Making Zen Online Retreat - Check out the VIP Bonuses!!

Have you signed up Yet?

Just a reminder: the Making Zen Online Retreat, hosted by Kate at Zen Stitching, is returning 26th - 30th May 2025 - and it’s going to be a lot of fun

New to Making Zen?

If you haven’t joined us before, Making Zen is a free, five-day online retreat celebrating slow stitching, mindful making, and creative exploration. Over the course of the retreat, 32 amazing artists will each share a video workshop—free to watch for 24 hours—to spark your creativity and deepen your practice.

We will be diving into themes like:

 Coloring with fabric scraps
 Intuitive art-making
 Zero-waste stitching
 Botanically dyed pouches, stitched landscapes…… and so much more.

You’ll come away with mini projects to stitch, fresh techniques to try, and a deep sense of inspiration and calm. 

Get the VIP PASS and additional Bonus!

If you know that you already want to get the VIP Pass you will be offered a variety of bonuses from each teacher and you get the following:

$3,300.00+ worth of exclusive gifts, guides, extended workshops and resources to help you reignite your creativity!

  

This price is only available for a limited time! Normally $147.00—get it now for $97!

❤️ Early access to all 32 workshops (starting this week!) ❤️ Lifetime access so you can revisit and perfect your skills anytime ❤️ Gifts from our artists to inspire fresh ideas and projects ❤️ Daily live creativity sessions with Kate on Zoom ❤️ Transcripts + the Making Zen eBook to keep your focus sharp and your learning seamless There is an extra Bonus course from me Embellished & Stitched below if you use my link to purchase the VIP Pass (it will be no extra cost to you) !

I will be adding my Course Embellished & Stitched to the Bonus gift bag for all those who purchase the VIP Ticket using my link - you can check out the course (Value - $47) HERE

In the course Embellished & Stitched, I share different ways in which you can transform your stitched words into embellished designs with a variety of techniques and over an hour and a half of video content organized in short segments so you can jump in and out of an activity.  Once your purchase has been confirmed you will get access to the course! 

Looking forward to having you on the creative adventure!!

Before You Go

Have checked out the papers available on my Patreon.  From Free, $3, $10 and $15.  Join us on Patreon for FREE

Here are the papers that are available across the tiers that you can use in your art journals and creative projects.

Free Papers for May 2025

Mastering Mixed Media Art Expo - Grab your VIP PASS!

 

My Lesson is now live!!!  You can see how to create an image using the background as your inspiration.  You don't have to do a face if faces are not your thing, the whole point of the lesson is to see what you can observe in the background papers and bring that out with your art supplies, you may see a series of furry friends!

Mastering Mixed Media Expo 2025 — is a free online event filled with inspiration, community, and over 35+ mixed media artists sharing their favorite techniques and ideas.  We have a couple of days to go as the fun finishes on the 14th May.

Sign up here for free!

Get the VIP Pass

If you love to revisit lessons again and again, there’s a VIP option that gives you lifetime access to all the workshops, plus:

✨ Downloadable sessions to keep forever
✨ A bonus virtual gift bag loaded with extras (collage sheets,       classes, PDFs & more!)
✨ A discounted price of just £59 (normally £99) - available           for a limited time

So come and join us, don't feel overwhelmed at all the creative goodness and get yourself a VIP Pass!

➡️➡️ Grab the VIP Pass here ⬅️⬅️

Whether you're new to mixed media or looking to spark fresh ideas in your practice, this event is made for you.  

➡️➡️ Click here to join the Creative Adventure! ⬅️⬅️

100 Days of Leaf Art - Week 11

 Week 11: Exploring New Techniques

With confidence growing, I explore even more with my supplies and mediums. Through playing with supplies on the surface you begin to see what works for you, and where you need to stretch yourself further. 

I experiment with mixed media—adding decorated paper, watercolor washes, or creating clusters with my stitched and burned designs.

Pushing beyond my comfort zone keeps the project exciting. Even if a new technique doesn’t work perfectly, it leads me to fresh ideas.

Creative Tip: Try adding a new material—paint, embroidery floss, or metallic ink—to elevate your designs. Keep an open mind and see where the process leads.

Encouragement: Growth comes from exploration. Step beyond what feels familiar and discover new possibilities.

Expand your skills: My Leaf Arts course covers creative ways to enhance your leaf art.

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100 Days of Leaf Art - Week 11

Want to learn more?

