What: This card started off with the idea of having the amigos hanging their signs out of windows and developed from there. I had a long think about what to use to fill the shaker windows — as the card was still quite masculine at this point, I didn't want to add pretty sequins or… Continue reading Birthday card: Amigos shaker
Category: greeting cards
Just a note: Lavender
What: This started out as just a quick doodle, but I thought it would make a nice simple card. How: I drew the lavender on piece of Neenah solar white, cut and scored it as a top-folding card, added the sentiment on a die-cut tag and mounted it at the base of the lavender with… Continue reading Just a note: Lavender
Birthday card: Simple stencilling
What: A simple one-layer card that finally gets me using my stencils. How: I stamped and embossed the sentiment and then positioned the stencil over it. I picked three colours and carefully inked areas of the stencil, masking with scrap paper as needed. I originally left some white space around the sentiment, but then I… Continue reading Birthday card: Simple stencilling
Birthday card: Ink swipe
What: A simple one-layer card with a big, bold sentiment. Inspired by: Many moons ago I saw a card which used some simple ink swipes as its basis, but unfortunately it's not one that has survived in either my local inspiration folder or on my Pinterest "interesting cards" board. How: So simple. Choose three inks,… Continue reading Birthday card: Ink swipe
Celebrate: Bokeh watercolour
What: Another watercolour experiment. This time I had a play with stamping white circles over it — I hesitate to call it a bokeh effect as that has a very specific meaning in photography (and I know some photographers who doubtless wouldn't be impressed with the term being appropriated like this), but that is what… Continue reading Celebrate: Bokeh watercolour
Hello card: Spattered watercolour
What: I always have terrible problems with watercolour paper curling up so I bought a couple of pads of different weights to experiment with. How: This is a relatively lightweight paper — 190gsm/90lb — so I stretched it on a board first. I started off with plenty of water, a couple of colours of watercolour… Continue reading Hello card: Spattered watercolour
Smile: Masked flowers
What: I love stencils, but I don't get round to using them very often so I made a point of creating a card with a stencilled background. The clear-embossed top layer on the flowers doesn't show up very well in the photo, but it looks lovely and shiny in real life. I ended up masking… Continue reading Smile: Masked flowers
Birthday card: Copic camping
What: The always tricky problem of creating cards for men - luckily I managed to find a cute digi stamp that works just perfectly for my other half's dad, who runs a scout group. Supplies: digi stamps: Lilyboo Designs - let's go camping colour: Distress - ink pad - mowed lawn (for edging the card)… Continue reading Birthday card: Copic camping
The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #30
What: Day thirty — the last day — of The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge. The motivation behind this card is simple: to say a huge thank you to Kathy Racoosin for organising this challenge; it pushed me to use supplies that had been sitting unused on my shelves and to try things that… Continue reading The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #30
The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #29
What: Day twenty-nine of The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge. I was looking for an excuse to try out the shiny new tin of coloured pencils I got for my birthday and these flowers from Altenew are just perfect for colouring. This is the first time I've made the effort to break out the… Continue reading The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #29
The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #28
What: Day twenty-eight of The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge. Today I revisited Gerda Steiner's sheep and bunny digi stamp. This time I used Copics to create an Easter card for my mum. Supplies: stamps: Lawn Fawn - happy easter digital stamps: Gerda Steiner - sheep and bunny dies: Lawn Fawn - small stitched… Continue reading The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #28
Birthday card: Monsters
What: A birthday card for my nephew. Supplies: stamps: Lawn Fawn - monster mash Hero Arts - it's your day Uniko Studio - classic numbers dies: Waltzingmouse Stamps - gift card it colour: Colour Bloom - spray mist - gold foil Judikins - embossing powder - black detail Copic markers: Monster 1 - R24, R27,… Continue reading Birthday card: Monsters
The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #26
What: Day twenty-six of The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge. Another Easter card — luckily I don't need to send many, there's not much time left to get them finished. Inspired by: Kristina Werner's masked flower wreath. Supplies: stamps: Hero arts - flower garden Lawn Fawn - happy easter colour: Avery Elle - pigment… Continue reading The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #26
The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #25
What: Day twenty-five of The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge. A quick one today as it's my birthday and I plan on doing as little as possible. Inspired by: I saw something similar go past in my feeds the other day, though they die-cut masking paper over the card and coloured over that whereas… Continue reading The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #25
The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #22
What: Day twenty-two of The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge. While collating ideas for new challenge entries, I saw a couple of Copic-on-vellum creations pass by in my Instagram feed; it's something I've been meaning to try and so that's what I sat down to do this morning. Lesson learned: Overly juicy Copic markers… Continue reading The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #22
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