Settling in slowly

~ Warning ~

Photo heavy post!

Sorry I've not posted regularly, but we've been trying to get settled into our new home - and it's wonderful! In the middle of it all we rec'd many inches of fluffy white stuff!

I have been happily unpacking tons of boxes that have been packed up for 4.5 years! Included in all those boxes, crafting supplies! Whoop Whoop! So very excited to be setting up my craft room again. I want to share with you my December Amy Joy Studios Design Team project. I love hoe it turned out! I used the St. Nick journal kit and added ephemera I found while searching Pinterest, as well as images and pages I've had in my digi collection for years.

I used fabrics, laces and trims from my stash. I painted the chipboard letters with Distress Inks and then added Wink of Stella for a bit of sparkle.

I used various pins, paper clips, charms and beads. I also made the fabric strip tassel. I added little jingle bells to the tassel and signature binding strings.

There are 2 signatures with 12 papers folded in half for a total of 24 pages (48 if you count front and back.) I added inserts that have been sewn onto coffee stained paper. I also included stuck spots, pockets, envelopes and "clippies".

I used decorated tags from swaps I was in many moons ago - this one I had made and it was simply perfect for the colors in this Amy Joy kit.

Don't forget to pop over to Amy Joy's Etsy shop and check out all her fabulous digi kits!

I am so happy with how she turned out =) Now, I have found my tripod and my camera is charged, so I promise that my journal projects moving forward will be video. Thanks for taking a look see at this cutie!

Make sure you check back to see my junk journals soon!

Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles & Hugs!
Peggie Sue

Happy Holiday Sale

Kitty Bee Designs is having a wonderful winter sale. There are tons of new images too. Click HERE to head over the the Kitty Bee Design Etsy Store.

Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles & Hugs!
Peggie Sue

A Very Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas my Kitty Bee friends! For my last 2017 DT spotlight, I created a very different kind of holiday card.  This sweet, little blow-fish dawned a Santa hat to deliver cheer to a family friend this year. 

Images Used: Blowfish

Products I used: Neenah and Stampin Up card stock, Copics, Far Far Hill digi paper and Wink of Stella.

Thank you for taking time out of your day to take a peek at my card. I will see you here again on the 1st Wednesday of each month to share more Kitty Bee Designs projects moving forward. Don't forget to join in this weeks challenge for your chance to win some great prizes!!

Thanks for stopping by! 
Smiles & Hugs! 
Peggie Sue

Merry Penguin Christmas

Hello my friends!

Just wanted to stop my packing for a min. to share a few pictures with you. This is one of my most recent journals for a swap. The fun thing about this is... I made my own book cloth and covered book board to make the cover. It was easy and so much fun, so now, the sky is the limit for fabric covers.

The journal is 7" tall and 5" wide with a 2" spine. It's actually suppose to be a December Daily journal to track your busy, family filled month.

I decided to use a more retro color pallet which fits me sooo well. I adore everything mid-century!

The fabric I have had in my stash for years. I thought it was perfect for the two kits I used.

I used kits from Ephemoire's Peppermint Stick and Calico Collage's Joyful Christmas. I thought they worked nicely together.

All the vintage ephemera I used for the journaling inserts I found during Pinterest searches.

 

The mini clothes pins and charms I purchased from Walmart and Hobby Lobby. The lace pockets are lace from a dress I purchased at Goodwill.

I hope my swap partner likes this cutie. I know I had a lot of fun creating it. Now, I'm off to pack a few more boxes. Have a wonderful weekend!

Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles & Hugs!
Peggie Sue

Ms. Octo

Hello again friends! For my 2nd to the last Kitty Bee Design Team spotlight for 2017,  I created a project using another cute little sea critter!  I adore all of Kitty Bee sea critters.

Images Used: Ms. Octo

Products I used: Stampin Up and Neenah card stock, Far Far Hill pattern paper, Stampin Up enamel dots, Copics and Wink of Stella

Thank you for taking time out of your day to take a peek at my card. I will see you here again on the 1st Wednesday of each month to share more Kitty Bee Designs projects moving forward. Don't forget to join in this weeks challenge for your chance to win some great prizes!!

Thanks for stopping by! 
Smiles & Hugs! 
Peggie Sue

Happy Halloween!

Be safe tonight as you head out to celebrate!

Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles & Hugs!
Peggie Sue

It's been way tooo long

I have been very busy making lovely junk journals. I have been participating in swaps, but moving forward I will be creating to build stock for my shop and 2018 craft fairs.

Here are the covers of a few of my creations. I will be able to record and up load videos very soon.

These are three of my fav journal covers so far. I will get my camera rig set up and shoot flip thru's soon, so keep an eye out for the post.

