TOILET PAPER ROLL PUMPKINS

Happy Fall Y'all!  Well ok almost lol but I sure have Fall in my mind.  Here up at the cabin our temps are much cooler than down home.  The leaves are just starting to turn and all the different Fall Fests are lined up to begin.  Starting tomorrow is Harvest Fest and then every weekend after that it's fest after fest after fest!  I love love love fall.  Crafting for fall is so much fun too and I decided to start with adorable toilet paper pumpkins and small fabric stuffed pumpkins.

Adorable right?  There are a ton of tutorials on line for both so I won't go into major detail but briefly here's what I did.  
For the toilet paper one I found the easiest and cheapest way to go is with toilet paper from the Dollar Tree.  You can get 4 pumpkins for a buck!  Great deal!  So take a roll and squish it from the top down.  The tube is real thin in these rolls making it easy to squish.   This helps it not look too much like a roll of toilet paper.  Then place the roll in the center of a 16x16 inch square of material.  I picked up 9 yards at a flea market for like $3.  Yep I'm thrifty.  Then start stuffing the corners into the center, adjust it a bit and then grab a stick from the yard for the stem.  If you want to use the toilet paper after fall then just stick the stick in the center or if intentions are to store it till next year (like me) add a bit of hot glue to center before adding stick.  Dollar Tree also has packages of fall leaves so I placed some around my stick and added a jute bow.  Super cute.  I want to see if I can find large enough napkins to try this project again.  This would look so cute on the toilet tank for a fall decoration don't you think? 

For the smaller one I cut a circle (I used a charger plate for a template) sewed a running stitch around the edges then pulled thread tight.  Before tieing it off I stuffed it with polyfil.  Then I took jute and wrapped the outside to create pumpkin sections.  Again got a stick for the center, added leaves and a jute bow.  

These are going to be projects for my crafting weekend with friends next week but I'll try it first with my non crafty sister tomorrow.  If she can do it anyone can.  Lol   I'm also going to do this with my niece in 2 weeks.  She wanted to spend some quality time with me (so sweet) and this would be a great project to do while sipping a little wine and chit chatting.  Maybe I'll have found napkins by then for her.  Hmmmm😁

Hope you enjoyed this project and I'll post more pictures when I get them of how the others turned out.

Til next time
HAPPY CARDING 

HALLOWEEN SHUTTER CARD

    Halloween will soon be here and it's time we all start thinking of our Halloween cards.  I for one love sending the grandkids a little card.  This year however I have been so busy and time keeps flying.  I don't even remember what has kept me so busy but lately its a bath remodel up at our summer place.  I've also been busy crafting.  Trying different things and it has seemed to knock my card making over to the sidelines.  But never fear........there are a bunch of super simple and super quick cards that can be whipped together in no time.

Start by using the Spellbinders Happy Days card die to cut out your base. You can get the die on Amazon for a reasonable price HERE.  I love this die for super quick cards.  Then just grab some designer paper and go for it.  This card is also good for scraps.  I'm going to whip up a few more and then I can concentrate on some crafts I'm trying to get done.  Maybe I'll post them later.

Til next time..................................
HAPPY CARDING!

Loaded Halloween Pocket

Oh my goodness where did the months of July and August go?  Summer has been so busy for us that I have barely had time to craft.  I mean I was able to get some crafting done with the grandkids and some Tye Dyeing with my sister but papercrafting????  Well that ha taken a back seat.  I should also add that we have been revamping our summer cabin too so I have been decorating...kinda if you call replacing floors and carpet and painting walls decorating lol.

A while ago I was making loaded pockets and I absolutely love making these.  I have randomly passed out the small ones to either a very kind waitress, or the mail lady etc.  I have been facebook friends with one woman who just happens to live up where my summer place is.  We have never really met in person but this last time I was up there she suggested we meet up in October and finally craft together.  I wanted to give her a small token and decided a Halloween themed loaded pocket would be super cute.  The main pocket is made with 1 12x12 sheet of Graphic 45 Halloween in Wonderland.  I think this line was discontinued but I'm not sure.  Anyway here's the pocket empty.

Isn't that a cute little piece of candy corn?  Easy peasy to make it too.  Just get your 3 colors cut 3 circles One that is 2" diameter, a 2 3/4 diameter and a 3 1/4 diameter.  Stack them together and glue .  Then cut the stacked circle in half and continue cutting the halves like pie pieces.  You should be able to get 8 pieces.  So so cute.  Anyway............I then made a bunch of tags, a few pokes, some little embellies and then bagged a few die cuts and ribbons.

