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No birds were harmed in the making of this art. How to embed a Bird Table…

No birds were harmed in the making of this art. How to embed a Bird Table…

Hi there!Thanks for stopping by. Bit drizzums out there today,  so let’s do some artwork instead I say!! Yesterday I really enjoyed stretching myself,  and trying something new with card stitching. Found a nice home for it in the inglenook, too. But today I really must have a tidy up in here …. It’s reached that beyond-a-joke stage again. Strictly speaking, I could keep going in this mess for weeks, but we are supposed to be filming the next reel…

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I have been stitched up!!!!

I have been stitched up!!!!

Hi there. So glad you dropped in. I have had such a good afternoon. Saturday’s blog a new technique, right? Well, I had decided that today was the day. Today was the day I got my old Pfaff sewing machine out,  after at least a decade, and added a few stitches and strands to my artwork. What do you think? Since Karen Hayselden has been on the Design Team,  I have become very aware of how safe my art still…

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Japanese Reeds on Canvas. Hotel Lobby Art!

Japanese Reeds on Canvas. Hotel Lobby Art!

Hello there! Thanks for popping in. Sorry I am always late with this ‘ere blog nowadays; once you get behind it’s hard to catch up, innit. But I still haven’t skipped a day – YET ! Wednesday’s blog is something new, so how about some beautiful new Fresco paints  on an A5 canvas board? Ready?  Lay the A5 Clarity Canvas board on the craft mat, squeeze a small amount of Honey dew and Tango onto the craft mat, gently roll…

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YouTube Tuesday – Style Stencils on a Gelli Plate

YouTube Tuesday – Style Stencils on a Gelli Plate

Hello there! Thanks for stopping by on YouTube Tuesday! Blogged this Gelli Plate technique last week,  and decided to do a video of it, so that you get a real feel for the timings and the amount of paint you needs etc. Items Used: 6×6 Inch Gelli Plate 7×7 Inch Clarity Mega Mount Speedball Brayer Elegant Ladies Stencil Set Dotty Wave Stencil 7×7 Inch Gelli Card Phthalo Turquoise Acrylic Paint Titanium White Acrylic Paint Buff Titanium Acrylic Paint Spectrum Noir Pencils…

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NEWSFLASH!! STYLISH NEW GELLI PLATE TRICK!

NEWSFLASH!! STYLISH NEW GELLI PLATE TRICK!

Hello there! Thanks for stopping by. What’s today? Ah yes, Wednesday… Wednesday’s Blog is something new,  so here are some delightful new Style Stencils  we launched recently.  They are very retro, very chic, What’s really cool, too, is that you get both the inny and the outy, the positive and the negative. There is also an excellent set of Stamping accessories, which work brilliantly to jazz up the stencil girls. But let’s get to grips with a new technique too……

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YouTube Tuesday – Paint The Town

YouTube Tuesday – Paint The Town

Hi there! Thanks for stopping by. In the lead up to the New Year, thought we could paint the town Red, Yellow, Green, Purple. You pick! Here’s my way of having a good night – Grunge Paste and a great Clarity Stencil! Town Stencil Now I know this video took nearly half an hour, but remember:  this is in real time. I literally started with a blank canvas…. So actually, it is a very quick process with incredible potential. Items…

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Leftovers Sunday!

Leftovers Sunday!

Hello there! Thanks for stopping by on this sunny Sunday. Woke up this morning and was pondering today’s blog. The first thing which came to mind was  LEFTOVERS. (probably because we’re going to be eating leftovers  for at least a week!) So I came up to my little room, and unearthed a bunch of LEFTOVERS from Gelli Plate demos I did at various exhibitions this year, using the Leafy Swirl Stencil Oh boy! Have I done a lot of demos…

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Foxtrot in the Moonlight…

Foxtrot in the Moonlight…

Hello there! Thanks for stopping by. Advent Day number 17 and Blue Blog Thursday all in one… Well, yesterday’s blog with the car and snow could have worked well for today, so you can always pop back to the snowdrift if you missed it. I think I would like to show you  a Gelli Plate step by step I prepped for the TV last time,  but then decided it would take too long to attempt on Live Telly!  I used…

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BRAND NEW TODAY: Canvassing for Clarity!

BRAND NEW TODAY: Canvassing for Clarity!

Happy Saturday! Advent Day No 6. I am so chuffed and excited to present you with this artwork! It’s so different for me, but sooooo easy!!  Sam Crowe flew down from oop Norf this week, to help give me the kickstart I needed, just show me a few tricks – and before you could say clean your brushes, I was away.  So today’s the day that we begin a new Journey: Canvas for Clarity. Let me show you what I…

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Hares in a Tangle…

Hares in a Tangle…

Hello there! Thanks for stopping and and supporting the daily blog. Thursday blog is always blue, right? So I decided to have a play with my hares.  (That sounds awful!) Ready? First we need a dramatic background. Here’s one I did earlier, using an 8″ x 10″ Gelli Plate, Process Magenta acrylic paint (pink) Process Cyan acrylic paint (blue) and one of our stencils: The Tangle Stencil I cut round a cup to make this huge moon mask! You can…

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