March is birthday month around here!

It's March already?  I don't know about your family but in mine and Ians everyone seems to be born in March!  I'm not so there will be no birthday cake for me but, it means I get to make birthday cards galore!

Here is the first one, for Ians nephew Adam.  He turned eleven and is just getting to that stage when everything is 'rubbish'  Hopefully he didn't think his card was..the birthday money inside probably interested him more!

The digital stamp is one of mine Bot- Fire Away but you wont have seen the backing papers before.  They are from a new collection I have just finished. Wash It All Away  My Design Team haven't even had them yet so this is a very early sneaky peek! You should see them on the website later in the year.

Before this collection is out I have a few other downloads to share with you maybe I'll tell you more about them in my next post..  what a tease!

Right, I have to get back to my designing, and I think I might have a few more March birthday cards to make.

Speak again soon,
Anice x

A bit of a trick for shading with Promarkers

Hello everyone!
I hope you all had a good Christmas and a Happy New Year celebration.  I know, I know it's almost the end of January.. My 'New Year New Blog Attitude' hasn't started well, but as usual I have an excuse! I've been really working hard on some new Funky Hand digital products which are now all with my wonderful Design Team so you should be seeing them very soon.  So, less of the weak excuses and on to what I really have come to talk about!

Promarkers & Colouring in general.
I don't know about you but I have got a bit of a 'thing' about collecting Promarkers at the moment.  Over Christmas my collection grew nicely, and the New Year sales helped the storage to get a little fuller! That's all well and good but, I need to work on my actual colouring.

I was browsing some blogs and websites over Christmas and I came upon a really good idea for working out where shading should be on your image.  This is something I always have trouble with. The problem is I can't remember where I saw the tip.. If I find the Blog again I will come here and leave the information for you.

It's really simple, all you need is some acetate and a permanent marker..

What the heck?  I hear you thinking.  Using this simple little technique I was able to work out how to colour the shading on these two Bot - Fire Away digital stamps.  One with the light at the front and the other behind.

I have written all the details for you on a full blog post over on the Funky Hand Design Team blog  Get Funky & Craft  Pop over there and see all the details.

Hopefully you will learn something new, if not then take a look at the other posts over there.  There are sure to be some card images or techniques that the ladies have shared that will inspire you with your crafting.

OK, I'm off to finish off some new images for the website.  I'll be back soon to share some other nugget of crafting info or just my general chatter in the near future.

Anice xx

How about a hop to see the new 'Boys Will Be Boys' release?

 
Hello everyone,

Welcome to our New Boys will be Boys release blog hop. My Design Team is so excited about this new download that they have decided that we should have a good old hop to showcase everyone's makes with it and get you all inspired!!

There are fabulous new backing papers and an amazing new Digital stamp character,'Bot',to meet along the way. The papers and Bot are available to buy in the shop ( www.funkyhand.com ) from 9am today  BUT we wanted to invite you on a little hop around to see what the gorgeous Funkettes have been busy making with them and give one lucky person the chance to win the new Boys will be Boys download collection and a Bot digital stamp!!

The hop is starting right here,

 Monday 30th September at 5:00am GMT until 12 midnight GMT Tuesday 1st October. 

The winnner will be announced at 8am on Wednesday 2nd October.

All you need to do is pop in on all the girls blogs and leave a comment for the chance to win the downloads yourself!! 

Here is a look at a card I created with the new downloads to get the hop started!

 OK, so here's the hop order so if you get lost along the way pop back here for the links!!

Anice.

Allison.

Debbie.

Kathy.

Lou.

Ruth.

Sam.

Tabbatha.

Get Funky inspiration blog.

Have fun hopping, see you soon!!!!

Anice xx

Sneak Peek!

My Design Team have been playing around with the new backing paper download and digital stamp, they have been making some fantastic creations that I can't wait to share with you.

I thought I would give you a little sneaky look at what I have created with them before the official blog hop launch next Monday (30th Sept)

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Just a little look to wet your appetite!  Come back on Monday to join in with the blog hop and get a better look at the new downloads and have a chance to win them.

See you then.
Anice xx