Join me in my Leaf Arts - Transforming Nature into Art course for guided lessons on leaf art techniques! 

Come and join us on the course and learn to create your own beautifully designed leaves!

Fabric Art Journals - Material Musings

 

Here is Material Musings for this week. I have been slightly snowed under, but I wanted to get a start on the topic this month.

For May we will be looking at additional ways that you can work on the fabric in your journals if you make them and use some of the supplies that you may already have.

I will be sharing over the coming weeks the following, and anything else that I may have that can make marks on the fabric and create some unique and individual pieces for stitched projects:

• The use of Glitter on Fabric - Most of us have used glitter in the past, I am sure you have some lurking in one of those draws

• Derwent Inktense Pencils and Inktense Bars - these are two of my favorite supplies, they are highly pigmented and permanent once dry

• Neo Colors

• Gesso

If you would like to know more about the supplies, I have linked them so you can check them out. Essentially, I want you to try some of the supplies that you may not have thought of using and that you already have - experimenting and playing.

Did you miss last weeks Material Musings - check it out below:

Before You Go - Check out the Art Resource Hub and the FREE online classes we have available. Learn more HERE

Digital Art Papers - May

My papers for May are now ready to down load in my FREE Patreon Tier.  You can use them in your creative projects.  

You can also see the other papers available on different Tiers.  There are over 700 posts on Patreon - videos, digital posts, exclusive, early release, resources, discounts and more.

Join us on the $25 per month tier and get access to all of the 700+ resources available on all the tiers.  You can also wet your fee with the $3 Tier and get 7 Day FREE access.  

Check out Patreon HERE

Art Bundle for Good Sale - on Now!!

Art Bundle for Good #9

Only 2 more days to get Art Bundles for Good #9! It closes at 11.59pm EST on Monday 5th May.

This is your last chance to get 100+ art courses and resources from over 80 artists. Don’t miss out on this fantastic deal! The best part is that 25% of the profits are going to The Uganda Partnership, a bootstrapped charity helping single mothers in Uganda. We’ve raised US$146,010 for charity so far.

➡️➡️ Check out all the classes - HERE ⬅️⬅️

You will find below all the classes that are included in the Bundle.  It is covered by a 30 Day Money Back guarantee!

