Hello there! Thank you for stopping by. It’s Thursday already! Somebody slow the clock down for Pete’s sake!!! And mine!!! Pete’s only been back from his holidays since yesterday, and he already looks frazzled! But let’s get on with the Thursday Blue Blog…. Found a 6″x6″Gelli Plate scrap I made way back when, with Phthalo Blue Acrylic Paint, Crimson and some Punchinella. Decide which way round it works for what you have in mind. Or if you are like me…
Hello there! Thanks for stopping by this windy Wednesday. Up with the lark this morning! I figure if I get up early, I will have more time to spread my day out…(?) Wednesday’s blog is something new, so how about a brand new fabby stencil, designed by none other than our JO RICE! So we decided to appropriately call this particular design: Jo’s Bubbles. And what a pleasure it has been to play with! I spent a very pleasant evening…
Hello there! Thanks for stopping by. Just in time to try out the latest in snazzy Christmas attire! This Jumper Set was launched on TV on Sunday, but sold out before we could get to it, so I thought it merited a good airing. I love it! Jim designed the Jumper stamp set, and when Dee came up with stamping it on calico – well it just looks SO REAL!!! It even FEELS authentic! Just like the kind of jumper…
Hello there! Thanks for stopping by. It’s YOU TUBE TUESDAY! Easter’s round the corner, the sun is shining, the morning chorus is wonderful at dawn, and I’m feeling truly blessed. So this week’s You Tube reflects all these aspects. There are 2 parts to this Tutorial. (16mins + 13mins) Both can stand alone, but I thought it would be cool to show you a simple little trick, how to position a smaller piece of artwork over its larger friend. The following ingredients…
Hello there! Thanks for stopping by. It’s day 2 of the Ally Pally Stamp Show today, and I’m pretty sure we’ll be spinning like tops! Here’s one we prepped for the TV, but didn’t get to show off because the stencils sold out! Using my favourite stencil: The Chinese Lantern. Here are the ingredients: Word Chain Set Journaling Set White 7″ x 7″ Card Blending Tool Clarity Blending Mat Butterscotch Adirondack Caramel Adirondack Mushroom Adirondack Grunge Paste Coffee Archival Ink Pad…
Hello there! Thanks for stopping by. Saturday’s Blog a New Technique. To who? To you? To me? So just a quickie, an old favourite, a demo using the corset and Angelina Fibres. So many of you have seen this technique. But there will be loads of readers who have never even heard of Angelina Fibres, or Fusible Fibres, let alone know what to do with them! Ingredients: Corset + Feminine leg Claritystamps Black Archival Pink Angelina Fibres Wisteria Angelina Fibres Iron Riser…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Thursday’s Blog is always Blue, and I thought it was about time we got our Gelli Plates out again. Let’s see what I used: A small Gelli Plate 6″ x 6″ The Clarity Gelli Card 7″ x 7″ A Speedball Brayer Leafy Swirl Stencil Process Cyan Acrylic Paint Process Magenta Acrylic Paint Buff Titanium Acrylic Paint Centre the Gelli Plate on a sheet of the card; this will help no end when you go to…
This has to be one of my absolute favourite stamping and masking techniques. Very happy with this one. Remember last Saturday’s blog? He would go fishing with his best friend? Well, this is just an advanced spin on that. All you need is the Gymnast Silhouette Set of Claritystamps A5 Claritycard Speedball Brayer Denim, Black and Juniper Adirondacks. Versamark Ink Pad Bubble Wrap. Black Micron Pen Here we go then! Leotards and leggings on, and stretch! Reach for the sky,…