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My DT Samples for Claritystamp on HOCHANDA TV – and a little confession.

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Hi there long time no see/hear!! The last few Blogs I have written on what is supposed to be a supra dupe Website wouldn’t post. I am on WordPress? It’s supposed to be the best. But it lead me on under false pretences of a long future together. The last few posts (actually the last 10) it wouldn’t post for me, says its full????

Anyway, this is its last chance. So you might see this or I might just be talking to myself AGAIN!

So, I have a little confession to make………… being a professional DT Member of Claritystamp you obviously are supposed to do the best samples you can to show what can be done with the products and to try and inspire people if you can. You are also supposed to meet deadlines, obviously, and get your work back on time for Clarity to take some photos, decide where the samples go and what they are used for and to get them to HOCHANDA TV Studios on time, if that is their ultimate destination.

I made this after taking several prints on the GelPress Mono-printing Plate. This is one of those “last minute” Ideas I had. See when I switch off I get a little story in my head and just go with it. I do see where this could be improved, I didn’t “ground it” did I. But the ideas is what it was about.

Well, I have noticed I have this weird way of working, I always have, its always been an uphill struggle for me!!! You see, I get sample products through, I sit and stare at them for a while, I start to think about what I might do with them to show them to their best! Then generally I stare at my work for days literally days, thinking that I maybe have one or two pieces that might just be good enough to send off.

I made a Print again on the Gel Plate using acrylic paints then I stamped the lovely image on a smaller piece of card I had already coloured and used Polychromos to colour it in.

Then I will realised I have dallied too long yet again and the deadline for posting is lurking, or worse still GONE!! So then I think to myself, just get on with it and get some samples out. So I start to just craft like I would if I bought the Stamps, Stencils etc myself, And blummin eck suddenly I produce DT Samples that are much better than the ones I actually thought about!!

I just cant bring myself to post samples that I am not proud of, and why would I? We are supposed to inspire so obviously a little more is expected of us as a team than just average ideas, isn’t it?

Yep another Gel Print! This time it was using the Stencil. I coloured the tag below to match and I drew this little Birdie to make a topper. I think I will call this one “Nosey Bird”. I have been drawing a few of them lately, what do you think?

So my best samples are the ones I have to just get on with, or the ones where I turn on my music and switch off, where I forget I am making DT Samples and just enjoy playing with the products.

Which is what happened in this case. I missed the post deadline. I didn’t dare confess to my mate Jilly this time, because I did that last time!!! So I snook my samples in the post on next day delivery on Wednesday straight to our friend at HOCHANDA Studios, for todays shows.

However it looks like they didn’t make it in time. My Bag, I do apologise.

This print was done with Paint off the Gel Plate. I then used Polychromos to colour over the paint. The bit of yellow in the middle (well lets pretend that isn’t there eh”? You know when you spoil something last minute!!!!! Still it gives direction for the centre flower.

I don’t know why I work this way, I have always been the same? Every workshop I did I would pre-plan it weeks ahead but come the night before I would start to sit and re-hash it, under the fear that the samples might not be good enough! But of course they always were, I always got good feedback from my lovely Mixed Media Crew. It’s just lack of confidence in what I do, and during Covid it seems to be getting worse.

Ha Ha maybe this is why suddenly I made all these “Replacement” DT cards in one afternoon after trying the rejects over several days!! Can you see what I am talking about? Yep – I used my Gel Plate again. Why don’t I go to it first???

So to counteract that, I am doing an hour a day at least, on something “completely different” in crafting to get myself sorted. Another little confession, I watched one of my old videos last week that had been loaded onto the Claritystamp YouTube Chanel, and I suddenly had loads of ideas, is that weird? Maybe?? But I suppose it shows that my video does what its supposed to????? OK even my Daughter thought I was weird watching my own video, I need to put a lock on my craft room door so I can watch my videos LIKE NO-ONE IS WATCHING”!!!!!

I do miss my Crafty mates and I look forward to a few big reunions when this is all over.

Oh look I made this with the Gel Plate!!!

But in the meantime, I am enjoying watching my mate Barbara Gray on TV.

