Week 40 (2017)

Hello again,

Hope you're all enjoying the new season we're in. I've been enjoying getting my wellies and woolly jumpers back out from the back of the wardrobe. There'll be lots of autumn walkies to enjoy. I'm not a huge fan of hot weather so Autumn time is when I start to feel like I can enjoy going out again - sooo much nicer now I don't need to think about sun cream, insect repellent and how many bottles of water I need to stop myself from dehydrating. Yes, I'm not the happiest of creatures in the summer, but there's nothing like a walk through autumn leaves and curling up under a blanket when I get home to make me feel better again. With that in mind, I have a beutiful sticker kit from Mrs Brimbles to share with you. I love, love, LOVE watercolour and animals so these guys are perfect.

I think the fox is my favourite - how about you? I love fur effect Anna created with the watercolour - just so huggably soft. Also he reminds me a bit of my housemates dog, so what's not to love?

Week 33 (2017)

Hi planner people!

I hope everything is going well in your plannerverse. It's certainly been busy in mine. All the more reason to make sure my planner game is on point. This week has been easier than most as I get to use this great kit from Anna (Mrs Brimbles). 

Week 30 (2017)

Hi Folks!

I must have said this a million times over the last couple of months, but I'm genuinely so excited to finally share my first ever post on the Mrs Brimbles Sticker Club design team. And what better way to kick things off than with the super cute Juicy Frootz sticker set. The designs are cute, colourful -  everything I love about Anna's artwork really. 

To create my spread I started off with my Tim Holtz distress inks in Festive Berries, Spiced Marmalade and Mowed Lawn, and an ink blending tool. I used these to add some patches of colour to the background of my spread, to compliment the colours in the spread. Next I go in with washi tape from my stash, to reinforce the areas where the holes are punched, as well as to add extra interest. Since my planner spread is ultimately to keep my week organised, I then add my to do lists and place half boxes and a messy circles to draw attention to notable events throughout the week. Next I used functional stickers from the kit and from my stash to emphasise certain tasks I need to complete. Finally, I fill in any blank spaces with deco stickers - which, of course, is my favourite part of all. Anna also included some great phrase stickers which I love. And there you have it, week 30 sorted!

Mrs Brimbles Sticker Club July 2017 : Juicy Frootz

Hey guys,

Well I've finally gotten round to sharing these beautiful stickers with you - they're from The Mrs Brimbles Sticker Club. I was lucky enough to be chosen for Anna's design team so I've had the stickers for a few days now and I have to say I'm completely in love them - Anna is a very talente lady!

Week 26 (2017) Planner Spread

Hi Everyone,

So for this week, I've decided to go with a camping themed spread. I haven't been camping yet this year but next week is the start of Camp Reset, a four week self care camp run by The Reset Girl. And the best part? It's completely free. All you need to do is sign up to receive the emails and there's a dedicated Facebook group and and running too, for sharing creations. We got the welcome pack and packing list this morning and I've been busy trying to decide what supplies I'm going to use - I'm soooo excited!

Have an Otterly Great Birthday Card

Hi again,

So I'm back with my second card of the day. I made this one for the Lawnfawnatics Watercolor Challenge. I used the Otter image and sentiment  from the Year Five stamp set as well as some other images from my Lawn Fawn stamp collection - which is growing all the time as they make some super cute stamp sets. Hope you're managing to make some time for creating this weekend. Enjoy xx

Happy Father's Day Grumpasaurus Card

Happy Sunday Guys,

I've spent another lovely weekend crafting - and avoiding housework, oops! Anyway, I thought I'd share a couple of my creations with you all. The first is a Father's Day card - well, better late than never I guess! I used one of my favourite stamp sets from Paper Smooches - Cuteasaurus. I love the quirky dinos. They're lovely bold images and are perfect for paper piecing, so I gave it a go with scraps from my stash. Hope you like the finished result xx

Brave Journal Page

Hello again,

So it's been another busy crafty weekend for me - all the best weekends are crafty weekends though aren't they? For my second past of the day I wanted to share some journaling pages I made using the Ali Edwards Digital Story Kit from last month. I've just become a digital kit subscriber and I'm really enjoying the process so far. Since I live in the Uk it's much easier to subscribe to the digital kit. It's also encouraged me to start learning more about photoshop to really make the most of the products. I used the kit to make this two page spread in my Hobonichi A6. I hope you like it xx

Week 17 (2017) Planner Spread

Hello,

Well, here goes nothing - my first ever share of a planner spread! Both of the planner pages I'm sharing are older ones I'm particularly happy with. Actually their both form around the time of Cambs Planner Con when, of course, I will feeling particularly motivated to do beautiful things with my planner:

You're One of a Kind Card

Hi

So for my third and final card of the day, I made this cute pastel number for the My Favourite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge. I have to say I think this is my favourite of the three cards - mostly due to the pink fluffy girliness of it, as well as getting to try out a new watercolour technique which was fun. I used the Magical Unicorns stamp set from My favourite Things which I just can't get enough of: