May 15
Hello Everyone Yesterday was the latest Clarity Berkshire workshop, and we had a lot of fun playing with the Outliner and miniature stamp sets. It was lovely to meet two new crafters, Olivia and Bridgit, and we’ll hopefully see them again at future workshops. We were also joined by my sister, Gillian, who is over …
Mar 12
Hello and thanks for popping in today. Yesterday I was back with the Clarity Dorset and Hampshire workshop group in St Leonard’s. We always have a great time and yesterday was no exception. We even had extra cakes and biscuits thanks to Noreen and Julie. The theme this month was Madeleine, both the large stamp …
Jan 01
HAPPY NEW YEAR! I wish you all a very happy and healthy 2017. I know 2016 was a difficult year for many, including my family and me and I hope that 2017 will see a better year for all. I also hope that the fighting around the world ceases and we can live together in …
Sep 05
Hello! I was so lucky to spend a great day with the lovely Clarity Dorset and Hampshire group. Even though it was a little wet and miserable outside we had fun crafting. We used two stencils – Wildflowers and Woodland Birds. The former stencil is only available at workshops at the moment. The Wildflowers stencil …
Aug 01
Hello! Can you believe it’s time for another Clarity challenge, just where did July go? If you’ve been away I hope you’ve had a lovely time. This month the challenge is all around fussy cutting. Clarity has lots of lovely goodies you can use and we all look forward to seeing what you come up …
Jun 20
Hello Everyone, so sorry I’m a little late in posting this blog. I wanted to show you what the ladies achieved at the Clarity Berkshire workshop. This month the ladies used the same stamps as the ladies who joined me in Dorset. As a reminder we worked on three projects using the Meadow Grasses Stamp and …
Jun 15
Hello and thank you for stopping by. Today’s blog focuses on my mid-month sample for Claritystamp’s June Challenge, the theme of which is Masculine. Those of you who took a look at my earlier sample will know I used the beautiful balloon from the Filigrapy Balloon set. You can see it here if you’ve not …
May 15
Hello Everyone Well it’s been a mixed week weather wise. I’ve had lots of rain on some days and lots of sun on others. Wouldn’t be Britain if we didn’t have such variable weather though would it? For the mid-month sample I decided to go with a canvas. I went with a sea themed image. …
Oct 01
Hello Everyone, Well it’s the beginning of the month again – so it’s Clarity Challenge time. Are you, like me, surprised at the way this year is flying by? I can’t believe it’s October already. We had some great entries for last month’s challenge, which makes it very hard for the DT to pick the …
Jul 09
Hello I thought I’d show you another canvas today, that is completely different to the one I recently posted. This one uses a stencil and grunge paste – you may have seen Barbara Gray demonstrate this method on her YouTube channel. If not I’ve included the instructions for you here. Here is the finished canvas. …
