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A Hankering to Chase Your Dream. Step by Step Canvas.

A Hankering to Chase Your Dream. Step by Step Canvas.

Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Had a real hankering to do a simple scrappy canvas  before I call it a day.  Was thinking about the kids a lot today, and this stencil by Annie just captures exactly what I want to say to them both. chase your dream So here’s a very simply black and white piece,  which speaks volumes. Black copy paper scrap required. This will do nicely. Lay the stencil face down on the 8” x 10”…

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Acrylic Paint meets Parchment….step by step.

Acrylic Paint meets Parchment….step by step.

Hi there! Thanks for popping in. Once the workshop came to an end today,  and we waved goodbye to our lovely guests, I shot off to see the dentist again, to get to the root of the problem… (excuse the pun). Nothing he could do to help except assure me that Dry Socket hurts like hell, (no shit Sherlock),  but that it does get better after 2 to 3 weeks. And the good news is it’s already been a week!…

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Make your own Ink Pads

Make your own Ink Pads

Hello there! Thanks for popping in. Saturday’s blog a new technique, eh? To who? To you ? To me? Sometimes I think we are galloping forward at such a speed,  looking for new things, that we forget some of the special tricks we discovered a while back. This one for example: Ranger Distress Inks used to paint a stamp. Making our own ink palette to fit the stamp. Let’s take a closer look… Are you familiar with our Garden Heart…

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Stencils and snow….

Stencils and snow….

Hi there! Thanks for popping in. Just got back from our Clarity Open Days in Yorkshire. Very happy with the way it went overall. Could have been busier, but hey!  The visitors who came had a good time. It being so late, and my neck being what it is,  I decided to dig out a blog project from last year which I particularly enjoyed making. It was funny. As soon as I saw the artwork in the file this evening, …

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