The first of my cards using my latest acquisition of Christmas stamps from Visible Image. I was originally going to use the background panels on their own, but the colours I picked for the ink and embossing powder layers didn't work as nicely as I'd hoped, so I used them as the base for the… Continue reading Outline trees
Way back in June 2016 I made two Copic farmyard cards and they have been sitting in my stash ever since. When I went to visit my mum last month I asked her if she would be interested in them because I thought one of my uncles might find them amusing; she said yes, but… Continue reading Farmyard Christmas
I don't think I've ever felt less Christmassy. Really not helped by catching this horrible cold that has been going around and then, just as I thought I might be on the mend after two weeks, getting a 24-hour stomach bug that wiped me out for another week and then, just as I'm starting to… Continue reading Embossed Christmas tree
By the time we got to the middle of October, I was starting to worry that I was running out of time to come up with an idea for my mum's birthday card. I've used all my blackberry images and didn't want to repeat myself unless I absolutely had to — the same goes for… Continue reading Vintage mouse on leaves
Series: Little House Portraits #001 Anyone who has followed this blog for any length of time will be well aware of my enjoyment of trying different things... different crafts, different mediums, different styles. I love my Copic markers and will always come back to them, but I would be bored senseless if they were my… Continue reading Little house: Rookery Lane
Series: The Daily Marker Art Card #30 And finally, we reach the last of the art cards I coloured for the last Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge. Probably just in time for the next one to start. It's really satisfying ending up with a neat stack of finished artworks about the size of a… Continue reading Bunnies with heart
The guest instructor for week three of the Wanderlust "inspired by another artist" theme was Tanyalee Kahler (website, Instagram). A severe lack of energy means that I have done very little creative work over the last couple of months; if it didn't have to be done (like the two birthday cards), then it didn't get done.… Continue reading Delaunay-Holdsworth
