Hello friends I hope your week has been good! Today we have beautiful autumn sunshine. I took this picture whilst walking the dogs. It’s not far from where I live. Today’s tutorial explores contrasts and textures and in particular the impact of using black. The Autumnal theme continues, this time in a forest setting. The… Continue reading ‘Vantage point’
Well hello! I hope you had a great week! Autumn is in full swing here and the nights are noticeably drawing in. So for this week’s project I thought that I would attempt an Autumnal wreath. I do make my own wreaths occasionally. I love the mix of textures and colour. They of course are… Continue reading Abundance
Hello lovely people ! I hope you are well! It’s not been a bad week here in sunny Northern Ireland. It’s been lovely to walk the the dogs without a raincoat ! one day even reached 25 degrees! Too bad I was indoors creating this video. Oh well! This week’s project continues with the Halloween… Continue reading Moonshadow walk
Hello friends! I hope you are well! I’m gradually getting over illness. Thank you so much to all of you who continued to watch my videos in my absence. It meant that YouTube still shared my videos and didn’t abandon my channel! The algorithm can be cruel sometimes! As I write today the sun has… Continue reading Bumble and bloom
Hello again! Still little sign of spring here so so thought I would continue to create my own! I absolutely adore cherry blossom and I see that the trees where I live at least are currently doing their very best to bloom! The weekend’s video tutorial was part of Lavinia stamps new product launch and… Continue reading Blossom bridge
Hello, hope you are all doing ok. Still cold here. There’s talk of snow! My poor daffodils! The weekends project was fun to create and was inspired by seeing so many of you using the new Lavinia stamps sticker stencils. I managed to get hold of the large set although forgot to by the cork… Continue reading Curious
Hello friends, I hope you are well. Thank goodness it’s February! We are nearly at spring- what joy! Time to blow away the cobwebs of winter . Time to enjoy daffodils and spring bulbs. I love them all! Today’s project depicts the optimism of the coming weeks whatever your new season. Time for a change!… Continue reading Joy
Hello friends! I hope you all had a great Christmas/ holiday time! Tonight of course is party night to celebrate the old year and the coming in of 2024. I must admit that looking back at 2023 -it was very much a mixed bag for me! It certainly didn’t pan out how I hoped! There… Continue reading Let’s party!
Hello! This week’s post is a bit of a round up. I have had two video tutorials run for Lavinia stamps recently. The first demonstrated how to create a sparkly snowflake background using the sky technique -for those last minute Christmas cards and the second demonstrated how to create perspective and reflections in an Ice… Continue reading Ice song
Hello friends, I hope this week’s post finds you well! All good here. Enjoying the last of the beautiful colours of Autumn. Definitely colder but a feast for the eyes all the same. This weeks video tutorial again follows the winter theme but has a more whimsical vibe. Our delighted hare finds himself having lots… Continue reading Fir trees and fun!
