Cool Photoshop Pattern Brushes
Over at “Happy To Create”, where I sell some of my digital designs, they’ve come up with some fantastic new Photoshop brushes called “Dynamos”. You have got to see these things in action to believe them! Paint...
New Digital Scrapbooking Kit – Penfold
A fun, whimsical Winter themed downloadable digital scrapbooking kit, Penfold. Includes a super cute 3d penguin illustration created by my 3d artist husband, Steve. I love working with his 3d models! You’ll love Penfold! Perfect...
Sylvie Digital Scrapbooking Kit
Pretty purple and contrasting greens with a touch of glitter make this digital scrapbooking kit wonderfully whimsical. There are coordinating background papers, embellishments, an alpha and word art. A versatile digital scrapbooking kit...
Being Brave
A couple of weeks ago my daughter broke up with her fiance, two weeks before their wedding. It was her choice. It was a brave thing to do. A shocking thing to do. Definitely a brave decision though. As I pondered on the situation, giving reassuring cuddles to her, I felt inspired by her actions. Comforting her over the past week or so, dealing with all the necessary admin associated with a formal wedding, it struck me that sometimes making a decision to change your life requires bravery. A step into the unknown. Facing fears. What Jenni did was big. There’s no doubt. But even making small changes to your life requires bravery. To step...
Read MoreColour & Pattern
I love colour. I love pattern. As a digital designer, I get to play with pattern and colour daily. And so when I saw that Beth of “Do What You Love”, had teamed up with Rachael Taylor, one of the UK’s leading surface pattern designres, to create an amazing course, The Art & Business of Surface Pattern Design, I knew I had to sign up. Perfect timing. Gentle whispers and a feeling of wanting to do more with my work lately, made me realise that it was a great area to explore further. Surface pattern design. Moving forward. New dreams. New goals. I’ve just about completed Module 1 and I’m blown away by how it has opened my...
Read MoreLive * Laugh * Love 2012
Happy New Year, friends! 2012 here already! Wow! Every New Year, I say the same thing… I love the hope and promise of the New Year. Yes, I have goals. Personal goals. Business goals. I don’t do resolutions. I have an ongoing goals list. Somehow, it just feels fresh and new at the beginning of a New Year. Many are achieved and new ones made. Yes, very much ongoing. This year however, I decided to have a “theme” for 2012. I’ve still got my goals. Always working on my goals but something happened at Christmas that really made me think about the upcoming New Year. First of all, I’d bought one of my friends a...
Read MoreDear 2011
As I sit here and reflect on the past year, my immediate thoughts are “yet another rotten year”. More grief. More loss. More sadness. You hit me hard. I thought I was done in 2010. Yes, my instinct is to think of you as a horrible year. As if it wasn’t bad enough losing my Dad in 2010, I had to lose my Mum in 2011? Really? Too cruel. I had so much hope in you – 2011. And yet, once again, as much as I look back and remember all the heartache, challenges and all out grief, I can’t help but also think about the good things you brought me. January 2011 started with new goals, aspirations and celebrating my 47th birthday. ...
Read MoreWinter Break
I want to wish all my customers & blog followers a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year. After an exhausting 18mths, losing both my parents, I’ve decided to take a well earned holdiay/break for the next 5 weeks. Thank you for your continued support and well wishes. It’s so very much appreciated. I look forward to being back in early January 2012!
Read MoreHappy To Create
Oh how time moves by so fast. It’s nearly 9wks since my Mum died. Yes, I’m still at that stage of counting the weeks. Hey ho! Grief is still a big part of my life. It’s not paralysing like it has been. It comes in waves and it’s unforgiving. It’s healing. I go with it now. Tears are healing. It’s not every day. I miss her so much. I will, forever. Slowly, I’m working through new changes in my life. Embracing my every day. Making the most of moments. I love the promise of new opportunities. Moving forward. It would be so easy to lie down, curl up in a ball and just stay grief stricken and...
Read MoreArt of Digital Design
I absolutely know that I’m truly blessed to work from home in a job that I love. To work alongside my beloved hubby in our digital art & design business. To have a beautiful office/studio. To brainstorm together. To help each other. It is wonderful for sure. However, after being out of the loop for a couple of years and only really working a couple of hours a week, I needed to desperately get some inspiration, design confidence and motivation to get back to my career full time. I found it all in the Art of Digital Design classes over at JessicaSprague.com. Art of Digital Design classes hit the spot! For anyone thinking seriously about a career...
Read MoreAutumn Whispers
It’s almost exactly 3 weeks since my Mum died. I’m still numb. I don’t feel anything. Apparently, it’s the shock stage of grief. I don’t know. All I know is that I feel nothing. Empty. It’s actually a very strange feeling. I think about her every day and I want to cry but no tears come. It is what it is and I’ve decided to just go with it. I’ve been able to lose myself in my work. It’s a good thing. Being creative. Doing what I love. And I think of Mum more during those times. She was a creative soul herself. I remember all the little things she loved making for us when we were kids. ...
Read MoreCycle of Life
As most of you who read my blog on a regular basis know, I lost my beloved Dad to cancer last year. I can scarcely believe I’m saying this but a few days ago I also lost my Mum to the same horrid disease. I’m heartbroken. I’m exhausted. It was just nine short days from diagnosis to death. We realise that perhaps Mum had not been well for a some time but had either hidden it well, or honestly didn’t know. She died of end stage pancreatic cancer. As a family, we’re grateful her suffering was short. As a family, we are in shock. When I’m not with my brother and sister sorting out funeral arrangements, or at home here...
Read MoreDo What You Love
Perhaps one of the most exciting things about the internet, for me, has been making new friends. New connections. In fact, that’s exactly how I met my husband. That’s a whole new post by itself! Over the years I have been hugely inspired by many people. Reading about their lives. Their stories. One those people is Beth Nicholls. I came across her website about a year or so ago via an evening of blog hopping. I was intrigued by the title of her website “Do What You Love”. It’s a beautiful website and so inspiring. There is a section on her website called “Stories”. People share their stories of the whys and...
Read MoreAbout Me
I'm a UK based graphic designer specialising in creating high quality downloadable/printable graphics suitable for digital scrapbooking, card making, invitations & much more!
