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July 2014

White on White Christmas Card

The Lindy's Stamp Gang Color Challenge for July is full of bright summery colours, but I just wasn't feeling bright or summery (it's winter here in Australia), so the palette was proving to be quite a struggle! I had a look back over my last few projects for the color challenges and realised all of them were vibrant and had bags of colour - so I decided to change it up a bit and try something on the other end... Read more →

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Make Your Own Resist Designer Cardstock

You may have noticed that I LOVE to use beautiful resist card stock designs in my art, I may be a tiny bit addicted! The reason that I love this is because it looks simply stunning when used in combination with Starburst Sprays from Lindy's Stamp Gang! The last time I posted a resist card I had quite a few people ask me about the paper I used - which happened to be discontinued :( This can be a bit... Read more →

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Vickie Hallmark - An Amazing Artist!

Has anyone else ever noticed that arty types have the BEST and most interesting jewelry and accessories? You know when you are at a craft fair or store and you notice someone else there has an amazing handmade scarf, or bag or bracelet - well this has happened to me at least! While I didn't find Vickie at a craft fair, I did find her amazing jewelry while searching for art journal ideas - you can read my post here!... Read more →

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Using Watercolor Pencils over Copic Markers

Today I'm having a play and combining my Copic Markers with some of my new Bruynzeel Design Aquarel (Watercolor) Pencils to see what happens! I'm hoping I can create a finished piece that is subtly coloured and allows me to use the translucency of watercolours to enhance my Copic coloured image. Now this project could end up as a card front, journal page or even a framed piece - the choice is yours. What I used: Copic Markers: Blender, YG0000,... Read more →

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Journal Page using Lindy's Flat Shot Paints

I received a little parcel yesterday and inside were some yummy new products from Lindy's Stamp Gang, the new Under the Boardwalk Flat Shot colours were calling my name so I decided to sit down and just splash some colour around in my journal to see how they behave - and I really do mean that I splashed them around! SUPPLIES Lindy's Stamp Gang Flat Shots from Under the Boardwalk set: Tilt-a-Wheel Teal, Raspberry Lemonade, Pop Rock Purple & Orange... Read more →

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Which Electronic Cutter is Best for Me? A Comparison of 5 Popular Machines

So I'm looking for a personal electronic cutter and honestly finding the whole thing a bit confusing, so to help me (and hopefully some of you all as well) I've created a comparison table so it's easier to see what the differences are! First what am I looking for specifically, what do I want to do with it? I'm looking for one machine that can: Cut paper Cut fabric - to make flowers or t-shirt logos Cut Matt board or... Read more →

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I Must Be a Mermaid Journal Page

This month's Color Challenge over at Lindy's Stamp Gang is full of vibrant exciting colours and I couldn't wait to play! The first thing I did was grab the colours that I had that were closest to the challenge colours and spray a journal page just to see how they looked together - the answer - super yummy! Lindy's Stamp Gang Products Flat Fabio Sprays: Hibiscus Rose, Caribbean Blue and Kissin' Kenickie Coral Starburst Sprays: Tea Pot Purple and Sea... Read more →

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