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Giveaway to Celebrate 50 Whole Years on Earth
I turned 50 on June 15th 2023 and I wanted to celebrate with a giveaway. For a while it was an impossibility that I would reach such an age [depression…
Year of the Rabbit with 4 Radiant Metal Leaf Colours
2023 is the Chinese Year of the Rabbit so I've made another art journal page following on from my 'Year of the Tiger' page last year. I love doing art journal pages of the Chinese zodiac as it is animal based and there is lots of colour and nature symbolism.
3 Excellent Reasons to Celebrate World Cocktail Day
World cocktail day apparently has its origins on May 13th 1806 when the word ‘cocktail’ was coined. I couldn’t find out if it is a day that has been celebrated since then or if ‘World Cocktail Day’ itself is a newer institution. The lack of clarity notwithstanding, it cannot be denied that cocktails practically have their own religion as popular as they are.
Brew more do more
3 Inspiring National Tea Day Celebratory Art Ideas
National tea day has been celebrated on 21st April since 2016. I decided to make an art journal page for national tea day 2022 so started off by visiting the website for national tea day in UK.[br][br]
What is National Tea Day About?
Us Brits love our tea don’t we? I know I do and not just your standard cuppa. Herbal teas are a firm favourite and have health benefits that we have been taking advantage of for centuries. So National tea day aims to celebrate this tradition by dedicating a day to it each year. The organisation behind the celebration organises on and offline events to honour the humble cuppa. Of course tea drinking in the UK isn’t just about the brew, it has a whole raft of associated culture. I’m thinking of tea and biscuits to ‘dunk’ in it, or high tea with scones and cakes or even the notorious builder’s brew - strong and in a big mug. There’s also tea parties and teddy bear’s picnics where the teapot rules supreme. All this is a lot of fuel for art journaling inspiration and so I came up with 3 themes for national tea day art journal pages to share with you.[br][br]
Awesome Art Journal Personalised Gift Card Design
To create a personalised gift card design first you have to get to know what the recipient likes or would appreciate and it helps to have a reason to send the card…. Customized gift cards are very popular online as they take card designs and make them personal to the receiver. It helps you feel like you're giving something you had a hand in making. Going one step further there’s nothing better than giving a handmade gift and here art journaling excels because it provides the opportunity to be really creative knowing you will bring a smile to someone’s face. [br][br]
Happy St David’s day
St David’s Day 1st March Card Design
St David, of course, is the patron St of Wales and there are, in our culture, several interesting tales about him. I spent my young years in Bronant in mid Wales going to a County Primary school and learning to speak Welsh. St David’s day was a special day for us when we got to dress in traditional Welsh costume and do creative activities like singing and painting and reciting. Of course, a lot of those paintings were of daffodils which I still love to paint.
Love Your Pet Day February 20 2022
Pets are great for our mental health. They can make each day brighter, can be comfort during sad times, can add to the hilarity of good times, are great on camera and they tell no lies. Generally they are fluff balls of love so who wouldn’t want to love their pet? Sadly there are too many instances of pets not being treated well. Today is national Love Your Pet day to help us celebrate the joy they bring but also to serve as a reminder to take good care of them.
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Year of the Water Tiger 2022 Art Journal Page
Today is the 1st Feb 2022 and as such it is the start of the Chinese New Year, also new Lunar year. This year is the year of the tiger…
Robert burns since 1759
Burns Night Spot Illustrations
Happy Burns Night to all you Scottish men and women. I have written a brief article below to include some spot illustrations having just done Tom Froese’s brilliant Sweet Spots course on Skillshare.