I see art journaling as a form of escapism. There are no rules, rights or wrongs. It's only for my eyes, I don't have to show or share it with anyone. It's just for me. It's a way of playing and experimenting. It's about feeling free and having fun. Take this day. I started work early [...]
Is it really sad that I got so excited when I was in Anthropologie last when I saw this mug as I knew it would match my planner? But it looks so pretty together!! I had to buy it. It's become my afternoon tea at my desk mug. It matches the August kit so well. [...]
It's been a very colourful month on the blog. I hope you've had as much fun as I have. Bright colours make me happy. It's certainly been a very happy month around here. In case you've missed any of this month's creative posts, just click on 'Kit Inspiration' and they will all come up. There [...]
I love to scrapbook, but I don't always have the time that I would like to spend on it. I have different types of scrapbooking. I've put them in to categories: 1 - I design for an American Scrapbooking Kit called Cocoa Daisy. This is my favourite type of scrapbooking. I spend longer on these [...]
Did you love your wooden rainbows in your July boxes? Have you transformed your's yet? Today I am going to show you how I prettied mine up. Time to get messy fingers!! I started by taking my script paper and pencil from my kit and drawing around the wooden rainbow. This needs to be done [...]
Hello!! Today I am making this little card using pieces from the July 'Over the Rainbow Kit'. I really enjoy sending out handmade cards. I think they show how much you care. I started off with a small white card blank 4x3''. I used a sponge and pastels to apply a pale blue background. I used [...]
Fancy making your own rainbow art today? It's easy peasy and looks really good. All you need is: - Water colour paper (ideally as this will work best) - Water colour paints & a wide brush - Scissors & white paper - Scanner, pc & printer 1. Start off with your water colour paper. You [...]
If you haven't checked out this month's Kit inspired Pinterest board, I highly recommend you do. The colours instantly lift and inspire. If art journaling is your thing, we have plenty for you. This page here instantly makes me want to go and grab my art journal. There are plenty are free cute printables. I [...]
This month's kit, 'Over the Rainbow' makes my planner look so fun. Bright colours really do make me feel happy. I really enjoy adding fun stickers and post-its to my planner pages. I have used the sheet of coloured heart stickers, the book of bright post it's, washi tape, wish list and the cute clips from the [...]
As we are almost at the end of our 'Bon Voyage' month, I thought I would share with you some of the travel inspired wall art that I've made for my home, taking inspiration from artworks at Slay My Print. I love to make pieces to decorate our walls. Last year we put together this [...]