The first is to create images that are difficult if not impossible to find in card making supplies. In the short term I can create digital images that I can resize and print. The card featured in this post is one of the cards I've created so far. As well as my drawing I've papers and motifs from a cardmaking magazine and some plain coloured paper from my stash.
The drawing is of an Ethiopian cross traditional in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. It is a simple line drawing from photos of metal crosses of which there are many different designs. The drawings were scanned from my sketchbook and then resized in Word, filling the page before printing. You can see from the picture of the set of three crosses that I cut the page up into individual pieces. There are a number of options to colour the images and in this instance I used colouring pencils. Once coloured I stuck it to a piece of card using a glue stick, cut it out carefully and there I had a lovely motif to add to my card design.This is a mere glimpse of the work I've done over the first few weeks of the new year and I haven't told you all about my long and short term goals.... I'll just say one word... stamps.
If you like this latest creation and the drawings shown please comment below or send me a message via one of the other social media avenues. Check out my Contact Me page for more info. I look forward to responding to your thoughts.
Speak with you soon. Have a good week :)
I am impressed by these drawings AND the fact it is a mere glimpse of what you've achieved so far this year. Well done Pearle!
ReplyDeleteI know I owe you a reply - there's a lot going on here and I will write soon. I am out of touch with Facebook and my own blog - if I were on Twitter, I'd be a disaster just now!
Thank you Shirley. I am so pleased you like what I've shared so far.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to hearing from you soon but in the meantime, happy crafting!
Very creative work Pearle, these look so good. Julie.C
ReplyDeleteI like your work, keep up the good crafting! I try my best to squeeze in as much crafting as possible, but spending a lot of my time making my handmade cards on my site.
ReplyDeleteThanks Julie :) Drawing is definitely giving me a creative boost.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sherri, Welcome! I visited your site and I am very impressed with your work and your site. Are you on Twitter or any other sites?
@DivineChoice Thank you for your kind words, its great to get feedback on my work.
ReplyDeleteIt took my husband and I ages to setup the site/cards. I see you have already found me on Twitter :-) I have a facebook page and looking for further options.
My husband is trying hard to get me connected up to other sites, but we are new to the online crafting world. Do you have any good suggestions?
Sherrie I wish you well and hope you get lots of 'hits' and custom. I would recommend joining UK Handmade and Folksy. You can find them on Twitter @ukhandmade @folksy.
ReplyDeleteThere are loads more sites for crafters and handmade products you can join but how many can you maintain? You'll soon find more via other artisans especially via tweets, blogs etc.