OK I've been itching to get my hands on one of these little beauties for about 12 months now, but some of the finer things in life you need to save up for! So, when I received a little extra cash for having a few projects published in a magazine I knew just what I was going to spend the money on - a red leather Fiorentina Medieval style journal. OK this soft buttery feeling leather journal had me drooling... Read more →

Soooo this is another Halloween ATC I have created for the Lindy's Stamp Gang Halloween Design Team Hop and associated customer contest called 'It's Fall 'Yall', head on over to the LSG Blog for details - it's well worth a look and has totally generous prizes! This ATC is titled Exquisite Beauty and there is an added surprise - so read right to the end of this post! What I used: Lindy's Stamp Gang Products: Starbursts: Hag's Wart Orange &... Read more →

Ah Halloween - sounds like fun, but we don't really celebrate it here in Australia :O) No reason I can't make a few ATC's though right..... but since I don't really own Halloween stamps (unless you count my Poe addiction!) I had to be a little creative, I found some really amazing images on the web (credit to the original artists below) which I then cut out, altered and used on these cards. These aren't for sale and are just... Read more →

OK so I need to supress the perfectionist streak and accept that art is a learning process, you WILL NOT be drawing like DaVinci on day 1, you need to learn the techniques, learn how to use the materials and learn the rules (even if it's so you can break them later :O) So in the spirit of learning (I am trusting you won't laugh too hard at me here) I am posting the work in progress and then will... Read more →

OK I have a small confession, I joined the art group Whimsical Workspaces over on Willowing as the gorgeous Rhomany promised assistance with tidying, organising and culling your art supplies - making your art room/table etc over into a better space to work and something more useable. Well I linked a video that I took over a year ago (you can see it here) which shows my art room and sooooo many people emailed saying 'gosh it's so neat', I... Read more →

OK one small thought has led to a new favourite technique. I've bought some Pan Pastels and have yet to really use them, I also had some beautiful soft white Velvet Cardstock (which I've been hoarding) from The Paper Temptress - I figured I'd play with both and WOW what amazing results! What I used: Cardstock from The Paper Temptress White Velvet Card Amethyst Mica Card Epic Black Thick Columns Ribbon - Olive Green Stamps from: Darkroom Door - Thinking... Read more →

Homework Week 1 for my online class with the fabulous Jane Davenport - 'Supplies Me' - I barely know where to begin - I am loving this class, Jane makes things sounds so easy - the only thing holding me back right now is fear. Fear that I won't be able to translate the pages in my head to pages on paper. Fear that my work won't be up to par with the rest of the very talented class. I'm... Read more →