I did it! I coloured something every day for 30 days. I did fail in one respect though... I had intended to try to reduce the size of my printed digis and unused stamps piles and well... cough... that didn’t quite work out as planned 🙄 https://www.instagram.com/p/BZguzbngL4u/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BZjVGIIAaE6/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BZlsklagnyW/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BZoijtVAFza/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BZq6Cg_AE8P/
Month: September 2017
The Daily Marker Challenge 21-25
Still going! Some more Copic colouring, some heat embossing techniques and a shiny experiment on vellum. https://www.instagram.com/p/BZTu6nQgMBh/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BZWdYaGgOUG https://www.instagram.com/p/BZYk07zgt7o/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BZbb2StgcFE/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BZeIvMZAcrh/
Spotlight embossed flowers
Inspired by Seven Hills Craft's September challenge, I thought I would have a go at spotlighting not only the colour but also the embossed outlines. Technically, this turned out pretty much how I hoped it would. If only I had remembered to keep my hand out of the still-damp marker, which meant I had to… Continue reading Spotlight embossed flowers
The Daily Marker challenge 16–20
Another five days colouring and another two stamps sets used, along with a digi stamp that I've had for ages. https://www.instagram.com/p/BZGwgwCgl2w/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BZJqEepAiMa/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BZMC_qPgwWu/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BZOu25LA9ik/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BZRMMxigvuu/
Mouse at the lake
I had decided to be a bit more organised this month and not leave the Gerda Steiner progressive challenge until the last few days, so, with the Autumn Scenes mini Copic class still in mind, I thought I would create a scene with the mouse sitting in front of a window with a hillside full… Continue reading Mouse at the lake
The Daily Marker challenge 11-15
Another five days of colouring. As well as using my Copics again — and even doing another lesson in the Autumn Scenes mini course — I also did my first bit of coloured pencil work in a long time and even got out my Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers. https://www.instagram.com/p/BY6Js3AgEV-/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BY8xVwAAflZ/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BY_Itjng3dS https://www.instagram.com/p/BZBp1bygnl0/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BZEhe2UA2r_/
Three strand bracelet
This was the result of two things meeting: my desire to try something different to kickstart my mojo which was in a dire slump after Christmas and my need for a birthday present for my brother's other half. She likes jewellery, I'd never made jewellery before. Perfect match 🙂 I didn't completely throw myself in… Continue reading Three strand bracelet
The Daily Marker challenge 6–10
I managed to do some more colouring each day, making it a third of the way through the challenge. I even made a few complete cards along the way. https://www.instagram.com/p/BYsn1xzg7_A/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BYvlXUhgQ5H/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BYx6gZ6gcuv/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BY07QWdARLA/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BY3rkJ1g0ju/
Teacup bunny
I needed a birthday card for a bunny lover. My other half's sister's birthday is the day after my brother's birthday, so that's two cards that need that extra bit of thought put into them close together. I do have a couple of unused bunny stamps in my stash, but when I saw this bunny… Continue reading Teacup bunny
Autumn sheep
It's time to make a birthday card for my brother again and every year it gets trickier to find suitable images without repeating myself. I had a browse through my collection of digi stamps and came across this happy-grumpy pair of sheep. I wanted to work on the texture for the sheep so I started… Continue reading Autumn sheep
Gilded friend heart
A simple card, but effective. But then, anything shiny on a black background stands a good chance of looking nice 🙂 This was a really easy card to make. I just smeared stripes of the gilding polish across some watercolour paper and then die cut one large and three smaller hearts from it. I die… Continue reading Gilded friend heart
The Daily Marker challenge 1–5
I've been doing some colouring for The Daily Marker 30 Day Colouring Challenge, picking random digi stamps out of the pile... https://www.instagram.com/p/BYgOtGzH5JY/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BYikr1InNrX/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BYlNbsXHBk1/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BYnl5jGnb4d/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BYqB4i4g08C/
Butterfly over glitter cells
This card combines two shiny things: glitter kiss and Perfect Pearls. And I even got to use a bit of patterned paper. I'd had a play with the glitter kiss, seeing how it covered straight to paper and through a stencil. I haven't really figured out how it works yet — sometimes it seems to… Continue reading Butterfly over glitter cells
Gilding flake swirls
This technique gives gorgeous results. I am always looking out for interesting ways to use my stencils and this one is very satisfying. The background is definitely the star here. Most important tip for using gilding flakes: close all the windows and do not sneeze! They are incredibly light and will go everywhere given the… Continue reading Gilding flake swirls
Crafty Rat 