So many people like to journal these days. Some write morning pages when they wake up. Many write in a prayer journal.
I am one of those people!
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I love notebooks and pens, but never had any luck finding the perfect one. And IF I happen to find the perfect book, it was either so thick that it was hard to write in or take with, or so expensive I did not think it was worth it...so I designed my own!
Each notebook has between 90 and 120 pages, just enough to so you can take the notebook with you without weighing down your purse, bag, or backpack. And the covers, are cute, sassy, and smart, just like you!
SO--I am having a GIVEAWAY for THREE notebooks! All you have to do is go to my new Facebook page and LIKE or FOLLOW page. Leave me a note below so I can enter you in the giveaway and you can tell me which notebook is YOUR fave!
Welcome to the Crafty Croc Gel Pen Giveaway! This set of 96 gel pens is the last of it's kind--they have been discontinued and I have a set to give. Just watch the vid below then enter. Good luck!
Welcome to the HERO Guanghui GIVEAWAY! Just enter below for a chance to win a set of 168 Hero Guanghui Colored Pencils. Good luck! Here is the YouTube vid that featured the giveaway.
I'm excited to say that Schpirerr Farben has given me a 72 set of pencils for a giveaway! These pencils are creamy and they sharpen and keep a wonderful point. I have drawn several images with them and they layer like crazy!
Just follow the directions in the link below and GOOD LUCK!
Congratulations to MIMI GAREAU, the winner of my witchy GIVEAWAY! This one is super easy--just click the YouTube video below--it's only a minute--then SUBSCRIBE to my channel and leave me an email. Voila! You're in.
Important! Click YouTube logo on bottom when video starts. You will be taken to YouTube and you can SUBSCRIBE and leave email address.
The winner will receive one PENELOPE'S GARDEN Coloring Book, and five runners-up will receive a downloadable coloring page from my Etsy shop. Good luck and Happy Halloween! xo
Only two more weeks until the spookiest time of the year!
For the next 48 hours I am running a giveaway for one Penelope's Garden coloring book.
Please enter below. You do NOT have to take part in all three options to be entered in the giveaway. BUT, there is a bonus entry for anyone that already follows me. If you share my new coloring page, Penelope's Haunted House, or this blog post, you will receive it in a PDF form to color.
Penelope's Haunted House
Just leave your name and email below if you share, and I will zip the file magically to your mailbox.
Hi everybody!! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! I am celebrating by giving away my Gorgeous Garland Coloring book. It has 56 pages to color (14 image with three copies each), enough garland for a six foot Christmas tree.
Just color, cut, and create your own garland. Watch the video and sign up below! Follow guidelines to qualify. a Rafflecopter giveaway
Congratulations to the three winner of Penelope's Coloring Book Giveaway! Each winner will receive a copy of Penelope's Garden Coloring and a glow in the dark marker to light up the coloring book in the dark. Thank you for entering!
Penelope's Garden will be on sale October 1, but until then I am offering a glow in the dark giveaway.
I will give three copies of the coloring book along with black light markers to make the images glow!
Check it out here.
Enter the giveaway here! If you click the little YouTube sign at the bottom of the video as your watching it will take you over to YouTube and you can subscribe there. Thank you and good luck!! xo a Rafflecopter giveaway
I am happy to announce the winner of the Coloring Dreams giveaway is CORRINA LORRAINE!
She will receive the first copy of Coloring Dreams, and a 24 set of Prismacolor pencils.
Please stay tuned! Coloring Dreams is the first book in The Coloring Club, where members receive a beautiful coloring book by artist Dea Lenihan delivered right to the front door, along with an art supply that is suited to the book of the month.
So once again--CONGRATULATIONS CORRINA!
P.S. Please keep on eye on your email--everyone that entered is getting a small gift from me.
Happy April! I am happy to announce that the April giveaway is a kickoff to the new venture, Coloring Book of the Month Club. This first book is called Coloring Dreams and will be given with a set of 24 Prismacolor pencils.
