Even though I really didn’t want to let my Summer journal go I know it’s time and I have to be realistic and welcome the season in.
Decorating my Autumn planner was just the start I was looking for to get me in the mood.
My Autumn planner cover is a piece of grey felt which gives me an instant warm and cozy feel. The journal inside is a simple Moleskine but covered with perfect Canvas Corp papers
Continue reading My Autumn Planner Set up
I know it’s only Wednesday but I had to get this in before it was too late. I saw and bought these letters ages ago but wasn’t quite sure how I’d decorate them. I have some of the Haunt It papers by Canvas Corp and these were absolutely perfect for adding that quirky touch.
Continue reading Going all Halloweeny
One of the nice things about crafting with a friend is being able to give each other ideas and challenges sometimes way out of your comfort zone. This week during a conversation with Clare she challenged us both to create a black and white background. As a lover of colour, colour and more colour this was already sounding scary but once I’d covered my page with black gesso (way too scary for words) then white, I thought, hey I can do this.
I decided on a sketch of a crow as I’m still wallowing in the Halloween vibe and some simple pen work with water colour to paint in my bird.
Continue reading Going black and white
“Messy Fun Friday” is the phrase adopted by my good friend Clare Brown after we spent the morning creating a journal page together via What’s App. We had such a good time creating together and getting messy it was almost as good as having her with me in the studio. Almost. We had such a laugh it made me think about perhaps making a video of my process in future.
For now though I’ll re-wind a bit to a couple of days ago when I sketched out this page in my journal.
Continue reading Messy Fun Friday and the evolution of an image
