Hello! I'm Lisa, I'm a mixed media artist and tutor, an art journaler, and a bookmaker. I have been creating artwork for many many years now but it is not since having my children that I really started to believe in myself and my work. I having been teaching face-to-face classes now since 2011 and managed to switch to delivering live virtual sessions once the pandemic hit.

This is my first online course. It's taken me a long time to get here but I hope it is the first of many. I really hope that you enjoy it and I want to say a HUGE thank you for joining me.

You'll find the materials list below but please use this as a guide. Use your stash, you shouldn't need to go out and buy anything special.

• Paper - mixed media or sketchbook paper
• Collage scraps - bits of old projects, junk mail, old book pages, etc (anything you have)
• Glue - A liquid glue such as matt medium, mod podge, or PVA and a strong craft glue.
• Masking tape
• washi tapes
• Paint - Acrylics in 2 or 3 colours of your choice, and a set of watercolours
• Pencil - a soft pencil works well or a stabillo all if you have one
• Pen
• Stamps and an ink pad (use items like bottle tops dipped in paint if you don't have these)
• Stencils and a sponge applicator
• Scissors and a ruler or a cutting board
• Strong thread and a needle
• An awl (optional)
• Fabric for the cover and scrap fabric pieces or trim to use as embellishments
• Images of your choice
• Words - either found, stamps, printed out or handwritten
• Gesso
• Paintbrushes and a water pot

You can watch my materials video to see the exact items that I'll be using.

Right, let's get started!!