City Crafter Challenge Blog Week 122 ~ That's a Fabrication

Hubby and I went to movie last night

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3 of my favorite actors/actress, Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carell, can't be any better, love it!

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This week at City Crafter Challenge Blog, our host Cheryl said

"It's a Fabrication"

Yes, fabric, fabric, fabric........

I have a lot at home....

We have a little announcement over at City Crafter Challenge Blog, I hope you pop over to check it out!

Card from a tidy and clean craft room

I spent the past few days tidying up my craft room, and now I have a neat and clean space to create, I will show you some picture of the results soon....

Here's a card from a clean craft room....

a scrap-lift from this lovely one from Lisa Johnson over at

Scrap-lifting Challenge Blog

Mail Art Exchange

Sometime ago, I played along with Kissinia's Mail Art Exchange (read HERE)

I received her lovely envelop few weeks ago (read HERE) and sent mine out, I guess now that my recipient had received the envelopes, it is ok for me to post it here

I really had lots of fun making these, thanks Kissinia!

Tags and Happy Mail....

I made a set of tags....

and they went into a pretty envelope to my dear friends far away...

the Ballerina images are from Digital Paper on Etsy

I am linking the project to the challenge over at

Dutch Dare Card Challenges #177 - Tag you're it

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Now look what I received in the mail

aren't they pretty?

All from my dear friend Ros, 

THANK YOU VERY MUCH

for the Happy Mail!!!!

LESSology challenge #17 ~ Fun with Envelopes

Hello friends, today's project is for 

LESSology Challenge #17 ~ Fun with Envelopes

I am sure you have tons of these in your mail box every month

I decided to make something pretty out of these...

fold them this way, kind of have a longer end and a short end

trim both ends so you have opening on both sides

I used double-sided tape on the shorter side

and stack all 6 envelopes together, you should have a flip book with lots of pockets at this point

side view......

when I started this project, I have a mini album in mind, but along the way, a little girl named Dolce said: "I wanted a mini book just like that, so I could put all the poems I wrote in the pockets".

Now I have to toss the mini album idea out of the window and Dolce has a say on the patterned paper used on this project

cover all the pockets and envelope with lovely paper

you should now have a pretty book with lots of pockets

last step is to make the chipboard cover front and back, embellished it

Done! Now this is officially a "Dolce's Poem Book"

Hop over to LESSology to see what the creative team had line up for you

Details for our wonderful sponsor for this challenge 

Gauche Alchemy is our sponsor this month!! They are offering a $15 gift certificate to their store!!!

Here is some information on the fabulous Gauche Alchemy!

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Each kit is designed to jostle your creativity with unique tidbits, coordinated colors and delicious textures. If you are unaccustomed to working with our unique offerings, GOOD! Our goal is to encourage different ways of thinking about the art that is all around us. We are big fans of “upcycling” and hope to encourage others to join us on our path to “recycle, reuse, repurpose!”

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City Crafter Challenge Blog Week 121 ~ Let's Do It Again

Happy Tuesday, and Happy City Crafter Challenge Blog day

Our lovely host is Linda, and she said "Let's do it again!"

Remember we had on week 101 "copy cater", Linda wants us to use an image from The Graphics Fairy, and she is now back again with another image from The Graphics Fairy, this time a beautiful butterfly image seen below

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Beautiful right, who doesn't like butterfly, so I am guessing you are going to have lots of fun with this one just like I do....

I decided to pick a paper with minimum design, and do lots of stenciling and misting instead

never throw away anything, even the brand name at the bottom of your patterned paper

because that makes a really good trim for your photo, don't you think?

and I think the pretty butterfly image from The Graphics Fairy really stands out on this page

So come on and play along with us

Link - City Crafter Challenge Blog

Cupcake anyone?

Ever since I saw this fabulous creation by Lauren Bergold, I have been wanting to make one just like hers, oh well, mine is not as pretty but I think it makes me want cupcake as well.

this is a gift card holder, the gift card was hidden underneath the pile of cream and cherry on the top

Cupcake anyone?

linking this project to the challenge over at

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #34

"Anything but a card"