New mini-album ‘Kiss Hinge’ binding system tutorial

I wanted to share with you a new binding system I created for mini-albums, I’m calling it the ‘Kiss Hinge’. I wanted to make something that was easy to cut on the Silhouette Cameo (it can also be cut by hand) and also very easy to assemble. So pull up a chair, grab a cup…

My Hanging Hearts cut file

Someone has sent me a picture of my Hanging Hearts SVG paper cutting template cut on their Silhouette Cameo using the new version 3 Silhouette Studio software. I think they look lovely!

Saturday morning 29.3.2014

On Saturday I spent time playing with watercolour paints in purples and greens, first painting some mandala type patterns These patterns came from a recently bought mandala colouring book, I scanned in the images then edited them in Photoshop using the magic eraser tool to remove the slightly grey background, I then reduced the opacity…

Geninne’s scented candles

Geninne Zlatkis was the woman who inspired me to start painting and creating a few years ago. She is based in Mexico and recently posted a notice on her blog about her designs being featured on a series of scented candles being sold at a large chain store here in the UK. I am so…

My work on TV

Last week whilst taking a tea break from making a book, I switched on the TV to see my work being displayed as part of a show about the Silhouette Cameo. I was very chuffed :) My Skyline Boxes were featured twice!

Cellcutz – video paper designs

When I got my Silhouette Cameo electronic cutter in 2012 I bought quite a few svg files from other designers before starting to make my own. Some of these were stunning geometric designs which I repurposed for use in video work :) https://vimeo.com/61560947

Nubian Treasure SVG Paper Cutting Template

The Nubian Treasure paper cutting template is now available in my store here I was inspired to create this svg paper cutting template after creating the artwork for a Kudu antelope vector file. I added a dimensional mask card with adinkra symbol motifs, which is ‘sculpted’ by gently folding along the perforated lines. I then…

Saturday Morning 22.2.2014

It was a delightful morning here in London so I decided to go shopping and pick up a package from the post office. I live in Bromley which is just at the edge of London and Kent, Bromley town centre has recently been revamped with a few new shops so I decided to check them…

Sneaky Peeky – Nubian Treasures

Here is a sneak peek at my latest SVG paper cutting template, the Nubian Treasures set It features the Kudu antelope design artwork, a dimensional mask card and little gift card pouch. This set will be available soon. Watch this space. :)