If you missed my post last week I am attempting to keep up with the 52 week illustration challenge on Facebook. This weeks word prompt was 'feathered animals'. It seems I am still stuck a little on the whimsy of last week (possibly 'whimsy' is just my style!) and opted for fanciful birds decorating a... Continue Reading →
Christmas is over and the kids are back at school so its time for me to set myself a new challenge for the year. About 6 months ago I came across the '52 week Illustration Challenge' on Facebook - A word prompt is given, one for each week of the year, and you interpret the word in any... Continue Reading →
Well, I currently have a builder knocking holes in an external wall so I'm at a bit of a loose end. There is no point trying to do much housework as the upstairs is now in a dust cloud and the noise is deafening so I can't concentrate on crafting. What else can I do?... Continue Reading →
Well, as of yesterday I'm another year older (definitely) and wiser (nope, still going to make the same silly mistakes as before). My darling hubby bought me some Brusho paints. If you haven't come across them before they are little tubs of powered paint/ink. You can either sprinkle them on dry paper and then add... Continue Reading →
I have been looking for fresh inspiration of drawing/painting projects. The doodle challenge was great but now it is finished it's up to me to keep some of the momentum going and to push myself to try new things. I had been mulling over a few ideas but nothing really struck me as a 'I... Continue Reading →
Hello, I thought I'd drop in between loads of laundry and school summer plays to show you my recent makes. A family member saw a sterling silver necklace I had made on my Facebook page (shameless plug for The Artisan Duck on Facebook - feel free to find me and like!) and asked for one... Continue Reading →
I fell in love with the Hero Arts Hipster Animals stamp set when I stumbled across them on Amazon (as you do) and I knew I just had to have them. They are so cute but great for cards for men. There are a selection of animals and then you can dress them up with... Continue Reading →
I'm back with my entry for this weeks color throwdown CTD 391. This weeks colours are lovely and I haven't made a card in a few weeks (my beads have been out instead) so I thought I would get back into the swing of things with some no line water colouring and attempting to colour... Continue Reading →
I've had an aimless week although not because I have nothing to do. I've lost track how many times I have set myself a task to do and then find myself sitting watching Netflix an hour later with that task still not done. I get so frustrated when I feel like this but I also... Continue Reading →
This weeks colours for the Color Throwdown CTD 384 gave me the perfect opportunity to try my hand again at my Kanban roses stamp. During the 30 Day Colouring Challenge I coloured the same rose stamp once with Polychromos pencils and again with Promarkers with the intention to colour/paint it again with watercolours. I enjoy doing this as I'm always intrigued... Continue Reading →
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