Hi there. Just got in from Birmingham, so I will say hi and bye if you don’t mind! But before I crawl upstairs to the land of nod, I want to mention just a few highlights of the Trade Show. Firstly, we met lots of lovely people – old friends and new. Then we met people from all over the world, from Kuwait, from India, from Europe. I finally got to meet Hilary from Wightcats, which was a real pleasure….
Good morning from the NEC Thanks for popping in. Before the show kicked in, let me introduce you to the crew: Left to right.. Steve Ellen – Sales and Marketing Jim Molloy – Head Designer and wizard Linda Williams – Master Pergamano Tutor and Designer Rossella Cottrell – NEW Clarity TV Presenter and Show Planner Barbie – Dave’s other half Dave – Barbie’s other half Paul Church – Pergaman! We are missing Rob in the picture, Linda’s hubbie! It’s his…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Greetings from the NEC. The Tradeshow begins today. Just like Frankfurt – lots of suits and Mr Margin Men. I would much rather blog something creative and exciting…. Please allow me to introduce you to an exceptionally talented parching artist from Florida: Jerri Kay Jimenez. I recently invited her to join our Groovi-Pergamano Parchment team; reassured her that we could work together across the miles, that distance would be no object. When you see…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. I am so excited to show you this piece! Made it last night, because we are off to the NEC today, but boy! Did I enjoy myself. We have new stamps and matching masks. You may recall we launched a rake of Groovi plates with handbags, shoes and hats in January, and decided they would also make fabulous stamps. They took a little while to rework and manufacture, and the masks are a must,…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. I had an idea. (oh no! groaned the Clarity crew; not another one!) Well, yes. While we were power eating Fortnum & Mason mince pies in the office this morning, in an attempt to defy the best by date, it occurred to me: We have just taken delivery of the Clarity Catalogues for the trade sho this weekend. Very beautiful and very expensive, but had to be done. Proud moment. Many times I have…
Hiya! Thanks for popping in today. Forgot my Ipad at work (aka brain), so no art, no craft. Just a loadawoffle. We’re all revved up for the UK Trade Show at the NEC which starts this weekend, so there’s a lot to think about. Ticking lots of boxes, tripping over lots of boxes. You’d have been proud of me today. I got my old Pfaff out and even sewed a couple of table covers. Nothing too tricky – up one…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Still at work. Don’t feel sorry for me though!I am here through choice. Nobody makes me stay; in fact, nobody even makes me come in!! Actually, and I can only speak for myself, I am exactly where I am in life because of a series of choices I have made in my life. I try to avoid the word ‘I’ in a sentence usually, (Farmer Dave always says, when somebody starts on the I…
Hi there. Happy Valentines Day. Thanks for popping in. Thought I would blog one of our poetry plates which are proving very popular…. These two come as a pair. The Kiss and the Serenity Prayer. Let’s use the A5 Mate with the new Nested Rectangle Plate… Emboss the largest rectangle on little purple parchment. See here? The Groovi No. 1 tool and the Pergamano No. 1 tool do about the same job. Groovi just a little whiter, a little crisper,…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Stonking headache today., so I thought I would call on the help of a few good friends. Been dealing with Holland much of today, as you do when you’ve bought a Dutch company, so that may explain why windmills were on my mind. Emma Williams Here’s a lovely stampset we designed a while back. Remember when I did this on TV in the Classroom. Wow, that’s a while ago…. click here The little flowers…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Let’s talk Background Designer papers and stamps today. The 4 books we launched in January have definitely hit the spot. Get the set or buy them individually. If you’re anything like me, you hand on to every little piece and sliver. Can’t bear to throw it away, right? All those bits and pieces lend themselves perfectly to some layering, paper piecing…. We just need a starting point, and this lovely large Claritystamp will do…