When I began practising brush lettering and calligraphy in 2015, I fell in love. I quickly became entranced by the movement of the pen across the paper. The deliberate, slow motion of drawing letter forms brings me a sense of calm and relaxation. Brush lettering is my escape from the busy world of technology […] Read more…
How do you keep your life on track? Rose Kurmann (@littlemissrose) shows you how to create a future log in your bullet journal in this tutorial. Usually when you start a bullet journal, one of the first things you create is a Future Log. A future log is like an overview for the year ahead. This is […] Read more…
Elizabeth Wise (@wiselettering http://www.wiselettering.com) is going to show you how easy it is to blend colours of Dream Pens using the new Kelly Creates Blending Kit. This tutorial is going to cover blending using the Kelly Creates Dream Pens along with the brand new Blending Kit! I generally use two different methods to blend colours […] Read more…
I am really excited to announce that I have collaborated with WilliamRaeDesigns and created the calligraphy for a series of 3 home decor signs in support of Family Literacy. Being an English teacher, education and literacy are close to my heart, and I am so honoured to be a part of this fundraising collection. […] Read more…
Rachel Doan ( @rachelbujo ) has designed this stunning November cover page for her creative journal using the new Kelly Creates stamp sets. Stamps are a quick and easy way to decorate and customize a cover page for beginners, or for those who just are short on time to draw. In this tutorial, I will be showing […] Read more…
This month I have had a lot of creative play time with Halloween theme calligraphy, hand lettering and sketching. So I thought I would design the October free tracing practice worksheet with the Halloween word “mummy.” This worksheet will really help you work on your transitions of the basic stroke curves. Click HERE or on […] Read more…
Get ready to be BLOWN AWAY by Bonnie Peters’ tutorial on creating calligraphy that looks like embroidery, using my new Kelly Creates Quote Pad “The Beauty of Lettering.” You can use this Quote Pad to trace and learn, and then frame these 8×10 pieces and use them as your own home decor or give them […] Read more…
Rose Kurmann ( @littlemissrose http://www.littlemissrose.com ) is using the new Kelly Creates journal stamps to design a weekly in her bullet journal! And the good news is that now there are 2 creative journals with a dot grid and faux suede embossed covers in the Kelly Creates collection: Clarity (black) and Harmony (pink). (Affiliate shopping links for […] Read more…
Here is Elizabeth Wise (www.wiselettering.com) sharing a tutorial about hand lettering a design with negative space! Negative space is defined as the space around and between the subject(s) of an image. With lettering, the subjects are the actual letters that are written. Very often, the space around the letters is overlooked, even ignored, unless there […] Read more…