Bee HappiLeaCraftin with Tamara

      I have had a project like this on my mind for months and finally got around to working on it!! I am really happy with how it turned out... It is however the second attempt though! 😂 I mis-measured and had it practically together before I realized it so had to start over.      Here is a look at how it looks empty so you can see the matting inside. It's just plain seeing as it will be full of projects so no need for anything fancy. It is just for me and as of yet there is no tutorial because I apparently can't measure so good 😂 some of the parts are a little crooked! I have been asked for a tutorial by a few crafters so I may think about doing one in time... what do you think?      If you have been following me lately, you know I am all about the Bees 🐝! The slogan for the town I live in was changed a few years ago but it will always bee the same to me... The Land of Rape & Honey.      I have already made a few Bee Themed projects but I have a ton of Bee paper left s

      My favorite color is orange but I absolutely love the Simple Stories Vintage Lemon Twist Collection! I decided to use it on the NEW 2 Day Folio PLUS - Folio #2. I quite enjoy making this style of Memory Book and love to share with others!      I created an Etsy Shop and have a few tutorials as well as finished albums & folios for sale. I have also made my own Art Glitter Glue Bottle Bling Charm Dangles that you can find in my Etsy Shop as well.      This Folio will hold quite a few photos for its size and depending on the size of the photos, cropped 8" x 10" and below. Finish the Folio measures 8" x 10" x 1 1/4".      There is a Tutorial for the Construction of this project in my Etsy Shop ! There is also a Full Project Share Video on my YouTube Channel but I have added it here as well 😊 Products Used:     - Simple Stories Vintage Lemon Twist Collection Kit     - Simple Stories Vintage Lemon Twist Basics Kit     -  Simple Stories Vintage Lemon Tw

      I had made a Shaker Christmas Ornament last year and gave it away as a prize on my Facebook Page and everyone loved it! I decided this year to make a few more with some other Christmas Themed products that I have in my stash. Most of them are using Stampin' Up! products as I have lots of it being a past Demonstrator.      I would have to say that these 2 are my favorite! The original one that I did last year was using the same Stampin' Up! bundle, Poinsettia Petals. Although I love the look of the traditional colors, I really like the white with the hint of blue and silver.       I was limited to the colors of shaker bits because I only have a few where I am now. After moving, I didn't have room for EVERYTHING so had to use what I had. Traditional colors is what I had to use with the addition of silver or gold (a little).      I did try to do a Facebook Live but it didn't go as well as I had planned so I did another one on my YouTube Channel . I tried again doing

     Every time I make a new 2 Day Folio or decorate an already existing 2 Day Folio, it becomes my new favorite! 😂  Here is the latest of the 2 I have done of 2 Day Folio # 7. This one I call Country Harvest Folio and it is done with an updated Cutting Guide. I had to expand the spine and change how the cover flap fold in. I didn't want to confuse anyone so I did Version 2 of the Cutting guide. You can see the Project Share Video for this project by clicking the image below, or go directly to My YouTube Channel to see all my Project Share Videos.

2 Versions of 2 Day Folio #4       I haven't posted to my blog in a while so I thought I would try and catch up in one post. I have done a few projects this summer, not many new constructions but I have done a few versions of a couple projects. If you follow me, you know that I love to do my 2 Day Folios! I can't believe I have done 9 different ones... WOW!! I sure hope I have more in me!!! This is the latest version of my 2 Day Folio #4 - Version 3 There will be another version of this project to come because I am doing a class on November 5th using this Construction. Funny thing was, this was my least favorite construction! It sat in my craft room for months without being completed, now it is one of the most popular ones.  This version is using Simple Stories Vintage Christmas Lodge. I always have 2 packages of any collection because most of the time I use some of the second package. Especially when packages come with cut apart sheets, those are usually what I like extra of.

 Project 2 of the 7-11 Folio Album Series      Here is the 2nd project in the 7-11 Folio Album Series I started this Summer! I had so many ideas and still have a few more but am working on so many projects so I need to get some off my plate! There will be at least 1 more coming in the 7-11 Folio Album Series.       I had so many ideas for these projects! I had so much inspiration from many crafters on YouTube, Pinterest and Instagram! With so many amazing crafters out there, it is so easy to get into the mood or find your Mojo again!       I have some catching up to do here, this project was completed mid August so not too much... I am currently working on 2 new projects and decorating another version of Folio #7 which is the Pansy Patch NSD 2 Day Folio. I am hoping to get that one done today!      If you are new here to my blog, head over to my YouTube Channel that I keep "up to date" better! I have all my Project Share Videos there, that is the first place they go 😉  Then

      I am so extremely excited about this book!! It was an idea that kept me up at night and when I finally got to work on it, nothing went as planned!! I had to set it aside and work on something else for a bit but when I started on it again... well... I think its pretty awesome! 😊      I've called it Botanical Beauty because the flowery paper is simply stunning and there are such beautiful flowers in the 2 collections, Vintage Cottage Field and Vintage Garden District. The Simple Stories Vintage line is one of my favorite papers to work with!!       I really don't like to do small projects, the smallest projects I do are my 2 Day Folios which are 6 1/2" x 8 1/2" with at least a 1" spine... this one is basically designed the same way the others are but is 7" x 11" which is how I named the series. I have ideas for a couple more projects for sure but will see how they pan out! This one fought me a little so we will see how fast the other projects come

      I think now that I am back in my craft room, I am feeling how much I missed it not big in there from October of 2021 to May 2022! I am on a roll now that I am crafting again... work is totally getting in my way 😂      I took a couple vacation days this week and next weekend it the long weekend so I will get to play again and hopefully complete another project!!      This one is one of my 2 Day Folios that I started after making a series done by Vanessa Peter of Scrappin' It Up called Forever & Always! She made it so easy to fall in love with constructing these awesome projects.        Anyway... this one I am calling The Best Place To Bee Folio and I just uploaded the FREE Tutorial video to my YouTube Channel . Check it out for lots of FREE project tutorials!! The paper I used here on this one is a digital collection and I absolutely LOVE it!! It combines my 2 favorite things right now, Bees and Gnomes! I now have 3 of their Gnome collections, this one, Gnome for Christma

      Well... it's definitely been a while since I've done anything in my Craft Room but I have finally gotten my mojo back! I have made a quick 2 Day Folio that will be a free tutorial for those in my Bee A HappiCrafter Facebook Group! And I'm most excited about this project...      I had started a project back in June or July of 2021 then decided to list my house for sale thinking it would take forever to sell and DID'T! It sold within a month so I moved in February of 2022. Everything packed up and in a new location, got things organized and all ready to go and had a heck of a time getting in there and doing something!       I decided to do a little re-arranging which usually helps and what do ya know... it worked! I found my pages to the "big" project and decided to downsize the individual project into 3 projects!       I am going to do 3 Albums with 2 signatures. It will still be a "big" project, actually likely bigger than the original project