Scrapping Tonight

Just dropping by to let you know I am the Featured Artist over at "Its a Good Place to Start".
If you fancy getting to know what makes me tick creatively, then pop on over for a nosey!
Also I am giving away a signed copy of Pencil Lines the sketch book to one lucky reader over at Vicki's blog!!

Over the last few weeks I have started receiving layouts I have had published in The Scrapbook Magazine and Crafts Beautiful. As you can imagine most of the layouts were done months ago and its always a nice surprise when they are returned. I had forgotten a few of the layouts!

Today I am going to share a favourite I did for The Scrapbook Magazine using Nikki Sivils "Its Your Day".
Lilly and her BF at her birthday party last year. I had managed to buy lots of goodies from Florida for Lilly's Tinkerbell theme at a fraction of the cost here in the UK.

love the party hat bunting!

cute buttons from Such Sweet Tierney

Supplies : Bazzill cardstock, Nikki Sivils Its Your Day papers and diecuts, Such Sweet Tierney buttons

I cannot do a blog post at this time without mentioning the horrific riots that are taking place all over England. I wish everyone who lives in the effected areas mythoughts and prayers, hope you are managing to stay safe and well.

Thanks for stopping by
Anna x

Today was crop day and although there were only 4 of us and myself we still had a great day, and I believe it or not, scrapped 4 layouts!!! A new record for me, I rarely manage 1 layout at a crop, LOL.

This layout is for Pencil Lines sketch 244. Leaving very last minute I know but scrapping time has been put on the back burner these last few weeks.

I am using up my drawer full of left over kits, and this is another one from Kenner Road.





Supplies : Kenner Road Kit, word strip Scenic Route, Bakers Twine, button Such Sweet Tierney

The weather here is glorious, very hot and sunny. I have sports day tomorrow for both the girls and hope to have all my layouts blogged this week for you with some sports day photos!

Thanks for stopping by, hope your weekend was a good one.
Anna x

This week has flown by, and my blog has been neglected. Peters mum has been in hospital for an op and daily visits have taken priority for us all. She will be in all Easter, but in true Bowkis spirit we are planning on a mass visit on Easter Sunday for lunch in the hospital restaurant!!!

I am able to share some scrapbooking today!!! I have a layout over on Nikki Sivils blog today. Another Disney photo using Nikki's Summer range




Supplies : Bazzill cardstock, Nikki Sivils Summer range, Such Sweet Tierney buttons




Easter Weekend is upon us and I have a few projects to finish off, as well as hospital visits and relaxing with Peter and the girls. the weather is forecast to remain sunny, so a good weekend it is going to be!

I am thinking of putting together a Spring Mini Photo Session , for details go here.

Thanks for stopping by
Anna x

March challenge over at Nikki Sivils's was a sketch designed by me.

Here is the sketch :



and my layout using "Summer" range of papers and diecuts


Supplies : Nikki Sivils Summer range, Such Sweet Tierney buttons,

Another photography app that has me addicted is "Photo Booth", looks like an old fashioned photo booth and lets you choose what film to use; black and white, colour or sepia tones.
I have quite a few funny strips in my collection and decided to scrap a strip using Nikki Sivils "Eager Beaver" line of products.

Photo Booth Fun

love Nikki Sivils burlap buttons

love Nikki Sivils new shaped papers

Supplies : Nikki Sivils Eager Beaver pattern paper, Prima and Making Memories flowers, Nikki Sivils alphabet, Nikki Sivils diecuts, Nikki Sivils burlap buttons, Nikki Sivils stickers, Such Sweet Tierney button, Bazzill card strips


Hope you all had a great weekend. I was cropping yesterday and working on some projects for Crafts Beautiful using Nikki Sivils Summer line. I will have some sneaks to post this week. Another really cute and colourful line, I am talking huge ice creams, rainbows, clouds and birdies, and my favorite vintage cameras!

Thanks for stopping by, I love hearing from you
Anna x

PS: Pencil Lines DT search ends tonight 12-pm GMT

My half term has started off productive I am glad to say. The weekend we had a huge clear out of the garage and my outbuilding/known to most as the potting shed! has been given an organized and spacious new look.

Its such a lovely feeling clearing out all the rubbish and strating with a tidy and organized space!
Peter is planning to turn the garage into a studio for me, which has astonished me to be honest, but I am also really excited. Its not an immediate plan but one we will be considering this year.

So after all that clearing out, today has been locked in the studio working on projects for The Scrapbook Magazine and Nikki Sivils.

