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🎨🌟👩🏻‍🎨

2022 Christmas Cards: Easy Masked Watercolor Trees.

No fail Watercolor technique, perfect for beginners. These trees were a breeze to paint ( I painted the whole 3 at once! ,) if you haven’t tried the Chux magic Eraser on your Watercolor yet, you’ll be amazed to see how easy it is to fix mistakes. I used my Daniel Smith paints for this, but budget watercolour paints would work too. 

Have a marvellously creative day! Vicki 🌟🎄🎅🏼🙂
 

Got 5 minutes for a no-mess art journal page? Try this!

 I have been collecting sticker books from the Spotlight Store. These inexpensive books are published by American Crafts and are full of colour coordinated sticker sheets, with quotes, flowers,birds, and design elements to make borders.

Perfect for those days when you feel like being creative , but don’t feel like getting out all your supplies and making a mess.

I use my Dylusions Travellers Notebook size journal for this. All the backgrounds are already coloured, and all you do is literally peel and stick! So Easy…So Fast…So Satisfying.

Relaxing Neurographic Art With Prismacolor Pencils

 In the mood for some chill relaxation? Join me in a Neurographic Art Meditation with relaxing music and Prismacolors. You can join in using whatever supplies you have to hand, or just watch and immerse yourself into a calm and peaceful place. This is part of a series on Neurographic Art. 

🌟Stamp and Draw a Terracotta Pot!🌟

 

Altering a stamped image helps stretch your supplies even further! You can use stamps in multiple ways. In this tutorial I give you tips on drawing a symmetrical pot, and how to use professional watercolors.

🌟Dancing Cockatoos visit my Art Studio!🌟

A glimpse into my back yard! These cockatoos were doing a mating dance right outside my studio! This very rare footage shows the sulphur crested cockatoos with crests raised, dancing their little hearts out. WARNING! this video is extremely loud LOL. 

The birds live in the Royal National Park, which is just across the river.

Dancing Cockatoos Visit my Art Studio!

 This extremely rare footage shows cockatoos dancing in a mating ritual. I was able to capture this footage right outside my art studio! 

How To Make the Kraft Note Card and Envelopes Box from Stampin Up!

 

Watch the YouTube tutorial on How To Make the KRAFT NOTE CARD BOX from Stampin Up. 

This box pairs perfectly with the Foil Frenzy Designer Paper. I had some left in my stash and realised the Kraft paper is a perfect match! Enjoy the video. Vicki x

Using Metallic Embossed Greetings over Gel Prints.

 

Watch the YouTube short showing all 28 cards. 

After studying printmaking in the Regional Gallery, and learning how to successfully print monotypes, Linocuts, lithographs and Collagraphs, I was excited to see what new techniques I could experiment with using my gel press. 

I discovered I LOVE printing, having been a stamper for so long.

Smooth  white cardstock from Stampin Up and distress oxide inks from Ranger made the perfect marriage of creamy sharp edged prints using just 2 colours  and several stencils per A4 sheet.

It is possible to produce beautiful prints every time using this method. Each A4 sheet I printed yielded 4 card fronts, which I then adhered to card bases and now have cards for days! 

Easy Art Journaling

 Ever wanted to finish an art journal page in less than 5 minutes? This tutorial will give you some easy tips to do just that!

Gel Printing

 Have you ever tried gel printing? Here is one of my latest prints. I used a stencil and some punchilena (the wastage left over from sequins ) bubble wrap, tape and acrylic paint to create this layered collaged print.

It took lots of time under the gel press to get to this stage of work,

 but you can start with a simple stencil and one layer print and get some very cool results.

Here’s a tip: 

don’t throw out those background papers, you can always come back and layer more on top.

 It’s trial and error to see what works, 

but you might surprise yourself and pull a print or two you really love.

Have a marvellously creative day,

Vicki x 🎨🖌🌿

3 Magical Mermaid Bookmarks : Stampinup Tutorial

Stampin' Up! Bookmark Tutorial.
Winter is great time to curl up with a good book in front of the fire. We were running out of bookmarks to keep up with our reading, so I have made 3 more using different techniques, and the Magical Mermaid stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Art and Craft Haul Video: Gelato Swatches and Review.

Using Gelatos: Swatches and Review.

Gelatos are currently on special at Spotlight Stores, so I decided to give them a try! Here is a first look and I show you how I use these art mediums in my Dylusions Journal Swatch Book.
I am interested to know how you store your Gelatos, so let me know in the comments how you store your art supplies.
have a wonderful day,
Vicki x



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Alcohol Ink on Sparkly Paper [ Hand Made Card Tutorials.]

Try this incredible technique with your Glimmer Paper. It will give you unique results every time! I show you step by step how to create 4 different cards.

My Favourite New Art Tool.

You may have noticed the new white mat I have been using in some of my video tutorials. I am really loving it. It is made of silicone, and takes wet media very well. It's also great for smooshing ink directly onto the plate for pickup, and lets you see very clearly what colour inks you are working with.

I found this video explain gin the features of the mat, and thought you might like to see the many ways you can use it.

I am a lefty, so I use the mat with the ink palettes on the right hand side.

Have a creatively colourful day!
Vicki x

Yupo with Spray Can Paints. Step By Step Art Journal Tutorial.

You have to try this incredible new technique! Painting on Yupo paper with Spray paint!
I am addicted to this (full confession, I can't stop making art!)

 See how the paint creates movement on the Yupo paper. The technique is similar to marbling, but the slipperiness of the paper and oil-based spray  paint creates beautiful patterns and swirls.

I added some coaster board die-cut shapes using my Stampin' Up! Framelits, over black card stock to create a dropped shadow effect.

Here it sits on my desk in my 6' x 6' Hand Book Spiral bound art journal.

Thanks for stopping by! Let me know if you would like to see more technique videos like these. Vicki x

Art Journal Stamps. New Release: 38 Art Journal Quotes

New stamps in the store! See the new release of 38 art journaling quotes in my ETSY store. Click on "SHOP STAMPS" at the top right of the blog to visit my store.
Have a great day!
Vicki

Riot Art and Craft Haul Video: Stencils Galore and big savings too!

Plenty of savings, and extra discounts for members.

Colour Coordination Journalling.

Sometimes it's nice to work on a clean and simple project. I love a neat work station, and you can see from the photo that I kept the theme simple, and the colours coordinated.

I love this shell plate that I bought many years ago, and use it to store what I'm working on. Here I was using leaves, twigs, brown paper bags and Kraft tags, along with twine and soft nature coloured washi tape. This was a serene, calm project, and a very relaxing way to spend an afternoon unwinding.
Happy weekend!
Vicki

Nuvo Drops versus Liquid Pearls. Which Do You Need?

There are some surprising results when you compare Nuvo Drops and Liquid Pearls, plus a few other brands.