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Archive Newsletter – 31st May 2021

Hi everyone, Two weeks between newsletters seems to come around really quickly, but it is great to have another opportunity to share my news with you! My boys have now left school so no more revising – yay!! (Well at least until their next exams in 2 years time!!). It does make recording videos much […]

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This Weeks Tutorials 23rd – 29th May 2021

I did a few extra tutorials so there were more than one a day. However, they were mainly from Worlds of Wonder apart from the flowers in pots from the planner on Monday of which the completed picture is above.

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This Weeks Tutorials 16th – 22nd May 2021

I have mixed it up a bit this week with more pictures from the planner – hope you enjoyed that! There were also lots from Worlds of Wonder as normal but I will be starting to add in videos from World of Flowers and Ivy and the Inky Butterfly soon as well.

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Archive Newsletter – 17th May 2021

Hi Everyone, I hope that you are keeping well and happy and have had lots of chance for colouring. The rainy weather and a lack of work have given me lots of time to colour which has been fantastic. I post lots of my pictures on my Instagram page. I have also been making lots […]

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How to Blend Coloured Pencils

There are many brands of coloured pencils and some will blend more easily than others. Some very cheap brands may not blend well, but perhaps may still layer on top of each other effectively. It can be worth a try to see what you can achieve. I use the same blending method with every brand […]

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This Weeks Tutorials 9th May – 15th May 2021

I have been busy making lots of tutorials lately. I always find it lots of fun. These are the ones that I have published on YouTube in the last week so that you catch up if you have missed them. Please note that if you subscribe to my channel and hit the bell, you can […]

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How to Colour in Monochrome

Monochrome just means colouring in one colour. Many people think it means black and white but it can be any colour and white, or any colour without white! It makes colouring a lot simpler as you do not have to keep choosing colours! I have tried this for different pictures in Johanna Basford’s books. I […]

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How to use a White Gel Pen Effectively

There are many people that use a white gel pen or paint pen to embellish their work but others wonder how they work and whether it is worth them buying one. The great thing about gel pens and paint pens is that they will write over the top of the pencil and even over markers […]

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This Weeks Tutorials 2nd – 8th May 2021

Just in case you have missed them, here is a roundup of the tutorials that I published last week.

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Blog Product Reviews Reviews

Staedtler Ergosoft Pencil Review

The Staedtler Ergosoft pencils are a budget brand and they come in sets of 12, 24 and 36 and you can get them open stock (singles) but only for the ones included in the 12 and 24 sets at the moment. The new ones from the 36 set are not yet available. The pencils are […]