WOYWW 891

 Good morning, friends!

Welcome to July!  This year is just sliding by. That's why it's so important we keep in touch.

Last week was super crazy with interruptions. I'm getting back on track this week.

Today, I launched the 25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS on my YouTube channel. I'll be posting the week's cards on Friday of each week but y'all get a sneak peek today.

Each day for the next twenty-five I'll make 5 cards; 1 premade before the video, one on the video then three after I've filmed to round out the stack. By the 25th I'll have about 85 cards. I want all new ones for folks this year.

On Monday the 6th, I'll also be sprinkling in a new journal - a Pink Christmas kit I've had in my stash for about five years. I'm trying to work through all of my kits. It's time and it's feels great to be creating on a regular basis.

As if July isn't going to be crazy enough, I'm also taking part in #jaritupjuly pantry challenge. I don't want to run either of the canners or dehydrator when the AC is running, I'm only doing dry canning. If you want to learn more, you'll find what I'm making in my Ozarks Journal blog post this week.

Lastly, I'm finding my writing routine again and dedicating two hours every night (except the 4th) to pull this manuscript together. I love my characters in this book but I'm ready to meet my next reunion couple.

That's it for my desk (and story) this week. Who's Miss Sarah and why am I here?  When you are done visiting me in the Ozarks, please hop on over to Sarah’s Craft Shed for all the details. Miss Sarah has a long list of other studios you can peek into. No standing on an up-turned milk pail to look in the window. We open the doors wide and welcome you.  Please leave your number and you'll be among the first on my list.

Creative Blessings!

~ Kelly

 

WOYWW 843

 Good morning, crafty friends!

Sliding in a bit late. Woke up with a bit of a headache so stayed on my pillow longer than I should have. 

Sorry I didn't get 'round last week. Seems like end of the month is when everyone turns loose with courses and stuff I need to pay attention to. I'll try to do better this week.

A couple of posts from earlier this week to show you what I made before I show you the desk:

Winter's Veil Wreath

I used the Winter's Veil paper pack from Tonic Studios and a tutorial from Spectrum Art Creations. I didn't buy the embellishment pack so I created the band in the center from the cover of the pad. The snowflakes are die cuts/ punchies from Tim Holtz, Stampin' Up! and Martha Stewart. I can see doing these for multiple holidays. Who, besides me, has a variety of holiday paper pads sitting on their shelf? 

If you click on the link below the picture, it will take you to one of my videos explaining how I began.

I've also made a couple of projects from Tim Holtz' Live Class with Heidi from Simon Says Stamp. 

Click on the link below the photo to see how this one came together for me.

Loaded Tuck Tag

Now, what you've been waiting for:

I can't believe it's the end of July. time to start planning for August in Q3. 

That's it for my desk (and story) this week. Who's Miss Sarah and why am I here?  When you are done visiting me in the Ozarks, please hop on over to Sarah’s Craft Shed for all the details. Miss Sarah has a long list of other studios you can peek into. No standing on an up-turned milk pail to look in the window. We open the doors wide and welcome you.  Please leave your number and you'll be among the first on my list.

 

Creative Blessings!

~ Kelly

#CHRISTMASINJULY - #TAGTUESDAY ` #TIMHOLTZ

Good morning, crafty friends!

I'm still waiting on today's video to upload. In the mean time, here's the tag:

I thought I'd be brave and try the tuck tag. We were give a pre-cut tag but also the die to make more - exclusive to the kit! I have his first pocket die but this one allows you to put tucks anywhere on a larger surface. You can either just cut out the slots, or you can use the coordinating frame die to make square ones to place as a layer on your page. Cool, huh? (You can see that die in the video HERE).    

I almost did another collage tag. Like Heidi said, they are addictive and you just want to keep making them. These tags have the similar effect. I look forward to trying one for Halloween in my 31 Days of Halloween series. 

I'll come back and drop the VIDEO LINK in as soon as the upload finishes so if it's not here when you're reading this post, come back later this afternoon. Hopefully, YouTube will have cooperated by then. It's 9:44 cst. I've had the upload in progress for almost 4 hours! This is one of the reasons my videos are short. 

Creative Blessings!

~Rain

#CHRISTMASINJULY - Winter's Veil Wreath and #DecemberDaily Album

 Good morning, crafty friends! Happy Monday.

I'm headed to the pool for a bit before I start my work day but wanted to get this post up.

I finished the Winter's Veil Wreath!

I love how this turned out. I can't wait to make one for Fall, Halloween, and an actual Christmas one. Then there's Valentine's Day, Easter... well you get the idea.

Here's today's video which also shows progress in the December Daily album and I'm asking for input.

YouTube

Creative Blessings!

~ Kelly

WOYWW 842

Good morning, fellow deskers.

I meant to get back in here regular but it was Thursday before I realized Wednesday had come and gone! Maybe it's the heat. I am so tired of Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories. Soooo ready for fall... but maybe not before I get a chance to sit in the tank a few times. Bob got it set up for me yesterday.  I'll try to post a picture next week.

Ribs are almost normal again, meaning I'm able to do more around the house on my own. I think the healed ribs will make getting in and out of the tank much easier, too.

For now, here's my desk:

A bit messier than a couple of weeks ago.

For #tagtuesday yesterday, I did the collage tag from Tim's live class with Heidi from Simon Says Stamp. Quite happy with it. I can't wait to finish organizing my Timmy cabinet to see what else I have to work with. My mind is already going to Halloween. 

