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Post by joblackford on Jun 30, 2024 0:43:55 GMT
I will say, I love the way the cling stamp octopus arms sneak is colored. It looks really neat. But what on earth would you do with octopus arm backgrounds, except mixed media maybe? ETA: Not the purple ones. The ones in today's blog post. The multicolor with black is pretty, but I doubt I'd make many octopus cards... unless there was an arm-azing pun to go with. (sorry)Old-fashioned and boring, so far. I'm sure people will make some lovely cards with them and maybe they will be some people's favorite lighthouse beach fish supplies ever, but they're a bit of a yawn IMO. I'm finding all of HA's stuff a bit dated and dull these days. Maybe not my style, maybe just everything has been done a million times before.
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Post by joblackford on Jun 30, 2024 0:17:31 GMT
linda ! I loved the fun-fold cards you shared from the Oct 2019 SLoC. I was also fascinated by Crafty Al saying the sketch was different from what she'd been doing in that the patterned papers were all cut identically and then mixed and matched on the cards. That is, of course, how every sheetload I'd seen before worked. But sure enough, the July 2019 cuts each of two 12x12s into the same part of the card. if that makes sense. My mind is blown! Thank you so much for sharing and I hope you're ok with me carrying the conversation over here. I think that’s the wrong Linda tag - you’ll want @ homeschoolmum LindaI'm going to need to go and look at those sketches now…
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Post by joblackford on Jun 29, 2024 19:18:12 GMT
We have a 9.5 hour flight to Thailand coming up, and I am tossing up whether to take my MacBook or not, so I can do some digital scrapping. Last year on our flight home from Thailand, and our 4 hour flight home from Perth this year, I did what mom suggested. I started going through all the photos on my phone that I had taken on the trip, and writing down in my notebook what ones I was going to use in my travel album. It gave me a good head start when I got home. Another thing you could do without having to use any tools, is to go through the photos you haven't scrapped yet, and start making your own page designs / sketches for them in a notebook. I do a similar thing in Photoshop, but it's making a template instead of drawing a sketch. Same same. Those are really great ideas. I didn't realize it was so far to Thailand for you! I know Australia is big but I sometimes forget just how big. I did fly over it diagonally once, NZ to Singapore and man, it just went on and on...
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Post by joblackford on Jun 29, 2024 19:15:09 GMT
Just my thought about actual needle projects....What if you drop/lose the needle and then can't find it? The next person that comes along pokes themselves, or gets it in their feet? It can happen. As mentioned above it will not be so easy to find it if you drop it within the confined space. I have found that I generally don't need to bring as much entertainment as I think I need. Five hours to Hawaii and I did not even do 1/4th of the stuff I brought with me. Save yourself the trouble of carrying extra stuff and consider that you will not need something for the full 8 hours. You could also clean out your email since you'll have your phone with you. Good point. A lot of people regret bringing their AirPods because they fall out and roll... Bringing a little magnetic clip to stash the needle on can help. And if you do by chance drop it you have a better chance to find it with a strong magnet. I keep an OliClip from my planner supplies clipped to my work and that holds the needle really firmly when I need to put it down. A little magnet clip can also be useful for other things while traveling, like keeping a curtain closed. I agree with you though, that I have way more terror of being bored than actual energy to do crafts while traveling, so I usually bring too much. I try to bring something very repetitive and simple, and mostly do that during the times when time is dragging the worst - waiting to actually take off, and after I wake up and I'm still only half way across the Pacific Ocean (it's a very big empty ocean 😣 ). Editing photos, deleting the bad ones, and marking favorites is also a good task for a while.
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Post by joblackford on Jun 29, 2024 19:06:12 GMT
I have a flight planned later in the year and I think I might take a skein of variegated yarn and a crochet hook (if allowed) and make a scarf. Crochet hooks are definitely no problem. My only issue was when I dropped mine! maybe bring a flat one that won't roll.
