For Christmas 2019 I received the new set of Derwent metallic pencils. It’s a limited edition, but if you look good enough, they’re still available online. There’s also the common set of twelve Derwent new metallic pencils. I say ‘new’, because previously there was a ...
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Fairy tales in my real life… there’s been more than 1
Real life Fairytale Recently I posted my review of the coloring book Masja’s Fairy Tales. In that blog post I told you about my memories of when I was a little girl and how I have always loved fairy tales. After writing all that, and ...
Read More »How to… use Derwent Inktense pencils
In this Techniques blog, and video, I’ll show you how I work with Derwent Inktense pencils and how you can use them for layering and making shadows, to create more depth in your coloring work. But let me first give you a bit of information ...
Read More »How a bag could trigger a memory of 1977
It’s been years since I’ve seen her in real life. But through social media we found each other again and for the last couple of years we’ve stayed in touch, online. The person I’m talking about is someone I share a history with in many ...
Read More »Masja’s Fairy Tales, 15 enchanting coloring pages (I colored two!)
Last week I received a new coloring book that I wanted to buy since the day it was released. Somehow it never came to ordering, until recently. I decided that I could not wait any longer, this book was calling my name – loud! And ...
Read More »Flourish – mini coloring book by Johanna Basford
Months ago, I downloaded Johanna Basford’s free, downloadable, mini coloring book PDF called Flourish (which is still available for FREE, so click one of the links to get your own copy!). It contains 14 pages of which 13 with beautiful drawings by Johanna. In the ...
Read More »Pen 68 Brush by Stabilo… is it a GO or a NO?
A couple of days ago I received a new Amazon order: the new Stabilo Pen 68 Brush pens set of 24 colors. Yesss! I had already ordered a set of 20, but that set didn’t have all the colors. Stabilo has made some strange decisions ...
Read More »Against all odds… lost and found again (love story part 4)
Against all odds How can I just let you walk away, just let you leave without a trace. When I stand here taking every breath with you, ooh. You’re the only one who really knew me at all. I wish I could just make you ...
Read More »Social media… my 3 reasons for quitting
To listen to this blog post, play the video below. To read the blog, scroll below the video. All read blog posts are also collected in ‘Tabby Reads Her Blogs‘. Blog Post Video Suprise, surprise Yesterday my husband went to our mailbox, which is on ...
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How to… use Derwent Inktense pencils
In this Techniques blog, and video, I’ll show you how I work with Derwent Inktense pencils and how you can use them for layering and making shadows, to create more depth in your coloring work. But let me first give you a bit of information ...
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Making Artist Trading Coins the easy way
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How to… Blending with Prismacolor Premier pencils – Video
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How to… Work with Albrecht Dürer watercolor pencils
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Metallic pencils comparison: Derwent v. Marco Raffiné
For Christmas 2019 I received the new set of Derwent metallic pencils. It’s a limited edition, but if you look good enough, they’re still available online. There’s also the common set of twelve Derwent new metallic pencils. I say ‘new’, because previously there was a ...
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Pen 68 Brush by Stabilo… is it a GO or a NO?
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Infected with virus and 24 NEW Caran d’Ache Luminance colors
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Black Edition pencils, butterflies and our love story (part 2)
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Unprecedented comparison of different types of paper! Watch this and take advantage!