Last one.................

Another simple card, using the last of the printed portraits. Made in exactly the same way as the last one. This is a little old pony named Phoebe.

Very simple card

I'm still using the pictures that I printed out of some of my pet portraits, and this card is about as simple as they get! I cut the picture out, and glued it to the card blank. I added copper coloured peel offs, and used a black marker pen to draw a shadow effect round the image to make it appear raised. (The orginal painting was done on wood, which is why the grain can be seen through the painting) The pony is Foldor Skylark, another one that I bred myself, and who is now showjumping locally and also doing very well apparently.

And another................

Another print of a painting I did some while ago. This one is a watercolour and ink portrait of a horse that I bred a few years ago, when I was breeding horses. Her name is Foldor Zenna, and she now lives at a local riding school, and is doing very well showjumping at various shows during the summer months.

Mother and child Arch

The challenge on Gothic Arches this week is Mother and Child. I decided to use a photo of my son's old pony, with one of her foals. I used a lovely piece of background paper from Papermania behind the image. I then stamped one of my swirls stamps, and traced over them with black stickles. The edges were finished off with Adirondack acrylic dabber.

Horse card

I made this card using another of my stamps, coloured in with Lyra Aquacolour crayons, and some more lovely background paper. Again finished with peel offs and border punch.

Horse ATCs

Have had a bit of a play with my latest stamps, which can be found on my website, and have made these ATCs. The horses have been coloured in using Lyra Aquacolour crayons. The bottom one has been edged with acrylic dabber, and the top one with distress ink.

I've been tagged............apparently!

I've been tagged, by Crafty-Jen, which I understand means that I have to divulge 7 facts about myself........................... well here goes then :

1) I have 6, yes that's 6, tattoos, mainly of jewellery!
2) I own the best horse in the world, his name is Thomas and he's a shire horse
3) I also have a ferret, by the name of Babe, who wandered in one day
4) I used to be a qualified motorcycle instructor and now ride a 600cc motorbike
5) I am a qualified sub aqua diver!
6) I also passed the Institute of Advanced Motorists driving exam
7) When I was about 8 years old I had a painting shown on the weather forecast on tv all day