Thank You

Thank You, originally uploaded by sapphire252.

For Illustration Friday. Happy Thanksgiving to my American Friends!

Illustration Friday: CLEAR

CLEAR, originally uploaded by sapphire252.

For Illustration Friday. I added glitter gel and paint pens on top of the regular marker, for more sparkle.

How To Draw A Nutcracker

Nutcracker Lesson, originally uploaded by sapphire252.

Here are some simple steps for drawing your own Christmas Nutcracker. Once you have him mastered, you can feature him in your journals, on your cards, or on scrapbook pages!

If you like this lesson, you may want to consider my new class - HOLIDAY DOODLES....

This new handout contains 20 pages and over 85 original designs in Christmas themes.

The cost is $20.00 payable through cheque or paypal.

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween, originally uploaded by sapphire252.

This is a postcard that I did for a Halloween postcard swap that we had with people who have signed up for my online classes....we have exchanges from time to time, and they are always wonderful!
I have been using watercolour paper lately for my cards...the paper really shows of the vibrancy of the Letraset pens!
These handsome models are on my mantle this time of year, in case you were wondering.

Trick Or Treat

Trick Or Treat, originally uploaded by sapphire252.

A postcard for Cindy....

Autumn Border

Autumn Border, originally uploaded by sapphire252.

A border in my journal. At this moment it sits alone on the page, waiting for the perfect autumn quote to join it...

I Bid you Welcome

I Bid you Welcome, originally uploaded by sapphire252.

In the spirit of the season, I am posting some pages that I have started in a copy of Bram Stoker's novel DRACULA that I am altering. It is a work in progress, and these pages that I am posting are far from complete...
I found a copy of this book at a garage sale, and spent most of the summer searching other garage sales and flea markets for pieces of broken jewelery, buttons, and other things that lent themselves to a vampire theme...and I am still searching! This project may take a while, but that is part of the fun....

Dracula Eye

Dracula Eye, originally uploaded by sapphire252.

Another page from my Dracula altered book. The page is torn, with the eye illustration set behind it.

I am a Vampire

I am a Vampire, originally uploaded by sapphire252.

Another 2 page spread from my Dracula altered book. Pen and Ink Lettering, window was drawn and coloured, and then pasted on top of page.

Addams Family Credo

Addams Family Credo, originally uploaded by sapphire252.

A page from the Dracula Altered Book. Pen and Ink lettering, button from a garage sale.

Forever Exist

Forever Exist, originally uploaded by sapphire252.

This is the inside back cover of my Dracula Altered Book. The medallion is set inside a niche that I cut out, and the lettering is pen and coloured pencil, on top of black acrylic paint.