Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Beautiful sunny day here, so Dave and I are going for a long walk this afternoon, across the Ashdown Forest. So look at this paper leaf. It’s from the new Rainbow River pad. Can you see what I see? Squint a bit, and relax your gaze… Let’s trim it back a little, focus on the centre. How about we add a few bushes in the front, a couple of hills and a moon? In…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Right. That’s it. Stop the clock! Prep done. Boxes ticked. And now I can honestly say, hand on heart, I’m really looking forward to the TV shows on Sunday!! Do you remember lovely Lottie, the presenter at Create & Craft? I did love Lottie. Well, she always used to say, “Fail to prepare – prepare to fail.” And ain’t that the truth?! So we is prepared, isn’t we Paul?!? Just in case I lose…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in! Have had a super day today. There has been a real shift in my worn out little head. And it all has to do with two things: Gratitude & Friendship Gratitude & Friendship Word Chain No 8 Firstly, I made a conscious decision to dispel N. E. Neggertivity. He’s been shown the door – he’s out. Only B. Positive is allowed to live rent-free in my head from now on. This was activated by pressing…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Wednesday’s blog is the one where we look not so much at what we craft, but WHY we craft. And today I am so grateful that I can. Now if only I could make up my mind which direction to take, it would all be peachy… Talk about dither!!! I am supposed to be prepping the launch hour for Sunday, but I’m spinning like a top in my head. So, what’s the problem Barbie?…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. I was walking through the building today, and saw a pile of these stamps sitting on the side, waiting to go to the NEC. So… I decided to throw a little light on them this evening: Hands up if you have the Ribbon-Writing Stamps which our Jim designed. They are very cool. Merry Christmas Very lovely to use, and very, very versatile! There are 4 in this collection: Happy Birthday Thank you Best Wishes…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Remember yesterday we stamped Mel’s beautiful finch stamp on a sheet of the new, yet-to-be-launched-on-Sunday-at-6pm-on-HOCHANDA Rainbow River Designer Paper? And I said we’d try the same stamp on the same paper design, but on parchment instead? Voila Just in case you haven’t figured it out yet, all the paper pads come as parchment too. So you get the colourful, original, wild backgrounds – but on the parchment itself. Stamp on the front, the more matte…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Blustery but sunny day here. The leaves are tumbling. The ginkgo leaves are the last to fall in our garden, so we should have a bright yellow carpet of them by the end of the week. Will keep you posted…. All this natural loveliness right outside the kitchen window! We’re lucky – and we know it. Speaking of beautiful colours…. The new Designer Paper and Parchment is in the building! Being launched next Sunday…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Can’t stop long – it’s 7 am, we have to get to work at the Parchment Show in Harrogate, Cedar Court Hotel (be there or be square!) and I know I won’t get a signal later in the van on the way back to Kent, to write to you. Some names in history stand out, don’t they? Like Joan of Arc. We read about her at school, and unfortunately for her, the next thing…
Hi there, Thanks for popping in. It’s a busy day here at Clarity. A load of us are up here in Harrogate, setting up for the Parchment Show which takes places tomorrow, Saturday 21st October, at the Cedar Court Hotel from 10-3.30. You can get tickets at the door (£8.50). There will be a wonderful exhibition of traditional parchment art, and many very talented artists will be displaying their art. And what are we up to? Clarity, Groovi and Pergamano…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in! Sat in a hotel in the Harrogate vicinity, all ready for the Parchment Show Set-up tomorrow. Show’s at the Cedar Court Hotel on Saturday. Yep, day to get up here, day to set up, day to do the job, day to get back home and recover. It’s a good job I love the people I work with! Who cares about being sandwiched in the middle of the van cab for 7 hours, when you’ve…