Another catch-up post; this card was originally made on February 4th. This was a quick card for my nephew. He's at that awkward age — nineteen — where his dad is no use whatsoever when asked what his interests are (other than "girls" and that's really not the sort of card he'd want to receive from his… Continue reading Birthday: Simple masculine
Later in the month I'll be taking Sandy Allnock's Copic Jumpstart class; I am comfortable doing what I do with Copics and I like the results I get, but I know there is so much more to learn. As a bonus for signing up early Sandy created this cute "squirrel with a marker" digi stamp… Continue reading Birthday: Squirrel!
Time caught up with me and I realised that I needed to get a card made for an old friend who now lives abroad. My main aim was to make something pretty and I took my inspiration from one of the cards from the first day of the Clear and Sheer class. How: I had… Continue reading Birthday: Vellum butterflies
Another technique learned in the Clear and Sheer class: using Copic markers to create a watercolour-like effect on heat-embossed acetate. This gives a really pretty effect and makes a nice alternative to colouring on cardstock. How: I started by preparing the acetate for heat embossing. Acetate is a remarkably static-y thing and you will end… Continue reading Birthday: Copic on acetate
Day 2 of the Clear and Sheer class and we started by making a card with a coloured vellum front. Theoretically the vellum I have is at least as heavyweight as the ones they use in the class — and it does do the job — but I would like it to be a little… Continue reading Birthday: Coloured vellum
Time for another masculine card; this one for my other half’s dad. Luckily he, my other half that is, even came up with an idea for it, though it was definitely outside of my comfort zone. How: First find your inspiration. After trawling through Google images for pictures of Port Talbot and finding a couple… Continue reading Birthday: Port Talbot docks
How quickly time flies; a year has already passed since I was making a welcome card for baby Amelia. Of course, I forgot to put her birthday on my cards to-do list so I didn't get a reminder to start making this card — I normally give myself plenty of time to come up with card… Continue reading 1st birthday: Pink and sparkly
When I know that the person I'm making a card for will really appreciate the effort that goes into making it, I do tend to push myself to try something different. And that's what happened with this card. How: The card base was cut to size and the front was die cut on a curve. A… Continue reading Birthday: Purple flowers and texture paste
So my mum called asking me if I could make her a birthday card for her brother, but she had absolutely no suggestions for the design 🤔 It's tricky enough making cards for men, but when you have no starting point to work from... Anyway, this is what I came up with… How: The bird… Continue reading Birthday: Bird crazy
What: It’s that time of year when I have to get working on a birthday card for my mum. I found the gorgeous blackberry (well, raspberry, but close enough) digital stamp a while ago and had thought of using My Favourite Things’ Harvest Mouse stamps for the mouse; unfortunately it’s been out of stock and… Continue reading Birthday card: Copic blackberries
What: Time to come up with an idea for a card for my brother’s birthday. How: I started out by looking for a motorbike digital stamp to use as the basis for the card, but couldn’t find one that was neither too realistic nor too cutesy; however I did find some images of Snoopy on… Continue reading Birthday card: Snoopy on a bike
What: When I made a new baby card with this bunny my other half’s mum said she wanted one, so this is for her birthday. How: I started by stamping the bunny in Memento ink, colouring it with Copic markers and fussy cutting it out. To add some texture, I moistened a bit of microfibre… Continue reading Birthday card: Bunny in a field
What: When I heard that the theme of Kathy Racoosin’s pop-up challenge was going to be “lines”, my brain started ticking over. One of my current aims is to use some of the pieces I have in my stash; both painted backgrounds and images I’ve created for previous colouring challenges. I coloured a full set… Continue reading Birthday card: Pisces
What: A birthday card for a male friend, hence the lack of sequins 🙂 How: I die-cut a piece of Copic-friendly card using a stitched square die and stamped the fox and raccoon in Memento ink. After I finished the colouring I gave the clouds a very light spritz with colourless blender to soften the… Continue reading Birthday card: fox and raccoon
What: A card made to celebrate Create A Smile’s first birthday. How: A lot of fussy cutting and arranging of masks to finalise the layout of the flowers, followed by much stamping and masking on watercolour paper. The flowers and cup were coloured with Inktense pencils blended with Wink of Stella. I went over the… Continue reading Birthday card: Create a Smile
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