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ATC Challenge

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Images used Octopi Jelly Fish Leafy Seadragon Crab Shrimp Lobster Starfish {2} Seahorse {all from the sealife collection} Mermaid Products Used H2O’s Inktense Pencils Coloursoft pencils White cardstock Iridescent pigment powders Liquid pearls It's ATC fortnight at  Ikes World Challenges  and I have made a set of ten sealife ATC's.  This is harder than I thought, it's difficult to colour small images and I had no idea what I was doing so thank you for all your help with this I REALLY needed it! Liquid pearl embellishments

Brushos

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Brushos are new to me, a friend recommended them and I saw them demonstrated by Lavinia Stamps at Westpoint show at the weekend.  They were used to paint with at the show but I felt there had to be more to do with them.  Most people turn to you tube for help with how to use a product but as the subtitles are not good it is of no use to me I just cannot hear well enough to understand what is going on.  I find written instructions for craft very few and far between, I also find it difficult finding people who understand to help me interpret you tube demo's or point me in the direction of written instructions they may have stumbled upon. Thanks to Google I came across this ladies blog:   http://stampsandstencils.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/brushing-up-on-brushos.html  she actually has written instructions with photos.  I genuinely could have cried when I found it because for the first time since I have started crafting {15 odd years ago} I feel as though I can un...

Grand Western Canal

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I am lucky enough to live very close to the Grand Wester Canal, I try to take as many photography trips there as is possible.