My Friend…a Pocket letter

I had mentioned last weekend that Sharon and I made pocket letters all weekend.
This is one that I secretly made for Sharon :)

Funny as we were sitting beside each other and she didn't realize that this was for her, teehee.

I tried to incorporate some of her favourite things and her favourite colour…blue.

I used this "Friends" sticker..isn't it sweet.

The only thing is it blended in with the light background.

So I added some strips of washi tape to the paper so it would show up clearer.

I brought my huge binder of stickers and picked out this really pretty frame.

I stamped this sentiment…I thought it was perfect for our friendship, as we are always laughing about something…..even if no one else finds it funny, teehee.

Sharon loves hummingbirds :)

So this sticker was not only pretty, but perfect for her Pocket Letter.

And I got to use one of my brand new stamps "Best Friends"

Sharon is also a BIG coffee lover.

Not your fancy mocha latte cappa frapachino (as you can tell, I don't drink coffee, teehee) but old fashion coffee ;)

I stamped this coffee cup, fussy cut it out and then coloured this heart on the coffee cup.

I had a couple of these jars that I had punched out in my stash.

This one was just plain grey card stock and it didn't really pop off of this card.

I added some layers of butterfly washi tape and voila…butterflies in a jar :)

Considering we had limited supplies, I think I did pretty good….at least Sharon loved it.

Onto My Day:

I spent my day working on Ashley's Guest book for her wedding.

I was having trouble with the coils as I needed them white and only had black.

I spray painted them, but over the last few days, the spray paint kept flaking off.

So I started over with some new coils.

I lightly sanded the black coils, gave a few coats of white spray paint, lastly I added a few coats of glossy clear coats.

So far so good :)

I can now check the guest book off of my list.

I hope you all had a very Creative day :)

Tracy :)

Happy Mail…more Pocket Letters Received :)

I received some more Pocket Letters :)
Not only are these so much fun to make, they are also so much fun to receive.

I received this one from Elise "Feed your Craft"
This is the second one that Elise has made for me.
I love the card with the pocket that she made…I will be using this…like I did with her flip card :)
Thank you so much Elise, I love your ideas!!!

I received this Pocket Letter from Becky "Fourth House on the Right":)
Not only did she send me this pretty Pocket Letter, but she also sent me this pretty pencil…I love the little crown on top.

Look at the beautiful pocket letter Becky made me :)
I really like the papers she used, and that she inked the edges for me ;)
She added these really pretty paper clips.
My SIL fell in love with the crochet piece in the centre.
Thank you so much Becky :)

Last but definitely not least is the Pocket letter that Linda "Cards by Linda" made for me….As soon as I saw it, I got excited :)

If you know anything about me, than you know that I love scary movies…zombies being my favourite, lol.

When I saw the green guy, I thought he looked like House…..well, it is House..a zombie House, lol.
There is so much going on, on this pocket letter I don't even know where to start.
I also like the sequins with the eye balls in the middle….very creative.

The back of Linda's pocket letter is just as fun as the front.
She also stuffed it full of goodies in between her works of art.
Thank you so much Linda :)

I had a couple of my friends over this afternoon and we chatted a lot more then we crafted :)
I worked on a few Pocket Letters as the project for the Bridal shower is totally complete.

I hope you all had a very creative Day today :)

Tracy :)

Happy Mail…Pocket Letters Recieved

Here are a few Pocket Letters the I have received in the mail :)
I just love Happy Mail :)

This one is from Stefanie (LB Crafter).
This is the second one she has made for me :)
I love how she wrapped it up….cute tissue paper with my name on it.

And here is her pretty pocket letter for me.
Such fun summer colours.
I love the teeny tiny banner..and the beautiful charm she made as well.

Here are the treats she included in the pockets.
I love that she added faux money from Belgium.
Thank you so much Stefanie :)

This next Pocket Letter, I received from Addie :)
I met Addie on a Pocket Letter FB site.
I like that she put my name in gold sparkly letters :)

Here is the back of Addie's Pocket Letter :)

Last but not least is the one Tara made me :)
I met Tara on a different FB site, we were in an arranged swap.
Tara put her treats in the front of her pockets.
I love the quotes she stamped on here…oh yes, and the chocolate, teehee.

I have a couple more to share, but I will save those for another day…..like after Becky posts hers, teehee.

