Hello there! Thanks for stopping by. What a sunny Saturday here in Kent! I’m sitting at the window, and the sun is just pouring in. Very warm and calming. Yesterday was a busy day in London – and I shall certainly tell you all about it when I get the photos together next week. But the problem with busy, packed days is that you can’t stop to think or reflect. And the good thing about busy, packed days is that…
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…
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 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…
X Hello there! Thank you for stopping by. After yesterday’s YOU TUBE TUESDAY, and all that hilarity with Clarity, let’s get arty with a brand new stencil and some rather lovely new stamps. I used: Woodland Stencil 7″x7″ there are 2 other 7″x7″ stencils which make up the set: Bullrushes Cottage Flyaway Boy with Birds Claritystamp Love is in the Air Claritystamp (watch TV on Sunday for the boy and the girl stamps) New Word Chain inc. Dream (watch TV on Sunday for the next…
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…
Hello there! Now I’ve established a blog theme plan for the week, it will be much easier to tackle! Tuesday’s blog rolls back the hours, so I thought we could take a look at one of the ways we can age our work, make it look older. We like to do that, don’t we! For this one, you will need; The Paris Collage ClarityStamp Set of Remountable Claritytags Old Paper Distress pad Black Archival Craft Scalpel C-thru ruler with steel…