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Wednesday, April 22, 2026

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 )









Friday, April 17, 2026

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
















































Wednesday, April 15, 2026

WE ARE SAILING..DT

 Hello everyone,

It's LITTLE RED WAGON  time and it's our lovely JanR as hostess this week and her them is..

" That song..inspired by a song or use music notes, song sheets etc "



When I die cut this panel for the nautical card
last week, I saved this little panel and folded it in half and the 
beginning of my project for this week was done.

                                     


I popped a background of music note paper and added a lighthouse 
ephemera piece onto the front corner..




a bit bendy..


but she doesn't care..


Some torn packaging for waves..




and I added a boat sailing in front of the rising sun..


Laying flat you wouldn't really know


that it was all glued down on back panel.



and my card was inspired by Rod Stewart " Sailing "

So do come and join us HERE


This whole picture thing was copied and pasted ,as all of a sudden, without touching or doing anything, my photos wont load on blogger...hopefully it is a glitch and will come right by itself otherwise we are all in big trouble if I have to start fiddling.

thank you so much for stopping by..
I'll see you soon..

Luv CHRISSYxx