Painting the words “Merry Christmas” is so much fun. The playful block watercolour lettering style really suits this phrase. I used a classic palette of Kelly Creates Inks – Poppy and Emerald. As usual, I painted with my size 2 lettering brush and palette. I highly recommend my book The Art of Watercolor Lettering, along […] Read more…
December is approaching, and it is time to start practicing all those wonderful holiday words and phrases! My November news can be read HERE. I did some research and found 5 fantastic DIY Christmas crafts with links to tutorials! Plus, I have another book recommendation. This month’s free printable worksheet is […] 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…
The temperature is cooling quickly where I live in Canada, and soon we will have the white stuff falling from the sky…yikes! It’s time to pull out our warmer clothing, and thus I was inspired to paint the cute phrase ‘sweater weather.’ SUPPLIES: Kelly Creates Teal, Yellow and Brown (Orange and Blue mixed) Watercolor Inks […] Read more…
Definitely one of my mottos in life is ‘Focus on the Good.’ There can be so much negativity and suffering in the world that is overwhelming. When you make a consistent effort to look at the bright moments in life, then you will experience more joy and hope. This week’s quote is “Focus on the […] Read more…
I know I’ve designed a LOT of free calligraphy worksheets for you, but this one is REALLY different and will help you so much! The most challenging basic stroke is the oval, and this worksheet has oval outlines that you can follow for both reverse and regular ovals. There are 9 letters in our alphabet […] Read more…
Let’s celebrate the first days of summer with some pretty watercolour lettering and free printable template! I painted ‘Hello Summer’ 2 ways with 3 Kelly Creates Watercolor Inks from the ‘Warm Set 1” – Rose, Deep Yellow and Orange. As usual, I used my Kelly Creates lettering brush and palette. This week we are going […] Read more…
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…