A few sneaks to share with you today:

Its Your Day collection

Gorgeous Such Sweet Tierney buttons

Family collection

I spy a Little Musing!

Loving Nikki's new lines so much! And check out the gorgeous Such Sweet Tierney buttons. I have a cute spring project lined up with London's buttons and Nikki's papers :)

Hope you are enjoying the start of the week. I have a baking session planned tomorrow, Maple and Pecan muffins from The Hummingbird Bakery book, sound so scrumptious!

Thanks for stopping by
Anna x

I am totally in love with Nikki Sivils new lines, they are truly scrumptious!
I have been scrapping a fair bit with them lately but all for magazine assignments, so I can only share sneaks.

"Summer" is so me, lots of kitsch cameras, bunting and ice cream comes! This line is going to be perfect for lots of my Disney photos.

loving the rainbow too!

how perfect are Such Sweet Tierney buttons!

"Its your Day" is a birthday line, another firm favorite of mine, bunting, party hats and huge birthday pressies!

And Such Sweet Tierney painted buttons are working a treat with these new lines! See those gorgeous buttons above!

Just need to let you know that I have been asked to join the Crafts Beautiful team. My first editorial is going to be fun and I can see lots of Nikki Sivils and Such Sweet Tierney buttons being used!

Hope you have had a fun weekend. Pencil Lines goes live at 8pm with a new sketch and guest designer. I am also looking for 12, yes 12 new designers to join the team, all details are on the website for the 2011 design team search.

Thanks for stopping by
Anna x

Pencil Lines sketch 224 has gone live with guest deisgner Fauve van Maanen. Fauve also provided this weeks very versatile sketch, and she also designed 2 layouts!

I chose a photo that I had taken with my IPhone for my 365/2011, of which will become part of my Document 2011/Project Life 365. I printed my photo to resemble a polaroid as well.



We have had a lovely weekend spent with friends and Rock Band, just perfect! Sunday has been a chilled out today and for dinner I cooked Delia Smiths (Chinese Belly Pork), Hung Shoi Pork, currently advertised in Waitrose. Here is the link if anyone's interested. Healthy eating regime is going well as is my exercise plans. How are your 2011 regimes panning out?

Hope your weekend was a relaxed and fun one!
Thanks for stopping by
Anna x

Pinch Punch, the first of the month. Can you actually believe its February already!!! Panic.....

Every month Nikki Sivils set a challenge for our blog readers and the design team. This month was the first time I have actually joined in with the challenge, shame on me I know!

This months challenge was new resolutions. I usually do a layout with my OLW for the year, and I will in time, but I decoded to go with a crafty resolution instead. Every year around autumn, I start knitting, very rarely completing anything or starting something beyond my means! This year I actually knitted some scraves and neck cowls which I gave as Christmas gifts this year. I really enjoyed and got  alot of pleasure completing a knitting project at long last. So in 2011 I want to improve my knitting skills and try to knit something a little more challenging and actually complete it!

This is what I am hoping to complete; a jacket in the gorgeous Sidar Indie wool. I seem to work well with chunky knits, LOL, they knit up quick, just how I like it!

Here is my layout dedicated to my new crafty love;


Knitting

love the banners in this range

I made the faux knitting needles from paper

Supplies : Nikki Sivils My Friend Birdie papers, alphabet and diecuts, Prima flowers, Jenni Bowlin butterfly, Such Sweet Tierney buttons

Do you have a new craft you want to try this year? Would love to hear about it. Before I go just wnat to say HI to all my new followers. Don't be shy and do say Hi :)

Thanks for stopping by
Anna x

I was asked at the end of last year to contibute to Anam Stubbington's Sketches2Scrapbook Winter addition app.
I was very honoured to be asked. Anam was with me at the start of Pencil Lines so it is great to be a part of her new venture.
I was asked to do a layout and a card.
Here are my contributions :

Christmas 2010




Supplies : Echo Park papers and diecuts, Such Sweet Tierney hand painted buttons, Raffia from stash, Gems from stash


Valentines Card




Supplies : Papermania card blank, Nikki Sivils papers, Prima flowers, Papermania gem, Bazzill cardstock



You can purchase the new Winter app here, and also purchase the first app here at a discount price of £1.79. Also Anam is offering a FREE lite version here of the Winter app.

