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#the100dayproject - I'm in!

#the100dayproject.  A global art project to help you be more creative & productive.  Choose a goal and spend 100 days exploring it! It begins April 3rd.  Read the full post to learn more and be inspired to join the project.

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My top 5 tips to help you be more creative (and productive!)

Whatever your goal is, I believe that being creative helps with problem solving, self expression and personal growth.  I am going to share with you my top 5 tips to help you be more creative.  The problem is, our modern day lives which are filled with technology, means we spend most of our free time watching, liking and scrolling rather than doing, exploring and creating.

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How to learn modern calligraphy

It's the start of the new year and time for us to add a few things to our bucket list.  Forget the resolutions for a minute.  What's on your bucket list? Do you want to take a special trip? Go bungee jumping? Maybe you just want to learn something new?  How about learning modern calligraphy!!?

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How to make a Christmas gift tag

How to make a Christmas gift tag is an easy way to add your own personality and charm to your Christmas decorating this year.  They are simple Christmas gift tags that are home made, use basic materials and have a lovely effect!  Read more here!

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How to learn Modern Calligraphy

New workbooks to help you learn Modern Calligraphy.  Using my personal techniques and tools that I currently use in my lettering everyday!  Simple download, print and practice!  Pages of tips, photographs and practice sheets. 

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Inktober 2015 Update!

This month is the month of #inktober where I've dedicated myself to inking a page in my sketchbook for each letter (or in some cases 2 letters) and sharing them on social media.  I have inked a few pages of other than the alphabet to keep things interesting, but for the most part, it's just letters - beautiful letters I might add!

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Inktober 2015

"Every October, artists all over the world take on the InkTober drawing challenge by doing one ink drawing a day the entire month. I created InkTober in 2009 as a challenge to improve my inking skills and develop positive drawing habits. It has since grown into a worldwide endeavour with thousands of artists taking on the challenge every year." Jake Parker

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