Hello there! Thanks for stopping by each day this week;Friday already. Private peek…. Grace and I met a fabulous woman in Central Park the other day; Her name is Mary Jones. We were walking away from the Boathouse (check out last Friday’s blog! It’s hilarious!) and a black lady called over to us. She was standing by the railings on the corner. “Do you like Poetry?” she asked. “Of course,” we replied and walked over to her. A little cautiously,…
Hello there! Thank you for stopping by. It’s Thursday already! Somebody slow the clock down for Pete’s sake!!! And mine!!! Pete’s only been back from his holidays since yesterday, and he already looks frazzled! But let’s get on with the Thursday Blue Blog…. Found a 6″x6″Gelli Plate scrap I made way back when, with Phthalo Blue Acrylic Paint, Crimson and some Punchinella. Decide which way round it works for what you have in mind. Or if you are like me…
Hello there! Thanks for stopping by this windy Wednesday. Up with the lark this morning! I figure if I get up early, I will have more time to spread my day out…(?) Wednesday’s blog is something new, so how about a brand new fabby stencil, designed by none other than our JO RICE! So we decided to appropriately call this particular design: Jo’s Bubbles. And what a pleasure it has been to play with! I spent a very pleasant evening…
Hello there! Well, it’s YouTube Tuesday, and I decided to show you a technique I developed a while ago: painting with Mica Powders on an adhesive sheet. Sounds trick, but when you break it down, it’s easy. And the background music is soooo lovely and relaxing! Check it out. Things you’ll need: Double Sided Adhesive Sheets Barbara’s Selection of Perfect Pearls – Landscape Craft Scalpel Pencil Small/Medium Paint Brush Other Items Mentioned: Barbara’s Selection of Perfect Pearls – Floral Acetate…
Hello there! Can you believe it’s Monday again ??! Comes round so fast – I had so much I wanted to do this weekend, and did next to none of it. Is she going grey?! Oh yes! Mind you, I did record 4 new YouTube videos Saturday morning, and prep some TV projects, so that I can cope better with all the daily grind stuff, which seems to be coming in thick and fast. And there is SO MUCH ART…
Hello there! Thank you for stopping by this Sunday. Tipped down in the night here, so the air is fresh, mild and lovely this morning. I have had an idea for a stamp and want to get my drawing pad out, so forgive me if I write fast here! Try and keep up! Ok. Here goes: Use up one of the little pieces of white card which came in the Gelli Card Packs and drag Grunge Paste through the Ginkgo…
Hello there, Thanks for stopping by. Can you believe it? This blog is a year old? Actually, the official birthday was on Thursday, but we were so busy, I spaced my own birthday! What’s it coming to ??? Haven’t missed a day, and have really really learned loads. You too? Yes, I have. 367 blogs on the spin. I am quite chuffed with that, you know. So often in my life I have abandoned projects, given up halfway through. So…
Hello there! Thanks for stopping by. Friday’s blog a private peek. Well, I spent a super week in New York last week, visiting our Grace. The weather was fab, the city is fabber and Grace is fabbest! As promised yesterday, here she is on the lake in Central Park, showing them how it’s done…. Very very funny young lady. Made all the funnier by the woman with the long face in the other boat, trying to have a romantic moment with her…
Hello there! Thanks for stopping by. Thursday’s blog is something blue, so here’s a rather atmospheric little number, made using just a stencil, a couple of brushes and a Lover’s stamp. Let’s make the card today, and then tomorrow I will share with you a wonderful hour I spent with my lovely daughter on the lake in Central Park, New York. She was so funny! Comedy Gold. Tape the Abstract Stencil to a sheet of our Gelli Card and add a moon…
Hello there. Thanks for stopping by. Here’s a lovely new stencil which was aired for the first time on TV last week. The Deer Heart Stencil I want to show you how to create a layered doily look… You need an 8 x 10 Gelli Plate and a Speedball Brayer. Spread Latte Adirondack over the Gelli Plate with the brayer. Lift the Gelli Plate on its Mega Mount and plant the ink on a sheet of large Gelli Card. Peel the…