Hi there! Thanks for stopping by. Wednesday already ! Oh boy! Christmas Eve is looming fast here, and I haven’t written a card yet!!! I am rubbish, I really am. What an ambassador for a stamp company! But this evening I shall get my act together…. Here’s a little Christmas offering, in anticipation of this Big Freeze which is supposed to be descending on us in January. Hands up who believes it…. Used a Deckle-edged die, which is very unusual…
Ho Ho Ho! Happy Advent Day No. 16! Thanks for stopping by on You Tube Tuesday. I decided to get out my favourite Christmas Jumper today. Believe it or not, this little Jumper set, designed by our Jim, was the biggest selling Christmas Stamp set of the season! We were knitting them like crazy!! The thing about Christmas Sweaters is you really can only wear them at Christmas, but this little number can be modified for all sorts of occasions!…
Hi there! Thanks for stopping by. Back home safe and sound, after a day of driving up from Baden Baden. We opted for the French route. Tollroads all the way, which is expensive, and involves a lot of hopping in and out of the car if you are in a righthand drive, and your Mum can’t reach the ticket machine! On one occasion the toll machine wouldn’t take cash and didn’t like either of my bank cards. An unhelpful French…
Hi there! Thanks for stopping by here in Baden Baden! Bit overcast and drizzly today, so perfect for an expedition in the car! We decided to find out why the Black Forest is so called. And we think we now know. The mountains all around here are so densely wooded, that it literally is a solid wall of blackness! We took the mountain road – the scenic route – fantastic. It was spectacular even in the fog, because the clouds…
Hi there! Thanks for stopping by today. Mum and I have had another great day in Baden Baden, and it isn’t over yet! Today was grocery shopping day. You see, the main reason we make this annual expedition to the Fatherland, is so that Mum (and I!) can buy all the German Wurst and Speck and fabulous food that you can’t get in England. Don’t get me wrong! We scoured most of the Lidls in the Southeast corner before we…
Thanks for popping in! Sorry I’m so late blogging today, but we just had to make the most of the sunshine. We could see the black clouds over Will’s Mum’s house all day, but we were so lucky! I was also very lucky with the Spa Hotel I picked. Had no idea where it was located – didn’t even know it had a swimming pool let alone the full spa works – just knew it was in Baden Baden! So…
Hello there!Thanks for stopping by. Thursday’s blog is something blue, so here’s a blue Shaving foam piece which I want to adapt… I’ve done a short You Tube Video on how to make cool shaving foam backgrounds. I’ll put the link at the end for you, just in case you’ve forgotten how it goes… But let’s carry on with this pic, shall we? I just had to use my lad again. I LOVE this stamp! Boy and Birds There’s not…
Hello there! Thanks for stopping by. Wednesday’s blog is something new, so here’s a brand new kit which was showcased on TV recently. Oak Deer Set The question is : Is it a he or a she? Well, girls don’t have antlers for a start! So unless she’s wearing falsies, it’s a boy! Is it a Moose, or is it a Stag? mmmm… the jury’s out on that one! Let’s have some fun either way! Let’s only use a part…
Hi there! Welcome to YouTube Tuesday. Advent Day 9. Christmas is getting closer… Well, here’s one of the oldest tricks in the book, not a Christmas project, but I am very aware of the fact that there are so many new people joining us here in Clarity Craft World, that it is important to go back through the archives and highlight the key techniques from the past. If you want to make a Christmas shoe, just change the colour and…
Hello there! Thanks for stopping by here on Advent Day No. 8. I am hoping that you don’t mind my not doing Christmas for 24 straight blogs; I don’t think I could take it! Yesterday on the TV show, the Owls literally flew out, and I didn’t get to do any artwork with them. Mel drew them and they are fabulous! Remountable Owl Stamp I want to show you a simple inking trick too… So here’s a cool step by step,…