A Mica Minerals Jellyfish Card – with Tracey Dutton
Today, Tracey takes us beneath the sea with a card featuring our magnificently detailed jellyfish, Jalandhar, which she stamped using Versamark watermark embossing ink. After sprinkling with white embossing powder, which was set with the heat gun, the lovely, watery, sub-aqua background was made using Mica Minerals, and spritzed with water. The watercolour card reacted […]
Make a Dinkles Heart – with Emma-Jo
Join Emma-Jo in the craft room today as she transforms a simple MDF heart into a stunning decorative piece using a mix of Dinkles Inks, Mica Minerals, and Lavinia Acrylic Sprays. She begins by priming the heart with two coats of white Gesso, creating the perfect surface for adding colour. While that’s drying, she prepares […]
Poppy Festival – with Jo Rice
Hi everyone, Jo here again — thank you for joining me as we create a beautiful, elegant card to tie in with this month’s Flower Festival challenge theme. Lavinia has such a wonderful range of floral stamps, perfect for the occasion, but today we’re shining the spotlight on one of my favourites — the poppies. […]
Enchanted Forest – with Jo Rice
Hi everyone, Jo here — thank you so much for popping in to join me for a little creative escape! Today, we’re working with one of the gorgeous, pre-printed Dream-Scape papers from the Enchanted Forest Collection. We’ll enhance the dreamy background by blending three rich shades of Elements Ink — Flying Fig, Mermaid, and Dark […]
Shading Techniques – with Tracey Dutton
Summer is a-coming, and it has inspired Tracey to create this lovely colourful card featuring the beautifully detailed Bayleaf Cottage stamp.
A Simple Sepia Card – with Tracey Dutton
In today’s tutorial, Tracey creates this lovely card, using just one colour to give a stunning sepia effect.
Seven Swans a-Swimming – with Emma Jo
Today, Emma-Jo brings us a beautifully textured design full of character and crafty flair, using the DL-sized Boblong Gel Press, Chalk Acrylic Paint, and an eclectic mix of threads and lace. She begins by layering several shades of acrylic paint onto the Gel Press, blending them with a brayer to create a soft, painterly base. […]
Raindrops – with Jo Rice
Hi everyone, Jo here again — thanks so much for popping in for our Tuesday catch-up! Today, we’re keeping things clean and elegant with a beautifully simple design featuring the Wild Summer Flowers and one of our lovely herb stamps. We’ll make clever use of white space to keep the composition light and airy, then […]
Alana’s Dinkles Dreamland – with Jo Rice
Hi everyone, Jo here again — thanks so much for popping in! Today, we’re diving beneath the waves to create a magical underwater scene, featuring our beautiful mermaid Alana, stamped onto watercolour card. We’ll add some Mini Fish and Maine Kelp to build the perfect dreamy ocean setting. To get a crisp image, we’ll do […]
