The Journal

Over the past week or so I’ve been doing a spot of pre-spring gardening. I don’t have much of a garden. In fact, it’s a yard full of containers. I’ve been planting daffodils, tulips, muscari and other spring bulbs, as...

What a day! I’ve spent the best part of it cutting some pretty gift wrap to size so I can make new envelopes for my ACEOs. I’ve got 6 envelopes made with another 38 to go… It’s time consuming but once it’s done I...

Everyone loves a freebie. So with out further ado, here are my first ever Valentine themed printable FREEBIES! What are they? They are trading card sized love notes for you to print out at home and put in your loved ones lunchbox, their desk...

After what started as a warm winter Mother Nature’s icy grip has finally descended on Britain and there’s a distinct chill in the air… except my area?! While chaos has spread due to snow, ice and plummeting temperatures, my...

Today is a sad day. Late last night I learnt that a fellow artist, friend, and cat lover, had lost everything to fire earlier in the day. Her house, her possessions, but the saddest thing of all, is that she has lost 7 of her 8 beloved...

Good news! 3 more reproduction prints of my most popular ACEOs are now available on Etsy. Franklin and Tortie, Love Grows, and Home Sweet Home are priced at £3.25 each and come signed on the back. Please note that these prints have NO border...

In between helping to digitise old ship logs over at oldweather.org painting new ACEO has been on the agenda today. Why shipping logs? It’s something none creative for my brain to focus on for a while, I help science, and it’s...

Holy moly! On the 22th of January 2012 I received my second design recognition award of 2012 for a new product from my LisaMarieDesign Zazzle store. This cute animal themed note paper stationery is designed for kids and the young at heart and...

Yesterday I started work on a new ACEO. Normally I can get an idea, sketch it, and paint it all in one day but that didn’t happen for some reason. This is as far as I got. I managed to get it drawn out and some watercolour put down to...

On the 6th of January 2012 I received my first design recognition award of 2012 for a new product from my LisaMarieArt Zazzle store. Rainbow Pastel Black & White Cow Notepad was featured in ‘Zazzle’s Today’s Best’ Showcase . Thank...