Altered CD Folio Project

 Hi all, and welcome back to my channel. Today I have a tutorial for a fun project. This started as a kit (that I have had in my stash since around 2005), I added some Graphic 45 papers (Place in Time from 2012 and Time to Flourish from 2014), and this is the result.

I altered the CD folios that came in the kit and altered the size and orientation of the box and made this project, which I will go over in the video. Then I had some interest from quite a few people about a tutorial. I recreated this project with Kraft cardstock and some chipboard. I hope you enjoy the tutorial. I do not know if you can get these specific Graphic 45 papers, they are older collections. I do know that there is a newer calendar paper collection available. Check the Graphic 45 site or your local craft store. I also know that Country Craft Creations has a wonderful collection called 

“Remember the Time” that would be lovely with this project. During the tutorial, from Country Craft Creations I used: Kraft Cardstock Chipboard (Heavy weight and light weight) Art Glitter Glue Seam Binding The basic cut list for ONE folio: Please note you will need to multiply these by the number of folios you want to make. 1 - 11 1/2 x 8 5/8 1 - 6 1/8 (-1/16) x 1 3/4 1 - 4 1/2 x 5 1/8 For the box: Chipboard: 1 - 5 7/8 x 5 7/8 (Heavyweight). Please note that the bottom will depend on if you want to use the box feet or not, I discuss this in the video. 4 - 2 7/8 x 5 7/8 (Lightweight) Cardstock: 1 - 6 x 6 2 - 7 x 6 1/2 2 - 6 x 6 1/2 Thanks for watching and have a great day!

A couple of hauls to share with you

The first video is the design team haul I received from Country Craft Creations.  I have the exclusive collection "Schoolhouse Memories" and Heartfelt Creations "Friendship Rose" collection.  These papers, with an assortment of embellishments are going to be so fun to play with over the next month.  
 

This second video is an unboxing of the #10 "Books" box from Your Creative Studio.  These are fantastic assortments of goodies for journals, planners, and anything else you want to do.  This box includes stickers, papers, washi tape, stamps, and even a sticky note pad that looks like library cards.  

Come check out the videos and I'll see you soon with some projects.

Stay Crafty, My Friends,

Michelle

Tag Accordion Recipe Album Tutorial

 Do you want to see a fun, easy and quick project??  Then check out this video!

I made the original album with press-board tags from the Dollar Store.  I recreated it with chipboard for the tutorial.  It is really easy and I have 24 recipe cards in it!  

I used scraps from the Country Craft Creations virtual retreat to make the first one, and scraps from a 2020 Craftology kit for the second.  All information is in the video.  Please come and check it out!

Thanks for stopping by, and Stay Merry, My Friends!!!

Junk Journal Stuff Envelope Insert Tutorial

 Hi all! Welcome back to my blog!

Today I'm sharing something I thought was a fun idea. I made a stuffed envelope for a junk journal insert. It is stuffed, but not too bulky, and I used awesome products from the "Fall" box from Your Creative Studio.  

I did an unboxing of this collection, and it's here if you want to see in detail what came in the box. I used coffee dyed papers to create the envelope, and it is full of fun surprises to keep in the pocket, or to add to a junk journal as an extremely fun element. I hope you enjoy the tutorial on how I made the envelope and the fun window pocket from a business envelope that I created for some of the elements that came in this "Fall" box. Stay Crafty and I'll see you soon with more fun projects.

Retreat Projects, Extra Projects and Card Tutorials, OH MY!

 

November 30 through December 4th we at Country Craft Creations had a virtual retreat, called the Christmas Cookie Exchange Retreat.  It was FULL of wonderful projects and I did a video sharing what the designers did for tutorial and what I did with the leftovers of the tutorials.  In the making of the tutorials I tried two card techniques that I have wanted to learn, and now I'm going to share with you too!

