Friday’s blog a private peak. Sometimes the only way to get anything done is stop, walk away, leave the building. Which is why Dave and I have retreated for a week. We have to make a plan for next year; we have to get some constructive direction in our lives. We have been so busy, have been pedalling so hard for so many months, we really can’t see the spot we’re standing on anymore. The trouble is, we can’t really…
Hi there! I want to share a card with you which is not made by myself, but by a talented cardmaker, Margaret Edgar. She sent me this card years ago, and it impressed me so much, I put it in my box of special things. I just thought it captured the spirit of Christmas perfectly. With a couple of little trees etc from the Village set and a Denim inkpad. Simply beautiful. The message stamp isn’t even a Claritystamp, but…
New, new, new. This new stencil for example mixed with a new idea. All you need is white card Lowtack masking tape Versamark Ink pad Detail Gold Powder Heat gun Black Soot Distress ink, or Black Adirondack Attach the Rose Panel stencil to a tall piece of white card with low-tack masking tape. Take time to mask off the edges well. Spread and dab Versamark ink over the whole panel. Remove the masking tape and the stencil. Cover the entire…
Hello again! Tuesday’s blog rolls back the hours, so back we roll to 1995, when I came back to blighty with the kids. For the sake of sanity, there are episodes in one’s life which are just not worth dwelling on. This time was one such phase in my life. In fact, that might explain why I have no photographic evidence of this phase either! Suffice it to say that I stuck little postcards everywhere; on the window by the…
Happy Monday Morning! I am off to visit my Mum and Dad today, so I can’t chat long. Mum is in and out of hospital like a yo-yo these days, so I would like to spend the day with her. But before I shoot off, how about sending you a lovely Flower card and the chance to win a really cool Comment Candy prize… But to the project here. How about something more practical than a card? How about a…
Here’s one to try using masking skills, postage stampstamps and a whole herd of little sporty people! What else do you need? Black, Stonewashed and Lettuce Adirondacks White fineline pen Black Micron pen Sports stampset Triangle Stampstamp Rectangle Stampstamp Paradise Stampstamp Scissors First things first, cut out all your Stampstamp masks. Although of course, you could just buy them and put paid to cutting out all the serrated edges… Stamp the Stampstamps onto A5 Claritycard. Cover them up with your…
I have been asked by several blog readers to go over the nail varnish remover transfer technique. So many of you have tried it and cracked it, whilst others struggle to get a good transfer. Two ingredients are essential to get it right: the printer and the nail varnish remover. Let’s take a look. You will need: Any white card – Claritycard, Theuvacard. Coated or non-coated are fine. Nail varnish remover – cannot tell you much, except the one from Sainsbury’s…
It’s Friday Private peak Blog, and the day before Clarity TV weekend, so as usual, the artroom looks like a bomb has hit it. Whether you believe it or not, I spent 2 hours clearing my corner up first thing today, just so that I had a work surface! 10 hours later, and I think I’ve just about managed to pull every ink pad, every stamp and every piece of card out of its little home. Industrious or industrial! Either…
Hello there, Thought I would share a new stamp with you. I drew it last week, and the finished effort – one super, large Claritystamp – landed on my table today. So I had to try it out, and I have to say, it is absolutely delightful! So much so, that I decided to showcase it here, on Thursday the Blue Blog day. The new Clarity Garden Heart: Why the blue? Our stamps are indexed with blue. Always have been. There’s…
What is it with candles this week?! I even sent Dave (nicely) to Morrisons to buy some, so that I can make a candle on Telly on Sunday afternoon! But here’s one of our lovely new Stained Glass stencils – The Candle! What you need: Candle Stencil or check out 5 for the price of 4 Stained Glass Stencil Windows Double-sided A6 adhesive sheet Gold Gilding Flakes Finger Sponge Blue Card (actually, I used the blue paper stencil insert! It…