Minty Dreams Collage

Hello. Today I'm sharing a page in my Minty Dreams passport size journal. I had watercoloured a few of the Julie Nutting Merry doll stamps a week or so ago and decided to fussy cut one and add it to a journal page. The background is simply callaged using Prima Misty Rose pieces and washi tape.

A really quick and easy journal page! The Julie Nutting stamps and the Misty Rose collection is available over at Paper, Pen and Plan. Quote LIZ10 for 10% off.

Blogger's Journal - part 2

Hello. Following on from this blog post I thought I would give you a quick update and a sneak peek inside, now that I've started using it! To add to the 'design team schedules' and 'notes & ideas' inserts I shared in the previous blog post I have added a 'creative diary'....

I've laid out one week to a double page. The days of the week are stamped using Prima Travellers Journal stamp set. The monthly grid is a stencil from this months Sweet Treat box. I stencilled with a small chalk ink pad and then the numbers are simply written on top! I have stencilled a calender on each page.

In the design team schedules insert here is the Paper, Pen and Plan section. 'Must do's' on the left side and ideas for future posts on the left. The plastic insert wallet at the back is the perfect place to keep my monthly stencil and other bits and bobs!

Penguin Gift Tags

Hello. Today I'm sharing my make for the Polkadoodles Digi Choosday Challenge. 

This time I decided to make a little set of gift tags. I've also filmed a quick video showing how easy it is to colour these images with Copic Markers and to put this gift tag together. You can watch the video here.

My tags feature the following digital printables -

 Winnie Special Moments - Papers

Winnie White Christmas - Sentiments

Cute Christmas Penguins

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 -
 Christmas at Sweet Stampin'
Back to Basics and Beyond
A Perfect Time To Craft

Plan with me!

Hello. Next weeks planner pages are in the bag! I stamped 'Merry' from Prima using my Versafine ink pad and coloured with Zig Real Brush markers and Inktense watercolour pencils. 

There's a quick 'how to' video here.

The Julie Nutting stamp set 'Merry' is available here over at Paper, Pen and Plan. 

Quote LIZ10 for 10% off!

you are so nice

Hello. I have a little Penny Black card to share today. This one is called 'garden visit'. We have a lot of this type of garden visit, especially since normal service has resumed and it's raining! But, I'm very careful, I certainly don't want to feel or hear a crunch underfoot!!

The sentiment is from the 'I Like You' set by Technique Tuesday, I stamped the image using my Versafine ink pad and coloured using watercolours (my new Altenew ones - they're delicious!). And that's some more paper used up!

happy birthday

Hello. My staging is a little bit random here! A flamingo and dear knows what that is with a striped beak, but, I guess if a bear can drive a bus, I can do random staging!!

The stamp is 'birthday bus' by Avery Elle and I coloured using my watercolour pencils. And, that's another 6x6 bit of patterned paper used up!

Winner - magazine giveaway

Hello. The draw has been done and the lucky name out the hat is - 

 

 Liz - Crafty Sunflower

 Please email me your address (elizabethmiller470@hotmail.com)

and I will get your magazine off to you.

 

There will be another giveaway soon, so stay tuned.

Magazine Giveaway

This post will stay on top until Sunday 12th August 2018.

Please scroll for newer posts.

 Hello. I have a brand new copy of Papercraft Essentials (issue 163) complete with the free gift -

Embossing Folder, Die and 11 piece stamp set to giveaway to one lucky blog follower. 

This is hot off the press and is packed full of inspiration, including my article!

 Simply leave a comment here and I will randomly pick the winner on 

Sunday 12th August 2018! 

Good luck - and spread the word!

be awesome

Hello. Well as promised here is my next card in my run of quick and easy! This time I have used my 'Warrior' stamp set from Alpaca Pals. Stamp and coloured using watercolour pencils. And another 6x6 sheet of patterned paper used up!

My magazine giveaway end tomorrow, have you entered here?

happy birthday

Hello. I have another quick and easy card to share today. This one features stamps from the 'Windmill' set by Avery Elle. Once again I stamped on watercolour card and fussy cut all the images. I am determined to use up my 6x6 patterned paper so I am using nearly full sheets for the backgrounds. The next few cards to be posted will all look very similar!!

blogger's journal

Hello. The notebook above has served me well for the last few months but when I got this gorgeous Carpe Diem travellers notebook cover I knew that my blogging notes were getting an upgrade! The charm, a super cute mini silver ruler, from this months Sweet Treat box, is the perfect touch.

Inside I covered the notebooks and added page tabs using the papers and washi tape from this months Sweet Treat box. I added some seam binding to the back covers.

The little bull dog clips are the perfect size to hold my little pads securely to the back cover.

At the back I have a plastic planner wallet holding some useful bits and bobs for planning on the go! The plastic wallets are available here in the Paper, Pen and Plan Etsy shop. Quote LIZ10 for 10% off.

I really have no excuse for missing any deadlines!

hugs & kisses

Hello. Last month I told you about some new stamps I had just discovered (this blog post here) by Tracey Hey at Alpaca Pals. Well today I've had fun watercolouring stamps from the 'with love' set. I stamped the flowers onto my square piece of watercolour card and the bird onto a scrap piece. I then fussy cut the bird and popped it on using 3D foam pads. A really quick and easy card, but, I think, very effective.

Have you entered my magazine giveaway here?

Happy Birthday

Hello. Today I'm sharing my card for the 

Polkadoodles Digi Choosday Challenge.

My card features the following digital printables - 

Winnie Special Moments - Windy Day

Winnie Special Moments - Paper Heaven 3

Winne Celebrations 1 - Sentiments

I coloured Windy Day Winnie using my Copic Marker Pens. I curled the sentiment banner and popped the centre up with 3D foam pads. I wanted it to look like  it was blowing in the wind along with Winnie!

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
A Perfect Time to Craft....anything goes
613 Avenue Create....anything goes

Plan with me!

Hello. I'm switching it up for August! I've moved my planning back into my KikkiK Pause planner. And, I am using some free printables from Cocoa Daisy. How gorgeous are these daisies? 

Loving my new planner clips from Doodle and Dot (planner girl and cute cat). I also got an adorable elephant but I'm saving him for another project! So many gorgeous clips, so hard to choose!  

 But, of course, I've got to stamp somewhere! 

All the headings are from the 'Traveler's Journal' stamp set by Prima. 

They are available here in the Paper, Pen and Plan Etsy shop.

My Hobonichi Techo - July 2018

Hello. Today I am sharing my monthly update on my Hobonichi Techo. You may remember in my May update I bought a 'How to Draw Book'. Well, I have been doing the occasional drawing on my pages, they're not brilliant, but practice makes perfect! You may be able to catch a glimpse of them in the July flip through which you can see here.

Here are links to blog posts for April, May and June. From those blog posts there are links to that months flip through!

August Sweet Treat Box

Hello. It's that time of the month again! It's Sweet Treat unboxing time! This month's box is called 'Stationery Addict', love it! My unboxing video giving a full reveal of what you get in the box is here.

As well as the box subscribers get a free digital bundle.The designs vary from month to month but can include journal cards, planner pages, papers and loads more! You can subscribe and get all the info' you need over at the Paper, Pen and Plan shop here.

let the good times roll!

Hello. This month's challenge at Creative Inspirations is...Holidays!

There's a £20 gift voucher from Craftie Charlie up for grabs.

I've made a very quick and easy card featuring a cute Penny Black pup all set for a road trip! I'm almost having as much fun looking for items to stage beside my card as making the card itself. Who knew there was a little toy car in the kitchen 'messy' drawer! And, it was found after I had painted the stamp blue - spooky!!