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
Hello again, Well the wind and rain has stopped and the sun has finally made an appearance! It’s so lovely here when that happens. I believe that it’s to last all week. What a treat! Another treat was when the postwoman brought my new stamps from the new Lavinia stamps kindred creatures Collection I’m absolutely… Continue reading ‘Feathered friends’
Hello from a very hot Spain! I’m looking out to the field next to my house where tall grasses are being bleached by the sun. No flowers, but beautiful non the less. I love creating meadows so I’ve incorporated the essence of what I see into this rather more colourful scene. You may find the… Continue reading Meadow grass
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, I hope your week has gone to plan! Still very hot here. I know there are similar heat waives in many places including the UK! Best to stay in doors. Thankfully my lovely brother fitted my ceiling fans a couple of weeks ago and saved us! So this week keeping cool was on my… Continue reading Stillness
Hello friends, I hope you are all well. It’s been busy here at the casa in Spain. We have had birthday celebrations for myself and my Mum and my daughter and partner were staying for a while . We had a lovely time and thankfully the temperature reduced for a few days. It definitely feels… Continue reading Summer vibes
Hello everyone I hope you have had a great week! It’s been so hot here in sunny Spain but we are managing. Still very busy sorting out the house. Still no kitchen but it has been ordered. My brilliant brother came and fitted lights and a ceiling fan and is coming back to fit more!… Continue reading Happiness
Hello friends, I hope you had a great week. Tonight in the Northern hemisphere we have a full moon. I thought that it would be a nice change to create a colourful night scene using our beautiful Mimsy cat. I also decided to use my gel press to provide an interesting layer of ink as… Continue reading ‘Cat walk’
Hello everyone I hope you are safe and well!All good here. After last week’s sighting of the Northern lights, I received a request from my lovely YouTube members Facebook group to do a similarly themed painting. I used the colours that I saw here in Northern Ireland and came up with this. You may find… Continue reading Aurora
Hello my friends! I hope you have had a creative and peaceful week. Torrential rain here. Jumpers, hats and coats needed for sure. Despite the rain the colours of Autumn deepen and glow. Its beauty never fails to take my breath away. Natures compensation for the loss of summer. This week’s project reflects this theme… Continue reading ‘Change in the wind’
