Barbara Gray Blog

Quick Paint Job on the Tree House – No Magnolia Here!!!!

5th April 2015 Barbara Gray Comments 45 Comments

Hello there! Just got through the door from the TV Studios, slipped into something more comfortable, and am ready to receive Poldark in the living room at 9 precisely. Yeah. Dream on Gray!!! Ah well, leaving my little fantasy world for a moment, let’s enter another one! If you were watching today, you will know that the wonderful new and very tall Treehouse stamp by our Melanie sold out very quickly too. Thanks to all the lovely, clever, delightful art samples…

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Happy Easter Weekend!

4th April 2015 Barbara Gray Comments 39 Comments

Hi there, Thanks for stopping by. Saturday’s blog a new technique. Well today I thought it might be cool to tackle a panel, but focus on the background rather than the stamped image. Haven’t got long to play, but would like to wish you all a very happy Easter Weekend, so here’s a quick and easy offering. Let’s take a look… On 7″ x 7″ Gelli Card, let’s make a panel using low tack masking tape. Saturate the whole panel…

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Personalised stamps have gone Limited Edition!

3rd April 2015 Barbara Gray Comments 57 Comments

Hi there! Happy Good Friday to you! Friday’s blog a private peek, so today I thought I would just show you one of my personalised stamps which Clarity will be launching on TV on Sunday morning 9-11am. The personal touch is what card-making and crafting is all about. If we make a card or a canvas whether it be as a gift or to sell, I think it is important to sign it, own the artwork. A couple of years…

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What’s coming up on Sunday TV? Sneak preview.

2nd April 2015 Barbara Gray Comments 50 Comments

Hi there! Thanks for stopping by. Thursday’s blog is something blue, so here’s a little project I have been prepping this afternoon for a TV show on Sunday Afternoon, 2pm – 3pm. Yes, that’s right! I have been invited by Sara Davis (Crafter’s Companion) to guest a show for her, and combine our Claritystamps with her Spectrum Noir pencils. She knows I love them and use them all the time. Here’s a simple demo I will be doing, which shows…

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Eggciting stuff!

1st April 2015 Barbara Gray Comments 61 Comments

Hi there! Thanks for stopping by. Just got in from work, Ready for something completely different? It being Easter and such, I got caught up in the celebrations and decided to join in. Not sure eggsactly what I was thinking about when I bought this made-in-China artefact: or even all his friends: Must be cracking up. Certainly wasn’t a spiritual moment, although in my defence, they ARE from Waitrose. So a better class of plastic egg I’m sure. I suppose…

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YouTube Tuesday – Tongue-tied of Clarity

31st March 2015 Barbara Gray Comments 41 Comments

Hello there! Thanks for popping in on YouTube Tuesday. Today’s video demonstrates a simple framing trick using our Clarity Word Chains. Perfect for cardmakers, scrapbookers, journaling and pretty much any kind of art where you want to express yourself! Items Used: Word Chain 9 Stamp Set : Brilliant, Awesome, &, Amazing, News Clarity Stencil Brushes 7 x 7 Gelli Card Black Archival Ink Pad Worn Lipstick Distress Ink Pad Spun Sugar Distress Ink Pad Old Paper Distress Ink Pad Black…

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A Butterfly Tree to spread some Love on a Monday…

30th March 2015 Barbara Gray Comments 55 Comments

Hello there. So glad you dropped in! Monday’s blog is Trees and Flowers, so let’s make a really simple card – it being Monday and all…. Attach the round Shape Framer stencil to a piece of 7″x 7″ Gelli card at the top, like a hinge. Make a tiny mark bottom left, so you know where to stamp the Butterfly tree. Lift the stencil. Use a Black Archival to stamp the tree into place. Didn’t we use the butterflies recently?…

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No birds were harmed in the making of this art. How to embed a Bird Table…

29th March 2015 Barbara Gray Comments 64 Comments

Hi there!Thanks for stopping by. Bit drizzums out there today, so let’s do some artwork instead I say!! Yesterday I really enjoyed stretching myself, and trying something new with card stitching. Found a nice home for it in the inglenook, too. But today I really must have a tidy up in here …. It’s reached that beyond-a-joke stage again. Strictly speaking, I could keep going in this mess for weeks, but we are supposed to be filming the next reel…

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I have been stitched up!!!!

28th March 2015 Barbara Gray Comments 59 Comments

Hi there. So glad you dropped in. I have had such a good afternoon. Saturday’s blog a new technique, right? Well, I had decided that today was the day. Today was the day I got my old Pfaff sewing machine out, after at least a decade, and added a few stitches and strands to my artwork. What do you think? Since Karen Hayselden has been on the Design Team, I have become very aware of how safe my art still…

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Spring is sprung…

27th March 2015 Barbara Gray Comments 59 Comments

Well hello there! Thanks for dropping in. Friday’s blog a private peek, so shall I get the kettle on? I was looking out of the window here at the house, and the buds are a-budding, aren’t they? Spring is sprung, the grass is ris, I wonder where the birdies is… Well, there’s a pair of blue tits in this little nesting box for sure. Lots of activity in and out all day! I planted a clematis last year, but thought…

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