MAKE IT MAIL IT MONDAY - Happy Halloween!

 Good morning, friends!

By the time you read this I will be on the road for a 7-day trip. Bob is staying home to take care of the critters. One draw back to having dogs & cats is that we can't travel together. 

I'm sharing another card from the Card Chicks kit from last week. Here's a reminder of what we're working with:

I only had time for one card this week:

The video for this will post next week as I'm doing videos up ahead so they'll run while I'm gone.

No post next Monday (August 5) as I will be on my way home.

Creative Blessings!

~ Kelly

MAKE IT MAIL IT MONDAY - Trick Or Treat!

 Good morning, friends!

I am typing this at 3:30 a.m. Have no clue why I'm awake but hoping to nap a bit more before the day really starts.

I'm back in the Card Chicks box with an envelope from Suzy, our fearless group leader, from 2022. The envelope was never opened. I sometimes wonder, what kept me so buys I couldn't do a monthly card envelope. But I'm busting through them.

Here's the kit:

With the exception of the purple paper (Bazzil), the papers are from The Paper Studio. The die cut is a Tim Holtz and the stamped images from a Recollections (Michaels) set (Suzy had no clue on the name - to quote her 'yes, it's that old.)

I colored all of the images with Stampin' Blends. You'll see those colors listed in the description box of the video linked at the bottom of the post.

Card 1:

Card 2:

While the witch is adorable, I fell in love with the trio of pumpkins. I glued the sentiment flat to the cardstock then brought the jack-o-lanterns up on dimensionals so they appear to be sitting on the 'fence'.

Here's the video showing how they came together:

Creative Blessings!

~ Kelly

WOYWW 789

Good morning, friends.

I'm coming late, thanks to thunderstorms. I was in the middle of typing up the post when I lost internet so let's try this again. 

My desk as I left it last night:

The French Door tag (my term). was for a challenge with the Spectrum Art & Friends FB group. I used Crafter's Companion .... ( name escapes me but it's in the video - HERE

For the same Nautical challenge I want to use this rice paper from Ciao Bells. Not sure what it's going to be.

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

ALL THINGS ALTERED & TAB TUESDAY - Double Play

Hi everyone!

Coming of the great writing conference this past weekend, I barely got the videos done--let alone posting here. 

Let's start with yesterday.

I made Hidden Paperclips from the cookie box packaging I've been using for the #allthingsaltered journal. 

I originally made 3 in the VIDEO but realized I was out of frame most of the time so the third one from the left was the make for the final video.

Aside from the cookie box for the base, I used the same paper pad I've been using, lace & ribbon from my stash and the floral stickers from $Tree.

For today's Tag Tuesday, I made what I'm calling a French Door tag with pocket. I got the idea from a video a couple of weeks ago but can't find who the creator was. She offered a template for the tag where I just did the math, as you'll see in today's video (it's still uploading).

OUTSIDE

INSIDE w/ TAG

After I recorded, I did wind up putting a bit of velcro behind the jelly fish to help keep the doors closed. 

I used Enchanted Ocean from Sara Davies at Crafter's Companion. This is also for the nautical challenge in the Spectrum Art & Friends FB group. As soon as the video for this project is done, I'll link it HERE.

That's it for me. I'll be back tomorrow with WOYWW and possibly a Friday project.

Creative Blessings!

~ Kelly

 

WOYWW 788

Good morning, friends.

Joe Bonsall

May 18, 1948 - July 9,2024

If you have enjoyed country music over the years and listened to the Oak Ridge Boys then you'll understand why my heart is heavy this morning. Joe Bonsall, tenor for the Oaks, passed away yesterday after a battle with ALS. He was 76 and was touring up until last year. I had the pleasure of connecting with Joe a few years ago. What a guy! We also shared a love of cats. Many of us will continue #Caturday on twitter--the social media he was most comfortable in. I'll be reviewing his latest (and last) book later this year. 

I do apologize for not getting 'round last week. The days just slip away, it seems. I'll try to do better this week but probably not until Sunday as I have a 3-day writing conference this week.

