Exciting News To Tell You!

Warning: Lots of photos.

A few weeks ago I was approached by Linda, who found me via my Madeit store, to sell my cards on consignment through her gallery, Galvanised At Millthorpe. How exciting! Of course I said YES!

Look at this gorgeous place.

Linda describes her gallery as a place to "showcase unique, Australian, handmade and quirky things". She particularly liked my Steampunk designs and we decided on 6 to start and see how they went.

This is what I sent her.

I used Glossy Accents on the light bulbs to give the illusion of glass.

The next one is my particular favourite I think. The clock brad in her ear is Bo Bunny.

More Glossy Accents. Would you believe I've only just discovered this stuff and boy, is it getting a workout!

Another Bo Bunny brad in the center of the flying clock.

And here they are all packaged up and ready for their new home.

They went on display this weekend and yesterday morning I received word that two had sold already! Linda is marketing them as "handmade, keepsake, art cards for special occasions." Too cool!!.

I hope to have a photo of the display soon and will share it with you as soon as I get it.

Purple Pumpkin Is having A Giveaway!

You've gotta be in it to win it! Head on over to Purple Pumpkin for your chance.

Sympathy Cards.

Over the last couple of weeks I've been asked to make two sympathy cards. Sad occasions, both of them, one was for a child and one was for a great grandmother.

The first one, for a little girl, was commissioned through my madeit store. My brief was that her parents had called her their "little ladybug". I had a gorgeous little ladybug button from Purple Pumpkin that was pink and white and I wasn't comfortable using dark colours for a child so this is what I came up with.

See the little ladybug button?

The next one was for a great grandmother and I used the more traditional dark colours and a flourish from Flourish with a Bling.

I hope I might have helped you with ideas for sympathy cards, they're so hard to make.

A Couple More Mother's Day Cards.

Not long until Mother's Day in Australia so that means I've been busy making cards to celebrate the ultimate woman in our lives.

(Note to self: must not forget my own mother!)

For the first one I've inked a Kaisercraft wood bird to match the Cosmo Cricket Ever After papers. 

I'm really not sure I should have put the pearl on the bird's eye. I think it makes it look a touch freaky. I might just take it off I think!

Yes! I think I will!

The next one was an easy one using the reverse of the papers I used for the bird one. Just lots of layers and a bow.

You can see the sketch for this one over at Unique Cardz Sketches.

Have a great weekend!