Have you seen these...

....wonderful cards by Rach.

The first card, found in more detail here, uses an image from Sugar Nellie called 'where's mine?'.

The second uses a Whiff of Joy image called 'King's Jester Charlie'.

In all of Rach's cards (including her girlie ones) it's not just the image that I like but the unusual papers used in the background. I wonder does she choose her background before colouring or vice-versa? Her attention to detail is second to none.

I know that she colours her images using copic markers and has actually produced a detailed tutorial on her blog showing her processes. Go and have a look at her site http://papercraftsbyrach.wordpress.com/, it's well worth it.

Hope you find it as inspirational as I do.

Birthday Card for my Dad

Well this is my first entry on this blog.  As you can see it is a card I made for my Dad whose birthday is on Easter Sunday.  I am also entering it in the Crafty Goings On blog candy in the vain hope of winning that wonderful set of Copic Markers.  To make it I've used:

• Card - Bazill Basics Classic - Carob
• Image - Gardening George - downloadable image from Crafty Goings On
• Paper, Chipboards, Ribbon - Dovecraft Masculine range

With the exception of the image, the items are for sale in my shop http://www.donnasdenofcrafts.co.uk/.  This is the first time I've attempted my own image and I found it very therapeutic.  I've certainly gained the confidence to give it another go.