Well my friends this is the first project of 2024 and I wanted to begin with a positive affirmation . Dream big. We should never give up on our dreams. Anything is possible with faith and effort. Life is an adventure. So, here’s to a successful and positive 2024! This week’s scene explores how to… Continue reading Dream big!
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!
Happy holidays and seasons greetings! I hope all is going well! This weeks project is my attempt to portrait the magic of Christmas. Childhood memories of wonder and excitement. I big part of those feelings for me was the glow of the Christmas tree lights. Ignore the fact that the little hedgehogs should be in… Continue reading Magic and Mystery
Hello friends! How are the holiday preparations going? I’m in the process of decorating. I’m keeping it low key this year, just enough to embrace the season! This week’s project combines water colour painting, stamping and some work with soft pastel pencils. I’m a big fan of the Lavinia stamps foxes! You can find the… Continue reading Sunset stroll
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!
Hello there! No snow yet but plenty of wind and rain! Hope you are all doing well. This week continues the winter theme. I thought it would be fun to use mainly the distress oxide inks for that Misty snow look. I’m a huge fan of oxide ink. I know it has many uses particularly… Continue reading Hello snow
Hello again! Yes winter has arrived! The heating is on and there is a definite chill in the air! The worst part is the shorter days. Where does the time go? It’s dark already and it only seems like a couple of hours ago that I was having breakfast ! This weeks project follows the… Continue reading Winter
Hello everyone I hope you are well! Well I’ve never seen so much rain! Endless and torrential ! Everything is soggy! The poor dogs just look out the window in horror and disbelief! I understand that after the storms we are to have very cold and dry conditions. That will be a most welcome change… Continue reading Snow dance
Hello friends, what a week! Very busy -editing videos, posting artwork parcels and preparing for house viewers ! Very positive few days. I hope you are all doing well. This week’s night scene project combines water and meadow and I thought it was high time I used some toadstools. I really love including them. My… Continue reading Take flight
