snippets journal - part 1

Hello. Following on from this blog post where I shared how I had covered a notebook with the intention of using it for magazine clippings well here are a few of the inside pages. I occasionally treat myself to a 'fancy' magazine. Amongst my favourites are Simple Things, Flow and Breathe.

Once they have been read, and the bundle gets too big to keep, I flick through them and tear out snippets that catch my eye. So instead of a huge pile of magazines I have a small bundle of clippings!

These pages are very relaxing to do as it truly is a 'scrap' book, just cut and stick! And, of course, it's another use for one of my many, many notebooks!

Here is the cover I shared in my previous blog post. 

Everything I used was in my July Sweet Treat Box from Paper, Pen and Plan.

life happens...coffee helps

Hello. Today I'm sharing my regular make for Seven Hills Crafts. We love our coffee, especially if it comes with yummy cake and a dog muffin for Mili! This card would be perfect for any coffee lover.

I stamped, coloured and cut out 'curvy girl loves coffee' by Stamping Bella (matching dies here).

Then I stamped all the coffee cups and pot from 'coffee date' by My Favorite Things using co-ordinating ink pads (matching dies are here). I love that the stamps in this set do the colouring for you!

Thanks for stopping by today, there's loads more inspiration over on the Seven Hills Crafts blog.

paint pot

Hello, today I'm sharing my regular make for Colourific Stamps. Something a little bit different! I've had this paint pot, oh, it must be at least five years, if not longer, so it was time to give it a purpose. This pot is clear plastic and made to decorate but I guess you could do this to any old paint pot or tin. I simply covered the pot and lid with patterned paper. Then I stamped two of the Moderne Flowers, coloured and trimmed around. They were then fixed to the pot and lid using foam pads.

I then stamped out 'brushes' using the Alphabet and Numbers stamp set and cut them up in random shapes. They were also fixed to the pot using foam pads. I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out!

Colourific have launched a brand new challenge blog. It's anything goes so couldn't be simpler! All the details are here. One lucky winner will receive a gorgeous stamp set!

watercolour notebook - part 2

Hello. I've been having another play in my watercolour paper notebook (see this post for part 1). This time I thought I would compare the differences between the various markers I have. And, although there aren't huge differences, I can see variations. And, I think it makes a pretty page in my book!

These just arrived today from Paper, Pen and Plan. It's my first 'proper' pan set and I'm quite excited to try them out! The colours are gorgeous.

happiest of birthdays

Hello. Today I'm sharing my regular make for Seven Hills Crafts. So, I have freed my old sewing machine from the crafty cupboard! The minute I placed these daisies on my card base I knew I wanted to stitch round the edges. And although my sewing is a little wonky I'm pretty pleased with the result.

The daisies and leaves, from the Sizzix Wildflower Stems #1 set, have been die cut using watercolour card. I then coloured with my Altenew paints. The sentiment from the Hand Drawn Happiness set  by Lil'Inker Designs fits perfectly in the space left by the daisies

Thanks for stopping by today, there's loads more inspiration over on the Seven Hills Crafts blog.

111 Places - part 8

Hello, I've been out and about again visiting places listed in my 

'111 Places In Glasgow You Shouldn't Miss' book. 

 

Number 19 is the Buffalo Bill Statue. In a tiny park (it's not really a park it's a square bit of grass in front of some tenements) in Dennistoun the statue marks the visit of the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show to the East End of Glasgow in 1891. We were a bit disappointed that a traffic cone has been placed on the statue and although this is a common thing to happen in Glasgow it covers the whole of his body! 

My previous blog posts all about this project are here - 

111 Places - part 1

111 Places - part 2

111 Places - part 3

111 Places - part 4

111 Places - part 5

111Places - part 6  

111 Places - part 7

happy birthday

Hello, today I'm sharing my regular make for Colourific Stamps. This card features two stamp sets, I like to mix and match! The flowers are from the Hydrangeas Set and the leaves are from the Peonies Set. I stamped everything onto watercolour card, coloured with my Distress Markers, fussy cut and attached to my card base using foam pads.

Colourific have launched a brand new challenge blog. It's anything goes so couldn't be simpler! All the details are here. One lucky winner will receive a gorgeous stamp set!

Nature Journal - part 6

 Hello. I've made another entry in my nature journal. This time a photograph of a beautiful butterfly and just as I clicked the camera a bumble bee flew into shot! So I got a two for one!

The paper, emphemera, washi tape and stickers are all from the Vintage Botanicals range available over at Paper, Pen and Plan. I stencilled the July using my Alpha Stencil and Sponge Tip Daubers.

My previous blog posts about this journal are here -

Nature Journal - part 1
Nature Journal - part 2
Nature Journal - part 3
Nature Journal - part 4
Nature Journal - part 5

magical day

Hello. Today I am sharing my regular make for Seven Hills Crafts. I love to mix and match my stamp sets and that's exactly what I did here. I used my Plentiful Petals set by My Favorite Things with matching dies and Magical Day by Neat and Tangled (matching dies available here).

The background piece has been cut using my new Circle Texture die by Waffle Flower, I love this die, it hasn't left my desk since I got it! I then stamped and coloured the unicorn giving him a touch of rainbow colours. To balance the card I stamped and cut a cluster of flowers. I overlapped them and curled the leaves. The sentiment comes with the Magical Day set and I love that the words are separate stamps meaning I can stamp in different colours.

Thanks for stopping by today, there's loads more inspiration over on the Seven Hills Crafts blog.

Peonies

Hello, today I'm sharing my regular make for Colourific. How gorgeous are these Peonies? I stamped and watercoloured with my Distress Markers, Aged Mahogany and Frayed Burlap. The background paper is from Vintage Botanicals by Simple Stories.

I would love if you popped over to the Colourific blog and followed, there's loads of great inspiration from all the team over there (and we're stuck at nine followers, how about getting us into double figures!)

watercolour notebook - part 1

Hello. Following on from this post where I shared how I covered a notebook to use for snippets and clippings from magazines I have covered another notebook, this one is filled with watercolour paper, to use for some watercolour practice and notes. To cover the book I used paper that came in my Sweet Treat Box and stamps from the Waffle Flower set 'little painters'.

Here's a peek inside....

July is world watercolour month and over in the Paper, Pen and Plan facebook group everyone is sharing tips and techniques. Why not come and join in, we are not experts but we want to learn!

My art journal notebook and my snippets notebook are sharing space in this travellers notebook cover. Black and white covers are definately my thing just now!

so nice

Hello. I can't tell you how much it tickles me that my new wooden snail, a present from my lovely friend, matches the snail on my card perfectly! The stamp is 'garden visit' by Penny Black and I coloured with my Inktense pencils. The sentiment is from the 'I Like You' set by Technique Tuesday and the papers are 'Spring Fling' by Pebbles.

Thanks for stopping by today, happy crafting!