Another swap with alilscrapofheaven. A pocket letter you say? Yep! I'm not sure why I signed up for it because those things intimidate me so much. Every time I do one, I am just a nervous wreck. Why!? I look for background paper and put out a few things to put on them like flowers or lace or washi. Then I have to figure out what to put in the back of the pockets. Of course, I have to get some inspiration from Pinterest but sometimes I feel like I should be all original. Oh well, it is what it is I guess.
I think it turned out okay. The themes were either shabby chic, vintage or clean and simple (I think). She wanted a combination of all if I could. However, I just made it sorta shabby I guess. I hope she likes it though.
Here is a video so you can see it closer. If you are viewing this in an email, the video may not show up so please click on the title of the post to see the video.
Let me know what you guys think. I am still trying to perfect the Pocket Letter. Not sure I will ever do it though. Hugs! ~Karen Sue ScrappyKsue
Another swap I did through alilscrapofheaven is one for a Father's Day Tag. I knew that I wanted to put burlap on it somewhere but really was not sure what to do about the rest. So I went to Pinterest for help. I found a project someone had done that used burlap and they placed an image on top. But as I was going through my stash to figure out if I had anything to use, I found some wooden deer heads which was perfect.
I had a stamp set that had meadow and field-type backgrounds so I used it at the bottom. I also made a little pocket on the back with a piece of cardstock so a note can be written on it. The background paper came from a Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby) stack called Etc. which has a bunch of textures in it...like wood, metal, peeling paint and that sort. I also did a video which is below so you can see it better and maybe get more details regarding the tag. If you are viewing this in an email, the video may not show up. You can click here to go to the video.
Let me know what you think. Thanks for stopping by! Hugs!
I signed up for a few swaps with alilscrapofheaven and the first one was the flower swap. We had to make 12 handmade flowers to send to your partner. I had the most fun making these. I think they turned out really nice. And my partner really liked them. So glad!
Here is a video so you can see them up close. I explain a little bit about them. I tried to make them all different. On a few were similar.
I did a tag swap at A Lil Scrap of Heaven as well. Boy I'm on a roll! Or maybe it's just a biscuit. Not sure. But I had a lot of fun doing all these swaps. Here is the tag I did - front and back. I got the big owl a long time ago from someone and I had no idea how I was going to use it. I finally found a way. LOL
Again, here is a video telling about my tag.
I hope yall like it. Give me some feedback on all these swaps I'm doing. I thought I went a little overboard in getting involved with too many at the same time, but I really had fun doing them. Thanks!
These swaps with A Lil Scrap of Heaven are my first swaps I have done so I was hoping I did it right. I think the cards I did came out cute. What do you think? The first two cards I have done before. I liked them so much, I wanted to do them again. But really because I did not have any mojo going so I looked at my past cards to do them. LOL The papers I got from Webster's Pages. The little ghost and mummy are just dollar stamps.
Here is the video so you can get closer look at them and more info about what I used.
I loved doing the swaps and I hope to do more in the future. Check 'em out at A Lil Scrap of Heaven. Leave a comment and let me know if you like them.
Hey there! My name is Karen Sue. I have been married to a wonderful man for 36 years. We have two boys (32 and 29) and our doggiepoo Zoe. My only hobby used to be watching movies. But since I started scrapbooking/crafting, that has become my favy thing to do. I love it! It is very relaxing. I scrapbooked for my kids when they were growing up in school, making albums on specific trips and it was such a blast putting them together. My oldest son is married and has two sons (our first grandchildren). Our youngest just got married in Oct 2022. I hope you enjoy my blog and can get some inspiration from it!