UK based graphic designer & digital artist creating digital scrapbooking supplies, illustrations & clipart, logo design & photo art services.
I live in the far south-east corner of England and love my life. I'm blessed to be Mum to four wonderful kids + Grandmother to 3! [Read More …]
A little bit of a back story for you. In the late 1990′s I discovered 3D art via a free copy of Poser that came with Computer Arts magazine. I think it was February 1999. Poser is a 3D software where you can create a virtual world using 3d human models, animals, buildings, scenes and so on. You can then create animations or render out a 2d image. I loved it almost immediately. Not long after I realised that I {Read More}
I’m really thrilled to be taking part in my first Design House Digital blog hop. And there’s a chance for you to grab our mega kit, Sweet as Spring – a blog hop treasure!, free if you follow the clues on each blog. Start at Design House Digital blog, and visit a bunch of blogs belonging to Design House Digital artists – designers & creative team members. There will be a clue at each stop, and you will need to {Read More}
I’m a digital scrapbooker, photographer and writer. These are the main ways that I tell my every day story. I take photos almost every day. I write in my journal and blog on a fairly regular basis. And I love creating digital scrapbook pages or photo books as another form of creative expression and story telling. I never fully understood the importance of telling your story until just recently. Before my parents died – I lost them both to cancer {Read More}
I’ve been working in my niche, digital scrapbooking, in the scrapbooking hobby industry since about 2005. The market has changed quite a bit over those years. While I realise scrapbooking is a popular hobby, it’s not something I’ve ever done. Oh apart from those scrapbooks done as a child. A couple of books stuffed with random photos and bits and pieces! I stumbled into digtial scrapbooking from my days as a digital artist, It was while at art school studying {Read More}
I’m so proud to have been able to take take part in an amazing project by the incredibly inspiring and motivating Marie Forleo. It’s the first time in my life I’ve done anything like it. It challenged me in many ways and forced me out of my comfort zone. There are several inspirational “live your dream” stories and videos featuring women who’ve taken Marie’s B-School course. I can’t say anything else that will do it justice so please just click {Read More}
How to Use Pattern Overlay Templates in Photoshop Overview: For this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to use and colour pattern overlay templates including how to create a clipping path for re-colouring. I will also show you how to use layer blend modes to achieve different effects. Notes: – this tutorial was created using Photoshop CS 5 – I’m assuming you have a basic understanding and knowledge of your computer re: files, folders. You also need a good {Read More}
As most of you know, I run my little business & blog from home. I’ve taken a much loved hobby and turned it into a business. As you can imagine, it didn’t happen overnight. In fact, with so much going on in my personal life from divorce, grief, loss and re-marrying, it was a good job I didn’t have a “proper” job because there’s no way I could’ve coped. At that time most of my work was just freelance. No {Read More}
“Digital scrapbooking, where and how do I get started?” is the most common question I get asked in regards to my graphic products. First of all, let’s answer the question “what the heck is digital scrapbooking?” Digital scrapbooking is telling your story + preserving memories creatively through photo art and journalling using your computer and graphic software. It can be as simple as editing your photo, adding it to a nice background, writing about the photo or adding an inspirational {Read More}
Not only is this the first week of doing my photo journal scrapbook but it’s the first time I’ve ever done anything like this. In the past I’ve done 100s of digital scrapbook pages, kept journals, put together photo albums. This Documenting Moments 2013 project that I’m embarking on is a combination of all those creative activities rolled into one. And so far I’m loving it. It’s been a learning curve as I discover what works and what doesn’t. And {Read More}
Looking at my diary for work and personal stuff, I realised I needed to get my rear in gear if I was to stand any chance of meeting upcoming deadlines. Although I felt completely frazzled more than once today, I proved to myself that I could meet tight deadlines and achieve that much more than I give myself credit for. I have a horrible tendency to procrastinate. Actually not so much these days but I’m well aware of that tendency {Read More}
"Beautiful design work!" - Valerie Brown
"Lovely design .. and your story is really touching and inspiring." - Emine
"I love your designs and bright, fresh colours." - Sarah Paris
