New Year's Eve Ukie Dinner

3-Layer Stacked Holopchi. Delicious!

Smothered with butter and onions 😋 

Homemade Borscht. Hearty & Tasty!

Notes From Abroad

Notes from Abroad

by Erica M. Szuplat

     My niece's talent is inspiring! I'm so impressed!

     Read the full article in The August Drift & Dribble  Literary Society. A Narrative Sketchbook.

     You can also visit her website here at Erica Szuplat 

      Such an accomplished artist! So proud of her achievements :)

Letters From Father Christmas

 

Mini Holiday Notebooks - it's a Cinch!

These are several mini Holiday theme notebooks bound using The Mini Cinch.

Papers used were from Stamperia, Echo Park, Graphic 45 and a scrapbook pad from Recollections.

Below is a video flip through of the mini notebooks. 

 

Christmas Mini Cinch Books

What a joy binding these mini Christmas books!

Using my new 'We R Memory Keepers Mini Cinch Bookbinding Machine', did make it a cinch!
 

The Longest Night

                                          Big Panda and Tiny Dragon

                                                James Norbury 
 

More Sticky Note Packs!

 

Mini Sticky Note Packs

I loved making these cute little Sticky Note Packs! Simple to craft and make sweet mini stocking stuffers!

Great way to use up your paper scraps. I used some Stamperia Scrap paper stash I had. You only need a piece 2" x 4.5". I used the 'vintage' pack of sticky note pads I got off Amazon that measure 2" x 1.5". You score your paper at 13/8th, 15/8th, 31/8th and 33/8th. I used double sided tape to adhere the backs of the notepads. Used mini magnets for closures and added little gem stones on the front.

Lots of variations and tutorials online. I found Karolina Krafts tutorial easy to follow.

Happy Crafting! 
 

Retro Holiday Recipe Box

 This was a delightful little paper crafting project!

A fun way to preserve those favorite holiday recipes or special recipes that have been handed down.

Also makes a lovely gift for that friend who just loves to cook! 

Gnome Hidden Note Cards

More Holiday Paper Crafty Projects :)

Cute little project I stumbled upon over at 'For Your Junk Journal'.

These are in 2 sizes; smaller one measures 3"W x 6"H and the larger Gnome is 4"W x 7"H. 

A gift card fits in the larger Gnome. Fun little note cards!

More Holiday Paper Crafting!

 

I printed out a vintage copy of The Night Before Christmas and adhered the pages to chipboard and bound it with Linen Tape using the Tab method.

Paper crafting...great way to ease the stress of the Holiday Season :) 

Measures 3.75" x 5". 

Note,Tea or Gift Card Pockets

Made a bunch of these easy to fold Note Pockets or often known as Tea Pockets or Favors. You'll find many on the internet often much more decorated and frequently a Craft Fair item.

I folded mine using 6" square paper. I used Recollections 'Holiday Tidings' 6x6 double sided paper pad.

Holiday Village Shops

A fun little ring bound photo album to create. Or if you prefer, you could use the backs of the tabs to write favorite holiday phrases or sentiments.

If interested, you can find this kit at My Porch Prints. Here is their easy to follow video tutorial . 

Sometimes I just prefer a simple cut and paste project...must take me back to my childhood when I spent hours doing just that; cutting and pasting! 

Below is my short flip thru video

 Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/sonda/home-for-christmas

License code: DBPOLBUSYTPYWH6N

 

 

Flip Flap Folio Winter Village

Another little meditative project of just cutting and pasting. Cutting is a breeze these days thanks to my ScanNCut!

This project and more can be found over at My Porch Prints. 

A short flip thru below 

 

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/giulio-fazio/anticipation-and-joy License code: HRGQGXS33AKSLY1T

Origami Book ~ 'Twas The Night Before Christmas

An old classic Christmas Poem creatively bound in an origami book.

'Twas The Night Before Christmas' was first published anonymously in 1823. And according to Wiki; "The poem has been called arguably the best-known verses ever written by an American and is largely responsible for some of the conception of Santa Claus from the mid-19th century to today."

The construction of the book pages start by folding 4 inch square size papers and you end up with an adorable little book 2 inches square. A sweet 'freebie' project offered by My Porch Prints here.

View a short flip thru of my book below 

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/giulio-fazio/magical-moments

License code: LVF5VTKIDR8WSVVP

 

 

25 Days Till Christmas

Another Chunky Holiday Junk Journal with lots of Tim Holtz Classic Nostalgic Christmas Ephemera!

Don't recall the particular scrapbook paper pad I used as the base, but there are lots of tabs, tags, pockets clips and stickers throughout. Tab binding method using TH linen holiday tape. I incorporated many tea-stained notepads creating plenty of pages for journaling and list making.

This little chunky journal measures 5"W x 6.5"H x 1.5" thick.

You can view a short flip thu below