Thanks for stopping by
Anna x

PS 365/2011 updated click on link at the top of the page

I am so glad that I have started to enjoy scrapbooking again, and have realized that I do love creating and making things, it doesnt matter if I am trying my hand at knitting, sewing or making something with paper, it is , at the end of the day, what makes me happy.

I have been playing with some more Nikki Sivils from her last release, My Friend Birdie for the January challenge over on Nikki's blog.
I am sharing some sneaks today before the blog post goes live at the end of the month :)

love the banner!

Supplies : Bazzill Basics cardstock, Nikki Sivil paper and embellishments, Prima flowers, Ranger Ink, Such Sweet Tierney handpainted buttons, Jenni Bowlin butterfly

Its nearly the weekend, and I am looking forward to a relaxing Saturday and a Sunday spent cropping with some scrappy friends!
Thanks for stopping by
Anna x

Odd title you may think, now that its 2011, and I agree it is, but I scrapped our 2010 New Years Eve for Pencil Lines sketch 220 this week.

As some of you may remember, the past 2 years we have had a fancy dress New Years Eve party and are surrounded by our closest friends and family, and this is the case most NYE. This year we decided to spent NYE on our own. Come 10.30pm the kids were well and truly in bed, I was in my PJ's and not a drink in site!!!
That day we had had a HUGE kitchen clear out and came across a Kenwood Smoothie Pro that Sue had given us and it now has a place on the kitchen top, being used regulary I am glad to say. But its first outing was on NYE where it happily made Peter and I Margarita's; a whole bottle of Tequila's worth of Margarita's.
Peter and I had a lovely evening, just the two of us watching Jools Hollands Hootenanny, an absolute must on NYE, whilst enjoying lots of Margarita's!!
The night ended up with us having a fit of the giggles and 2am and Izzy barging in our bedroom, hands on hip giving us a right telling off!
Quite a night to remember, LOL

So here is  my layout, 8" x 11" photos, taken with my Iphone using instagram (a must have app!)




Supplies : Bazzill cardstock, Hambly transparencies, Such Sweet Tierney buttons, Scenic Route chipboard, AC alphabets.

Tomorrow I will share my 365 project I am doing, all with my Iphone and Iphone app.

Thanks for stopping by
Anna x

I am not kidding, these are so quick, so simple and so easy!

You need :

White blank card
Buttons
Alphabet stamps
Ink

Choose words thats have an "O" in them and replace with a button.
I used "HOPE", "JOY" and "HO HO HO"





Supplies : Papermania blank cards, Autumn Leaves and KI Memories alphabet stamps, Ranger inks and Such Sweet Tierney Christmas buttons

Don't forget to visit London's blog daily for a free giveaway for her 12 Days of Christmas. Today she has a pink Christmas tree up for grabs and some of her gorgeous buttons!
Tonight I am wrapping a few presents and making fudge for teacher gifts!

Thanks for stopping by
Anna x 

Have to share with you London Tierney's 12 Days of Christmas over at Such Sweet Tierney.
London is doing a giveaway every day this week for 12 days ( I am a bit late sharing as day 1 was 11th December!).
Today London is giving away a whole bundle of goodies



All you have to do is pop over here and leave a comment, how easy is that!!

You have nothing to lose.... I will share some cute and very easy Christmas cards using London's gorgeous Christmas buttons tomorrow.

Thanks for stopping by
Anna x

Dropping in to share a couple of layouts I did for Nikki Sivils. 
Using Nikki's new Christmas line Happy Holly Days, I made a layout of Izzy a couple of Christmas's gone when she was Mary in the school nativity play.





Supplies : Nikki Sivils Happy Holly Days paper, stickers, Such Sweet Tierney Christmas buttons, crochet flower, Prima flower, Angel Kiss flower

My second layout is using  Something for Everyone, and just as the name suggests this collection is just perfect for male, female layouts as well as everyday and heritage, I totally love this collection.





Supplies : Nikki Sivils Something for Everyone papers and stickers, Prima flowers, Cosmo Cricket chipboard, Bazzill cardstock, Tim Holtz ticket

These past few days have been hectic as we have been preparing the house for Christmas. I always have a mega clear out and tidy up before we put the decs up, its just another one of those silly traditions!
I will share photos this coming weeks of our trees and decorations as well as some of our family traditions.
Finally just got to say I am over the moon Matt won the XFactor. Although I absolutley adore Rebacca, but she will be better off doing her own thing. And Matt Baker is through to the finals of Strictly, yay!!!

Hope your weekend has been good to you,
Thanks for stopping by
Anna x