But here it is Wednesday and here's my desk:

I know this looks staged and it kind of is. I laid stuff out last night to film a video. 

I created my own 2x2 post it notes in Avery labels so I'd have them for my kanban board. So tired of not being able to find red in anything smaller than the 3x3.

In Avery labels I was able to create 2x2 squares in the colors I wanted (though I'd have liked a darker purple rather than lavender). I could also put a transparent image in the middle and give each one a header. So easy to personalize whatever you need with their multitude of templates and graphics. 

They only drawback is they won't be sticky (unless I wanted to do a light coat of rubber cement on each one) but as I need them I'll use the removeable tape runner to attach to the board. 

If you've never been to Avery labels, go snoop. That's my rabbit hole invitation for this week.

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 787

 Good morning, crafty friends!

I've had a busy couple of weeks and Wednesday's just seem to fly by before I realize.

Before I go further, on my last visit I meant to post the ATC I received from Susan Renshaw. The ATC was part of a card and beautifully created. Thank you, Susan! I hope you've received yours by now. 

Now my desk for this:

The digital from Spectrum Art Creations & Friends FB group. Madi from Spectrum Art Creations offered up a free 4th of July digital along with a challenge for us to use any of the images to create anything we'd like to enter into the Flash Challenge. Deadline is midnight July 4th. I got right on fussy cutting the images this morning and created this tag:

I have tomorrow and Thursday to create more entries. First on my list for today is to make a Memory Dex card. The more entries I get in the more chances I have at a $5 GC for their on-line store. 

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

TAG TUESDAY!

 Good morning, crafty friends!

I have a seasonal tag for you today. This will be the first of several I have planned over the next couple of days. 

We were given a free digital in the Spectrum Art Creations and Friends Facebook group and a Flash Challenge. The images are cute patriotic perfect for the 4th of July deadline. 

The video for this tag is still uploading but you'll find it on my YOUTUBE CHANNEL later this afternoon.

In the mean time, here's the tag I came up with on the fly this morning:

The cow and crown are from the digital kit. Everything else is from my stash. I can't say enough about how much easier getting to my scraprack is now that I've taken the spinder/ collections off the rack and stood them up book-style on the shelf. I just didn't have enough bases for all the stuff! LOL

I'll be showing that in an updated video. 

I'll drop the tag video in at the bottom when it's finished.

Creative Blessings!

~ Kelly

MAKE IT MAIL IT MONDAY

 Good morning, crafty friends.

I'm a little late this morning as I had to create the cards first. I spent the past three days at an on-line writing conference. So much information to absorb. I'll be rewatching many of the presentations.

The envelope I chose today came from Joyce. I can't tell you how long the kit was mailed as apparently, I tore off the postage stamp for a journal. LOL Go figure!

I also failed to take a picture of the kit but in the cards you'll see a southwestern theme with patterned paper that appears to be straw bales and a lime green micro dot print,. Then she provided us with some stamped sentiments and the longhorn skull. She also included some cute cactus washi that I've trimmed the inside with and have just enough to add to the envelopes when I mail. 

In both cards, I tore the straw patterned paper for a bit more rugged texture.

Card 1:

For this one, I incorporated all of the pieces from the kit and mounted on Cinnamon card stock. I used a 1.25" scallop punch and a 1" circle punch for the sentiment. The words were all stamped rather close together so small circles it is!  I colored the feather in L. Gray Granite and used L. Pineapple Punch for the flower.  The skull was adhered with dimensionals.

Card 2:

Since I used all of the micro dot on Card 1, I chose to go directly to a Bermuda Bay base. The sentiment is matted on Crushed Curry. 

That's it for me today.

We have a beautiful day in the Ozarks with temps only in the upper 70s before heat returns. I'm spending most of the day outside getting the tomato plants mulched, the soaking tank set up and maybe some brush burning. 

I'll see you tomorrow with a Tag Tuesday video link up.

Creative Blessings!

~ Kelly