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Printable Christmas Gift Tags

30 November 2020 by Lou
printable christmas gift tags

Fancy some printable Christmas gift tags? This week I wanted to give you something to say thank you for visiting my blog and all the other support you’ve shown me. The gift tags designs are based on some of the illustrations I’ve done for my Christmas card collection so you can also buy a card … [Read more…]

Posted in: Creative stuff, News Tagged: christmas, creativity, gift tags, gift wrapping, gifts, illustrations, printables

A Gift Wrapping Station

16 November 2020 by Lou
Gift Wrapping Station

Why on earth would you need a gift wrapping station? Well partly so you can feel smug and organised, but mostly because it makes life so much easier when you need to wrap a whole load of presents! It’s really frustrating when the stuff you need is all over the place and as soon as … [Read more…]

Posted in: Creative stuff Tagged: anniversary, birthday, christmas, creativity, fathers day, gift wrapping, mothers day, valentines day

Custom Illustration Prints as Gifts

2 November 2020 by Lou
Custom illustration prints - Eiffel Tower

As well as selling greeting cards and doing custom cartoon portrait cards, did you know I also do custom illustration prints that make great personalised gifts? You may already have seen some of the cartoon portrait prints I do, but enjoy doing other custom illustration too. I was approached recently by someone who had seen … [Read more…]

Posted in: Behind the Scenes, Creative stuff Tagged: anniversary, birthday, cartoon portraits, christmas, creativity, custom, custom portraits, drawing, fathers day, gift ideas, gift wrapping, illustrations, mothers day, Prints, valentines day

How to Wrap Awkwardly Shaped Gifts

12 October 2020 by Lou
How to wrap awkwardly shaped gifts

It’s easy to wrap cubes but how do you wrap awkwardly shaped gifts, like plants, balls and bicycles? I’ve done some research to give you the best solutions for all shapes and sizes of presents.

Posted in: Creative stuff, Gift Giving Tips Tagged: anniversary, birthday, christmas, creativity, fathers day, gift wrapping, mothers day

Easy Homemade Gift Ideas

28 September 2020 by Lou
edible homemade gift

Getting a homemade gift can be a lot more special than something that has been bought. You know that the person who gave it to you has definitely put some time, thought and effort into it. And even a shop bought present can be personalised with the addition of a DIY touch, like giving a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Creative stuff, Gift Giving Tips Tagged: anniversary, birthday, creativity, custom, fathers day, gift ideas, gifts, mothers day

Creative Inspiration: A book review

27 July 2020 by Lou
The Joy of Watercolor - Emma Block

Everyone needs a bit of creative inspiration now and then, and I’m no different. I think it’s important to keep learning and stay creative, and books are my favourite way of doing this. Fiction teaches me more about other people by putting me in someone else’s shoes for a while. And non-fiction teaches me more … [Read more…]

Posted in: Creative stuff Tagged: creative inspiration, creativity, gift ideas, illustrations, learning, painting, practice, watercolour

Homemade edible gifts

22 June 2020 by Lou
homemade cupcakes gift

Left it a bit late to buy a gift? Not quite sure what to get? Homemade edible gifts are a terrific solution as you can whip them up yourself really quickly. And everyone has to eat, right? At the most you might need to make a quick trip to the supermarket and spend a few … [Read more…]

Posted in: Creative stuff, Gift Giving Tips Tagged: baking, creativity, fathers day, gift ideas, mothers day, valentines day

Gift wrapping ideas for Father’s Day

15 June 2020 by Lou
fathers day gift wrapping shirt gift bag

So you’ve got the Father’s Day card and gift, but you need a way to present them nicely to your Dad… I love to wrap presents up in interesting, fun or just plain gorgeous ways. So I’ve been doing my research to find some clever gift wrapping ideas for Father’s Day. And I’m sharing them … [Read more…]

Posted in: Creative stuff, Gift Giving Tips Tagged: creativity, diy, fathers day, gift wrapping

My custom cartoon portrait process

27 May 2020 by Lou
Custom cartoon portrait process

I’ve been doing a lot of custom cartoon portrait orders for cards and prints over the last few years. People just seem to love seeing themselves and others in cartoon form! Read on to find out how I go about creating my stick figure portraits step by step… First steps When I get an order … [Read more…]

Posted in: Behind the Scenes, Creative stuff Tagged: cartoon portraits, creativity, custom, custom orders, drawing, Greeting Cards, illustrations, Prints, stick figures

Doing work I love

10 October 2018 by Lou
Drawing of Me Happy to be Doing What I Love

Last year I cut back on how much time I spend on my day job to focus on spending more time doing work I love, with the hope that eventually it may turn into an income. I realise I’m extremely lucky to be able to do this, as my day job does pay very generously … [Read more…]

Posted in: Behind the Scenes Tagged: creativity, drawing, Etsy, illustrations, income, work
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