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Post by joblackford on Jun 29, 2024 16:51:23 GMT
Gosh, see, once I missed one day commenting I threw off my whole streak! This morning I started watercoloring straight away after I got up because it's a much better start than reading the news (ugh). Now I'm posting some of my MIL's junk to give away on Buy Nothing - hubby cleared out some of her excess holiday decor and old linens she hasn't used in decades.
The sun is out. I need to get into the garden and weed, really badly. I'm already wondering if it's time for my lunchtime coffee and it's only 9:48am. Hubby is up on a ladder working on the never-ending siding repaint project. Just another typical day around here.
Is the sun shining where you are?
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Post by joblackford on Jun 29, 2024 3:53:20 GMT
I guess that's a real sign that scrapbooking isn't big any more. I would've thought that something like that would still be available, but I guess it's a specialty preservation/archiving products for pros now, judging by the price of the stuff linked above - oof!!
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Post by joblackford on Jun 29, 2024 3:47:50 GMT
These fun fold cards are from the October 2019 sheetload sketch That fun fold design was one of my favorite sketches. It works really well with 3x4" cut aparts too Lots of great cards!
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Post by joblackford on Jun 29, 2024 3:44:46 GMT
I know that the movie tickets I was scrapping 10 years ago probably weren't as cool as the older ones - I don't actually remember what an older version of tickets looked like - but the receipts on thermal paper are very uninspiring and the theater I go to often doesn't even hand them over.
I know most of these tickets won't last so I tend to take a photo of the ticket at the theater before the movie starts or hold it up to the movie poster or something like that.
I can live without having any kind of ticket. I often prefer to get an image of the poster or venue anyway. But I find it hard to throw away a ticket if I get one. I don't have any problem shredding printouts of QR codes though.
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Post by joblackford on Jun 29, 2024 2:42:13 GMT
Lovely cards Linda I appreciate the single card measurements too. I often change up the cutting plan to use scraps. AussieMeg love the childhood Christmas page, a great way to highlight a vintage photo. Your Thai Alley page is making me hungry. I'm glad I actually have some Thai curry to eat tonight!
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Post by joblackford on Jun 29, 2024 2:36:31 GMT
I saw those cards on your insta joblackford , I'm always amazed how few scraps you end up with, and the cards all looked fabulous. Thanks! Today I ended up getting almost all of those remaining scraps glued inside the cards as little decorative banners I think I threw away less than 10 tiny bits in the end. So satisfying.
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Post by joblackford on Jun 28, 2024 19:44:28 GMT
Made a sheeeetload of cards (24 in total) using several new-to-me items that I bought recently or that I adopted from the round robin swap - Used a whole paper pad that wasn't really my style but was perfectly usable. - Finally used the stamps that go with my favorite Converse die set. - Used some grungy yellowish vellum that I pulled out of my only official DecDaily (2013?) that I deconstructed. and I used some of my favorite supplies too including that Converse die I have a love/hate relationship with. ALSO! I just remembered that I used up all but a few scraps of adhesive sheets that I always forget to use (that are actually really helpful) and that I made do by using scor-tape after I ran out, and that worked just fine.
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Post by joblackford on Jun 28, 2024 19:36:07 GMT
I made 24 cards using a 24 sheet paper pad, with patterned paper for the background piece (I cut a 1/4" off the side and cut in half at 3" then I could cut that to stretch to 4" behind the strip, or sometimes I could use the offcut 1/4" depending on directionality). I stretched the strip all the way to the edge for easier gluing and cutting and fudged the measurements of everything here and there. June share - MME Boy Crazy by jo.blackford, on Flickr June Sheetload share by jo.blackford, on Flickr June Sheetload share by jo.blackford, on Flickr June Sheetload share by jo.blackford, on Flickr The last photo shows the scraps before I added decoration inside, so I'm going to call this a no-scrap sketch with the adjustments I made I used some new-to-me things, some rather vintage things, some 10yo+ vellum I upcycled from a DecDaily I deconstructed, and a few favorite dies. Several items from the two round robin swaps This grungy paper really isn't my style but I was happy to use it all up in one go.