Onto My Day:
I had a couple of my friends over this afternoon to create.
I worked on a couple Pocket Letters.
I misplaced a Pocket Letter that I was working on a couple of weeks ago…
Imagine the stuff I could get done, if I didn't keep misplacing things, lol.  I could conquer the world, lol.

I hope you all had a very creative day:0

Tracy :)

Tim Holtz themed Pocket Letter

Yup another Pocket Letter :)
I was asked by Melinda, if I would like to do a Tim Holtz themed Pocket Letter.
I am game for most anything, and you all know I love Tim Holtz's style.

All of the background pattern papers are all scraps that were in my scrap folder…and bonus, they are all from Tim Holtz :)

Because the pattern paper was all so very dark, I needed a way to brighten the Pocket letter up.
So I took some white card stock, trimmed it a bit smaller than the background paper and inked that baby up.
I used 3 different colours of distress inks for this.

I then used a lot of Tim's stamps and stamped some backgrounds on the card stock and decorated each card.
I also used his mini dies to cut out elements for each card.
Each pocket or card has a different theme.

I had received Melinda's pocket before I was able to send mine out…so here is hers :)
I like that she added ribbon to the binder holes.
She also used one main piece of paper and then cut it apart to fit the protector pockets :)

Here is how I mailed my Pocket Letter.
I misted the doily to give it a vintage look to go with the theme of the letter :)

Oh look, I did a video on my Pocket Letter and a bit of a tip on how I made the banner :)
If you would rather watch it on my YouTube channel….to get the whole project in the screen, just click on the link "Tracy's Treasures24"
I don't know why YouTube isn't putting (or letting me put) a thumbnail on my videos lately :(

I hope you all have a very Creative Weekend.
Not sure how much I can get on the internet this long weekend, as I am off to our yearly "Girls Weekend" at my SIL's camp and will be crafting the nights away.
She doesn't get internet up there…or every once in a while we may get a weak signal.
So we will see….just know I will be having a blast :)

Tracy :)

Happy Pocket Letter Mail.

I received another Pocket Letter in the mail!!!!
This one is from Stefanie, LbCrafter.
Isn't this such a cute pocket letter.
I love all o f the birds and especially love the charm she made for me.
I should have taken a close up photo of the charm…it is attached to the page protector.

Here is the back of her Pocket Letter.
I love that she added objects from here country Belgium, like money and chocolate ;)
I feel like I need a do over and send her some objects from Canada.

Not only did Stefanie send me a Pocket Letter and a charm, she also sent me a book mark she had made.
So sweet of her.
Thank you so much Stefanie :)

It was a snowy and hail day today.
I did have to go out to get some groceries….but then came back to the comfort of my warm home :)

I hope you all had a very Creative Day :)

Tracy :)

Received my 1st Pocket Letter

I received a Pocket Letter today!!!!!
This beautiful piece of art is from Elise from "Feed Your Craft"
Thank you so much Elise, I was so excited, I think I may have yelled and jumped up and down ;)
Look how pretty this is :)

This was one of the cutest cards… this one is so adorable and put a smile on my face when I opened it. How cute is this little envelope, plus she stitched on it  :)
I loved reading the note and the Mail Tag….and of course the Right Now card.
Have to say we have the same taste in television shows "Walking Dead" and music "Imagine Dragons".

Elise even gave me some of her custom made flair.
I love it…so me.
You know I love my to do lists :)

Thank you so much Elise, you totally made my day,  put a huge smile on my face and made it brighter on this snowy yucky day :)

I hope you all had a very Creative Day today :)

Tracy :)

Last pages for January in my Project 365.

Here are my last pages for January in my Project 365 album.
Funny thing is..it is also the last pages I have done in this album…a bit behind I would say, lol.

As you know I am documenting the little things in my family's life.
I take a photo every day, I just need to actually put them in the book ;)
Me and my family enjoy looking through my past books and relive our ordinary days as well as the exciting ones :)

Having 4 women (well 3 now that Ashley has her own place) living in this house, having plenty of TP is a comforting feeling, teehee.
A mishap with our leaking water heater.
A few cute photos of Ashley's kitty Sebastian.

A few creative projects for the month.
Wayne finally having his Black and Tan as he missed it on New Years as we were both too ill to have our yearly party.
Getting the dining table ready to be taken apart as we were getting our new one :)

Because I want to keep my pages flat, I added plenty of washi tape, stamps and only one brad.
Hoping to do February soon ;)

I hope you all had a very creative Tuesday :)

Tracy :)