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Wednesday, 2 November 2011

The Crafty Scribe Communiqué - NaNoWriMo, LSNED & Tweets

News Flash... Communiqué... News Flash...

Dear Scribblers

So, autumn is here again, which means so is NaNoWriMo!

Once again I am subjecting myself to the terrors of trying to write a 50,000 word book in the month of November.

Second day in and just over 3500 words completed. As soon as they make the word counter available, I'll embed it on this blog, so you can watch my progress... or lack of it.

Why don't you join me? It's inspiring, it's nerve-wracking, it's creative, it's stressful, but mostly it's fun!

You've still got plenty of time to jump on the trampoline of typing, typos, titles, tales, tears, tantrums and titters. Dive onto their website, and see the full detail.

Now, onto apologies, it's been quite a while since I posted on my blog, as you can see without me telling you. Various reasons, but I'm glad to say I'm back.

For those of you who enjoyed my daily scrapbooking and journalling prompt series here on the blog, you'll be glad to hear that they are still available to view, starting from here to all the way through to number 160 here. Plus if you would like to receive ideas every day, please follow my Twitter account, as I tweet a new prompt every day.

Over the month of September, I joined in with Shimelle's Learn Something New Everyday course again, along with many other scrappers. However, this year I decided to do something different. I art journalled through the month! The first time I've ever tried anything like this.

Over the next few posts, I'll show you a few of my art journal pages for you to see, it was an interesting experience and I loved having a go. I'm not sure how successful they were, but I'll leave that to you to comment.

I'll be back soon. Have a great day. Carry on crafting and writing, Scribbers.

Happy Scribing!

Communiqué Ends... Communiqué Ends...

Thursday, 30 June 2011

My Favourite Things Part 3, Project of the Day and The Way of The Prompt!

Dear Scribblers

One of my first entries on The Crafty Scribe blog was about my favourite stationers - Smythson of Bond Street. I'm sure it's no surprise that their products are showing up again in My Favourite Things series.  Click here if you want to read the original entry.

When you enjoy writing by hand, you begin to appreciate the feel of a free-flowing ink pen and the smooth paper that will become the depository of your thoughts and ideas.

The name Smythson is linked to history, style, elegance and quality. Using their products evokes the feeling that you are part of that.

One of my special presents each year is a new diary. I'm also lucky to own their  journals, notebooks, writing pads and correspondence cards. Each one has a different use, although a couple of them I can't bring myself to use yet, I just love to stroke and look at them! Even on days when writers' block encroaches, putting one of the notebooks in front of me brushes the negativity away and lets inspiration spring forth.

Note: If you ever find yourself in Bond Street, London, drop into Smythson. Not only to see all their lovely products, but to visit their mini-museum which explains their history and also displays famously-owned diaries and notebooks from the past, such as royalty and movie stars.

Project of the Day: Do you have favourite products that you like to craft, write or draw with? Do you have them at hand to use or even just to look at to give you inspiration? Make up an area, maybe in a basket, box or file and put all your best bits and bobs together where they are easy for you to get hold of, that way when you are in need of a boost, or when an idea hits, you are ready to go.

Happy Scribing!

Don't forget to follow me on Twitter to get regular Prompts for Journalling and Scrapbooking. Take each one and jot down ideas which you can turn into a layout, mini-book, journal entry, story or art page. Have fun with them. Who knows where your imagination and memory will take you.

Wednesday, 22 June 2011

Changes afoot!

Dear Scribblers

Hi. It's been a while!

Sorry for the delay. I've been considering the direction of this blog.

I feel that the Journal Prompt series has come to an end on the page, as I've decided I want to add more visuals to my posts, and the short Journal Prompts can be shown another way... on Twitter!

Please follow me: @thecraftscribe and you can continue to get your fix of prompts.

As an added bonus from tomorrow, I will start a series called My Favourite Things. I hope you'll join me back here at the blog for that.

See you here and in the Tweet Universe.

Happy Scribing!

Wednesday, 4 May 2011

Journal Prompt 160

Dear Scribblers

"Challenges make me feel... My last challenge was..."

Happy Scribing!

Tuesday, 3 May 2011

Journal Prompt 159

Dear Scribblers

"I felt most empowered when..."

Happy Scribing!

Monday, 2 May 2011

Journal Prompt 158

Dear Scribblers

"I feel strong when..."

Happy Scribing!

Sunday, 1 May 2011

Journal Prompt 157

Dear Scribblers

"My life is important because... I feel that each moment matters when..."

Happy Scribing!

Saturday, 30 April 2011

Journal Prompt 156

Dear Scribblers

"If I could go back in time, the advice I would give my younger self would be..."

Happy Scribing!

Friday, 29 April 2011

Journal Prompt 155 and Project of the Day

Dear Scribblers

"The advice I would give the happy couple is..."
Project of the Day: Are you watching the Royal Wedding? If so, don't forget to scrap/journal/art about your own experiences of today. It's always the personal perspective of events that make them important.

Happy Scribing!

Thursday, 28 April 2011

Journal Prompt 154

Dear Scribblers

"The last new thing I learnt was... It made me feel..."

Happy Scribing!

Wednesday, 27 April 2011

Journal Prompt 153 and Project of the Day

Dear Scribblers

"My favourite ever movie is..."
Project of the Day: Make a list of your top movies. Make it top 5, 10. 20. It's up to you. Then scrap/journal/art it. You can even try the worst films you've ever been subjected to. Have fun!

Happy Scribing!

Tuesday, 26 April 2011

Journal Prompt 152

Dear Scribblers

"My deserted island needs would be..."

Happy Scribing!

Sunday, 24 April 2011

Journal Prompt 150

Dear Scribblers

"My sadness memories are... My best memories are..."

Happy Scribing!

Saturday, 23 April 2011

Journal Prompt 149 and Project of the Day

Dear Scribblers

"My favourite cities I have been to are... I would love to go to..."
Project of the Day: Have you made scrap pages of your holidays? What about a mini-book? Don't forget to craft your memories.

Happy Scribing!

Friday, 22 April 2011

Journal Prompt 148

Dear Scribblers

"I'm making the following changes..."

Happy Scribing!

Thursday, 21 April 2011

Journal Prompt 147

Dear Scribblers

"I'm making a list!"

Happy Scribing!

Wednesday, 20 April 2011

Journal Prompt 146

Dear Scribblers


"The first time I realised that I trusted myself was..."

Happy Scribing!

Tuesday, 19 April 2011

Journal Prompt 145

Dear Scribblers


"I first believed in myself when"

Happy Scribing!

Monday, 18 April 2011

Journal Prompt 144

Dear Scribblers

"I'm bored when... I overcome it by..."

Happy Scribing!

Sunday, 17 April 2011

Journal Prompt 143

Dear Scribblers

"I loved/hated sleepovers at friends because... My first one was..."

Happy Scribing!

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