Hi there It’s my birthday today, and, whilst I am starting to feel my age, I’m also very grateful to have reached 66! As our Grace always tells me, it’s a privilege not afforded everybody. So with that in mind, I am very happy to be here today, in very good health and with a loving family – I’m sure you understand me! That said, Dave and I will spend the morning at the hospital, because today’s the day they…
Hi there What a lovely Saturday we have had today. The sun was bright and shining in through the window early in the morning, and my absolute favourite tree – which I can see from the bedroom window – is coming to life! Can you guess what it is? The Magnolia Tree! It grows so well in this area. But it’s the one that waves from all the gardens, telling you that Spring is almost here! Spring officially arrives on…
Hi there I’ve been up since before 6 o’clock! With Dave being in hospital, it is all a bit strange. He’s in a lot of pain, and that makes me feel anxious, too. In fact I was woken by Erik, miaowing outside the bedroom window! He’d been out all night, and normally Dave let’s him in at the crack of dawn. So he must have been sitting outside the back door, waiting patiently. Then, when Dave didn’t open the door,…
Hi there Good news! Dave had his knee surgery yesterday, and is recovering well. Before I go and spend the afternoon with him in hospital, I wanted to shine a light on today’s Clarity TV shows. Deb and Paul are set to entertain you at 10am and 2pm, with some superb stamps. Deb plans her own monthly shows, you know. She picks which stamps she would like to showcase, and we build the show around her selection. This month, I…
Hi there If you watched our Clarity TV today at 10 and 2, then you will have seen us lauding the praises of our Sam’s fabulous Mixed Media papers. They really work well with the new Landscape masks. Look! You can get three whole sets for less than a tenner, plus club discount. HERE I found a particularly effective little section of one sheet, which worked a Tree-t with the masks. Here’s a photo step-by-step… Add a little pink around…
Hi there! I was scrolling back through my photo library, looking for something specific. My oh my!! There’s so much artwork!! Years and years and years of projects, of step by steps. Crazy really. And I remember most of the artwork too. There’s a definite chronology, and I can see when Groovi entered the picture, when masks were introduced, when Linda came on board – it’s like a time lapse. But there‘s one collection of stamps which draws me back…
Hi there Before I head on over to Clarity Towers for our 3-5pm TV Show (on Facebook LIVE / Youtube / our own Website) I am excited to shine a light on our new Gift Vouchers / Gift Cards. They just got beautiful! Shop Gift Cards here: https://claritycrafts.com/collections/clarity-gift-cards Now, if you go to our Gift Voucher Section on the website, you simply select the £ amount you want to give, and choose the lovely Pinky Gray card you would like…
Hi there If you watched the SHAC yesterday morning, you will have seen this card I made yonks ago, using the silver birch stamp set, which I also drew yonks ago! Actually, back then, the stamps were not anywhere near as good as they are now! Back then, in order to clear emboss or glaze the tree trunks, you had to use an embossing pen for each and every tree! With this new set, the second stamp, the infill stamp,…
Hi there How about a Happy Weekend Sale? When you think there is nothing to celebrate, give yourself a reason! It’s in full flow, and sales are going very well. Thank you !! I have conjured up a picture in my mind; let me share it with you… If this website were an actual shop, an actual bricks and mortar building, with a front door and a till, and smiling shop assistants in aprons ready to assist – you wouldn’t…
Hi there Apologies for the absence this week. It has been so hectic since we got back from our holidays! I am starting to think about booking another one! A really, really LONG one! Just a little recap…. No wonder I’m cream crackered! I finished the November Club projects this morning, cleared the decks for the SHAC tonight, figured out what we’re all doing together – and once I have blogged this, I am going for a little nap. Thing…