Thanks for stopping by! 
Smiles & Hugs!
Peggie Sue

I'm Just Batty for You!

Hello again my friends!

I'm back to share with you my card for the rand new challenge at Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday Challenges. This challenge is all about the kiddos. I decided to make this card to send to my youngest kiddo. He's 13 and yes, he still lives at home, but he loooves getting mail. I thought I'd pop this into the USPS and let him have a little happy mail.

Image used: Pumpkin Carving Set

For my card, I cut a black cardstock base and ran some gray cardstock thru my Bug Shot with an embossing folder. I inked the embossed image with some dark blue ink. I added a few twinkling stars using my Gelly Roller. I think I over did the Wink of Stella on the little dude, he's sparkles like a Vampire ~ lol. The moon is cut from yellow card stock and everything is adhered with foam dots. And I added a wee little bow made of lime and white striped bakers twine. I used the bat from Just Me Digital Stamps (linked below picture.)

So like always with these great Kitty Bee challenges, we are going to give away some killer prizes! All you have to do is to stop by  Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday Challenges and add your creation to the mix. Make sure you create a project with a kiddo in mind. You have 2 weeks to get your project loaded.

 Fred She Said

Just Me Digital Stamps

Above you can see the two wonderful sponsors for this 2 week challenge period. Make sure you stop by and add your project, you could win a really groovy gift certificate! Check out the details here.

And here's one more look at my card. Thanks for stopping by!

                                                   Image used: Pumpkin Carving Set


Smiles & Hugs!
Peggie Sue

You had me at Aloha

Hello again friends! Kitty Bee Design Team spotlight time!!  I created a cute little card today. For some reason every time I see a narwhal my heart smiles. I think it's because when my mom was alive, she collected unicorns. Hope this card gives you a reason to smile too. 

Images Used: Narwhal Love

Products I used: Neenah and Stampin Up card stock, Far Far Hill digital pattern paper, Copics, Twine, metal die and Wink of Stella.

Thank you for taking time out of your day to take a peek at my card. I will see you here again on the 1st Wednesday of each month to share more Kitty Bee Designs projects moving forward. Don't forget to join in this weeks challenge for your chance to win some great prizes!!

Thanks for stopping by! 

 Smiles & Hugs! 

 Peggie Sue

Let's Party with a Kitty Bee Designs Blog Hop!

Are you ready for a BRAND NEW RELEASE from Kitty Bee Designs?? I know I am, so letʻs celebrate with a Blog Hop!!! We have tons of AWESOME, SUPER CUTE new images to share with you and we are doing a little celebrating just in time for Halloween!! But DONʻT BE SCARED... these images are just perfect for more than just Halloween!!

Our wonderful Design Team all worked really hard to bring you some great samples, so make sure to swing by each of their blogs to check out the new digis.

And thereʻs a bonus... weʻre giving a handful of digis away! One commenter from each stop on the hop will win the digi used by that DT member. You donʻt need to comment on every blog to be entered to win... but each comment you leave is another entry so make sure you swing by every designer's blog and let them know how FANTASTIC their cards are, and then make sure you come back and tell us which digi is your favorite!! One SUPER lucky winner who visits (and comments) on every stop as well as tells us which 3 digis are their favorite on the KBD blog will be entered to win ALL THREE!!

Entries close in on Tuesday 3rd October 2017 at 11pm Hawaii time. Winner will be posted the following day, Wednesday 4th October. Multiple comments on a single blog entry do not count; comments must be made on the KBD Blog hop post and/or the KBD DT memberʻs KBD Blog Hop post before the above-mentioned deadline to qualify for the prize. Only one digi will be given out per stop; if a DT member has made multiple projects, only one digi will be given out and the prize digi will be chosen at our discretion.

Remember to make sure you come all the way back to the KBD blog and let us know which 3 digis are your favorite! And if you just canʻt pick swing by the KBD Etsy shop and use CODE1017 to get 15% off your order for the entire month of October!!

Thanks for stopping by and hopping!

Mahalo Plenty!
kel & the KBD DT

Let's get hopping!!

Kitty Bee Designs Blog
Larelyn of Handmade From My Heart
Karla of Creative Love Affair
Tracey of Mowbray Designs
Connie of Connie Can Crop
Grace of Sugar Cards
Jessica of Fresh by Jess
EK of ekgorman designs
Lisa of Snowy Moose Creations
Clara of Just Buzzinʻ By
Naz of Sasayaki Glitter
Julie of Crazy Crafting Squirrel
Anne of Constantly Carding
Jennifer of Glitter in My Hair
Saba of Paper Boutique
Peggie Sue of Max and Boo
Annie of Little Wings Creates
Kitty Bee Designs Blog

Thanks for stopping by! Smiles & Hugs! Peggie Sue