Inkurable October Challenge
The challenges keep coming at Inkurable Stampers and this time we are to use orange, green and purple plus neutrals of white/black/brown if needed. This colour palette is not one I use regularly so it...
View ArticleEmbossing Resist Christmas Cards
As soon as I saw the Darkroom Door Christmas word block I knew it would work perfectly for this technique. I love how the words disappear into the background, except for where the embossing is. For...
View ArticleA Darkroom Door Christmas
Gee, my regular readers will be shocked by another post! Quite surprised myself actually but I wanted to get these up before Christmas, there didn’t seem much point otherwise! The post got really...
View ArticleSome more Darkroom Door Christmas
Here is some more inspiration using Darkroom Door stamps. Please also have a look at my Flickr site as I have uploaded a number of other Christmas cards there as well. Back to a couple of simple ones...
View ArticleCelebrate
Recently I was inspired by a post on the Passion 4 Paper blog which gave a tutorial on a resist technique. I created this card based on the technique blogged here. If you follow my blog you know know...
View ArticleCherish Today
I’ve been keeping a bit of an eye on the Passion for Paper blog of late because the wonderful Kate Palmer (SparkleTart) has been sharing lots of tips and techniques. (I also applied for their design...
View ArticleThe Earth Laughs in Flowers
Yesterday I received the February Darkroom Door swap returns so I thought I would share my ATC’s. I don’t like to do that until I receive mine back in the post – I would hate to spoil the surprise for...
View ArticleLove Heart Collage
I have been working on a canvas this week and it is finally done so I can show it to you. I was inspired by the I did in a class with Tim Holtz in June and have applied some … Continue reading →
View ArticleChristmas Countdown
Is it just groans from the dog at my feet that I am hearing when I mention Christmas? Have you started on your Christmas card list yet? I have, but only just this week. I’d like to share a couple …...
View ArticleMusic Mini Book
In the last post, I showed you the base pages for my mini book swap which were created with my gelli plate. Here is the finished result! The theme was music and each page was based on the size …...
View Article#Committobeingcreative
For the month of June I have been doing a creative challenge organised by Vicky at the Valley store of In.cube8r. We were to spend 10 minutes a day doing something creative and then upload a pic to...
View Article#committobeingcreative July 2013
How quickly a month can go by! In July I continued my commitment to being creative for just 10 mins a day and achieved something every single day. Often more than 10 mins, but usually in little...
View ArticleAn Art Journal Page using the Gelli Plate
This month on the LuLu Art blog I am showcasing the Gelli Arts Gelli Plate. I created an art journal page using the Gelli plate to create a background. The Gelli plate is so versatile and quickly...
View Article2014 Darkroom Door Creative Team
I am very excited to announce that I have been invited to be a part of the 2014 Darkroom Door Creative Team! Woot! Regular readers will know how much I love the Darkroom Door products and use them...
View Article2014 – New Challenges, New Online Classes, New Art
I love a creative challenge and I’m becoming an online class junkie. Last year I dabbled in a few online classes, some with more success than others but I have learnt something from each of them. I...
View ArticleA Gelli Printed Tag
I like to make the best use of all of the leftover paint on my Gelli plate and often print off a bunch of tags once my initial print is pulled. I’d like to show you what I have done … Continue reading →
View ArticleLet the Sky Fall
Whenever I sit down to create some Gelli prints, I always have an art journal out to mop up the excess paint on my plate. The prints from these ‘leftovers’ add instant texture to any background and...
View ArticleA Venetian Watercolour
Would you like to see the first official project I have created for Darkroom Door stamps? Pop over to the blog so you can see my full card and step by step details on how it was created.
View ArticleMarvellous – a tropical postcard
In Australia it is Autumn, but in Brisbane where I live you would never know that the season has changed. It is as warm and sunny as ever but the flowers in my garden are disappearing and getting ready...
View ArticleChampion
If you follow my Instagram you have probably worked out that one of my boys is a keen mountain biker, or more specifically a downhiller. Downhill cycling is a sport where you take yourself to the...
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