Mass Make March, Day 12, 13, 14

I can't even believe tomorrow is the 15th already. We are halfway through the month, you guys! Here's what I've been up to the past few days. I'm having too much fun, I tell ya. ;)

Day 12: MINI FILE FOLDERS

Cute, cute, cute!! You can make them in any size you want to, as we did not use dies for these. Super simple; you just need scissors and a ruler for the basic folder. After that, use whatever you want to embellish or leave them plain. 

We used the page tabs we made yesterday (day 11), which means I'll have to make another bunch of them so I'll have some on hand when I need them again (which is what we sort of tried to do yesterday LOL). We used stamps, ephemera, digital files, and more. Anyway, I love them. 

The first one I made measures 5x3 inches, not including the tab. After I made this one, I decided it was just a little too big for how I will most likely use them.  

 I made the rest of them  (11 more) at 4 1/2x 2 1/2 inches, not including the tab.

Again, here is the link to Toni's you tube channel, and the link to vibe of vintage etsy shop for the digitals I used. 

Day 13: DISTRESSING PHOTOS

Wow. Today's project was a messy one. LOL At least for me it was. I will definitely need to spend some time practicing this technique, but for a first attempt, I think these are okay. 

The one on the left is downtown Tacoma, my hometown, in what looks like (from the cars etc) the 1920s or 30s. The photo on the right is the Puyallup Fair (now called the Western Washington State Fair) in 1929. I love this picture especially, because the Fisher scone booth is included. To this day Fisher scones are a huge part of the fair. We knew the Fisher family personally so that was cool to find this photo with their name prominently in view!

Day 14: ONE PAGE WONDERS

Today we made the cutest little folders/folios using just one sheet of 12x12 paper. These were really fun, and you can make them in so many different ways! I've shown some of them as they are fully opened up, but you really should check out Toni's you tube video to see them in all their glory. I made ten of them; two of the designs are 5x6, and the rest fold down to 4x6. I like that size best. These will be so much fun to decorate when it comes time to add them to a journal or scrapbook.

This is one of the 5x6 size. 

Can you believe we are halfway through March already?! It's so weird how January lasts for 6 months and then the time just flies on by. LOL

Mass Make March, Day 9, 10, 11

Good ol' Amazon came through for me and I was able to complete our day 9 project. I have more ideas now that I see how these turned out. Make your own washi tape with vellum sticker paper and archival/staz on inks. Endless possibilities!!

Day 9: HOMEMADE WASHI 

Here are a few samples I made using my very own homemade washi tapes. Now I just need some pretty colors in archival to make more fun washi tape! :) 

Day 10: HIDDEN POCKETS FROM MINI PAPER BAGS

I love making these adorable little pockets. They pop open with the tab and lay flat when closed. So cute! (You may have seen my previous post when I first found this technique on youtube.) I was happy to see Toni using this idea for one of our Mass Make March projects. I made ten of them but had to stop or I'd still be making them. LOL

For these I used lots of digital files from Vibe of Vintage. I love her stuff! 

Day 11: PAGE TAB CLUSTERS

The other day we made long page tabs. Today we made regular sized page tabs. I had none left so this was great to add to my stash. I even made more after she finished the video. And we even made some "ghost" (clear acetate) tabs. So cool! 

These I made during the one hour video. I impressed me, making this many in one hour. I'm typically a pretty slow crafter (IMO, anyway).  

Then I made a few more while I had all the stuff out. 

All the clear ones together. Aren't they cool though?

I hope you're enjoying these Mass Make March projects. Such a fitting way to celebrate National Craft Month. I'm loving every minute!! Check out Toni's youtube channel, and use #massmakemarch2025 to search tons more mass making videos by lots more awesome artists. 

Mass Make March, Day 7, 8

Day 7: LIBRARY CARD POCKETS

Today we made library card pockets, with no dies. I have several dies for these in different sizes, but today we made them simply by cutting and gluing file folders. You can make any size you want this way. I will not likely use large ones, so I only made a few of them; mostly I made small ones that will hold a tag or journal card. 

Large pockets are 3 1/2x5 inches, small ones are 2 1/2x3 1/2 inches.

Day 8: PLAYING CARD SPECIMEN SLIDES

Fun way to use old playing cards. The bugs and moths are stamped and painted with distress ink, hand cut, then placed between acetate sheets and glued to a card with the center cut out (mine did not have a border to go by so I used a die and eyeballed the center of the card). Place another card on top and embellish how you wish. 

Day 9: CUSTOM WASHI TAPES

These will come later as I'm waiting for an amazon order to finish them! So cool, and worth the wait. :) 

Bonus project

While I was working on other projects for #massmakemarch2025, I accidentally made my own cello tape!!! But let me back up just a bit.... one of my new favorite artists, Margareth, of Seven Plaza (check out her you tube and ko fi shops for awesome digital files and kits) made a digital kit of cello tape. It is FANTASTIC!!! I bought some printable transparent vinyl sticker paper (Amazon ) and printed out her awesome tapes. They are just as good as Tim Holtz and way cheaper as you can print the digital file as many times as you want. So I have the vinyl sticker paper. 

Then, on day 4 of #massmakemarch2025, we made faux meta tags with Crafty by Toni. (The project that requires alcohol ink. See previous posts.) As I was working with the ink and making the tags, I thought, I wonder if this ink will work on the vinyl sticker paper. I had a piece of scrap from cutting the digital pieces and tried dabbing the ink onto it with a dauber. OMG. It takes the ink beautifully and dries almost instantly. Now I know that next time I can use a lighter color (or any color you want!) and make nearly identical cello tape to the brand name. I'm in love! :) And now, with the digital file and the vinyl sticker paper option, I'm in cello tape for life. LOL 

Let me know if you give this a try. I'd love to see yours!!
Happy Crafting.

Love, 

Mass Make March, Day 4, 5, 6

See previous post below for Days 1-3

Day 4: FAUX METAL TAGS
This craft is a little more involved than some of the others. Not difficult, but you need specific products; alcohol inks (I do not have these, but I do have Copic alcohol marker refill inks and they work just as well), and aluminum tape. Luckily, I had some of this as well and was able to play. I'm not super thrilled with my finished tags, but they'll do. I plan to make some more of these and hopefully they'll turn out better. Such as they are, here you go. 

Day 5: BOOK PAGE TAGS AND POCKETS
I've had an old dictionary in my craft room for years that I picked up at the thrift store for use in crafting. This really came in handy for today's crafts. Some of these required doubling up the pages (gluing two together to give it more stability). Also, I used stamps for the "stitching" on all of these. 

I love the fun accordion pocket, This one took just two pieces of paper. Below is a trifold tri-pocket folder. 

Fun little envelopes and tags. 

Large tags. 

Multi-tiered pockets, corner pocket, and pocket tags. I was not happy that I dropped my inked up stamp right onto my finished pockets. Hopefully I can cover some of it with embellishments when I use it in a project. 

Day 6: PAGE TABS

I love making embellished page tabs. Here is what I made for day 6. 

Long page tabs

Regular sized page tabs 

More pieces cut and ready to make more page tabs. 

Come and play with us! Search YouTube or Instagram for #massmakemarch2025 to see what fun projects are being shared.