I promised you something different today didn't I? So I thought I would share a creative exercise that is great for anyone who wants to get started with watercolor paints, or for if you have been dabbling but aren't sure what to do next. So this exercise uses three ways to make easy abstract watercolor flowers and helps you to get…
What are your favorite art motifs? What shapes or patterns keep cropping up again and again for you? Let me know I would love to hear! You guys know that I do tend to use a lot of circles and hearts in my work and I've mentioned them before on my blog, as my favorite, go-to motifs. You have probably seen…
Where do you get your ideas? How do you keep inspired and do you have any tricks for when you aren't feeling inspired? I'm sharing some of my go-to habits and ways that I generate ideas and keep inspired but I also want to hear yours too, so do share, either here or over on my YouTube channel. I'm also practising…
Are there art or craft skills that you want to improve this year? Or techniques you want to learn? Well, I am guessing that the answer is 'yes'! Because we all have don't we? I know I do! I have a long old list of things I want to do better in my art. So today I am sharing 5 tips…
I'm doing some pencil coloring in my video today. You might recognise the image as I used her for an art journal page video a couple of weeks ago but I never showed you how I colored her. So I thought I would rectify that and go through my pencil coloring process for you. I've used both Prismacolor and Polychromos pencils for…
I've got a fun heat embossing technique for you today. It is so simple that you will wonder why you don't use it with your heat embossing all of the time! It is a really great way to stretch your stash and make more out of your stamps, particularly your background stamps, texture stamps or pattern stamps. With this really simple…
Inks are great aren't they? I mean I use a lot of acrylic paint but I do love using acrylic inks too. I love drawing with them but they are fabulous for all sorts of techniques and mark making, so I thought it would be fun to share some ideas for how to get the most out of your inks. Now…
Did you spot the nozzles I used in my art journal process video on Sunday? They are the Royal Talens Dosing Nozzles and some of you were a little curious about them! So today I am sharing a quick product test video for them with some tips on using them and what you can use them with. Let me know if…
I'm testing out some acrylic paints today and sharing how I test out new paint. The paints under the arty microscope in my video are the Pebeo Studio DYNA Iridescent acrylic paints, now these aren't new paints, they have been around for a while but they are new to me and I'm just giving them a test drive to see how…
I'm back today with a technique for using embossing powder with stencils. But I am not just using one embossing powder, oh no, that would be too easy! I am going to use three and I've got the whole process for you in my video today. It is a great technique for your mixed media, art journaling and even your card making…
I wasn't really sure what to call today's video so I am going with 'How To Start Mixed Media Art'. But we aren't just going to start some art. I'm going to take you through all the steps to get you through to a finished piece, actually a collection of three finished pieces. Hey, why do one when you can do three,…