i've been published

2017 jan/feb/mar art journaling magazine

i just received my copy of the jan 2017 art journaling magazine destined to hit the stands any day now.

i was blessed to actually have two art projects published in this magazine.  one is a snail mail flipbook letter.

 the other project is a positive affirmation journal.

i hope you'll enjoy my articles.  there are so many wonderful artists in this edition and i know you'll enjoy their art too!  happy reading!

 

the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team post

artwork by sue waters

today the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team post is brought to you by sue waters.  sue has used a bevy of my rubber stamps to create this art journal spread:

flying heart

party dog

dog

ellie

screaming bunny

flying pig

bunny

stacked boxes

polka dot dog

your eyes can travel around and around and you still something new each time!  love it!  to see more about this piece head over to sue's blog by clicking here.

to see all my rubber stamps sold through stampotique.com please click here.

 

working in my hobonichi journal

i've been creating little tiny works of art in the front section where the monthly calendar at a view is.  here is december totally filled.

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artwork by samantha read

today the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team post is brought to you by samantha read.  this is so fabulous!  sam has used the following stamps to create this :

party dog

unleash yourself text

to see more about this piece head over to sam's blog by clicking here.

to see all of my rubber stamps sold through stampotique.com please click here.

the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team post

artwork by gemma maggs

today the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team post is brought to you by gemma maggs.  gemma made this adorable shadow box using my rubber stamps:

horse

roc's tree

vic 

to see more about this piece of art, or more of gemma's artistry, please head on over to her blog by clicking here.

to see my rubber stamp line sold through stampotique.com please click here.

 

december prayer flag

this month the prayer flag theme was believe and you had to use stars.

 i am quite fond of this one for some reason.

 when i hung up all the prayer flags i realized i still needed two more to fill in all the spaces.

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artwork by corrie herriman

today the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team post is brought to you by corrie herriman.  can you get over how adorable this is!?!!   i love it!

corrie has used a few of my stamps to create this  beautiful piece of art:

horse

heart vine

happy camper

art lives here

flying heart

 to see more of corrie's work head over to her blog by clicking here.

to see my rubber stamp line sold through stampotique.com please click here.

the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team post

artwork by sue waters

today the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team post is brought to you by sue waters.  she has

created this awesome tag using my stamps:

corner sun

dog

stacked love

flying heart

to see more about how sue made this tag head on over to her lovely blog by clicking here.

to see my rubber stamp line sold through stampotique.com please click here.

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artwork by gez butterworth

today the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team post is brought to you by gez butterworth.  what a wonderfully colorful piece of art it is, too, using my screaming bunny stamp.

to see more about this piece and more of gez's art work head over to her blog by clicking here.

to see my rubber stamp line sold through stampotique.com please click here.

i'll be in the next art journaling magazine

i received the stampington & company email last night and noticed that they are previewing the winter art journaling magazine and my art happens to be part of that preview.

the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team posting

artwork by samantha read

today the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team post is brought to you by samantha read.  i just adore this wonderful piece of artistry.  it has everything going for it, from sentiment, to color, to stamping.

sam used my blessed skellie.  you can visit her blog to read more about it by clicking here.

to see all my rubberstamps sold through stampotique.com please click here.

the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team post

artwork by gemma maggs

today the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team art is brought to you by gemma magmgs.  aren't the colors gemma used to make this scrumptious?!

she's used the following stamps to create this:

bird lady

be grateful

xxxx border 

to see more of gemma's work head over to her blog by clicking here.

to see my rubber stamps sold through stampotique.com please click here.

more hobonichi prep

i'm pretty happy with this little planner. i am so glad i decided to get it.  i'm pleasantly surprised how the paper takes the tombow marker and water.  there is some slight shadowing on the back side, but no real bleed through to speak of. 

november prayer flag

this month's prayer flag theme is wonder and you needed to use sequins.

i love this bracelet.  it was gifted to me by the late sas manuz.  god rest her soul.  i will always cherish this handmade artisan piece.  she did such an amazing job with it.  so i was so grateful that it had sequins on it so i could use it this month!

i love this bird fabric.  my friend barbara wells gave me some strips of it to use in my art.  thanks barbara.  i love it.

hobonichi prep continues

prep work continues in my 2017 hobonichi techo planner

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artwork by corrie herriman

today the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team is brought to you by corrie herriman.  corrie has created this awesome postcard using my stamps:

scooter girl

heart vine

to see more about this artwork and a to see a video corrie made about it head over to her blog to get all the details.

to see all of my rubber stamps sold through stampotique.com please click here.

hobonichi cover

i've been having a strong desire to try the hobonichi journal for my planner.  i've been debating for about a year now to purchase one but since i am planner obsessed i already had a me and my big ideas planner prepped and waiting to go for 2017.

 

i couldn't stop thinking about getting the hobonichi however, so i've decided that i will keep two planners next year. 

 

since the whole idea of keeping two planners seemed a bit of a possession obsession i decided to just buy the planner and try to make the hobonichi cover myself.

 

if you happened to see my contact paper tutorial in cloth paper scissors magazine then you'll know how i made it.  

 

here is the front of the cover

and here is the back

 

 

the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team post

artwork by sue waters

today the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team post is brought to you by sue waters.  she has created a great halloween journal spread using my stamps:

crooked house

leaf dot border

ellie

bird lady

to see more about sue's work please head over to her blog by clicking here.

to see my rubber stamps sold through stampotique.com please click here.

