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Through the Trees of Hope and Courage by Jo Rice

August 1, 2023

Hi everyone Jo here, thanks for popping in today. I do hope you are keeping well. Today I thought we could have a play at creating a design suitable for this month’s Challenge. Through The Trees. I am going to use the Acetate circle mask with some Elements inks to create my backdrop, then stamp the […]

Create a stunning winter scene in minutes By Amanda

August 1, 2023

Amanda shows us a few different techniques using the NEW Kuretake pens to create a magical winter scene... It's getting to that time of the year when us crafters like to start preparing our winter cards, so here’s how you can create one in minutes with these simple yet stunning techniques.

Cheryl Tomline is our Guest Design Member for August

August 1, 2023

Hello everyone, I can’t tell you how thrilled I am to have asked to be your guest DT this month. I started my Lavinia addiction, did I say addiction 😂, journey a little over 18 months ago after needing a change of direction in the world of art. For the past 10 years I was […]

Star Gazing in September by Jo Rice

July 31, 2023

Hi everyone, Jo here from the design team. Thanks so much for popping in and joining me again. Today I have a lovely design for the September page in our Lavinia Calendar using the beautiful Star Gazing fairies along with some autumnal foliage. This is a very versatile design and we have so many different […]

The Kuretake Funky Mushroom by Helen Pritchett

July 28, 2023

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

July 27, 2023

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

July 18, 2023

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

July 17, 2023

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

July 14, 2023

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 […]

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