Hello December and Good bye November! I feel like I have lots of news this month! Next month is pretty busy, and I will be away from home, so I won’t send out another newsletter until January. Click HERE to read my newsletter and don’t forget to subscribe. This month’s freebie will help you practice […] Read more…
It’s beginning to look a lot like …. Christmas worksheets! Today we will practice tracing ‘Naughty or Nice.” I used the Kelly Creates Cardinal Dream pen to write ‘Naughty’ and the Emerald Dream pen to write “Nice.” I added some white stripes for a candy cane effect on top of the red using a Uniball […] Read more…
It’s almost turkey time in the USA! Let’s practice some phrases this month to prepare for their Thanksgiving celebrations. Today’s worksheet is ‘Always Blessed,’ written in a bouncy modern calligraphy style. To download and print your free worksheet, click HERE or click the image below If you’re new here, then welcome and thanks for dropping by! […] Read more…
I contemplated combining September, and October and November into one newsletter because I missed September! With travelling and moving, I couldn’t get it done. I’ve never missed a month before, but I am trying to ‘slow down’ and not work as much. If something doesn’t get done, then it doesn’t get done (which is a […] Read more…
Happy Halloween! or should I say “Happy Haunting!” I wrote this phrase with my Kelly Creates Amethyst Jewel Metallic Brush pen. Usually I only use these metallic pens on black paper, but thought I would try it on white. It doesn’t disappoint! Such a shiny and pretty purple, perfect for Halloween. I added shadows and […] Read more…
Are you enjoying the spooky words theme this month? Remember that tracing and practicing any words will help you improve your skills, especially with connections. Beginners most often struggle with joining letters and strokes together to write words after they learn the lowercase alphabet. Today’s word is ‘spiders’ and I drew 7 hanging spiders to […] Read more…
I’ve decided to share a few ‘Halloween’ themed words to practice in October. Today we will write the word ‘ghost’ in a bouncy style. (Download worksheet at end of this post). I wrote “ghost” with my Silver Metallic Jewel Small brush pen on smooth purple cardstock. Sometimes I forget that the Jewel pens look […] Read more…
Are you team pumpkin spice? I love pumpkin pie and the whole pumpkin spice ‘thing’ can be a bit extreme. Overall, I like the flavour and the fragrance. This week, let’s practice lettering ‘pumpkin spice.’ (Download is at the end of this post). I wrote on my Kelly Creates Dotted paper pad with my Kelly Creates […] Read more…