Create your own mini album using one 12 x 12 paper!

 

Hello Crafty Friends!

We all have scrapbook paper that we would love to use on a unique or special project.  Admittedly, I have a lot of treasured papers that are longing for use.  These papers are either "to pretty" to use or I bought them but have no idea how to incorporate them into a project.  

One day I grabbed one of those pretty papers and decided to play.  I ended up creating a sweet mini album with pockets- horizontal, side, and top opening.  Quick and easy to create, this project will have you making more than one!

On Sunday's weekly YouTube Live, I shared the project.  For the mini I used one of my favorite all time paper collections: Graphic 45's Nature Sketchbook.

After the tutorial video was completed, I finished the project by adding tags, little journal cards, and some ribbons.  It was a great project to use of some of my scrap pieces!

It is such a sweet mini and I love the finished results.  A perfect project for when you only have an hour or two to craft but want to feel like you finished a lot!  😁

Feel free to check out my other videos: @kathyjocrafts

You can catch the weekly lives every Sunday morning at 10 am AST/ 8am CST.  The videos are always available after.

Have a happy, crafty day!

Big hugs,

Kathy Jo

Weekly projects video! Altenew, Graphic 45, Crafter's Companion, Spectrum Noir and Quietfire Design

Hello Crafty Friends!

Do you get to craft often?  I do hope you can.  Just stealing 15 minutes in a day to color, stamp, or fussy cut can be a great way to unwind.  I encourage you all to take time for yourself to do so.  You deserve it!

I try to create every day and some weeks I find that many projects are completed.  Last Sunday I was tidying up my crafty area and took a good look at what had been accomplished during the week.  It was then that I did a spur of the moment Facebook Live to share my crafty projects.  Here is the video of completed projects:

The week was full of projects using product from Altenew, Graphic 45, Crafter's Companion, Spectrum Noir, and Quietfire Design. 

I will create separate blog posts for the projects with proper product links.  In the meantime, here are links to stores carrying the product used:

Altenew
Scrapbook.com
Craftstash
Quietfire Design

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Thank you for stopping by! 
Have a happy, crafty day.
Big Hugs,
Kathy Jo

Stamp Focus: The Best thing I ever did...Believe in You

Hello Crafty Friends!

Yesterday in the Suzanne Cannon Fan Group, I shared a card using the lovely stamp, The Best Thing- Believe in You stamp:

The card had darker colors using the Modern Gilding Powders and Graphic 45 papers.

Today is my day to share on the Quietfire Creations Blog so I created another project using the stamp- but chose lighter colored Graphic 45 papers.  The stamp really pops against the lighter colors!

For more details and the full post, please hop on over to the Quietfire Creations blog post.

Product used:
The Best Thing- Believe in You stamp
Modern Gilding Powders in Kells Gold and Gothic Black

Are you a member of the Suzanne Cannon Fan Group?  Feel free to request joining (two simple questions to answer to make sure you are not a robot!) and you will find more inspiration, lovely crafty friends and a happy, crafty spot!

Thank you for stopping by!
Have a great day!
Hugs,
Kathy Jo

Beautiful Baby card: The Moment a Child is Born

Hello Crafty Friends!

It is Baby Month at Quietfire Creations and the design team is sharing all sorts of baby projects using Quietfire Design stamps, dies, stencils and digital files.  My first project this month is a sweet baby card created using Quietfire Design's The Moment a Child is Born stamp.

For more card details and baby inspiration, feel free to hop on over to the Quietfire Creations blog.

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a happy, crafty day.
Big Hugs,
Kathy Jo

Focus on Fairies: create a fun Garden Fairy tag

Hello Crafty Friends!

It is my turn to post at Quietfire Design Digital and I created a sweet tag created using Quietfire Design's Garden Fairy Tag digital cutting file.

For tag instructions and more photos, please feel free to hop on over to the Quietfire Design Digital blog!

Thank you for stopping by! 

Have a happy, crafty day.
Big Hugs,
Kathy Jo

"There are always flowers" inspirational card

Hello Crafty Friends!

