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How to colour in a watercolour style with Alcohol Markers – Be Inspired Blog Hop Nov ’24…

I am delighted to be able to join the Be Inspired Design Team, and can’t wait to share my project with you today, where I show how to colour in a watercolour style with alcohol markers, using the cutest Christmas Friends stamp set from Stampin’ Up! You’ll likely see lots more Cute Christmas Characters from the rest of the team this month, as that is our theme and what we will all be designing around. I couldn’t resist the Christmas Friends stamp set when I saw it, and have used it a lot recently, especially as it is one of […]

Country Birdhouse – Color Fusers Blog Hop – Oct 2024…

Now, this project might not be what you are expecting when you see the colour combination that the Color Fusers are working with this month, it really wasn’t my favourite (that is a huge understatement) but I brought in the trusty Country Birdhouse bundle, added some flowers and made it my own. If you read on I’ll share how I got such light and delicate colours, and also how I managed to create a mix of browns and greys from just three colours. It’s all down to the beauty of colour mixing! I am not a fan of Wild Wheat […]

Colours of Autumn – Color Fusers Blog Hop – Sep 2024…

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog, and this hop, where this month we are featuring some lovely colours of autumn. This is not one of my favoured colour palettes but I must say I was pleased with the result in the end! As soon as I saw the browns and yellows here I immediately thought of leaves, the range of amazing colours that we get through Autumn (or Fall) always delights me, so what better set to work with than the lovely Spotlight on Nature. The Color Fusers Blog Hop Team come from all over the world, […]