Later in the month I'll be taking Sandy Allnock's Copic Jumpstart class; I am comfortable doing what I do with Copics and I like the results I get, but I know there is so much more to learn. As a bonus for signing up early Sandy created this cute "squirrel with a marker" digi stamp… Continue reading Birthday: Squirrel!
Tag: ScanNCut
Xmas cards: Stencilled trees and critters
What: Cute critters with a snowy sparkly Christmas tree background. Inspired by: Giorgia’s sweet critters standing in front of a tone-on-tone Christmas tree. How: First make your Christmas tree stencil. I drew the tree shape on my Mac using Affinity Designer and transferred it to my ScanNCut, sized it to fit on a standard A6… Continue reading Xmas cards: Stencilled trees and critters
Christmas card: Full shaker
What: My first attempt at creating a full-size shaker card using my new Brother ScanNCut. How: The first thing I had to do was create the design for the front of the shaker. I started by sketching the Merry Xmas design on paper and inking over it. If I had been happy with it at… Continue reading Christmas card: Full shaker
Halloween card: Mouse on a broom
What: A cute little mouse flying off on a broom is the centrepiece for this card made for Gerda Steiner’s September challenge. How: First I had to come up with a layout that was sufficiently different from the cards that had already been entered into the challenge; having the mouse flying in front of the… Continue reading Halloween card: Mouse on a broom