6x3 inch accordion folio in Pink

This adorable mini was inspired by Julie at Camelia Crafts from a project she did a couple of years ago. I love watching her videos, they're easy to follow and her projects are great. Super simple design using 6x6 papers; folio measures 6x3 inches.

full page pocket tags, front and back 

Pocket folio in teal

This one started out to be a project for a teal color challenge. I soon found out I have very little in my stash in the way of teal! These old papers by BoBunny are as close as I could come, so I hope you can see enough of the teal to make it worthy of the challenge. I do like how it turned out in the end, regardless of color. This project inspired by idaizee. I just love her work!! 

This one is a coin envelope tucked into the pocket. 

The tag in the large pocket and the smaller tag in the back pocket. Plenty of room for journaling or photos. 

Embellishment clusters

Cute little guys to tuck into pockets or hang on a journal page, inspired by Anna's Arts and Crafts youtube channel. Mine measure not quite 2.5 x 1.75 inches. Quick and fun way to use up scrap pieces. 

I've used washi tape, boo boo tape, old dictionary pages, stamps, die cuts, and some digital files. I love them! 

Vibe of Vintage postal digitals

These delicious postal themed digital pieces are from Vibe of Vintage Printables on Etsy. They are some of my most favorite and I loved working with them on this project this week. The designs are all by Saje and I just loved them so much I had to recreate them. You can watch her create them on her YouTube channel here. In addition to the postal digital kit from VofV, I also used various stamp sets, mostly from Crafty by Toni, and some from Heidi Swapp.

 

New Digital Butterflies from SevenPlaza

Technically, I guess these are moths, but they sure are pretty. This new kit , Antique Entomology, comes from Margareth of SevenPlaza. You can find her lovely work on Ko-Fi. My tags were inspired by Crafty by Toni. You can also find both of these talented ladies on YouTube. 

Grungy library pockets

You may remember Mass Make March when we made lots and lots of projects in multiples. These library pockets made from file folders were one of those makes, and today I'm sharing how I have embellished some of them using one of the newest stamp set releases from Crafty by Toni. This stamp set has risen to my list of all time faves. You can find it in Toni's Etsy shop.

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July 4

 

Happy July, everyone!

I'm home from a month in sunny San Diego. It's been a fun vacation with my sister, plus we made a  quick trip to visit the folks before settling back in here at home. With summer in full swing, I'm glad to be back to my craft space and ready to start creating again. 

K has season tickets to the Padres, so we went to three games while I was there. They won two of the three so that was fun. 

Padres mascot

The San Diego Padres are excited to launch their Legacy Brick Program as part of their Gallagher Square renovation project celebrating Petco Park’s 20th Anniversary in 2024. Fans will now have the opportunity to cement their legacy at America’s #1 ballpark by customizing an engraved brick to be placed in the new Tony Gwynn Terrace viewing deck near the iconic “Mr. Padre” statue.

Fans who purchased bricks can now find their bricks on the Tony Gwynn Terrace at Gallagher Square.

And this is my nephew's brick. :) He is 13.

We babysat the grand-dogs for a couple of days while the kids were in Palm Springs with friends. Aren't they adoramous?! Stella Rae (left) and Kyla Joy (right).

And we even cooked once. My niece orders Hello Fresh and, since they weren't going to be home, she left us a Spicy Maple Chicken dish to cook up for dinner. It was so good! (although, we left out the pepper flakes, so it was basically just Maple Chicken, roasted green beans and sweet potatoes.) Highly recommend. I'm considering giving Hello Fresh a try now that I'm home. 

Of course we also played lots and lots of Yahtzee as I mentioned we would; in the kitchen, at the office, and sometimes outside. 

We always enjoy our tasty bevs whenever we are together. This was at Marieta's, our fave Mexican restaurant. 

This was in the airport lounge as we waited for our flight home. Oh, I forgot to mention, she flew home with me so we could both go see the folks for a bit. 

The night before we left, we had dinner the kids at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. My sister with her two grands, my niece and nephew Anthony 13, and Brielle 15.

Kathy and I were both celebrated for our birthdays (me June 4, Kathy July 24) and got free dessert, delicious cheesecake! 

It was a gorgeous night and we had a great time. (Can you see the crescent moon between the palms?)

It's always too short a visit, no matter how long we are together LOL but it feels great to be back home and I'm already looking forward to this winter when we will be back in SoCal again. We've missed a few years what with Covid and then hubsy's surgery, so it will be extra nice when we get back there. We already have our AirBnb confirmed so we're good to go unless something unforeseen happens again. Oh yeah, Kath and I drove over to check out the place where we'll be staying while I was down. Can't wait!