ABC April 2025, Day 5 E

Entomology for today's prompt. I saw this design from Ladyblackblood and Vibe of Vintage on Instagram last night and loved it so much I had to recreate it. Hers is a small, regular sized slide I believe, but mine is a large one, 3x3, so I made templates for the envelopes and other pieces I needed to fit the design. You may notice I also used a piece of the dyed acetate I made for yesterday's prompt, D.

ABC April 2025, Day 4 D

D - Distressing, Dyed cheesecloth, Die

Super quick one today. I used one sheet of letter size kraft cardstock to create this mini book. It's a fun way to make multiples in minutes with minimal supplies (would've been a great one for mass make March, actually). I think most people probably learn this fold in kindergarten, but I didn't have crafty teachers back in those old days. LOL Anyway...

Hubs has always been a fishing addict. 
left: hubs last summer
right: hubs with son, peeking around his fish LOL 1981

left: son with grandson
right: (same day) son's daughter

There are a few more pics, but they are more of the same; a grandkid holding a fish they caught. LOL It was just a fun way to revisit some of the old fishing days with the kids. Thanks for looking. :)

ABC April 2025, Day 3 C

C - clipboard 
For today's project I started with this Heidi Swapp clipboard (so cute!!!). This one is the larger of the two sizes she makes, and measures 3 x 4 inches. You can find it in her store at heidiswappshop.com She also has a clipboard die and coordinating clipboard stamp set. 

Here's my project for today. I sort of tried to make it like an old farmer's planting paperwork. Did I succeed? 

ABC April 2025, Day 2 B

 B - Blue I used blue for the main color when covering another of the flippy flappy folios we made in mass make March. I love this old paper pad by My Mind's Eye, Lost and Found 3. I have only a couple of pieces left now. (It's from 2012!!! What can I say, I hoard. LOL)

This folio measures approx 4 1/4 x 3 1/2 inches when closed, and 13 1/2 inches when fully open. 

ABC April 2025, Day 1 A

A - altered acetate with alcohol inks. Nothing special, but super cool when using with vintage photos. 

Here are some examples of how I have used inked acetate in the past. I love the vintage look it gives to an already vintage photo or faux slide. 

Mass Make March, Day 31

Today wasn't exactly a 'mass make' but we did use several of our previous makes, and one of the flippy flappy folios from Day 23 to finish one of the folios (you may recall, we made several but had not yet covered them or decorated the inside or anything). So we did that today.

I am in love with this one. I used eleven of the previous elements we made, plus the folio itself, for today's project. Cover includes one of the photos we distressed on Day 13.

We made the folios on Day 23

mini paper bag pockets, Day 10; tickets, Day 1

Book page ephemera, Day 5

Distress photos, Day 13; long page tabs, Day 6

Day 1 tickets; Day 16 cluster tags; Day 28 altered price tags

Day 11, mini page tabs; Day 12, mini file folders - no dies or punches; Day 28, altered price tags

Day 2, hidden paper clips; Day 6, long page tabs

Day 5, book page ephemera; Day 11, mini page tabs; Day 28 altered price tags

Back cover

One more day of mass make March. I can't believe we're through the entire month. But the good news is, we have an April project already in the making and I'm ready!

oh, and p.s. There is still one day of Mass Make March that I am waiting for product to complete. So that will be coming along with the ABC April project. 👍

Mass Make March, Day 29

We made the coolest ticket rolls for day 29. Toni calls them "snickets", because we used snippets on tickets. I love them. You can see them in a reel on Instagram as well. I haven't been able to figure out how to get videos from my phone to the blog. Files are too big or something. Pardon my non-techiness. LOL 

My ticket roll is handmade, cut from kraft cardstock. Each ticket is 3 inches by 1 1/2 inches.

Happy crafting!