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
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
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
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
When I coloured this (and a handful of other images) for the 30 Day Colouring challenge back in August I was quite clear that I was not making Christmas cards, I was just doing some colouring that happened to be wintry in nature. Then, a couple of weeks ago, I sat down and turned them… Continue reading Snowman under the moon
For a change, I actually felt like sitting down and doing some colouring for a card. I had a look through the last lot of Power Poppy digis I bought and narrowed it down to a choice of two: azaleas or magnolia. The azaleas gave me more colour options so they won out this time.… Continue reading Azalea birthday
Series: Wanderlust 2021 #34 I am going to start by saying that I like this. I like the sketchy drawings. I like the way the soft pastel colours blend on the page. And I love that little splotch of pink watercolour on the right-hand side. The starting point for this piece was to create a… Continue reading Wanderlust: pastel flowers
Of course, inspiration is hardest to find when I'm on a deadline. Birthdays at the start of the month are the worst because I don't tend to think about them until the month starts: "oh it's September now, what cards do I have to make, only two but they both need doing in the first… Continue reading Alcohol ink landscape
The vast majority of my colouring is done with Copic markers, I've played with coloured pencils a few times (though I have to be in a particularly patient mood as those take forever to do), and then there are the occasional ones where coloured stamping takes centre stage. Apparently I made no notes whatsoever when… Continue reading Butterfly beauty
I haven't made very many cards at all this year, just ones for close family — the ones I can't avoid doing 🙂 And it's not that I haven't been feeling creative, I've done plenty of mixed media and a bit of relaxing colouring. And I can't even use the excuse of having too many… Continue reading Peony bouquet
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