WINDOW ENVELOPES

 Hello everyone,

The sun is shinning today, the flood waters have gurled their way down the drain and into the soil, no longer a problem and I should be out tidying the yard, BUT..I hurt my back, do not know how, it is just lower back pain and difficult to walk sometimes, but it will move on like the rain, and I'll be fine.

Do you get mail in window envelopes ? we don't normally anymore but I did get my hands on one, so I recycled it...and I'm so sorry the photos are dark, I do edit but they still look so dark, anyway squint your eyes and it may look better..

So this is the envelope and I cut the front part off to make a flap.

Cut some busy patterned paper to slide inside..

and left the side slit open for now..

Then my Holtzy papers came out to play...

Cut up patch panels and popped them on..

the arrow showing the patterned paper inside..

nice and neat for me!! and time

to glue the side.

cut a notch too because a tag will go inside..

added loads of number stickers..

and made a tag, so when it goes inside the picture changes..

take it out and the patterned paper shows..

Here, the tag is inside..

it has a little eyelet and string to pull..

and a decorated the flap too with the same stickers as the tag..

and that's it, simple easy and fun..

Thank you so much for stopping by..

I'll see you soon..

luv CHRISSYxx

RECYCLING..DT

 Hello everyone,

We are onto challenge #855 for Little Red Wagon and our Brenda is hostess and here theme pick is...

Happy Earth Day - reuse/ recycle something..my favourite thing to do.

This my recycled ephemera

It already had the fold and and contained stickers ( of course it did )

I just covered it and inked it and added a closure and pocket..

plus I covered envelopes and other packaging while I was at it..

I absolutely love using music papers and I bought a big thick music book for 50 cents at the garage sale too, and it was 100 years old I discovered after cutting into it.

Made card panels, three of them different sizes..

added a decorated black envelope..

with a velcro closure..

I will call this a flip flop card as I have no other words..

my recycled packaging pocket on the the front..

Opened with a few tiny little tags inside

and music notes

Then start flipping the panels open..

it opens quite wide

and tags and some treasure inside the envelope

beautiful stickers and some music die cuts

kept going with stickers which turned this card into a feminine card

more tags with stickers and music note ribbon..

tags out..

die cut shapes and stickered them along with more 

music note ribbon..

and there she is with the recycled flaps open and a safety pin

threaded with beads and a chain dangling down..

So do come and join us HERE

Thank you so much for stopping by..

I'll see you again soon..

luv CHRISSYxx

Challenges to enter...

Crafty Calendar Challenge   ( Anything Goes )

Creative Creases Challenge  ( anything goes with a fancy fold )

Ally's Angels   ( Anything goes )

Crafters Cafe  ( Fancy fold / anything goes )

Creative Crafters  ( Anything goes )

MALE OR FEMALE SMALL JOURNAL

 Hello everyone,

Sometimes ( lots of times ) I just want to play and make something as I go, no thinking involved, by, thinking ahead what it will end up like, I just fold card stock or cut and envelope by mistake ( that is coming up ) . and just going with the flow.

On this day I folded a card in half

then did it again and glue the together..

started making mats and pockets..

then took a 10 min recess while I gazed at these papers 

wondering if this is the day I may cut into them..

and I did, and covered the panels and pockets..

Ephemeras I made ages ago, little envelopes with

6x6 papers and tags..

and in they went..

one or two of them made it..

then my Tim Holtz paper dolls came out to play..

Well, that sit down for a while didn't happen, 

not in my craftroom anyway..

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Lots of embellishments, stickers, ephemeras, from different sets..

I love to add envelopes too, they hold surprises..

and using tiny black velcro dots for closures

then I had a play making a closure for the book my using my wooden cogs and gearts.

inked then and layered them up..

quite a few layers..

then they were lovely and thick and rusty looking 

and added onto the elastic tie holding the booklet together

Added a few more bits to the cove and I was done..

So, there's another one and so much fun, just doing stuff..

Thank you so much for stopping by..I'm off for a walk to the shops, such a nice brisk Autumn  day..

I'll see you soon..

luv CHRISSYxx