Barbara Gray Blog

Happy Sunday from San Francisco! Thanks for popping in. Well, Grace, Dave and I attended Mark’s amazing Graduation Celebration at St Marys here in California yesterday. Well, it was pretty special.  One proud woman, I can tell you. When you see your child turning into an adult  there is a bitter-sweet taste But yesterday couldn’t have been more exciting and pleasant. The sun was shining, the lawns around the University were crammed with excited graduates and parents, there was music…

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Hello there! Big Day today! Mark’s Graduation Day. So I can’t stop long. It’s a big gig! Huge event over here! The only fly in the ointment is my Ex. But hey ho. [Definition of Fly in the Ointment: a small but irritating flaw that spoils the whole] It’ll be fine. It’s Mark’s Special Day, and that’s why we’re there! I shall be tightly sandwiched between Dave and Grace, which is better than any armour. It will be a day…

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Howdi! Day 3 here in Northern California,  and San Francisco has to be the best city in my whole world.  I say in MY whole world, because I am sure there are plenty of cities I haven’t been to (yet) which are spectacular, too! It was so chilly this morning though, and did I bring a jacket? Did I heck!  Thankfully, there is a Maceys on Union Square, so I was able to buy a little number… And then we noticed…

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Howdi! Well, here we are in the poshest hotel I have EVER stayed in, complete with view of San Francisco Bay. Mark and Grace are coming into the city for lunch, too. Very excited to see my kids again! Oh my, where has the time gone? One minute, they’re hiding their milk teeth underneath the pillow, the next, they’re flying high, with the wind beneath them. So here’s a funky Clock card, which I found in my personal reference library…

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Hello and Goodbye! Thanks for popping in. We’re off to celebrate my son Mark’s graduation  in San Francisco this weekend, but I promise to blog every day, with a bit of this and a bit of that! In fact, every day, I think we’ll have a little  Graduation Celebration, with a Giveaway or a Silly Sale…. The here project is quite fitting. Just showcasing our very clever Postcard Kit. You can make your personal Postcards with this set. Any picture any…

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Hi there! Thanks for stopping by on this lovely sunny  YouTube Tuesday! I thought it would be good to do some traditional stamping with a few old tricks thrown in,  so I do hope you enjoy the Birch trees tutorial today. Please forgive the sound quality.  We had an issue with the microphone, but didn’t realise until it was too late! I should have known that tucking my Iphone into my knickers was asking for trouble !!! If you turn…

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Hello! Good weekend? What fabulous weather!  When the sun’s shining, England is a beautiful country, isn’t it! And this weekend I was so busy having fun with friends and family, blogging took a back seat! But here’s an old favourite of mine: Madeleine.  Never fails to look good! Even if you’re pushed for time,  she always looks great! Stamped her in Black Archival, and heat embossed her with Detail Clear Powder. Now we have raised the line-art,  we can fill…

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Hi there! Thanks for stopping by on this beautiful sunny Sunday. What glorious weather it is here in Kent! It’s my Aunty Esther’s 70th birthday, and the family is having lunch together to celebrate. So I can’t stop long!    Always running around from one place to the next it seems. Life certainly moves fast!  Last week, when we  drove back from France, as soon as we hit Dover I noticed a marked increase in the volume of traffic!  More…

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Hi there! It’s Saturday, it’s sunny here and it’s  STENCIL SALE AT CLARITY!! But before you dash off to the Website,  do take a look at what I rustled up yesterday.  Having had a day of business meetings and business suits, I wanted to escape, and create something really arty and obscure. Just to remember the primary purpose of Clarity. ART  But with so much to do and so little time,  I reached for my stash of Gelli Plate prints;…

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Hello there! Thanks for stopping by; Friday’s blog a private peek,  so let’s step outside the kitchen door and say hello to our new friend, Grace. She was sitting in a shop in Josselin, Bretagne,  and she just had to come home with us. The moment I saw her, I fell in love with her. Which is why she is named after my daughter, Grace. The moment I saw her, I fell in love with her, too. So she has…

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