PRODUCT LIST 

1. We are Stardust (Tamara Laporte - willowing.org) Value $27

2. Wings of Hope (Laly Mille - lalymille.com) Value $55

3. Luscious Landscapes (Tracy Verdugo - tracyverdugo.com) Value $65

4. FREE FLO Community Art Gathering (Flora Bowley - florabowley.com) Value $36

5. Get Started with Mixed Media Art (Jenny Grant - jennygrantart.com) Value $57

6. Dramatic Skies in Watercolour (Angela Fehr - heartledartist.com) Value $49

7. In the Garden- Flower Studies with the Masters (Galia Alena - artismagic.online) Value $88

8. The Magic of Life Energy Painting Experience (Angela Murray - angela-murray.com) Value $123

9. The Goddess Isis (Katrina Koltes - katrinakoltes.com) Value $33

10. Book Of Mirrors (Effy Wild - effybirdwild.podia.com) Value $60

11. Moon Dancer (Tiare Smith - tiaresmith.com) Value $25

12. Drawing and Painting Whimsical Faces for Beginners (Ivana Leko - artfulhaven.com) Value $47

13. Black Lotus Mixed Media Workshop (Tara Lynn Pugh, Artiste - taralynnpugh.com) Value $45

14. Blue Rose (Ildikó Karsay - artbyildy.com) Value $25

15. Cavalier King Charles Spaniel in Watercolor (Rebecca Rhodes - rebeccarhodesart.com) Value $99

16. Watercolour Tiger (Louise De Masi - louisedemasi.com) Value $37

17. Discover Your Lettering Style (Shelley Hitz - yourcreativeadventure.com) Value $39

18. The Butterfly Effect (Eulalia Mejia – eulaliamejia.com) Value $25

19. Doodle Escapes Workshop: Unleash Your Creative Breakthrough (Deb Putnoi - debputnoi.com) Value $27

20. How to Paint a Fishing Boat in Acrylics (Malcolm Dewey - malcolmdeweyfineart.com) Value $20

21. Paint an Amazing Acrylic Portrait (Matt Philleo - realisticacrylic.com) Value $147

22. Northern Lights Watercolor Bookmarks (Sally Towers-Sybblis - sallytowerssybblis.com) Value $29

23. My Mom's Buttons (Lieve Ericx - patreon.com/BeLieveArtjournaling) Value $20

24. Paint Evergreen Trees (Samm Starrs - creativealchemist.com.au) Value $30

25. How to Paint Watercolor Pumpkins (Volta Voloshin – colorsnack.com) Value $47

26. Paint Your Pet in Acrylic Inks (Debbie Reeve - paintingpathways.com) Value $30

27. Sketch & Paint the Greek Islands (Irit Landgraf - iritlandgrafartist.com) Value $25

28. Glimmering Gardens (Kathleen Rietz - kathleenrietzartist.thinkific.com) Value $99

29. FLOW (Sue Young - sujatiartstudio.teachable.com) Value $24

30. Collage Accordion Book (Laura Dame - lauramxiedmedia.com) Value $45

31. Healing Blooms (Delight Rogers - creativedelightstudio.com) Value $33

32. Wisdom of Whale Song Acrylic Painting Course (Kim Sales - KimSales.com) Value $111

33. FLOWER POWER Beginner Mixed Media Workshop! (Mimi Bondi - mimibondi.com) Value $25

34. Abstract Florals (Lisa Thill - Createdbylisathill.com) Value $64

35. Tree People (Michal Shimoni - michalshimoni.art) Value $75

36. Impasto Blooms (Debasree Dey - debasreedeyart.com) Value $15

37. Landscape Painting Bold and Simple (David Lobenberg - lobenbergart.com) Value $75

38. Your Unique Creative Voice (Marina Fridman - thedrawingsource.com) Value $47

39. Collage Kickstart 2.0 (Catherine Rains - catherinerains.com) Value $27

40. Character Quest: Create Characters For Personal Projects (Patricia Caldeira - doncorgi.com) Value $39

41. Monoline Mania Letters (Sally Towers-Sybblis - sallytowerssybblis.com) Value $12

42. Watercolour Tutorial Food Lovers Bundle (Kerrie Woodhouse - kerriewoodhouse.com) Value $56

43. Intro to Collage: Learning to Paint with Paper (Marabeth Quin - marabethquinart.com) Value $69

44. Collage Art Basics (Margarete Miller - margaretemiller.com) Value $56

45. Elemental Flow Intuitive Painting Workshop (Kristen Fagan - kristenfagan.com) Value $111

46. Draw a White Horse using Pastel Pencils (Colin Bradley - school.colinbradleyart.com) Value $15

47. Mark-making & Printing on Fabric (Ellie Beck - petalplum.com.au) Value $67

48. Pearl Star Dot Mandala (Tara Lynn Pugh, Artiste - taralynnpugh.com) Value $35

49. Abstract Impressions (Kim Dellow - kimdellow.com) Value $64

50. Discover and Sketch Mushrooms (Christine Elder - christineelder.com) Value $75

51. Modern Abstract Art Painting Tutorials for Beginners (KR Moehr - 101artists.com) Value $25

52. Bead It Like You Mean It (Lyric Montgomery Kinard - lyrickinard.com) Value $40

53. Mindful Doodling: Bloom into Calm Workshop (Cynthia Hauk - mindfulcreativemuse.com) Value $39

54. Block Printing for Beginners (Susan Yeates - susanyeates.co.uk) Value $85

55. Expressive Arts Explorations (Kathleen Horne & Tamara Knapp - expressiveartsflorida.com) Value $119

56. Hot Cakes: Create a Mini Art Collection to Sell (Gabriella Buckingham- fromaplaceofwonder.co) Value $62

57. Whimsical Whiskers: Painting Playful Hedgehogs in Watercolour (Justine Van De Weg - theartscollegewestsussex.com) Value $20

58. Blossom Brilliance: Creative Flower Painting in Watercolours (Justine Van De Weg - theartscollegewestsussex.com) Value $20

