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In My Sketchbook

In My Sketchbook

For the last couple of years I’ve been using my sketchbook as a place to experiment with colour and pattern and to try out new materials, rather than somewhere to work on my drawing technique. My sketchbooks have become more … Continue reading →

More Sketchbook Explorations

If you’ve been following my blog for a while you might remember my post about the sketchbook projects my daughter and I were doing together inspired by Lisa Congdon’s Sketchbook Explorations classes. Today I’m sharing some more sketchbook doodles and … Continue reading →

Kawaii coffee colouring page free download from Kate Hadfield Designs! Super cute adult coloring page!

‘Kawaii Coffee’ free colouring page

Coffee and donuts – yum! I created this kawaii style doodle in my sketchbook a while ago, and finally got round to scanning it in and creating a colouring page from it. The original drawing was inspired by an Instagram … Continue reading →

Index Card a Day challenge! Mixed media pattern making and art journaling on 6x4 index cards, project by Kate Hadfield

Index Card A Day Roundup

Last year I took part in a great creative project: Index Card A Day (you might remember me sharing my first few index cards here on the blog last summer!). With the project gearing up to start again, I wanted … Continue reading →

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Free Digital Scrapbook Templates

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Digital Scrapbooking Freebies

Scotland the Brave (and a little Scottish freebie)

I’m sharing some lovely layouts from the Creative Team today, all created with my new Scotland the Brave doodles! When I picked the winners of the Custom Doodle Content earlier this year I must admit that I was really pleased to … Continue reading →

Happy Anniversary – to me!

Today is my design anniversary (what I think of as my ‘designiversary!’) – eleven years ago today I launched my doodles at The Lilypad! It only seems like yesterday, time really does fly when you’re having fun! I’ll be forever … Continue reading →

Designer Surprises: new brads and tapes and freebies, oh my!

We’re wrapping up this month’s December Deal Days with my favourite deal of them all – the Designer Surprises! There are a few new element packs in the shop today (that will be 50% off all weekend!) and I also … Continue reading →

Halloween scrapbook inspiration and Spooky Brads free gift

My pal and Creative Team member Christa has been busy creating lots of new spooky elements with my illustrations, just in time for our Halloween Bash! There are three new sets of Halloween themed tapes over in the shop, and … Continue reading →

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Planners & Bullet Journaling

Memory keeping in my bullet journal

Here’s another little peek into my 2018 bullet journal! I’m still using the same Scribbles That Matter A5 dot grid journal, I enjoy the structure of the dot grid (and how easy it makes drawing lines and boxes!) and the … Continue reading →

How to use digital scrapbooking kits to make stickers for your Bullet Journal

Before I (Stevie!) began my bullet journal, I thought it was something I could never do! I can barely draw stick figures, let alone illustrate a page to be cute. But then I discovered a way I could incorporate Kate’s … Continue reading →

Creative planning in my bullet journal

It’s time for another peek inside my bullet journal! I’ve continued this year in the same A5 dotted notebook as last year, adding spreads and lists as I go. I really like the flexibility of an undated planner – if … Continue reading →

In My Bullet Journal

I’ve shared a few creative planners here on the blog before, today I’m excited to be sharing my own planner with you! I have been using a modified bullet journal system for my day-to-day and business planning for a few … Continue reading →

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Free Printables

Bunny Tails and Peeps Easter bag toppers

My pal Sara created these super cute Easter bag toppers that I am excited to share with you today! I love bag toppers because they are so simple to make up (just print, cut out and fold over a bag … Continue reading →

Teacher Appreciation Bookmarks

Happy Teacher Appreciation Day! My pal Sara recently created some fun printable bookmarks for her school library and we thought you might also like to use them with your children (or students) as they have been a big hit in Sara’s … Continue reading →

Printable Halloween bag toppers & gift tags

My pal Sara has created a fun new freebie for you as part of this year’s Halloween Bash celebrations! Sure to make many a youngster giggle (or possibly cringe!) I present to you our Bat Poop Baggies: These little bag … Continue reading →

Reindeer Noses printable Christmas bag toppers

I dusted off my scissors and whipped up some new printable Christmas bag toppers this week! These Reindeer Noses were inspired by my love of Maltesers. No reindeer were harmed in the making of these treat bags, but I have to admit … Continue reading →

