This card was created on February 26th; ready for the time of year when the floral stamp sets come into their own… Mother’s Day. I made this one for my other half's mum. Inspired by: This card by Sharon Hayes on Instagram. How: Stamping, heat embossing, Distress ink blending and fussy cutting. All far easier… Continue reading Mother’s Day: Doodle blooms
I’ve been meaning to join in with the Seven Hills Crafts monthly challenge for a while and this month I actually managed to create something… only just in time though… For a change, I left my Copic markers on the side and went back to basics with some stencilling and stamping. How: I started by… Continue reading Hello: Stamped flowers with stencilling
So my mum called asking me if I could make her a birthday card for her brother, but she had absolutely no suggestions for the design 🤔 It's tricky enough making cards for men, but when you have no starting point to work from... Anyway, this is what I came up with… How: The bird… Continue reading Birthday: Bird crazy
What: A quick card for my other half to photograph and use as a digital card for his colleagues in the US. How: I had a quick hunt for a decent quality image of an iMac, sized it appropriately, printed it out and fussy cut it. I masked the edges and blended some Distress inks… Continue reading Christmas card: iMac Santa
What: My first “commission”. My mum has a hard time finding appropriate “brother” cards so I offered to make a Christmas card for her. Any excuse to use this adorable Santa again. The Idea: I wanted to create a card with a traditional feel and a foiled sentiment. And a cute Santa Claus. How: I… Continue reading Xmas card: Santa and sleigh
What: Testing out a new technique for creating backgrounds with Distress ink, Perfect Pearls and an embossing folder. (Note to self: remember to actually post things and not just leave them in my drafts folder.) Inspired by: Jennifer McGuire’s faux textured metal paper tutorial. How: This is a surprisingly straightforward technique. Mask off around the… Continue reading Technique: Faux textured metal backgrounds
What: Day ten of the second Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge. And this will also be my entry for Gerda Steiner’s monthly challenge; it may not be my only entry as she was kind enough to provide two digital stamps to play with… How: I printed the bunny out onto lightweight watercolour paper and… Continue reading The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #10
What: Day nine of the second Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge. A more CAS card than yesterday’s, but technically trickier. And yes, I do still have the stinky cold and no, I don’t know why I chose today to try partial double die-cutting. Inspired by: I had tried partial die-cutting before, but not partial… Continue reading The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #9
What: Day eight of the second Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge. This is what happens when — rather than giving in to the stinky cold I’ve come down with — I start making a card with no real end design in mind. Inspired by: I’ve seen the watercolour smoothing technique used in various places… Continue reading The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #8
What: Day six of the second Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge. My mini robot stamp set turned up this morning so I could finish off the birthday card I originally had in mind when I started working on the blueprint stamps. How: I watercoloured the balloon with Distress ink, fussy cut it out and… Continue reading The Daily Marker 30 day colouring challenge #6
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
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
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
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