When I printed out the digis for the mouse and bunny, I did a few extra at the same sort of size. I haven't done much Copic colouring recently and these are all nice simple images that can be coloured without too much effort. I kept the card design similar to the previous cards, but… Continue reading Critters & snowflakes
A mouse for my mum and a bunny for my other half's sister. Some things never change. Copic colouring, fussy cutting, die-cuts and glitter are also a Christmas staple. I was originally going to leave a white border around the edge of the images — apart from any aesthetic choices, that tail is quite tricky… Continue reading Critters on snow
I finally made a start on the City Sidewalks class at the start of October, though I didn't manage to make it past the first lesson. It's a good job these courses have lifetime access! Rather than leave it lonely on the side waiting for me to do the other four lessons, I decided to… Continue reading City sidewalks #1
These robins definitely took the longest to make. From somewhere, not sure where, I had got it into my mind that I wanted to try doing a proper lino cut. I've made simple stamps in the past, but haven't tried using lino probably since I was in school. The robin turned out nicely, but needed… Continue reading Printed robins
These are probably my favourite cards this year. I love the variation you get from layering the strokes of different greens. Where Kristina Werner kept her Easy DIY Tree super simple, I decided to add some sparkle. I heat-embossed a pot and painted it gold, and then added a glittery die-cut star to the top.… Continue reading Watercolour tree
I'd say these were just inspired by the simple squares cards made by Veerle Moreels of A Colored Mind, but I honestly couldn't improve on her design. I did use different sentiments and added some matching splatters but apart from that... Supplies: stamps: Visible Image - Christmas chaos Visible Image - peace love and hope… Continue reading Watercolour squares
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
Series: The Daily Marker Art Card #29 There was so much bright colour in the last card that I just had to calm it down for this one. I wanted to go monochrome but I'd already done the raccoon in greys, so I went for a more sepia tone instead. And I love how it… Continue reading Sepia star
Series: The Daily Marker Art Card #28 I thought I had coloured this digi stamp before, but I must have been thinking of another Power Poppy bouquet with a butterfly... I had to go for a super tight crop on this one; I had printed it out larger than usual and there were at least… Continue reading Butterfly daydreams
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