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…
It is the second part of my mini series making mini, or small scale art! And this week, I admit it is a little less abstract as I draw and paint a flower to make a small scale floral card. If you want to see the first in the series then pop back to last week's post. Art series or working on…
Happy New Year! I hope you had a really lovely festive season and are ready for some New Year Inspiration as I have some small scale art inspiration for you today that is just perfect for making into cards. I think I am also in a bit of a looking back mood too, as you will hear in the video! …
It is my last video for 2018 and I thought it would be fun if we did some easy mixed media art together, what do you think? Everything you need for this project is listed under the video below, and remember you don't have to use exactly what I have used, grab what you have in your stash. I go layer…
I love to watercolor doodle! I find it really relaxing for some reason. There is something about the way the water and color react together isn't there? I just love watching it. And I thought that we could probably all do with something relaxing this week as December gets quite frantic trying to get things finished before Christmas, if you celebrate…
I have an organic, or intuitive piece for you today and really it is one of my explorations into pattern and mark making as I try to build a page with minimal layers. But you can hear more about it in the video. It is all acrylics but I will call it mixed media anyway because I am using different types…
I have a watercolor swatch video for you this week. I've been watching the latest handmade watercolor paint trend with wide-eyed fascination and I thought I would join in and try some of the paints out myself. So I have bought myself some and I am sharing the watercolor swatch of my new paints along with a very quick timelapse abstract…
So you know how I like resist techniques right? I have been doing a few in different videos on my channel and I have another one for you today. This is the watermark resist using an embossing or watermark ink. You have probably seen the technique being done incoordination with other inks and watercolours right? Well I'm using an acrylics with…
I am working on another bleed through page in my junk journal this week. It follows on directly from my video last week when I worked on the bleed through page opposite to today's page. I mean bleed through happens and you can either leave it, cover it or roll with it can't you? So this week what do I do?…
What do you do with your bleed-through pages in your junk journal? You know where something from one page is visible on the back? This can happen from time to time depending on what products you use and it can happen a lot in junk journals because they are rarely artist-quality papers and mine especially aren't as I usually use event…