Other people’s stuff that inspires me
Today I popped into my local art and craft shop (just around the corner from my house) for an impromptu class. It was a wonderful one-on-one for a class I had missed previously. Denise and Sharon (from the Scrappers Village) showed me how to stamp and colour images using those blending brushes and oxide inks. … [Read more…]
I have been loving making journals and decorating them. A friend showed me a tutorial on YouTube on making a journal entirely from envelopes. There is a channel by Angela Kerr that I encourage you to go check out, specifically her tutorial on the envelope journal: here. My friend gave me the envelopes already glued … [Read more…]
I attended another course with the talented Denise Van Deventer (who is on many design teams and whose blog is here) to show us how to make a mini-album. The album itself is fairly easy to make, but as always, the trick is in the detail. I always struggle to finish my projects like this … [Read more…]
Heavily inspired by a beautiful Celtic knot tutorial I saw on Instagram by zen.linea on THIS post, I have been drawing and drawing and drawing trying to make as beautiful an image. I decided to try to draw it onto my craft mug which is a blackboard mug I got from the local thrift store … [Read more…]
I was lucky enough to win an Instagram giveaway, and used it to buy a few courses from Altenew. The current course is called Paper Crafting & Beyond. Here is one of the pieces I made using inspiration from the course: Here is a closeup of the beautiful elements. My Dad bought me this set … [Read more…]
Still having fun creating cards using Zentangle techniques from an Altenew.com course #zentangleforcardmakers by Amber Rain Davis, here are some of the latest ones I have made. Thanks for stopping by, and have a good week.XxX
Both Colin and I are Star Wars fans. I suspect I am a bite more of a fan than he is, but that’s ok. I made this picture set a while ago, but never got around to posting it. It is the quintessential “I love you” reply <3 Here’s to your valentine’s day, whatever you … [Read more…]
I can’t decide if it can be gluten-free if it contains chops and not chocolate. HA HA HA These yummy-looking cookies at our local hypermarket.
A photo taken at the rehab amputee wing: Just goes to show that any of us can donate our organs and or skeleton to science fiction 🙂
Colin, my bestest in the whole world, got me a special present that arrived this morning. Knowing that I am an original Star Wars fanboy, and that I do most of the DIY around the house – specially now – he got me THE perfect gift. It is something I saw on a forum or … [Read more…]