Today I'm bringing you the first loaded envelope that I've ever made! I sent this to my dear, scrappy friend, Cheryl, and she received it this weekend.
I created this happy mail around the theme of the One Little Word Cheryl chose for the year, Focus.
I really enjoyed making this envelope. The amazing Lorrie Nunemaker has a free cut file here!
This mail was very clip-centric - haha - but hopefully she can use them in her new Happy Planner!
I made the shaker pocket out of the negative from where I cut the title word.
I watercolored this little card - my first attempt at roses, and I don't hate it.
The inside of the envelope was filled with some planner goodies and some Disney Christmas things for scrapbooking!
Well I know it seems like I'm wearing out this Authentique paper collection, but I promise they just seem to show up in sequential blog posts & none of these pages or projects appear together in a scrapbook!
Today I'm sharing a happy mail envelope flip book I created for a sweet lady named Fatimah in a swap group I am a part of on Facebook. She surprised me with an amazing happy mail all the way back before HALLOWEEN! And I unfortunately just had time to finish this response. These holiday times were super busy!
Fatimah and I both have two boys, so I created a boy themed flip book for her. Here I embossed a stamp on an old dictionary page, and I added some little boy themed/colored trading cards cut from the Authentique Darling Boy collection.
On the opposite side I made the paper clip with a chipboard piece from American Crafts.
In the middle I have a quote card with a vellum envelope of sequins. One the last opening there is a shaker pocket.
The last envelope contains a few goodies for Fatimah to use in her crafting & some tea.
On the back I have a brown paper bag containing my note! The quote came from the branding strip off the paper.
October is zooming by already. I love this month. Today's is husband's birthday, and our anniversary is coming up & so many fun, outdoor activities are planned - it's a good time!
I made a couple packages of happy mail recently, and it should have all been received today, so here we go!
I made a flip book for my friend Cheryl & filled it with things I hoped she could use for her October Daily.
I just adore this paper from My Mind's Eye! You'll see a lot of these little banners pop up in my October Daily too.
The Happy Haunting is just from the manufacture's strip at the bottom of the MME 12x12 paper. Also, I'm LOVING my new fuse tool!
I super love these little bags from Target. I cracked up, because when I received happy mail from Cheryl, she had sent me the same bag & straws too! We definitely have the same tastes!
I also created a pocket letter for a fun gal in the Hey Nae Daily group & I love how it turned out.
We have the recurring theme of the MME paper banner!
I'm also loving these Halloween stamps I got for basically a steal at the Studio Calico warehouse sale back in the spring.
Gotta love the Dollar Tree sequins & confetti. Another theme you'll see a lot in my OD.
Stay tuned for an October Daily update very soon! The first week will be up soon!
Thanks for looking - hope you got some spooky inspiration!
Today I'm bringing a page I really enjoyed making with a lovely sketch from over at Let's Get Sketchy.
I just started on the month of February - my how these two littles have grown since then!
Here is the original sketch:
I've really enjoyed layering lately, and this was the perfect sketch for that! I'm not sure it comes across in the photo but the word smart is gold metallic (a fun little happy mail goodie), and I really enjoy that look with the colorful papers and b&w photo. I also had fun with some black splatter on my layout, which I don't do a ton.
Here is the little tag at the bottom. I love how it was a good continuation of the title, Start Smart, Stay Rad!
I used the staples, green paper and twine and a gold arrow to draw it together with the layer from up top.
Supplies:
Paper - My Minds Eye
Twine - Michaels
Washi tape - Recollections by Michaels
Puffy arrows - Freckled Fawn
Stay Rad tag - Heidi Swapp
Black round alphas - Studio Calico
gold smart, ampersand and flower all happy mail goodies - sources unknown!
I hope you all had a wonderful long weekend. We had an awesome adventure, and I'm sure you'll be seeing pages with photos from it soon.
Today I have for you a Pumpkin themed Pocket Letter I created for a swap on Pocket Letter pals. I really love how it turned out! Sorry - I find it so hard to photograph page protectors!
I used a little poem song I've always known since I was little, and which my son loves to sing this time of year.
