This is the third encaustic landscape I have made. The first one; I made that one for myself to try out my new iron and waxes (why start with the basics when you can try to create a finished piece first time). The second one; I made that for my brother's birthday and decided then… Continue reading Encaustic landscape III
Before I created the alcohol ink landscape I used for my brother's birthday card, I had a number of practice attempts... I was following the basic instructions in Alcohol Ink Dreamscaping, working out what I liked and didn't. I'm not so keen on spritzing alcohol (that seems even less predictable than laying down the inks… Continue reading Alcohol ink landscapes
Copic markers: dark green - BG93, BG96, BG99light green - YG61, YG93eyes/teeth - C00, C2 Polychromos pencils: dark green - 157 dark indigolight green - 278 chrome oxide green, 173 olive green yellowishhighlights - 103 ivory Other colouring: Staedtler Triplus fineliners Supplies: digital stamps:Some Odd Girl - t-rexpaper and card:Neenah Solar White 216gsm This image… Continue reading Just coloured: T-rex
Yes, it's another Power Poppy digi stamp — I love the quirky arrangement of the baubles and it's something a little different. I wasn't really thinking about the layout of a card when I coloured this (I was not making Christmas cards, I was just doing some relaxing colouring) so I had to do a… Continue reading Forest finds baubles
I showed you the final results from taking Judy Woods free stARTs class last week, and I thought it might be interesting to see how one of the paintings developed from start to finish. The class was very much an exercise in letting go and trusting in the process; we only knew what that day's… Continue reading Woodland abstracts – oak
tunnel Another quick play, this time with alcohol inks. It was inspired by a blog post from Kim Cook over at Thirteen Chairs. tunnel - detail This was also a good opportunity to try out the alcohol inks I got in the July ScrawlrBox subscription. All of my current alcohol inks are Ranger Adirondack ones,… Continue reading Quick play: alcohol ink circles
Not everything has to be a detailed image requiring half my markers, sometimes it's nice to just colour a simple flower. I used a stamp positioner to add the embossing powder after colouring the stamp, a technique described in more detail for this feather card. Copic markers: rose - RV32, RV34, R46 Supplies: stamps:Simply Cards… Continue reading Just coloured: pink rose
Today is one of those days where I keep staring at the text editor and try to come up with another way of describing my card-making process, al the while my brain is sitting there resolutely refusing to come up with any relevant words. So, as this blog post is supposed to go up tomorrow… Continue reading Violet bow
Oak leaves I don't do people in my art, and while I love animals I am not drawn to representing them either, still life rarely moves me. Instead I tend to focus on nature and landscape, details, and, more recently, abstracts. But it's hard to know where to start with an abstract sometimes and harder… Continue reading Woodland abstracts
When the Pinterest new ideas email drops in my inbox, there's often something that catches my eye and I'll just make a note of it. I try to remember to use Raindrop.io to keep track of things I might want to revisit — you can see some of my bookmarks here. Every now and then… Continue reading Quick play: tar gel and Brusho
Copic markers: yellow - Y15, Y19, Y38, YR02black fur - W4, W6, W8arms/feet - W6, W8, W10wings - BG0000, BG000, BG10flower - BG53, BG15, BG49flower stem - YG01, YG03shadow/ground - W0, W2, W4 Other colouring: Staedtler Triplus finelinersGelly Roll whiteGelly Roll Glaze clearGelly Roll metallic greenGelly Roll Stardust meteor copper Supplies: digital stamps:Skogstokiga - beepaper… Continue reading Just coloured: bumblebee
Well, I thought I'd bought this digital stamp the year before last, but apparently it was four years ago! Where does the time go...? Anyway, this was the first time I've coloured it — I love the ornaments, but I was having problems figuring out how to make them work on a card. Then I… Continue reading Acorn ornaments
Series: Wanderlust 2021 #36 Another piece inspired by Kate Crane, this year's Wanderlust guest host. I do enjoy her way of building up backgrounds with layers of brushed paint and mark-making. The vast majority of the Wanderlust teachers work on double-page spreads in their art journals; I prefer to work on single pages and so… Continue reading Wanderlust: home on a hill
Copic markers: skin - E000, E00, E11, E13, BV01lips - R56, R85nails - R85hair - YR14, YR18, E09, E18dress - V15, V17, V09dress, inside - C6, C8, V17tail - C6, C8, V17, V09tail heart - C6, C8, C10, V17trident - E23, E25, E27, C6, C4, YG09, G07, G46 Supplies: digital stamps:Some Odd Girl - devil… Continue reading Just coloured: devil Dakota
And finally — at least until I buy some more art — a few pieces for which I have lost the artist's details. nail mushroom Inspired by the Swedish saying "koka soppa på en spik" — literally "to cook soup on a nail" or to achieve something, often in times of hardship, with minimal means.… Continue reading OPA: odds and ends
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