Still going! Some more Copic colouring, some heat embossing techniques and a shiny experiment on vellum. https://www.instagram.com/p/BZTu6nQgMBh/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BZWdYaGgOUG https://www.instagram.com/p/BZYk07zgt7o/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BZbb2StgcFE/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BZeIvMZAcrh/
Tag: Copic
The Daily Marker challenge 16–20
Another five days colouring and another two stamps sets used, along with a digi stamp that I've had for ages. https://www.instagram.com/p/BZGwgwCgl2w/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BZJqEepAiMa/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BZMC_qPgwWu/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BZOu25LA9ik/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BZRMMxigvuu/
Mouse at the lake
I had decided to be a bit more organised this month and not leave the Gerda Steiner progressive challenge until the last few days, so, with the Autumn Scenes mini Copic class still in mind, I thought I would create a scene with the mouse sitting in front of a window with a hillside full… Continue reading Mouse at the lake
The Daily Marker challenge 11-15
Another five days of colouring. As well as using my Copics again — and even doing another lesson in the Autumn Scenes mini course — I also did my first bit of coloured pencil work in a long time and even got out my Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers. https://www.instagram.com/p/BY6Js3AgEV-/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BY8xVwAAflZ/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BY_Itjng3dS https://www.instagram.com/p/BZBp1bygnl0/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BZEhe2UA2r_/
The Daily Marker challenge 6–10
I managed to do some more colouring each day, making it a third of the way through the challenge. I even made a few complete cards along the way. https://www.instagram.com/p/BYsn1xzg7_A/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BYvlXUhgQ5H/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BYx6gZ6gcuv/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BY07QWdARLA/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BY3rkJ1g0ju/
Teacup bunny
I needed a birthday card for a bunny lover. My other half's sister's birthday is the day after my brother's birthday, so that's two cards that need that extra bit of thought put into them close together. I do have a couple of unused bunny stamps in my stash, but when I saw this bunny… Continue reading Teacup bunny
Autumn sheep
It's time to make a birthday card for my brother again and every year it gets trickier to find suitable images without repeating myself. I had a browse through my collection of digi stamps and came across this happy-grumpy pair of sheep. I wanted to work on the texture for the sheep so I started… Continue reading Autumn sheep
The Daily Marker challenge 1–5
I've been doing some colouring for The Daily Marker 30 Day Colouring Challenge, picking random digi stamps out of the pile... https://www.instagram.com/p/BYgOtGzH5JY/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BYikr1InNrX/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BYlNbsXHBk1/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BYnl5jGnb4d/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BYqB4i4g08C/
Rose and chamomile
I finally had to stop procrastinating and actually get around to making a card for my other half's mum's birthday. I love colouring Power Poppy flowers. There's so much detail in the illustrations that I swear the end result would look gorgeous even if you just coloured it flat with no shading. But, of course,… Continue reading Rose and chamomile
Cake Monster
Why do I always leave making cards for challenges until the end of the month? It's not making the cards that's the problem, it's not even getting the photographs done — I've got that workflow sorted — it's writing up the blog post to go with them. Actually, it's more the "thinking about writing the… Continue reading Cake Monster
Strawberry mouse shaker
We’re heading towards the end of yet another month so it’s time for another challenge card. After last month’s turtle, Gerda Steiner gave us a cute little mouse with a hoard of strawberries to colour. Inspired by the sketch challenge from Seven Hills Crafts, I thought I’d combine the two challenges and make a shaker… Continue reading Strawberry mouse shaker
MST3K: The Creature from the Black Lagoon
It’s my other half’s birthday today, so of course I had to create something special and geeky for him. I returned to a common theme: Mystery Science Theatre 3000. Specifically, this time, the new ones where Gypsy appears as a silhouette on-screen and Tom Servo flies around occasionally rather than being stuck in the seats.… Continue reading MST3K: The Creature from the Black Lagoon
Whisky glass
Birthdays are no respecters of how you're feeling and annoyingly come along even when you have a horrible flu-y cold. And so it was I had to create a masculine card for my neighbour all while reaching for the tissues and breaking into a sweat. Ideal conditions to try something I haven't done before 🙄… Continue reading Whisky glass
Vulcan bomber
I grew up not far from Waddington in Lincolnshire so we regularly had the distinctively shaped Vulcan bombers flying overhead. Our neighbour is a big fan of Vulcans so I was happy to create this card for her birthday. I do love working with stamps and digi stamps, but there is something rather satisfying about… Continue reading Vulcan bomber
Quackers
These ducks are quite ridiculous. But such fun to colour, and those big eyes just begged to have a layer of glossy accents over them. There are only a few feathers on the digi stamp, but I added some extra texture to the body by mimicking those shapes using a slightly darker Copic colour than… Continue reading Quackers
Crafty Rat 