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.

the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team post

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.

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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.