This weekend, we are doing all things Christmas! Tomorrow we are taking Nana out for lunch, followed by an afternoon Christmas decoration shopping! I love looking for new decs for the home. Have picked up some real bargains so far. Popped into B&Q this afternoon and picked up some gorgeous white felt shapes; hearts, dove, tree and snowflake for only 24p in teh sale! I picked everyone up to add to Christmas cards, which I still have to make, yikes!
Earlier in the week I picked up some chipboard angels and reindeer's from Tesco's, for cards and table decorations; a pack of 10 for £1.00, bargain!!
Sunday we are decorating the house and the tree, love this part! But before we start, I am making a whistle stop drop of to Crafty Stash Christmas workshop to say Hi to Tracie who is teaching, and I am sure there will be a few more familiar faces to say Hi to also!
Been doing a bit of blog browsing today and am loving
* these Hello Kitty Christmas tags
* this Christmas house, which the girls will love making and colouring in! (scroll down)
* Rhonda's cute button tree pillow
* Tarisota's recipe downloads
* Papertry Ink blog for Christmas cards and tags
Do you have any Christmas Crafting links to share? Just post them in the comments...
Thanks for stopping by
Hugs
Anna x
Not really had the time to do much scrapping aside from the book, this year, so I thought I would share a book layout sneak! I love this layout I did for the book as well, can you see Lilly as a cat!!
I am taking pre orders now, international orders welcome, and all books will be signed by me, unless you don't want me too, LOL!.
Visit the book shop here for details.
For Whoelsale details please email me at www.pencillinesketches@googlemail.com.
Don't forget the DT search we have going on at Pencil Lines this month also. We are looking for 2 new designers to join our team
I have been asked by Angela to design some exclusive sketches for Scrap 'n' Art magazine, which I am really excited about, and don't forget as of next year Scrapbooking Memories will be featuring an exclusive sketch by me, on a monthly basis, exciting!!
Non Scrapbook related, I received post today from my dear friend Sue, a filled advent tree all beautifully hand decorated. If you check out her blog you can see exactly what came my way today. Also Amazon delivered more pressies from Santa, included a little something form me; Adam Lambert's CD. I am going to be curled on the sofa tonight, earphones plugged in, singing to my hearts content!
Hope you are all well and dandy
Thanks for stopping by, and go grab a book now, hehehheh, you know you want to, mwah!
Anna xx
I am taking pre orders now, international orders welcome, and all books will be signed by me, unless you don't want me too, LOL!.
Visit the book shop here for details.
For Whoelsale details please email me at www.pencillinesketches@googlemail.com.
Don't forget the DT search we have going on at Pencil Lines this month also. We are looking for 2 new designers to join our team
I have been asked by Angela to design some exclusive sketches for Scrap 'n' Art magazine, which I am really excited about, and don't forget as of next year Scrapbooking Memories will be featuring an exclusive sketch by me, on a monthly basis, exciting!!
Non Scrapbook related, I received post today from my dear friend Sue, a filled advent tree all beautifully hand decorated. If you check out her blog you can see exactly what came my way today. Also Amazon delivered more pressies from Santa, included a little something form me; Adam Lambert's CD. I am going to be curled on the sofa tonight, earphones plugged in, singing to my hearts content!
Hope you are all well and dandy
Thanks for stopping by, and go grab a book now, hehehheh, you know you want to, mwah!
Anna xx
It is pretty sad that in the UK we are left with only 1 homegrown Scrapbook Magazine, thankfully its a good all rounder magazine, perfect for beginners and the more advanced scrapbooker.
For a limited time Scrapbook Magazine are offering 40% off the price of a year's subscription. Scrapbook Magazine is the UK's longest running and number one scrapbooking title and is packed full of inspiring projects and ideas.
Subscribe to Scrapbook Magazine today and save £14.36 a year!!
See you tomorrow!
Anna x
For a limited time Scrapbook Magazine are offering 40% off the price of a year's subscription. Scrapbook Magazine is the UK's longest running and number one scrapbooking title and is packed full of inspiring projects and ideas.
Subscribe to Scrapbook Magazine today and save £14.36 a year!!
See you tomorrow!
Anna x
Pencil Lines sk 163 is live with UK's MJM, sketch by yours truly.Pop on over and click on MJM's blog link, her work is amazing and very artsy. She is one of those artists that can turn to anything and do it really well! Her paper flowers are my favourite and are amazing.
I did a layout of me and my camera, used only 1 photo, not the 3 as the sketch shows, and used a journaling tag in place of the small photo. I do not late the early dark nights, I keep forgetting this when i need to take photos of layouts!!
Supplies :
Paper : Basic Grey
Flowers : Prima Marketing Inc.
Transparency : MME
Ink : Ranger
Crystals : Prima Marketing Inc.
Chipboard frame : really not sure!
Just in case you haven't seen my last post, Pencil Lines the Sketch book is now available to pre order, expected delivery end 2009.
I am so excited to have been joined by 11 amazing guest designers:
Gigi Kennedy
Christiane Muller
Iris Babao Uy
Anne Jo Lexnader
Carina Lindholm
Sue Deacon
Michelle Filo
Tracie Hudson
Annie Hafermann
Shimelle Laine
Annie Hafermann
Shimelle Laine
Emma Trout
It is a hardback book and spiral bound, which has got to be the best part!
Retailing at £14.95 plus postage. I am taking wholesale and international orders, please email me for costs.
