Hello crafty friends. I hope all is well, and that you are taking care of yourselves. Today I gave a class making a mini camera album. I used the gorgeous Celebr8 paper “Whiskers and Paws” paper for my album as I wanted to do an album honour our dogs and cats. I used a die … [Read more…]
We are currently in National Scrapbook Month here in South Africa, following the 4th of February which was National Scrapbook Day (NSD) this year. My local craft shop approached me to do a demonstration for the ladies who had booked. I was so honoured to be chosen, and immediately put on my thinking cap. The … [Read more…]
Today I used a new-to-me stamp make – Polkadoodles at a class. They have really cute little stamps suitable for focal images and art journalling with gorgeous little bits and pieces. They also have stamp sets that are called “soup” stamps. These stamps are a bunch of shapes you can use to make mushrooms, birds, … [Read more…]
Marie, from The Purple Magnolia, started advertising a class to make a mini album using the magnificent Stamperia Hortensia paper a long time before it was scheduled, and of course, I had to put my name down for the course. I think it may have been advertised for more than a month, and I was … [Read more…]
I have made a little handbag notebook using an 8 inch square piece of card to make a little notebook completely inspired by one I saw on YouTube using a 6×6 inch piece. Using the theme of sewing (mainly because I had the bits and pieces to use) I have created this little notebook and … [Read more…]
I have made another envelope journal using two smaller envelopes. This one is not as fancy as the last one and doesn’t have as many pockets or places for items, but I think it is really sweet. The idea came from a tutorial on YouTube where the lady used two large envelopes and folded them … [Read more…]
I have been loving making journals and decorating them. A friend showed me a tutorial on YouTube on making a journal entirely from envelopes. There is a channel by Angela Kerr that I encourage you to go check out, specifically her tutorial on the envelope journal: here. My friend gave me the envelopes already glued … [Read more…]
I have been playing in my mini journals a lot lately, and have decided to post my best 4 pages for you to all see. The pages are meant to be a personal or inspirational image or message, or new technique, or anything that sparks my imagination. The messages are perhaps a little sill y … [Read more…]