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Irresistible me!

Hello friends, I hope your week has gone well! Many of you have watched my latest creation using the Halloween stamps. Thank you! For those of you who have missed it I hope you will check it out! I don’t think the scarecrow is doing a very good job. It must be his magnetic personality!… Continue reading Irresistible me!

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Twilight forage.

Hello everyone , I hope you have had a good week so far. I’m just popping by to remind you of this week’s video. In case you missed it. I have been working a lot with soft pastels lately which I really enjoy using both as a mixed media final touch and stand alone. I… Continue reading Twilight forage.

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Change in the wind

Hello friends, I hope you have had a good week. No change with the heat here I’m afraid. However I see that next week will be slightly cooler. It’s still difficult for me to create in my art room as we still haven’t had air conditioners installed. I’m hoping that I won’t have to go… Continue reading Change in the wind

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‘The graveyard shift’

Hello everyone! I hope you are well! As some of you may know I decided to take most of August off to recharge my batteries and survive the extreme heat. I certainly enjoyed the break. Still no sign of the cooler weather. I think September will be hotter than average here in Southern Spain. This… Continue reading ‘The graveyard shift’

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‘Brave new world’

Hello friends! I hope you have had a good week. Spain continues to be hot. The wild fires have been terrifying and tragic. Thankfully they are not near us and we are safe. Our thoughts are with those not so fortunate. In actual fact we had freakish rain yesterday for a couple of hours before… Continue reading ‘Brave new world’

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Easy, colourful Gel press backgrounds

Hello, I hope you have had a good week! This week’s post invites you to explore the creation of quick and easy backgrounds using a gel press, a stencil, some elements ink and distress oxide sprays. I love the combination of the chalky oxides with the elements ink. I then layered on the stamping using… Continue reading Easy, colourful Gel press backgrounds

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Moonbark Walk

Hello friends, I have a bit of a round up of my latest videos today. As you may know Lavinia stamps released the new Meadow brook tales Collection so I’ve had a play! They are beautiful. You may find the materials used and tutorial on the Lavinia site Here For the version with music find… Continue reading Moonbark Walk

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Lavender view

Hello lovely people from a beautiful sunny day in Spain! I hope you have had a great week! This week I really wanted to throw caution to the wind and paint something colourful and vibrant using the kuretake paints which are a cross between watercolour and gouache in terms of their varying opacities. It’s done… Continue reading Lavender view

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Mystery wood

Hello everyone I hope this post finds you well. All good here. The weather has been beautiful. Not too hot. We have been taking walks with the dogs and doing some gardening. I thought for this week that I would build a scene with lots of stamps and then add the colour to bring it… Continue reading Mystery wood

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‘Sunbeam wood’

Hello from a very sunny Spain. The rain has gone and we are enjoying sitting in our front porch watching the birds and warming our faces! This week’s project brings in the rays of light for our new fairy Eira. You may find the video Here It was a lengthy and large painting using mainly… Continue reading ‘Sunbeam wood’