option for December dailies album

Recently I put together the 'guts' for a mini-album. It was for the Nov paper craft swap for Paper Wishes message board. The swap organizer asked that we do something non-flat. I got permission to do a mini-album. On Dec 25's page there is a fold-out section. The recipient can decide if she wants to post photos, snips of gift-wrap, record favorite Christmas carols' title and/or lyrics, etc.

Look on the blog page for some scanned photos I took of the album.

P.S. Hope you a blessed day of giving thanks!

Inventory for upcoming craft show event

I thought I would share some of the inventory I will try to sell Tuesday night at "Holiday Speed Shopping".

More quick cards

Oh! This week was busier than I thought it would be! Trying to carve out time for crafting has been hard. As a result, I've got 2 more quick cards to show.

Hope you think they are too cute--2 cute!!!

Quick cards

In the midst of getting updated flyers out to various locations for the crafter/vendor event next Tuesday, I've had needs to get cards (get well/thinking of you/b-i-l bday) mailed out to some relatives on both my side and my husband's side as well as monthly swaps signed up for and my 2010 resolution to mail monthly birthday and anniversary postcards for family.

So for me quick cards usually consist of color blocking sections of cardstock with an embellishment or pattern paper with ribbon and/or embellishment (stickers, rhinestones, ....).

Look at several posted today. (captions=quick & easy)

Holiday Speed Shopping Nov 16 in Dana

Another reminder and update: Within 24 hours, the crafter/vendor event I've been organizing will be on the Minonk Talk website's events calendar!! The Holiday Speed Shopping event will hopefully give people in our rural area an opportunity to buy and order gifts from local individuals and groups.

As of this morning Nov 5, this is the list:
a. Tupperware and Party-Lite w/ Gina L of Minonk
b. Scentsy candles w/ Becky M of Dana
c. Cookie Lee jewelry w/ Lana S of Minonk
d. Thirty-One (purses, totes,...)w/ Amanda W of Minonk
e. Granny's Goodies (quilts, towels, ...)w/ Fay L of Rutland
f. Fieldcrest H.S. Knights Marching Band fundraiser & raffle drawing w/ 2 or 3 members
g. beccasheartland papercrafting (cards, tags, ...) w/ me/Becca S of Dana
h. free cookies to shoppers to munch on offered by Gold Dust Diner

Holiday Speed Shopping will be Tuesday, Nov 16, 2010 from 5:30-7:30pm at the Gold Dust Diner in Dana, IL.

adding doodling, outlining to creative works

I thought I'd reflect a moment or so about being encouraged in one of the November swaps for PWMB to get back to "doodling". My interpretations are to highlight outlines of cut-outs or shapes and to add detailing doodles to stenciling. See recent leaf/thanks card and love/anniv card photos.

Reminder to read yesterday's post & see latest creations

I really like the idea of the December dailies album. Once it gets closer, I'll start showing photos of some of my pages.

Until then, more cards and stuff!