GIVEAWAY TIME!

Wow, thanks to you lovely people I have reached (and now exceeded) 2,000 hits on my blog!  So to say thank you to you, it's GIVEWAY TIME.  

If you would like to win this set of 2 hand drawn cards all you have to do is leave a comment on any one of my posts between now and next Wednesday afternoon ( 25th July 212 AEST) and they could be going to you.  I will post anywhere in the world and just like last time, if the winner is also a member of my blog, they will get an extra surprise in with their winnings! 

These are drawn freehand using white pigment ink and a nib.  They are a lot of fun to do, but very time consuming :)   

Thank you

I posted this image on Sugarbird's Facebook page and thought I should also post it on my blog....

I want to say a very big and heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who has come to visit, left a comment and joined my blog.  I was really scared about starting it, so many doubts, what if all I was doing was actually blogging to myself?  But I felt the fear, walked through it and along the way I have met some lovely and really talented people.  So once again THANK YOU xxxx

New Banner

Well it took nearly a week and a lot of fiddling (techno savvy I am not) but I finally updated my blog banner!!  Thank you so much to everyone who left such lovely comments about it last Tuesday and thought it would make a good banner :)  You were right.

I have been working with polymer clay on and off since my last post and have a few things to show for it.  These are new and as per usual, were a whole lot of fun to make 

I know they do't look overly exciting at this stage, but you do always have to start with a blank canvas.

Once I added the white pigment ink designs they look a bit more interesting and you could be forgiven for thinking they were going to be pendants....because they were, but I had a better idea for them.  

Say hello to my newest magnet designs.  Something a little bit different, but I am really happy with the end result.  They will be moving over to my madeit and hand-made shops in the next couple of days. If you would like to make a start on your Christmas shopping, they would make great little gifts :)

Mail time!!

Just take a look at what the nice postman delivered to me this week.  Isn't it the most gorgeous owl you have ever seen!!!

  It comes from the creative brilliance of Hoopla Creations.  Chalkboard Art turned into the most loveliest of cards and prints.  Please go and have a look at their beautiful facebook page and try not to drool too much on your keyboard :)  You can also purchase these cards and prints right from their page....I think I will be doing some more of that!!!

The colours are so vibrant, the designs are so full of fun and the pencil work.....mmmmmm!! 

Polymer Play

The polymer clay came out to play last night, and we had so much fun together.  It has been a while.

The tools and a little mouse who wanted to watch what I was doing.

And this is the flock of birds for the lovely Sharyn.  Of course they are a work in progress and look a little lost without their eyes.  But I plan on dressing them up tonight with words, flowers and swirls....stay tuned.

Giveaway Time

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Sugarbird is shuffling towards 200 likes on facebok. To help it along I am having a GIVEAWAY! All you have to do is visit my facebook page.  Leave a comment on the giveaway post or like my page between now and when the 200 is reached and you could win these three original Sugarbird Minis. The winner will be chosen at random and I will post to anywhere in the world!

Pencil Fun

I am designing a logo for a very lovely and talented lady and it always takes at least a couple of design ideas to get the right one.  This one wasn't  the right one so I had fun colouring it in anyway and I am now thinking that it might my the new header for my blog - waste not want not right!!

Man cards

Hubby asked me not long ago if I would make a couple of thank you cards for him..."no problem" I said.  But them he told me what they were for.  He had just about finished his training to be a Brisbane City Council bus driver and he wanted to give his trainer (5 of them) some chocolates and a thank you card each. 

 "Let me work on it" I said.  You see I struggle with man cards.  To the best of my knowledge, most men don't want flowers, swirls and cute little birds.  But then Hubby informed me he needed them for the following day - aaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!  So below is what I came up with.  Considering the time frame and my inability to make man cards, I was pretty happy with the end result :)  Thank goodness for stamps!!

Here Birdie Birdie.....

The cats have gone for now and the birds are back to play.  When I rediscovered my love of drawing last year I started off with birds.  I don't really know why, but there you go :)  So it is really nice to get back to them again.  Firstly I draw the design with pencil and then do the out lines with my trusty brown marker.  Then it is colour colour colour.  With these ones I then added the details, again, with brown marker.  

I know it is cold but......

does it actually have to be so cold that my fingers don't work properly on the keyboard!!!

A very big THANK YOU to all of the lovely visitors I had for yesterdays post and for the absolutely amazing comments you left for me!!!!  It is so nice to hear that people enjoy my artwork because I certainly enjoy doing it!!

Here are the final 2 Cat Cards that I have been working on this week.  I started a new series of Bird cards last night while hubby snoozed in his recliner chair.  I am especially having fun with all shades of pink.  So if you are a bird lover stay tuned for updates on them :)

These cuties and their friends are available from my hand-made store. **SOLD**

Cats in the Garden

There are cats in the garden and it probably sounds like I am blowing my own horn, but I think they are really cute!  I am having so much fun with my colour pencils at the moment and there are so many new ideas in my head that it is almost a shame that I can't just sit and colour all day 

These cuties and their friends are available from my hand-made store

Too early??

So, tell me, is it too early to be starting on Christmas stock?  I know that I mentioned a couple of posts ago that I was starting to play with polymer clay again, but I didn't actually get very far with it.  I had a brain storm while getting the clay out of the craft collection.  

I came across last years left over handmade Christmas cards.  And don't get me wrong, they are nice but I think I have progressed a bit artwise since then.  So I started thinking about this years cards......one thing led to another and pretty soon the clay was forgotten and I was knee deep into making little Christmas books.  I figure if people like getting handmade Christmas cards (they do don't they?)  then they would surely love to receive something a little bit different.  I was thinking that they could write their message on the back panel of the book and it could also be used as a Christmas decoration!!!  Plus the little book could be both card and gift!!  So here is what I have come up with so far........