Hi there! Thanks for stopping by on this rainy day. It’s raining cats and dogs here! On the rare Sunday when we are at home, it’s roast dinner day, and I love making it all lovely and homely. Lamb today. There’s nothing quite like feeding a bunch of grateful men, is there? Mark, his friend Deklan, Dave and my brother Steve certainly fit that bill! Then Grace called from New York, so she was in the kitchen chattering away on Facetime, and…
Hi there! Thanks for stopping by. Saturday’s blog a new technique, so I decided to get out a cool stamp and some Perfect pearl Mica Powders, and have a play… The set above, 7 colours, is the set I used here. Do you know that in this weekend’s sale, that set is reduced from £17.99 to £14.39 for the whole set? With another 10% off for club members! Tis true!! I just checked!! CLICK HERE So anyway, using a Black…
Hi there! Thanks for stopping by. So sorry I’m late tonight! Did some priority sorting today, and spent the day with my parents, which was lovely. Wurka and Hollick were locked in the garden shed; didn’t even get to ride in the boot. Mum and I went off for a spot of lunch and shopping. Then back to Dad with the cake and fresh cream! So please excuse me for cheating a little. I am simply going to take the…
Hello there! Thanks for stopping by. Rainy Thursday afternoon here in the South of England. Poor old Dave didn’t escape the lurgy, I’m afraid. He’s just arrived at where I was about a fortnight ago. Don’t envy him that at all. So now it’s my turn to be nurse. Poor sod. Haha! Poor sod because he’s ill? Or poor sod because I’m his nurse… So here’s a step by step which I did this afternoon. Just decided to go where…
Hello there! Thanks for stopping by. What’s today? Ah yes, Wednesday… Wednesday’s Blog is something new, so here are some delightful new Style Stencils we launched recently. They are very retro, very chic, What’s really cool, too, is that you get both the inny and the outy, the positive and the negative. There is also an excellent set of Stamping accessories, which work brilliantly to jazz up the stencil girls. But let’s get to grips with a new technique too……
Hello there! Thanks for stopping by. No YouTube Tuesday this week, but we will I hope be up and running again by next Tuesday! That bout of illness certainly knocked the wind out of my sails there! But getting back to normal again, I’m pleased to report. So today, when I got back to the office, I dug out one of my favourite stamps, and just stepped away from reality for a quick hour again. Here’s what evolved whilst I…
Hello there! Thanks for stopping by. Once again I am at the TV studios, getting revved up to do a live US Show. So the blog is suffering again. I will get back on track by Wednesday, I really plan on it! Have missed getting creative daily, and touching base with you. But I did run into a couple of my favourite women at the NEC today: You will recognise these two, Leonie Pujol, A-Star supreme TV Presenter on Create…
Hello there! Sorry it’s so late tonight. We’ve been at the NEC Trade Show. And boy did we get a surprise! We went to the British Craft Awards Ceremony 2015 this evening, because I had been asked to present some awards, which is a great honour. And then Barbara Gray was called out for the Favourite Card Designer! Didn’t see that one coming! Nor the next one, Best Rubber Stamp Range! And when they called out Barbara Gray a third…
Hello there. Thanks for stopping by. It’s Saturday, and after an arduous flight home from Munich last night, with frozen fog and all sorts, it’s time to get back on the horse, get back in the boat, and get back to blogging as I like it. I’ve had enough of moping around and feeling whimpy, so let’s get this show on the road!!! Have you ever heard of the expression You’ve got to fake it to make it ? Well,…
Hi there! Thanks for stopping by. After yesterday’s busy TV Day here in Germany, Dave and I had a lazy day in Munich. The sun was shining on the Marienplatz. See the little figures which come out to play on the hour? The Germans were out in force, soaking up the sun and the beer this morning. Well, it is Fasching ! Carnival Time! Bit nippy for sitting outside for us, so we found an underground chocolate heaven: The Milka…