Hi there Thanks for popping in. Enjoying a little peace and tranquility here. I‘ve been cleaning the kitchen. Dave Bowie’s been keeping me company. I do like a bit of Dave Bowie on a Sunday morning. What a legend. So yes. I’ve been cleaning and singing and dancing actually! What do you like listening to when you’re doing the housework? When you get into Taoism, The Way, as we are trying to here, you learn that deep meditation resides in…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Just to let you know, when you see Paul this evening running the craftalong instead of me, there’s nothing wrong at all, except that I am pretty wiped out after two busy days of TV, and Paul kindly offered to take the wheel this evening. I know to listen to my aching body nowadays, so I said “Thank you kindly Sir” without a moment’s hesitation, and handed over the keys! I hope you can…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Just a quickie before I head out the door to TV Land. I wanted to show you what’s coming up at 6pm this evening on Create & Craft. I have a feeling these stamps and stencils will be very popular, so be sure to tune in if you can! Calling all SHACKERS! You may recognise the designs from our recent sessions in the SHAC. Two we created together, and the third I rustled up…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Calling all arty people, who like a classy design. I want to bring to your attention our Room with a View Collection, original art illustrated by our good friend Mel Turner herself. Thanks Mel, if you’re reading this! YOUR ARTWORK IS EPIC!! I honestly think these are so excellent! Whether you like minimalist elegance or grunge, these hit the spot every time. I‘m even turning them into Lino Cuts – and boy oh boy!…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. A while ago, we introduced a collection of clever layout plates, designed as an aid to composition when doing Groovi parchment work. They are brilliant! The whole idea/concept came from a design that lovely Linda Williams created for one of the Groovi Club issues… Available HERE I was so taken with the sample she made, I called her to find out how she had done it! The layout had been created by moving the…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Treescape. Beautiful design by our friend the cartographer, Mel Turner. When you look closely at this treescape, you can see the roads and paths overlapping, can’t you? This week the Design of the Week also ties in with the, “A Moment of Clarity” I have planned for this Friday at 7pm live on Clarity Facebook/YouTube. It’s a win win. A fabulous design at a fabulous price, and a free tutorial on how to use…
Hi there Thanks for popping in! Did you join us in the SHAC today? The old bus driver was pretty worn out ! Did you notice how the bus kept veering off track, and going in different directions ?!? The end result was pretty though. I had a little moment of Clarity after we’d already finished the session, too. I realised that you can use the white and pink erasers to remove that ink stain within the design, and even…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Ready for a conundrum? When’s your birthday? Mine’s 13th March 1959. Let’s state the obvious. When we are born we start at 0 – Zero – and go from there. And every year, on the same day, we celebrate getting older by a year, right? Not so in South Korea! Apparently, according to traditional law, babies are a year old when they arrive! Another age-counting law in that country dictates that everyone ages by…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. I won’t tell you how long it took me to locate the grave accent on my Mac for the a in the title! And blow me! I can‘t find it again now! ååaaaaaaaaaaAa ååååeéååååaåå à. Aha. Bingo. Just learned something new!! Well what a find!! Eureka moment. The trick is to not give up I suppose. To not get frustrated, to make the decision to figure it out – and even if it takes…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Thanks for joining me in the SHAC this morning! I think we’re doing a grand job of these Butterflies and Flowers. Let’s call them our Japanese collection, shall we? And I thought the brush pen worked well on those Japanese ideograms, especially when I started pulling the stroke sideways. If you’re wondering what on earth I’m talking about, check out the Youtube below. We get into the Japanese writing near the end. Here’s the…