die party, but when we arrived a couple of years ago, with our…
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. The sun is shining here. Always improves the mood, don’t you find? I was humming “Oh what a beautiful morning“ from Oklahoma to myself earlier ( I only actually know the chorus!), and just by total chance, I found this artwork. OH!! I said, Quelle coincidence! Here we see Ragnar and Erik when they first came to us. I used our Letterbox stampset to spell out their names – probably THE most essential stampset…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. We’ve got company this afternoon. Having a little Christmas catch-up with family who unfortunately had to cancel Christmas because of COVID. So we’ve been blitzing the house, making it nice. That’s the thing, isn’t it. We’re so used to rarely welcoming visitors nowadays, seldom even leaving the house, that it’s very easy to let the housework slide, let the ironing pile up, forget to put some lippy on or dress nicely. I saw an…