Come see my #paperstashsmash makes in October, and what I plan on using for November!

 Here it is, my smashes for October and my hopes for November (that will make sense when you see this video, LOL!)  

I hope you enjoy it and have fun with the crafts we are sharing.  I can't wait to show you the fun things I made!

Below is a list of the tutorials I mention in this video. Please check them out and give the creators some love. Also below, a list of the phenomenal creators in this collaboration, so please check them out and have FUN! Stay Crafty, my friends! ❤️COLLABORATOR’S VIDEOS: ✦ Angela (AngelaPaperCrafts50) ✦ Candy (Apieceofme62) ✦ Carly Rose (madebycarlyrose) ✦ Co-Host: Karolina (KarolinasKrafts) ✦ Michelle (EastBayStampChickMichelleHale) ✦ Michelle (michelleallenacreativeoper6112) ✦ Co-Host: Debbie (Project39MiniAlbums) ✦ Heather (coveredbygracecreations9586) ✦ Letty (PartyPlannerPaperie) ❤️TUTORIALS MENTIONED: Project39 Mini Albums, Free Folio Mini Album Tutorial with Cutting Guide!

Pink Strawberryz, Hot Cocoa Caddy Tutorial Made with my Recipe Box 📦 Christmas 🎄Swap Idea May May Made It, Stash Buster Stationery Tote | Easy DIY Gift Featuring Legal Pad Folio Rejoice & Create, Jelly Jar Ghirardelli Holder My video tutorial, Country Craft Creations Design Team Tutorial, Do-Si-Do Waterfall Album, Free Tutorial! My tutorial, Country Craft Creations Design Team Tutorial, Photo Play Autumn Junque, Pamphlet Style Junk Journal Karolina's Krafts, one sheet wonder stationery set, shared in this video Karolina's inspiration from Treasure Books, Last Minute Gift using ONE 12 x 12 sheet of paper - Make Six Elements Made by Marie-Claire, Storage Box for the Envelope Box dies by Elizabeth Craft Designs Tamra's Photo Box, the first of three tutorial videos starts here If I missed one, please let me know. Thanks so much for watching!!! #paperstashsmash #halloweenpapercrafting #craftfairideas 🌺My social sites: Instagram Facebook Pinterest Blog This video was made with iMovie for iPhone and music used was provided by the iMovie app. Canva used for thumbnail, dividers and end screen creation.

Smashing Authentique's Twilight Paper Collection, for October #paperstashsmash

 This is great bunch of projects!  

I smashed this and since it's October I wanted to share this with you before it was November...I just couldn't wait.

Links to the tutorials and videos mentioned in this video are in the video's description box.

Happy Halloween!!

Stay Crafty, my friends!

What I smashed in September and what I will smash in October, #paperstashsmash

 

I'm baaaaack! Welcome to the September project wrap up and share and what I am planning on using in October. Below is a list of the tutorials I mention in this video. Please check them out and give the creators some love. Also below, a list of the phenomenal creators in this collaboration, so please check them out and have FUN! Stay Crafty, my friends! ❤️COLLABORATOR’S VIDEOS: ✦ Angela (AngelaPaperCrafts50) ✦ Candy (Apieceofme62) ✦ Carly Rose (madebycarlyrose) ✦ Co-Host: Karolina (KarolinasKrafts) ✦ Heather (coveredbygracecreations9586) ✦ Michelle (EastBayStampChickMichelleHale) ✦ Michelle (michelleallenacreativeoper6112) ✦ Co-Host: Debbie (Project39MiniAlbums) ✦ Letty (PartyPlannerPaperie)

❤️TUTORIALS MENTIONED: Shabbydabbydoodah's video, Let's Make a Folio Let's Get Scrappy, Doodlebug Fun Cardstock Folio Wallet Tutorial Pink Strawberryz, Christmas French Door Flip Book My Loaded Tag Tutorial My original video the Loaded Tag was introduced in If I missed one, please let me know. Thanks so much for watching!!! 🌺My social sites: Instagram Facebook Pinterest Blog This video was made with iMovie for iPhone and music used was provided by the iMovie app. Canva used for thumbnail, dividers and end screen creation.

