Friday, 25 July 2025

Here's Some Pink Cosmo Goodness...

Image shows a watercolour line and wash sketch of pink cosmo flowers, on a rough textured watercolour paper background.
Pink Cosmo Sketch: Inktense Paints and Sakura pen
on Artway Indigo paper



Hello there

In the midst of everything else of much greater importance in the world, if you want to relax, take a breath, and look at something pretty for a moment, there at least, I might be able to help.

The picture you see above is a sketch, based on pink cosmo flowers at Capel Manor (yes, from our trip the other week, and captured in a new, handmade-paper-and-as-far-as-I-know-vegan Artway Indigo journal/sketchbook, to which I treated myself last week. 

(And yes, if you fancy one too, that is an affiliate link, so I'd get paid a small commission if you purchased through it. But it's fine if you don't, are curious, and just want to have a look :-) ).


Good news for crafters

Which all, in a roundabout way, adds up to some good news if you're one of my readers who enjoys a downloadable craft sheet. I've started making them again. So go here if you're looking for some colourful pink cosmo crafting goodness, where you'll find a sheet that'll help you get the look of all that original paper and watercolour more instantly. 

If you keep to the card as designed (don't feel you have to!) it'll give you a result something like this:


Image shows a mocked-up version of a square dark pink and white happy birthday card, featuring the same main image as the one at the top of this post, already described.
Tap or click here to see  and buy this
as a card sheet at Craftsuprint...


Either way,  hope it gives you, or a crafter you know,  lots of fun and joy to work with.

And that just about wraps things up for the week. Be safe, well and happy. And thanks so much for being here, and for reading down this far.

More soon
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Thursday, 17 July 2025

Well, You Can't Win 'Em All...

Image shows a sketchbook scan of 12 tiny line and wash images
Days 5-16 of World Watercolour Month



Hello there

Am just popping in ever so quickly here, to say hello. Hope all's going well with you.

It's been a heck of a week...Lots and lots of admin (most of it not my own) and...(much more to my taste)...an *amazing* new computer (about which much more in a later post).

So keeping up with World Watercolour Month has been a bit of a challenge of late. I post the picture more as proof than with being delighted. But, as the title says...You can't win 'em all ;-) . And it's important that I be honest, and share some of the flops along with everything else.

But, in getting back to the scrumptious new PC...So much more to say, and so many amazing creative opportunities. I'm one lucky bunny, thanks to the Computer Man.

Which means there will be...

More soon
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Thursday, 10 July 2025

A Poppy Thank You, And Changes Afoot...

This image is a digital ink and watercolour sketch of a planter of large poppies and the word "Thank You"
"Thank You" Poppy Planter Sketch

Hello there

Hope all is well, safe and happy with you. It is here-but have been so busy, that this thank you (originally created as thanks for some lovely birthday gifts)  has been just about the only new design I can share with you.

But it is also meant as a thanks to you, both for being here, and in advance, for your patience.

Basically, the time has come to move to a better platform for newsletters (so that you don't have to be bothered by any pesky adverts for who-knows-what, for one thing. Many apologies if you've already been affected by this. Please know that change is coming).

However, to get this right, it's going  to take some research, adjustments, and thought. So please bear with me whilst I work this one out.

In the meantime, thanks again for being here. Please feel free to share the image above too, if you find it useful, and have people you'd like to thank (especially online, as I've sized it more for that here...). Note, am hoping that the new solution will make such sharing waaay easier :-).

Take care, and more soon-including some summery tales...
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