I have to take a break from my Copic markers every now and again ā just for a bit of variety ā and I do enjoy playing with the Zig real brush markers, even if I do need way more practise with them. When I pulled the digi print from the stack Iād prepared for… Continue reading Christmas: Duck with presents
I love this gorgeous digi stamp from Polkadoodles; with the cute fox, the fur and the fabric, it provided the perfect opportunity to practise adding texture in my Copic colouring. I wasnāt sure what to do with the background at first, but then I started adding dotsā¦ and more dotsā¦ and different coloured dotsā¦ Challenges:… Continue reading Christmas: Octavia with fox
Not exactly a batch of cards ā at least not in the sense of having identical designs ā but they were made at the same time and with the intention of focussing more on creating with embellishments than with stamping or colouring. I've been meaning to make a card with buttons ever since I got… Continue reading Christmas: Small squares
Another small batch of cards made to fill out the Christmas cards stash; this time a more graphic style in red, grey, black and white. Once again I used the MISTI to make the stamping easier,Ā and for a change, I even stamped the inside of the cards. Supplies: stamps: Create A Smile - snowflake whispers… Continue reading Christmas: Snowflakes on red and grey
Happy Christmas! This is pretty much the nearest I get to clean and simple card design: a single digital image and sentiment, coloured with Copic markers, on a white panel bordered with matte gold tape. Luckily these are such sweet images that they donāt need anything more. Supplies: digital stamps: Digistamp Boutique - cute nativity… Continue reading Christmas: Cute nativity
In an attempt (surprisingly successful this year) to avoid panic-making cards just before Christmas, I usually create a couple of small batches of cards; this was my first for this year. I keep the batches small and swap out the colours so that none of the cards created are identical. How: I cut some white… Continue reading Christmas: Snowflakes and tag
A friend of ours really doesnāt do Christmas, but I hate to leave him off the Christmas card list. This year I was inspired to make him a solstice card instead, as celebrating the passing of the shortest day of the year is far more appropriate. Supplies: stamps: Create A Smile - snowflake whispers Lawn… Continue reading Solstice card
This card was created on 28th November; day 28 of The Daily Marker 30 Day Colouring Challenge. When I saw this stamp being used by a couple of other crafters, I knew I was going to have to get one for myself to make a Christmas card for my brother ā he had a VW… Continue reading Christmas bug
I canāt decide whether I am going to finish decorating this card or notā¦ I made it as an experiment prompted by the latest challenge from The East Wind; I could have got my trusty Copic markers out, but I wanted to do something completely different as a break from all the Christmas card stamping… Continue reading Meowy Christmas
These cards were created on 17th November; day 17 of The Daily Marker 30 Day Colouring Challenge. Yes, even more yetisā¦ The last ones for the moment, but I canāt promise I wonāt be using them again š These were inspired by my other half suggesting that I should have a yeti peeking from behind… Continue reading Christmas: Peeking yetis
These cards were created on 11th November; day 11 of The Daily Marker 30 Day Colouring Challenge. Yes, more yetisā¦ They are a nice, fairly simple, shape which lent itself well to being used for testing a bunch of different ways of adding texture and sparkle, and it would be a shame to waste those… Continue reading Christmas: Yetis with trees
This card was created on 29th November; day 29 of The Daily Marker 30 Day Colouring Challenge. One family member has a liking for bunnies so I have been keeping my eye out for one to put on a Christmas card for her. This from Stamping Bella caught my eye; itās not sold as a… Continue reading Christmas: Wobble bunny
These cards were created on 19th November; day 19 of The Daily Marker 30 Day Colouring Challenge. Another couple of quick cards for the Christmas card stash made with the large sentiments; this time I paired them with a cute little poinsettia die set. How: I stamped the sentiments and coloured in the letters using… Continue reading Christmas: Sentiment with poinsettia
These cards were made on 10th November; day 10 of The Daily Marker 30 Day Colouring Challenge. The yetis were coloured earlier in the challenge. I told you I love these yetisā¦ and these are not the last youāll see this month. I did try to do something a bit different with each pair though;… Continue reading Christmas: Yetis in a circle
These cards were created on 20th November; day 20 of The Daily Marker 30 Day Colouring Challenge. I picked up this greetings stamp set so I would have some decent-sized sentiments that would work to create any last minute cards that are needed (there are always at least a couple). I made a couple of… Continue reading Christmas: Sentiment with resist background
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