Hello again! Well we have had a few sunny days lately and it’s been delightful! Everything is in full bloom, lush and green. I love summer! This week’s project finds Ash the fox enjoying a stroll in beautiful dappled sunlight. You can imagine him sniffing the air taking in the serene beauty of summer! You… Continue reading Sunny day
Hello! I hope you are well! It’s nearly summer- yay! ….so time for underwater scenes! This week’s project is really another creative experiment and my attempt to tame a rather colourful background into something more palatable . I love underwater scenes and of course the fabulous handsome seahorse! A lovely kind subscriber of mine called… Continue reading You do you!
Hello everyone! Hope you are all keeping well! This week I’ve been having a play with the Lavinia stamps new releases Forest realm I created the tutorial for them. I decided to do something a little different and do most of the stamping before beginning the colouring . I relied of course on the handy… Continue reading Woodland wonders
Hello! Well what week!…hot sunshine, northern lights and now hail stones! Just your average Irish summer! This week’s project is an ode to the underrated and misunderstood dandelion. My son is very interested in plant medicine and herbal remedies, I call him ‘Merlin’ (not his real name). Anyway, he introduced me to the virtues of… Continue reading Misunderstood
Hello! I’m back with this week’s project. I hope you are all well! I’ve been wanting to use the Druid’s pass stamp for a while and so decided to contrast it against a colourful landscape lit up by the colours of a fading sunset. I also like to think that the little fairy is on… Continue reading Passage
Hello! I hope you are well! April is nearly over thank goodness! Did anyone notice that it was quite a challenge! Wonky weather and stress! Or maybe that was just me! This week’s project is all about finding a quiet, safe magical place- A secret garden to relax- to dream dreams and sit with unicorns-… Continue reading Sanctuary
Hello everyone! – Well finally some sunshine! What a change it makes. I love this time of year. Blossom and early buds, – majestic Rhododendrons, magnolia trees, lilac bushes and wisteria! All amazing. This week’s project was again inspired by Monet and Impressionism and experiments with water soluble oil pastels. I’ve had them tucked away… Continue reading Beauty
Hello and welcome from a windy Northern Ireland! This week’s project is another attempt by me to cheer us all up by combining colour and flowers. Life presents challenges for us all at times. It’s helpful just to take a moment to breathe- to rest and to find a place of calm. I hope this… Continue reading Breathe
Hello friends, I hope your week has been good. I took a break during Easter. This week my project stays on the theme of Spring. The cherry blossoms this time of year must be one of my favourite things! I thought that it would be fun to create blossom in a loose abstract way combining… Continue reading Hope
Well they tell me that Spring has officially arrived… no sign here I’m afraid. As I write I’m watching the heavy rain pour down and it’s still quite cold. Oh well! The good news is that we can escape and create our own Spring. That was what I hoped to achieve with this week’s project.… Continue reading Gratitude
