Journal Entries

Hello. It seems the more free time I have the less blogging I do! How can that be? You would think that of all times there would now be more time spent in the crafty room and blogging. I'm thinking it's down to a few things. The weather for a start, it has been lovely spell for a while now. Last night we sat outside until about nine, a rare occurrence here in the west of Scotland!

Anyway, the entries above are sort of self explanatory. The one below is the second reason less time is being spent in the crafty room. I bought a game for my Switch - Animal Crossing. It's very addictive, amusing and a brilliant way to pass hours and hours!

Read more about my journal here and here.

Stori Dori - part 3

Hello. I have another few pages in my Stori Dori to share today. The one above includes a quote from a Lennon and McCartney song called The End (written by Paul but, as all songs, credited as Lennon and McCartney). Turning to favourite song lyrics is a good way to add journaling to a page when you don't have much to say!

The page on the left is a collage of extraordinary things! I got the brilliant book below and immediately got my scissors out. Hours of cutting out fun ahead! The page on the left is a super quick collage of a newer style of diecut ephemera. The background paper and ephemera came in this months box from paper, pen and plan.

Loving that my Stori Dori is getting chunky!

Stori Dori - part 1 here
Stori Dori - part 2 here

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Hello. And it's another Penny Black! This one is 'Sunshine in the Rain' and I coloured with my watercolour pencils and Zig markers. The pretty cloud paper is from last months Sweet Treat Box.

I am entering the challenge over at Allsorts....anything goes.

Stori Dori Journal - part 2

Hello. As promised here are another couple of pages in my Stori Dori. The page above is me being hopeful that one day travelling will be back to normal. In the meantime I can dream and make plans 'Oh, the places I'll go'!

The page below is a nod to the beauty of nature that I see on my daily walk. We are very lucky to live opposite a small loch and the first goslings have just appeared, so cute.

Stori Dori Journal  - part 1 is here.

Be awesome

Hello. I have a card to share today. This one features stamps from the Warrior set by Tracey Hey. I coloured with my Prima watercolours and then found the perfect paper in the My Favourite Story paper pad by Pinkfresh Studio.

Well, off now to practice my party piece for the family Zoom call this afternoon. So far I have entertained (?) them with a song and a magic trick. Today I'm going to do a poetry reading. Wish me luck!

Stori Dori Journal - part 1

Hello. I'd like to introduce you to my Stori Dori. This is the first leather Travellers Journal I have owned and wow! The minute I opened it,  beautifully wrapped and finished with a wax seal,  I knew it was going to be special. The journal has been lovingly crafted using Tuscan leather and has been personalised with my initials.

I decided to use the journal pages to show quotes and images. Having the freedom to be creative with inspirational sayings and designs has been so relaxing. Putting together stamps, stickers and bits of washi tape in a collage sort of way on each page. I have filmed a flip through of what I've done so far and you can see that here.

 I will be sharing more of my pages over the next few weeks.

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Hello, I hope you are all safe and well. Today I have a bit of cuteness to share! The stamp is by Penny Black and is from the Eat Cake transparent set. I coloured using my Zig Real Brush Pens. The little hearts are from a string of hearts and I simply cut two off!

I am entering the challenge over at Allsorts....add a bow.

May Sweet Treat Box

Hello, it doesn't seem like a month since I showed you the April box! Even during these very strange days time still seems to fly past! This box is called 'Jubilee' and bright colours does not even begin to describe, it's right up my street! 

I have picked out some bits I especially love for my pic' but, as usual, there is a full unboxing video here. If you would like your own box they are available here.

Self Care Journal

Hello. In the blog post here I mentioned that I would be using the little notebook from the April Sweet Treat Box as a self care journal. First of all I decorated the cover using papers and stickers from the box. I then added tabs along the top. The tabs are simply snippets of the cover paper with tiny alpha stickers from my stash. 

I then picked out some magazine clippings and teamed them with stickers, again from the box, 

for the opening pages. 

I am not a gamer (like my hubby) but I have passed many hours recently playing Animal Crossing - New Horizons. I can highly recommend it - very addictive! 

This page is inspired by the daisies in the park when we go for our daily walk. I have coloured the petals using the silver marker pen that came in the box. Doesn't show up well in the pic' but it adds a lovely highlight in real life!

Movie Bucket List - part 2

Hello, is anyone else finding that although they may have more time on their hands less gets done? I have not blogged since last Saturday! I have been busy though, two Zoom video calls with crafty pals. The first with Penelopes Creatives the team behind Paper, Pen and Plan and the second with Craftaholics Anonymous (the once a month meeting I go to). I am pretty impressed with Zoom, a great way to keep in touch. We have even managed to get technophobe family members to sign up and are hoping to do a video call tomorrow, fingers crossed for that one!

I have also been wasting away hours on Animal Crossing, I'm not a gamer like my hubby but games of this type just reel me right in! I need to collect all the fruit, bugs and fish and I need to build a bigger house. I need to get new residents to my island and I need to visit other islands. Oh the pressure!

And, a jigsaw and some wool to knit the dog a coat is on the way. And, I have an idea for another journal! And, there's still 95 movies to watch!!

Anyway, two more movies ticked off the bucket list. Shaun of the Dead, not funny. And as hubby said in his review Zomboats (we watched it on ITV2, it might be on catch-up) is so much better. And surprisingly, despite how popular it was at the time, niether of us had seen Forrest Gump and had never really fancied it. We were very pleasantly surprised, yes, it's very sentimental but I thoroughly enjoyed it and it gets a very well deserved nine.

Movie Bucket List - part 1 is here.

Movie Bucket List - part 1

Hello. Since, for the foreseeable future, I can't make any entries in my Coffee or 111 Places journals I decided to start a movie journal. This one is a joint venture with my hubby. There are so many lists of movies to watch but we decided to follow the IMBD 'Movie Bucket List'. The one that's used for the 'scratch off' poster that you see in gift shops.

Of course I had to decorate the cover, I knew that film strip stamp would come in handy one day! Then searched the stash for anything film related, finally only finding stars! The inside cover has a short intro'.  
 

We are not watching the films in order, I'm leaving the daily choice to hubby. So the first to be ticked off was Dirty Dancing. I think he wanted it over and done with! 

I gave it a seven and hubby gave a surprising 5.

Next one Alien. 

Hubby has taken on the doodling and journalling, he's doing a pretty good job!

And finally, till next week, Groundhog Day. 

Which we agreed was much better than we remembered, both giving it a six. 

Spring is Here!

Spring is here, but it's a different sort of spring this year, that's for sure. I am still doing all the indoor springy things though. The Easter tree is up and my collection of lambs are out! The glass rabbit (thank you Sheena) is keeping them company!

The stamps on my card are by Penny Black 'what a spring' and the sentiment is from the 'garden friends' set. The background papers are from 'Midnight' by Cocoa Vanilla.

I am entering my card into the following challenges....
Penny Black and More....anything goes
Creative Inspirations....april showers and flowers