Friends PL for my FRIEND!

Hey y'all!

I'm just popping in really quick to show off the pocket letter I created for my friend Ali as part of Feature Friday over at Ink Road Stamps. Today we focused on the set, The One with All the Stamps, a set about the show Friends, clever title, huh?

I had not created a PL in so long - it was really fun! I used the WRMK Urban Chic collection since it's city themed and Friends is set in NYC.

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Thanks for looking y'all!

Halloween Happy Mail

Hey everybody!

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!

Sparkly projects

Hey hey hey!

Just popping in to bring you a couple of small projects I've been working on lately.

First up, I won the entire Urban Chic collection from the WeRMemory Keepers blog! It was so exciting!

I decided to share the love and create some mini pocket letters for a couple ladies in my Happy Mail group. It was my first mini PL, and it was so fun!

I hope they enjoy these little goodies!

Next up, I have created the cover and title page for my October Daily this year! I had a little bit of a hard time finding an appropriate 6x8 album, but I found this lovely Simple Stories Album on Amazon.

This crepe paper/tulle/glitter ribbon will be a recurring Halloween theme this year. I sewed the crepe paper to the tulle, then I sewed the glitter ribbon & then I hot glued the entire thing to the album.

I cut the numbers from cardstock and just mixed my own black and silver glitter mix & adhered it with hot glue! I will have to be sure to not pack it with my decor that is stored in a hot attic!

I also created my title page. It was a lovely surprise to find the inside of the album was black and white polka dot! I love it!

I can hardly bring myself to use this gorgeous MME paper! I kept it relatively simple so the paper's beauty will shine.

I also am so all about sequins lately, of course I have to have a sequin pocket on my title page. The pocket card is Becky Higgins - another Halloween collection I super love.

I found a super cute pack of Halloween buttons at Tuesday Morning, so that's where the spider & spider web came from in the shaker pocket.

I can't wait to fill up this little album with October fun and make it chunky chunky chunky!

Supplies:

Mini PL - all paper Urban Chic from WeRMemory Keepers

Halloween album - Simple Stories
Glitter Ribbon from Dollar General
Something Wicked paper - My Mind's Eye
Hocus Pocus Card - Becky Higgins Project Life
Shaker sequins & confette - Dollar Tree

Thanks for looking!

Happy happy mail! - my first YOUTUBE post!

Happy day everyone!

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!

Thanks for looking!