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Magic With Mooch by Karen Telfer

The good fairy, Aerial, is teaching black cat, Mooch, some rudimentary magic today, and Design Team member Karen Telfer, has created the perfect setting for the lesson, using Distress Oxides and Posca Pens. And you can follow Karen’s crafting journey at https://www.facebook.com/karentelfercraft The Products Used Aerial Mooch Miniature Stars Moon Sacred Tree Path Distress Oxides […]

Maylin in Flight by Jo Rice

Today, design team member Jo Rice pictures the owl, Maylin, in flight above the rooftops, viewed through a foreground of foliage built up using our Tree Brand and Mini Leaf stamps. Finally, she creates a lovely evening watercolour sky using diluted Elements Inks. The Products Used Maylin Small Dwellings Tree Branch Mini Leaf Mini Foliage […]

Dragon Pods by Tracey Dutton

For today’s tutorial, Tracey demonstrates the use of the Frisk Masking Fluid Fineliner to create the effect of background grasses by masking off areas of the Multifarious card before saturating with water and sprinkling with Brusho powdered ink. “Star Burst” seed head stamps, and a selection of mini foliage stamps, complete the picture. The Products […]

Craft Store TV – June 11th

Today at 11 am and 2 pm We were so excited to be appearing on The Craft Store (Hochanda) TV show again. Both the 11.00 am and 2.00 pm shows today (Friday 11th of June) will feature some brilliant demonstrations by Leonie Pujol. Check out this gallery of images created by our design team using […]

Small Dwellings and the Birch Tree by Tracey Dutton

Today, Tracey uses our new Van Goch watercolour paints and our hot presses watercolour paper to create a lovely background for these tiny little houses, sheltered under a Birch tree. The Products Used Small Dwellings Birch Tree Versafine Clair Ink Pads Watercolour Card Watercolour Paints Pan Pastels  

The Meadow Butterfly by Jo Rice

Design team member Jo Rice takes a stroll through a Summer meadow in this lovely card featuring one of her favourite colours. The warm sunny orange background was created by blending Distress Oxide inks and makes the perfect setting for our butterfly. What is YOUR favourite colour? That’s the title of our latest Creative Challenge […]

Wren’s Magic by Karen Telfer

Design team member Karen Telfer takes us through the steps involved in the making of this lovely card featuring Wren, one of the new Lavinia fairies included in the recent Spring launch. You can follow Karen’s crafting journey at https://www.facebook.com/karentelfercraft The Products Used Wren  Forest Scene  Moon  Stars  Distress Oxide Inks 

Zelith the Mermaid by Tracey Dutton

Today, Tracey introduces the eleven new colours recently added to our own-brand alcohol inks, taking the Lavinia Pure range to a total of twenty-six.  And she demonstrates the use of the inks on Yupo card in conjunction with our special Blending Solution and Alcohol Lift gel, to create a colourful background that can be “printed” […]

The Owl and the Oracle by Tracey Dutton

Today we are exploring the use of Yupo card in conjunction with the Lavinia “Pure” brand of Alcohol Inks, to create a colourful background that can be “printed” onto Multifarious card using Alcohol Lift ink. This method combines the blending characteristics of these inks when applied to the non-porous Yupo, with the clarity that can […]