Happy Saturday! Advent Day No 6. I am so chuffed and excited to present you with this artwork! It’s so different for me, but sooooo easy!! Sam Crowe flew down from oop Norf this week, to help give me the kickstart I needed, just show me a few tricks – and before you could say clean your brushes, I was away. So today’s the day that we begin a new Journey: Canvas for Clarity. Let me show you what I…
Hello there! Nice to see you again. Friday’s blog a private peek? So here’s a little glimpse into our Friday last week. And you thought all we do is make stamps & stencils… We attended the Annual Family Business Place Conference at the Royal Institution, London. Fabulous place. Busy, interesting day. You may recognise some of the Clarity Team mingling here. Last year, I was honoured to be the Opening Speaker. Must have done something right, because I was privileged to…
Hello there! Thanks for stopping by. Advent Day No. 4 and it’s Thursday’s Blue Blog. So I thought I’d showcase Madonna and some fabulous embossing glitters. So off to the cupboard to find Madonna. Well God bless my daughter Grace, because last time she was home she organised my stencils into folders. Just take a look at this… At the front there are mini graphics of all the stencils in this particular folder, so I can flick straight to the…
Hello there! Thanks for stopping by on this chilly Wednesday. Clarity Advent Day No. 3 Time to sing it from the rooftops with a lovely carol set. We have a whole wonderful stamp collection of these traditional Christmas Carols and their corresponding images. Let’s go with God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen. Stamp the music score onto a piece of square Gelli Card using a Black Archival. Time to get the miniatures out! Bottled Distress Inks: Tattered Rose Weathered Wood Tumbled…
Ho Ho Ho! Thanks for stopping by! YouTube Tuesday’s back ! So it’s Day 2 of our Clarity Blog Advent. Here’s a cool yule video. Very simple tricks and techniques, using Texture paste. Hope you enjoyed that one? Here are the ingredients I used. Grunge paste Masking Tape Archival Black Bottle Adirondack Cranberry Adirondack Antique Linen Spectrum Noir Pencils White Fineline Pen Black Micron Pen Theuva Card A5 Spreader Stencil Brushes ClarityStencils: The Star Wreath The Holly Wreath Also in…
Happy December 1st! Thanks for stopping by. I hope you will join me in celebrating the advent of Christmas. 24 days. I decided to look up advent. It comes from the latin word meaning coming. So what we are celebrating in effect, is the coming of the Lord, one day at a time, in the lead up to Christmas. Monday’s blog is trees and flowers, so let’s launch our Clarity advent with a little Christmas tree and greeting, and some…
Hello there! Sorry I’m so late with this ‘ere blog! One minute I was at Waitrose at 10am, getting some groceries, the next minute it gone 6, the boys are all fed, and it’s dark outside! Nonetheless, I have spent a pleasant hour or so here in my little art heaven, just letting it take me away. I nearly spoiled my evening firing up a resentment about all the super professional, not very bloggy blogs which are piling in nowadays. …
Hello there! Thanks for stopping by. What a sunny Saturday here in Kent! I’m sitting at the window, and the sun is just pouring in. Very warm and calming. Yesterday was a busy day in London – and I shall certainly tell you all about it when I get the photos together next week. But the problem with busy, packed days is that you can’t stop to think or reflect. And the good thing about busy, packed days is that…
Hello there. Thanks for stopping by. You may already have heard that dear Jane passed away yesterday morning in her sleep. I am sure you will join me in sending her husband and children sincere condolences. Words are completely inadequate here. But Jane and I made some great plans together, and more will be revealed in due course. She was a brilliant woman, very clever, And she leaves a marvellous legacy. Rest in peace, Jane. Much love,
Hello there! Thanks for stopping and and supporting the daily blog. Thursday blog is always blue, right? So I decided to have a play with my hares. (That sounds awful!) Ready? First we need a dramatic background. Here’s one I did earlier, using an 8″ x 10″ Gelli Plate, Process Magenta acrylic paint (pink) Process Cyan acrylic paint (blue) and one of our stencils: The Tangle Stencil I cut round a cup to make this huge moon mask! You can…