I have been known to participate in "Christmas in July" before, but I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've made a Christmas card in January.
Tag: Copic
Penguin with trees
It turns out that the dragon card for my mum wasn't actually the last Christmas card that I had to make this year, there was one more left to do.
Dragon and Christmas star
The last Christmas card of 2022 is an individual card for my mum. I'd run out of cute rodents so I coloured up this cute dragon with a wooden Christmas star instead.
Blackberry forager
Mice and blackberries are the perfect combination for a birthday card for my mum and I was lucky that two bits of inspiration turned up at just the right time.
Bountiful bouquet
Yes it's another Power Poppy floral card — rudbeckias and berries this time — but at least I changed up the usual pink and purple Copic palette for a more autumnal one, and then finished it off with coloured pencils.
Lollipop bunny
I had run out of bunnies, I wasn't being inspired by the ones I was finding online and I couldn't possibly make anything other than a bunny birthday card, so there was only one thing left to do: design my own.
80th roses and violets
This card was an exercise in finding balance between "it's a big birthday, let's shout it from the rooftops" and my own "age is a meaningless number" aversion to drawing attention to it. I'm happy with the compromise...
Steam duck
This is what happens when I ask for suggestions for a card design: I end up designing a digi stamp from scratch and having to work out how to colour distressed yellow metal, all to create "steam duck".
More than luck
I stretched the timescales in finally getting around to completing this free Copic class, a mere six years after signing up for it. It's always interesting to try a different approach to an established skill.
Easter tulips
I may have run out of bunny digi stamps, but I still have plenty of Power Poppy ones waiting to be coloured. I chose these tulips to make an Easter card for my mum and my aim was to use some softer, more pastel, colours and not immediately reach for the super-saturated vivid reds and… Continue reading Easter tulips
More Magnolia Sunshine
This is the second version of the Mother's Day card I made, and I have to say, this is my favourite of the two. I like the way it fills the card front. I've often had problems coming up with a layout I like when trying to fit a complete flower arrangement on a card:… Continue reading More Magnolia Sunshine
Mother’s Day Magnolia Sunshine
Well, I hadn't planned on taking a two-month break from blogging. And I had, vaguely, planned on catching up with writing up the things I hadn't blogged so I would have some scheduled posts as a buffer when I did start posting again. But here I am, on the 1st of June, typing away about… Continue reading Mother’s Day Magnolia Sunshine
Just coloured: dragon on dandelion seed
Copic markers: dragon - green - YG03, YG17, B34dragon - blue - B97, B95, B93, B32seed - E55, E53, E50, G21sky - B000, B00, B01, B12clouds - W00, W1 Supplies: digital stamps:Lee Holland Art - make a wish dragonpaper and card:Neenah solar white 216gsm This image was coloured in July 2020 and finally given a… Continue reading Just coloured: dragon on dandelion seed
Just coloured: hedgehog
Copic markers: skin - BV20, E21, E00spines - E42, E43, E44, E47background - YG61grass - YG61 (base), YG03, YG63, YG17flowers - RV09, B34, G07 Supplies: digital stamps:Lee Holland Art - hedgehog with ladybirdpaper and card:Neenah Solar White 216gsm This image was coloured in July 2020.
Just coloured: squirrel on path
Copic markers: red/brown - E37, E99, YR27, E97Light brown - E53, E51, E50ear pink - R20 The scene was created using colours from the mini Copic course: Autumn Scenes. Supplies: digital stamps:Lee Holland Art - squirrel with beepaper and card:Neenah solar white 216gsm
Crafty Rat 