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Snowflake Duets – a match made in heaven….

Snowflake Duets – a match made in heaven….

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Hi there Thanks for popping in. Wanted to shout about our fabulous Snowflake Duets – designed by lovely Tina and ourselves. Let’s just lay out a step by step how-to-make-a-free-falling-snowflake with them… They come on 2 plates: the Groovi plate and the matching Grid plate There are 2 pairs: Little snowflakes…. and Large Snowflakes… CLICK HERE TO INVESTIGATE Tina designed the snowflake grid, then we wrapped a Groovi plate around it. And Hey Presto! A match made in Heaven!! Wait…

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It’s a GRAY Day

It’s a GRAY Day

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Hi there. Thanks for popping in. It’s GRAY DAY today. The colour GRAY that is. Or Grey – whichever works for you! Was clearing away the Mandala demos in the SHAC in readiness for next weeks Birthday Marathon on HOCHANDA, and got caught in a shady spot… You know when you should be doing one thing, but the hands just start doing something else? Well, I was supposed to be filing all the arty bits away for a rainy day,…

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Partial Art. Is that a thing?

Partial Art. Is that a thing?

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Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Partial Art. Is that a thing? Well, it is now! I hereby dub all partially used stamp images PARTIAL ART!! Shall I copyright it? Shall I hereby decree that PARTIAL ART has nothing to do with MARTIAL ART but everything to do with stamping! Tomorrow at 9am (and then again at 1pm) on HOCHANDA.com (best little Craft TV channel in the world) I shall be having a play with the whole idea of only…

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When Tina doodles….

When Tina doodles….

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Hi there Thanks for popping in. Been revving up for Mixed Media Friday this afternoon. Every last Friday of the month, we showcase arty, mixed media stamps and stencils on HOCHANDA. And at 9am and 1pm this coming Friday, wait till you see the new Mandala stamps that Tina Cox has designed for us. She calls them doodles – I call them masterpieces! Absolutely superb, they are. I cannot believe the detail of the patterns. These large images make for…

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Some Partial Art – and More Blog Candy!

Some Partial Art – and More Blog Candy!

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Hi there. Thanks for popping in! And Thank you so much for joining yesterday in the 100 Hours SHAC Celebrations! Recently in the SHAC-Shack we ventured up to the Water colour end of the Pergaliner pencil box, right? So how about a simple little step by step here, using both ends of the box – and our lovely Petite watercolour Journal.. I have done a little page to commemorate the 100 hours, using just part of one of the entwined…

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Read the small print!

Read the small print!

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Hi there Thanks for popping in. Yesterday on HOCHANDA TV, Paul and I were showcasing those 2-way Overlay Christmas Baubles of ours. They are so easy to use – and you can make many cards quickly too, which isn’t always strictly necessary. But if you are making cards to sell, or cards for charity – or you have a HUGE family – then you can’t be spending days on one card, now can you?! Here are a couple of examples…

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A Groovi little Heart….

A Groovi little Heart….

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Hi there, Thanks for popping in. Way too hot to stay in here blogging! I is meltin!!! But I wanted to blog the Groovi Step by step to completion which we started on HOCHANDA today, but didn’t have time to finish. Can you read pictures? Good! Because I am dripping here, so will just post the pics!! You can fill in the instructions!! Pretend you‘re me, get your London hat on and read out the How-To as you go through…

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Crazy for You

Crazy for You

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Hi there! Thanks for joining me. Been prepping TV demos for the LIVE SKYPE SESSIONS on Wednesday 1pm. After Paul’s stellar performance last Thursday, I’m all excited about quasi being back in the building. Let me share some of the fantastic new stamps and ideas with you – I LOVE these!!! You may recognise them from Linda’s Groovi Heart Sampler plate, which will also be being showcased. Partial Art on Stamp Board here. Bunting, fridge magnets, dangles …Simply stamp any…

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The Circle of Life

The Circle of Life

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Hi there. Thanks for popping in! Hotter than yesterday here in the Southeast. To hot to move around much, except for a long walk, cool under the canopy of the greenwood trees. That was wonderful. It’s been what one could call a mini holiday actually. A combination of extreme heat and our friend Jilly’s company stopped me hopping about, working, cleaning, planning, doing bla bla bla. In fact, Wurka and Hollick didn’t get a look in today. I even had…

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A Tree Stencil Step by Step

A Tree Stencil Step by Step

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Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Many thanks for supporting our HOCHANDA TV shows yesterday. The Stamps and Stencils are among my absolute favourites. Here’s another easy step by step demo using the Tree and birds stencil which didn’t make the demo cut! Like I said, got carried away and made too many – even for a 2 hour show! Ready? This is pretty cool actually…. Place the stencil on an 8×10 Gelpress. Cover the whole stencil and the Gel…

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