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A CRAFTY LITTLE BLOG
How to create depth in your coloured stamped images…
Hi crafty people, I promised a while back to some more detailed posts on different colouring methods. Today I want to share with you how...
Think about your light source…
Happy Fri-yay! Today I thought I would share with you a scene created using watercolours and a mix of Card-io & Lavinia stamps. I first...
Which colouring medium do I use for what?
I recently completed a card (I’ll add a copy of it below) when I looked back at the card I realised on the one card I had used Cosmic...
Amazon Prime Day - Crafty Deals
Morning Crafty people, I have done the obligatory scanning of prime day deals, and I thought I would share with you a few things I found...
A Bee-utiful Day…
Seeing it is a Bank Holiday today and the sun is out what better to do than a bit of Bee-utiful colouring!!! I have taken the main Bee...
When you just want to tell someone how amazing they are…
A bit of colouring today, with a LOTV digi stamp. I managed to get it as part of a bundle recently that they did for their birthday...
The ultimate mantlepiece pleaser…
Today I want to share with you a real mantlepiece pleaser card. This card delivers a message that really is a thought we should all...
A bit of colouring… oh and some foiling!
I have been having some colouring fun, using some Lili of the Valley (LOTV) digi stamps. As I have said before there is something so...
Triple Cube Card…
Todays card started backwards… On a recent trip to the Range I managed to get the Crafters Companion Woodland Friends 12x12 paper pad for...
Creating a stamp catalogue…
Today I thought I would share with you something a bit different. I am sure I am not the only one with stamp storage folders full of...
The chickens are free…
So following on from my post yesterday of the mischievous chickens, and the fun I had colouring them in. They then escaped from the piece...
Did someone say Chickens?
A bit of fun today colouring in using stamp set #407 from AALL and Create. I used both Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and then overlaid...
Shining Light…
I thought I would share with you today a couple of home decor/ upcycling pieces I created using a lampshades from a Charity Shop. This...
Using your stamps in different ways…
Today I wanted to share with you some samples I made using a set of Rare Earth stamps. I am a card maker at heart but love to also use a...
Digi Stamps… your new best friend for foiling
If you have a laser printer at home and a laminator style foiling machine you can create some beautiful cards with digi stamps. What are...
Metallic creations...
So today I wanted to try something new. I managed to get some Spectrum Noir Metallic Pencils at a bargain price, so I thought I would...
Today was a colouring kind of day
28 February 2021 There is nothing better than colouring to relax the mind, you become totally absorbed in it and everything in the ‘real...
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