Thursday 12 June 2008

Crating at last

I have finally managed to get in a bit of crafting done now my hand is somewhat better (still not completely but we wont worry about that lol) anyway i though i would share a couple of cards i managed to complete.
The ideas for these I pinched from a very cool lady who owns a certain shop you may visit and also has a great blog.
All 3 cards were really simple, first i stamped the images onto card with a brown archival ink (i used brown as the base cards were cream and i though it would be a better contrast) i then cut the images into smaller pieces and inked the edges with the same brown ink to kinda frame them.
Next i coloured them with some of my new Copic markers (these are fab BTW) I picked a simular colour ink (i used my distress inks) to match the most promanant in each pic and stamped a swirl in that respective colour onto the card base.
I then mounted the pic with foam tape to add a bit of depth, to finish i just added a little Thank You embellishment i got free with one of my craft mags.
And hay presto 3 quick and quite cool cards.
xxx Hugz xxx

7 comments:

Angie C said...

These are lovely Nic, very simple in design (in a nice way). Your colouring is fab :-)

Anonymous said...

Nicky - These are gorgeous, I think I'll be pinching this idea too!! They are so simple, yet so stylish!! The colouring's fab too! Well done!!
love Alison xx

Andrea said...

these are great Nicky and thought I had seen similar somewhere before, love what you have done xx

CraftyC said...

They are just fabaroonee!! Glad you like the copics, get some more!!!
Clairexx

Kazza said...

These are gorgeous Nic - much nicer than mine (I love the scrolls stamped in different colours). Glad your hand is getting better. xx Karen
P.S I gave my dad his wallet card yesterday and he LOVED it. Thanks so much for the inspirations. xxx

Ann said...

Oh these are gorgeous Nicky - love them, such stunning & vibrant colours!! xx

Joy said...

Lovely cards Nic I'm still practising with my Copics and need loads more xx