I do a ton of work with my brush pens… and I love them a lot! However, I feel like there is a pen in my arsenal that is underrepresented in my shared work! I love my monoline pens (and pencils) and think they have really helped my lettering skills. It seems a little counter-intuitive to think about a non-brush pen helping my brush lettering, but there is a really important reason! When I don’t have […]
I love something a little bit shiny on a project – card, art print, scrapbook page or other goodie! I think it harkens back to ALL the episodes of What Not to Wear I watched as a high school and college student. Stacy and Clinton used to beat into people’s heads that an outfit needs four things to look complete: color, texture, pattern, and shine. We won’t comment on the lack of texture or shine
Hey Guys! I get asked about my favorite pens and pen recommendations regularly. I will be honest, my two favorite pens are definitely the Tombow Fudenosuke Pens – hard and soft nib. But sometimes, I need a little bit of color in my life and it is so hard to find the perfect pens! I letter on a budget and don’t like spending a fortune on pens – especially crappy ones. I do, however, enjoy
Colorful Pen Roundup! Read More »
So, I have a small confession. I am a terrible painter. Like really terrible. I can’t stay in the lines, the flowers never look like flowers, and I never feel like I have the right brush movement going on. I have taken watercolor classes, a watercolor lettering class, and had in person tutorial with my bestie… but alas, I still can’t make it look right! I love the appearance of watercolors and apparently my string
Liquid Watercolors… from Pens! Read More »
Do you remember those old fashioned coloring books that were just add water? They had some kind of polka dot ink that you added a wet paintbrush too and made magic. I loved doing them and as an adult, I realize my mom liked them because they didn’t involve getting out paints and less mess. I haven’t seen one in a long time and I think my son would love to do it! So, I