Today is my day to post at Quietfire Creations and I created an inspirational card using the newly released Quietfire Design stamp set, Floral Banner & Quote:

What a lovely quote and such gorgeous calligraphy!  Feel free to hop on over to the post for more details and photos.

Have a happy, crafty day!
Big Hugs,
Kathy Jo

Lovely layered Friends card

Happy Friday!

Today is a happy day...I start my "staycation"!  Woo-who!  I plan on hanging with the hubby and furries, playing in the garden, visiting friends and, of course, crafting.  To celebrate this happy day, I wanted to share a happy card. 

The gorgeous dies stealing the show are designed by Marisa Job for Spellbinders.  The flowers are from the die set Rose Buds and the lovely lattice is Swirl Lattice.

 Isn't the heart on top of the lattice beautiful?  It is so delicate and romantic.  Love it!

The inside of the flowers have flower stamens from Heartfelt Creations.  I also added Stickles to the flower petal centers.

All of the papers are from Graphic 45's Secret Garden collection.

I hope you enjoyed this cheery, floral Friends card.  Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great weekend!
Big hugs,
Kathy Jo

NEW ELIZABETH CRAFT DESIGNS RELEASE- Sneak peek!

Hello Crafty Friends!

The new Elizabeth Craft Designs Release is here! Suzanne Cannon did an amazing job for this release.  There are so many gorgeous dies, fun dies and beautiful stamps in the release.  Some of us on the ECD team have made projects to share today to celebrate the new release.  If you popped over form the ECD blog then I give you a big, happy HELLO!  Haven't visited the ECD blog yet?  I will share a link at the end of the post.  Now onto the project!

Today's project uses dies from two new sets: You're Invited and the wee onesie is from the Little Ones set.

Card instructions:

1. Die cut white card stock using You're invited and the outer onesie.  Also die cut white card stock using Dotted Scalloped Squares.
2. Die cut pink card stock using Dotted Scalloped Squares.
3. Die cut gingham paper using smaller onesie die.
4. Mount white scalloped square onto top fold card.  (It is best to use white card stock.)
5. Mount You're Invited onto pink scalloped square using liquid adhesive.  
   
6. Mount gingham onesie to white onesie using liquid adhesive.  Mount onto pink square.
7. Mount scalloped ribbon onto card base.  Mount white seam binding onto ribbon.  Create bow and adhere using liquid adhesive.
8. Mount pink layered square onto card base using double sided foam tape.
9. Thread twine into coordinated button and create bow.  Adhere using liquid adhesive.
10. Add accent- such as Nuvo drops or Stickles- to heart on onesie.
    

The onesie is adorable, isn't it?  

There are two more dies in the Little Ones set...a pair of wee feet and a baby stroller!  A perfect set for cards and scrapbook pages.  :)

As promised, here is the link to the blog post with links to more creations.  Enjoy!

Product used:

Little Ones die set

You're invited die set

Dotted Scalloped Squares die set

Patterned paper from Graphic 45 (Precious Memories collection)

Nuvo Crystal drops

White card stock

Unknown ribbon, button and twine

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a happy, crafty day!

Big Hugs,

Kathy Jo

Graphic 45 and Quietfire Design layered card

Hello Crafty Friends!

Yesterday I shared one of the Mother's Day cards I made for a friend.  Today I am sharing the second card created.  This card also used Graphic 45's Portrait of a Lady collection.

The oh-so-pretty calligraphy stamp is from Quietfire Design's Keep Calm and Call Mom stamp set.  It was stamped using Altenew ink.  After drying I added a fussy cut rose and applied Stickles.

Three Spellbinders dies were used on the card front and were adhered using double faced foam tape.

The papers, calligraphy stamp and die look so good together!  (Don't you just love creating a project with several pretty die cut layers?)

