Artwork created on iPad and computer
RECYCLED PAPER-GLASSINE BAGS ALBUM Today I made good progress on this new project and completed the first page of the first bag. Recap Firstly these are the bags I am working on. They are made of thin brown paper with a glassine panel on the front. They are no longer being used by…
ORIENTAL STYLE ALBUM - IRIS SHUTTER PAGE It's been over a month since I did any work on this project. I have been mulling over doing an iris shutter interactive element and kept putting it off as it involved getting myself organised, tidying the studio and making room for my downstairs laptop so…
USING WEEDED PAPER FROM CUTTING MACHINE AS A STENCIL After I had cut out the pieces to make several iris shutter mechanisms, I looked at the weeded sheets when I'd removed them from the cutting mat, and thought that they might make interesting stencils. I took a piece of Amazon packaging paper and…
A COUPLE OF CARDS May is a busy month for my hubby and me. His birthday is on the 19th and mine is on the 30th, and in between, on the 24th, is our wedding anniversary and the kitties' birthday. This year they are six! I can't believe we've had them that long…
SOME EMBELLISHMENTS FOR THE ORIENTAL ALBUM, AND A FAN POP-UP I've been working on a few embellishments to go in my 8 x 8-in Oriental-style album. Some of the pages really don't need much adding to them so I'm keeping them simple, and splashing out on the other ones. I've been following various…
CURIOUS CABINETS MINI-ALBUM A little while ago I came across a wonderful YouTube video showing how to make a "one-page wonder" mini-album from a single sheet of 12 x 12 inch card, which you score and cut, and then fold and glue. This results in a 3 x 3 inch mini-album with alternating…
STUDIO HOUSEKEEPING, CURIOUS CABINETS, DECORATIVE STRIPS AND KITTIES I've been pretty busy lately with a lot of cooking (why does everything run out at once in the freezer?) and various other domestic tasks, and by the time all that gets done, there's usually no energy left for studio time which is very annoying.…
EXPERIMENTING WITH MY NEW LASER PRINTER, FOILING, STENCILLING AND A NEW PUNCH TOOL Discovering new features on my laser printer I've been having some fun and games with my new laser printer. The first prints I made came out beautifully, but when I attempted to print on 160 gsm card, the toner was…
PHOTOSHOP AND FAUX CYANOTYPE, AND MORE ON MY CURIOUS CABINETS Photoshop Elements 2023 For more years than I can remember, I have been using Serif PhotoPlus as my photo editor. This software has been unavailable for several years, and I did venture into their replacement software for a while but never got on…
NEW INSPIRATION IN DIGITAL DOWNLOADS, MY NEW PRINTER, AND STEAMPUNK ASLAN Graphics Fairy For several years I have availed myself of the many beautiful free images downloadable from the Graphics Fairy website, and was aware that there was a Premium Membership section for paid content but never took much notice of that. The…