I created this graveyard gate scene with my Cricut and some Jolee's pumpkins, because my partner said she loves Jolee's.
Nothing is complete without a shaker pocket these days!
I got to use some of my Harry Potter papers for the witch line.
You'll be seeing lots of this crepe paper. I think I warned you of that last post!
I used some dollar general straws for that little piece.
I used sequins for the pumpkins rolling out of sight, hoping they look small!
Here's the back final product
I had a lot of fun creating this PL and I made a video walk through of the final product as well. Gimme a thumbs up if you care! :)
Today I'm bringing you a Happy Mail flip book I made for a sweet lady, Jodi. She is part of a Happy Mail group with me on Facebook, and she previously sent me a GORGEOUS flip book as the first happy mail I received in the group.
I made this fall themed coffee book to thank her!
I've really been in a fall mood, and I wanted to make a coffee themed happy mail. Jodi didn't have very many dislikes on her profile, so I really hope she liked it! I'm obsessed with sequins & shaker pockets at the moment, so I had to include one.
I made own envelope in which I put some cork stickers I made. I knew I wanted to sew on the book, because I don't have adhesive strong enough to hold pockets. So I sewed, but I didn't plan for room for taping the book together. So, I made my own orange hole protectors and just punched holes to be tied together with jute and ribbon. I really like how it turned out.
You can see the other side of the shaker pocket here. And the "cup o' Jodi" saying just hit me while I was making the book. Haha! I just had to, it was too perfect. I filled the pocket with some die cuts, a gold photo overlay, a wood grain title, etc. Jodi is a photographer, so I included the little camera clip.
On this page, I used a coffee filter to make a rosette. I put another cork sticker here with a latte die and a little shaker pocket. I also made another pocket to hold some chipboard and a coffee pack. That perky cup was a free cut file, I think from SCT magazine, and it was just perfect!
On the back, I just included a little note in a flip style. I stamped on it and put a sparkle sticker. It could be reused in a pocket page.
I hope that Jodi enjoyed the book I made for her as much as I enjoyed the one she made for me! I had a lot of fun making it. It didn't curb my passion for creating fall things - only encouraged it! :)
Today, I'm bringing you the first happy mail I have made for my friend Cheryl!
I had a lot of fun making this happy mail, and I also learned a few things!
I will attempt sewing on my next book to keep the pockets together better.
I know some of the supplies included seem random, but they fit with projects Cheryl is currently working on, so hopefully she felt that when she received it! :)
Current obsession: Shaker pockets - I think we all know this about now. I got a big pack of this transparency paper. I'm taking suggestions of how to use it! :)
I'm also really feeling this cork paper right now!
I have also posted a very bad quality video of a flip through this book on my YouTube channel at Natalie Dill. I am also open to suggestions on how to get the quality up, as I am frustrated because I was using my DSLR on this one! I think it's an SD card issue, and I intend to acquire an HD video card and see if that helps.
I'm bringing to you today a couple of pocket letters I have created recently, as well as my very first YouTube video (at least in the crafting realm).
I created this PL for the Felicity Jane paper swap. I was so blessed to be able to be paired with the sweetest partner. I videoed the things she sent me and they are so amazing. Hopefully will post that video soon!
Leah, my partner, told me she really likes the FJ kit feels, pastels with black and white, so I tried to stick with that theme.
She also stated she likes wood veneer, so I included some cuties.
I put some extras in the back, because I didn't want them to mar the front.
This is the PL for which I created my first papercrafting YouTube video. You can find it here:
Gimme some thumbs up if you like it, please!
I also recently joined the Hey Nae happy mail group on Facebook, and I'm thrilled I did so. The ladies in that group are generous, kind and so so talented! I get inspiration from them every day, as well as I have received beautiful mail already!
I created this PL for a woman in the group I had recognized from interactions on Instagram, and I think she really liked it.
The unicorn was a free cut file on cricut the week I made this mail, and she loved it because she is from Scotland, and said that is Scotland's national animal. What a coinkydink!
I'm loving creating this happy mail, and it will be a new part of my creative outlet! I get lots of inspiration for these pretty PLs from videos at Hey Nae and Call Me Crafty Al on their YouTube channels!