Product used:
Quietfire Design: Keep Calm and Call Mom stamp set
Graphic 45: Portrait of a Lady collection
Spellbinders: Filigree Delight (by Becca Feeken) and Floral Ovals
Altenew: Olive ink
Ranger Ink: Crystal Stickles
Other: ivory card stock, gold marker, double sided adhesive tape, double sided foam tape, gold card stock

Thank you for stopping by!  I do hope you enjoyed the card.  :)
Have a happy, crafty day.
Big Hugs,
Kathy Jo

Graphic 45 Portrait of a Lady card

Hello Crafty Friends!

A good friend of mine asked if I could make a Mother's Day card for his mom and his mother-in-law.  The first card I created used Graphic 45's beautiful Portrait of a Lady collection. 

 That gorgeous edge die is from Creative Expressions.  Love it!

 The inside has a lovely calligraphy stamp from Quietfire Design.

The image was fussy cut, gold applied along the edges and mounted using double faced foam tape.

My friend said his mom loved it!  Yay!  

Product used:

Graphic 45: Portrait of a lady patterned papers

Creative Expressions: Gemini Collection Cassiopeia die

Quietfire Design: Happy Family Days stamp set

Other: ivory card stock, gold marker, double sided adhesive tape, double faced foam tape, ivory ribbon

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a happy crafty day!

Big Hugs,

Kathy Jo

The only time you should ever look back....

Hello Sweet Crafty Friends.

I just wanted to pop in today to share some love and inspiration.

Let's face it, life is no easy journey.  Sometimes our path is smooth, straight and takes us through areas full of sunshine, rainbows and lollipops.  Then sometimes we are slowly sludging through 2 feet of mud with the rain beating down on us.  No matter what part of life you are at right now, keep your chin up and fight on.  You can do this.  Try not to let the past weigh you down either.  I know it can be tough.  But remember: The only time you should ever look back is to see how far you've come.

The awesomely inspiring quote above is a stamp from Quietfire Design.  I thought that I would frame it with a Polaroid die as many old photos we look back at are Polaroids.  The bright yellow background was created using Dylusions sprays.

I do hope this little project brought some inspiration and love to your day.  If you want to create a similar project for someone, the product links are below.   (FYI: at the time of this post, I found the Polaroid die on clearance!  I made sure to share that link!)

Product used:
Quietfire Design: The only time stamp
Bo Bunny: Polaroid die
Ranger Ink: Dylusions Sprays and Archival ink
Graphic 45: Nature Sketchbook patterned paper

Thank you for stopping by.
Big Hugs,
Kathy Jo

Graphic 45 Nature Sketchbook mini album

Hello Crafty Friends!

Yesterday my friends and I attended a day long fundraising crop.  Oh- I had such a great time!  All of us crafty gals collected a lot of food for a local food bank.  (Feels awesome to help out people in need!)  We spent the whole day crafting, smiling, and chatting.  Gotta love craft days spent with friends. :)

I usually attend crops with a large project to work on.  The project for yesterday's crop was a mini-album using Graphic 45's Nature Sketchbook collection.  The album is quite big and full of beautiful Graphic 45 details.  Because of the amount of album details, I am sharing not only some photos of the album but also a YouTube video.

Below are some pics of the album.  I fussy cut a lot of butterflies and some bees for it...and I had a blast doing it.  It may not be summer here but my desk looked like summer with all of the colorful butterflies on it!

The front of the album has several fussy cutbutterflies.  I really like how the Monarch butterfly pops against the gold doily.

The spine has three very wee butterflies fussy cut on it.  Can you find them?  (hint: one is in the metal label holder)

Here are some photos from inside of the album.  Love the colors in this collection!

Chipboard, flower punchouts, tabs & pockets and stickers from the Nature Sketchbook collection were used throughout the album.

The envelope opens to reveal three envelopes with more embellishments and cards tucked inside.

Doesn't the collection make you think of summer beauty?  It makes me yearn for summer in my gardens seeing butterflies flutter by. 

Product used:

Graphic 45 Nature Sketchbook collection

Graphic 45 Square Pocket and Tag Album

Thanks for stopping by!  

Have a happy, crafty day.

Big Hugs,

Kathy Jo