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artwork by gez butterworth

today the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team post is brought to you by my newest design team member, gez butterworth.

for her debut she's created this amazing journal cover using quite a few of my rubber stamps:

party dog

heart vine

scalloped lace border

artiste block 

to see more of gez's artistry and to find out more about this piece head over to her blog by clicking here.

to see all of my rubber stamps sold through stampotique.com please click here.

the roc nicholas rubber stamp newest design team member

gez

i would like to introduce my newest design team member, geraldine.  she is known as "gez" in the crafting world.  she lives in the north west of england.

  

she has been creative for as long as she can remember and loves coloring outside of the lines at all times.  she is drawn to to bright, bold colors and says, "the more crazier the color, the happier my soul!"

 

gez loves all things mixed media and when she isn't tucked inside of her little art studio or out walking on the local fells, she can be found knitting socks, which is her latest obsession.

photograpy is another big love of gez, along with her three children.  she says, "i seem to be forever chasing my tail and trying to capture those moments you can't put into words...happiest behind the lens!"

i'm so excited to welcome gez and i know you are going to love her creations using my rubber stamps.  stay tuned for gez's debut on october 20th!

come join the postcard swap

artwork by roc nicholas

 here's a postcard i made using quite a few of my rubber stamps sold through stampotique.com. 

 caged bird

just be you

heart vine

steampunk border

we're having an "anything goes" postcard swap and you're welcome to join by coming here:

 https://www.facebook.com/groups/567598263326733/

the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team post

artwork by samantha read

today the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team post is brought to you by samantha read.  don't you just love what sam has created using my blessed skellie stamp!

to see more about this piece and more of sam's work head on over to her blog by clicking here. 

to see my rubber stamps sold through stampotique.com please click here.

the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team post

artwork by gemma maggs

today the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team post is brought to you by gemma maggs.  isn't her halloween theme adorably done!  

she's used my following rubber stamps to create this:

screaming bunny

bird princess

stacked boxes
heart vine

to see more about this piece and more of gemma's work please  head over to her blog by clicking here.

to see my rubber stamps sold through stampotique.com please click here.

october prayer flag

this month the prayer flag's theme was soar and you had to include a running stitch.

 remember the month i needed clouds on my prayer flag and i didn't have any cloud material?  well i obviously lied.  look what i found.  a little bunch of heidi swapp material i didn't know i had.  

i love this charm.  it was made a long time ago by my friend terri kahrs.  it is perfect for my flag this month.

there is my running stitch.

 

the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team post

artwork by corrie herriman

today the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team post is brought to you by corrie herriman.  corrie has created this wonderful piece of artwork using quite a few of my stamps:

Blessed Skellie (body)
Screaming bunny (head)
Dog (all of him)
Unleash yourself (sentiment 'h - u - n - r - y' )
Crocodile with gator text. (sentiment 'g')

this is a great example of how my rubber stamps were intended to be used!

to see more or corrie's work, please head over to her blog by clicking here.

to see all of my rubber stamps sold through stampotique.com please click here. 

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artwork by sue waters

today the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team post is brought to you by sue waters.  she's created this colorful art tag using my stamps:

ponytail

flying pig

steampunk border

to see more please head over to sue's blog by clicking here.

to see all of my rubber stamps sold through stampotique.com please click here.

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artwork by karen hayselden

today the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team post is brought to you by karen hayselden.  how clever is design using my corner sun rubber stamp?!  love it!

to see more of kassa's work head on over to her blog by clicking here.

to see my rubber stamp line sold through stampotique.com please click here.

the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team post

artwork by samantha read

today the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team post is brought to you by samantha read.  sam made this adorable piece of artwork using my screaming bunny stamp.

to see more of sam's work head on over to her blog by clicking here.

to see my rubber stamp line sold through stampotique.com please click here.

the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team post

artwork by gemma maggs

today the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team post is brought to you by gemma maggs.  gemma has created this wonderful postcard using my following stamps:

crocodile

polka dot dog

leaf dot border

to see more of gemma's artwork please scoot on over to her blog by clicking here.

to see my rubber stamp line sold through stampotique. com please click here.

september's prayer flag

this month the prayer flag group's theme was create and you needed to include butterflies.

 

i stamped the butterflies on white muslin and colored the fabric with fabric markers.

oh..the magic of buttons. 

 

the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team post

artwork by corrie herriman

today the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team post is brought to you by corrie herriman.  corrie has created this amazing postcard using my:

 leaf dot border stamp

polka dot dog

capture the magic

to see more of corrie's artistry please head over to her blog by clicking here.

to see all of my rubber stamps sold through stampotique.com please click here.

the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team post

artword by sue waters

today the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team post is brought to you by sue waters.  sue has created a black and white postcard using my stamps:

bird lady, and

flying heart

to see more about this postcard head over to sue's blog by clicking here.

to see my rubber stamps sold through stampotique.com please click here.

a postcard swap

there is a postcard swap going on at facebook in the roc nicholas rubber stamp group.  the theme for it is black and white with one other of color.

i used my stand tall rubber stamp sold through stampotique.com.

if you'd like to join in the swap please head over to the facebook group and play along by clicking here.

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artwork by karen hayselden

today the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team post is brought to you by karen hayselden.  she's created this yummy textural atc using my horse rubber stamp.

to see more from karen please head over to her blog by clicking here.

to see my rubber stamps sold through stampotique.com please click here.

i was published

i am pleased to announce i was published in the latest craft stamper magazine.  a big thanks to trish, the editor, for believing my work is worthy of this wonderful magazine.

as you can see i designed a stamp for the cover.  i hope you'll check it out.  i would love to see what you create with my little house stamp.