Hello lovely friends I hope you are well. It’s been busy here at the Casa, gardening, fencing and finishing the shed. Still beautiful weather. Feels strange to see not sign of autumn colours though . I really miss the colours of Ireland but not the constant wind and rain! Never mind Autumn the winter creations… Continue reading The magic tree
Hello friends, still hot here. Not at all like Autumn. We are building decking and are wrecked in the heat. This week’s project harkens back to the days of cool autumn mist and spooky goings on! It uses some of the recently released new Coven of curiosities stamps from Lavinia stamps . You may find… Continue reading ‘Hallowmere’
Hi there! It’s September already! Where did this year go? It’s starting to feel a little cooler thankfully. I love Autumn! Time to create new landscapes for the season. You may find the YouTube tutorial Here This is one where you can go to town on the layering and gradually build up the range of… Continue reading ‘Fall’
Hello everyone . I hope you are well and feeling creative. I had to take a break last week as at last my kitchen was being installed. I have been without a kitchen for nearly 4 months now but it is very nearly finished. Just a few more days now. Today the work tops were… Continue reading Freedom
Hello friends, I hope you are well! It was a little cooler last week thankfully but back to toasty hot this week! I’ve got the fans ready! As promised, I created a video for Lavinia stamps using the Twilight tea collection. I love creating forest scenes with animals and their magical dwellings and the new… Continue reading Twilight wood
Hello friends I hope you are all well. This week saw the launch of the new stamps launch of The twilight tea collection from Lavinia stamps. I was fortunate to have been sent the stamps by them to have a play. So, I thought that I would make a reasonably quick card, bright and cheerful… Continue reading Sunflower view
Hello from a very hot Spain! We finally found someone to groom our pups who were really suffering the heat. They are now more comfortable thankfully. We are mainly staying indoors as it feels like an oven outside! I managed after some initial technical problems with a fried memory card reader to produce this project.… Continue reading Poppy fields
Hello friends well it’s been another busy week! I hope you are all well and getting prepared for the holiday season. This week’s project depicts a winter scene. Still no snow here as yet, nor will I have any over Christmas as I’m flying off to visit my lovely family in Portugal in a few… Continue reading ‘shelter’
Hello friends ! Yet another week gone by. This one was eventful as we had family come to stay unexpectedly. It was lovely to spend time with them during their short visit. In realising how soon that Christmas will be upon us I decided to create a painting with a more festive theme. I remember… Continue reading Christmas Eve
Hello friends, Well it’s been an eventful November! At last I’m happy to share the good news that our house has been agreed for sale! It’s been 2 years since the last sale fell through. A long road . Hopefully everything will go well this time! My dream of living close to my family in… Continue reading The colour of snow
