The Kuretake Funky Mushroom by Helen Pritchett
As the UK demonstrator for the Japanese Art products company Kuretake, Helen Pritchard has been in the ideal position to really get to know their range of paints and watercolour pens, inside-out. Today she shares that knowledge as she demonstrates a selection of the Clean Colour Watercolour Pens on our magnificently detailed mushroom, the Forest […]
Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolours with Helen Pritchett
Helen Pritchett demonstrates how to create rainbow backgrounds using the highly versatile Gansai Tambi paints. These traditional Japanese watercolour paints by Kuretake are blendable and have a creamy-smooth, almost gauche feel to them. After applying the pigments with the company’s Series 181 Watercolour Reservoir Brush, she then spritzes with water to allow the colours to […]
A quick tag by Jo Rice
Hi everyone Jo here from the design team. Thanks so much for popping in for another Technique Tuesday. I am going to create a little tag today, which was my 5-minute Challenge Tag at the Fairy Craft Festival. A few of you asked for more details, so here we go. I am going to use […]
Ginger Having a Hoot in July by Jo Rice
Hi everyone, Jo here. Thanks so much for popping in for another Mindful Monday. Today, we have a wonderful calendar page design to make you smile, featuring Ginger the Owl and those cheeky little mice. The clean and simple background is made using Elements ink and we’ve added colour using the fabulous Clean Colour pens. […]
Blending With the Kuretake Clean Colour Pens by Helen Pritchett
Kuretake demonstrator Helen Pritchett continues her introduction to the company’s Clean Colour watercolour pens. Working on the Lavinia Hot Pressed Watercolour card, she uses the pens to colour a stamped image of the wonderful Bayleaf Cottage. During the tutorial, she also demonstrates the versatile Kuretake Embossing Pens, using them to add some sparkling finishing touches […]
Introducing the Kuretake Clean Colour Real Brush Pens by Helen Pritchett
Helen Pritchett is an established UK demonstrator for the Japanese Kuretake Company who has been producing high-quality pens and paints for over a century. Lavinia Stamps have just started stocking these exquisite products, and today, Helen will be introducing the Clean Colour Real Brush Pens and demonstrating how beautifully these smooth-flowing brush pens glide effortlessly […]
Astrid in the Magical Fairy Garden by Emma-Jo
I was inspired by a Welsh Myth of Blodeuwedd (please forgive my pronunciation) She was made from flowers by Wizards. (The story is much better really). I liked the idea of Astrid being happy and at one with the flowers. For this card I’ve used 7×7 Multifarious Card, Elements, Posca Pens and Bruynzeel Watercolor Pencils. The […]
Dandelions on a Dinkles Background by Jo Rice
Hi everyone, Jo here again. Always lovely to spend time with you. For today’s Technique Tuesday, we are going to have a look at our new Mop Up Brushes and use them to create a stunning background with Dinkle powders. These brushes are fabulous and come in 3 sizes. I will be using them on […]
Fairy Lantern in June by Jo Rice
Hi everyone, Jo here from the Design Team. Thanks so much for popping in for another Mindful Monday. I hope you enjoyed our Fairy Craft Festival as much as we did. Today I am going to share a lovely design with you, perfect for the June page in our 2024 Calendar, or for a journal […]
