Father's day is literally just around the corner so I got inspired to draw something for the occasion. It's just a very simple silhouette drawing that I thought I'd turn into a simple animation with some inspirational words about dads. Dedicated to all the great dads in the world (especially to my own dad, hubby …
Excerpt From My #WIP
Hi everyone! Hope you are all keeping well. In this post, I just wanted to share an excerpt from a story that I have been trying to write but can't really make any great progress with. The reason being is that everytime I have the time to finally get back to it, I keep on …
What I Used To Illustrate My Books For Free
When I made the decision to try self-publishing books, I knew that I want to write as well as illustrate them myself. However, I am not a trained illustrator and so when I started, I did not want to spend money on any software or tools that might get wasted if I actually could not …
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The Making of The Unicorn in a Tutu and the Stolen Pumpkin
Hi everyone! For my second video in my new channel that is dedicated to anything related to my books, self-publishing and other creative works, I talked about how I created my latest unicorn book. Hope you like it. 😊 https://youtu.be/CsTBl6ZL1Cc Update: You can also watch the reading of my book here: https://youtu.be/iwoCAMzsTvQ Check out …
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Publishing My Second Unicorn in a Tutu Book with Bleed
In publishing, with bleed means that there are elements or images in the book that extend to the very edge of the page (outside the margin). All the books that I have created have all been done without bleed - until now. For a long time, I always thought that formatting a picture book with …
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The Unicorns in Me
** This post contains links to websites like Amazon, Zazzle, IG and FB. If you decide to click on their links, please refer to each website's own cookies and privacy policy to learn how they manage your data. "Unicorns may be mythical creatures but in all of us exist at least one of the many …
Drawing My Children’s Book
"Drawing is a form of expression where anything is possible." - This Scribbler Mum I've always been a creative person but I never really tried doing anything with it until I had my first child. I started my YouTube channels K's Mum and K's Toys because I find editing videos fun and satisfying when I'm …
My Own Art
"Poems are like illustrations in rhyming words. Drawings are like verses in lines and curves." - This Scribbler Mum I am not a trained writer or illustrator but I enjoy writing and drawing. Writing to me usually just happens whenever inspiration strikes. Rhyming or not, it always brings me that feeling of great satisfaction whenever …
Easter Stuff, Promo and a Bunny
Happy Easter! Promo has ended but ebook is still free with Kindle Unlimited. Easter is an arts and crafts moment where your whole family and friends can get involved. - Alex Guarnaschelli It's Easter once again and this year is the first time that I have a child that goes to school. I can't believe …
Second Thoughts
My next children's book... Occasionally, in times of worry, I've longed to be stylish, but on second thought I say no-just let me be myself-and express rough, yet true things with rough workmanship. - Vincent Van Gogh "Six pages in, why am I having second thoughts now?! Right. Let's get this straight. Am I having …