Sunday, September 9, 2018

My October Daily Update

Hello Crafty Friends

Welcome to my Creative Cave once again where I have had quite an artful day today.  I started this morning with making my 2 Harvest ATCs for my partner on The Paper Manipulator.  These are harvest images that I printed from the Internet and simply used my copic markers to colour them in.  Its hard to believe that I am out of colouring practice with them.


So then I moved on to the next project on the list.  I wanted to make Halloween themed ATCs for the Alphabet Letter M but turns out that it was actually for the Letter O theme so I kind of wasted time making these.  However time was not entirely wasted on them as I will add them to my ATCs to be Traded collection. And I did have fun making them, though.  I think maybe I will put them into one of the envelopes in the book I am using for my October Daily for future use.   I just hope that my partner won't be too disappointed for the Letter O, as there are not many options for O in Halloween.  At least not that I could think of.


So, what does all of this have to do with my October Daily update?  Well nothing really, except that I'd been working on the front and back cover of my chosen book which I am altering from scratch for it in between projects.  Speaking of which, I really should add a layer of Mod Podge to the back cover before it gets too late in the so it can dry so I can decorate the front of it tomorrow.

Here is a photo of the book I have been talking about that I chose for my October Daily 2018.


When I saw this book at a yard sale, I jumped on it.  It was only a quarter, and at the time I had no idea what I was going to use it for.  So, when the idea of the October daily came up, I thought this would be just the perfect book.   As you can see, I will have to be altering completely front to back...fun, fun, fun...and it is something that I will be able to keep for myself for a change.



I don't know if you can tell the difference or not.  I can't in the photo, at least yet, maybe once the blog is up.   As it stands right now I have the front gessoed in black and have a light layer of Glossy Mod Podge on it.  There are some streaks but I am not worried as I will be completely decorating it all in Halloween themed images, die cuts and stickers.  I am thinking of not bothering to mod podge the back of the book as since I am going to decorate it too, that I will not need to.

Anyway, as you can see, I've had to alter the front and the back...and I will be altering each page as well.  All I can say is that, there is only a little bit of planning for me for this project but not too much.  Our budget is going to be on the low side to be able to go anywhere or do anything for the next couple of months, which is fine by me, as I will be happy to be home and in my creative cave when I can be.  Lord knows I have tons to do, I just hope that my health holds enough to let me enjoy this upcoming fall season.







Sunday, September 2, 2018

October Daily 2018

My long time pal Bonnie over at Gasper's Gems here on blogger has been getting me excited about something called October Daily...which is something I have never ever heard about before.  Why have I never head about it?  Hmmm, not sure.  This was originated by the talented Serena Bee.  Check her blog out, she has a ton of cool tutorials on a variety of things.

Since I had to wait a bit to get paid to go to Michaels to get what I needed, I finally got to go on Friday on the way home from my Mom's and Dad's.  My previous post showed you the great deals I got from Michael's (and Dollarama). In this blog, I will show you the tough decisions I had to make.  I will begin with the 2 books I had to choose one from.

The first book; well its actually a binder is a beautifully bound green vintage binder.  The colour is perfect for a Halloween themed anything.   Keep in mind that each book is going to be redecorated in Halloween themed embellishments. And some kind of calendar page will have to be added to each page in them as well.

Since the first photo is a binder, I would have use 8 1/2 by 11 paper which would be ok, but it could end up being a plain jane October Daily which is how I decided not to pick this binder for the project.


The one I chose, is actually a very interesting book.  Every page has an envelope opening for me to put things inside and the book is quite long being 13 x 9 cm long and wide.  Every page is going to definitely have to be lathered to theme of Halloween...Will be a bit of work but quite worth it in the end.



Now for the paper.  Again another Michael's mention...they seem to have the monopoly here, don't they?  Anyway, this was a difficult decision too but I had to make up my mind rather quickly.  My choices (much like Jaspers Gems) were difficult.  The choices were the:  Hocus Pocus pad which to me was a lot more exciting than the other choice which was the Moonlit Manor pad.