Retailing at £14.95 plus postage. I am taking wholesale and international orders, please email me for costs.
The other exciting news over at Pencil Lines is after over 2 years, we are at last having a DT search. I am really looking forward to seeing your entries, everyone is welcome to enter, the more the merrier!
We have had such a lovely weekend, its just been blissful. I am preparing a week of Christmas card writing; kitchen activities include making cranberry sauce and some Christmas chutney.
I hope you had a lovely weekend, thanks for stopping by and for all your support with the book
Hugs
Anna xx
After, what feels like forever and a day, LOL, Pencil Lines the Sketch Book is now available to pre order. I am excited and nervous as you can imagine. A lot of sweat and tears have gone into this book, as well as a change of publisher. The design team have been amazing and so supportive, I really could not have got to this point with out them!
A lot of though went into what I think we scrappers want from our craft books.
This book is in a handy hardback size, spiral bound, will fit easily into our crop bags!
For more details and ordering please visit the shop here.
I am taking international orders and wholesale orders. Please contact me for shipping details and wholesale price list.
I am off to enjoy the rest of Sunday with my family, rockband, roast chicken for dinner and lots of snuggles on the sofa!
Have a great day, see you alter for sketch 163!
Hugs
Anna xx
Now I had planned to do this everyday this week, but I have had the oddest week! I have been thinking and missing my Dad loads this week. I guess its the whole Christmas season coming up and me turning 40 in a fortnight!! that has been on my mind also.
I have been talking to my dad lots (in my head), and keep waking up, with my heart pounding punishing myself for having not spoken to my Dad in ages. For those that don't know, my Dad passed away 3 years ago, so its a bit odd, and painful.
My thoughts have not been with this blog, but I have picked myself up, after a reading session with Nigela Christmas last night, and I cannot wait to get started on my Christmas baking sessions, and start making some chutneys and jams for gifts, as well.
Here is my second archive layout, its not a really old layout, its about 6 months old. I made it for TSBM designer gallery of "Firsts".
This is layout is all about Lilly loosing her first tooth, all grins.
Supplies :
Papers : 3ndypapier
Diecuts : Sassfras Lass
Alphabet : American Crafts
Jewels : from stash
Its a freezing cold day here, and plans to be tomorrow as well. We are planning a weekend of snuggling on the sofa, cooking, maybe some baking (wink), and a smidgen of scrapping!
What do you have planned this weekend? Hope its a good one for you all, especially my US friends, enjoying a Thanksgiving weekend with family and friends.
Thanks for stopping by
Hugs
Anna xx
This is a layout I did for the Bad Girls Top Designer 2007! I still love this layout.
The Basic Grey papers are great for cutting out, which I still love doing.
Funny thing is I have just done a layout for The Scrapbook Magazine, with the same title! I obviously still need to "Believe " in myself some more, LOL!
Supplies :
Pattern papers : Basic Grey
Card stock : Bazzill Basics
Alphabet : Artic Frog
Ribbon : American Crafts
Rubon swirl : Foofala
Have you got a favourite layout you did a while back that you still love? Do post a link. I would love to see.
A quick giggle, and self portrait of me as the Wicked Stepmother from Snow White for Children in Need last Friday! Its pretty difficult to tell i actually had a crown on top of the baclava type thing; the cloak had a HUGE stand up collar!
Thanks for stopping by
Hugs
Anna x
Seriously, I cannot think of a title, its gone 11pm, I am tired, is that a good enough excuse, LOL!
Well lately I seem to be more of a nurse than a TA these days. Another day off from work whilst I nursed Lilly. She's fine now and will be back to school tomorrow. The poor thing has been up and down these last 4 days, and this morning she had a bit of a temperature and was really tired, so i made the decision to keep her off school.
I have been busy scrapping and trying my best to catch up on everyday paper work. 2010 see's some changes for Pencil Lines, all good and very exciting, and that has also kept me busy whilst watching Fireman Sam (why does Lilly insist on still watching this?! beats me!).
Emails back and forth today and I have made some great progress with the new changes and I am very excited!!
This morning, when we had a few minutes of sunshine, I managed to photograph my layout for sketch 162.
I used my Jenni Bowlin kit from last month. I had fun playing with the stencil in the kit. I firstly inked the stencil onto my card stock, using an Orange ink pad, followed by some glimmer mist "cocoa". Absolutely love the effect!
I used my Jenni Bowlin kit from last month. I had fun playing with the stencil in the kit. I firstly inked the stencil onto my card stock, using an Orange ink pad, followed by some glimmer mist "cocoa". Absolutely love the effect!
Supplies:
Jenni Bowlin October kit
Sassafras Lass chipboard
This is a layout I did ages ago and forgot to share. Again using a Jenni Bowlin kit.
This is a photo of Izzy on our last day in Provence in April of this year. The owners of the Gite had a dog called Lola, who both the girls absolutely adored. Izzy was so sad to leave her, and I am so chuffed that I managed a few photos of her and Lola, this being my favourite.
Supplies :
Jenni Bowlin Kit
Tim Holtz Grunge Board
Scenic Route alphabet
Tomorrow see's me back to work, and then busy at the Post Office, posting heaps of gorgeous Kaiser Craft goodies, kindly sponsored to Pencil Lines for December!! How excited are we..
This week I am going to post some re visit old layouts. I was glancing through my albums, and thought what fun it would be to revisit some of them, and post here.
Back tomorrow with the first of an archive layout.
Take care and thanks for visiting
Hugs
Anna x
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