One of the biggest mistakes beginners make when practicing any kind of lettering is not using guidelines. Writing or painting letters on blank paper is never a good idea. Did you know you can use the Kelly Creates Grid Practice paper to practice your lettering? This specialty paper pad is heavyweight but much less expensive […] Read more…
Bonnie Peters (@diamondandwillow) is joining us today with a lovely tutorial on drawing simple vases and adding botanicals with stunning results. Kelly Creates Supplies: Black Fineliners, Deluxe Lettering Kit (pencil, eraser), Blank Paper Pad I’ve created a simple set of hand drawn vases for you to practice drawing, with the idea of letting you finish […] Read more…
Hello May! Today we are going to practice painting the word “May” two ways with a free printable worksheet. The focus is on the lowercase ‘a’ – one is a print style and one is script. For the above lettering, I used my Kelly Creates Round 2 Lettering brush with Blue Watercolor Ink, and for […] Read more…
Chasity is sharing some beautiful floral hand lettering ideas with you today, which includes a free printable template! These are suitable for Mother’s Day cards, scrapbook layouts, planners and more! Kelly Creates Supplies: Deluxe Lettering kit, Kelly Creates Grid Practice pad, Kelly Creates Black Paper pad, Kelly Creates Metallic Jewel Pens (we have substituted the Jewel […] Read more…
It’s National Scrapbooking Day…. and you might not know that I started out in the creative industry as a scrapbooker! I still love scrapbooking and am proud to say that I completed a ‘Baby’ scrapbook for my niece Keli before Christmas. It was so wonderful to work with paper and glue again! She just turned […] Read more…
Today we are going to practice watercolour lettering with two words, “sweet dreams,” combining two different styles: script and block. I think it’s important to remember that when it comes to any hand lettering, you have to decide what you like most. Which of these combinations above do you like more? I often ask people […] Read more…
I love books… and I love to read! One of my childhood dreams was to write a book, and I am still surprised to be able to say I’m the author of 2 books! Shout to my amazing publisher Quarto! To celebrate World Book Day, I am offering a giveaway right here on my blog! […] Read more…
Happy Earth Day! To celebrate, let’s paint the word “Earth” in Blue and Emerald Kelly Creates Watercolor Inks! Click HERE to download this printable worksheet or click the image below. You can paint right onto your printer paper or you can use tracing paper on top to practice painting with the template as your guide. […] Read more…