Hello friends I hope you are all well. This week saw the launch of the new stamps launch of The twilight tea collection from Lavinia stamps. I was fortunate to have been sent the stamps by them to have a play. So, I thought that I would make a reasonably quick card, bright and cheerful… Continue reading Sunflower view
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 and a very happy 2025 to you all! I’m back from my trip to see my family in Portugal over Christmas. It was great to see them all after so long! I had a lovely time. The good news is that my house is finally agreed for sale so I will be preparing to… Continue reading ‘A new path’
Hello again. I hope you are feeling good! Today was another beautiful autumn day with blue skies and sunshine. Although it took my partner hours to collect the fallen leaves from the garden! This week was quite special for us in Northern Ireland as we were treated to the Northern lights. I thought I would… Continue reading Magnus
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’
Hello again! Hope you have had a good week! All good here except I was just eating tea and broke a tooth . A visit to the dentist tomorrow for me I’m afraid! Back to this week’s project and from dentistry to Witchery! I received the New release stamps the dream witch collection. Its a… Continue reading Spellbound
Hello friends, can you believe that the summer (winter ) is nearly over! The leaves have started to fall and the air is even cooler than normal . Unless of course if you are in southern Europe where mostly you sit beside a fan! Today’s project uses the new sticker stencils from Lavinia stamps. I’ve… Continue reading Glow
Hello friends! I hope that life has been treating you well! This week’s painting has been inspired by today’s super blue moon (19th August.) Apparently it’s larger than normal as it’s closer to earth. I may not see it myself tonight due to overcast skies but I have spotted it the last couple of nights… Continue reading Blossom moon
Hello friends! I hope you are well. We have just had the summer solstice in the Northern hemisphere. Can’t believe the longer days are on the turn. The good weather has finally arrived thankfully. It’s amazing the difference a little bit of sunshine makes! So for this week’s project I wanted to create something full… Continue reading Honeysuckle hill
