My go-to provider of floral digi stamps is Power Poppy, who make the most gorgeous floral arrangements, but every now and again it's nice to colour something simpler that I can add a few tweaks to. Unfortunately, I discovered Wee Stamps just after she (hopefully temporarily) closed her digi stamp store, so I have to… Continue reading Mother’s Day flowers
This was another of those digi stamps that had been sat on the side for ages, waiting to be coloured. I did need a wedding card, but it would have been tricky to turn these bunnies into something in keeping with that particular Harry Potter themed event. So I decided that it should be a… Continue reading Wedding bunnies
I finally came up with a design for the wedding card! I had been pondering ideas ever since we were told that my other half’s niece was having a Harry Potter themed wedding. Should I go the mixed media route and create a bouquet around a wand, should I do a card with patronuses, or… Continue reading Harry Potter wedding
A new member of the extended family was imminent, so a card had to be made. And I thought this cute little elephant floating away with his balloons would do the job nicely. A quick check back on Facebook confirmed my vague memory that it was going to be a boy, so I took out… Continue reading Elephant and balloons
Every month the IG Crafty Crew sets one easy and one hard just-for-fun challenge over on Instagram. I normally forget to join in, but I had no excuse for February as I was already doing the 30-day colouring challenge and this month's easy challenge was to use the Copic colour of the month — ultraviolet.… Continue reading White tiger
Valentine's Day. We don't make a big deal about it but, as a cardmaker, I could hardly miss the opportunity to make a card for my other half. I spotted this digi the other day while browsing through The Paper Shelter's large catalogue of images (so many lovely digis; I restrained myself and only… Continue reading Barber shop Valentine
Another month, another challenge image from Gerda Steiner. And, thanks to the Daily Marker challenge, I have actually completed my entry in the first half of the month for a change. This time we had a cute pair of bunnies to work with. I always like to take the "challenge" idea to heart and actually… Continue reading Spring bunnies
My eldest nephew has just turned twenty-one (!). So I had to make a card. A masculine card. While terminally uninspired... I was just going to keep it super simple: fussy cut numbers from something shiny and then do some paper layering. Then my other half said that he could 3D print some numbers for… Continue reading 3D printed 21st birthday
Another month, another cute image from Gerda Steiner to colour. This time it's a panda sitting atop a pile of hearts, just in time for Valentine's Day. To avoid them all merging together into one big red pile, I used three different pinky-red blends for the hearts. I also added a bit of sparkle and… Continue reading Panda in love
The obvious thing would have been to make a Valentine card with this bunny and its big heart, but it didn't really feel like the sort of image I'd use for a card for my other half (see this year's Deadpool Valentine). So I decided to leave it without a sentiment because my card stash… Continue reading Love you sew much bunny
And this is the last of my festive creations for this year. I hope that everyone has had a pleasant Christmas and I promise I will catch up with everyone's blogs and comments — December has had more than its fair share of stresses this year, so I've been truly grateful for this few peaceful… Continue reading Stripy gift card
I have had this digi stamp sitting on my hard drive for a while now, just waiting for the right time to be used. And this Christmas was that time. A friend of ours builds robots as a hobby and I just had to turn this one into a Christmas robot for him. The original… Continue reading Christmas robot
The annual hunt for small furry Christmassy critters to go on a card for my mum. I'd narrowed it down to a handful of options, but ultimately this one won out because of the mouse butt. I love that little furry mouse butt 🙂 I decided to keep the design simple and just find a… Continue reading Mice and presents
When I got this stamp, I did think that I would end up making more card variations with it — the stained glass style does lend itself to lots of different mediums and experiments — but then I didn’t actually need any more! By some miracle, I managed to make more cards than I ended… Continue reading Stained glass robins
By the time I had got Birka's address and then found the time to focus and actually write in the card I made for her, it was an embarrassingly long time after her birthday. In fact, it was getting dangerously close to Christmas. So my brain helpfully popped up and suggested that, in that case,… Continue reading Pink gnomes
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