Series: The Daily Marker Art Card #01 Another 30 Day Daily Marker Colouring Challenge started in the middle of June and, to be honest, there was a brief moment when I thought I might give it a miss this time around; the last one was in February, but it really doesn't feel like it was… Continue reading Overthinking bear
I nearly didn't make this card. I'm really not a fan of gnomes — I've only ever made one other card with gnomes on it and that was done with a particular person in mind — and I didn't want to make a card I am unlikely to use (my card stash is big enough… Continue reading Gnome wedding
Because I spent March mostly working on mixed media pieces, I didn't get around to making this until almost the last day of the month. And then my craft desk was still an absolute mess so I couldn't take the photos to go with the blog post and I ended up putting a quick photo… Continue reading Cat on a bookshelf
Another month, another challenge image from Gerda Steiner. And, thanks to the Daily Marker challenge, I have actually completed my entry in the first half of the month for a change. This time we had a cute pair of bunnies to work with. I always like to take the "challenge" idea to heart and actually… Continue reading Spring bunnies
Another month, another cute image from Gerda Steiner to colour. This time it's a panda sitting atop a pile of hearts, just in time for Valentine's Day. To avoid them all merging together into one big red pile, I used three different pinky-red blends for the hearts. I also added a bit of sparkle and… Continue reading Panda in love
The obvious thing would have been to make a Valentine card with this bunny and its big heart, but it didn't really feel like the sort of image I'd use for a card for my other half (see this year's Deadpool Valentine). So I decided to leave it without a sentiment because my card stash… Continue reading Love you sew much bunny
Yes, yes, I've left the challenge until the end of the month again. But it's not like I haven't been busy making other Christmas cards; at this rate, I might even be finished by the end of November! This cute little mouse balancing on his bauble deserved to be the star of the card, so… Continue reading Balancing mouse
Back on my usual form this month and dashing around on the last day to get this cute little raccoon all coloured up and on a card in time to submit it to Gerda Steiner's progressive challenge for October. In my defence (slightly), I did have to get a birthday card for my mum finished… Continue reading Good luck raccoon
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
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
