Hello there. Thanks for stopping by on this Thursday. Thursday’s blog is always blue, right? Well, today is September 11th. So I want to pay tribute to all those poor souls who lost their lives in New York on September 11th, 2001. And all their families and friends, who will be remembering, re-suffering, re-feeling. How do you ever come to terms with that? I spent some time making a piece of artwork for them. So I spent the same time deep…
Hello there! Thanks for stopping by. Wednesday’s blog is something new, so here’s a new super Toucan stamp from the weekend, and …. the mask! Here’s my stash of cling film Claritycard which I made using Eggplant Adirondack and Peach Bellini Adirondack mostly…. Pick one and stamp the lovely Toucans in Black Adirondack. At the bottom of this post, I will insert the Clarity YouTube I did a while back on the clingfilm technique – just in case you aren’t…
Happy You Tube Tuesday! Thanks for stopping by. Here’s a quickie, showing off one of our new stencils. This beautiful Chinese Lantern Stencil has been around a while: But here’s a new development, and those of us who have gone to great lengths to separate out one or two of the pods in the past – a new stencil with just 2 pods!! You see, we do listen! Presenting the Lantern Pods So without further ado, let’s just have a…
Hello there! Thanks for stopping by. Rather late I’m afraid, but I decided to switch off from Clarity and crafting for a few hours, and just be a housewife. Isn’t it ironic? I have had such a delightful day, cleaning and hoovering and doing laundry! Many of you would argue that the woman’s lost it. I would argue that creating nice clean dwelling is pleasant, too. But. Monday’s Blog is Trees and Flowers. On the TV show yesterday, we launched…
Hi there! Thanks for stopping by. Remember late yesterday, I blogged a Castle mask trick with shaving foam? You ought to go read that blog first if you haven’t really, for this one to make sense…. Let’s take another look. Well here is the coffee stirrer, and here’s the card I smeared with the coffee stirrer! I can see all sorts here, can’t you??? Come on, humour me! For a start, I can see waves crashing and swirling oceans and…
Hello there! Thanks for stopping by. had a bit of a scrambling day, so Saturday’s blog is rather late – but nonetheless, IT’S DONE!! But I can’t stop to chat really, because there’s still the little question of what to wear tomorrow on the telly, pack and get up to Peterborough. It’s a shaving foam background, using our castle mask, so let’s take a look. I’m a lucky little chickpea, because I have a whole set of Distress Reinkers, and…
Hello! Sorry to keep you in suspenders! So I have been chuckling away to myself all day. Bagpipes, hair curlers, marvellous. Let’s take another look at what you had to work with: What you are actually looking at is: The bottom half of this table’s legs! Dave did the deed last night for me. Ouch! I bought this old kitchen table in Fürth, Germany, when I lived there back in the 80’s. It went to California with us, came back…
Hello there! Thanks for stopping by. Friday’s blog a private peak…. so today I thought we’d play a game of Can you guess what it is! I’m going to reveal part of something, and I want you to guess what it is. Ready? Is it from a Victorian Shower Curtain Rail? Are they from a set of Pre-war Austrian Skittles? A Thai Back Massage aid that Mark picked up for me on his travels? Antique Indian cricket bales? Long John…
Hello there. Thanks for stopping by! Thursday’s blog is always blue, and it’s looking a little overcast over Will’s Mum’s house, so let’s look at some cool clouds, and take a little look at a rather superb new stamp, which is being launched on Create & Craft on Sunday morning, when I shall be joining my friend Nigel May, for 2 hours of live arty crafting. You have to agree, this new Claritystamp is rather special. Stamp it onto a…
Hello there. Thanks for stopping by. Wednesday’s blog is something new, so I thought I would tackle a relatively new stencil: The film strip This stencil lends itself beautifully to scrapbooking. How easy to just cut out the photo areas and slot a real pic in! But I am going down the arty route, so do join me… Lay the stencil on a piece of A5 Theuva card Secure it in place with low-tack masking tape. Go round the outline with…