Hey lovely arty/ crafty hoppers, what have you all been up to? How is your arty/ crafty week going? Well I hope? I have a heads-up for you, any of you folks interested in trying the Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® products I've been showing here on my blog then you might want to check out the next Guest Design Team call that is…
Hey all, what are you up to today? It is a day of getting ahead with my DT makes for me. I plan to knuckle down and make 12 DT items - Mmm we shall see if I manage it later! So far I have 11 of them designed and sketched out with papers chosen for 7 of them. I'm just taking…
The latest issue of Papercraft Essentials, Issue 85, will be hitting the shops very soon, if it isn't on the shelves already, and in this month's magazine the lovely Lee Jepson (Editor of Papercraft Essentials) asked me to do an article making lots of collage backgrounds repurposing those sometimes overlooked paper sources. Oh yes one of my pet passions, as you know!…
Who is up for a bit of contemporary monochrome? In this month's Simply Cards and Papercraft, issue 101, I have a bold and beautiful, contemporary look article going on with the gorgeous Tiddly Inks Wryn range and BasicGrey papers. You can see a sneak of it on the cover. Isn't she cute? She is Tiddly Inks Wryn Grow A Little Love and great fun…
Hey Crafty Chaps, I've got a little heads-up for you with an article in the new issue of Papercraft Essentials issue 84. It's only a small one from me this month with two cards but a great one for the kids if you are looking for cards to make on a rainy day with dried pasta. I've also used some PanPastel and…
A couple of shout outs! It is article time again but only a tiny one, I have a couple of cards in this month's Simply Cards and Papercrafts and get this, it is Simply Cards and Papercrafts 100th issue! Happy Birthday Simply Cards and Papercrafts! (The '100' card in the circle is one of mine). The second shout out is yet another…
Looking back over this week I can't help but notice that it has been very wet. Well it has rained pretty much every day, but I'm not talking about the weather but about the inky watercolours I've been playing with this week. I've covered everything that I can get my hands on, including my hands, with inky watercolours and you can see…
Hello all, hope that where ever you are you have some sunshine because there certainly isn't any here in London. But then if you are living here yourself or watching Wimbledon you would know this too. *sigh* So I am desperately sneaking sunshine, please send some if you have any spare! Meanwhile an update on my latest article in Simply Cards and Papercraft issue 99…
Hey Good Blog Hopping Folks, how are you all doing this Friday? Looking forward to a creative weekend? Got any creative plans? Most weekends are work days for me but seeing as my work is my passion it isn't so bad and I would probably be doing the same thing anyway! If I'm too long away from my desk I get a…
Now that is a blog title that is straight to the point! My mind went blank and I just couldn't think of anything catchy! If you guys are looking for some tips and ideas for your ZIG Art and Graphic Twin watercolour pens then don't forget to check out this month's Creative Cardmaking (issue 41). It has got lots of different ideas…
Hey up Tuesday blog hoppers how you all doing? Do you remember the quick peek of a demo sample I was in the middle of making that I showed you on Thursday? Well I have another sample to show today, this time it is a complete project and not just a peek! It's a Basically Bare hanger with a bit of a steampunk…