Farmhouse Kit - Making Embellishments

I am still working with my mock Farmhouse kit.

Since this is a kit that I put together myself

with bits from around my studio,

there were no cute ephemera collections to use.

So what to do?

Make some!

I purchased this adorable layering stamp set

to use for kids' cards.

I realized, horses are on farms, well duh.

I created this trio of embellishments

with scraps of paper, bling, flowers and trims from my kit;

as well as, the stamped horses.

Thanks for visiting.

Make something from nothing today!

hugs,

Kim

12 Months Of Christmas - February 25th-ish

February got away from me,

but here is a peek at a few Christmas gift tags 

I managed to get done.

The plan is to keep working on them this month.

These 2 tags were thrown together with scraps on my worktable.

wishing you a beautiful weekend, my friends,

Merry hugs,

Kim

SOURCES:

top 3 tags: paper and stickers: Maggie Holmes/Cratepaper

teddy tag: teddy die: Cottage Crafts;

merry die: Tim Holtz/Sizzix

paper: Bo Bunny

rose tag: rose die: Maggie Holmes/Cratepaper

ornament dies: Ebay

What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday? 500

I grabbed a bag of this and that paper bits to make these greeting cards.

They need some finishing touches.

Come back tomorrow to see the final projects,

and there may be a little giveaway too!

I'm joining the party at Stamping Ground!

hugs,

Kim

12 Monday's 'til Christmas

 Here is a little look at the first of my 2018 Christmas cards:

These 8 cards use paper from

LET IT SNOW by American Crafts.

It is an older pad (2015) and is most likely no longer available.

This paper, with its updated retro vibe,

was a perfect challenge for me this past weekend.

I was excited to use my Christmas supplies,

and decided I would make 8 unique cards 

using a different stamp and/or die set for each.

I used half the paper pad

(I line my envelopes,

 so at least 2 sheets of paper were used for each card)

With the other half paper pad,

I created this little paper crafting kit.

It's perfect for card making,

tag making,

journaling,

December daily,

or scrapbooking.

Thanks for visiting today!

Warm Autumn Hugs,

Kim

Stash To Treasure Saturday #8

Here is an assortment of old mixed media bases

which have been collecting dust for years.

This week, I will be using one of the mini albums in a tin

(top center).

Here is just one of the scraps bins I keep.

These are the remains of many days of crafting.

The tin came with an accordion fold insert,

and probably coordinating papers and tags (long gone).

Step one, was to decorate both sides of the accordion pull-out with scraps from my bin.

For step 2, I pulled out some of my Cavallini sticky notes and washi tape,

adding more layers to each page.

Have I ever mentioned how much I love polka dots?

Step 3 was to put dots on every page,

some were miscellaneous stickers,

others were ink dots made with a pencil eraser.

For Step 4 I used Tim Holtz paper dolls and this sticker book from

American Crafts designed by Maggie Holmes.

Embellishing this little journal is challenging,

no dimension allowed or it will never fit back into the tin.

I am going to end this post early and share closeups of the finished pages

and the decorated tin on my next Stash To Treasure Saturday.

Please leave a comment.

At the end of the month,

I will announce a random winner

of a special gift.

(only one comment per post will be entered).

Happy hugs,

Kim

My First Pocket Letter (& this will be June's giveaway!)

I don't know the history of pocket letters,

but I have been antsy to try my hand at one for quite a while.

Pocket letters are little happy mail gifts,

sometimes given as a RAK

or in a swap.

Nine pockets are filled with ATC-sized little pieces of art.

On the back side,

eight pockets are filled with small embellishments

for the recipient to use in their own artwork.

The ninth pocket is for a letter

in which personal information is shared.

This will be June's giveaway prize!

Please leave a comment.

At the end of the month,

I will announce a random winner

of a special gift.

(only one comment per post will be entered).

hugs,

Kim

December Daily - the 5th

December 5, 2017

Today I scrapped our tree outing.

I joined the

Hip Kit Club,

these papers and embellishments were from the November kit.

I don't do much scrapping,

but I love kits like these for card-making.

I was inspired by 

Missy Whidden

on YouTube,

check her out if you are interested in paper techniques.

She is an amazing scrapbook artist,

my attempt pales in comparison.

Merry Hugs,

Kim