Good Morning Sunny Monday! Back home, after 5 days in a very loud, busy and windowless NEC. So very grateful to be sat at my window, with the warm sun and beautiful freesias, which a very kind lady gave me at the weekend. Monday’s blog is Trees and Flowers, so let’s take a look. This is a real masking challenge, but well worth trying. I have lost the photos in the middle for the trees masking, but we can…
Hello there! Thanks for stopping by! As you know, we’re at the NEC this week; 4th day today. Hall 11. Stand A12. Sold out of big tits early yesterday, so Dave went back to Kent to replenish, and I am happy to say we can get them out again today! We were in an Indian restaurant last night, singing One more Day to go, One more day of sorrow – One more day of this old place, We’ll be home…
Hello again! Thanks for dropping by this Saturday! I am running out of steam here at yon NEC, so I have an idea. Here are the step by step pictures for a really cool stencil project. Help me out! Here are the ingredients: Apple of my Eye Stencil Tangle Stencil Add the rest and the instructions… Send your instructions to me at barbaragray123@hotmail.com I will gratefully pick the most accurate, and send you a £20 gift voucher! much love,
Good morning Friday! Day 1 at the NEC. Stand all lovely, Staff all lovely… The very lovely and talented Maria Simms, The wonderful Jayne; she who knits tits. Notice Dave on the phone…. Oh! There he is, on the phone again… Ah, Heather, our angel with the kneepads. And gorgeous Chloe, Jayne the tit-knitter’s daughter. And so the scene is set. The stencils, the stamps, the fabulous samples. 9.29 am. The crowd is waiting patiently for the bell to ring….
Oh boy! Thank you for stopping by. Thursday’s a Blue Blog, and it’s NEC Thursday! This is historically one of the busiest days of the year for us, so whilst you are reading this blog, spare a thought for us, pedalling like loonies in Birmingham! Large Landscape Claritystamp Set of 5 insert stamps Claritycard A6 Clarity Blending Mat Speedball Brayer Wild Plum Adirondack Stonewashed Adirondack Deep impression powder, or SEA SALT!!! Black Adirondack Ink Pad or Black Archival White fine line pen …
Hello there. Thank you for stopping by! Wednesday’s Blog is something new, so how about a stencil which is probably new to you, and a technique which is definitely new to me?! Jo Rice ran this one by me, and I just had to have a go! It’s really easy and very effective. I used Black Card Craft Notions Glue Our Poppy Stencil Variegated Copper Gilding Flakes (Don’t look now, but there’s a special offer at the end!) Sponge Finger…
E It’s Tuesday already!!!! Whoever is winding the clocks up and making them go faster, pack it in !! Anyway, Tuesday’s Blog with a little twist today. As you know, I was another year older last week, and I would like to thank my friends who made it a very special 55. So after a rather manic few days, chasing up to do the Harrogate show, I spent THE most pleasant morning today, enjoying each of the cards and greetings friends…
Hello there! It’s early Monday morning, day after the Harrogate Show, and I feel as though I’ve been lifting weights all weekend! The tops of my arms!! No Bingo Wings here, that’s for sure. Now if I can just clutch a brayer with my derrière, we could sort that area out too. Now there’s a picture…. So moving on swiftly, Monday’s blog is Trees and Flowers; here’s a super Frame stamp combined with a set of useful little flowers. I…
Hello there! Thank you for stopping by. We’re up in Yorkshire at the Harrogate Craftshow this weekend. Brilliant day Saturday. One day done, one day to go. So here’s a little Duckie flockie I rustled up some time ago. Hope you like it! I used Small Duck Medium Duck Large Duck Duck verse Barb’s Sunday Blog Special Offer: All 3 ducks and the verse should cost £22.49 How about £12? That’s about HALF PRICE! Trouble is I can’t change the…
Hello There! Happy Saturday! Thought I’d just show you a neat birthday card, using our Claritycard and a resist technique. You need: The Matrix Feather Stamp Birthdays are a feather stamp A5 Claritycard A4 Clarity Paper Versamark Ink Pad Peeled Paint Distress Pad Weathered Wood Distress Pad Old Paper Distress Pad Black Adirondack or Black Soot Distress Pad Speedball Brayer Blending Mat Stamp the Matrix Feather randomly over the Claritycard using Versamark. Be sure to remove the blue indexing ink from the…