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Here are some little snapshots of inspiration I've found out and about recently. From the top...

Northcote Records juicy typography caught my eye walking down Northcote Road. 

Jewel coloured notebooks in Paperchase. Total simplicity with a 'Look at me' colour and I'm sold.

New card range by Ingela P Arrhenius for Lagom. They could pretty much produce anything and I’d love it .

Paperchase gift wrap is usually lovely but this combination particularly caught me eye.

Fun hand drawn monochrome menu at Bryon. 

Patterned stationery from Nineteen Seventy Three with an awesome colour combination, proving that a limited colour palette is not always best.

Great recipe books with pop art covers. There's something quite comforting about their retro feel. The Leon series can be found in Waterstones.

Cute illustrated Cat from M&S. Now I'm no fan of cats but how sweet is this?

A tribal notebook I found in Paperchase. They probably need to put this print on a dress, a scarf, a tote, a...

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colour and cheer

Here’s an Etsy shop that caught my eye. All the bold shapes and colours are a breath of fresh air. I really like the mix of wooden beads and neon, partly because it seems as if the two things shouldn't go together and yet they do. All the best combinations start that way. Here's a similar little DIY idea from Martha Stewart if you like that sort of thing. 

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felt tips ain't just for kids!

I've been enjoying the triangle trend of late and I'm seeing more and more geometric patterns out and about. I'm generally not one for super slick, clean lines so I decided to put my own spin on the idea. Here are the patterned notebooks I created using a fine liner and an array of felt tips. Who said felt tips are just for kids? It was quite liberating to hand draw all of the patterns with no help from a computer at any stage and it definitely gives them a bit of personality.

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