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My Ticking Heart by Lisa Taggart

This video uses the clockwork carnival stamp release to create a 3D assemblage. The tutorial shows a number of mixed media techniques and multi-layering of the various elements in a pretty patina colour way accented with pink and gilded with gold. Click here to follow Lisa’s papercraft adventures.   Shopping List The new Stamps used […]

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Just Fine and Dandy by Lisa Taggart

There’s nothing better than dreaming of lazy hills and a wildflower meadow. This week’s new release stamps provide the perfect elements to create that safe and beautiful haven. In today’s tutorial I show how to layer inks and PanPastels using brushes for that wild and textured look.  I fashion the hilly landscape using masks and […]

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By the river with Lisa Taggart

Design Team member, Lisa, demonstrates the versatility of the Distress Oxide inks when it comes to creating wonderful backgrounds. She uses a wide selection of floral and tree stamps to create the perfect riverside setting for our busy beavers, Howard and Heidi. Click here to follow Lisa’s papercraft adventures.   The Products Used HowardHeidiTree StemTree […]

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Sunset Pond by Lisa Taggart

Lisa Taggart is a mixed media artist from Northern Ireland, and a member of the Lavinia stamps Design Team. When she received the newly released stamps, she just knew they would be a roaring success.  Lisa loved the frogs – especially the regal King Hopkins who is pictured in this project overseeing his Sunset Pond. […]

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New story by Lisa Taggart

A new year, a new story… This video marks a new start for member Lisa Taggart, who is stepping down from our design team to concentrate on her own YouTube channel. Meanwhile, enjoy following this tutorial as she creates a lovely card featuring our magnificent Stag stamp. Watch the video and give her channel a […]

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Star-gazer by Lisa Taggart

This project shows a night scene using the brand-new stamps released last week and a “second print” background first seen in my recent project ‘By the light of the moon’. Click here to follow Lisa’s papercraft adventures Also on YouTube and Instagram   The Products used in this tutorial The Newly Released StampsBanditBirchElmFaerie SpellsAcetate Circle Masks

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The Village by Lisa Taggart

This video shows how adjusting the colour and composition and by choosing particular stamps you can change a picture from pretty to something a little more menacing for a theme such as Halloween. The Products Used Bayleaf CottageToad LodgeHoneysuckle CottageBarricChanseDrakeTree BranchTree of CourageTree of HopeStonesBat Colony

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Hope, Happiness and Faith by Lisa Taggart

Today’s video by design team member, Lisa, explores scene creation paying particular attention to colour and light through the use of product layering techniques. Click here to follow Lisa’s papercraft adventures.   The Products Used Distress Oxide- Picked RaspberryDistress Oxide- Abandoned CoralDistress Oxide- Twisted CitronDistress Oxide- Worn LipstickPan Pastel- Magenta Pan Pastel- Permanent Red Pan […]

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