I decided to get my gel plate out to make some gel printed greeting cards. But these are gel printed greeting cards with a difference! So if you are looking for something unique that adds that little extra special experience for the recipient of the card then have a go at some double sided printing! I know, right?! There is all…
Hey all, it is a new video day and this week I have a painted doodle, collage page in my junk journal for some inspiration for you. I am just loving layering doodles and paint marks at the moment and each time I do it they seem to get more complex. I am challenging myself to see how many layers I…
I felt like do something super bright to cheer us all up! I have been a little under the weather recently and so something bright and bold was definitely called for! When you work for yourself and you aren't able to to work at the same level that you are use to it is a little bit of a shock to…
Last week I was playing with acrylic paint and brushstrokes and sharing ideas on how to get the most out of your mark making. This week I have swapped to watercolor! So let's play with our brushstrokes and see what kind of looks we can get with this wonderful medium. I am just going to use a mop brush for my…
One of the things that I have been playing around with and experimenting with a lot recently is simple ways to add texture with a brush to my mixed media and acrylic painting projects. It is like brush mark making 101 but it is super fun and well worth trying if you are a newbie or revisiting if you are more…
Hey Gang, There is a Mixed Media Video Hop going on! It starts today and there are six amazing artists to watch and arty giveaway's too. You might remember that I mentioned it in my video last Sunday? Well, I have not been able to join in with them all at the last minute but I didn't want you to miss…
Hello Creatives, I hope that you are having a lovely Sunday. I have the results of the poll for what video you wanted to see when I reached my 10k subscriber milestone on YouTube. Thank you everyone who voted and to find out which video won, and to see a sneak peek of what we are going to to do in…
We can put a lot of obstacles in our own way can't we?! And one of the ones I struggle with is perfectionism. I am a perfectionist. But when it comes to my art I have learnt how to get past it and not let it hold me back from doing art. Part of what has helped me is learning to…
It is here! My final project in my Small Scale Abstract Art series and this is a project that I have been calling either 'purple' or 'swirl' depending on what mood I am in! If you have missed the other two projects in this series then don't forget to also watch the floral video and the ballpoint pen circles video to…