Fairy and Baby Accordion Tag

 Coffee/Tea of the Day - Mango green tea

Hello!

Today's project is an accordion tag. This will fit into a pocket in the baby journal. I'm hoping to get my sewing machine out of the garage in the next week or two so I can start making pockets and the signatures for the journal.

The single fairy image is a freebie on the Gecko Galz blog. the image of 3 fairies is from the Gecko Galz Breath of Spring collage sheet. I used images from this same collage sheet on the altered envelope from last week.

papers are from Carta Bella and 49 & Market, in addition to some of my avocado dyed paper. vintage baby ephemera and clip art are also added. mulberry flowers and May Arts wrinkled ribbon, and hole reinforcement stickers finish the trifold tag.

I'll be back in a few days with more to share. I've been under the weather for a bit, so not getting as much crafting done as I would like.

thank you for stopping by! have an amazing day!

Jennifer

Challenges:

Gecko Galz - Fairy Lands

Enchanted Fairy Journal Card

 Coffee/Tea of the Day - Maple Pecan coffee (this weekend is the 100th anniversary of our local Maple Festival!)

Gecko Galz Staff Choice Winner

Hello, everyone!

Today I'm sharing another journal card using a free image from the Gecko Galz blog. it's fairly simple, but I try to mindful of not adding too much bulk to the journals I make. they always end up stuffed to the gills anyway! :) the base is yet another advertising postcard. I told you my mail box has been inundated with them lately! ;)

bg paper is from the Basic Grey Tea Garden digital collection. sentiment was created with a label maker, the linen ribbon is tied with yellow, white, and gold baker's twine. this creates a perfect little tab. a little mulberry flower completes the card. I added a paint sample card to the back. this was one of many we collected when trying to decide on the paint color for our living room. 

I hope you have a most amazing weekend surrounded by those you love!

Jennifer 

Challenges:

Gecko Galz - Fairy Lands

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Creative Fingers #321 - anything goes

Fairy and Woodland Altered Envelope for Baby Journal

 Coffee/Tea of the Day - Thyme and mint tea

today's post is going to be photo heavy, so grab a cup of your favorite beverage before you begin scrolling. ;)

my husband is always saying that I save just about anything and everything, and he's not wrong! this envelope arrived in the mail the other day, and I knew it would be perfect to alter for our granddaughter's baby journal. I saved that adorable bear image the best I could. he makes me smile!

This piece will actually be sewn into a journal signature. I've repurposed the envelope and advertising postcards, which are the bases for the inserts. 

(this shows how it will be in the signature)

all of the cutie little fairy images come from a Gecko Galz collage sheet called Breath of Spring. papers are from Carta Bella and Simple Stories. baby ephemera is from Graphic 45. sentiments were generated with my label maker. 

a precious little "it's a girl" floral enclosure card sits on the right side.

and here are the inserts;

thank you for hanging in there to the end! :)

Challenges:

Gecko Galz - fairy lands

As You Like It - brights or pastels (I tend to like pastels best as I've gotten older. I find those shades very soothing)

 Creative Knockouts - 2 or more patterned papers