www.Glisglis.co.uk » Uncategorized http://www.glisglis.co.uk Cardmaking, art and photography Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:00:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Pretty bird card http://www.glisglis.co.uk/2011/02/15/pretty-bird-card/ http://www.glisglis.co.uk/2011/02/15/pretty-bird-card/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:00:27 +0000 Glisglis http://www.glisglis.co.uk/?p=190 This is more about pretty supplies than any sort of card-making skill… almost all of it is from Craftie Charlie

  • Basic Grey – Curio chipboard sticker
  • Crate paper – Restoration double sided paper
  • Martha Stewart – Scallop two dot punch
  • Corner punch from craft supply
  • Ribbon from craft supply
  • Hero Arts – Happy Hello CL231 stamps
  • Prima pearls
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  • Cupcake handmade using felt, stitching, red button and seed beeds
  • Set on K&Co. Classic Bailey paper (background)
  • Framed by cut cardstock covered with handmade paper
]]> http://www.glisglis.co.uk/2011/01/02/cupcake-card/feed/ 0 Recycled butterfly card http://www.glisglis.co.uk/2011/01/02/recycled-butterfly-card/ http://www.glisglis.co.uk/2011/01/02/recycled-butterfly-card/#comments Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:53:51 +0000 Glisglis http://www.glisglis.co.uk/?p=171 Most of my cards involve butterflies or birds…

Created using:

  • Hero Arts Poetic Prints (butterfly set) stamped on recycled coffee paper
  • Handmade paper from local craft shop
  • Used corrugated card (old parcel) inked with gold Ink It Up!
  • Hero Arts flower with string and seed bead
  • Recycled elephant poo paper(!)
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Thank you card created using:

  • K&Co. Classic Bailey paper (background)
  • Hero Arts stamp  on textured cardstock from local craft shop (using Ink it Up! white ink)
  • Hero Arts gems
  • Ribbon from local craft shop
]]> http://www.glisglis.co.uk/2011/01/02/an-early-card/feed/ 0 Old art – Owl Eyes 2008 http://www.glisglis.co.uk/2011/01/02/old-art-owl-eyes-2008/ http://www.glisglis.co.uk/2011/01/02/old-art-owl-eyes-2008/#comments Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:08:45 +0000 Glisglis http://www.glisglis.co.uk/?p=163 Playing with owl feather textures on a larger scale – acrylic paints on canvas.  Free stock photo from www.morguefile.com

]]> http://www.glisglis.co.uk/2011/01/02/old-art-owl-eyes-2008/feed/ 0 Old art – hummingbird 2007 http://www.glisglis.co.uk/2011/01/02/old-art-hummingbird-2007/ http://www.glisglis.co.uk/2011/01/02/old-art-hummingbird-2007/#comments Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:04:34 +0000 Glisglis http://www.glisglis.co.uk/?p=160 A little hummingbird created in Shi Painter, inspired by the hummingbirds on our honeymoon in California

]]> http://www.glisglis.co.uk/2011/01/02/old-art-hummingbird-2007/feed/ 0 Old art – stone owl 2006 http://www.glisglis.co.uk/2011/01/02/old-art-stone-owl-2006/ http://www.glisglis.co.uk/2011/01/02/old-art-stone-owl-2006/#comments Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:00:21 +0000 Glisglis http://www.glisglis.co.uk/?p=154 I’ve also dabbled in stone painting thanks to Lin Wellford’s books – this owl took longer than I care to think, but it’s probably the best one I’ve done.  Painted using acrylic paints, finished with varnish.

]]> http://www.glisglis.co.uk/2011/01/02/old-art-stone-owl-2006/feed/ 0 Old art – kingfisher 2004 http://www.glisglis.co.uk/2011/01/01/old-art-owl-2004/ http://www.glisglis.co.uk/2011/01/01/old-art-owl-2004/#comments Sat, 01 Jan 2011 23:30:00 +0000 Glisglis http://www.glisglis.co.uk/?p=145 June 2004, drawn using Shi Painter at www.oekakicentral.com

I will always be grateful to oekaki (art drawn online) for getting me back into art – I did a lot of photo-realism, but sadly used rights-managed reference images, so I can’t really share them here…

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