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Month: December 2019

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Snowflakes on watercolour

December 24, 2019December 30, 2019 Crafty Rat

I was going to stop with the Christmas card making after finishing off the critters and snowflakes — I have plenty of spares from previous years so there was no danger of running out — but this post from Teela over at Every Tuesday caught my eye and I decided that one more quick card-making… Continue reading Snowflakes on watercolour

Tagged Christmas card, snowflakes, watercolour markers1 Comment
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Critters & snowflakes

December 23, 2019December 25, 2019 Crafty Rat

When I printed out the digis for the mouse and bunny, I did a few extra at the same sort of size. I haven't done much Copic colouring recently and these are all nice simple images that can be coloured without too much effort. I kept the card design similar to the previous cards, but… Continue reading Critters & snowflakes

Tagged Christmas card, colouring, Copic, critter, die-cutting2 Comments
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Critters on snow

December 23, 2019December 25, 2019 Crafty Rat

A mouse for my mum and a bunny for my other half's sister. Some things never change. Copic colouring, fussy cutting, die-cuts and glitter are also a Christmas staple. I was originally going to leave a white border around the edge of the images — apart from any aesthetic choices, that tail is quite tricky… Continue reading Critters on snow

Tagged Christmas card, colouring, Copic1 Comment
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City sidewalks #1

December 22, 2019December 25, 2019 Crafty Rat

I finally made a start on the City Sidewalks class at the start of October, though I didn't manage to make it past the first lesson. It's a good job these courses have lifetime access! Rather than leave it lonely on the side waiting for me to do the other four lessons, I decided to… Continue reading City sidewalks #1

Tagged Art-Classes, Christmas card, colouring, Copic2 Comments
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Printed robins

December 22, 2019December 25, 2019 Crafty Rat

These robins definitely took the longest to make. From somewhere, not sure where, I had got it into my mind that I wanted to try doing a proper lino cut. I've made simple stamps in the past, but haven't tried using lino probably since I was in school. The robin turned out nicely, but needed… Continue reading Printed robins

Tagged bird, Christmas card, lino cut2 Comments
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Watercolour tree

December 21, 2019December 24, 2019 Crafty Rat

These are probably my favourite cards this year. I love the variation you get from layering the strokes of different greens. Where Kristina Werner kept her Easy DIY Tree super simple, I decided to add some sparkle. I heat-embossed a pot and painted it gold, and then added a glittery die-cut star to the top.… Continue reading Watercolour tree

Tagged Christmas card, tree, watercolour2 Comments
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Watercolour squares

December 21, 2019December 24, 2019 Crafty Rat

I'd say these were just inspired by the simple squares cards made by Veerle Moreels of A Colored Mind, but I honestly couldn't improve on her design. I did use different sentiments and added some matching splatters but apart from that... Supplies: stamps: Visible Image - Christmas chaos Visible Image - peace love and hope… Continue reading Watercolour squares

Tagged Christmas card, watercolour2 Comments
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Outline trees

December 20, 2019December 24, 2019 Crafty Rat

The first of my cards using my latest acquisition of Christmas stamps from Visible Image. I was originally going to use the background panels on their own, but the colours I picked for the ink and embossing powder layers didn't work as nicely as I'd hoped, so I used them as the base for the… Continue reading Outline trees

Tagged Christmas card, stamping1 Comment
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Farmyard Christmas

December 19, 2019December 23, 2019 Crafty Rat

Way back in June 2016 I made two Copic farmyard cards and they have been sitting in my stash ever since. When I went to visit my mum last month I asked her if she would be interested in them because I thought one of my uncles might find them amusing; she said yes, but… Continue reading Farmyard Christmas

Tagged Christmas card, colouring, Copic, critter2 Comments
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Embossed Christmas tree

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019 Crafty Rat

I don't think I've ever felt less Christmassy. Really not helped by catching this horrible cold that has been going around and then, just as I thought I might be on the mend after two weeks, getting a 24-hour stomach bug that wiped me out for another week and then, just as I'm starting to… Continue reading Embossed Christmas tree

Tagged Christmas card, colouring, embossing1 Comment

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Hi, my name is Sarah and I live in London, UK with my very techy other half and our pet rats. When I’m not looking after them, my days are spent getting crafty and trying to remember to blog about it.

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