Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Just been unpacking, after a fab week in the Netherlands. So enjoyed it. And the little carrot characters we doodled today just make me smile. But today is the day we find out who won the Blog Candy! Remember on Monday? I asked you to see how many words you could make out od the phrase on the card I made? All things Grow with Love. Well, I thought I’d have a little dabble…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Had such a giggle today in the SHAC Shack, when I confessed to Bob’s your Ankle and the Little Mouse With Clothes on!! If you’ve no idea what I’m on about, then check this out! About 19 minutes in I reckon… It amazes me the memories that pop in when I’m woffling away. You do realise that none of this is scripted, don’t you. I write down factoids, but the anecdotes? Nope, they just…
Hi there, Thanks for popping in. Wednesday’s blog is all about why we craft as opposed to what we craft, right? With that in mind, let’s talk about the SHAC Schack and its primary purpose today. The SHAC-Shack stands for SAFE HAPPY AND CREATIVE, STAY HOME AND CRAFT (or even STAY HOME AND COOK with DAVE on ClarityMatters.com today !!! Check it out! My hubby never ceases to impress me) But back to the daily doodle sessions, and why I…
Hi there, Thanks for popping. How are you? Feeling crafty? Me too. It’s the only way forward for this washing machine head today! Have been wanting to play with Leonie’s Fresh Cut Dies for a while. You know, the scribble dies she designed. £20 each. Or £25 for both. Mmmm……Now that’s pretty bloggy special!! They are so fabulous! Only It’s just been so manic here at Clarity, that they’ve been sitting next to my desk for – wait for it…
there, Thanks for popping in. How about a little blog candy? How about a cheeky little £20 Clarity Gift Voucher, to spend on anything you fancy? All you have to do, to be in it to win it, is tell me how I made this simple card. Email me the steps, and include as many of the details as you can. eg which paper, which colour pencils, name of the stampset, etc etc etc… barbara@claritystamp.com. Go on, how hard can…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Just revving up for a Skype call with Janice at HOCHANDA CRAFT TV at 2pm. With the Lockdown and all that comes with it, I have been leafing back through the blogs, as you know, and checking what was happening 3 years ago today, or 4 years ago today, or even 5 years ago today! Well, 3 years ago today I was on my way to New York to be with Grace, who had…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Day off today. Late spring cleaning, light housework, making each room nice and tidy. Titivating, prettyfying. I have to be busy, even if Clarity is off the menu! The weather was rather mis, so in the afternoon I settled down to another favourite pastime of mine, a jigsaw – which certainly does just that: Passes the time. I listened to my newest book by Kate Morton, The Distant Hours, whilst sitting with a rather…
Hi there. Thanks so much for popping in. After another week of chillin in the SHAC Shack with my fellow doodlers – Facebook is full of Mandarin Ducks! It’s good for the soul, it really is. I just watched the news for the first time in a week. Ended up shouting at the box because of selfish people and career politicians, then crying my eyes out because of evil child abuse. Such a roller coaster of emotion – and can…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Been working away on my own up here above the garage in the SHAC Shack. It’s comical. There are about 400 of us in here at 10am, and them as quickly as you show up, you all go again. Like a murmuration of starlings… Busy is definitely my solution. All the time I am busy, I am distracted. It’s always been that way. As soon as I stop working I flounder. Just as well…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Wednesday’s blog come from the heart, right? Well here goes. This old world is groaning under the weight of oppression and aggression, fears and tears just now. So I can choose to groan along and add to the negativity which is choking us. Or, as a dear old friend taught me long ago, “Turn it round, Barb. You’ve got to turn it round.” I found a great video on Youtube which speaks volumes. More…