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Thursday, January 28, 2021

Princess Birthday Cards


 So this is what I was making yesterday afternoon. 

My friend Kathleen had made me two of these cute

little princess dolls last year. Found

them while cleaning up. They needed to be on a card!


Here is the second one. 

Last week I found a Disney Princess paper pack at Marc's for

1.88. Got two packs of them. Used as layers for both of the cards. 


Here is a pic of the paper packs. I just love Marc's! 

I always find something in the close out area to use for crafting. 

We had leftovers for dinner. Had to clean out the fridge. 

I did make pumpkin chocolate chip muffins. Used up 

the last of the pumpkin puree that I had in the freezer. 

Today going to visit Costco as I need a few things. 

Krafty trails
Karen 

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Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Snowman January Junk Journal


 This is the January junk journal I made for my friend Kathleen. 

She received it last week so I'm good to post it now. 

Love this very large snowman stamp that I used on the cover. 

The hat, scarf, and mittens were stamped then cut from pattern paper. 


Frist page. I used a cd paper holder for the inside. It was ran through

a snowflake embossing folder. 


Lots of pages that have flip outs, and tuck spots. 

I used an old Christmas card for this one. 


I used some more recycled Christmas cards for pockets. 




Side pocket with tags for journaling. 

The little snowman here started is an artist trading card. 



Center of the journal. 

I used furnace tape for the pockets after I ran them

through the snowflake embossing folder. Love the texture! 


The snowman here was colored with Prisma pencils, and

layered on silver glitter paper. 


More flip outs. 


Another recycled Christmas card. I added

a little snowflake charm on the paper clip. 



Snowman cover notebook. Love the silver paper that came in the 

paper pack I used for this journal. 


and just for something different I made a belly band

to hold the snowman notebook from a strip of star fabric. 

I backed it on a piece of light weight cardboard before I stitched around the band. 

Thought the band needed to be stronger to hold the notebook. 

Well Kathleen said this is her favorite journal that I made for her. She

always asks me to send her snow when we get it here in Ohio so I 

thought the snowman theme journal was perfect for her. 

Krafty trails
Karen 

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Sunday, January 24, 2021

Retro Valentine Cards with Matching Bag


 Made some retro Valentines. These are for a swap I joined. 

The world was made using a die by Tim Holtz. 

Stars were made with a punch using gold glitter paper. 

The image is from a sheet of pattern paper I pick up at Hollo's paper store 

last year. 


I'm second guessing myself about this one. 

A little unconventional because I used black glitter bat

washi tape. Was thinking it went with the what the girl was saying

Batty about you. 

I added the little hearts thinking it would tie it back to Valentine's day

and the batgirl is holding a heart. What do you think? 

We were also required to make a decorated bag to hold the two cards. 


I continued using the retro theme on the white bag. 

Added some lace hearts, and pearls. The bag was first covered

with the same paper I used on the Batty card. I also

cut a piece to adhere to the inside bag. 

I'm very happy with how this little project came together. 

Hoping my swap partner loves it. 

John and Emily came over yesterday, and I made everyone brunch. 

John requested salmon patties with a ham, and cheese omelette. 

Emily wanted chocolate chip pancakes. We also had fresh fruit, 

orange juice, and coffee. We had a great visit. Good to see them again. 

Since they both got the virus in the middle of December we kept our distance, and

didn't see them over the holidays. Which was really hard on me. 

Thankfully they both recovered, and are back to work.  

Krafty trails
Karen 

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Thursday, January 21, 2021

Rest of the Doll Cards


 I'm back to share the other three cards I made using the dolls my

my friend Kathleen sent to me.

Used two different dies to make the layer, and greeting.


All of the cards were made with a birthday theme.

This one has a tag that was made with a die. Added seam binding at the top.


and the last one. I couldn't believe that I found

pattern paper to match her dress. What luck! 

Going to have a bit of excitement today. They built a Chick-fil-a here

in Brunswick, and will be open today. They are not having a Grand Opening due

to Covid. I'm so happy they built one. It is even in walking distance for me. 

Of course hubby isn't happy about it as he doesn't like their food. 

Really?????

Krafty trails
Karen


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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Dolls on Cards


 Two years ago my friend Kathleen made me these cute little

dolls. They have been hanging out on my shelve in the craft room, and 

I have enjoyed looking at them. 

Well yesterday I decided it was time to use them on card fronts. 