Let's Make a Wire Bound Notebook with Country Craft Creations NEW Country Bunny Card Fronts

Good morning!  I have another notebook tutorial using my Zudtter Bind-It-All and the 

Country Craft Creations Country Bunny Card Fronts! 

My technique will also work with the Mini Cinch and the Multi Cinch, 

so please come and check it out!

This is the second tutorial I have used the Card Fronts for, and not for cards...

See the other tutorial below, I made a Do-Si-Do notebook with them as well!

 

There is a lot of information in the video description boxes, so please check them out!

Thank you so much for watching and have a crafty day!

Here is my referral link, use it when shopping at Country Craft Creations and I’ll earn points for crafting supplies so that I can share more tutorials! Country Craft Creations is an amazing online store you can visit here.  

We have an amazing Facebook Community as well, so please check it out. 🌺My social sites: Instagram, @michellescreativeoperation Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/mycreativeoperation Pinterest, https://www.pinterest.com/jamallen/ Blog, http://creativeoperation.blogspot.com DISCLOSURE: Some links in the description of this video contain affiliate links, which means I may receive a small commission on purchases made through the use of my referral code and/or affiliate links. This video was made with iMovie for iPhone and music used was provided by the iMovie app. Canva used for thumbnail, dividers and end screen creation.

Travelers Notebook Tutorial Available, part of my #paperstashsmash collaboration

Above is the tutorial I did as a request from a couple of my viewers. Thank you!  

I had originally not planned on doing one but I am so glad I did.  

I recreated it, added some NEW ideas, and made a companion to my planner.

I LOVE IT!

This is the share video that I did that prompted the asks.  

And here is my planner set up video in case you want to check that out.

Thanks for watching.  Thanks for not minding my Halloween/spooky obsession and always remember to 

Stay Crafty, My Friends!

Michelle

Pamphlet Junk Journals

 I love this project.  I used up a bunch of ephemera paper packs that have been in my stash for YEARS!  I got them from a store that hasn’t been in business in a very long time (and I’m sad about it) and finally decided enough was enough and I needed to use it or lose it. 

Pamphlet Junk Journals 

https://youtu.be/K_5n_5P6hkc

This is a fun project, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.  They are perfect little journals and I found some amazing bits in these packages!! Wait till you see it!

Thanks for watching, and remember to stay crafty!

Composition Book Cover Tutorial, FULL SIZE and HALF SIZE!

 I did a tutorial a bit ago about how to make a removable cover for your mini composition book, and was asked to make one for the regular full sized and half sized notebooks. Here are a few pictures.

In honor of it's almost "Half Way to Halloween" I chose some Halloween papers for the tutorial.

I did make some book marks that aren't in the tutorial, but did use up all of the 1" scraps leftover from cutting the papers.  I made simple rosettes with 1/4" scores.  I love how they turned out!  It's so pretty and so useful!  The ribbons were from my stash, I just added them to the back under a 2" scalloped black Artisan Cardstock punch out.  I added buttons with gold thread through them in bows.  On two of the rosettes I added flowers to the front.  The cardstock bookmarks are 2 x 6".

I used Country Craft Creations Papers for all of these.  The paper is magnificent for this...it feels smooth, it scores and folds and curves around the spine like a dream.  

The paper collections I used are:

By the Seaside

Bon Voyage

Midnight Ride

Bewitching Hour

What's Cooking

Here is the latest tutorial with the Full and Half sized composition books...

And, in case you missed it, here is the tutorial for the mini composition book covers...

Thanks so much for watching, and remember to stay crafty!

Designing and Smashing and Shopping, OH MY!

HI!!!

Yes, it's another round up for you.  I have been busy gathering items and smashing kits, and wowsers do I have a ton to share the last couple of days!

This video is a shopping haul from Country Craft Creations.  OMGGGGGG!

This is my Seasons of Creativity subscription box product share.  Have you heard of this subscription box from Country Craft Creations?  You have got to check it out after you see this video.  You won't believe how amazing this is...

This is my design team package from Country Craft Creations... It is ADORABLE!!!  Photo Play's Willow Creek Highlands...you have to see the images, that cow is GORGEOUS!!!

This is a Baggie Pouch share and also a smash of a Graphic 45 collection...I had pieces and scraps from 2015's Home Sweet Home.  This coupled with a 7 Gypsies kit...You have to see it!

