Hi there! So glad you found time to drop in. When you read this I shall hopefully be up, up and away, en route to California with Dave and my brother Steve, for what promises to be the road trip of a lifetime. But this Mindful Wednesday Blog is fast becoming an exceedingly important part of my week, and I take it far too seriously to miss. Despite not having packed yet, and having a hundred and one boxes to tick…
Hi there! Welcome to You Tube Tuesday. Here’s a very simple but effective technique, using an old book and a lovely floral stamp. Items Used: Gentian and Columbine Clear Stamp Set + Clarity Masks Set of 4 Clarity Stencil Brushes Black Archival Ink Pad Tea Dye Distress Ink Pad Black Soot Distress Ink Pad Spectrum Noir Colouring Pencils – Floral I hope you enjoyed that one. But now I must go and get ready for our Road Trip, which starts early…
Hello there, Thanks from popping in! Bit slow out of the starting blocks today, so it’s nice to just make a pretty card for you. Monday’s blog is flowers and trees, right? So let’s use that wonderful new silk bouquet stamp and the new Wedding line sentiments: Stamped in black Archival on large Gelli Card Coloured in with Spectrum Aqua pens. We stock these now; they’re fab. Here you can see they’re lovely for simply colouring in. Essential Kit. Good…
Hi there!Sorry its a bit late in the day, we stayed on in Port Sunlight to teach a workshop full of lovely ladies! As promised yesterday here are the step by step instructions on how to complete this neat piece of artwork Here is a list of ingredients: Blending Mat Brayer 7×7 Gelli Card Fresco Acrylic Paints – South Pacific, Blueberry, Zesty Zing & London Bus Remountable Tree Row & Mask Set Word Chain Set 8 Black Archival Ink Pad…
Hi there! Thanks for dropping in. Had a wonderful day at Port Sunny today! Can’t keep my eyes open here, so will keep it short – before I nod off. Met so many lovely people today – old friends and new. It was a delightful way to spend Saturday! This lovely group accompanied me during this session, which was great. Here is the Friendship piece I did. Tomorrow I will write out the instructions, but you must forgive me; if…
Hi there. Greetings from sunny Port Sunny! Arrived here at the hotel late last night, and can’t get in to Hulme Hall to set up until later, so we are faced with several options: put the finishing touches to the next TV proposal, go to the huge outlet centre up the road and grab a bargain, go for a walk round Port Sunlight, hang around in the hotel room drinking coffee, track the seating arrangements at Westminster, watch this nation’s…
Hello there! Thank you so much for all the very real, honest and positive comments on yesterday’s Mindfulness Blog. I think we are really onto something here. As a group, I mean; not just me. Isn’t it amazing how many of us are in the same boat? But you never find that out until you open up and share. How’s the positive thinking going today? You can start your day over at any time, you know. If it has gone…
Hello there. Thanks for taking the time to drop in. Mindful Wednesday, right? We certainly got off to a flying start with the Teapot Blog last Wednesday! So many wonderful pictures of colourful teapots have been landing in my email tray! If you didn’t catch the first Mindful blog last week, and you are wondering what I am on about, then please refer back. All will become clear. We talked about colouring in an intricate picture as a way of…
Hi there! Thanks for dropping in. YouTube Tuesday it is! I thought I would revisit an old Gelli Plate technique, but ramp it up a little by adding another layer to the mix. Items Used: 8 x 10 Inch Gelli Arts Gel Printing Plate 9 x 11 Inch Clarity Mega Mount Speedball Brayer 9 x 11 Inch Brick Wall Clarity Stencil 9 x 11 Inch Leafy Swirl Clarity Stencil Daler Rowney System 3 Acrylic Paints Phthalo Blue Burnt Umber Buff…
Happy Bank Holiday Monday! The suns shining in through the window, the bluebells are a-ringing in the woods, but I just wanted to share a quick step-by step with you from yesterday’s TV show. It’s using the new Shepherd’s Purse stamps, which Mandy drew for us. They are so lovely to use! Weed or flower? Apparently it’s a weed, but one man’s weed is another man’s flower. Cut a 7″ x 7″ piece of Gelli Card back to 6″ x 6″…