JUNK JOURNAL FRIDAY - Hidden Double Door Journaling Spot

 Hi Everyone!

Bob left Tuesday and I'm trying to get on track. My work days are long but I'm making sure I shut down in the evenings and take me time. Self-care is important when you have your fingers in as many things as I do. LOL

I learned how to make the Hidden Gatefold Card from fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrator, Wendy Cranford. You can see her video HERE.

When I saw the card, I thought of 'double doors' rather than a gate. You'll see in her video - and mine below - how simple this is to make.

Here's one of my cards:

Here's the other one:

RECIPE:

1 sheet of 8.5 x 11 cardstock of your color choice for base

1 12x12 sheet of Designer Series Paper (DSP) You'll want to use the front & back

CUTTING:

Watch Video for the cutting directions. These are just the dimensions. 

I'm using the colors for the 1st card.

Basic White - (cut 1) - 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" 

Mango Melody -  (cut 1) - 4" x 5-1/4"

Designer Series Paper - (cut 1) 3-3/4" x 5"  (cut 2) 2" x 5-3/8"

Evening Evergreen Ribbon (card 1) - 3-3/4" 

Crinkle Seam Binding (card 2) - 4-3/4" plus an additional 3" piece to tie

VIDEO:

Product Links to what I used: 

Cardstock:

Soft Succulent

Mango Melody

Basic White

Highland Heather

Fresh Freesia

Flowering Fields DSP

Flowering Tulips Stamp Set

Evening Evergreen Ink

Highland Heather Ink

Evening Evergreen Ribbon 

Crinkle Seam Binding

Stitched Rectangle Dies

Paper Trimmer

Paper Snips

Stampin' Seal 

Stampin' Dimensionals

If you don't already own them, I recommend the Stampin' Blocks!LOVE them and so glad I invested. I used hostess credits for the larger ones as well as the case and purchased the less expensive. Great Investment!  The link is for the bundle - saving 10%

Here are the individual blocks:

A 

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

SUMMER RETREATS

I am loving having the granddaughters here. We are doing so much together. But I also need a little 'me' time so I'm taking part in not one but TWO art retreats this summer. I'm not sure how much I'll accomplish on either one but it least I'll have something creative to contemplate in a quiet moment here and there.

One begins in July. I'm talking about The Reset Girl 'Camp Reset' with Cori Spieker. I love her retro vibe and I think camp with her is going to be a lot of fun.

The other one is a Full-On soulful journey with 25 amazing ladies. The Women Unleashed On-Line Retreat is totally FREE!

This retreat is filled with sessions on art, movement, and all kinds of mini workshops to help you slow down and nourish yourself. Sessions are led by world renowned artists, teachers, speakers, authors and healers from all over the world. 

When you attend the Woman Unleashed Online Retreat you can...

•Attend the retreat sessions around your schedule.
•Wear your favorite comfy yoga pants. No need to brush your hair!
•Drink tea (or wine) from your favorite cup.
•Be a part of a global tribe of women who are saying YES!! to themselves.

You’ve been taking care of everything and everyone... now it’s TIME FOR YOU!

Reserve your spot in the retreat today.

I hope you'll join me for either... or both.. of these artful journeys.

Creative Blessings!

Kelly

MIXED MEDIA MONDAY - Altered Rolodex

I first saw these on Pinterest (I know, surprise, right? LOL)  So I started adding them to my ATC BOARD  The concept is basically the same, just a different vehicle.

The first thing that came to mind was I had a Rolodex that Bob bought at the thrift store then decided not to use. Well, after I moved it to various points in my office a gazillion times, I gave it to my sister who'd been wanting a rolodex for work.

Side note- when she took it to work, none of her co-workers knew what a rolodex was. Ahhh, the generation gap rears it's head again.

Okay, back to topic.  Rolodex has taken on an all new persona thanks to the ever-creative Heidi Swapp. She calls it the Memory Dex. You can read about it HERE. I think, initially she planned for the MemoryDex to be a office version of Project Life. But we all know, everyone sees a product differently. Someone in the artist community thought ATC or short pieces of art that could be easily displayed. And they've taken off from there. They've become mini art journals. To see some amazing pieces, check out CraftyPaws, do a Pinterest search for Rolodex art or check out my ATC board linked above. Incidentally, when I did a google search for Rolodex art or mixed media, CraftyPaws came up more frequently. Shade Tree Art has some great examples,, too.

While we were in Springfield a couple of weeks ago, I found a brand knew Rolodex, still in the box for less than $5.

The box came with about 15 cards behind each letter of the alphabet. I'm thinking of using the Alphabet Challenge at Splitcoast Stampers as a jumping off point and create each card to correspond with the letter. I've been away from the board for awhile so I'll need some catch-up time there. So for this week, I'm starting with the letter R and my word for the year, which is RESET. Here's my first MemoryDex journaling card:

I'm hitting the reset button on various aspects of my life this year. One is to take more time for me and the other is to make more time for Creativity and my Spiritual practice. I have become a serious workaholic. 

I used:

Recollections Red Cardstock

Circle Stitched Framelit (Stampin' Up)

Gelatos - Red

Stamps from InkaDinkaDo (Special Thoughts set)

Studio G Alpha Set.

Memento Black ink

Perma Pen Black ink

I've become a fan of grid paper. I used a piece today to help center the word RESET on the stitched circle:

Thanks for your patience today. While you create, I'm off to baby a head cold. 

Creative Blessings!

Kelly

Journaling Through The Year

Happy New Year, everyone!

One of my GOALS for 2010 is to journal 'regularly'. Over at my yahoogroup, The Artists Journey (see link on left sidebar), I have posted the 365 daily prompts from The Writers Book of Days by Judy Reeves. Each prompt will post to the group automatically.

I wanted a special place just for the Book of Days prompts so I created a journal from a recycled diaper box, scrapbook paper (DCWV Holiday Slab) and binder rings.

So far I've written every day of 2010. Only 360 days to go!

There's still time to take the journey with me.