What: Day seven of the second Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge. My first Christmas cards of the year. How: When I’ve used digital stamps before I’ve always printed them on Neenah solar white cardstock and coloured with Copics, but I wanted to use the Zig real brush pens for these Christmas images and that… Continue reading The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #7
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The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #5
What: Day five of the second Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge. I had an idea for a birthday card for someone that would use one of the birthday blueprint stamps, but I also needed a mini robot and it didn’t arrive in today’s post, so I used the other blueprint stamps to create a… Continue reading The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #5
The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #4
What: Day four of the second Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge. Another stamp set moves from the unused to used pile. I love this cute giraffe... How: I stamped the giraffe and coloured it with Copics. Choosing colours for something I haven’t coloured before is usually a matter of having a search to see… Continue reading The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #4
The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #3
What: Day three of the second Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge and another previously unused stamp set has been inked up. Inspired by: The basic idea came from Kristina Werner’s “Simple Masked Stamping” blog post. How: After deciding on the layout, I masked off the top part of the card, stamped the gems on… Continue reading The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #3
The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #2
What: Day two of the second Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge. I thought I’d do something simpler than the detailed scene I did for day one. I think it needs something else, but I haven’t figured out what yet. Inspired by: This was on my list of techniques to try during the challenge anyway,… Continue reading The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #2
The second Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge
When I started the first colouring challenge I never expected to still be going at the end, much less to have posted something every day. This time, knowing that I can do the whole thirty days, I feel like it’s inevitable that something will stop me from completing the second challenge. Which is ridiculous, because… Continue reading The second Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge
Blank card: Stinkin’ cute
What: A card with a similar layout to this has been in my Pinterest for a while — I really wanted to have another go at the split panel background (I did a simpler version for the wedding card that will be posted here after the wedding next week). It also gave me the opportunity… Continue reading Blank card: Stinkin’ cute
The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge round-up
The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #1 - Copic over stamping The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #2 - Sharpies on Kraft The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #3 - PITT artist pens The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #4 - Copics and stamping The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #5 - Wax pastel crayons… Continue reading The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge round-up
The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #30
What: Day thirty — the last day — of The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge. The motivation behind this card is simple: to say a huge thank you to Kathy Racoosin for organising this challenge; it pushed me to use supplies that had been sitting unused on my shelves and to try things that… Continue reading The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #30
The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #29
What: Day twenty-nine of The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge. I was looking for an excuse to try out the shiny new tin of coloured pencils I got for my birthday and these flowers from Altenew are just perfect for colouring. This is the first time I've made the effort to break out the… Continue reading The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #29
The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #28
What: Day twenty-eight of The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge. Today I revisited Gerda Steiner's sheep and bunny digi stamp. This time I used Copics to create an Easter card for my mum. Supplies: stamps: Lawn Fawn - happy easter digital stamps: Gerda Steiner - sheep and bunny dies: Lawn Fawn - small stitched… Continue reading The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #28
The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #27
What: Day twenty-seven of The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge. I finally gave in and bought the cute zodiac set from Mama Elephant and it arrived this morning. I stamped them all, but was only going to colour a couple of them, well that was the plan. But then you do the face on… Continue reading The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #27
The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #26
What: Day twenty-six of The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge. Another Easter card — luckily I don't need to send many, there's not much time left to get them finished. Inspired by: Kristina Werner's masked flower wreath. Supplies: stamps: Hero arts - flower garden Lawn Fawn - happy easter colour: Avery Elle - pigment… Continue reading The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #26
The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #25
What: Day twenty-five of The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge. A quick one today as it's my birthday and I plan on doing as little as possible. Inspired by: I saw something similar go past in my feeds the other day, though they die-cut masking paper over the card and coloured over that whereas… Continue reading The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #25
The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #24
What: Day twenty-four of The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge. I found a pack of cheap Tesco coloured pencils in my stash (no idea where they came from - and don't say "Tesco") and thought I'd see how well they would work. It was a bit hard work to get a solid layer of… Continue reading The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #24
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