Did any of you buy the kit or take the class?

Crafting With Jack asked about my Hallmark Christmas banner. I went to Hallmark website and copied pictures from a lot of my favorite Hallmark movies. Then I did a search on Amazon for Hallmark related items and found the cookbook covers.

That's it for my desk (and story) this week. Who's Miss Sarah and why am I here?  When you are done visiting me in the Ozarks, please hop on over to Sarah’s Craft Shed for all the details. Miss Sarah has a long list of other studios you can peek into. No standing on an up-turned milk pail to look in the window. We open the doors wide and welcome you.  Please leave your number and you'll be among the first on my list.

Creative Blessings!

~ Kelly

#CHRISTMASINJULYA - #TagTuesday with Tim Holtz

 Good afternoon, crafty friends!

Coming in a tad late. I got the video recorded and uploaded this morning then dove in to getting some baking done before the temperatures rose and my AC would have to work overtime. I am so ready for fall!

No picture today but I do have the video for making the Tim Holtz collage tag from his LIVE class with Simon Says Stamp. I hope you enjoy. 

Please leave me a comment. There are those who love to collage and others who are baffled by the process. Which camp do you fall in to?

Creative Blessings!

~ Kelly

#CHRISTMASINJULY - December Daily Album Progress

 Good morning, crafty friends.

I've been working on this December Daily album for a couple of weeks in my Monday videos.

Here's a look at the cover:

Album from Hobby Lobby LINK

I've been picking up these simple 6 x 8 chip board albums whenever The Paper Studio goes on sale. I don't mind the all brown as I'm covering them for the December Daily Albums. I've been buying the black spine albums from Stampin' Up! for October Daily. You can find those HERE

For the pages, I'm using a kit from Shabbydabbydooda called Festive Frolic. Tina doesn't have this digital in her Etsy shop at the moment but I bet if you visited her SHOP and messaged her, she might be able to add it back in. 

Here is a sample of the pages:

There's also an all-over 'angel wing' pattern on the back of each of the graphic digitals. The pages are a bit smaller than I wanted. The album is actually the same size as a Classic Happy Planner but the digitals aren't set up for that size but I'm okay with it. I have plans LOL

Hobby Lobby LINK

Lastly, here are the number tabs. The tabs are from the same kit but I've added tiny puffy stickers from Hobby Lobby Christmas. You'll see in today's video why I chose to use only the candy canes.

That's it for me this morning. Bob has coffee ready. I'll see you tomorrow for Timmy Tag Tuesday!

Creative Blessings!

~ Kelly

#CHRISTMASINJULY - Double Post

 Happy Monday, friends!

No pictures today but I do have video links for you to check out. Photos return tomorrow.

I wanted to post Saturday's video on Saturday but was in the final (very long) day of an on-line writer's conference. There just wasn't any time.

For #SACs Saturday, I've been working on a project using the Winter's Veil paper pad from TonicStudio. Beautiful paper pad. While it technically isn't Christmas, it is Winter and one  of the projects I need off of my Sofa. 

I got the tutorial from Madi @SpectrumArtCreations. Her video is linked in the description box of the first video.

Links are:

VIDEO 1

VIDEO 2

You'll see Madi's wreath in her video here -->  MADI'S VIDEO

Sorry, no pictures of mine, yet.

Next, is my video that went up this morning. 

I found a box on the sofa that I thought was an un-finished journal. Turns out, it IS finished. LOL So you'll see that in the video as well as the December Daily album I started last year. 

I've decided to work on getting December pictures off my phone from last year and working backwards on the albums. So the album here will be for December 2024.

Now that Bob is retired, I hope there will be more 'daily' photos of us doing things together.

I'll be back tomorrow to show you a Tim Holtz tag I have yet to create as of this writing. LOL 

Creative Blessings!

~ Kelly

#CHRISTMASINJULY - A Pocket & A Tag - Tim Holtz

 Hi crafty friends!

I had things to take care of yesterday before we had to run errands. I didn't get 15 minutes to do this post so here we are today.

Ahead of Tim Holtz' & Simon Says Stamps #ChristmasInJuly class on Friday (July 11) I thought I'd showcase some of his Christmas products this week.  

Here's the pocket I made yesterday, using the File Cards:

FRONT

BACK

For the 'tag' on the inside of the pocket:

FRONT

BACK

To see how these came together, please visit the YouTube Links below:

Monday Pocket

Tuesday Tag

Other than WOYWW tomorrow, I'm off until next week as I'll be in a writer's conference Thursday - Saturday then Sunday time with Bob before we start a new week.

Creative Blessing!

~ Kelly

CHRISTMAS IN JULY - Tag Tuesday

 Good morning, creative friends!

I'm home!!! No traveling until sometime in September when we go pick up the grandgirls for a visit.

I'm kicking off the CHRISTMAS IN JULY series. All this month, the posts will have something to do with a quick tag using a card kit from Stamperia. The kit was 'All Around Christmas' While I don't see the card kit listed on the Spectrum Art Creations website, you will find the papers and die cuts in the collection HERE

Here's the video to the tag for today:

I'm hoping to get back into my WOYWW posts. The girls razz me about starting Christmas so early. It's fun. LOL  Then back on Friday. I just want to spend a couple of days with Bob before I dive in hard!

Have you started your Christmas crafting? Let me know what you're working on.

Creative Blessings!

~ Kelly