Adding 14 MORE Colours to my Daniel Smith Watercolor Palette.

 See my favourite Daniel Smith Colors as I swatch them and add to my empty palette.

My recommendations for adding to the 24 Half pans with the FREE empty metal box for just this purpose! 

I share my secret for painting perfect rectangles using washi tape, and how to add and remove pages from a spiral bound journal.

Have  a marvellously creative weekend! Vicki x

2022 Christmas Cards: Glimmer Paper Snow Tree

 This glimmer paper snow tree was inspired by Catherine Cote , who designed some beautiful Christmas cards a few years ago. 

I loved the idea of using paint pens to decorate the tree. I decided to have my tree nestled into a snow bank created by using glimmer paper. There is also a tiny border of glimmer paper peeking through behind the black paper. 

The paper is Pastello paper from Fabriano. The paint pens were various sizes of gold, silver and white.

I have stamped a Christmas greeting inside the card.

It’s a fun and easy project. I hope you give it a try.

Have a marvellously creative day! Vicki x

Construct this 2022 Advent Village for Christmas!

 

This adorable Advent Calendar is available at Spotlight Stores and American Crafts.

I spent a relaxing hour constructing this village of treat boxes that will fit perfectly on the mantle piece for Christmas. I bought mine from Spotlight in Australia, and the kit is also available through American Crafts. 

It requires no extra materials, other than the treats you choose to put inside each box, and they can be used year after year.

There are 5 of each design, and it’s easy enough to be a good project for your kids or grandkids. 🎅🏼🎄🌟

2022 Christmas Cards: Glimmer Baubles With Gold!

These three cards have a beautiful sheen, thanks to the red glimmer paper, and gold foil diecuts.

I found the small ornament dies on Amazon, and paired them with the lovely detailed dies from Stampinup. I added adhesive paper to the small ornaments, so they wouldn’t cut all the way through, but give an embossed look, which makes them look metallic. The gold twine is by ValueCraft, which I found at the local dollar store.

Have a marvellously creative weekend!

Vicki 🎄🙂 

 

2022 Christmas Cards: How to add Depth with Inktense Pencils.

 Take your Watercolor pencils to the next level with this glazing technique. I use glazes in all my Watercolor paintings to intensify the color. These cards were a dream to make! Easy, no muss, no fuss watercoloring. 

Have a marvellously creative weekend. Vicki 🙂🎄🎅🏼🌟

Christmas 2022: Six fun doodled Christmas Trees!

 

This clever tracing hack helps you align your sketches perfectly every time.

I used Winsor and Newton Promarkers for these doodled trees, but any marker would work for these cards. A stamping platform aligns your stamped greeting. I used Canson XL Watercolor paper, but you could use smooth white card. If you wanted to use Copic markers then layer onto a card base, as alcohol based markers will bleed through.

Have a marvellously creative day! Vicki 🎄🎅🏼