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A Friendly Hello

January 3, 2019December 19, 2018 John - Gentleman Crafter8 Comments

The other day we said hello to Mama Elephant. Today, I am saying hello you to, friend.

Probably the punniest intro to a blog post that I will make all year but it needed to be made.

Why? Because of the card in the post, of course.

Love Stamping

January 2, 2019December 19, 2018 John - Gentleman Crafter3 Comments

My love of stamping goes way back. You can see my fascination running throughout the last few years of this blog but it goes even further back.

Back to the days where matting and layering did not really appear in card making and wood block stamps were the only choice.

How times have changed this!

Creatively Colourful Card

December 3, 2018 John - Gentleman Crafter12 Comments

During Black Friday I got myself a few bargains but am still working a fair bit away from home so I only had a short amount of time to make something.

What did I do and how did I do it? Read on, chum…

Artist Trading Card 140 by John Bloodworth Gentleman Crafter

Artist Trading Card 140 – Replace Fear

August 26, 2018August 13, 2018 John - Gentleman Crafter7 Comments

Fear is such a disabling emotion, I would say. Fear of the unknown can have us sitting unable to move and wondering what will happen.

Over the years I have tried to replace this with curiosity – it doesn’t always work but I thought that it’d be cool to make an ATC to remind me of this.

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Artist Trading Card 139 by John Bloodworth Gentleman Crafter

Artist Trading Card 139 – Stronger Than Yesterday

August 19, 2018August 13, 2018 John - Gentleman Crafter18 Comments

Every day can be a challenge. Every little issue can seem like it’s dragging you down. The flip side of these annoying little niggles is that they build strength, resilience and character.

This ATC is a reminder that no matter what is going on today, you have come a long way and are stronger than you were yesterday.

Artist Trading Card 138 by John Bloodworth Gentleman Crafter

Artist Trading Card 138 – Life Was Meant For Adventure

July 29, 2018July 21, 2018 John - Gentleman Crafter7 Comments

The mini makes have continued this week, again with a sincere thought in mind.

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Artist Trading Card 137 by John Bloodworth Gentleman Crafter S

Artist Trading Card 137 – Choose To Shine

July 22, 2018July 7, 2018 John - Gentleman Crafter8 Comments

Some days it can be a struggle to show your true talents, especially if you are like me. Thought I’d come up with something for the ATC series of blog posts to illustrate this.

Artist Trading Card 136 by John Bloodworth Gentleman Crafter S

Artist Trading Card 136 – Never Give Up

July 15, 2018July 6, 2018 John - Gentleman Crafter9 Comments

Today I have another Artist Trading Card to share with you. This one again has a bit of a theme based around recent life events.

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Artist Trading Card 135 by John Bloodworth Gentleman Crafter S

Artist Trading Card 135 – Go Where Your Heart Takes You

July 8, 2018July 6, 2018 John - Gentleman Crafter11 Comments

Some time ago I began a series of blog posts charting my creative adventures with Artist Trading Cards.

Recently I have returned to making these small-scale creations as they give me the opportunity to fit some making time into my day without being too time-consuming.