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
After posting the cards made from the Winter Wonderland class images, I realised that I had missed one. When I did the class, I made a second, portrait, version of the scene from the first lesson. I wasn't completely happy with how the centre part of the horizon worked out so I had a hunt… Continue reading Monster snowscape
January was as unproductive as usual — I really need to accept that anything that actually gets done in January is a bonus — though I did manage to do a couple of bits for the Wanderlust 2019 class. February was mostly taken up with doing the Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge, which included making… Continue reading Winter Wonderland cards
One of the problems with trying out a new craft is that you can seriously misjudge how long it will take you to create something. This card is the perfect example of that. I haven't done any embroidery of any sort since I was a child — mum used to do quite a bit so… Continue reading Cross-stitch Christmas
I make nearly all of my cards A6 size (14.8cm × 10.5cm): it's a nice manageable size and is the most efficient use of A4 card. But once in a while, I decide to scale things up a bit. I've made a couple of larger cards already this Christmas for family, and this one for… Continue reading Ridiculous robins
Yet another image from the printed digi stamp pile. I wasn't planning on putting this on a card — I was just doing it for the Daily Marker colouring challenge — but then my other half spotted it, declared it to be the spirit of Christmas and claimed it as perfect for a friend. I… Continue reading The spirit of Christmas
Another one from the digi pile. Even relatively simple designs from Power Poppy have such a lot of gorgeous detail; they are a joy to colour. I kept the colouring simple and added highlights on the berries with a gold gel pen. Glossy accents gives a bit of dimension and a lot of shine. I… Continue reading Holly berries
Just as I always try to find blackberries and cute critters for my mum, so I have to do bunnies for my other half's sister. I'd used all the nice ones in my stash so I had to go hunt for a new source of wabbits and found Lee Holland, illustrator of lots of cute… Continue reading Bouncing bunny
This next batch of cards is 100% inspired by Emma over at Puddleside Musings — I was especially taken by the sunburst design she created in Making Simple Cards from Scraps. I don't have a lot of Christmassy paper scraps, but I do have whole pads of paper which really need using 🙂 Now, I… Continue reading Patterned paper Christmas
One of the nice things about taking part in the Daily Marker colouring challenge is that I get to make my pile of printed digi stamps a bit smaller. Or at least I do on those occasions when I remember to check how many I have before printing a whole load of extras just in… Continue reading Reindeer pair
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