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!…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in! And thanks to Paul for holding the Bloggy Fort in my absence yesterday. Got back from the Fatherland yesterday evening and was very happy to sleep in my own bed. The hotel room in Frankfurt was so blimming warm!! Windows open – City of sirens. Windows closed – Schvetty Barbie. Woke up this morning with this picture in my head, and decided to blog it. So here’s a simple step by step project for…
Hi there!Sorry its a bit late in the day, we stayed on in Port Sunlight to teach a workshop full of lovely ladies! As promised yesterday here are the step by step instructions on how to complete this neat piece of artwork Here is a list of ingredients: Blending Mat Brayer 7×7 Gelli Card Fresco Acrylic Paints – South Pacific, Blueberry, Zesty Zing & London Bus Remountable Tree Row & Mask Set Word Chain Set 8 Black Archival Ink Pad…
Howdi! Greetings from The Lone Cypress in California! (I wish!) We used to live really close to this beauty spot, in Carmel. I loved it there. But there we are, life happens, and we had to come back to Europe. I LOVED living in Northern California! Who wouldn’t?! Blue skies, the Pacific Ocean, pelicans, sea lions. Flipflops and cut-off jeans were all I wore; proper hippy chick! So here is a little trip down Memory Lane, using one of a…
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……
Hello again!Thank you for popping in. YouTube Tuesday recommences next week, the first Tuesday in December. But today, I thought I’d roll back the hours with a piece of artwork which I did years ago on the telly. It’s pretty basic. The ideas are good, but oh boy! Have I moved forward! Just take a look at this! A5 Claritycard used. Make a border around the edge using low-tack masking tape. Wrap a thin elastic band around your Speedball brayer, …
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! Thank you for dropping in on this Monday. Monday’s Blog is Trees and flowers, so here’s one I did last night, after a lovely afternoon with Dave and my parents & bro. I have used the Trees & their Mantels, which was a lesson kit on TV last year. I had forgotten how fabulous this kit is! It is a remountable set of 4 naked trees and their leafy mantles, plus a long grassy base stamp, too. If…
The Silver Birch. Of all the trees in the forest, isn’t it the one which stands out? Here’s a piece of artwork I did a while ago, using the Walter de la Mare Poem. But let me tell you how I found the verse. I didn’t. It was given to me. Years ago, I was doing a demo at a show somewhere, and there was a lady to my left in a wheelchair, watching intently, whilst I did this technique…
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,…