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
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The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #1
What: I was asked if I would join in wishing a happy birthday to Maggie on Instagram. Her birthday coincides with the first day of Kathy Racoosin’s second Daily Marker 30 Day Colouring Challenge, so some colouring was definitely called for. How: This started off with a bit of masking and quite a lot of… Continue reading The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #1
Card: Elephant footprints
What: Copic-coloured elephant with a homemade footprint stamp. Inspired by: Gerda Steiner’s 72H weekend challenge. How: The elephant digital stamp was printed on Copic-safe Neenah solar white card and coloured with Copic markers. The bottom edge was shaped using a border die. Then I realised that neither of the elephant stamp sets I own have… Continue reading Card: Elephant footprints
Birthday card: Amigos shaker
What: This card started off with the idea of having the amigos hanging their signs out of windows and developed from there. I had a long think about what to use to fill the shaker windows — as the card was still quite masculine at this point, I didn't want to add pretty sequins or… Continue reading Birthday card: Amigos shaker
Doodled Thank you note
What: My brother got me some artist's tile cards and a pack of Gelly Roll pens for my birthday, so what better way to say thank you than to use them — and a few other supplies — to create a thank you note. Supplies: colour: Sakura - Gelly Roll - stardust - meteor set… Continue reading Doodled Thank you note
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
The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #23
What: Day twenty-three of The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge. I wanted to have a go at a Copic piece with a simple background — it's not something I've tried before and a lot more practise will be needed before I'm the slightest bit comfortable doing it. Inspired by: The attempt at a background was… Continue reading The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #23
The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #22
What: Day twenty-two of The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge. While collating ideas for new challenge entries, I saw a couple of Copic-on-vellum creations pass by in my Instagram feed; it's something I've been meaning to try and so that's what I sat down to do this morning. Lesson learned: Overly juicy Copic markers… Continue reading The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #22
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