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Post by joblackford on Jun 28, 2024 4:52:36 GMT
I finished off the last of 24 Sheetload cards using the MME Boy Crazy papers from the round robin. And I finally used the new stamps that coordinate with the high top Converse dies (ETA they are only new to me) June Sheetload share by jo.blackford, on Flickr
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Post by joblackford on Jun 28, 2024 4:37:23 GMT
Scissors can come on board as long as the blades are less than 3” long. I’ve had one pair taken by an overzealous agent overseas that were a hair over even though they had rounded plastic points 😆 But anyway, depending on how crowded or bumpy the flight is it can be hard to do precise things.
I watch the longest movies I can find that I think I’ll enjoy. Suddenly I don’t mind how ridiculously long films have gotten! I crochet while watching movies to keep two parts of my brain active. The repetitiveness is soothing.
Coloring or cutting while watching or listening to something might work a similar way. I avoid watching short TV shows at all costs - 22min episodes break the flight up in a way that make me crazy.
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Post by joblackford on Jun 28, 2024 0:44:04 GMT
digital paper crafting folder significantly downsized lessons learnt - no more summits...I just DON'T follow through and DO the projects, I just download them. - print sketches, don't save them -print and colour? needs to be printed or I'll forget about them -all those cool printables? yeah, I don't use those and if I do want to, I look online not in my folder -why did I download so many digital scrapbook freebies? I don't scrap digitally You and I sound very alike in this respect. I love the idea of saving everything digitally but when I sit down to craft I'm going to need the sketch on a piece of paper. And I really only use the Sheetload sketches because they're linked to a timeline and I thing I enjoy (watching videos). I have some other sketches that I never even look at that could go. I'm guilty of ignoring digital clutter because it doesn't take up visible space. Good for you, clearing out this stuff!
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Post by joblackford on Jun 27, 2024 22:32:31 GMT
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Post by joblackford on Jun 27, 2024 22:28:46 GMT
sketches I printed out are filed in my binders and I'm feeling accomplished. All that is left to deal with are some print and colour pages and printed sentiments that I need to cut and put away and one question...I have several digital documents and one 19 page print-out (from 2004!) of journalling prompts basically along the lines of All about Me....I did start an All About Me album way back in the day (probably about 2004 tbh) but haven't gotten back to in .... a very long time. I still like the idea of incorporating more about me into my albums whether in a separate album or interspersed in my everyday albums but ... will I actually use these prompts or...should I just delete/toss since they've been hanging about so long? I’m the same way with digital things… out of sight, out of mind. I would probably try to reduce the 19 pages to 1-2 and if that doesn’t seem worth the trouble, just toss them. Or commit to making at least a few of those kinds of pages by a certain date and see if you need or use the printout. I think you’d probably find similar inspo very easily if you needed it, or you’d just do your own thing.
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Post by joblackford on Jun 27, 2024 4:17:18 GMT
I watched his video today and will try to catch up with the HA one later. All I can say is that I'm not surprised. From what I understand short-form videos take a HUGE amount of time and effort to edit well, and then you get to do it all over again the next day or week, forever and ever. It seems like an endless hamster wheel with very little payback for the effort. And that kind of pressure isn't very compatible with creativity and play.
The pressure of having a million eyes on your work while you're still learning a new craft is crazy.
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Post by joblackford on Jun 27, 2024 4:01:10 GMT
Lots of beautiful cards!
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Post by joblackford on Jun 27, 2024 3:46:55 GMT
More June Sheetload cards using the MME boy papers from the round robin. I used the robot dog and sentiments from a past round robin find too. June Sheetload share by jo.blackford, on Flickr Remembered to add adhesive sheets behind the letters for these cards to make life easier June Sheetload share by jo.blackford, on Flickr
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Post by joblackford on Jun 26, 2024 17:50:46 GMT
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Post by joblackford on Jun 26, 2024 17:46:45 GMT
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Post by joblackford on Jun 26, 2024 17:33:50 GMT
I feel like there might've been an Echo Park or Crate Paper Carta Bella line like that... but I could be completely wrong! I do remember a lot of reaction to it here!