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Hybrid craft projects

DIY Halloween photograph album

My friend Núria from Scrapbook Mania recently created a stunning album for her Halloween photographs and I’m so excited to share it with you today! If you’re feeling crafty and would like to create a similar album, Núria has shared … Continue reading →

How to use digital scrapbooking kits to make stickers for your Bullet Journal

Before I (Stevie!) began my bullet journal, I thought it was something I could never do! I can barely draw stick figures, let alone illustrate a page to be cute. But then I discovered a way I could incorporate Kate’s … Continue reading →

DIY Pop-Up Box Cards

A little while ago I came across the most amazing hybrid pop-up box cards (created with my doodles!) and I’m SO excited to be able to share them with you today! I’m always a little bit in awe of papercrafters … Continue reading →

Awesome Halloween / October Daily hybrid notebook created with digital scrapbooking supplies! Created by Scrapbooking Mania by Nuria using digital scrapbooking kits from Kate Hadfield

DIY October Daily notebook and Pop-Up Halloween Card

A little while ago I came across an amazing hybrid project on YouTube that took my breath away and I’m so excited to share it with you today! I have a bit of a soft spot for hybrid projects created … Continue reading →

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Digital Scrapbooking Tutorials

How to convert 12×12 digital scrapbook templates to 8.5×11

After my last template tutorial, I had a couple of questions about converting square templates to letter sized templates so today I am sharing a tutorial to show you how to do just that! If you’re a rectangle scrapper, you … Continue reading →

How to use digital scrapbooking kits to make stickers for your Bullet Journal

Before I (Stevie!) began my bullet journal, I thought it was something I could never do! I can barely draw stick figures, let alone illustrate a page to be cute. But then I discovered a way I could incorporate Kate’s … Continue reading →

Using digital scrapbook templates with Storybook Creator and Artisan

By Barbara Hewitt and Jennifer Anthony Have you seen great templates out there in digi-land that include .page files and wondered how to use them in your Storybook Creator or Artisan software? It is very easy to do! It doesn’t … Continue reading →

How to use digital scrapbook templates in Craft Artist

Hi everyone, Vivi here to talk you through how to use your digital templates in my favourite scrapbooking software – Craft Artist! There are two ways a Craft Artist user can take part in template challenges, or use bought templates … Continue reading →

