Had very little time, and a lack of mojo, this week so decided to have a quick session with the gel plate and come up with some papers that I can use it future projects.
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Had very little time, and a lack of mojo, this week so decided to have a quick session with the gel plate and come up with some papers that I can use it future projects.
Read More »Not technically, but it’s got a medal in it, lol! Anyhoo, time for another quick exploration into mixed media with this week’s effort.
Read More »This week I have been having a play with creating glazes and washes from different mediums and creating an aged (aka, wishy washy) feel. Come see how I got on.
Read More »This week I have been having a little experiment at creating my own collage papers. This worked well however the application of said paper in this week’s project didn’t quite work out the same way – come see what I mean…
Read More »This week I decided to have a go at a full art work but using a minimal feel and an assortment of textures.
Read More »The mucking about continues – and actually comes through with some really cool mixed media ideas. Also some not so cool but it’s all just a bit of fun so do join me and have a watch of the video if you can.
I mean, it’ll pass a coffee break quickly if nothing else.
Read More »For this week’s exploration in mixed media I decided that I would just have a play. I mean, it sounds weird that there was no end goal but that’s the beauty of mono printing, you can just print, print and print again with no purpose – very liberating!
Read More »During this week’s explorations in mixed media I began dreaming of a mess-free life. It ain’t going to happen, at least not when creating, so I just went with it.
Read More »Another new series of weekly blog posts and videos starts today with a return to mixed media – woohoo!
This first one was more about me getting back into it after a long LONG break from anything really arty. I hope that you will join me and have a watch of the video.
Read More »Day 8 – 30 Days Of Card Making Going to be honest, today was a struggle. I am therefore super proud to have at least made something.
REALLY excited about this one as it is such a cool technique for getting depth and dimension into a mixed media project.
The bid to decorate my new home with handmade items continues with an acrylic paint poured clock that is a riot of colour.
Although technically only a project that would have taken a couple of days it has actually taken a while to create as I have been back to it a few times, unable to finish it through indecision, however, this week I managed to pull things together and thought that it was a good time – no pun intended – to share it with you.Read More »
Just one more in this mini series of posts about my first steps in 3d printing – and quite a simple one too.
Been having another play with the CoLiDo 3d Printer and have come up with a couple of variations from a bust design that I found online.
Fancy a look?
Don’t worry, it’s the classical statue kind of bust – not the other kind.
Packed a lot in again during the last few days so are you ready for the next in the All Counties Craft Challenge dairy?
Good, do read on then.
When last we parted I was off to do a bit more work on the Create and Craft TV channel before heading onto the next workshops.
Due to finishing quite late and having to complete a three hour drive up to Preston in Lancashire I ended up having to use a lorry park as my overnight accommodation; the first of several over the next few days believe it or not.
Here is what my glamorous view looked like.

To cap it all it even started snowing making for a quite chilly night.

Good job I have two 13.5 tog duvets to keep me cozy during the nights.
Was going to ask one of the lorry drivers if they fancied sharing some body warmth but thought that that might not be taken in the way that I meant it so decided not to.
Anyway, sleep over and it was off to Hunkydory HQ – The Inspirations store in Preston.

Followers of this diary will note that I have been here before however the store had had a makeover and unbeknownst to me this was their re-opening celebration – also unbeknownst to me it appeared that I had been volunteered to cut the ribbon with the lovely Anne-Marie!

Store founder, Anne – seen behind me in this image, was keeping a close eye on the day as were the lovely and friendly team of ladies that keep the store running like clockwork.
What you don’t see is that there was a press photographer and a large crowd standing in front of us – nervous much!
Anyway, time to crack on with the workshop.
The reason that I had been invited back was to host a couple of days on the Scan N Cut so off we went!
The thing that I love about these classes is the concentration faces when the ladies are working through a challenge – hehe!
Thanks for taking the time to catch up. See you again soon!
J :)
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