Hello friends I hope you are well! As I write this the first snow has arrived! It’s turned quite cold. The snow isn’t staying on the ground but maybe later! Today’s picture is a snowy scene and of course it was inspired by the chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis . It was thought that… Continue reading ‘The discovery’
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 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 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
Well hello! Long time no see! It’s nice to be back! I hope you are doing well and enjoying some of the new post- pandemic freedoms that we appear to have… dare I say it! I’ve been away as some of you know due to some major home decorating and clear outs. We are still… Continue reading Toadstool brook
Hi there, I’m back with the mid month reminder of the Creative challenge at Lavinia stamps. The theme is glorious- ‘underwater’ -my favourite! This is today’s YouTube tutorial project. You can see the video here: https://youtu.be/IusAiNt6UMU You will find all the product links in the description box under the video. Just goes to show that… Continue reading Althea’s encounter
Hello my friends I’m doing a little catch up today in respect of my latest video tutorials. You may have caught the Craft store tv ( formally Hochanda tv) shows last Friday where the Lavinia stamp and stencil sets for these projects were featured. I’m sharing two of my show samples. First up is Simmi.… Continue reading Simmi and Dream
It’s mid month already and time for a reminder of the ‘A winter’s night’ Creative challenge at Lavinia stamps. How have you been getting on? Have you managed to enter yet? It would be fabulous to win £40 worth of LS vouchers! Last time I did the dragons and ‘flight’. This time we have the… Continue reading Plight on winter’s night
Autumn or Fall depending in where you live, has to be one of my favourite times of year. Wholly sweaters, boots and hats. Glorious forest walks through coloured leaves that take your breath away. Today’s make finds us somewhere in the forest where the red leaves fall and forest creatures sense the seasonal change. The… Continue reading Red leaves fall
Hello my friends what a pleasure it is to be back sharing another inky creation using the magical Lavinia stamps and stencils. Today we revisiting some old favourites. I adore the little fairy dwellings. I like to imagine them bussing with activity and yes completely virus free ….even in their shops! A magical land indeed.… Continue reading The Fairy Market
