Problems picking your colours?
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Inspiration not Intimidation!
Well, THIS is a wonder! I’m so massively inspired by the beautiful work of @lauramdnogueira - and grateful for her sharing lots of helpful work in progress photos of how she turned this humble black and white drawing in Worlds of Wonder into something rather incredible!
Remember though : Be inspired, not intimidated!
Laura clearly has pretty awesome skills, but you don’t have to colour the entire page or add the embellishments... you don’t even need to do any fancy techniques!
This is not math class. There is not one correct answer! However you chose to complete this page is EXACTLY right.
It doesn’t hurt to see the amazing work of others though - it’s a great way to inspire us to get better, try new things, hone our craft! 
Side note: ‘Hone’ is such an odd word, isn’t it?! Good luck slipping That into a sentence today. ‘I’m just off to hone my cake eating skills...'
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Bite sized self care
Talking of cake... Little colouring pictures like these in Worlds of Wonder can be completed in 10minutes, for the days when life is busy but you want your fix of feel good vibes!
I love that feeling of satisfaction you get when you score a job off your To Do list.
It’s the ‘Ta Da!’ joy! 
You get the same happy vibes when you complete a colouring picture - but some chapters of life are busy and getting to the end of a big, detailed page can seem daunting and overwhelming. So don’t. Instead look for one of these ‘Small Victory’ pages in my new book and colour ONE of those pictures instead. One cake. One house. One circus tent...
Self care isn’t all about bubble baths - it can be as simple as Coloring a cake whilst the baby naps or the pasta simmers.
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Giveaway!
I’ve got 3 Worlds of Wonder luxury gift boxes up for grabs! Get your hands on a signed, personalised copy of my new book and some rather nice inky goodies!
To enter, just click the button below. Easy peasy!
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Closing date is Sunday 25th April at midnight GMT.
There is a gift box to be won on Instagram, Facebook and via my Inky Email newsletter - you can enter all 3 if you wish :)
This giveaway is open to everyone, yes, I’ll ship these worldwide!
Each luxury gift box includes:
A signed, personalised copy of Worlds of Wonder
A set of Castle Arts Botanical pencils
A limited edition Worlds of Wonder Art Print
A signed postcard
A set of my Land, Sea & Sky Notebooks
A box of Enchantments, my colourable gift tags.
Good luck everyone!
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I hope there's been a few things in here to surprise, delight and inspire you!
Thank you so much to everyone who has bought the new book these past few weeks. I was surprised (and delighted!) when the Publishers told me it had hit multiple bestseller lists both here in the UK and further afield.
At a time when life feels chaotic and messy, there's something incredibly powerful about people coming together to create these beautiful worlds.
It gives me hope :)
Much love,
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Worlds of Wonder
A Colouring Book for the Curious.
We've all been home a long, long time... so now it's time to go on an ADVENTURE!
My new colouring book takes you on a captivating journey through imagined and fantastical realms!
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Try a limited colour palette. Pick 5 or 6 pencils, for example 3 shades of pink, a yellow and a green, then put the rest of the pack away! Less colours to choose from removes the overwhelm!
Colour the entire picture in just shades of the same colour. For example all blues. This is called monochrome and looks so cool!
Shift your mindset! There are no ‘right’ colours, only your colours! This is your creation so whichever colours you pick ARE the right colours! Own that.