Come check it out! If you haven't checked out Country Craft Creations, and/or the retreats/virtual retreats, please go to https://countrycraftcreations.com

We used several paper collections for the retreat:

The exclusive paper collections that we used from Country Craft Creations are: Snowman and Friends Once Upon a Christmas (I accidentally called it Old World Christmas in the video, YIKES!) Sugar and Spice Christmas Cheer 'Twas the Night They can be found here The other amazing paper collections we used are: Echo Park's "Winter" and "Santa Claus Lane" (This link is to a mega bundle...Oh my goodness!!!) From Simple Stories we used: "Mix and a Mingle" "Baking Spirits Bright" Heartfelt Creations, "Holiday Star" The tutorial I used to make Jacqueline's Snowglobe is here

I hope you enjoy the video.  

Stay Merry, My Friends!

White Christmas Loaded Album, a Country Craft Creations Design Team Project

 

Good morning...I have been awake since 2 am, and because of that you all get a tutorial I wasn't originally planning on posting today.  But, what else are you supposed to do when you can't sleep?

This is my take on a loaded envelope or loaded pocket.  I'm using Carta Bella's "White Christmas" paper collection from Country Craft Creations.  You can find it here.  

I have been wanting to do this idea for a while, so I hope you enjoy it.

Stay crafty, my friends!

Twas the Night Album Tutorial, A Country Craft Creations Design Team Project

 

This album is SO AMAZING!  These exclusive papers are so incredible that I created a book that totally keeps all of the paper images intact and gives room for photos to create an incredible family heirloom!

Because of the nature of this unique tutorial, I have created a guide to be a companion to the tutorial. It can be found at this link. I don't normally do a guide like this, but for this album, I thought it would be better and would assist in the tutorial. I want your project to come out perfectly! Here are links to the products from Country Craft Creations: Twas the Night, please note that I used the 8 x 8 paper pack Artisan Cardstock: I used Brown for the base color and two sheets of Olive, but Kraft, Natural, and Black would also work. Gold Mirror Paper Heartfelt Creations Small Festive Poinsettia Die. Please note that the mold I used is currently out of stock, but please check back. Heartfelt Album Tags and Accents Dies Dylusions Tags

Remember the Time, Monthly Notebook Tutorial

 

I created these fun notebooks for every month using the gorgeous paper collection "Remember the Time" from Country Craft Creations.  This is a quick tutorial and fun to do, and will show you how to do the pamphlet stitch if you aren't familiar with it.  

Thanks for watching, and stay crafty, my friends.

Michelle

More mini junk journals!

 

 

I made some more junk journals and wanted to share.

I had inspiration from Cori Dahmen who did a great tutorial on a hidden binding, and I had to try it.     That video is here.

I also used a lot of goodness from a collection from Your Creative Studio.  That site is here.

I did two books in this tutorial, one is from policy envelopes and one is made from a mini composition book.  I hand dyed my papers with coffee, and the tutorial I used for that is here.  

Thanks for watching, and stay crafty.

Michelle

Altered Half Sized Composition Book, a Country Craft Creations Design Team Project

 

I found these half sized composition books at my local Office Depot and they are so much fun to alter.  Come check out what I did using leftovers from my Echo Park "Fall Fever" paper collection!

Country Craft Creations

Echo Park "Fall Fever"

Stay Crafty, My Friends!

Fall Breeze, Straw Bound Album, Part 2, a Country Craft Creations Tutorial

 

Here is Part 2 of this fun tutorial.  I will share the binding and the way I decorated and used my patterned paper.  The papers, "Fall Breeze", are exclusive to Country Craft Creations, and can be found here.

In case you missed Part 1 of this tutorial, you can click on it below to be taken to the video.

Thank you so much, and have a crafty day!

Fall Breeze Mini Album with a Straw Binding, a Country Craft Creations Design Team Project

 Come check this out!  Seriously, this is pretty cool.  I found a tutorial on a straw binding for a mini album.  It was so intriguing that I had to try it.  I did tweak the construction, and it turned out amazing.  If you want to see what gave me the inspiration, the original tutorial it is here.  

I'm using the paper collection "Fall Breeze" by Country Craft Creations for this project.  This paper collection is amazing!  

See you soon with other tutorials!  Stay Crafty!

Oops, I did it again...

 I have to do another catch up post because I just flat didn't do a blog post.  I'm so sorry!  It's been busy, but here we are and it's 

HALLOWEEN!  

So Trick or Treat and here's what I've been up to.  

