Round Gel Plate Magic ! Creative Ways to Display Your Prints.

 Too many gel prints ? Here are some creative ways to display your prints. I’m using 2 different art journals, one for the tissue paper release prints, and another for fine prints printed on printmaking paper. 

Do you enjoy gel printing? It’s a great way to use up recycled tissue paper. Even wrinkled paper that’s been folded up is fine to use as a release print, as the gel plate smooths the paper out. Have a marvellously creative day! Vicki 😘

3 MORE Ways to Add Texture to Art

3 MORE ways to add texture to Art using watercolour techniques. Another in the series of 42 Watercolour Texture Techniques. Here re some simple ways to add texture to watercolour. 
 

ASMR Sounds Valentine Gift Tag : DOUBLE SIDED!

 Valentines don’t always have to be red! Try this modern combo of yellow💛, black 🖤 and white⚪️.

Enjoy the satisfying sounds of ASMR crafting . 

3 MORE Ways to add TEXTURE to your Watercolour Paintings.

 Here’s another in the series to show you how to elevate your watercolour painting skills. Have a marvellously creative day! Vicki x🫶🏻❤️👩🏻‍🎨🎨

Tri-fold Valentines Card

 Here’s a neat tip: use a black sharpie to colour the rhinestones black. I often use a coloured Sharpie to change the colour of small embellishments like this. Have a marvellously creative day! Vicki x

Valentine Day Card that SPINS!

 Here's a cute little card for your Valentine. It has a very simple mechanism to make it SPIN when your sweetheart opens the card.  The coloured envelope is from Quill.

Elevate Your Painting with these 42 watercolour Textures.

 Play along and test out your water soluble paints, pencils, crayons, inks and lots more in this technique video.

SWATCH Like a PRO! Make perfect swatches to fit snugly into the lid of these Art Nouveau Watercolours!

 These Gansai Tambi Paints are great for beginners. They are highly pigmented paints that are a cross between gouache and watercolor. The Art Nouveau Set has a  rich , yummy colour selection . Sit back and relax as I show you the tricks and tips to perfect swatching. 

Have a marvellously creative day! Vicki x 

3 ways to add watercolor texture to your paintings

Welcome to a new weekly series of painting tips! Every Tuesday at 1pm AEST learn 3 new texture techniques to experiment with in your art. Add to your repertoire and give yourself permission to play!

The EASIEST Flowers Anyone Can do, using Zig Real Brush Markers.

 Thev4 dot method for creating flowers just got easier with the Zig real brush markers from Kuretake. There is a full tutorial to go with this short. 

I hope you are  having a great day,

Cheers, Vicki x

Gel Press Printing using Threads Only!

 What’s in your sewing basket? Try using different sewing threads to achieve a gorgeous print. 

Have a marvellously creative day! Vicki x 🫶🏻🎨👩🏻‍🎨🪡🧵

Gel Printing Rubber Bands! Who Knew?

Cool idea for your gel plate! Have a marvellously creative day! Vicki x 🎨👩🏻‍🎨🌟

 

6 Cling Wrap & Watercolor Cards

 I’ve made a batch of cards using the cling wrap Watercolor technique, and matched them with coloured envelopes. I get my envelopes from Officeworks in Australia, they are made by Quill. 

I hope you give this a try! Vicki x🎨🌟👩🏻‍🎨

The Making of a Paper Quilt

 See how I created this art work using gel prints made on the 4” round gel plate using threads from my sewing basket! 

I used a large sheet of Arches Watercolor paper to attach the prints to. 

Have a marvellously creative day! Vicki x🎨🫶🏻🌟

How I Clean and Store My Gel Plate

 Got a filthy gel plate? Is your work surface a mess? Warm soapy water nearby is great for dunking your stencils and brayers into, but your gel plate will need special attention . See how I clean and store mine.

Quick peek into the Art Studio. 2024

 

Behind The Scenes Look at my Art Studio.

 Welcome to my studio! Enjoy the tour. ❤️🎨👩🏻‍🎨

Have a marvellously creative day.Vicki x

My most popular Video of 2023!

 If you haven’t seen this video yet it’s a must ! Anyone can do this… you don’t need fancy materials either. Just some plastic wrap, Canson XL (or  any Watercolor paper) , and your favourite watercolor paints. I’ve added some diecuts to the front, and my top tip is to use the same watercolour paper for the die cuts for a perfect colour match. 

Enjoy! Vicki ❤️🫶🏻