The third of my doodled alcohol ink quarters. After some trial and error, I ended up foiling these particle trails over the cloudy background.
Tag: foil
Foiled Christmas trios
Whenever I make anything there are the inevitable odds and ends that are left over and they tend to get unceremoniously dumped into a convenient box and forgotten about. Over time I had accumulated at least four such piles and I decided it was time to have a sort through. Nothing much got thrown out… Continue reading Foiled Christmas trios
Jungle butterfly
The only plan I had when I started this was to use up the bits of paper left over from cutting out the warm-up pieces, especially the butterfly outline. I stuck all the pieces down without too much thought — other than the positioning of the butterfly — I just wanted to get some texture… Continue reading Jungle butterfly
Supply Savvy ATC day 5
A quick and easy art card to finish off the mini class. Wrap a piece of cardboard in aluminium foil, then draw lines and punch holes to create an effect like riveted metal panels. Add a coat of black acrylic paint, let it dry a little and then run most of it off, leaving shading… Continue reading Supply Savvy ATC day 5
Test: Deco Foil Transfer Gel
I like foil and I like stencils, so how could I not pick up a pot of Deco Foil Transfer Gel when I saw one of my regular shops had it in stock. Rather than just grab a random stencil and quickly try it out, I thought I'd do a more thorough test with a… Continue reading Test: Deco Foil Transfer Gel
Glitter rainbow foil stripe
This was not planned. This was the result of having a strip of double-sided adhesive sheet and a bit of the rainbow foil left lying on my desk and my head already in glitter mode for the next Sparkle & Shine lessons. I stuck the adhesive strip to a scrap of card, applied the foil… Continue reading Glitter rainbow foil stripe
Rainbow foil balloon
I really must try to finish blogging the last of the cards I made for the Sparkle & Shine class; I got all the glittery ones done and then ran out of steam... So here goes with the first of the foiled cards. For this one, I used the balloon die cut left over from… Continue reading Rainbow foil balloon
Twins – night and day
The start of July brings the twins' birthdays, meaning it was time to come up with another idea for a cleverly linked pair of cards. Once again, my other half gave me a starting idea: something as simple as “an image that flows from one card to the other”. And that sent me off to… Continue reading Twins – night and day
Misc: Shine On
Another month, another freebie with the newsletter from The East Wind, and another challenge. This time the theme is “shine on” with the requirement to include a sun, moon or something shiny. How: I printed out the digi stamp and cut out a mask for it so that I could created a gradient background using… Continue reading Misc: Shine On
Misc: Magician Mae
Inspired by Erica on Instagram, I decided it was time to have a dig through my collections of backgrounds, die-cut pieces and bits of colouring and see if I could match them up and turn them into cards. I’ve seen these piles of odds and ends referred to as UFOs — unfinished objects — but… Continue reading Misc: Magician Mae
Birthday: Twin rainbow
It’s that time of year again, when I have to come up with an idea for cards for twins. I’ve been playing with foil and Minc mist recently, so I thought I’d put the experimenting to good use and create a foil rainbow across the two cards as a background for some Copic colouring. How:… Continue reading Birthday: Twin rainbow
Birthday: Grumpy black cat
I love this grumpy Persian kitty. I’ve coloured him up once before — as a white cat — so this time I thought I’d challenge myself to see if I could get the necessary depth of colour for a black version without it just turning into a dark blob. How: This was not a quick… Continue reading Birthday: Grumpy black cat
Birthday: Bird crazy
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
Winter wishes card: Foil and Copic bear
What: For November’s challenge, Gerda Steiner offered up this little bear with his scarf and mug. Inspired by: The colouring on the bear was inspired by a tutorial I found over on the Color Me Copic blog. The idea: My initial idea was to foil the digital stamp and sentiment and also to have the… Continue reading Winter wishes card: Foil and Copic bear
Xmas card: Santa and sleigh
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
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