So my only choice was to pick the Hocus Pocus pad.  I actually had a 55% off coupon for this, which made me do a happy dance....

Now that my biggest and hardest decisions have been made, I can actually begin my October Daily experience!

Cheers



Saturday, September 1, 2018

Michaels & Dollarama Haul - Friday August 31

It has been a while since my last post, but here it goes!

We went out on yet another road trip on the 30th and the 31st,  I had the chance to go to check out a few Michaels Stores as well as a couple of Dollarama's.


Who doesn't love the crafty section at the Dollarama stores Canada wide? Although I loved them a lot better when everything in it was just 1 dollar.  But that the cost of inflation for you.  

I had a few great finds this visit to the Southern World.  Here are a few things I found...great deals without a doubt.


These paper pads which I have never seen before at our Huntsville location for example.  I really love it when there is such a great value.   The more in thÅ‚ package the better.  There was Pink, Blue and Rain Bow colour paper packs, I, of course chose the latter two.

I also found these fabulous stickers.  OMG what crafty person does not love a good selection of great stickers for Halloween or Otherwise?  


This is a cool deal, I love the small stars which can be somewhat difficult to peel off for me but its not bad if you take your time.  Which sometimes, I have absolutely NO patience for.   



These are super cute for a certain project I have coming up that Bonnie over at Jasper's Gems and I will be working on together.  (Stay tuned for a very soon to come post about it called the October Daily)


Which the above stickers will be absolutely fabulous for!  Your not even going to believe this...I saw these very same stickers for sale at Michael's for a whopping $5..99!!!  Can you even believe this???  I can!!!!  So, it really pays to shop around to save!  Even though you think your saving gas for your car by not going from place to place looking around.  You just never know what your going to what your going to find where.  I always start at Dollar Tree, then Dollarama, and then Michaels.  We have no other kinds of crafty stores here.  Well, there is DeSerras, but they are in Oakville and quite on the expensive side.

My next stop was Michaels.  The first one we went to was in Orillia.  They did not have anything for the 12 x 12 paper packs.  So I left without buying a single thing!  Can you imagine that?  Well actually you would be quite surprised at how many times I'd walked into that store and walked out again with zero purchases.

Then I did not get to another Michaels location until our next stop which was Brantford to pick up some tires that Abby got for a great price.  

When I saw the 2018 stickers and things available for Halloween this year I was immediately excited.  I really had to control myself.  Over half of the things I wanted I had to put back.  Like for example the Tim Holtz Dracula and Frankenstein Stamp and Die Cut sets.  I was not going to pay $31.99 for them. Not even with a 55% off coupon...esp since I have been purchasing from the "Slow Boat" for less than a 1/3 of the price.


Are they not just totally cool?  But I adulted and said no.  As I was there for the 12 x 12 paper pads...end of story!  So I put them back...sigh....If only....lol...any way, here are a couple of other items I wanted...but put back...


                           

...and two other items I got were also pretty cool deals.  I always check out the clearance section and I was glad that I did.  I found this package of glitter glue, with only 1 bottle missing.  It was originally priced for $12.00 and I got it for $4! How sweet it is!  And of course I just had to get more of their 2 for a dollar washi tape!


The final two things I got from Michaels are the stinkin' cutest little critter skeletons you ever did see in four legged form.  I just could NOT resist them...


I just could not even believe how cute these little guys are!  I absolutely HAD to have them!  But I believe that Michael's are on to us crafters!  They seem to know what we crafty's are after.  They put these on sale on purpose to make us buy more!   These were $5.99 each, and they were selling as buy two get one free!  Sheesh....like everything is not expensive enough, right?!

The only thing I have not shown you yet were the paper pads I looked at.  Bonnie had a bit of choosing to do too...But off of the top of my head I cannot remember what paper pad she picked...But come back soon as I will talking about the Halloween papers in my October Daily Blog post.

cheers!