Finally today I posted this smash of Echo Park's Bee Happy.  It was a partial pack and I made so many cute things.Thanks so much for watching and reading and supporting my crafty habit!  

Stay Crafty, my friends!!!

 

OOPS, I did it again...Let's Play Catch Up!

Hi all and welcome!

I have been pretty busy and realized I forgot to post these on my blog, so I'm doing a catch up.  If you haven't seen these on my YouTube Channel, I have done some great projects and I can't wait to share them with you.  

This one is using my leftovers from my design team package from Country Craft Creations.  I made goodies for my flip book!

This video shares some notebooks I have been making in preparation of a craft fair I am doing in May.  Notebooks!  

Here's an idea I had, making a removable cover for a mini composition notebook.  It is AWESOME!!!  

April 1st I did my #craftygoals2024 video...you have to see what I did.  I shared several things that I made, and not all of them are made of paper!

Today I shared the prototype project I made when working out the design for my Explosion Box with a Base tutorial...this was for the design team (Country Craft Creations).  

I am sorry I didn't publish these here before, but better late than never, right?  

Thanks so much, and stay crafty, my friends!!!

 

 

Large Notebook Folio Tutorial

 I created this because of a request from one of my YouTube viewers.  Thanks to gcoop493 this project was born!  Please come and check it out.  I'm using the gorgeous papers "Love You Forever" by Country Craft Creations.  A list below will tell you how to get your supplies to make this!  I hope you like it as much as I do.

Love You Forever, https://www.countrycraftcreations.com/search?type=product&q=love%20you%20forever*

Kraft Artisan Cardstock, 

https://www.countrycraftcreations.com/search?type=product&q=kraft%20artisan*

Brown Seam Binding, https://www.countrycraftcreations.com/collections/seam-binding

Art Glitter Glue, https://www.countrycraftcreations.com/collections/adhesives

Spacers, https://www.countrycraftcreations.com/search?type=product&q=spacers*

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Two fun and quick tutorials for you!

Hi!!! I have two tutorials for you that I have posted in the last two days and I think you'll like them!

The first is the pen holder idea I came up with, inspired by another creator on YouTube "Medieval Mirage".  The link to the video she did that inspired me is in the video description box.  This is a fun tutorial, is extremely useful, and uses scraps.  What can be better than that??

And this tutorial is a pictorial on how I made 6 different tags for journals.  In the video I have pictures of the drawings with instructions on how to make them.  Easy peasy lemon squeezy!

Thanks for watching and have a very crafty day!

Ooh- La-La Patissierie "Die Challenge" Notebook Tutorial

 I have another Country Craft Creations design team project where I did a fun little thing.  I combined the amazing Ooh- La-La Patissierie papers with a collection of dies that I purchased from the store, and I made this awesome little notebook.  

There is a lot of information and links in the video description, so please check it out.  I appreciate you all and all of your support!

Stay Crafty, My Friends!

Projects made with the Your Creative Studio December Box Goodies

 

Come see!  I made two sizes of cards, a bookmark notebook and a teeny tiny junk journal in a suitcase!!  

Your Creative Studio can be found here.

In case you missed the unboxing video I did...here it is.

Remember the Time, Monthly Notebook Tutorial

 

I created these fun notebooks for every month using the gorgeous paper collection "Remember the Time" from Country Craft Creations.  This is a quick tutorial and fun to do, and will show you how to do the pamphlet stitch if you aren't familiar with it.  

Thanks for watching, and stay crafty, my friends.

Michelle

Altered Half Sized Composition Book, a Country Craft Creations Design Team Project

 

I found these half sized composition books at my local Office Depot and they are so much fun to alter.  Come check out what I did using leftovers from my Echo Park "Fall Fever" paper collection!

Country Craft Creations

Echo Park "Fall Fever"

Stay Crafty, My Friends!

Desk Organizer/Notebook Tutorial

 Good morning! 

I just posted a tutorial for you that I think you will like.  It's quick and easy and will help you keep organized, and who doesn't like that?

I love paper and organizers and notepads, this project is perfect.  I was "challenged" in a way by my friend Cheryl to help figure out a tutorial by another amazing crafter, Mrs. Brightside, on YouTube.  Not only did I figure it out, but I also did it in two other sizes!

