Hi there Thanks for popping in. Just packed the boxes for tomorrow’s TV shows on The Craft Store, and here’s a little step by step demo using the new ABC Doodle stamps. It shows you how to make clever use of the masks which come with the stamps when you are writing a long word like Anniversary or Congratulations or Celebration or retirement etc. when you don’t want the card to be a mile long! It’s really easy to condense…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Prepping demos for Friday’s TV shows on The Craft Store has been enjoyable today. I’ve been alone, up in the art room, putting the alphabets through their paces and generally putting together the demo flow, the sequence. Apart from a few phone calls with colleagues, it’s been a day of quiet. Much needed too. Some very cool, funky stamps being showcased, which are just a joy to use. Designed by Cherry Green and Clarity….
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Apologies for slipping off the radar for a few days. So much going on! Do you know, I had switched the light off last night, and was lying in the dark, trying to get to sleep, and suddenly I blurted “I haven’t done a blog today!”. “Will they sack you?” came the response from the other side of the bed. Nobody likes a smartarse, do they… Anyway, I’m back in the saddle. And what…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Well today’s the day. Back in the old Create & Craft building all day. Early start, late finish. So nothing new there! Here are the 3 hours – or should I say 42 minute slots! Honestly! I’ll have to pedal extra fast if I’m going to make a Groovi card! 9.45am – Get Groovi with Clarity1.30pm – Get Groovi with Clarity6.45pm – Crafting with Clarity – Stamps Sky 683, Freeview 95, Virgin 748, Freesat…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. I will be showcasing the Groovi Starter Kit tomorrow on Create & Craft, because it is THE perfect starting place if you are wanting to get into parchment craft. For the benefit of the newcomer, here is a photo step by step of a card made by Tina Cox for us, using just what you have in the Starter Kit – bar the colouring pens. This card project is included in the pack too….
Hi there Thanks for popping in. A Pergamano Show peep. No. not a Pergamano peep Show! Mind you, I bet we’d get more viewers if it were! Maybe not the parching audience we’re looking to entertain though… Ready to be impressed? Ready to invest in a set of super duper brand new Groovi plates? Then look no further! Linda Williams has designed these oh so useful layout plate, which give you instant frames for any – and I mean ANY…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. My list of things-to-do got so long, so overwhelming, that I decided to go to Pottery all morning, then come home, have a nap and make a little step by step card project for this ere blog! Roast lunch? Nah. Plate of nachos. Nothing like hitting the Sod it Button on a Sunday!! In fact, I may even go down in the garage and throw a few bowls this evening – just to be…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. We’ve got company this afternoon. Having a little Christmas catch-up with family who unfortunately had to cancel Christmas because of COVID. So we’ve been blitzing the house, making it nice. That’s the thing, isn’t it. We’re so used to rarely welcoming visitors nowadays, seldom even leaving the house, that it’s very easy to let the housework slide, let the ironing pile up, forget to put some lippy on or dress nicely. I saw an…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Friday’s blog a private peak, right? Well, it’s Friday, it’s been quite a busy week, so Dave and I got away from the office early today, and decided to enjoy the lovely weather up on the Ashdown Forest. It has been very wet here darn sarf, so we went via the house and got our wellies on. For the benefit of our foreign friends, Wellies – short for Wellington Boots – are a kind…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Ready for a little arty crafty intermezzo? Nothing too difficult. Nothing too challenging. Just a simple homage to Serenity – that wonderful state of calm. Serenity. Beautiful word. Beautiful space. Synonyms: calm hush peace peacefulness placidity quiet, repose tranquility stillness It’s all too easy to lose that gentle sense of calm in a storm, but it’s there inside you – always. You just have to release it. When we were doodling in the SHAC…