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…
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…
So change is good right? Of course it is! So yes, I will be making some changes to my YouTube channel in August and possibly longer, I am not really sure how it will turn out but if you want to know more about the changes, and why I am making them, then watch the video. I spill all of the…
Get your sunglasses out! This is a little on the bright side! I've gone fluorescent for a change and I've used up those paper masks from last week's Sunday art video. Now I wanted to do something different with this page so going bright against those paper masks seemed like a great way to change it all up! But fluorescent colors…
I have got two art journal inspiration pages for the price of one for you today! And I thought that for these two projects I would play with the images that I made for my Patrons over on Patreon. I've used lots of acrylic paint techniques to build these art journal pages and as I did them both at the same…
It is time to get your spare pieces of paper out because today we are going to make some masks! I've got an art journal page to share and this one was started way back in March. If you saw my iridescent acrylic paint leaves video then you would have seen how this page started. I am continuing the page today,…
My Sunday art video this week is only short but it is packed with techniques! I'm sharing lots of easy layering techniques for using with your acrylic paints and I know, the project looks way too simple to have lots of different techniques doesn't it? Well you know me, I love a bit of simple designing, I do lean towards clean…
Wednesday Art video time and I thought for this week I would show how to make acrylic paint skin shapes. It's really simple and fun to do, I made some stars for this tutorial and I give you a quick technique for drawing stars too! But you don't have to make stars! You can in theory make any shape you like…
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…
Let's make mixed media box art! Yes, we are going to make it a thing! Today I have taken my art journaling and applied it to a 3D object, just an ordinary box but all nice and colorful by the time I finish making my box art! I have some tips on how to design in three dimensions in my video…
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…