I was going to skip the challenge over at Country View Crafts this month - humour is something I struggle with on cards. But then, at the last minute, I thought why not push myself and make something... I've had this stamp set for a while - I'd put it on my Amazon wish list… Continue reading Morning people
This box was made with a particular person in mind, the same person I made the Harry Potter wedding card for. She is one of the few people who would appreciate the time turner that has been lurking in my stash. I die-cut a heart from thick card and prepped that and the box with… Continue reading Time turner heart box
I've decided that art cards are the perfect size for testing out ideas and techniques — small ones anyway... This was inspired by seeing a large abstract artwork with a big drippy glittery motif across the centre of it; that got me thinking of ways to make glitter drips without ending up with glitter everywhere.… Continue reading Birds together
Maybe I was influenced by the "spring" weather when I put this little jar together. Growing up in Lincolnshire I was quite used to seeing snow — there were even times when we had deep snow drifts on my birthday at the end of March — but it's not often that snow settles and lingers… Continue reading Tiny snowflake jar
You can learn a lot from just watching YouTube videos, but sometimes it’s handy to actually walk through the techniques with the same supplies, just to get a feel for how what you’re seeing translates into actually doing. So I picked up this workshop kit to have a play. I am really bad (or good… Continue reading Wings of Time panel
My other half was telling me about a work colleague who had described themselves as being "a rubbish friend". My brain decided that what I needed to do now was to make him an actual rubbish friend. My first thought was to start off with an empty toilet roll and make a doll-like friend, but… Continue reading Rubbish owl
Another "throwback Thursday" post for another panel that I made and photographed last year (hence the 2017 watermark that I cannot be bothered to redo: I don't need any more excuses to not get around to blogging this creation). This panel was made in response to a challenge to use a clipboard in a mixed… Continue reading Follow your dreams
When I decided, at the last minute, to take part in The 100 Day Project my only plan was to "leave the house every day and take a photograph". I certainly wasn't planning to do anything more complex than that. To be honest, my main intention wasn't really artistic: I just wanted a bit of… Continue reading Art card: fencing
First, it was the handmade cards, now it's the mixed media panels and altered art. People insist on telling me that I could sell the things I make. I know it's meant as a compliment — they're just saying they think the things I make are good enough that people would pay for them —… Continue reading “You could sell those”
This is a bit of a "throwback Thursday" post. I made this panel, photographed it and even processed the photos when I made it last year; the one thing I didn't do then was write up the blog post... This was only the second mixed media panel I had created. After the darker feel of… Continue reading Peacock panel
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