Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Beautiful Spring morning here in the South East. Sunny, bright blue skies. Makes you glad you be alive. I am getting ready for the TV shows on Hochanda, but it will be good; please join me for a game of arty Chess at 2pm ! I love these stamps. Then at 6pm Paul is taking over the ODS (One Day Special) on HOCHANDA, and playing with the beautiful new Time for Tea Groovi Plates…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Had my vaccine yesterday evening. Felt fine, I really did! But as the day is going on I’m fading like a flower! There’s nothing for it but to stop for the day and have a nap. Before I go, I want to flag up a wheelie great stencil concept, which we came up with a few years ago now. 6 years ago, to be precise! Thing is, we always dance off to the next…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. What a difference a day makes! Much colder here this morning, compared to yesterday. I opened the back door, and the two Vikings dashed out, ready to take on the world again. Took a quick turn of the wheelbarrow – and shot back into the warm kitchen !! Here’s one for the Blog Tutorial Library.. A fresh and zesty card, using those fabulous Butterfly stamps illustrated by Cherry Green, which sold out last week…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. All excited here! I’ve got a new mate, and I want to introduce you. Allow me to showcase our new Grid Plate mate!! Have you ever seen so many dots in one place!! I think you will love this new mate as much as I do. She is brilliant! Beginners and seasoned parchers alike will find her so useful. Not only will she help you with loads of instant simple grid frames, she will…
Hi there, Thanks for popping in. Happy 17th February! Is it a special day? Absolutely! Today I woke up. And so did you. A lot of people didn’t. I just looked it up: about 150,000 around the world die every single day. Nothing to do with Covid – just a fact of Life. So today’s our lucky day! Smile! According to the experts, about 385,000 babies are born in the world every day too. So you know that old adage…
Hi there, Thanks for popping in. Came into work at Clarity Towers this morning, to catch up with the crew and have a couple of meetings. Everybody’s hopping about, juggling plates, keeping things going, a-picking and a-packin and a-making! Hundreds of orders are going out every day, but there were thousands placed in the half-price member’s sale, so it takes a while to plough through that little lot! It’s a mammoth task, mainly because it was a blanket sale across…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in. Just spent a couple of very lovely, chatty, crafty, arty hours with a dear friend on Facetime. Many of you will know Sam Crowe from oop norf. To know her is to love her. It was great to catch up with her. She’s a smashing woman. Fun and crazy. Here we see here in action at the last Open Days in Ditton… When we get talking about art and projects, we could go on…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Just a quickie, before I dive into TV demos ! The Highlighter stamps which are being showcased on HOCHANDA 2-4pm are so useful and lovely to use! One I particularly like is the Passion Doodle Round Stamp and Stencil Set. Sometimes, the design says it all. I think this is one such design. All I have used is a black archival inkpad on one of our new panel and frame sets. You’ll notice I…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. After the SHAC Shac this morning, I am heading over to my parents, to deliver their food and supplies. And to spend an afternoon in the company of my oldest and dearest friends. As the lockdown continues, I find more and more that my priorities are shifting, that I am grateful for so much that I previously took for granted. And going over to Gillingham to see Mum and Dad is a highlight. I…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Can hardly keep my eyes open this afternoon. Absolutely cream crackered. That’s what comes of working into the night; what you gain one day, you lose the next. So it’s time to have an afternoon catnap. But before I curl up with the cats and have a kip – because I is truly kippered – I want to flag up a new arrival on the website! Finally. Black Posca Pens. They are deluxe, smooth…