I enjoy hearing about how people work and their creative process so when I recently got some questions about my process and how to cope with overthinking, a subject close to my heart as you know, I thought I would share my answers via this video. I also talk a little bit about burnout as I am just trying to work…
I was flicking through my junk journal looking for a page to work on when a little left-over page caught my eye. So today I have the making of a shaped page to share with you from start to finish. It is always fun to change things up a but isn't it? The picture above shows the front part of the…
This is a page of gouache and acrylic paint layers and it has been sat in my junk journal for months! Well, actually, it has been sat in my junk journal half finished for months, if I want to be accurate about it! This gouache and acrylic paint layers page started life as just a gouache paint experiment on gesso…
Are you looking for some more ways with embossing folders? Some ideas you can use to get the most out of them, and some where you don't even need a die-cutting machine? Well, following on from my 5 Ways With Embossing Folders video I have got 5 More Ways With Embossing Folders for you today! I hope you have alot of fun…
Sometimes you try heat embossing on fabric and it just lets it you down. Has this happened to you? You stamp and add you embossing powder and all is going well but when you heat set the powder it just doesn't work! Well, if this has happened to you, and you have difficulty heat embossing on fabric, then I have an…
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 technique…
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…
Back by popular demand is another technique for you to try using your Jane Davenport Mermaid Markers! You might remember the video where I shared a fun technique using the Mermaid Markers with stencils? Well you asked for some more techniques, so here you go! The video is all about resists and I have five products that you can make resists…
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,…