It’s time for my favourite blog post of the year…. my annual “Handmade Holiday Gift Guide!” Being a ‘maker’ myself, I come across so many artisans online who are working really really hard every day to give the gift of their creative expression to the world. Now more than ever, during our worldwide economic […] Read more…
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It’s Thanksgiving next week in the USA, so I decided to paint the phrase ‘be thankful’ in script with my Kelly Creates Watercolour Inks. The Kelly Creates Orange and Poppy watercolour inks look so pretty when blended. I painted with the Kelly Creates Lettering brush size 2 and my palette. I find that Autumn is […] Read more…
After taking a break from teaching online classes, I felt inspired to offer another holiday cards class this year. Both my parents grew up on farms, and I spent my childhood visiting the farm every summer. Thus, the ‘Farmhouse’ theme came to be and I designed 6 Christmas cards! I just love the traditional red […] Read more…
Tomorrow is Remembrance Day in Canada (and elsewhere) and Veterans Day in the USA. I painted the phrase “Lest We Forget” to commemorate this day. The Kelly Creates “Poppy” Watercolor Ink is perfect for this lettering. I also painted a poppy flower with this same red ink and added stems with sepia brown (combination of […] Read more…
In this month’s newsletter, I discuss some of my greatest fears and what I’m doing to overcome them. I thought I would share this since it’s spooky season with Halloween in a few days. I’m actually not a ‘Halloween’ person (gasp) but I do love the candy and designing projects with orange, black, green and […] Read more…
Kelly Creates Supplies: Watercolor Inks Set 1 and Iridescent/White, Grid Paper, Deluxe Lettering kit (pencil, eraser, ruler), Watercolor Lettering Brush set, Plastic palette, Black Fineliners, Dream pen (Stone), Moonlight Markers OTHER SUPPLIES: Kraft paper, Paper trimmer, card stock, adhesive Happy October lettering friends! How is everyone’s October so far? Hope that it is wonderful! Here in Utah […] Read more…
Did you know I have a Facebook group called “Kelly Creates Free Online Classes” ? Last weekend I taught 3 different Halloween designs and this “Hocus Pocus” lettering was one of them. Using my Kelly Creates Violet and Orange Watercolor Inks, palette and size 2 lettering brush, I painted the words “Hocus Pocus.” Then I […] Read more…