WOYWW #888

 Good morning, crafty friends!

Wow! Look at that number. 

I've always been conscious of numbers and their meanings. I'll leave a short video at the bottom for you. But in general, 888 means Abundance, Prosperity, and everything is falling into place as it is meant to be. 

I'm feeling that now. As my desk this week shows, I'm back to creating.

I'm doing a patriotic journal this month and decided to jump in to the DearJulieJulie challenge this month. June Just Junk Journal Challenge 26. I've not played in her challenges in a couple of years but she's been doing some new things with the challenges and I love to learn new things.

The chair holds a canning jar box with most of the items I'll pull from for the challenge. The page in the center of the desk is the list of requirements. I'm not doing the full challenge, which requires posting to the facebook group, but I'm following some of her items and will be doing videos along the way. You'll find the details for this month's challenge HERE. This is a month-long challenge so plenty of time to jump in. I've done her challenges in as little as 3 days. I don't recommend that. LOL

And here's the short video on the Angel Number 888.

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’sCraft 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 #625

 Good morning, friends!

My, I've not seen many of you in so very long. I do apologize. Way too much going on. Let's have a peek at the current desk situation... 

Not bad, but give me a few hours and the space will look like a tornado blew through lol

To the left front you'll see a stack of 3 signatures for the $tree junk journal challenge.

Above the signatures is a stack of patterned paper and the sizzix die cut to make a couple of cards. to the right of that is the stack of cards I made yesterday. Here's a pic of them:

In front of the stack of cards is a basket holding all of the tickets I died in various colors while I had the Easter egg dyes going for the papers for the $Tree journal. Here's the papers (as well as the tickets) that went into the journal:

Making the most of the dye, I chose a 10" square of linen fabric, a cotton strip and a couple of laces (one for the $ Tree journal):

Lots of miscellaneous items until you drop back to the far right front and see the index cards I dyed and turned into tags for the journal.

I'm super busy this week. I'm part of a #7dayssummerdigi2021 Collab with my design team leader, Dearjuliejulie and with CaraBrandonCreations.  We will be posting every day from May 27-June 2nd. If you'd like to see what we're playing with, you can search that hashtag on social media for lots of inspiration with the girls' digitals designed for this collab. 

Bob is gone for another 9 or 10 days so I'll have time to work and to visit y'all. 

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 

MONTHLY CHALLENGE with DearJulieJulie - April All About That Base

 Good afternoon, crafty friends!

I'm a tad late getting in here today. I meant to write and schedule yesterday but just did not feel well all day. I determined it was all do to sinus'. The maple tree is starting to leaf out and that hits my allergies more than if I stuck my nose in a full floral bouquet.

So here I am with today's post.

The video below will give you all the details on the April All About That Base Junk Journal Challenge. 

We'd love for you to come play along. All the details and the link to the facebook group is in the description box of the video on YouTube.

I'm hoping to start mine next week. We'll see. The garden needs planted, seeds need started and I only have two full weeks to get as much done as possible before Bob comes home. 

In the mean time, here's a music video to get you moving...

Creative Blessings

~Kelly

#12daysofdigis2020 - CATCHING UP!

 Wow... did I fall off the wagon last week. 

I've been so focused on seriously getting this house in order that all I managed was to get the projects done each day and the videos recorded/ uploaded. For me, this time with Bob gone is all about getting the house in order and decorating.  

I'm providing you with a playlist for the #12daysofdigis2020  You can also see pictures of what I've been doing by following me on Instagram - KellysCreativeDreams and using the hastag. That will also bring you other great inspiration from the other elves.

#12DAYSOFDIGIS Playlist

Here's what I created for today's pair up:

Here's today's video:

Creative Christmas Blessings!

~ Kelly

MONTHLY CHALLENGE - Let's Make A Tassel

 Good morning, crafters!

Quick post this morning as I get ready to leave for a writer's retreat. 

I made the first of the fifteen elements... a tassel.

I wanted to make ROUND  paper beads but the process was too long for a single video so I'll come back to that technique.

Instead, I made a chipboard, charm, a paper charm and a strung bead charm.  Here's the video.

I'll see you back here tomorrow for Ten Minute Tuesday.

Creative Blessings!

~Kelly

SHOUT OUT SATURDAY - Mini Challenge in the Challenge #1

 Good morning, crafty friends!

We have another beautiful day in the Ozarks. Bob and a friend of ours is helping to get the new cover on the greenhouse, I've been doing some laundry. 

Okay, I've been up since 4:30 LOL 

I've finished the mini challenge, glued trim into the baby albums, put some stuff away, folded laundry, got loads of laundry in various stages and dry-canned twelve jars of baking soda. To say I'm ready for a nap at 10:15 a,m. is an understatement. Just not going to happen.

Last night when I filmed this video I had started on the 6 required elements for the Mini Challenge in the Challenge #1. Those are what I finished this morning and will be showing you those on Monday as well as making the tassel.

Here's the video:

I'll see you back here tomorrow for Stampin' Up! Sunday when we will be making Christmas cards.

Creative Blessings!

~Kelly

FRIDAY FREEBIE - My Kit for the #nftjjc

 Hi everyone!

Coming in way late today. Since we were gone all day yesterday, I didn't get the video recorded until this morning. Of course, after my 'free' time on the bandwidth so this fifteen minute video took 5 hours!!!! yeah, I've been behind on recording all week. That's changing. I'm going to record tomorrow's video right after supper - if not before and have it ready to go at O-dark-thirty tomorrow as it should. 

Here's a walk through of the items I'm using for my November Favorite Things Junk Journal Challenge:

I'm either doing the Mini Challenge #1 for tomorrow's video or one of the elements for the journal. I hope you'll come back and see!

Creative Blessings!

~Kelly

November Favorite Things Junk Journal Challenge Tips

  Good morning, crafty friends!

I know there's supposed to be a card today but I felt this video was more timely.

Julie has gained a lot of new members to the junk journal community. Many of them are coming into this month's challenge with questions. There's even some confusion amongst veteran members so I thought I'd do a video to help iron out some wrinkles so we can move forward with the challenge and have FUN!

If you're joining us, print out your Elements list - available in the monthly challenge FB group - a highlighter and let's get started playing!

CHALLENGE MONDAY - November Favorite Things Junk Journal Challenge

 Good morning, crafty friends!

I am soooo excited for this month's challenge. I'll share the details and the video in a moment, but in a nutshell...

I'll let you know on Friday what my 15 Favorite Things are. As this video was just released yesterday, I've not had a chance to even think. 

But here are Julie's 15 things we are to make using our 15 things:

Elements we will be making

1. Book page embellishments

1. 6 Book page embellishments

2. Six paper clips

3. Tassel and three charms

4. Use one whole napkin to make things

5. Three large tags

6. Three double tucks

7. Three pockets

8. Three flip-flops

9. Three doilies

10. Fabric flip and tabs

11. Frankenpage

12. Stack a sticker sheet

13. stacking note, bellyband, pocket, and border tuck

14. Use a postage stamp, playing cards, guest check, game piece                            

           to make an embellishment Each

15. Make three items using junk

Here's Julie's Details Video 

As a bonus, here is  my video this morning. The beginning of my video shows that Junk Journals are seldom finished:

Tomorrow is 10-Minute Tuesday. I'll pull a sketch and we will make a fall card. I hope you'll come back!

Creative Blessings

~Kelly