When 1 and 1 makes 3….

When 1 and 1 makes 3….

Wednesday’s blog is something new, so here’s a Gelli plate project I had planned for the TV show on Sunday, but didn’t get to it. I made this little discovery quite by chance, when I was playing with my Gelli Plate. But let’s have a look at these new stencils first…. How did I come up with these designs? No idea. Too much coffee? Not enough sleep? Either way, I love’em! Especially because they sit so nicely on top of…

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Getting started

Getting started

Opening a Can of P’s Tuesday’s blog rolls back the hours, and today I thought I might go back in time and shed some light on just how I got started on the Clarity trail. Not because I am getting nostalgic; more because I am aware that so many of you want to get started, to start a little business, sell your artwork, run crafty workshops, even open a craft shop. The burning question is always HOW? Well, I can’t…

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A Filigraphy Flower for you…

A Filigraphy Flower for you…

Monday’s blog is trees or flowers, right? So here is a rather splendid Floral card I made on T.V. yesterday. It is the first of a wonderful new collection of Claritystamps called Filigraphy. This is a cross between Filigree and Calligraphy, and the stamps are wonderfully decorative and detailed. So watch this space. We are always striving to come up with new designs and ideas. I also feel that more recently, we have been dipping our toes in the real…

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Dip your toe in the Pearly Pool….

Dip your toe in the Pearly Pool….

Sunday’s blog a step by step and typically Gray, OK? So since we were using Perfect Pearls in the Classroom on TV yesterday, how about yet another technique using them? I posted a similar piece in October, so you can always go back and get another take on the same spin. This is Clarity Sunday, and I am blogging from a hotel room in Peterborough. A little bleary-eyed, but I must say, thoroughly enjoying getting to grips with blogging. Don’t…

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An old new trick…written on the A1 in a jam.

An old new trick…written on the A1 in a jam.

It’s round midnight, there has been yet another big accident up the road, so my trip to the TV studios is not going very well. 2 hours later, and we haven’t moved an inch. I overheard a truck driver outside just tell his mate we’re here till at least 4am. And all I can say is God help the poor souls at the front of this chaos. If I am a bit tired on telly tomorrow, I’m a bit tired…

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I did it again!

I did it again!

  Yep, hit the update button again! And lost this post! But no! I had at least taken some screen shots of it. Bear with me…..I will learn to not press the update button.       Posted with Blogsy

Thursday's Blog is always blue…

Thursday's Blog is always blue…

Here’s one Martyn and I did together in the Classroom on TV last time, using the Jigsaw Puzzle Stamp and the Winter Wonderland. Both sets are very versatile, and very popular! It’s never hard for me to find something blue; I guess blue is just bluetiful! Ready for a simple step-by-step? All you need is A5 Theuva Card Cobalt Archival Ink Pad Black Archival Ink Pad Versamark Ink Pad Cloudy Blue Adirondack Our fab Stencil Brushes! Clear Embossing Powder Heatgun…

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Another little bird told me …..

Another little bird told me …..

This blogging can be challenging, can’t it! Don’t you just love it when you delete a whole post? So this is a feeble attempt at reconstructing what I thought was a really cool set of photos and fun! That’ll teach me! Here’s a sneak peek At a rather fabulous beak; A brand new Stamp and Stencil Set Not just any old bird – But our finest yet! So if you would like to know how to get from here… to…

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Grant me the Serenity…

Grant me the Serenity…

Rolling back the hours, and the years, I went to my little memories box, to see what I could find. I am not a big keeper of things from the past, I don’t have loads of photos all over the house, or boxes of stuff from previous lives. But I do have a little box I made many years ago, in which I store a few precious photos and lovely things. I found this Serenity Prayer which I stamped on…

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Blogging at 65mph in a van in a storm…

Blogging at 65mph in a van in a storm…

Monday’s blog is trees and flowers. Well, here we are trundling home after 4 days at the Glasgow Craft Show, and the weather is pretty bad. Actually, it always is when we leave Scotland! Rain, snow, blizzards…but we had a brilliant time in Glasgow, so many thanks to all those kinds visitors to our stand, who made us feel so very welcome. And since Monday’s blog must be writ, This is it… The background was made by pulling a ghost…

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