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…
Hello there. Thanks for stopping by. Happy to announce that YOUTUBE TUESDAY IS BACK! Here’s a 10 minute or so Tutorial on how to make your own custom ink pad. To bend with apples the moss’d cottage trees, and fill all fruit with ripeness to the core….. Keats Claritystamp Tree ( TREE-F ) Clear Stamp Claritystamp Remountable Line Sentiments Clear Stamp Set Cut N Dry Stamp Pad Felt Black Archival Ink Pad Distress Re-inker Bottles: Festive BerriesPeeled PaintPine NeedlesWild Honey Paint…
Hello Clarity friends! Thank you for stopping by on this what is to be rainy Monday! Early start here! It’s Meetings Monday. Monday’s blog is trees and flowers, right. So to end the sale, I just decided to go with yesterday’s super Woodland set (where you get the 3 free trees) FREE (rrp £10.25) Oh and a delightful Woodland stencil, which always does the trick. Ready, steady, GO! Tape the stencil to a piece of our white square Gelli Card. …
Hello there. Happy Sunday! Sun’s shining and I’m feeling much better today. Must have been one of those 48 hour bugs that knocked me on my derrière. Many of you had some good ideas yesterday, with what to do with the fossil leaves. If you missed yesterday’s blog, let’s have a speedy recap, and then carry on…. Brayer Fired Brick or another autumnal colour over the fossil leaf. Lay it face down on A5 Theuva card Lay a piece of…
Hi there Thanks for stopping by. Feeling a bit pants today. Typical. So apologies for this late hour, but I just couldn’t get it together! I was clearing up, moving my stash into the new Art-Studio, and I came across a box of fossil leaves. Remember these? Mmm, I thought. Could have some fun with these. So I tried an old trick, and put a new spin on it – as you do… So because I feel so rough, this…
Hello there. Thanks for stopping by. TGIF, eh !!! This is going to be the last weekend off for us in a while, so I really want to spend it well. In fact, as soon as I hit Publish, I’m off to spend the day with my parents. Friday’s blog a private peek? Well, what little secret shall I let you into today…. Shall I tell you that Laura had a bad turn but is home happy and safe with…
Hello there! Thanks for stopping by. Well, Thursday’s blog is always blue, so here’s a blue piece. I have to say, I am really pleased with this artwork. You know how it is; every now and then, you make something or create something that just makes your heart sing. See what you think… It starts out with a page from a book. The paper is good quality, almost satin, and quite thick. I tried it on basic paperback print – not…
Hi there! Thanks for stopping by. Wednesday’s blog is something new, right? So here’s a new look at an existing stencil. It’s not so much a greeting card, as an exercise in shading. Let’s just take a look, shall we? The stencil I decided to go with is this abstract one: I taped the A5 stencil to a piece of A5 Theuva card and ran it through an embossing machine for starters. Then I stamped our Laurel Hedge Claritystamp through it, …