Cosie's Creative Corner

I cannot believe I have not posted since April. Where has the year gone. I Really have no excuse, just seems there is never enough time to do the things you plan and family and trips away take over. Not that I am complaining as we had the most fab trip to Canada and Alaska. Also managed some time in LA doing the tourist things. Not much crafting but have a couple of Christmas cards and an ATC.The cards are for my DD's and I think I need some more time using my copics as it took for ever. Both cards and ATC use Penny Black stamps. Copics: Cat E13,17,18,31,35. Mouse W0,03,05,C0,B26,29. Tree G29,94,YG23,E17,27,29. Baubles Y11,27,YR14. Star Y15. Shadows BV0000,E70,71. This is such a gorgeous stamp and I tried getting some movement in the dress. Pretty happy how it turned out. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink   Copics: Skin E50,52,E11,13,41,R20. Hair YR00,12,E09,18,19,77. Dress BG11,13,15,49. Holly Wings & Holly YG05,09,G82,R14. Globe G...

Our monthly Stamp group has an ATC swap and as it is Canberra's centenary this year all the criteria revolves around thing happening in our lovely captial city. This month it was flora and fauna and this is my take on it. The stamp from stampin ups Bloom Away is a flowering gum blossom, coloured with copics. I did three and cut them out and layered them on a heated glue background coloured with acrylic paint.