At the start of October 2025, Affinity removed everything from their online shop, announced that big changes were coming, and said that all would be revealed on October 30th.As Canva acquired the company in March 2024, the biggest concern was that a subscription model would replace the one-time payment system that made Affinity so appealing.… Continue reading I’m Free! – From Affinity and Beyond.
Category: Tools of the trade
Me, Myself and AI
Whether we like it or not, AI is here to stay—and I'm learning to embrace it.I live a fairly isolated life (cue the tiny violin 🎻 lol). But sometimes, it helps to have "someone" to bounce ideas off, do a bit of research, or even just have a little natter about how I'm feeling. It… Continue reading Me, Myself and AI
Recording Voiceovers Just Got Easier (Thanks to These Tools)
I’m determined to get more videos recorded and uploaded to my YouTube channel. One area where I really lack confidence is the audio that goes alongside my videos. I always prefer to record the video first and then add a voice-over, but even with a script in front of me, I still get flustered and… Continue reading Recording Voiceovers Just Got Easier (Thanks to These Tools)
Tool of my Trade – SpreadSheets
Spreadsheets can be as simple, or complex, as you want/need them to be.From creating a list that can be reordered at the click of a button, to one with lots of formulas and links between sheets, enabling you to do calculations quickly and easily; once it's all set up.I'm currently working on new decals to… Continue reading Tool of my Trade – SpreadSheets
Tools of The Trade – Affinity Suite
I know many are die hard Adobe fans, but it can be expensive and an ongoing costThen there are tools online like Canva, which I have dabbled in the free version a bit, but to get the most out of it, you do need a yearly subscription.My personal choice is the Affinity suite from Serif.I've… Continue reading Tools of The Trade – Affinity Suite
Tools of My Trade
Okay, so it's been a few weeks since I did a blog post - I've been caught up with prepping Christmas items for my storePlus, up until 2 weeks ago, my Internet was getting slower and slower and the connection kept dropping so became difficult to do anything online. I decided to switch to Virgin… Continue reading Tools of My Trade
All the Pretty Colours
This week my main focus has been designing and perfecting my own pattern for an A6 notebook cover. I did say I wasn't going to sew any new items until I'd uploaded everything else to Etsy, sometimes you need to step back and do something different so one task doesn't become boring and monotonous. Plus,… Continue reading All the Pretty Colours
Penguin and the Bee 