Life Is An Open Book

August 9, 2015August 9, 2015 John - Gentleman Crafter19 Comments

Life is an open book they say. So I took this quite literally as I made my first attempt at book folding.

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August 3, 2015August 2, 2015 John - Gentleman Crafter13 Comments

Back on the doodling train today – this time with a blast of colour!

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August 2, 2015August 2, 2015 John - Gentleman Crafter7 Comments

Ever think that you are going a little ga-ga?

I know I do. This is what has inspired today’s Artist Trading Card.

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July 31, 2015July 31, 2015 John - Gentleman Crafter11 Comments

Hi :) Here is another in the mini series of Daily Artist Trading Cards that features a bit of doodling.

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July 30, 2015July 29, 2015 John - Gentleman Crafter13 Comments

Following on from yesterday’s post about doodling on the Artist Trading Cards here is the second one that I promised you – a little trippy this time with concentric lines and a little space scene in the middle.

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July 29, 2015July 29, 2015 John - Gentleman Crafter15 Comments

I have been doing a bit of doodling over the last couple of days to calm things down a bit.

I came up with three doodled Artist Trading Cards as a result. Read More »

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July 25, 2015July 23, 2015 John - Gentleman Crafter7 Comments

Hallo me hearties!

Ever have that thing that where what you set out to make doesn’t end up anything like you initially imagined? Well, I can tell you that it can happen to even the smallest of projects.

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July 24, 2015July 23, 2015 John - Gentleman Crafter11 Comments

Well, those Colorburst offcuts just keep on giving. This time I thought that the splatters looked a little like pollen or scent wafting in the warm winds and how sweetly scented they would be.

Probably not a good thing to remind me of today as I have been sniffling my way through a good run of hayfever recently and really wish it would do one.

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July 23, 2015July 19, 2015 John - Gentleman Crafter3 Comments

Does happiness find us or do we seek it? That is the question.

Well, I think that the free stamp that came with the September 2014 issue of Craft Stamper magazine may have given me a clue…

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July 22, 2015July 19, 2015 John - Gentleman Crafter8 Comments

I couldn’t resist the Color Burst/Creative stamping combo – so here is another!

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July 21, 2015July 19, 2015 John - Gentleman Crafter13 Comments

A more refined design for today’s ATC365 creation. This one started with a Charles Rennie Mackintosh style floral stamp that I had received free with the July 2014 issue of Craft Stamper magazine.

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July 20, 2015July 19, 2015 John - Gentleman Crafter10 Comments

Hello again! Today’s Artist Trading Card again features a stamp from Creative Stamping magazine combined with some Colorburst however this time I decided to work with hot pinks!