Christmas Crafting In previous years, typically on the hottest day of the year is when I start making may Christmas cards. This year, it could be a bumper year if the predicted temperatures are correct. Here’s my tips for staying cool while crafting… Keep warm or strenuous activities to cooler […]
colouring
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This card uses the Gerbera and Friends stamp set. Sometimes, you stumble upon colour combinations that interact when blending in a very unexpected way. This was certainly the case for this project. I mixed the following Distress Inks for this card: Speckled Egg, Frayed Burlap and Brushed Corduroy. I was expecting to get blue with […]
Turning portrait stamps into landscape projects using Phenomenal Butterfly strip stamp from Chocolate Baroque
An easy way of colouring your cards quickly is multi-colour stamping. To do this accurately, you need a good quality stamp platform so you can stamp in exactly the same place. I also keep a cotton bud handy to clean up any excess ink. Simple multi-colour stamping To start with, […]
Distress Ink and Distress Oxide pads give us a really easy to use for of watercolour that we can use to quickly add form and dimension to our stamped images. This project is all about working with one colour, and focusing on the differences between oxides and inks.You will need: […]
Natalie uses die-cutting, stamping, embossing and blending techniques to produce this chic thank you card with a cocktail theme. Bellini anyone?
Graphitint pencils (by Derwent) are amongst my favourites in my collection as they are so versatile for sketching both in the studio and outside. They are really great pencils for urban sketching and painting due to their colour palette. So when I saw the ColourTint (by Spectrum Noir) pencils I thought these might be a good substitute for lower budgets.
Learn how to apply watercolour pencils to die-cuts to stretch your designs further and create a softer effect.
