I was honored to be invited to be a part of the fabulous Nomadic Soul Diaries Instagram challenge. I've chosen to make a mixed media tag from recycled cardboard for the challenge and I've used a bunch of my favorite products to add color and texture. I am one of the Wandering Stars for June and had a stunning bright color palette to work with. This is the inspiration board for the month of June for the Nomadic Soul Diaries... Read more →

I can't wait to show you how this galaxy-themed mixed media Moon Magic art journal page came into being! You will need to gather up your acrylic paints, pencils, Lindy's sprays, stencils and texture pastes for this one! I'll show you how to make a Galaxy background and then how to make art on top! I have to admit there were a few challenges, but I found ways to get around the issues and will be sharing my tips so you can do the same. Read more →

Welcome to the Autumn Hop fun with the amazing Design Teams from Lindy's and AB Studio combining their creative forces for a massive blog hop with so so many amazing artists! Our hop is a mixture of Blog posts and YouTube videos with many gorgeous ideas, styles and designs and runs from 16th to the 22nd of November. Our hop begins on the AB Studio Blog and ends on the Lindy's blog with loads of amazing inspiration in between. So... Read more →

Have you seen the stunning new Watercolor set from the Kuretake Gansai Tambi range - well it's called Gem Colors and they are super pretty and metallic looking and today I'm going to have a play and see how they perform. You know I like to play and test out new products before creating anything with them - so for my project for Lulu Art this month I'm going to test out the new Gem colors and see what they... Read more →

Ever wanted to make a DIY foil page for your planner something cute and happy - well I did and I'm going to show you how I created this page in my super short and very sparkly and shimmery video! You're not going to need a lot of products for this, just grab: affiliate links in use where possible Heidi Swapp Mini Minc Machine Irridescent Minc Foil Stalogy A6 planner Happie Scrappie Printables - these are digital files that you... Read more →

Hello gorgeous people - I'm back today with a really simple art journal page, something I would usually do for myself as playtime! Recently I was lucky enough to lave a cuppa (Australia for a drink and a chat) with the fabulous Kylie fowler from Lulu Art (yes THAT Kylie!) seriously how lucky am I!!! We were chatting about the art we do for fun - you know the sort, not for any particular purpose or project - but just... Read more →

Hello and Welcome to Crafty Sisters YouTube Hop!! You're on the beach as the sun rises over the turquoise waves, or you can smell of fresh roses, or see the peaches hanging heavy on the tree ready to pick - yes, you're looking at a beautiful summer day. My challenge today will be to capture this feeling on an art journal page! Eeep - yes I'm setting myself a BIG challenge and I have to admit it was a little... Read more →

OK don't you just love the super fun and happy designs released by Spellbinders as a part of the NEW Jane Davenport Artomology + Making Faces collections - I sure do! So when I had the opportunity to play along with this amazing Blog Hop I jumped at the chance - I hope you all have as much fun as I did playing along with us as we show you some great ideas using Jane's new line of goodies -... Read more →

Well hello there beautiful people. As you may know, I've been traveling recently - I went to the other side of the world and explored Canada. This is the journal I took with me and I can't wait to show you how I created this very special mixed media journal cover colored using the new Lindy's Squirts and a whole host of other amazing art supplies. Now this journal cover actually has multiple purposes, not only did I make it... Read more →

Oooh girly squeal - I'm currently counting the days until our holiday and frantically working in the Traveler's Journals, art journals and planners that I'm taking with me to Canada - I'm a gal who likes to be organised. For this page, I thought I'd multi-task and create the title page for one of my journals and test out the blending and water reactive properties of my new Catherine Pooler Inks! Now I need to be totally up front and... Read more →

Hello beautiful people, I am so excited to show you what I have created with these gorgeous supplies from Jane Davenport and Spellbinders. Today I'll be trying something a bit different and going subtle and frosty rather than using bright colors! I'm going to use the versatile ColorSticks and Palette Pastels to add color to my project. For those who don’t know me, I’m Kate Palmer, Aussie artist and devoted Davenpeep, though I’m better known as Sparkle Tart online because... Read more →

Hello there gorgeous people! I am sooooooo excited at the moment as we are going on our very first BIG holiday in almost 10 years - we are off to Canada! To keep all those special memories I'm making a very special Travel Journal that I will be sharing with you all - some pages will have step by step process clips on YouTube, while others will be a look at the finished page on my Instagram account (@planningwithsparkletart) and... Read more →

Hello gorgeous people! Today I'm going to show you how to make this super pretty card that uses just one stamp, plus a bunch of beautiful products and techniques to really turn it into something special. I'll be pulling out all the stops for this one as It's for my Mum's 70th birthday and I really want to make her something special! I'll be using products from Ranger, Tim Holtz (Stampers Anonymous) and Jane Davenport and I can't wait to... Read more →

Hey crafty friends! Welcome to our Spring Forest/Garden Instagram Hop. 12 of us have come from different sides of the globe to bring YOU 12 special projects! We also have generous PRIZES from our sponsors loads of great brands and stores!!! Read till the end to know how to participate! I'm super excited to share my project with you all. My beautiful friend Phoebe has organised a special Instagram hop with a Spring Forest theme (I really do have amazing... Read more →

Hi gorgeous people, today I'm going to be making some fast fun cards with Dynaflow inks from Lulu Art! Now Dynaflow is not something I've used a lot so I'm going to have a play with 3 different techniques to create three different but equally beautiful cards. Start by gathering up your favourite watercolour card stock and a rainbow of Dye-na Flow ink colours (you can get these at Lulu Art!). You can watch and learn how I made these... Read more →