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  • Today I have been having fun playing with some more goodies from the lovely folks at @artezaofficial! They sent me a set of Real Brush Pens along with their watercolour paper pads and this is what I came up with! . The watercolour pad was more much textured than I would usually use (I do love a nice smooth paper!) but I surprised myself by how much I enjoyed the texture. There was a bit of buckling but I did flood the paper with a LOT of water. The pens are lovely - they are nylon bristle brush tips (hence the name - Real Brush Pens!) with water based ink so they are more permanent when dry than watercolour. Which is great for me as I enjoy adding lots of layers and washes! I used the pens on both wet and dry paper, and I also dipped the nibs into water and then went straight onto the paper to build up areas of colour from light to dark. If you are used to watercolour you might have to work a bit faster with these as they do tend to dry a bit quicker than traditional watercolours. ⁣⠀ .⁣⠀ These aren't an alternative to Tombows but more an art journaling / fine art type of pen, you probably won't want to use these in your bullet journal as they will bleed through the thin journal paper! My only criticism with these was that I would have liked to have had more colours at my disposal, so I think I will have to treat myself to the full set of 96! I found them really freeing to play with and to experiment with washes, layers and blending the colours on the paper. ⁣⠀ .⁣⠀ Let me know if you have any questions about these pens or if you try them out yourself, I'd love to see what you create! Many thanks to Arteza for sending me these pens to try.⁣ .⁣⠀ .⁣⠀ .⁣⠀ Materials Used:⁣⠀ 🌼 @artezaoffical Real Brush Pens and Premium Watercolour Pad⁣⠀ 🌼 @tombow_uk black calligraphy pens 🌼 Inspiration from the #funkyflorals class by @makewells⁣⠀ .⁣⠀ .⁣⠀ .⁣⠀ #gifted #artezaofficial #arteza #artwork #flowerpainting #flowerart #artezarealbrushpens #artsy #artoftheday #doodle #sketchbook #instaart #artjournaleveryday #sketchbookexplorations #doitfortheprocess #mixedmedia #creativelifehappylife #carveouttimeforart #katehadfieldsketchbook ⁣⠀⁣⠀
  • The lovely peeps at @artezaofficial sent me these watercolour pencils to have a play with! I've been pleasantly surprised by these babies, they're budget pencils (£28.99 for a tin of 72) but they're very pigmented and really fun to use! I picked a few of my favourite colours and cracked open a watercolour sketchbook to test them out.⁣ Here's what I found: they're all pretty highly pigmented (apart from some of the lighter colours) and they layer and blend well together. With the exception of a few of the pinks, the barrel colour is a great match for the lead colour which makes picking the right pencil really easy. They're comfortable to hold and lay down colour well. It does take a fair bit of water to activate them so you probably won't want to use them wet in your bullet journal (unless you like the wrinkled paper look!) but for art journaling and mixed media work on suitable paper they would be a great set for someone getting started with watercolour pencils. You could use them dry in your bullet journal, they don't blend as well as other coloured pencils but if you're looking for an affordable set of pencils that will allow you to work wet and dry, and to add pops of colour to your bujo then these would be a great choice!⁣⠀ .⁣⠀ Let me know if you have any question about the pencils, or if you try them yourself - I'd be interested to hear what you think!⁣ Thanks to Arteza for sending me these to try!⁣⠀ .⁣⠀ .⁣⠀ .⁣⠀ Materials Used:⁣⠀ 🌻 @artezaofficial Professional Watercolour Pencils⁣⠀ 🌻 @moleskine watercolour notebook⁣⠀ 🌻 @kuretakezigjapan Fudegokochi pen⁣⠀ .⁣⠀ #gifted #artezaofficial #arteza #artezapencils #funkyflorals #watercolourpencils #watercolorpencils #doodle #sketchbook #instaart #artjournaleveryday #sketchbookexplorations #doitfortheprocess #mixedmedia #creativelifehappylife #carveouttimeforart #katehadfieldsketchbook ⁣⠀ ⁣
  • My word for 2019. Surrounded by pretty, soothing blue flowers because nothing remains undecorated for long in this journal! Inspiration for the word from @aliedwards One Little Word wordshop, inspiration for the flowers from @makewells Funky Flowers course.⠀ .⠀ I think I am going to keep a separate journal for the OLW workshop prompts, but I wanted to add a nod to my word in this journal too as I often flick through the pages. .⠀ (It's also worth noting that I'm very proud of myself for stamping o.l.w. and not owl which is what I have been writing Every. Single. Time. I've tried to use the One Little Word acronym so far..... 🦉)⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #onelittleword #onelittleword2019 #olw #wordoftheyear #funkyflorals #bulletjournal #bujo #journal #artjournal #creativeplanner #dotgrid #bulletjournalart #bujojunkies #bulletjournaljunkies #plannerdoodles #plannerdoodles #bujoideas #bujodoodles #showmeyourplanner #bujoinspire #bulletjournalcommunity #plannerart
