What: Day 3 of the third Daily Marker 30-day colouring challenge. I’ve been meaning to try some monochrome Copic colouring for a while and this snowman seemed like a good image to start with. How: I printed the snowman onto some Neenah solar white, coloured it using just warm greys and toner greys and added… Continue reading Xmas card: Monochrome snowman
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Hello card: Autumn leaves with foxes
What: Day 2 of the third 30-day colouring challenge and I created a variant of yesterday's background and added some sweet foxes. How: I stamped a random collection of leaves in archival black ink. I then wet just the leaves with clear water, sprinkled over some Brusho powder and moved the colour around with a… Continue reading Hello card: Autumn leaves with foxes
Hello card: Autumn leaves with owl
What: It's the start of October and the first day of the third 30-day colouring challenge run by the amazing Kathy Racoosin. Inspired by her Starbucks fall cup card, I created my own autumnal background for this cute little owl. How: I stamped a random selection of leaves in gold ink and clear heat-embossed them.… Continue reading Hello card: Autumn leaves with owl
Just a note card: Flowers and lines
What: My contribution for day 4 of The Daily Marker Pop-up Challenge and I actually managed to complete all four days of the challenge — not on the right days, but still, I did it. Once again I raided my colouring stash to find an image that would work with Kathy’s chosen technique for the… Continue reading Just a note card: Flowers and lines
Blank card: Framed dragon
What: Catching up on day 3 of The Daily Marker Pop-up Challenge and I created a framed background for another piece from my colouring stash. How: I coloured the dragon with Copics some time ago, but hadn’t come up with a suitable card to put it on. It seemed like the perfect piece to use… Continue reading Blank card: Framed dragon
Make a wish card: Snoozing puppy
What: A cute dreaming puppy for Gerda Steiner’s August challenge. How: This card started with a single thought: this snoozing puppy needs a place to curl up and the Avery Elle furry friends set has the perfect cushion for him. But that means creating a mask of a digital stamp and I daren’t risk putting… Continue reading Make a wish card: Snoozing puppy
Smile: Watermelon kid
What: My second entry for Gerda Steiner’s monthly challenge; as she was kind enough to provide two digital stamps this month, it seems only fair to make cards with both of them. How: The digital stamp was printed and coloured with Copic markers. I found a label die that fit it perfectly and die cut… Continue reading Smile: Watermelon kid
The second Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge round-up
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
The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #30
What: Day thirty of the second Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge. A thank you to Kathy Racoosin for running the challenge and somehow finding the time to comment on everyone's pictures. How: The hardest part about making this card was leaving so much white space on it. I made a card base from Neenah… Continue reading The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #30
The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #29
What: Day twenty-nine of the second Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge. Back to my Copic markers and a cutie from Some Odd Girl. How: Another pretty straightforward card. I stamped the image and coloured it with Copic markers. Then I fussy cut a paper mask and masked off the girl and flower while I… Continue reading The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #29
The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #28
What: Day twenty-eight of the second Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge. I have had such positive feedback since I started using Instagram earlier this year and I wanted to say thank you to everyone has liked and commented on my posts there. How: I stamped three of the large flowers off the edge of… Continue reading The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #28
The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #27
What: Day twenty-seven of the second Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge. I stepped away from the Copics and watercolours today and made a card with some alcohol ink instead. Inspired by: The starting point for my design thoughts was a split panel watercolour card. How: The marbled panel was created by first adding drops… Continue reading The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #27
The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #26
What: Day twenty-six of the second Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge. A birthday card for a cat-owning friend and one of my favourite cards. How: The first thing I did was stamp each of the cat stamps on masking paper and fussy cut them out. The background panel was built up from the bottom… Continue reading The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #26
The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #25
What: Day twenty-five of the second Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge. A watercolour rainbow over sparkly embossing powder. Inspired by: Laura Bassen made a colourful grid card a few weeks ago — it stuck in my mind and I just had to have a go at my own version. How: I stamped the lattice… Continue reading The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #25
The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #24
What: Day twenty-four of the second Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge. Some simple pencil-coloured flowers today. How: I stamped the flowers and sentiment in black on kraft and coloured them with pencil. For a finishing touch I outlined the flowers and leaves with white gel pen dots and added some along the baseline. Lessons… Continue reading The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #24
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