Here is the first little darling! I made 

all the cards with a birthday theme. 

Simple designs as I didn't want to distract from the dolls. 

Just did a layer of pattern paper, with a greeting. 


For this one I also used a oval die cut to layer the doll on. 

She is blue because she missed someone's birthday. 

I'm wishing now I would have stamped the greeting in black as

it would have shown up better. 

I'll post the other three cards in tomorrow's post. 

Today I'll be making some peanut butter banana bread. Got

some nanners that are ripe, and just begging to be made into yummy bread! 

I'll also be making a pot of soup. Not getting out of the 20's today with

more snow on the ground. I'm going to try to stay warm! 

Krafty trails
Karen 

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Friday, January 15, 2021

Kitty Love Valentine Card


 Made my first Valentine card for the season. 

My friend Betty gave me the kitty love die for Christmas. 

She also gave me a Valentine themed paper pad for my birthday.

They go great together! 

Thanks Betty! 

Not much going on today. Just a lazy day hanging out

in my craft room. 

Looks like it is going to snow any minute now. 

Planning to make a large pot of soup. Need something

warm and comforting on a day like this. 

Krafty trails
Karen 

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Monday, January 4, 2021

Altered Butter Cookie Tin


 This is the second tin of cookies my friend Kathleen sent to me in 

my Christmas box. Her challenge was for me to repurpose the tin. 

I forgot to take a before picture, but this was a small butter cookie tin. 

Remember the ones, grandma, and mom used as a sewing kit? That's the one! 

Anyway....I used pattern paper to cover the lid, and side of the tin.

Used a blue theme as I knew part of the blue tin would show. 

Modge Podge was used to adhere the paper to the tin. 

After hubby added the knob for me I embellished the lid

with cheesecloth, a stamped teabag, cancelled postage stamps, flowers, 

and a paper doll by Tim Holtz. 


I also added crochet trim around the top of the lid. 

Edges of pattern paper was inked with vintage photo distress oxide. 



I did add a bit of color to the ladies hat, and belt

with a red, and blue primsa color pencils. Wanted 

to tie the colors of the paper in with the embellishments. 

Had fun with this one. Happy that I have been able 

to use some of the drawer knobs that I got at Michael's a few 

years ago. The drawers to the library filing cabinet I have are stuffed

full, and I really need to work on thinning them out as I have

no more room for new stuff. 

Me, and hubby got to take a long walk yesterday morning. 

It was 36, and sunny. So nice to get out!!!! Later we ordered pizza,

and watched the Browns game. They beat Pittsburg!!!!!! So happy to 

see them go into the playoffs. Currently they are 11-5. Can't wait 

for next week's game! 

Krafty trails
Karen 

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Friday, January 1, 2021

Happy New Year...Glad to see you 2021


 Happy 2021 to all.

I think everyone was ready to see if the new year

will bring some much needed relief from the old year. 

While I don't see big changes coming anytime soon, as we

still have an 10:00 pm curfew in effect here in Ohio. Medina County

where I live is still in the red zone, and social distancing is still the new "norm". 

One has to believe things will get better. If there is no believe, and hope what do we have?


I just checked the date on my blog, and I see where I have not posted since mid November. 

Its not that I haven't been busy making things, and have things to share. I just needed

a break from daily blog posts. Plus since we got the new kitten Riot late in August she 

has been taking up every spare moment of my time. She was 4 weeks old when we adopted her. 

She instantly bonded to me, and has accepted me as her new mom. 

Riot likes Skip, and will follow him around the house sometimes, but most of her

waking hours, and sleeping hours are spent with me, or on me. 



This is a photo of a tin of cookies my friend Kathleen sent me

with my Christmas package. Her challenge for me was to use repurpose the tin. 

Well since I love these cookies the first order of business was to eat them all. No

problem at all! LOL


Next order was to cover the tin using pattern paper, and modge podge. 

Added some cheese cloth, and ephemera to complete the front. 



Hubby drilled the hole in the center lid, so I could add a knob. 

Really pleased with how this turned out. Looking forward

to decorating the other tin of cookies she sent me. Those are butter

cookies which I don't like as well, so it may take longer to empty the tin. 

Happy to say I got on the scale this morning, and gained four pound since my

weigh in late in October. That is pretty good for me. With the new year of 

course I'll need to jump back on the old healthier diet trail, and work

on losing the rest of the weight. 

