[responsivevoice_button voice="UK English Female" buttontext="Listen to Post"] Sparkle! A page in my art journal... This ''Sparkle page'' didn't really have a destination at first... I started with a page in my large Strathmore journal (don't you love that paper?!)...

[responsivevoice_button voice="UK English Female" buttontext="Listen to Post"]   Where I went wrong mixed media art tag Have you had a ''went wrong mixed media moment'' lately? I just did hahaha And if like me you have pages and shipping tags with leftover paint...

[responsivevoice_button voice="UK English Female" buttontext="Listen to Post"] Mermaid Markers... To start with! I have a pack of those beautiful Mermaid Markers by Jane Davenport, maybe you do too? Although they are pretty attractive, I won't lie... I am just not too...

[responsivevoice_button voice="UK English Female" buttontext="Listen to Post"] New art tags flip through video: another 16 designs! If you missed the first art tags flip through video, you will find it right here 😉 In the video below, I am showing you another 16 art...

[responsivevoice_button voice="UK English Female" buttontext="Listen to Post"] Today I want to play with Distress Oxides! Distress Oxides have been around for a while now and have been quite popular. So popular that a batch of whole new colours just got released at...

[responsivevoice_button voice="UK English Female" buttontext="Listen to Post"] Summer is Back! Mixed media art tag tutorial Yes, summer is back in Australia and is now in full strength! It's so hot I'm almost looking forward to winter... Ok, I said ''almost'' ;-)...

Finding my way... Into the new year 😉 I hope you had an awesome Christmas and New Year Celebrations Creative Friends...Happy new year from me!!! I am very fortunate to live a life I love and I'm looking forward to all good things to come in 2018 :).But to be truly...

16 art tags flip through video with close ups! My little collection of art tags is growing quite steadily and since many of you have asked me to do an art tags flip through... Here is the first one! As you will notice, I paint on both sides of my shipping tags...

New Brutus Monroe stamp, new toy! I'm sure you are like me: excited when you get a new toy, such as this super cute Brutus Monroe stamp! A cool cat with glasses?? HELL YEAH! I love it so much I couldn't wait to create something - anything! - with it so... I decided to...

Try again art journal page: when you fail, don't give up! Art, just like Life, often does go to plan but if you stumble and fall, just keep trying 😉 Lucky my art journal is a safe place to stumble as my knees are covered in virtual bumps and cuts haha Ok let's get...

Easy foil because... Who doesn't love a little bling in their art? Feeling pretty chilled today so I am going to take it easy and create a fun mixed media art tag with a super easy foil decal because... Why not? Foiling doesn't have to be difficult guys, check out my...

Die cuts & Stickles = fun! One thing I love about creating art tags (and one of the main reasons I make them) is the small surface because it allows me to use all those smaller things that may not make it into my art journal, like stickers or die cuts! Die cuts...

Be Bright mixed media journal spread! It's 2am and I can't sleep. I'm laying still in my bed willing for sleep to come but... NOPE! So I might as well get up, go to my studio and paint, right? 🙂 But that won't stop me from creating my Be Bright mixed media journal...

Follow Your Heart tutorial (on an art tag)! Building on the fun and super easy foil technique I shared with you in my last video, watch my Follow Your Heart tutorial below and add a little foil to your art (you know you want to!!!) 🙂 How about starting on an art tag...

This is the easiest foil technique ever! I really love anything shiny! Over the years, you've seen me add metallic ink, metallic and iridescent paint and rainbow glitter to my art journal pages, right? The truth is, I have been jealous of those gorgeous greeting cards...

LOVE MORE!! Love more 'what'??? ART (you knew I'd say that first, right?!), YOURSELF, LIFE, YOUR KIDS, YOUR DOG... Just pick one thing (at least)! Yes, I’m feeling lovey-dovey today and this art journal spread was inspired by a piece of paper I tore of a sales leaflet...

Addicted to this little shipping tag business! I never thought I'd get addicted to painting on a shipping tag because they are pretty small but against all odds, I am hooked! I like to keep them all neat on a book ring which makes for a perfect little flipable...

My art journal is complete! As you will see in this art journal flip through video, I started the first page of this Moleskine journal in 2015...! That feels like a long time ago now but when you work in several art journals at the same time, it can take a while to...

Let's do a mixed media cover today! I recently got a Jane Davenport Butterfly Effect book which allows you to easily add paper inserts, just like in a Midori... Now of course you can buy a beautiful mixed media cover with Jane's artwork already on it but, being an...

Don't Stop (but it's ok to take a break)! For those of you subscribed to my Sunshine Newsletter and who follow my blog, you may have noticed I have been a little quiet these last few weeks! I mentioned in one of my recent emails that I was giving myself permission to...

Crazy World mixed media tutorial because... Why not?! Today I am eager to test out my new large Strathmore mixed media journal and Carabelle Studio Wonderful Flower Strips Stamps!! Let's get right into this Crazy World mixed media page 😉 Part 1. First I am going to...

A fun art tag tutorial! I have had a lot of fun creating art tags from shipping tags lately and have actually made quite a few of them already 🙂 I love sharing my process with you and I hope you will enjoy this art tag tutorial... Let me know with a comment at the...

Whimsical Blooms on deli paper tutorial I created this deli paper tutorial especially for the November 2016 issue of MixedUp Magazine and I am now allowed to share it with you, woohoo! If you haven't painted on deli paper before, or used it in your art journal, this...

A quick mixed media page for when you don't have much time! This quick mixed media page tutorial will show you that even if you don't have much time, you can still be creative! Simply use a page full of leftover paints and marks from previous sessions (when you had...

Mixed media art tag tutorial Well my friends, turning a humble shipping tag into a mixed media art tag could become an addiction indeed! I know they have been around for a while and I have seen tons of beautiful creations but... It has taken me until now to create my...

Pretty flowers mixed media tutorial What do you do when you have pages in your journal covered in paint and ink? You just start a new page spread of course! Here are the steps I took for this pretty flowers mixed media page spread: I started on my flowers mixed media...

The last letter in my 3D mixed media project 🙂 The letters A and R are done and dusted so I am now tackling the last one! Follow me along in this video tutorial (and I hope you will feel inspired to move away from painting on flat surfaces to trying out a 3D mixed...

I recently shared with you the first instalment in my paper mache tutorial: 3 letters forming the word ART that I will use to decorate my studio and mixed media supplies store. You can watch the tutorial for the letter A first but the letter R is actually the one I...

A mixed media project to start the new year! Do you have mixed media project ideas whirling around in your head? I certainly hope so because one of my main ones is the opening of my own mixed media supplies store so I can supply you with all the cool mixed media...

Christmas art journal pages that make me happy! I have a favourite motto: "It's never too late"! I did this Christmas art journal spread just before Christmas and now, I wish you a Merry Christmas! lol I had just received a brand new Carabelle Studio stamp called...