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
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
Seeing the most-liked cards on Instagram made me think about which cards I would put on my own personal favourites from the last year. This was hard. I could have easily picked more — there are two or three other Christmas cards that are definitely good enough to be on here and several others from earlier in… Continue reading Personal favourites of 2015
It's always interesting to see which cards people like so I joined in with posting my most-liked photos over on Instagram. Cards from earlier in the year do miss out though — I only started posting regularly in March when I joined in with the first Daily Marker 30 Day Colouring Challenge — and the more… Continue reading Most-liked cards of 2015
I created this blog in 2014 as a means of recording the cards I make. I made this blog public in January 2015 once I'd caught up writing up the cards I'd already made. And now I've got a domain name for it. The old WordPress URL still works and will redirect to the new… Continue reading New domain name
There were a few other bits of colouring done during the thirty days but they haven't made it onto cards yet and haven't been blogged. The third Daily Marker 30-day colouring challenge #1 - Autumn leaves with owl The third Daily Marker 30-day colouring challenge #2 - Autumn leaves with foxes The third Daily Marker… Continue reading The third Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge round-up
The first day after the end of the Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge and I am doing no crafting at all. It is just too hot here. Keeping all the blinds and windows closed means it’s only 31.5℃ in my room — around three degrees cooler than outside. I don’t get on with sun… Continue reading No colouring day
The second Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #1 - Zig Clean Colour cat scene The second Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #2 - Copic coloured die cuts The second Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #3 - Sparkle gems The second Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #4 - Copic giraffe The second… Continue reading The second Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge round-up
When I started the first colouring challenge I never expected to still be going at the end, much less to have posted something every day. This time, knowing that I can do the whole thirty days, I feel like it’s inevitable that something will stop me from completing the second challenge. Which is ridiculous, because… Continue reading The second Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge
The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #1 - Copic over stamping The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #2 - Sharpies on Kraft The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #3 - PITT artist pens The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #4 - Copics and stamping The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #5 - Wax pastel crayons… Continue reading The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge round-up
Welcome to my crafty cardmaking blog. It seems a bit weird saying that when there are already fifty-plus posts here, but then I have only just flipped the “public blog” switch. I always planned on making it public — I even wrote an introductory post way back when — it just took me longer than… Continue reading Hello
So I needed a new hobby, something that didn't involve staring at a computer screen. I used to crochet amigurumi, but my hands get too tired too quickly for that to occupy much of my time now. Somewhere along the line I discovered zentangle, which is entertaining, but, again, after a while my hands start… Continue reading Something new to do
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