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Ooh what’s this? If you’re in my VIP squad you should have an e-mail with some exciting news including what I made this illustration for! If you aren’t already in the squad you can sign up for free thr...

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New Packaging!

I’m so in love with my new packing tape! I’ve been using eco friendly parcel tape for ages now but a little while ago I took advantage of a great sale and created some branded paper tape. It arrived this w...

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5x5x5 Challenge : Trees

The 5x5x5 trees challenge is done!! I’ve got to say peeling off the tape was the most satisfying bit at the end of the week! 😅 here’s my final page - I definitely saw a pattern of getting into my stride ar...

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Let's Chat Stickers!

Are you a sticker fan? Personally I love stickers (though I have a tendency to not want to use them up cause they’re too pretty and then I end up with stickers that have lost their stick over the years! 🙈 ...

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Love Butterfly Challenge : Monarch

Monarch butterfly for the #LoveButterflyChallenge. I tried something a bit different with this one because I really wanted that solid black colour in comparison to the light translucent orange areas, so I ...

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Love Butterfly Challenge: Common Mother Of Pearl

Today’s butterfly is the Mother of Pearl- there’s actually two subspecies so I chose to paint the common mother of pearl butterfly here. These butterflies are found in Africa and males can often be seen ...

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Love Butterfly Challenge : Miami Blue

Today’s butterfly is the Miami Blue - butterfly number 5 of the #LoveButterflyChallenge! Really enjoyed painting this one - though I should have watered down the grey a little for the underside of the wi...

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Love Butterfly Challenge: American Painted Lady

Butterfly number 4! The American Painted Lady. I’m super happy with this one. Something about that orange and black combo is super satisfying. American Painted Lady butterflies can be distinguished by oth...

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Love Butterfly Challenge: Crowned Hairstreak

Wet on wet is not my favourite watercolour technique! 🙈 this is butterfly number 3 of the #LoveButterflyChallenge, the Crowned Hairstreak. This gorgeous butterfly has black and blue-green wings when you l...

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Love Butterfly Challenge : Queen Purple Tip

Day 2 of #LoveButterflyChallenge is the Queen purple tip! I find sketching symmetrically really hard (thank goodness for the symmetry tool in Procreate) so this was a good challenge. Until I laid down the ...

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Love Butterfly Challenge : Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Thank you so much everyone for your watercolour tips yesterday! After deep diving into some YouTube videos yesterday I took a deep breath and cracked open my set yesterday (actually for someone who doesn’t...

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I'm going to learn how to use watercolours!

I haven’t painted something just for the heck of it for a while and I found the #lovebutterflychallenge on Allison Lyon Art‘s instagram which looks like tons of fun so I’m going to jump in! Albeit a little...

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