Barbara Gray Blog

Hi there! Thursday’s blog is always blue,  so what better than Kingfisher blue? Here’s what we need: Kingfisher Claritystamp Kingfisher mask Branch Stamp and Leaf Stamp Stream Adirondack Cloudy Blue Adirondack Pitch Black Adirondack Spectrum Noir Alcohol Pens a couple of Promarkers Speedball Brayer Claritycard A6 Lowtack Masking tape Black Micron Pen Versamark Pen Let’s make a mask of the kingfisher first. Stamp at the sticky end of a post-it and cut out. Cut the mask ON THE  LINE. Why on the…

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Hello there! Wednesday’s Blog is something new so let’s have a play,  and see what we can come up with, shall we? We will need: The New Heart Bird A5 stencil Garden Heart Claritystamp. Theuvacard An embossing machine Clarity stencilbrushes Stonewashed Adirondack Ink Pad Butterscotch Adirondack Ink Pad Cobalt Bue Archival Ink Pad Make-up sponge Scissors or a scalpel blade Low-Tack masking tape So as we go along, step by step, I would like you to to put your hand up as soon…

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Hello there!  Thank you for dropping by.  Tuesday’s Blog rolls back the hours, and takes a look inside Clarity. Since the principal UK Trade Show is on just now, and we are exhibiting there, I thought it would be cool to take you with me, and show you what we’re up to! We do the Trade Show every year. It’s where Shop-keepers and Distributors come to look at what’s new. Every year, we have a large stand, and we take our…

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Happy Monday!! So after a very busy, fun Sunday at the NEC Trade Show, it was also a great relief to get home, take them there shoes off and have a cuppa! Just in time to get back on the horse, gallop into work and crank up them there stencil machines again! Oh boy! Have we got some stencils to make if we want to fill those trade orders any time soon! Didn’t see that coming…. So today’s blog is…

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Saturday’s blog a new technique.  This one’s for all those cat lovers among us… You will need: The Kitten Stamp Parchment paper And embossing tool and an embossing mat (or a mousepad) Black Archival Ink Detail clear powder Heatgun Double-sided adhesive sheet Fine Sanding paper. Grey card. This is so simple, but so effective. Stamp the kitten in Black Archival on the square piece of parchment. Sprinkle with Detail Clear embossing powder, dust off excess powder, and heat emboss. Turn the work…

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Hello Friday Campers! Today’s blog is a Private Peek, so come on in! Mmm.  Well, to be frank, to be honest, to be truthful, this week has been hard going. I think we have good days and growing days, and this week has certainly been a growing week! It all started out fine, full of beans and P for positivity. but the P for pressure started piling up on Tuesday, and by Wednesday, I really didn’t know whether to laugh…

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Thursday’s Blog is always Blue, so here’s a cool blue piece,  which – how shall I put it?  evolved. Shall we start with a blank white piece of Claritycard? Here’s what else I used: 3 remountable Ducks Claritystamp Set Large Sapling Tree Small Sapling Tree Both Trees Very Special Offer  Claritymat A3 Moon masks Low-tack masking tape Brayer Juniper Adirondack Denim Adirondack Denim Blue Promarker Black Micron Pen. Ready? Steady? Go! Run Low-tack masking tape around all 4 sides of the …

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Hello there! Wednesday’s Blog is something new, so at the risk of putting the mat among the pigeons, I would like to introduce you to our brand new Clarity Blending Mats. I got my thinking cap on with this.  Thought it might be cool to include more than one function.  You know what we’re like at Clarity;  always at the cutting edge! So let’s take a closer look… One side has a deckle-edge. Great for tatty tearing card and paper….

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Tuesday’s blog rolls back the hours and is the day we look at aspects of business, where Clarity has come, and where I was at the time! I know that many of you reading this are building your own businesses, one step at a time. That is Brave and Brilliant! But always bear this in mind: If it were that easy, everybody would be doing it. And actually, I think it’s getting tougher out there. To my mind, creating a…

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Good morning on a rainy Monday! Yuk.  So here’s a colourful card, to lift your spirits. A Poppy Pop-up Card! I love Pop-up cards. They take a little time,  but what a delightful keepsake they turn out to be! Look tricky. Aren’t. I used: Tall Wild Poppies  Wild Poppies Base Poppies (BOTH Sale) Old Mill Barrow Field Mouse 1 Field Mouse 2 Poppy Promarker 50 x A5 Theuva Card. Craft Scalpel Espresso Adirondack Lettuce Adirondack Scoreboard and folder. Clarity Stencil brushes…

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