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Thinking of You - Eight ways with colour
"Thinking of You" began as something of a creative challenge: Could I colour an entire card using eight different techniques, without using the usual colouring mediums such as alcohol markers, pencils or watercolours? The answer became this card. Rather than treating every flower and leaf in the same way, I used different methods of applying ink to create variations in colour, texture and intensity. The palette of dusty pinks, mauves, deep plum, soft blue-green and touches of
Michael Cattanach
Sep 293 min read


A Garden of Gratitude
This week, my desk began with something surprisingly ordinary: a packet of wet wipes. I wanted to explore whether they could become more than something used for cleaning stamps and inky fingers. By folding several wipes together and adding drops of colour, I created a soft, temporary ink pad. Each time a floral image touched the surface, the colours met in a slightly different way—sometimes blending gently, sometimes leaving unexpected patches and broken edges. That unpredict
Michael Cattanach
Sep 204 min read


Christmas in Colour
Five Colours. One Winter Story. Christmas is so often dressed in its traditional reds, greens and golds. But sometimes the quieter colours tell an equally beautiful story. Christmas in Colour began with a simple idea: take a peaceful white Christmas landscape and let just one touch of colour change its personality. At the heart of each card is the same little winter world — a house nestled amongst snow-covered trees, surrounded by softly falling snow. Almost everything is lef
Michael Cattanach
Aug 302 min read


Small Moments...Timeless Stories
It's been a while since I've felt inspired. That's a sentiment I know all crafters will utter at some stage. It can be demoralising too if it goes on for too long. So, when I started work on this project, I was already imagining it was destined for the bin like the other four or five projects I had become disinterested in. But something happened whilst I was designing this project, and here we are. Life is often remembered through its grand occasions, yet it is the smaller m
Michael Cattanach
Aug 133 min read
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