Barbara Gray Blog

Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Lovely sunny day here in Kent. How about where you are? Yesterday’s blog with the custom ink pads was well received, so how about another little floral offering, using the same technique, but adding another spin to it? We have a very cool little pair of flowers, which are designed to work together, but which also work beautifully alone. Mel designed them. aptly entitled Bouquets They are beautiful to work with. You can see…

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Happy Mother’s Day! This card’s for all the Mums reading this blog; this technique is for all the cardmakers reading this blog. How to make your own custom inkpad. Cut a piece of Cut n Dry felt to the size of the stamp you are using. Stamp the image onto said felt using an Archival ink pad.  Drip colour onto the image as you’d like to see it. Distress Reinkers are great for this. We have a great selection of…

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Hi there, Thanks for joining me. Started this a while ago, this lone tree throwing a reflection. Decided it needed a backdrop…. Little moon mask, little frame with masking tape, torn hill… Beautiful pink sunset this evening. Let’s roll it in from the horizon. Rosy Cheeks Artistry ink + Brayer. Now for the hills. Pampas Artistry Ink pad + brayer Finally a vignette using Aged Stucco Artistry ink pad + Stencil brush. Remove all the masks. Simple. Spritz the ink left on the…

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Hi there! Thanks for popping in. Friday T G I F ! How much can happen in a week, eh. This time last week, Linda and I were in Maribor, Slovenia. This is one of the projects I did in one of the workshops, using the first and still the biggest selling Groovi plate we have – The Butterfly Wreath: HAPPY DAYS. They loved the Groovi System. The ladies really got it.  I invited them to write their own message…

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Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Decided to spend the morning alone in my artroom, clearing the head, focussing on positive things, and doing something constructive. Here’s the result.  Plus a clear head.  First thing: find my favourite Groovi Plates:  Woodland Animals and Treescape  Composition. Group the hares.  Add the background. One panel of the treescape will do.  Shall I cut it all out? Lot of time.  But then again, it will help the head. Besides, I want to practice…

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Hi there, Thanks for popping in. Grace just called me from New York. “Mum! What’s going on in London? You ok?” I didn’t even know there was a problem. Had pulled the early shift at work, and had come home for a  little nap before doing the blog and some artwork.  Boom. In the hour it took me to have a little sleep, the Mother of all Parliaments came under siege, people were killed and maimed on Westminster Bridge and…

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Hi there!Thanks for popping in. Back to reality with a bump today! Did I really sign us up for that many TV shows  on HOCHANDA in April ? ? ! Well, today was spent making plans, drafting proposals,  figuring out what was what. Rosie oh Rosie! aka Rossella. If you’re reading this, brace yourself! Maria, Tina, Paul and I are all over it too mind! BUT: Now we’ve got another parchment expert in Rosie, to join Tina, Maria and I can…

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Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Well, it’s Monday, and it’s time to come home. Could I stay a little longer? Has the Pope got a balcony?!?! Linda and I were exploring Maribor yesterday, and we even found an old, delapidated building by the river which we decided had great potential. “Would you buy it Linda?” I asked. “I think I’d have to ask Rob first, but he’d love it too I’m sure” she replied.  And so would Dave. I…

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Hi there! Thanks for popping in. The third day in Slovenia and a great success. Full workshops and everybody happy to be in the Pergamano seat or doing Groovi. Linda was in fine fettle,  The guests were soaking up all the techniques  and ideas. Next to us there was something quite different going on. Now you’ve all seen face painting at the mall,  when the kids queue up and get Spiderman or Ariel painted on their face, and then it…

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Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Sometimes technology and I just don’t synch. This morning I got up at stupid o’clock to blog before I went off to work. Wrote the whole thing, came back to the hotel just now, after another fab day – and whay do I find? Blob link no worky, and all text been deletey! Don’t you hate it when you have written a whole script, and the gremlins go and delete it for you? Darnit!!!…

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