Monday, December 16, 2024

Rolodex Cards

Hello creative friends.  I decided to decorate some rolodex cards.  I have a rolodex I got from my husband so that I can decorate the cards.  Here is the video showing how I decorated some of the cards.



I had fun decorating these cards and look forward to decorating more.  I've seen other peoples rolodex cards that they decorated and so I wanted to do some myself.  Have you decorated rolodex cards before?  I would love to see them.  Thank you for stopping by and watching my video.  Happy creating.

Thursday, November 21, 2024

Alice in Wonderland Little Golden Book Journal Creation

Hello creative friends.  I made a journal out of an Alice in Wonderland little golden book.  I used the front and back cover from the book and then added a 2 1/2" spine.  I sewed in various papers from my stash and the pages from the book.  I then added pockets, tags, and a spine dangle to finish it off.  Here are a couple of videos showing how I created this journal.



I really love how this journal turned out.  Have you made a journal out of a little gold book before?  I would love to know.  I hope you have a great day and happy creating.

Christmas Little Golden Book Journal Creation

Hello creative friends.  I created a Christmas journal out of a little golden book.  I used the front and back cover of the book and added a 2 1/2" spine.  Then sewed in various papers and the pages from the book.  I then added pockets, tags and a spine dangle to finish off the book.  Here is a video showing how I created this journal.


I really love the way this journal turned out.  And I already have plans to make another Christmas Journal out of a Little Golden Book of Frosty the Snowman.  Have you tried making a journal out of a Little Golden Book before?  Let me know.  Have a great day and happy creating.


Monday, November 4, 2024

Frida Kahlo Little Golden Book Journal Creation

Hello creative friends.  I've been busy creating a journal out of a little golden book.  I purchased a Frida Kahlo kit which had stamps, pattern paper, washi tape and die cuts and decided to also purchase a Little Golden Book of Frida Kahlo and turn it into a journal.  Here are the videos showing how I created this journal:

Part 1 - Cover

Part 2 - Signatures


Part 3 - Pockets & Tucks


Part 4 - Binding


Part 5 - Tags & Booklets


I really love how this journal turned out.  Let me know what you think!  Have a great day, Happy Creating.

Monday, August 26, 2024

Creating Ephemera Clusters

 Hello creative friends.  I hope everyone is doing well.  I've been doing my best with everything that has been going on.  Without going into too much, I was laid off from my job last March and a year and a half later still unable to find another job, so just trying to figure it all out.  Anyway, I've decided that I need to focus more on my art and just let the chips fall where they may.  One of the things I feel I needed to do is refill my stash of ephemera for using in journals, art journal pages and mixed media art.  So I will be working on several things to do just that.  So to start with I wanted to make some clusters that could be used in journals and other artwork, but I also wanted to create the focal images and other pieces to making the clusters with.  So I used watercolors to paint different shapes and cut them out.  Then I dug into my scraps for additional papers to use in making the clusters.  Here is a picture of the clusters I made:


You can check out the video on my YouTube Channel to see how I made these here:


I really am happy with this little stash of clusters and can't wait to use them.  Thank you for stopping by and I hope you make something creative today that makes you happy as well.  Happy Creating.  Take care.


Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Creating Journals

Hello creative friends.  Lately I've been having fun creating journals.  I've made several journals and posted videos showing how I've created them on my YouTube channel.  Here are the videos I've posted recently where I created several types of journals.

Decorating & Filling up a Junk Journal

Decorating the Cover, Creating a Spine Dangle & a Flip Thru

Creating a Mini Journal Part 1

Creating a Mini Journal Part 2

Decorating a Bee Journal

I really like the ways these journals turned out and I had fun creating them.  Let me know what you think and if you have any questions.  Thank you for stopping by.  Until next time, Happy Creating.


Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Creating Ephemera for my Stash

Hello creative friends.  I recently decided to create some ephemera for my stash by creating some coffee dyed papers, painted book pages and patterned deli papers so that whenever I decided to work on a project then I will have ready made papers in my stash.  Here are the videos showing how I created these papers and created a stash for future use in projects and junk journaling.

Creating Papers for my Stash:

Easy Coffee Dyed Papers:

Gelli Print Papers:


Words for my Stash:


Pattern Book Pages:


Pattern Deli Paper:


Now I have a ready made stash of papers and words for use in future projects and junk journaling, without having to first make the papers I need to complete a project.  I am happy with my stash of papers now and can't wait to start having fun making all of the projects that I wanted to make, but never did due to not having a stash of papers to work with.  Thank you for stopping by and checking out my videos.  I hope you make a stash of papers for yourself to play with as well.  Until next time, Happy Creating.