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Invaluable sites

September 22, 2018September 20, 2018 Sarah

So, out of all of the vast array of websites out there, which do I find the most useful in my crafty endeavours? That was the question that got my attention as I was deciding what to write about for this week's entry into the GESSO: Primed Creatives blogging challenge. And my answer? SHOPS!!!!! art shops...… Continue reading Invaluable sites

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The storage problem

August 25, 2018August 24, 2018 Sarah

One of the reasons I chose to start making cards was that they are small and easy to store. Okay, that's maybe overstating it a bit, but storage space definitely is something that has to be taken into consideration when planning any project. There is a part of me that would love to try something… Continue reading The storage problem

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Creating away

August 18, 2018August 16, 2018 Sarah

I don't really do holidays. When you grow up on a small farm, you really don't get into the habit of going away regularly. And these days, it's not so easy finding someone to look after the ratties. And, to be honest, we're both homebodies... So going away isn't something that happens often, about the… Continue reading Creating away

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Influences and inspiration

August 11, 2018August 10, 2018 Sarah

I am fickle. Much as I experiment with different mediums and styles, so do I accumulate inspiration. Influences come and go, all leaving a bit of themselves behind when my eye gets caught by the next thing. As a teenager my biggest artistic influence was probably Roger Dean and while I still appreciate the artistry, that's… Continue reading Influences and inspiration

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My craft room

August 4, 2018August 3, 2018 Sarah

My room is not large. It's about 3.0m by 2.6m (or slightly smaller than 10ft by 8½ft). When we first moved here I was using it as a computer/reading room and — with a desk, filing cabinet, comfy chair, side table and some shelves — it was quite cosy and relaxing. Then I started crafting...… Continue reading My craft room

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GESSO: Primed Creatives blogging challenge

August 1, 2018August 3, 2018 Sarah

Back at the end of May this year I saw an announcement for a new creative community targeted at arty, creative types who blog. And I must have had my brave trousers on that day because I filled in the form and applied to join. I know that doesn't sound like a particularly brave thing… Continue reading GESSO: Primed Creatives blogging challenge

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Introducing…

July 1, 2018July 30, 2018 Sarah

A couple of weeks ago it was suggested, in another place, that people might like to put together a blog post introducing themselves or their art. Well, my creations are all on this blog, so I'd better tell you something about me. The fact that I am writing this on the last day of the… Continue reading Introducing…

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“You could sell those”

May 4, 2018May 4, 2018 Sarah

First, it was the handmade cards, now it's the mixed media panels and altered art. People insist on telling me that I could sell the things I make. I know it's meant as a compliment — they're just saying they think the things I make are good enough that people would pay for them —… Continue reading “You could sell those”

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Sneak peek

February 22, 2018 Sarah

It's been quiet here on the blog this last week, but I have been busy making cards. I just can't show you them yet. March is quite a busy time for card making: two Mother's Day cards, two birthdays, two or three Easter cards depending on how inspired I am. And then this year there's… Continue reading Sneak peek

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All caught up

April 28, 2017 Sarah

Miracles do happen. I have just scheduled the last of my catch-up card blog posts. Yes, it’s true! I have finally written up all the cards I’ve made, every single one that had been sitting on my desk just waiting to be put up on the blog. All the cards I made during the Daily… Continue reading All caught up

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How to colour like me

November 5, 2016 Sarah

Every now and again I’ll see someone saying that they wish they could colour like someone else. There were even a couple of people said similar things to me in the comments on my Daily Marker blog hop post the other day. I’ve said it myself enough times; looked at other people’s art and despaired at… Continue reading How to colour like me

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Wow!

November 3, 2016 Sarah

Obviously I knew that taking part in the Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge blog hop yesterday would mean that people would actually be visiting my blog — I originally started it just so I could keep track of the cards I was making — but I really wasn’t prepared for the number of comments…… Continue reading Wow!

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Get your markers ready…

October 7, 2016 Sarah

The Daily Marker 30 Day Colouring Challenge is back. Or at least it will be soon. Kathy Racoosin has just announced that the next challenge starts on November 1st and continues for the whole of the month, which is conveniently thirty days long making it near impossible to lose track of how far through the challenge… Continue reading Get your markers ready…

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The Daily Marker 30 Day Colouring Challenge

June 30, 2016August 22, 2016 Sarah

Only a few days to go until The Daily Marker 30 Day Colouring Challenge starts on July 5th — what on earth happened to June and is there any chance we might get a hint of summer in July? This will be the fifth time the amazing Kathy Racoosin has hosted the challenge; how she… Continue reading The Daily Marker 30 Day Colouring Challenge

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Bad blogger

May 19, 2016 Sarah

So. I have, for one reason or another, been a rubbish blogger this year. I created this blog so that I would have a record of the cards I make and I just haven’t managed to do that over the last few months; I’ve got a few cards fully written up and posted, but there’s… Continue reading Bad blogger

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Hi, my name is Sarah and I live in London, UK with my very techy other half. When I’ve got the energy, my days are spent getting crafty and trying to remember to blog about it.

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