Friday’s blog, a private peek…Well, I may as well start as I mean to continue, and level with you. Last night, I spent the evening with another man. I’ve known him since I was a teenager, so it was great to spend a few hours with him again. The last time was back in the 70’s! He’s still quite handsome. We weren’t entirely alone mind; there were a few others there, at the new Hydro, Glasgow. But Peter was on…
Thursday’s blog is always blue. This was a piece I did in the Classroom TV Show several months ago, using the Reeds and flowerheads from the Windmill kit. One of the Clarity Design Team ladies, lovely Sylvia Marshall, sent me a piece of artwork just like this, and I was so taken with it, I borrowed her classy blue design. Hope you like it as much as I do! Mono colour work always looks so classy! All you need is…
Wednesday’s blog is something new. To who? To me? To you? Clearly, I can only approach this from New to me, because new and old are very subjective, don’t you agree? If you’ve been stamping for 20 years, you will encounter a lot less NEW stuff than, say, somebody who has just walked through the crafting saloon doors! Here I have taken a brand new Claritystencil, Madeleine, and run her through a Gran Calibur embossing machine. This may be old…
Hello there! Now I’ve established a blog theme plan for the week, it will be much easier to tackle! Tuesday’s blog rolls back the hours, so I thought we could take a look at one of the ways we can age our work, make it look older. We like to do that, don’t we! For this one, you will need; The Paris Collage ClarityStamp Set of Remountable Claritytags Old Paper Distress pad Black Archival Craft Scalpel C-thru ruler with steel…
Had a thoroughly enjoyable day here in North Yorkshire. A drive to Bowes Museum at Barnard Castle certainly opened my bleary eyes! What views! And what a fantastic art collection! So here’s a panoramic sunset you might enjoy, using just 3 Clarity poplar trees from Remountable Tuscany Set A few Adirondack ink pads: Black, Bottle, Butterscotch, Terra Cotta, Caramel, Black Archival ink pad Make-up sponges and a Speedball brayer A5 White Theuva Card and low-tack masking tape and a post-it…
Well, now I’m really trying my luck! Blogging at 70mph on the A1M up to Yorkshire! Having just folded the Stand at Doncaster, after an excellent day, we are wending our weary way up to Yorkshire for a mini break with friends before the 4-Day SECC in Glasgow. I’m not driving, by the way…predictive spelling is bad at the best of times! So what did I get up to in Doncaster? The Gelli Plate is my best friend right now….
We did this Gelli-Scene project at a workshop in Harrogate recently. All you need is the 6″x6″ Gelli Plate Buff titanium and Burnt umber acrylic paint Brayer and white Gelli-size card The Clarity Toadstools The Treescape Clarity Stencil 7″x7“ Pesto, Terra Cotta and Slate Adirondack ink pads Sepia Archival Make- up sponges Stamp the toadstool on a piece of the card Lay the gelli down on top of it Screw up a sheet of copy paper at the ready and…
When I started working with the Gelli Plate, it took a little while to get to grips with this new printing process. But little by little, I have worked out drying times with acrylic paints, layering up different colours, using stencils and masks to get depth and contrast. Here’s one I did recently, on telly, but we ran out of time! Let me talk you through it slowly: Place an 8×10 Gelli Plate on a sheet of the 8.5 x…
Madeleine, one of the loveliest, most popular Claritystamps in the box. Here’s a piece of artwork I did a while back, using Zentangle in her hair. Stamped her in black Archival, coloured her in with colouring pencils, added the Zen with a black micron Pen. William Blake’s ‘To see the World’ is quite lovely, too. But here’s the good news of the day: Ani at Clarity decided she would make a cool stencil. And I agree! I love, love, love…
Well, here goes! So often, I get asked to show the technique using Perfect Pearls on double-sided adhesive. So, I thought it would be a good one to start this new bloggy adventure with. You can follow the pictures, whilst I try to figure out how to load them! Mind you, darling Maria Simms has been showing me the ropes, so let’s see if it works! TALL TREES & PERFECT PEARLS You will need: Claritystamp: Tall Trees A6 Double-sided adhesive…