  • I've been trying a new layout for this week - just a whole lot of space for whatever journaling / tasks / notes I had! But, it's not really working as well as I'd hoped (I think I'm too attached to my vertical lists!) so I'm going to amend it slightly for next week and sees how that goes. If all else fails, I'll be back to my trusty boxes the week after! .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ Materials Used:⠀⠀ 🌻 @archerandolive A5 dot grid journal⠀ 🌻 @tombow_uk Dual Brush Pens⠀⠀⠀ 🌻 @tombow_uk Fudenosuke calligraphy pens⠀⠀⠀ 🌻 @fabercastellglobal Polychromos coloured pencils⠀⠀⠀ 🌻 Inspiration from @makewells Funky Florals course⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #beforethepen #funkyflorals #bulletjournaling #journal #bujo #planwithme #showmeyourplanner #plannernerd #bulletjournal #decoratedplanner #creativeplanner #bulletjournalweekly #bulletjournalart #bujoweekly #showmeyourbulletjournal #bujoinspo #bulletjournallove #bujojunkies #bulletjournalss⠀ ⠀
  • Embracing the yellow again for January's monthly spread! And also embracing the #funkyflorals again in an effort to bring some flowers and sunshine to this dull, rainy month!⠀ .⠀ I used a different technique for this one - I inked the flowers first and then lay down random areas of colour within the inked borders. The result isn't quite as random as my 2019 cover page, but I still quite like it!⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ Materials Used:⠀ 🌻 @archerandolive A5 dot grid journal 🌻 @tombow_uk Dual Brush Pens⠀⠀ 🌻 @tombow_uk Fudenosuke calligraphy pens⠀⠀ 🌻 @fabercastellglobal Polychromos coloured pencils⠀⠀ 🌻 Inspiration from @makewells Funky Florals course .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #beforethepen #bulletjournal #bujo #memoryplanning #creativeplanner #bulletjournalmonthly #monthlyspread #bujomonthly #dotgrid #bulletjournalart #showmeyourplanner #showmeyourbulletjournal #bujoinspo #bulletjournallove #bujojunkies #plannerdoodles #bulletjournalss #journal #bulletjournalcommunity #plannerdoodles #plannerart
  • This week's spread, #beforethepen! This was inspired by the prompts in the @quirkyheartdigest for January - as soon as I saw that one of the themes was "yellow", all I could think about was Minions! So here's Stuart, Bob and Kevin. I might add some bananas in there too as the week goes by.⠀ .⠀ I'm also giving a habit tracker another go, I have never stuck at filing in trackers but new year, new start and all that!⠀ .⠀ Materials used:⠀ 🍌 @archerandolive A5 dot grid journal⠀⠀ 🍌 @tombow_uk Dual Brush Pens⠀⠀ 🍌 @uniball_uk Uni-Pin fineliners⠀ 🍌 @fabercastellglobal Polychromos coloured pencils⠀⠀ 🍌 @waffleflowercrafts Planner Dates stamps⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #minionlove #notebooktherapy #bulletjournaling #journal #bujo #planwithme #showmeyourplanner #plannernerd #bulletjournal #decoratedplanner #creativeplanner #bulletjournalweekly #bulletjournalart #bujoweekly #showmeyourbulletjournal #bujoinspo #bulletjournallove #bujojunkies #bulletjournalss
  • A new year, a new journal and a new cover page! I've treated myself to an Archer and Olive journal for 2019, looking forward to playing with the thicker paper and all that comes with it! (NB: there are about a bazillion layers of tombow markers on this page and ZERO bleed through or ghosting! 😍)⠀ .⠀ Inspiration for the flowers on this page from the fabulous Funky Florals course from Megan at @makewells (if you're into mixed media, art journaling and flowers, check it out!)⠀ .⠀ Happy new year! Here's to a happy, healthy and creative 2019 for us all!⠀ .⠀ Materials used:⠀ 🎉 @archerandolive A5 dot grid journal⠀ 🎉 @tombow_uk Dual Brush Pens⠀ 🎉 @tombow_uk Fudenosuke calligraphy pens⠀ 🎉 @fabercastellglobal Polychromos coloured pencils⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #funkyflorals #bulletjournal #bujo #journal #artjournal #creativeplanner #dotgrid #bulletjournalart #bujojunkies #bulletjournaljunkies #plannerdoodles #bujocoverpage #bulletjournalcoverpage #plannerdoodles #bujoideas #bujodoodles #showmeyourplanner #bujoinspire #bulletjournalcommunity #plannerart #getbackintobujo2019
  • Sneaking in one final monthly spread for 2018! Here's Father Christmas and his elves hanging out in my December monthly #beforethepen. I hope you had a lovey Christmas full of good cheer, good company and good food! My plan for the next few days is to set up my journals for 2019 and to continue my mission to eat ALL the Christmas chocolate in the house. #itsatoughjob⠀ .⠀ .⠀ ⠀ Materials used:⠀ 🎅 @scribblesthatmatter A5 dot grid journal⠀ 🎅 @waffleflowercrafts Planner Dates stamp set⠀ 🎅 @tombow_uk Dual Brush pens⠀ 🎅 @prismacolor Prismacolor Premier coloured pencils⠀ 🎅 @uniball_uk Uni-Pin fineliners⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #bulletjournal #bujo #memoryplanning #creativeplanner #bulletjournalmonthly #monthlyspread #bujomonthly #dotgrid #bulletjournalart #showmeyourplanner #showmeyourbulletjournal #bujoinspo #bulletjournallove #bujojunkies #plannerdoodles #bulletjournalss #journal #bulletjournalcommunity #scribblesthatmatter⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀

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