REINDEER CLUB - March

 Good morning, everyone!

Now that I have a filming/ crafting table again we can get back on track. I ran the Reindeer Club today because I was involved in prepping for an on-line writing retreat that ran last weekend.  I totally spaced getting the Reindeer Club project scheduled.   But here we go:

I made these two cards from the October 2022 Paper Pumpkin entitled Ho Ho Ho. I'm going to finish up the rest of the cards today before I clear the table off for the March Junk Journal Challenge. I'll show those cards next month when I also work with the November 2022 Paper Pumpkin- From the North Pole.

Here's the video where I put these two cards together:

I will be back Wednesday for WOYWW then again on Thursday for our final stages of the #KCDMarJJ23 Challenge.

Are you working on Christmas? Remember, one day a month can make a big difference in the serenity of your Christmas season.

Creative Blessings!

~Kelly

WOYWW #720

 Good morning, friends!

Coming in late. Woke up with horrid sinus pain so set a video to upload then crawled back into bed until I absolutely had to get up. Sinus pills and coffee are helping tremendously.

Still trying to figure out where Spring is. Was to have arrived on Monday and we are still wet and cold. We made it to a whopping 45* yesterday. I know there are folks in colder climates but it isn't supposed to be this way in SOUTHERN Missouri! LOL

If you missed my post on March 13th, you'll see a surprise in this picture:

I have a filming/ crafting table again!!!  Bob and I worked really hard the last couple of days he was home to move stuff so I could be back to work before he left. 

This is the remnants of an AuthorTube video I shot last night. I'll be clearing that off this morning to do my March Challenge video where we are making Belly Bands for our journals & cards.

That's it for my desk (and story) this week. Who's Miss Julia and why am I here?  When you are done visiting me in the Ozarks, please hop on over to Stamping Ground for all the details. Miss Julia 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

I MADE A CARD!

 Good morning, craft friends!

I finally got to sit and make a card - three actually, but I can't show you the other design until April. Just felt good to create again.

I had a lot going on yesterday, mostly author stuff, but I wanted to get a card up so while I had the Nesting Scalloped Circle dies out from Stampin' Up! I had an idea. 

I pulled out the paper pack from Stampin' Up! called Everyday Enchantment (retired):

I had these strips left over from cutting the samples: 

Picture taken after I had cut the circles

You could use different sizes of circle punches - or any shape really. I used the Layering Circle dies from Stampin' Up!  I cut out a variety of sizes of the plain circles, though you could add scalloped for added interest.  

Place the circles randomly on the card base, allowing some to hang off the edge. You can come back and trim them later. Here's the card:

I did use one of the scallops for a mat. The Hello is from October 2016 Paper Pumpkin. I cut the scalloped circle from Poppy Parade cardstock. The sentiment is glued to the scallop then the whole thing was added with dimensionals to bring it up a bit. 

That striped paper on the right hand side... I used a 4.25x1.25 strip on the bottom of the inside of the card. I'm trying to get better about decorating the inside ;-)

That's it for me today. I'll be back Wednesday for What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday (WOYWW). I left on a Me Day last week and totally space playing along. Missed visiting with everyone!

Creative Blessings

~ Kelly

FILMING TABLE IS BACK!!!

Good morning, friends!

No card again this week. Bob leaves tomorrow then I can get back to schedule. 

After a 4-day writing retreat last week, Bob and I finished setting up my filming table!!!

You can see my adhesive cart to the left. I still need to sort the top out and put all duplicate adhesives either in the drawer or down on the bottom rack. 

More to come but not crafting today.

Creative Blessings!

~Kelly

 

WOYWW #717 - Not A Desk

 Good morning, crafty friends! So Good to see you again.

I do apologize for not getting round last week. As you'll see from the photo and description, I was a bit busy making use of Bob's talents as soon as he got home. LOL  I even canceled Reindeer Club for February.

If you want to play along with my Monthly Color Challenge, you'll find the MARCH COLOR CHALLENGE HERE.

Well, Since Bob got home last week we've been working on the filming corner. This is also the actual 'desk' crafting area. The big work island you've seen in the past will be reserved for my office work and getting out the big machines or scrapbooking.

The filming table is down at the moment. I've painted the legs and they are curing another day or so. I'll explain where the table will go in just a moment. But first.....

This is the actual crafting area in the entire 480 sq. ft. of studio space. This only measures approximately 6 ft. x 8 ft. 

Starting on the left.. you can just see my 4-drawer Project Life cabinet in the foreground. The next section of shelves is where I did store the majority of my stamps. However, when the filming table is in place, getting to stamps required getting down on my hands and knees to crawl under the table to reach any of them. This body just does not do that any more.

I have a matching set of shelves on the back of those that holds all of my scrapbooking stuff so I'm going to bring that around to this side since I don't access those items as often and put the stamps on the other side where I can get to them much easier. That's my project for today.  On top of those shelves I'll keep my most used and possibly seasonal stamps. Once I break everything down and store in the envelopes as I did the bling (shown HERE in Week 715) I may not need as many boxes so that will be helpful.  Incidentally, the filming table attaches to the top of those shelves.

The unit Tabby is showing off is the new 4-cube unit storage. Everything is in place and I still have a couple of extra baskets! I'm sure I can fill those up without too much trouble. On top is where I will keep my most used supplies such as my ephemera folders, inks, bling and tag bases.

Then the cabinet on the right is a full wall unit that houses ALL of my paper/ cardstock. That is completely organized and I can get to items. The only thing on that unit that is not paper are three K-cup drawer units holding my glitters and embossing powders and a plastic 3-drawer unit for larger containers. 

That's it for my desk (and story) this week. Who's Miss Julia and why am I here?  When you are done visiting me in the Ozarks, please hop on over to Stamping Ground  for all the details. Miss Julia 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