Bee HappiLeaCraftin with Tamara

      So it seems August is Blog catch up month for me! I get crafting and forget to do the little things that I like to do to keep my fans updated!! My apologies!!  A look at 1 Recipe Page or Insert      This was supposed to be another Cinch Book but it seems I got a little carried away... AGAIN! I made it a few paged too big so it got WAY to chunky to be bound! So... I am going to make a box to house it and a couple extra inserts and recipe cards.       I made 6 pages or inserts now and each one has spots for 26 recipe cards, 4 of which are digitally added with the digital collection I used. The Grandma's Pantry Collection my Nitwit Collections. If you choose to make the project as I did, you will have a recipe box that will hold at least 154 special recipes.       I have a few ideas rolling around in my head for the box part of this project so hopefully I can get at it soon so I can post it. I'm certain I will...

      I wanted to support my local Scrapbook Store that I frequent in Dalmeny Saskatchewan called Scrappin with T so I thought I would try something new... I am doing a Tri Monthly Kit Club that is open to anyone in Canada as long as you are willing to pay the shipping for a Canada Post Flat Rate Box.       The kit includes the supplies to make the project, a PDF Cutting Guide and Video access to a NEW project made just for that Months kit. Prices vary depending on the Collection we choose for that month but so far it seems to be going well! I have made a proto type for the actual project and am currently working on the actual Kit Club Project that I hope to have finished next weekend.       Here is a look at the Proto Type Project for the 1st Tri Monthly Kit Club - July Project...      I call this style of Memory Book my 2 Day Folio because when I started making them, I could get one pretty much finished in a weekend...

 Boy have I been slacking on my blog!!! I guess its time to start catching up 😊      I have finally done a Christmas In July Project! I am not much for planning anything but I kind of did for this one. My friend found a Cinch Machine for one heck of a deal, she got the machine for $4 CAD and 6 sets of 3/8" coils for $1 a piece I think she said! She wasn't entirely sure what it was but knew it was a fun crafty tool so she got it. When I seen it up on her shelf I asked her if I could play with it and she said sure, so it came to live at my house and this is what happened...      So the first one I made was the Cinch book but then I realized that there are a lot of crafters out there that may want to make this but don't have a Cinch Machine so I made it into a Mini Album!! I used a digital collection by Nitwit Collections called Gnome for Christmas. Such a cute collection and has so many cute Gnomes... as you can see!!  The above photo is of the 1st...

      Here is a look at the 1st project I made with the Cinch Machine my friend got an amazing deal on, machine and 6 packages of 5/8" coils for $10... that is a savings of $350 if you were to buy everything new!! Unbelievable right!! So awesome, she has let me take it to live at my house to play with 😃 Just a simple and super cute little book. Simple pages and fun little layouts. I've sold the book and can't remember exactly what size it is but I wanna say its 6 1/2" x 8 1/2" (give or take a little). This is a super cute little book and will likely hold 40-50 or so photos 4" x 6" and below. 

I am so excited about the Folio Class I am doing on the 12th of this month (March), I have 9 signed up to take it! I wanted to give them a little something to say Thank You for attending and supporting me!! Below is a photo of the 2 bags I did up and the items I filled it with. Between the 2 bags I die cut more than 250 pieces, plus the punching and straight cutting for the cards and tags. It sounds crazy when you say it like that but it was over a few days and I had so much fun doing it! I think I might make up a few bags for the Craft Fair my friend and I are going to do this coming season. She is the one that makes Cecile's Soaps.      Here is a look at the Tropical Escape bag, I did 6 of this one and 4 of the Everything Is Rosy one. Items inside are pretty much all the same (as you can see in the photo above), just decorated a little different.       This bag is decorated with the Tropical Escape Suite (Blushing Bride, Granny Apple Green & Shaded Sp...

I have been working on a few things getting ideas as to what I will make for doing my 1st Craft Fair this year! I am using up some of my old Retired Stampin' Up! DSPs and loving them all over again! 😍       I'm hoping these Gift Bag Sets are going to be a hit at the Craft Sale a friend & I are going to attend this year! I know it is something I would consider buying if I were to be looking to purchase 😊      The envelope on the left is a Stampin' Up! Die Case that I re-purposed or altered to make into a Gift Card Holder. On the right is a matching Birthday Card, in the center is a little Gift Box and at the back is the Gift Bag for it all to go in. The gift box is a retired Stampin' Up! Mini Pizza Box. All of them are decorated with the Stampin' Up! Broadway Birthday bundle & Broadway Bound Specialty DSP.       I try to keep my dies in the same case as the set it co-ordinates with so I end up with lots of empty cases, I kn...