Category: Design team posts

Hello everyone, I hope you are all well, and enjoying the summer. We are having a heat wave at the moment here in Essex, although not sure why they call it that, this is summer, and I remember summers as a girl and they were hot. Anyway it has been very hot, and when I… Continue reading Journal page

Hello everyone, today I'm sharing my second inspiration piece for this months challenge at Country View Crafts. There are lots more inspirations on the blog.    The background was created using different ink sprays; the blue and yellow are from Shimmerz and the white I'd DecoArt. I sprayed then let it drip moving the page… Continue reading On the Beach

Morning everyone, just a quick post from me today to share this huge new face, I created on an A3 mixed media paper.   As you may remember I have been experimenting with different types of watercolour paints over the last few months especially with backgrounds and using it in mixed media pieces. I have been… Continue reading New face

Hello everyone, Welcome to some new people who have just joined. Feel free to leave comments, I enjoy reading them; I also enjoy receiving suggestions and would love to know if you have any questions. Okay, so over to the post! About 18 months ago I designed this face. I wanted to have something with… Continue reading Cogmatic

Morning everyone thanks for popping in today as I have a journal page using new stamps from Jo Firth-Young JOFY 45, 46 for Paper Artsy. I loved these as soon as I saw them. I like stamps with lots of area for me to colour, and in particular flowers. Those that know me know my… Continue reading In the Garden

Hello peeps thanks for popping in, as I have a little project I'd like to share which I hope you will find useful at some time. I've created a journal page which I'm satisfied with out of two pieces of work which weren't working for me. Here's how it goes...     Yesterday I had… Continue reading All fixed

Morning everyone, it's nearly Midnight  here in Essex so I'll wish a happy Sunday to you all. I had a play this evening with the circles from EEA3 from Paper Artsy and made myself a Mandala.   I used Cosmic Shimmer watercolours and a black pen, the outside is Infusions on the background and then… Continue reading Quick play

Hi everyone, tonight I'm over at Paper Artsy with a post on Colour mixing. As well mixing different colours together or making them darker or lighter I like to use colours to either compliment or contrast with each other. I also like to use different colour combinations to create different effects.    Here's my creation … Continue reading Colour Mixing

Hi everyone, and welcome! Thanks for visiting today, as I have a mixed media piece to share with you, which I'm entering into DecoArt's challenge Under The Sea. I imagined looking out of a porthole to see some sunken treasure and a mermaid, so that's what I set out to create, and this is the result.   … Continue reading Under the Sea

Morning everyone, today sees my return to Country View Crafts Challenge Blog Design team, phew! That was a mouthful. I'm delighted to start back on the team, especially with a wonderful summer  theme, of Hot Summer Days.  There are some fabulous makes over at CVC from my teammates to temp to play along, and if… Continue reading New Challenge