First up, I did a design team project for Country Craft Creations. This is a great explosion gift box using the We R Memory Keepers Explosion Scoreboard.  The papers are from Echo Park and are called "Fall Fever". The papers and the scoreboard are both  available at Country Craft Creations.  

I also used the papers to make this fun flip album using envelopes.  This turned out so cool!  

I received another amazing box from Amanda at Your Creative Studio. This one is vintage camera and it is AMAZING!  This is the unboxing, and the new junk journal tutorial is coming soon!

I had this project waiting in the wings for a while.  It's a great way to use scraps...I made this cute Meander book and scraps from previous design team packages.  

These projects are shares of some amazing little tutorials from other great creators out there.  There are two new little projects, and links to the other creators are in the video descriptions.

I also did a recap of the projects I made for #sandys13frightsbeforehalloween2022. These cards look so amazing on my haunted desk.

Thanks for watching, and I'll see you soon with other projects.

Stay Crafty my friends!

Week #13 of #sandys13frightsbeforehalloween, my last card, a CONFIGURATION CARD!

 

Come check out my super cute resurrected card from a previous tutorial.  I have resized it to a fun 5 x 7 size and it is ADORABLE!  

Stay Spooky, My Friends!

Michelle

Altered Photo Album

 I made this project, an altered Pottery Barn Photo Album I found at Goodwill for $4!  

The cover was made from a tutorial here, by Kim of Kim Can’t Stop Krafting.  

I absolutely love this idea of using Foam Core!!!  You have to check it out and see how my altered album came out!

Stay crafty, my friends,

Michelle

Nano size Travelers Notebook/Junk Journal

 I was given a box of beautiful goodies, “Flowers”, from Amanda at Your Creative  Studio, https://ycvstudio.com/  and I made the absolutely cutest little project. 

Have you heard of the nano sized traveler’s notebooks?  Neither had I but I discovered it and decided to make one. I love this little pocket sized notebook. Come check it out!

The goodies I used are gorgeous and perfect for this book  I used Kraft-Tex for the cover, purchased from Country Craft Creations.  You can find it here.  https://www.countrycraftcreations.com/products/kraft-tex-kraft-paper-fabric-sampler-pack-8-5x11-10-pkg

Thanks for stopping by. Stay Crafty, my Friends!

Desk Organizer/Notebook Tutorial

 Good morning! 

I just posted a tutorial for you that I think you will like.  It's quick and easy and will help you keep organized, and who doesn't like that?

I love paper and organizers and notepads, this project is perfect.  I was "challenged" in a way by my friend Cheryl to help figure out a tutorial by another amazing crafter, Mrs. Brightside, on YouTube.  Not only did I figure it out, but I also did it in two other sizes!

This project goes together very easy. I show how to make the one 5x8 size book in the tutorial.  Because I did it in three sizes, rather than try to type out all of the measurements in the description, I did a chart, so you can just it to make any of the three sizes.  Click the link below to get the Google Doc.

The chart includes the cardstock cutting guide and the scoring information.

In the tutorial I am just making the base o the notebook.  In the examples I share, I'm using my design team package from Country Craft Creations!  The Echo Park Winter Collection is an older collection that I had leftovers from.  The Halloween paper is from my stash and is very old (I had it out for all of the #sandys13frightsbeforehalloweenprojects I have been doing).

 The fall notebooks are current collections...

Country Craft Creations "Fall Breeze" 

Echo Park "Fall Fever"

If you would like to see the video that inspired this project, please check it out here.

I appreciate all of your support and look forward to sharing my next project with you.

Stay organized, my friends!

Michelle

Concertina Card Tutorial, #sandys13frightsbeforehalloween2022

 Come check out this fun tutorial I just posted for #sandys13frightsbeforehalloween2022

I’ve been wanting to do one of these for a while and it was as much fun as I thought it would be!  

 Join us every Monday starting August 1, 2022 on our YouTube channels for our weekly and  frightfully fun Halloween Craft project tutorials!

Search the hashtag on YouTube for all the weekly project shares!

