Glow by Lady E

I collaged this mini notebook. This is part of my City Cats Collection. One client bought the full collection. This was my favorite I have a weakness for beautiful notebooks. Give me a lovely cover, good paper, and a design that catches my eye, and I’ll probably stop to admire it. The trouble begins when I bring one home. I like buying notebooks from popular Japanese brands, but lately, I’ve been making a lot of my own, with my own designs for the covers. Sometimes, a notebook is so pretty that I hesitate to write in it. I start wondering what deserves those pages. Should I use it for important plans? Creative ideas? A journal? Something worth keeping? And before I know it, the notebook is sitting on a shelf, waiting for a purpose grand enough to justify opening it. And you know what’s worse than that? Discovering them a few years later and they’re already yellow or moldy. That sucks. But I’ve learned that a notebook doesn’t need an important assignment to be useful. It can hold...

I got the brush roll and the pouch for free! I ’ve used different art materials over the years, but trying Tombow brush pens for the first time was a pleasant surprise. Just a background. I’ve always wanted to use brush pens, but I feel that they are too stiff compared to, say, watercolor brushes..or even acrylic brushes.  I found this particular set at a local crafting event by Googly Gooeys and The Happy Station at Sheraton hotel.  I couldn’t resist the pastel shades. I’m a deep autumn gal, but I really liked these. I told myself that I’d give it another try. I’ve only started painting in late May and my fingers are not that flexible yet, so I was a little afraid to use brush pens.  The first thing I noticed was how much control I had over the strokes. The flexible brush tip allowed me to create both delicate lines and broader shapes simply by changing the pressure. It took a little getting used to, but I enjoyed how naturally the colors flowed onto the paper. I cannot...