Hello there! Thanks for stopping by. Advent Day No. 4 and it’s Thursday’s Blue Blog. So I thought I’d showcase Madonna and some fabulous embossing glitters. So off to the cupboard to find Madonna. Well God bless my daughter Grace, because last time she was home she organised my stencils into folders. Just take a look at this… At the front there are mini graphics of all the stencils in this particular folder, so I can flick straight to the…
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…
It’s round midnight, there has been yet another big accident up the road, so my trip to the TV studios is not going very well. 2 hours later, and we haven’t moved an inch. I overheard a truck driver outside just tell his mate we’re here till at least 4am. And all I can say is God help the poor souls at the front of this chaos. If I am a bit tired on telly tomorrow, I’m a bit tired…
Here’s one Martyn and I did together in the Classroom on TV last time, using the Jigsaw Puzzle Stamp and the Winter Wonderland. Both sets are very versatile, and very popular! It’s never hard for me to find something blue; I guess blue is just bluetiful! Ready for a simple step-by-step? All you need is A5 Theuva Card Cobalt Archival Ink Pad Black Archival Ink Pad Versamark Ink Pad Cloudy Blue Adirondack Our fab Stencil Brushes! Clear Embossing Powder Heatgun…
Wednesday’s blog is something new. To who? To me? To you? Clearly, I can only approach this from New to me, because new and old are very subjective, don’t you agree? If you’ve been stamping for 20 years, you will encounter a lot less NEW stuff than, say, somebody who has just walked through the crafting saloon doors! Here I have taken a brand new Claritystencil, Madeleine, and run her through a Gran Calibur embossing machine. This may be old…