This project goes together very easy. I show how to make the one 5x8 size book in the tutorial.  Because I did it in three sizes, rather than try to type out all of the measurements in the description, I did a chart, so you can just it to make any of the three sizes.  Click the link below to get the Google Doc.

The chart includes the cardstock cutting guide and the scoring information.

In the tutorial I am just making the base o the notebook.  In the examples I share, I'm using my design team package from Country Craft Creations!  The Echo Park Winter Collection is an older collection that I had leftovers from.  The Halloween paper is from my stash and is very old (I had it out for all of the #sandys13frightsbeforehalloweenprojects I have been doing).

 The fall notebooks are current collections...

Country Craft Creations "Fall Breeze" 

Echo Park "Fall Fever"

If you would like to see the video that inspired this project, please check it out here.

I appreciate all of your support and look forward to sharing my next project with you.

Stay organized, my friends!

Michelle

Another Traveler's Notebook!

Good Day!

I have another fun project that took about 5 minutes, and turned out great!  

I love notebooks and I knew that the two lines of products would come together well!

 The notebook cover I found at Michael's is by Molly and Rex.  They have notebooks to go with it, but I already had some I wanted to use!

 I had these great notebooks by the Reset Girl in my stash.  Her new line was coming out and these were being clearanced.

 I was able to fit 5 books in this cover, and there is room to spare.  I love it!

Thanks for coming by, and I hope you have a crafty day!

Michelle💕

DIY Traveler's Notebook

 This was a fun project!  A friend of mine gave me some leather, and I knew that I needed to make this.  I had some notebooks, and went to JoAnn's and got some more, and made this book.  It turned out awesome! The band you see is a loop by Tim Holtz.  The attacher is also by him, and the key I used is by Recollections.

 I punched holes, two at the top and bottom for the elastics, and one in the middle for the loop closure.

 Here is the top view with 6 notebooks of beautiful note taking pleasure.

 Here are a couple of the notebooks.  They are by Webster's Pages.

 They also came out with a plastic pocket, and I put the stickers I had in my stash in them.

It's cute!  I love how it turned out, but I think one or two of the books have to go.  It is a bit thick, but it is able to accommodate it, which is cool!

Happy note taking!

Michelle💖

My Altered Disk Bound Notebook

I am a planner and notebook junkie, we all know that.  I was at my local Craft Warehouse, and they had a bunch of Carpe Diem planner stuff on sale.  I loved the line that The Reset Girl did and I had some of it already.  I bought more.  Then, while I was at an all day crop with Embellish It! I found a paper pack for the same line.  I bought that too.  This is what I did with some of it.  

I took some of the 12x12 papers, and created covers using my laminator.  I backed the paper with some card stock to thicken it up a bit.  

 Then I simply cut slices up to the holes in the papers, dividers, and die cuts.  I used some Happy Planner disks that I had in my stash.

 Now I have a hybrid Reset Girl-Carpe Diem/Happy Planner notebook, and it is COOL!

 The pages turn excellent on these disks.  It worked out better than I had thought.

 You may have wondered why I just didn't get the planner that Carpe Diem had.  Well, I wanted to try this!!!

 I love the colors and the images.  I love the vintage style.

I have loved the disk bound ever since I discovered it, and now I love it even more!

Have you tried this system?

Michelle💖

My Large Happy Notebook

My local Michaels was having a huge discount on all dated Happy Planners, getting ready for the new ones to show up.  I decided to make a project.  I loved the colors in this style, and it matched perfectly with the collection of My Minds Eye papers that I had in my stash.  

 I didn't need another planner, but I can always use a notebook, so I took out all of the dated pages.  Then I cut the 12x12 papers to fit, and adhered them to tiebacks of the dividers.  This covered them up, and the COLORS ARE PERFECT!!!

I had some labels from Art C that I used to cover the month names on the tabs.  Now I can label them as I need to.

 Add in some paper...

 ...and a pocket or two, and you have a super cool, colorful and wonderful notebook.

I used some of the scraps and my We Are Memory Keepers tab punch and made a page turner.

The notebook turned out FABULOUS!  Now to figure out what to do with the blank weekly pages!

Stay organized!
Michelle💖