#sandys13frightsbeforehalloween2022

This Collab is hosted by: Sandy Trefger, Sandy Trefger Creative Designs: https://www.youtube.com/sandytrefger

Kim Rannells, Kim Kan't Stop Krafting: https://www.youtube.com/c/KimKantStopKrafting

Nicole Sass Lynn, MadefromScrap: https://www.youtube.com/user/Nlynn35

Michelle Allen, A Creative Operation:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7f48hi09IcydCud9YZsqNQ

Debbie Alley, Project39 Mini Albums: https://www.youtube.com/c/Project39MiniAlbums

Caroline Hamm, Crafting and Creating with Caroline: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJviPmxKClQ4EylZMqqs74Q

Krystal Rose, Vividly On Paper: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCElu5v6v1Hi6pf0ZvjCFHAA

Susan Tootsie Tucker, Craft Adventures with Susan Tootsie Tucker: https://www.youtube.com/c/CraftAdventureswithSusanTootsieTucker

Jacqualine Hart, Jacqs Scraps:  https://www.youtube.com/c/JacqsScraps

Jen Palmer, Scrapping Under the Influence: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScrappingUndertheInfluence

Patricia Mae - Patty, Pattys Crafty Spot: https://www.youtube.com/c/PattysCraftySpot

Please check out these other channels and don't forget to like and subscribe!!

In my tutorials I will give you all of the cutting and scoring information as well as the names of the products  used.  (Some are so super old!)  These are fun cards and will help bust those scraps in your stash.  

Please check out Country Craft Creations for your shopping needs:  https://countrycraftcreations.com

Catching up...AGAIN!

 Hi all, I have had some whirl wind time here in my neck of the woods.  I am, again, catching up on my blog posts.  I am so sorry for being delinquent in my posting.  I have sooooo many irons in the fire...I'm hoping after this post I will be back to being more regular with my posting.  

I went to a Country Craft Creations Retreat in Utah, and man-oh-man was that a blast.  If you haven't been to one and are interested, check out this link for information.  You will love it.  It is way above and beyond any kind of scrapbooking event I have ever been to. There are also VIRTUAL retreats you can do...It's so much fun!  

I am busy working on my next design team projects...I have an envelope album, a new (to me, and it is soooooo cool) binding for a mini album, a desk organizer book and a note holder in the works.  If you haven't seen the papers I am using...here is the video share.

Below is a video where I showcased several smaller projects I made using tutorials from other great crafters in the YouTube Universe.  I have links to their tutorials in the video description.

And some more projects in this video, again, the links to the other crafters tutorials are in the video description.

This was a fun one!  I did a Dollar Store Craft and made this amazing junk journal...You have to see what I did to make this fun Halloween Journal!  Check out the video below.

Below is my offering for week #11 of #sandys13frightsbeforehalloween2022.  Check out this Double Vertical Stepper Card!

Last, but not least, just today I added a very short video to share what this Tag and Envelope Flip Album turned out to be...It was super fun and I used a ton of scraps!

Thanks for all of your support and your patience with me as I do my catch up's.  I will be better...I just had so many things going on.  I appreciate all of my followers and hope that my crafts make you happy.

Stay Crafty, My Friends!

Michelle

I'm a little behind...Let's catch up!

 I'm behind!!!  

I have been sick and trying to catch up on what I need to do.  I have so much going on!  There is the design team, the #sandys13frightsbeforehalloween2022, I'm doing a retreat in a week and the October Craftology kit for Country Craft Creations!  PHEW!

I'm including a couple of videos in this post...I hope you don't mind!

I have my new September Design Team Package from Country Craft Creations.  I received Echo Parks "Fall Fever" and Country Craft Creations "Fall Breeze".  They are spectacular, and the colors...OH MY!  Come check out the goodies I received!

Yesterday was the 9th week of #sandys13frightsbeforehalloween2022, and I made a Corner Folded Open Gate Card...this is fantastic!  The tutorial is here...

I also shared a quick Magic Movie of my tag and envelope flip album.  This is actually the second one I made, I will be sharing the first soon, but I had to share because this one used the scraps from my last Design Team Package using Carta Bella's Hocus Pocus paper collection.  Check out this quick share!

I think that's it for now.  Thanks for stopping by and have a spooktacular day!