I'm hoping she's going to really like these.  I am so proud of myself...I used only scraps!  Yep didn't have to buy a thing.  The only full sheet of paper I used was to construct the main pocket.  To be honest I didn't even know that I had so much Halloween stuff. Ok time to stuff the pockets......................................

TA DA!!!!!!
 I think I'm going to make a few more of those mini pockets with the other Halloween paper I have and stuff it with packets of apple cider.  So stay tune those may be coming up soon.

Til next time.................................
HAPPY CARDING

More Fancy Fold Envelope Cards

Spending time up at the lake with limited supplies but i was still able to get some cards done.  Today's post will just be pictures of completed cards.  You can go to my previous post for more information on how to make these simple cards using plain legal envelopes.  Post is located

I brought quite a few envelopes up to the lake and boy I'm glad I did.  We have had a lot of rainy days up here so it really helped pass the time.  These 2 were made with miscellaneous papers I had around from years ago.  They were all loose sheets so I don't have a collection name for you.  As you can see you can just choose a few papers with similar colors and it'll work.

I haven't put anything on the insides yet.  Both of these are BIRTHDAY cards.  Top picture is closed bottom picture is open.  

I have some more Graphic 45 paper that I think I'm going to make a few more.  But I think I'll wait for another rainy day.  Right now it's calming just listening to the waves.

Til next time................
HAPPY CARDING!

More loaded Pockets

Hello.  Is it sunny by you yet?  We have had our share of cloudy days here in the mid-west.  I see on the first full day of summer Colorado had some snow.  Oh my!  At least our temps have gone up and finally are in the 80's but its humid with all the rain.  So what does one do during all these rainy days?  You craft.  And what better craft than making loaded pockets.  I won't take time to tell you how to make them.  You can go to my post with simple instructions HERE 

This time I decided they needed to be stuffed with more generic things.  The first batch I made would be great for another crafter with the little embellies in them but when I really thought about it to give them out randomly maybe they should have something else.  So I decided that these would be stuffed with 3 inspirational tags, a few mini envelopes with little notes inside and a flavor pack for a water bottle or a small chocolate.

Each pocket also has a little magnet attached to the backs so they could be  put on a refrigerator just as something pretty.  I bagged them in cello bags from the Dollar Tree and used scrap cardstock to staple them shut.  A stamp I found from Joanns way back was absolutely perfect.  The sentiment said exactly what I wanted to express.  I can't wait to start handing these out.  But first I need to do some bagging.  lol  For sure I will be doing alot of these.  How cute for Halloween?  Oh and Christmas!  Oh my........I am going to be busy for sure.  Good thing I have my Christmas cards done!  

Til next time........................
HAPPY CARDING!

Fancy fold Birthdays

Hi everybody. It still isn’t summer here in the Midwest. Up at the lake it’s quite chilly at 52 degrees. Feels a little bit more like fall.  But it’s sunny and comfy on the porch.  A few post ago I made a fancy fold fathers day card.  I so loved the easiness of this card that I decided to make a few more.  While up at the lake I have limited space and limited supplies.  The nearest craft store is an hour and a half away.  The nearest LSS is 35 min away so I really have to use what I have on hand.  During the summer while here I need a few birthday cards so this one is perfect.  First up are 2 masculine cards.

Next I needed a few girly cards so I used the same fancy fold and girly'd it up.  Hmmmm…is that a word?  Lol.

All of these were made with Graphic 45 papers.  For the guy cards I used Communique Collection and Good ‘Ol Sport collection.  Both were from 2013 and I believe they are both retired.  For the girly cards I used Time to Flourish collection from 2014.  This might still be available.  You can check out graphic45.com for availability of all current collections.

I am a big fan of G45 and their collections are a perfect choice for my cabin creating space.

Til next time
HAPPY CARDING

Fancy Fold Envelope Card

I am truly addicted to this card.  This is the 3rd one I have made and each one is turning out so different.  Originally suppose to be an envelope card for inside a journal, my first one turned out so cute and Shabby Chic that I decided to use it as a card instead.  Then using the same technique I had made it with Graphic 45 Mother Goose papers for a cute little girl birthday card.  Now with Fathers Day coming I pulled out more Graphic 45 papers and made it into a fathers day card.  For more details on how to make this super easy card from envelopes see the post HERE

This could also be used as a Birthday card too.  Love that the papers don't need alot of embellishing.  Although you can embellish it up like crazy if you want.  I have probably 3 more various paper line to make some more of these and I can't wait they are so fun and a good way for me to use up envelopes that I have laying around. Sentiments for these cards are put on the backs.

Til next time
HAPPY CARDING!