Stay safe out there my crafty readers, as the pandemic is still alive, and has

us in its clutches. My daughter in law Emily tested positive, and is recovering 

at home. It is hitting close to home. 

Krafty trails
Karen 


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Monday, November 9, 2020

Christmas ATC is a Doll


 Well it has been awhile since I played with any

of the Julie Nutting doll stamps. 

Joined a Christmas artist trading card swap that

required the use of the dolls. This is what I whipped up. 

The doll is popped up over the base with foam strips. 

Used some Wink of Stella on the berries, hat, skirt, and background. 

Doll is colored with Prisma pencils. 

Pretty happy with how it came out. 

The weather here has been awesome since middle of last week. 

In the 70's on most of the days. Have been able to

walk in the morning, and in the evening. 

Of course it won't last, but I'm enjoying it while I can. 

Haven't been crafting much as the kitten keeps me pretty busy. 

She is my little shadow. 

I'm debating on putting up the tree or not. 

Too early to put it up as I wait till the day after Thanksgiving. 

The neighbors on our street have been going crazy with Christmas

displays. Too early, but I guess they wanted to take advantage of the 

warm temps to put them up. 

Stamping trails
Karen 


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Monday, August 3, 2020

Expanding File Folder


Little mini expanding file folder I made for a swap. 

Fun little project that would be great for happy mail. 

It has two pockets. I also added tabs at the sides that slide out. 


I used the tab punch from SU to make the pulls. 


Pockets are filled with homemade tags, and a package of

rhinestones. 

So here we are in August. Summer is flying by! Not

looking forward to Fall this year. Going to be turning 60 at the end of September, 

and I'd like to stay in my 50's for a bit longer! 

Stamping trails
Karen 
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Saturday, August 1, 2020

Matchbox Suitcase with Mini Album


Little matchbox suitcase project I made for a swap with my

crafty friend Kathleen. 

This was a fun project to make! 


Inside the suitcase hides a little mini album. Made to match

of course. 


Mini album was made using a single sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 paper. 


Inside view of one of the pages. 


This was such a fun little project to make that I'm sure I'll be 

making some more. 


and here is a top view showing the handle. I added some chunky rhinestones to 

dress it up a bit. 

Raining this morning. Just what we need as the garden is drying out. 

Kids coming over today for a cookout. Suppose to clear up by this afternoon so

we should be able to grill without getting wet. 

Stamping trails
Karen 
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Monday, July 6, 2020

Lots of Pockets Journal


This is a little journal I made using a piece of 12x12 paper. 

It features pockets in the front back, and also on the 

inside front, and back covers. 

Lots of places to tuck in little ephemera pieces. Planning on making these

for birthday gifts this year. This one was given to my friend Betty who just 

had a star spangled birthday on the 4th of July. 


Inside look at the cover. This project it best suited 

to be used with double sided paper. 

I used a strip of ribbon down the center where the journal

signature is attached. Since it was pattern paper I wanted to give

the spine some extra support. 


This is one of the pages. I added a square fold out piece to the bottom

corner. 


After the paper clip is removed it folds out for more journaling space. 


and here is a page with a corner flap. It also folds out for more writing space. 


Center of the book has a little charm attached to the binding. 


and here is a view of the inside back page. 

These little journals are so much fun to make!!!!

They would also make great happy mail. 

Stamping trails
Karen 
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Saturday, March 7, 2020

Metropolitan Ladies Card Set



Well I finally got to visit Betty yesterday, and do some crafting. 

Been sick for so long (2 weeks), but I'm finally over it, and back to normal. 

I'm happy to be able to enjoy a cup of coffee. There for awhile I thought

coffee would never taste right to me again. 

I picked up a 6x6 paper pack at Tuesday Morning called Metropolitan Girl. 

I used it for the layering on the card set I made. 

The girls are stamp sets I pickup at Joann's, and Hobby Lobby. 


I added color to parts of the girls using Prisma Pencils, and gamsol to blend the colors. 


Love the ladies in this vintage Simplicity set. 


and here is the last one. I used gold doilies on each one to layer the

die cuts that I took from the paper pack. 

We got hit with snow yesterday. Not much, but it got cold. 

Just the day before it was sunny in the 50's, and we went walking around the lake. 

You just never know what the weather will bring one minute to the next!

Don't forget to set your clocks tonight. We are losing an hour, but gaining daylight...

I'll take it! 

Stamping trails
Karen
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