It’s a fortnight since the last Less Is More Challenge, which means there’s a new theme. This time it’s ‘white and cream’ colour challenge. Again, I’ve done two cards… I thought the first I made was too simple and not at all ‘exciting’. I think the second has a little more interest and this is the one I chose for the DT post:
I’m delighted to be able to share that I have been accepted on to the Less Is More Challenge Design Team. You’ll all know that I have recently been taking part in their challenges after a long hiatus, and it’s an honour to join the DT. You can find the fortnightly challenges here, and a little more info on the card(s) I make following the theme here on my blog. You may even get to see the outtakes…
I’ve used one of my most favourite techniques for my card for the splats – get your Distress Stains out, make sure the tip is nice and juicy and then firmly tap against your page (actually, you thump it down with a bit of force). Watch where the spatter goes!
For those not in the know, Gaslands is a table-top game based in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Players control small fleets of armed vehicles in battles for resources, dominance and survival. Handily, the game uses Matchbox size cars and vehicles as ‘pieces’. I was introduced to the game for the opportunity to customise these cars – I’ve yet to actually play it! Here’s a makeover you may be interested in…
Here’s another clean and simple card for the Less Is More Challenge blog. This time the theme is ‘out of focus’ and suggestions were bokeh, airbrushed backgrounds and watercolour stamping. I chose to go down the alcohol ink background, a suitably defocused technique. Stamped over is a sentiment block of text, cut out to make a tag. Finally, a sentiment stamp direct to card finished off the design:
A quick, clean and simple, one layer card for the Less is More challenge #416. One layer cards are exactly that – no fudging allowed, no mats and careful stamping and colouring. Mistakes mean starting over… Clean and simple means leaving plenty of white space. This time’s challenge also called for no sentiment. Here’s my take:
I almost put shading around the squares and then thought that would make it look more than one layer! Darkroom Door Butterfly Post collage stamp stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and then coloured with ProMarkers.
If it weren’t for this pesky virus, we would have had the theme ‘just one word’ for our next art journaling and Bible journaling sessions. I’ve done the prep for the Bible journaling, so I thought I would share. A printable template is available for free from my shop.
A little while ago I reviewed a box of goodies from The Paperbox Ltd. Today, I continue the review showing a few makes along with some notes.
Ever start on a project and get disillusioned halfway through? This is one such project… I got hold of an outline file for a laser-cut 3D ‘book’ box and thought it would be ideal for a memory book. I spent all morning tweaking the sizes of all the holes, working through several sheets of MDF before I was more sensible and started cutting just a couple of joints at a time as tests. They’re still not quite dialled in correctly, but at least it went together for this prototype.
It has to be said that the coronavirus isolation rules haven’t affected my working life unduly. I’ve always worked from home being lucky enough to have my studio at the bottom of the garden. Unfortunately, it has meant that I’m no longer able to host studio guests which has led to some quiet evenings. At some point, I’ll look into providing remote access via IT solutions, but there’s no one to watch at the moment.I’ve restocked some of my laser-cut mini- tags in the hope that we get to have a Christmas stall again this year. Yesterday, I drew a mandala and then transferred it to Illustrator to convert it to a 3D layered laser-cut version:
Well, it’s a strange world at the moment. I’m not in self-isolation, but I, like many other self-employed freelance workers, am finding things a wee bit quiet at the moment. So, I’ve been flicking through some art journaling magazines and came across a course I thought looked great. It’s ‘Digital Art Journaling’ from Jessica Sprague and despite it being published a couple of years ago, is still available. Here is a flick through of the finished journal and after, a quick review which I hope you find useful.
