A planner page and some bookmarks and the kindness of strangers

Hello friends and thanks for dropping by. I am back to do my regular Friday post this week and thought I would show you last weeks planner spread and some bookmarks I made for a swap on Instagram

This spread was done in my good old Dylusions planner. It is getting very fat and bulky because of all the gessoing I do over the pre printed artwork on the right hand page. I am starting to wonder why on earth I purchased this planner at the end of last year, and I may just ditch it soon and use another one.
Anyway, I had fun adding texture, washi and some stickers, stamping and paint to this one. Below is a close up:

I also made some bookmarks in a similar collage style, for swapping on Instagram, I love making these. The ones shown below are all claimed, but if any visitors here are interested in swapping one, let me know as I really enjoy making them :o)

Now before you sign off, I want to share something else with you. The other day I was contacted by someone by email, this is what he wrote:

My name is Antonio, born in Italy and moved in UK for love. I have been living in this country for over 10 years, working in Food, Fashion and Beauty retail industry.

 Few weeks ago I have launched a youtube channel called AntonioMakes, a platform where I share my passion for handmade projects, mostly related to cooking, crafting, homemade cosmetics, general DIY and much more.

My dream is to turn this hobby into a job, I love your blog and I was wondering if I could send you some items (HAPPY MAIL) I made as well as some gifts I bought for you. I am hoping your followers will like my creations.

Well I am always happy to help another creative, so thank you Antonio and just look what he sent me:

Some wonderful home made soap, beauty products and wonderful sweets. There was even more, but hubby nicked them before I could photograph them... Here is a link to his YouTube channel:

 where he shares recipes, tutorials on how to make soap etc. You can also find him on Instagram here

Well, that's it for this week. Thanks for your visit like always and I hope you will have a creative weekend and a good week ahead!!

xxxxx

Crafty fun

Hello all and I hope you  had a good Easter. I'm on holiday right now as the school where I work has an Easter break, so way more time for crafting, yay!

Today I want to share a fun little craft project that I have been wanting to do for a while. Actually most of my time is spent on brushing up my water colour techniques as I want to start a nature sketchbook/journal, but it was fun to do some craft stuff in between. These are two bookmarks, each with their own little folder, a fun gift for a friend who loves reading. Here is a more detailed look at the first one:

The folder was made from Kraft card, darkened with Vintage photo Distress Ink.

It's slightly wider than twice the bookmark width with an addition 1/2 " score mark on the spine to allow room for embellishments on the bookmark. I then used one of the Tim Holtz mixed media 1 dies to cut an opening and added some die cuts and twine etc to embellish the front.

The second one was kept simpler, I just added some stencilling and then embellished in a similar way.
Below is a closer look at the two book marks:

Here is number one. I used some Inkilicious stamps and one of the Tim Holtz Wildflower diecuts. The bookmark itself was made with the Sue Wilson Striplets Lattice Window die.

The second one was made in a very similar way, using the same dies and stamps and Distress Inks for colouring.

Well that's it from me for today. Hope you are having a good week and thanks for your visit like always!