I couldn't stop!!
side of the road ... "olamade"
"I decided to work with my hands to feed my soul." ~ Eric Gorges
Friday, May 29, 2026
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Greeting Card Cinch Notebooks
Bound these pretty little notebooks using The Cinch.
Used a box of blank greeting cards for covers and pastel and white lined index cards for pages.
Covers were cut to size from the cards and glued front and backs together to create sturdier covers.
Lucky that the backs of the cards were also colorful!
Notebook dimensions: 2"x3", 2"x4", 2"x5", 3"x5" and several at 3"x 4".
Lovely garden of notebooks!
Monday, May 25, 2026
Mini Clipboards
Used mini bulldog clips (.75"), chipboard, Echo Park Scrapbook Paper off-cuts & Gorilla Super Glue. Pads used were 3.5" x 5" lined notepads, mini sticker pads (1.5" x 2") and 3" sq. Post-it Note pads. Used the Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper to round the corners of the boards covered with scrapbook paper front & back.
I used a tiny bit of super glue on the backs of the clips to attach them to the chipboard which was cut slightly larger than the pads.
The pads can be removed and new ones added when empty. Added colorful mini pens and some charms I had.
Fun & simple project! Who doesn't love a mini?!
Friday, April 24, 2026
Mountain Laurel Blooming
has been admired for its
beauty, resilience, and
its symbolic connection to
love, purity, and strength.
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Coffee with Emily Carr
| Emily Carr 1871 - 1945 |
Clearly, and in as few words as possible, I had answered these questions from myself to myself, wording them in my little note book, presenting essentials only, discarding everything of minor importance....This saying in words as well as in colour and form gave me double approach."
Hundreds and Thousands is the record of the life, work and thoughts of a great individualist, an extraordinary woman.
Read her bio here
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Chunky DIY Spiral Planner
Measures 5" x 8.5" with a laminated cover. Spiral bound using The Cinch. A cheerful, undated/perpetual planner:)
Created weekly and monthly templates printed onto colored cardstock and added folders to store papers.
Each month is separated with a colorful, plastic tabbed blank index card. Lots pockets and sticker elements.
Additional papers and cut-a-parts used are from Echo Park Scrapbook Pad Collections.
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Sunday, April 12, 2026
Skinny DIY Spiral Planner
Created weekly and monthly templates and printed onto colored cardstock with additional folders for notes.
Included tabs for each month along with lots of flips, flaps, pockets and sticker elements.
For added interest, colorful paper clips were used to include cut-a-parts from Echo Park Scrapbook Pad Collections.
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I made this Mini Christmas Junk Journal using Tim Holtz Christmas Ephemera and Tim Holtz Christmas Linen Tape to create the tab binding. ...
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Extremely proud of my nephew Terry Szuplat !! More about Say It Well (September 17, 2024, HarperCollins) Terry Szuplat tells his story...