Cover!
Prismacolor pencils are known for their vibrant and long lasting colors, and they are a favorite of many.
The details of the Coloring Book of the Month Club will be released in the near future.
In the meantime enter the contest. The book will be released in early May. If you would like to be on the alert list please leave your name and email address below. Good luck! xo a Rafflecopter giveaway
She is the winner of our Fancy March Giveaway. Now she will be able to light that delicious citrus pomegranate candle and draw to hear hearts content. Stay tuned for April's giveaway ~ a lovely coloring book, drawn by ME, and pencil set! Congrats again Heather! xo
I don't know about you, but I feel like I need a little pampering after such a gloomy winter. Wouldn't it be nice to sit a warm, scented, candlelit bath and sketch with a new set of pencils? Well that is just what I did the other day! I want everyone to have a lovely afternoon like I did. Although I can't give the lovely afternoon to everyone, I can give it to one lucky winner of this month's giveaway.
The winner will receive a Muse candle scented in pomegranate and citrus, Farmhouse Fresh shea butter body cream, and a drawing set of eight graphite, pencils, three charcoal pencils, one sketch stick, two charcoal sticks in soft and medium, a kneading eraser and a white plastic eraser. The pencils are basic, although I like them very much, I did not want to have to worry if they fell in the water. I think you will like them too.
Start sketching!
I had no preconceived notions of what I would sketch, but got some great ideas! Yes, the paper got splashed a few times, but it was fine. The ideas were worth more to me. So enter here! xo a Rafflecopter giveaway
Our February Six Shades of Grey Faber-Castell PITT Artist Pens winner is RUY MORRIS!
Congratulations! Thank you to everyone who participated. Our new giveaway will be listed tomorrow ~ I have a feeling it will be a favorite to those who like art and to be pampered a bit. Congrats again Ruy!! xo
Sending some love your way this Valentine's Day! I have a downloadable card for you. Hugs, kisses, and a big virtual Valentine box of chocolates. xo Click HERE to download Tweetheart
Happy February! The groundhog says we are to expect an early spring!! XO
Although it is the shortest month of the year, there is still plenty going on. This month we are a set of Faber-Castell PITT artist pens in SIX Shades of GREY. These are terrific for cartoons, manga, architectural design and any kind of sketching you can think of!
Grey is interesting, and most think of grey as one color. But all my art friends will know that grey can be cool, warm, or even neutral. The PITT Faber-Castell pens are permanent and water resistant.
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I love black and white and grey--and I hope you do too. Good luck! Enter below. xo
As an I artist I love trying new pens and markers. I was looking for some brush pens because I was starting to practice script writing. I also read that many were using these brush pens to outline art or create beautiful pictures. I Googled around and found that Jet Pens had a sample set of five brush pens, one each from Kuretake, Pilot, Pentel, Zebra, and Tombow. I've used the Pentel brush pen and have a colored marker set from Tombow, both of which I am very happy with. The other three will be new to me. (Love JetPens.com BTW. Easy ordering and super fast delivery--and no, they do not pay me.) I was looking forward to trying the Kuretake pen because I heard it had a very springy tip and lasted a very long time. I was also excited to try a brush pen with a super fine and hard tip like the Zebra because I'd had no experience with them at that point. Getting the delivery was exciting. All of the pens are made in Japan, and the packaging is different from what we are used to in the USA, and it made it very interesting to open and begin. A big PLUS for me--all of the brush tips are made from felt or synthetic hair so NO animals are hurt in the process. Below are writing samples from each pen.
Below is a video describing from Jet Pens describing each pen and showing it in action.
The Kuretake pen had a nice solid tip. The ink flowed well but not too fast. It allowed for nice control. I like the feel of this pen.
The Pentel pocket pen is the most popular brush pen on the market. It is a refillable pen with a springy tip and a heavy flow. Although I loved writing with it, being a beginner it allowed for the least control of all the pens. That being said, I loved it and feel it will be worth it to continue using it and improving.
