Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Had to go into work and sign 100 of the new Calendars early this morning. Had to give a very special book which is going to print today the last look over. Had to check the New Design Club projects, to make sure they all made sense. Had to pay some bills, this n that. You know how it goes…. a usual catch up Monday after almost a week at the NEC. But then…
All done and done for at the NEC. End of transmission. Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible. zzzzzzzz……. Love & Hugs, Barb xxx
Hi There!!Thanks for popping in. Just a quickie. We’re having what is popularly termed a bit of a Cluster F••k here. Internet on go slow. Signs all fell off the wall at the stand during the night. Nobody knows how to load the price gun. And to crown it all, I burnt me tongue on the coffee. Grrrrr……. But on a happy note, Brother Steve got up here safely with fresh stock because we have had a stonking 2 days…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Had a great day at the NEC yesterday – Pleased to report that our Clarity Bubble and the Clarity Community is strong and happy as ever! Today Rosie is on Live TV, streaming from here and showcasing a superb little set of Rennie Mackintosh inspired A6 Groovi Plates. Art Nouveau Set I shall be running the morning’s Make & Takes – and looking forward to it! The new Clarity Calendars are selling well too; …
Hi there, Thanks for popping in ! Here we are at the NEC, all set to entertain. (There is super free WIFI here, so I shall blog in the mornings, before the show begins while we’re here, said the opportunist) The stand is huge and beautiful. You cannot imagine how much work goes into the planning and prepping before we even get here! (said the control freak) Rosie is all set to entertain across the way. She will be doing…
Hi there! Sorry it’s so late. No signal here in Berkswell I’m afraid. So I shall just have to blog at the NEC tomorrow! Just wanted to say that the stand is looking amazing! C01. Right by the entrance. 15 metres of Clarity! And over the way we have a little make & take stand too. So we are set for a great 4 days? What am I doing? Well, not much! I’m the hopper. So I shall hop about!…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. This is going to be the quickest blog post ever, so brace yourself! So many boxes still to tick before the dash out the door to the NEC tomorrow. Stamp the finch Autumn round stamp on a sheet of Shenandoah Paper. Black Archival Add a flash of colour with a Perga Liner pencil. They work beautifully on these papers. Mask off the birds with the mask which comes with the stamps, and add a…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Thanks also if you watched HOCHANDA yesterday and today. And thanks thrice if you invested in our paper & parchment duets. The bumper bundle sold out about 5 minutes before the end of the last show! That’s called perfect in my book! Here’s a simple Groovi project I did at 9am using that bright and beautiful first page in Rainbow River. Duet price So let’s extract a lovely butterfly from one on Mel’s Groovi…
Hi there. Thanks for joining me. I do hope you were able to join Tina and myself this afternoon too. What a delightful collaborative new ii-Book! Tina’s Henna Corners ii Book I will blog what she and I did together later on this week. But today, I am excited to look at the Shenandoah Parchment and Paper Duet which we launched at 6pm. Shenandoah Parchment and Paper Duet and the new Rainbow River Parchment and Paper Duet Well, I am…
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…