Are you enjoying the show? There is another one at 1 PM .

So I have just tested this Blog and it won’t let me upload any photos. Fingers crossed I can post just my little confession and I will post the pictures with it, next to it, or after it.

Yep you guessed it, Gel Plate print. Well a bit more than that but hey if you know and love something, then stick to it. I split the girl the match the split in the two Stencil Patterns. It makes sense to me??

Please say Hi below if you are listening, and any suggestion of a good blog site would be good, this is the second one I have worn out. Blogger totally died on me which is why I came to WordPress!

So while I am here, and my Blog is working!!!! Did you notice? I thought I would show you a couple of my cards from the Clarity Shows earlier this week.
This is another card from the Clartystamp show earlier this week. These are actually Book Marks or could be used as Gift Tags but I displayed them on a card because I think they look nice as a set.

See you soon, not sure where but Soon I hope.

Thanks for dropping in

Sam Crowe ..

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16 thoughts on “My DT Samples for Claritystamp on HOCHANDA TV – and a little confession.”

  2. Your work just gets better and better. And it did make it in time! Win win. Don‘t stress. You arrange artist, you have license to be wacky! Love you xxx Barb

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  3. I’m just saying ‘hi!’ I love your work and what you do especially with the gel press. I will look forward to what the future will bring- it sounds exciting!

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  4. Hi Sam, how are you? Love all your samples, saw some on the tv, managed to watch most of Barbara’s shows today. Sometimes it’s difficult to get motivated to craft but we are lucky to have so many amazing crafters like yourself who make Youtube’s and Facebook lives to inspire us. So I should think it would be fine for you to watch your own shows to get inspired! I have a folder with all the things I have made in your classes so I can go back and remind myself of what we did. I’m looking forward to seeing what you do on future Youtubes or online classes. Maybe you could set the crew some crafty challenges to make us think! Really missed Leyburn this year, it’s the highlight of the year normally but there’s been nothing normal about this year! Hopefully we can all get together sometime in the future even if it’s online for now. Best wishes and take care,

    Sandra xxx

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  5. Can’t help as I only craft for pleasure so no idea about blogs or stuff like that but I do know I love your style and love seeing your stuff especially the gel plate creations. I really need to learn how to do it properly as I am never quite certain when enough is enough…,,,,

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  6. Hi Sam,
    This sounds familiar. Deadlines make for mental blocks. However having loads of time can be just as bad as my mind just goes blank, at the moment when I have all this time on my hands.
    We need a happy medium don’t we.
    Look forward to seeing what you have come up with.
    Stay safe,
    Linda Dewar

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  7. I always look forward to seeing your artwork Sam. The Christmas stamp one using the oval dies is one I want to try when the stamps arrive.
    My “go for” stamps are your ovals, squares etc . I love them! Do blog using those and especially how to combine the stencils please.
    Take good care xx

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    1. Hi Roz. How are you. Xx Thank you for your lovely comment. I have some news to share soon, let me get it all set up first though. I will post that card as a tutorial especially for you, its great that you like the idea. Xx

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  8. Hello, I’m going to start giving you a shorter deadline . You work better under a bit of pressure as your work is then instinctive which you are great at. Love you DTstuff. I’ve been watching your you tubes too! Hope to see you soon love Jxx

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      2. Sam, brilliant samples as always.
        You are a bit like me, procrastinate until last minute, having looked at stamps and stencils, inks and paints, washed the dishes, looked at the inks again, done the washings, watch TV and then create.
        I am struggling with my crafting mojo just now. I think I am missing crafting with others and getting instant feedback and inspiration. Watching Barbara today has inspired me and I have got inks and card out, and stencils. Think I know what I will do, but probably end up something else.
        I really enjoy reading your blogs, and fb posts, and have really missed getting to see you with Sandra, Emma, and Linda for a class. Hopefully next year we can find away……

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      3. I have been thinking about you all a lot this week. It will happen one day. In the meantime I am going to become one of these online tutorial people that pop up every day and get on yer nerves!!!! Well soon anyway.

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