The Pilot soft brush pen is very interesting. The ink flowed very dark and nicely, but if too much pressure was applied on the down stroke the entire tip lifted, and the point of the tip would pop off the paper. BUT--that makes for very interesting lettering and the ability to stylize. It was the only pen that squeaked as I wrote.
The Tombow pen was an all-around nice pen. Good control and good ink flow.
My favorite of the pens was the Zebra fine. To me it was the closest to a Crow Quill or calligraphy pen with a nib. It offers great control and the ink is very dense and black. It also makes a slight scratchy noise as you write. I like that.
Here's a short video of me using each pen. I've just started with script writing with a brush pen so my samples are not beautiful like some other videos out there.
I have a feeling that as I improve and get used to using these pens that I may change which is my favorite.
This drawing was done with the Pentel brush pen.
If you would like to enter a giveaway to win the all the pens in a JETPENS sampler set, click HERE. All entries will be entered into Random.com on February 1st and the winner will receive the Brush Pen Sampler that I reviewed above! Winner will be notified by email and announced in a post on this blog. If there is no response from winner within one week, a new winner will be chosen. Brush pens will be sent to winner within thirty days.
So please follow my blog and enter the contest for more art, kid lit, pen addiction posts, and a chance to win!
Almost every time I visit the beach I stop at Target on the way off the highway. I can see the sign from the exit ramp, and even if I really don't need anything the sign reminds me it is there, so I go. I go for a few reasons, the first one being snacks. Things do not stay fresh at the beach for a long time. Yes, I have plastic bags and Lock n Lock boxes, but never enough. My intentions are to find a snack after my long journey. (It's not actually that long but anybody can go for a snack after an hour and a half ride).
Then I walk through the doors. Starbucks to the right of me, cute dresses to the left. Of course I end up buying a latte, iced tea, or once in a blue moon a Frapuccino--and the caffeine kicks in. They are so smart, location is everything. My synapses firing faster and clearer, I have the energy to not only find the snack aisle, but to try on a few pair of stretchy jeans and really cute tops. A few turns into a dozen and I can't carry them all while drinking my Frap, so I get a cart.
I find waaaay too many things I like, but since they are so reasonably priced I can buy them. Included in my haul was this adorable shirt that I had to try on two sizes too big because my size was gone. It was the cutest of the bunch and the larger size somehow made it look chic, IMHO. See shirt HERE Strolling into undergarments, I immediately spot my favorite underwear. Now in grey and purple, a few of those go in the cart too.
I also found a Bali bra that is 100% comfortable, shapes without wire (no easy task for me), and comes in easy sizes like S, M, L, and XL. See bra HERE
End of summer and a sale on flip-flops. In the cart.
Ah! Back to school stuff. My son goes back to college and I'm sure he'll need a binder and spiral ring notebook. I also find a notebook cover for me--too cute pass. And notebooks for me in colors and patterns. In the cart. BUY notebooks from Target HERE: Made it to the snacks. I beeline right to the drinks, because Target is one of the only places I have been able to find La Croix seltzer.
Although my fave is coconut (divine), it comes in other amazing flavors too, passionfruit and peach/pear. I get some pineapple juice too and start to dream of the delicious lo-cal non-alcoholic pina colada I make mixing it with the coconut seltzer. Coconut deliciouness HERE Target also sells a brand called Archer and I love the chocolate chip cookies. I think I'm done.
Wait! I can get my mascara here too. My personal fave is False Fibers by L'Oreal. I have very blonde lashes, and these not only darken them to the blackest black, but make them longer too without clumping. (You have to try this--everyone I turned on to this mascara loves it and thanks me. They sell similar fiber products elsewhere for four times the cost. This is under $7). Buy HERE NOW I'm done. I'm checking out and the cashier asks if I have Cartwheel, which turns out to be an awesome App that I downloaded on the spot and saved over $50. Get Cartwheel app HERE
I drive off into the sunset. Oh Target, I love you. xo
