VIDEO: Testing Distress Oxides on Fabric, Vellum and Yupo

Have you tried your Distress Oxides inks on different surfaces yet? What surfaces have you tried? Well, if you haven't had the chance to try out different surfaces yet, I have tried it on fabric, vellum and Yupo and I'm sharing all the results to help you decide what you are going to use them on next! I've got plenty of tips…

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VIDEO: How to Layer Gelatos Tutorial PLUS 6 Ways With Gelatos

I like using Faber-Castell Gelatos because they are so easy to use and quite versatile too, but they aren't the best at layering, well, they are if you want blended layers. But if you want distinct layers then I would not usually reach for Gelatos. If you find the same than I have a technique for you in this week's video that…

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VIDEO: Prismacolor Pencil Coloring tutorial And Etsy News!

I'm using Prismacolor pencils in and sharing some tips and tricks on how to color with pencils along the way. But you don't have to just watch the video you can also coloring along with me as I have the very same image that I am coloring up in my Etsy shop ready to buy, download and print then colour with your…

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A Fun Sketching Exercise To Turn Into A Habit For 2017

One thing that I've been really working on this year is developing my own art. I have a few goals with my artwork, such as to improve my sketching, to build up a portfolio of motifs and designs and to develop my own signature style. Do you recognise some or all of these goals as ones that you hold dear too? If…

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Bow-it-All Christmas Wreath Tutorial

Did you see my Christmas wreath with the big Bow-it-All bow on Wednesday? Yep, this one... Did you fancy a tutorial to go with that make? Hope the answer is yes, because here it is! You Will Need: Zutter Bow-it-All* Hobbycraft 8 inch Rattan Wreath* Berry/Wire Hobby Bag Red* or Hobbycraft Christmas Silver Berry Pick with Cone* Ribbons - I used two 1.5…

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More Monoprinting With DIY Printing Plates

You can guess from my recent posts here, on Facebook and Twitter I've joined the Gelli revolution!  I am a monoprint convert, well apart from the fact that I'm using the old fashioned Gelatine plates - you saw my post from Wednesday right? Yeah, I've been bitten by the monoprinting bug and here are some of my latest prints to give you…

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Make Your Own DIY Gelatine Plate For Gel Printing

Ok so who wants to get their Gelli on?  Well DIY Gelatine plate actually! You guys must have seen all the lovely monoprinting blog posts with the Gelli Arts Printing Plates around and about over the last few months I'm sure? If you haven't spotted them and don't know what I'm talking about then Gelli Plates are a synthetic gel surface that…

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