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Post by joblackford on Jun 26, 2024 17:32:32 GMT
Somehow I missed a day. How did that happen? I think I did too, even though I read everything here. I must've been too busy overthinking my memoir title. I got caught up with family stuff yesterday but I did manage to finish a few more cards. I've run out of my preferred vellum and double sided adhesive sheets so today I'm going to see if I can make do with thicker adhesive and thinner vellum. Yesterday I also forced myself to put away everything on my desk that I wasn't actually in the middle of using. Things had been creeping up into piles and I was running out of space to work.
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Post by joblackford on Jun 26, 2024 3:39:42 GMT
I got some coupons in the mail today for the upcoming holiday weekend.
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Post by joblackford on Jun 25, 2024 23:13:09 GMT
I keep checking in on this thread now & again. Thought I would join in the fun. Hoping I can be more active here on the board than I have been. I normally scrapbook 3 times a year when I do long weekend crops, but I have been in a scrappy slump since October. We lost our last remaining darling kitty and that just seemed to wipe out all my mojo. So I have been focusing on cards. I have actually made over 300 cards since January. I have donated the majority of them, but need to find some other local organizations that would be happy to receive them. For many years, I have been tracking my supplies (in vs. out). So far this year, I have used up a lot more than previous years of scrapping and occasional cards. Because I rarely use up an entire collection/pack/roll/etc. I try to think in terms of using up the equivalent of something (i.e. roll of tape, paper pack/pad). In the past 6 months, I have used more than: 17 rolls of ATG 101 sheets of 12x12 patterned paper 56 sheets of 6x6 patterned paper 424 sheets of 8.5x11 cardstock 62 4x6 photo matts (cut them down for card fronts) 12 doilies 53+ yards of washi tape I have also been using lots of stamps & dies and occasionally my embossing folders. I have emptied a small roll of washi tape, which felt great. Then I had to toss one because it was too sticky and was unusable because it kept tearing and the adhesive would stick the the non-sticky side. Oddly enough, it was a pricier roll than one of the cheap ones. I find that the Recollections rolls that I have had for 5-10 years are still working great. I have a scrapbook crop/retreat this week and am hoping to actually scrapbook this time around. I think I am so much more productive with cards, but hoping to make a dent in some of the neglected parts of my stash. I am overrun with supplies and really need to make a much larger dent than I already have this year. That's amazing! We have a card donation thread on the card board with chitchat and card drive info. You're always welcome to check that out or ask any questions you might have OR feel free to share about the cards you're donating locally 2peasrefugees.boards.net/thread/103674/card-donations-resources-sharing
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Post by joblackford on Jun 25, 2024 16:34:51 GMT
There are some companies that I wish would do events or have classes - Pretty Pink Posh, The Greetery, Honey Bee, Waffle Flower, to just name a few (I know WF now has a kit, though - does it have a class to go with it?). Honey Bee has a very active Fbk group that I joined to access some free classes/events that they offer periodically. They're leaning very heavily into the Lovely Layers part of their business there, but I think they have challenges posted regularly and the "class" is a craftalong type of livestream. www.facebook.com/share/nxsD2sXLtcZGeFvY/
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Post by joblackford on Jun 25, 2024 3:20:45 GMT
the question was, "What would the title of your memoir be?" I thought it sounded like a fun game (to be fully factually, I didn't get that it was an ad at first and was trying to figure out where to enter my answer!), so I'll start: Well, That Didn't Turn Out Like I Expected.... Who's next? That's a tough question! I'll have to come back to that one. In other matters - condolences to Canada...
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Post by joblackford on Jun 24, 2024 19:33:22 GMT
I'm game for playing along during the summer interlude. I'll rack up some hourly points one way or another.
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