warm winter wishes

Hello. Today I'm sharing my card for the Winter Wonderland Challenge.

The challenge running for the next two weeks is...add a heart.

The image I have used is Leila Decorating from Sasyaki Glitter. I coloured using copic marker pens and the die cut background is 'ornate holly framed noel' by Creative Expressions.

So, get out your Christmas stash and get ahead, we're nearly half way there!!

Update on my Hobonichi

Hello. Following on from this blog post about my Hobonichi Techo I thought I would do a wee update. So, I'm pleased to say, I'm still keeping up with my daily entries. Although sometimes it's simply a couple of stamped and coloured images like the ones above. Well, not every day has something exciting to record! Sleep, work, dinner, telly, sleep would make for some very boring pages!! At the start of June I'll do a May flip through like the one I did for April which you can find here.

want to celebrate?

Hello. Today I'm sharing my third card as a guest over at Polkadoodles Digi Choosday Challenge.
My card features the following digital elements from the Polkadoodles online store -
Big Bunch digi stamp
Winnie Celebrations digi papers
Winnie Celebrations sentiments

I coloured using my Copic marker pens and added a vintage touch using doilies, ribbon 

and an old button.

The challenge is 'anything goes' so that's nice and easy isn't it? 

Why not have a go, all the info' is here.

I am also entering the following challenges - 

 

Crafting with Friends...anything goes

Always Fun Challenges...anything goes

Crafting from the Heart...anything goes

Magazine Article

Hello. Just popping on to show you my latest magazine article. This time it's in the Joanna Sheen box set. I made a set of aperture and shaker cards using the free kit you get with the mag. As well as the magazine you get -

A two piece fan die.
A 6x6 embossing folder.
A cake box template.
A set of 16 stamps.
And 194 papers and toppers.

Whew! Enough stash to keep you going all month (and probably longer)!  It's on the shelves now in all good newsagents and supermarkets!

plan with me!

This weeks planner pages have been stamped and coloured using ZIG Real Brush markers. 

The stamps  - daisies, butterflies and grasses are all from the Daisy Friends Stamp Set available here in the Polkadoodles shop.

The column headings have been stamped using my Prima Bullet Journal stamp set available here. 

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Minty Dreams

Hello. Today I'm sharing a couple of pages in my Prima Minty Dreams Travelers Journal. The inserts are watercolour paper so perfect for a bit of stamping and colouring with my Inktense pencils.
The stamp on the right is from a Waffle Flower set called 'Always'. The stamps on the left are 'Up in the Air' by My Favourite Things. The cloud background is chalk ink using the stencil that came in my May Sweet Treat box.

The Prima Minty Dreams Journal is in stock here and the watercolour inserts here. Both in the Paper, Pen and Plan Etsy store. Quote LIZ10 for 10% off! But best be quick, I know stocks are low.

paint the town

Hello. Today I'm sharing a card using one of my favourite stamp companys - Penny Black. These cuties are from a T for Transparent set called 'paint the town'. I coloured with my Inktense pencils and carefully trimmed around the images so that I could attach them to the card using 3D foam pads, making them 'pop'!

I am entering the challenge at Penny Black and More...anything goes.

Plan with me!

Hello. This weeks planner pages have been stamped and coloured using Penny Black Stamps. The little guy in the bottom left is from 'teddy and company', the one on the right is from 'eat cake' and the bears along the top are 'birthday bears'. I coloured using my Zig Real Brush markers.

The days of the week have been stamped using Prima Bullet Journal stamp set available here. 

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Memories 2018

Hello. I've just completed the first pages in my Simple Stories Sn@p album for 2018. You can read all about my 2016 and 2017 albums in blog posts here, here and here. 

I have decorated the cover using items from past Sweet Treat boxes.

So the other day, when the sun was shining, we decided to take a picnic to the Botanic Gardens in Glasgow. I also took along my little travel sketch book and paint set. We have been to this favourite park many times but this is the first I have tried to sketch one of the glass houses - it's a tricky business but I really enjoyed having a go!

The journal cards are from the digital bundle you get free with this months Sweet Treat Box. They set off my snaps perfectly!

hello friend

Hello. Today's card features 'Lily Bug Love'. A digital stamp from Polkadoodles. I coloured using Copic marker pens. The background die is 'Butterfly Oval' by Tutti Designs. The little ladybirds are dies too but I don't know the maker. The sentiment is from a set by Technique Tuesday called 'I Like You'.

I've started 'staging' my cards a little bit. What do you think? Does it work?

I am right where i want to be.....

Hello. Today I'm sharing a page in my art journal. The background got a wash of grey watercolour, I then stamped 'Traveller' by Sentimentally Yours using Versamagic chalk ink 'Persimmon'. The daisies from the 'Daisy Friends' set by Polkadoodles were then stamped around the edges using Versafine and coloured with my Zig marker pens.

The girl and butterflies from 'Special Times' also by Polkadoodles were stamped onto watercolour paper, coloured, fussy cut and stuck in place. The border and dots stamps are also from the 'Special Times' set. I finished off by adding the words which are stickers from Simple Stories.

happy birthday

Hello. Today I'm sharing my second card as a guest over at Polkadoodles Digi Choosday Challenge.
My card features the following digital elements from the Polkadoodles online store - 

Surprise Gifts Digi Stamp
Winnie Celebrations Papers 1
Winnie Celebrations Sentiments 1

I coloured using my Copic marker pens and added some glitter to the flowers, I wish you could see how it sparkles in real life! 

The challenge is 'anything goes' so that's nice and easy isn't it? 

Why not have a go, all the info' is here.

I am also entering the following challenges - 

Cute Card Thursday...anything goes

Craftingwith Friends...anything goes

Hiding in my Craft Room...freestyle

My Hobonichi Techo - April 2018

Hello. Let me introduce you to my Hobonichi Techo. She arrived all the way from Japan in March and I have been making a daily entry since. Although technically a 'planner' I have been using it as a diary/doodle/memory keeping/stamping and colouring place. My techo is in a cover called 'Eastern European Needlework' and to protect that cover it's in a clear cover on cover! Ain't nothing gonna damage this little beauty!

Here are three of my favourite pages. The one above is recording our drive round Loch Lomond. I drew the map and lightly watercoloured. The pages are 'Tomoe River Paper' which is very lightweight but can take colouring with no bleed through.

If nothing much has happened during the day or it's just a routine work day I stamp and colour or add a sticker and some washi tape. The sayings at the bottom of each page have been translated from Japanese, sometimes funny and sometimes thoughtful.
 

So, that's a few of my pages but there's a full flip through here over on my You Tube channel.

May Sweet Treat Box

         Hello. Today I'm sharing what's in my May Sweet Treat Box from Paper, Pen and Plan.

The theme for this month's box is 'Summer Dreaming'. Shades of blues and soft yellows, clouds and stars, glitter and gold - very dreamy! There's a sparkly bow clip and a flipflop paper clip, washi tape and sequins and a cool cloud and stars stencil. But the first thing I'm going to do is try out the pen and do some on trend lettering, although I'm very much a beginner!  

You can see the full contents of the box in my unboxing video here.

  You can subscribe here or you can buy a one off box from the Etsy store here. 

Best be quick though 'cos I know they are selling fast!

Sweet Pea

Hello. This month's challenge at Creative Inspirations is.....Clean & Simple or Fussy & Fancy.

I have gone for the clean and simple option. 

The sweet image I used is Freshly Harvested from our sponsor this month...The Paper Shelter. 

The lucky winner will get to choose three digi stamps! 

I hope you can join in the fun this month!