59. Learn to Draw Faces for Fun (Anne Leuck - anneleuck.com) Value $47

60. Paint your Pet (Emily Scale - gathermakeart.com) Value $19

61. BB Taped Artist Book (Brooke Henry - bbhenryart.com) Value $49

62. Dye With Your Local Plants (Rebecca Desnos - rebeccadesnos.com) Value $62

63. In Bloom (Patt Scrivener - pattscrivenerartist.com) Value $79

64. The Art of Draw Fu: Beginner Level Access Instructions (Luis Escobar - thedrawingwebsite.com) Value $39

65. Found: An Artists Book Discovery (Jane Bellante - janebellanteart.com) Value $97

66. Impressionist Studies: Composition & Color (Paulette Insall - pauletteinsall.art) Value $77

67. Scribbling Trees: Sketching Trees with More Ease (Melinda Nakagawa - sparkinnature.com) Value $30

68. Acrylic and Watercolor on a Gelli Plate (Lieve Ericx – patreon.com/BeLieveArtjournaling) Value $20

69. Stepping Stone - Small and Loose (Jenny Grant - jennygrantart.com) Value $27

70. Paint a Lily in Watercolor (Debbie Reeve - paintingpathways.com) Value $30

71. SOULful Portraits (Christa Forrest - creativesoulsart.com) Value $58

72. Wild Beginnings (Natalie Eslick - www.natalieeslick.com) Value $57

73. Simple Seasonal Watercolor Greeting Cards (Consie Sindet - atopserenityhill.com) Value $24

74. Cosmic Snail (Tamara Sagathevan - ruskea.com) Value $45

75. Sunday Cards Class (Jennibellie - journalworkshops.ning.com) Value $52

76. Butterfly Dreams: A Mixed Media Collage Adventure (Shemi Dixon - shemisartroom.com) Value $25

77. Paint a Jean Jacket (Deb Putnoi - debputnoi.com) Value $27

78. Safe Shadows (Tamara Laporte - willowing.org) Value $27

79. Spirit Shroom (Christina Miles - wingsnscales.com) Value $30

80. Create Yourself (Rachel Rose- workshopmuse.com) Value $110

81. Watercolour Paintmaking Workshop (Jyotsna Pippal - lostincolours.com) Value $69

82. Wild Woodland Illustrated Advent Calendar (Melanie Chadwick -

melaniechadwick.teachable.com) Value $65

83. Daily Art Practice – 14 Days of Messages To Yourself (Jessica Swift - jessicaswift.com) Value $27

84. Creative Abstract Backgrounds (Amanda Trought - realityarts.thinkific.com) Value $30

85. Lady Galadriel (Katrina Koltes - katrinakoltes.com) Value $33

86. Loosen Up and Find Joy in Your Art (Kathleen Rietz - kathleenrietzartist.thinkific.com) Value $99

87. Create Your Own Greeting Cards with Alcohol Inks (Tami Macala - createartsonline.com) Value $27

88. How to Start a Nature Sketchbook (Laura Watson - thewatercolourgarden.com) Value $65

89. Make Unique Illustrations & Digital Paintings Like a Pro (Photoshop) (Kristen Palana - kpalana.com) Value $50

90. Black and White Butterfly Acrylic Painting Tutorial (Angela Anderson - thankfulart.com) Value $25

91. Mindfulness Through Zendoodling: A 10-Week Journey to Calm (Michelle Joubert - zendoodleevents.com) Value $250

92. Kat's Meow Portraiture! (David Lobenberg - lobenbergart.com) Value $85

93. Love Mandala (Sally Towers-Sybblis - sallytowerssybblis.com) Value $29

94. The Gouache Mountains - 8 Day Challenge (Madhu S - femvisionary.com) Value $50

95. Creating Collections Confidently (Barb Sotiropoulos - learn.barbsotiart.com) Value $47

96. Mastering Creative Watercolour Portrait Techniques Demo (Justine Van De Weg - theartscollegewestsussex.com)  Value $20

97. NeuroArt Rose (Samm Starrs - creativealchemist.com.au) Value $20

98. Paint Your Pet in Watercolor (Debbie Reeve – paintingpathways.com) Value $30

99. Hallowed Grounds (Tamara Laporte - willowing.org) Value $27

100. Neurographic Grid (Lieve Ericx – patreon.com/BeLieveArtjournaling) Value $20

101. Abstract Hearts (Kimberly Heil- www.kimberlyheil.com) Value $37

102. SMILE - the Hungarian Rescue Dog (Ildikó Karsay - artbyildy.com) Value $25

103. Family Portrait (Emily Scale - gathermakeart.com) Value $20

104. Self-love Self-portrait - (Kymba Nijuck - artmagickcoach.com) Value $79

105. How to Create Fruit Inspired Lettering (Shannon Layne - byshannonlayne.com) Value $45

Hope you join us!

Amanda!

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Learn more about the classes HERE 

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