Barbara Gray Blog

Hi there.Thanks for dropping by.I hope you all had a lovely bank holiday weekend and got to enjoy sunny, warm weather. So sorry to hear that some of you got caught in the flashflooding in the Midlands. Unseasonal weather once again….It’s Tuesday, so you know what that means…YouTube Tuesday!I do hope you enjoy this one. If you’re into your Gelpress printing, then you will like this technique with alcohol ink.  As ever, from midday today until next week’s video, there…

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Hi there. Happy Bank Holiday Monday. I am feeling particularly grateful today. Grateful for a weekend off, to be able to just enjoy our home and the sunshine. Grateful to have time to get into the arty groove. Grateful for so so much, actually. I spent the morning designing the place settings for the wedding, laying them out on the computer, printing them, and then cutting, scoring and folding them. They’ve come out really lovely too, which makes me happy!…

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Hi there. Thanks for dropping in. Beautiful sunny afternoon here darn sarf. And we are busily packing hundreds of catalogues. They are flying! So if you were thinking of getting them, please don’t hesitate too long – as I said yesterday, we can’t do a reprint. Here’s where to go: UP TO THE MINUTE CATALOGUES   What have you go planned for the Bank Holiday weekend? Anything special? Our Maria is on TV tomorrow, playing with these wonderful fineline stamp rounds,…

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Hi there. Thanks for popping in. I am making a dash for the door as soon as I have chatted to you here. Up to the studios to launch the new and beautiful Henna Droplet and Dreamcatcher plates, designed by our dear friend Tina Cox. You loved the stamps at the weekend, and I am pretty sure you will love the Groovi plates too!   Here are a few beautiful samples which the ever clever Clarity artists have rustled up…

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Hi there! Thanks for joining me.This Tuesday Maria is on again, and I LOVE the technique she is teaching us here, using our poppy stencil!Very effective indeed. So we had a look at our other Claritystencils, ones which would work really well with this offset embossed technique. And we have decided to add them to our weekly YouTube 20% discount sale.Have a little look at these lovelies!Several of them are the same as the new Fresh Cut Dies!So maybe you will…

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    Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Just got in from the Kent Craft Show. It was slower today, but I had a TV show at noon which went well. Here’s the card I made, using Tina’s beautiful new Droplet and  Dreamcatcher Henna stamps. Beautiful to work with, they really are. If you have a chance, and would like to know how I made this artwork, then head over to the Hochanda.com website. If you go to TV SCHEDULE…

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