The summit wraps tonight and so does access to the free 24-hour sessions.
If there's a session you missed a workshop you want to rewatch, or a project you want to come back to all year long then the VIP Pass keeps every one of the 31 sessions in your library. Forever.
Here's what you get:
Lifetime access to all 31 sessions — watch anytime, as many times as you like
20 exclusive premium bonus resources from our presenters (a $2,181+ value)
Come back to your favorite projects all year long — and beyond
Starting at just $47 for lifetime access, these rates close once the summit ends.
These are all some of my favorite activities - I am Looking forward to seeing what you create - Join us HERE
Check out the Teachers
We have had so much fun so far, all the teachers are offering additional goodies for you to access. Why not take your time and work through the sessions at your own pace which you can do by upgrading to the pass.
HobbyScool is hosting the Back-to-Creativity Summit, a free, 3-day virtual event running August 18–20, 2026, built for makers who want to put down the to-do list and pick their craft back up.
No expensive supplies to buy first. No “you have to already be good at this” requirement. Just three days of expert-led workshops you can follow along with from your own creative space.
Don't worry about falling behind as there is a VIP option you can access which will give you Lifetime access to all the classes so you can take your time, repeat them as often as you need to and make it work for you!
Before You Go
The Sampler Edition Digital Art Papers are still available for FREE to download until the end of July on my FREE tier on Patreon, you can use them in your art journals or creative projects.
The Creative Tech Summer Retreat is now open for Registration
I wanted to share with you details about the Creative Tech Summer Retreat which is being brought to you by HobbyScool.
This retreat will teach you how to use modern tools like Cricut, Canva, Procreate, AI, and print-on-demand platforms to level up their handmade business or personal projects. If you have always wanted to learn to use these tools for your projects, join now for free and save your spot on the retreat! You can sign up HERE
Example Workshops Include:
Cricut Projects: Beginner to Intermediate
Canva 101 for Creatives
Create Your First Digital Sticker Pack in Procreate
Even if you don't have all the creative tools you can use the ones you do have and still get a lot of information from each of the teachers. One of the tools I use at least every day is Canva, I use it in editing photos, videos, creating thumbnails and more, I find it really handy. You can also add different effects on your photos as well, remove backgrounds, and you will learn and over the 3 days of the Summer Retreat, here is a taste of what you will be learning using Canva:
Brandi Kabacinski
From Camera Roll to Keepsake: Create a Printable Photo Book in Canva
Kim George
Canva to Cash: How to Create and Sell Your First Simple Book on Amazon
Emily Holverson
Birthday Invitation in a Box: Design Your Own Custom Invite in Canva
And this is just 3 of the teachers out of 23!! If you haven't used Canva before you can sign up for free as well and have a play around before the Retreat begins.
Before you go
Have you downloaded this month's free creative papers on Patreon before it goes onto the paid tier.
You can check out the video where I share how I used this months papers in a creative project in my art journal, it might spark some ideas for you!
Want to stimulate your creative juices, why not take one of my FREE course on my course platform and while you are there check out some of the other resources available. Join us on the free Art Resource Hub
While you are there why not explore...
And Finally....
If you would like to focus on your self-care, why not check out:
If the idea of crafting sustainably feels more overwhelming than inspiring, remind yourself that:
You don't need to overhaul your entire creative practice.
You don't need expensive specialist equipment.
You don't need a weekend marathon crafting session.
Most crafting advice assumes unlimited time, budget, and supplies, and real life rarely works that way - what can you do in 15 minutes?.
I'm excited to share the Eco-Creative Summit, a free online event designed for those who want to create sustainably without the overwhelm and buying a whole load of supplies.
This isn't about perfection, it is about building simple, eco-friendly creative habits that actually stick and find out some great ways to reuse, recycle and repair.
Inside, you'll learn:
Botanical printing & natural dyeing techniques
Wet felting and upcycling methods
Zero-waste creative habits you can start today
How to repurpose everyday materials beautifully
Real-life sustainable crafting for all skill levels
Here are the Summit Guides
The Eco Creative Summit is on Tuesday 21st April and Wednesday 22 April 2026
P.S. Busy during summit week? The VIP All-Access Pass gives you lifetime access to every workshop plus exclusive eco-creative bonus resources, so you can learn and create at your own pace. 👉 LEARN MORE HERE
I’m so excited to share something wonderful with you! I’ll be teaching at the Mastering Mixed Media Expo 2025 — a free online event filled with inspiration, community, and over 35+ mixed media artists sharing their favorite techniques and ideas.
This two-week celebration of creativity starts today May 1st–14th May, 2025, and I’d love for you to join me.
Access to 35+ art workshops from talented mixed media artists;
I’ll be sharing a project I think you’re going to love — playful, textured, and filled with heart.
And 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
I am excited to share that later this month I will be speaking at an event called The Art of The Intuitive Mind and I’d like to invite you to come along.
It’s a gathering of creative souls who will share the practices and rituals that they use to connect to their intuition and to create from a place of infinite potential.
When you follow your intuition you are listening to the whispers of your soul, the Holy Spirit rather than the noise of the world around you. Letting go of what everyone else is doing, how they are doing it, or how you think they think you should be doing it and the limits of what seems possible, instead you follow what feels right in your heart, you sense it, you know it.
When you take action from this place of alignment you get more of what you want in your life, rather than more of what you don’t want. There are 14 amazing speakers, including myself and we all share our point of view and guide you in an exercise to tap into that place using creativity as the expression.
Following your intuition takes practice, but you can learn to listen to that still small voice, see the spark, or that glimmer that catches your eye, and learn to discern between being led by fear and lack and being guided by peace, being enough, limitless abundance, knowing and trust. I hope you join us.
Organized by Larissa Russel she has brought Healers and Creators together to share Healing with Creativity.
Each presenter has a fantastic session on healing and/or creativity to share with you, it has been great following along. If you haven't had time to look at all the sessions, then the unlimited access is for you. You can enjoy learning and creating for your own healing in your own time.
This is my art journal session for the course, we look at ways to speak encouraging words over ourselves.
You will get unlimited and immediate access to the sessions You can access the sessions whenever you want You have lifetime access You can save $30 off the price until 16th February 2023
I hope you are able to join us!
Recycled Stamps and Stencils
Check out my FREE Recycled Stamps and Stencils course which shows you how you can create your own mixed media stamps and stencils for your creative projects.
I am sharing a project that looks at recognizing the things that you are grateful for and speaking encouraging words over your life, as we create an art journal page. There are 27 other presenters sharing amazing sessions such as:
I have been asked to be a presenter on the Loving Healing Creating Summit. There are a great line up of presenters coming from a range of disciplines all looking at the way that creativity can impact on our health and well being.
Larissa Russell of Creative U invited me to join her in the online summit Loving-Healing-Creating Larissa and I along with 24 other presenters have created an amazing online experience to push you a little further in your personal healing using different aspects of creativity.
Together we are sharing many different ways of healing with creativity... best advice from experts on healing with creativity all in one place… … and it’s FREE for you!
I am excited to share a sneak peek of my session with you which looks at ways to create layers in mixed media art and identify encouraging words that you can use in your creative adventure.
Lots of yummy colour and mark making
Hurry and register for this free event as time is limited, Free access is from February 2-14, 2020.
You can also get unlimited access for only $47 USD (early bird special until Feb 1) CLICK HERE for more information. Looking forward to having you join us.
Realityarts - Creativity Book Shop - Some really great titles for you to dive in
Creative Resources
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