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Shoreline, CT, United States
I would love for you to join me (a retired senior)in my zany crafting adventures with quilting (waaaaay too much fabric); scrapbooking (will I ever catch up?); redwork; counted cross stitch; crossword puzzles; reading; and cooking.

Sunday, March 25, 2018

SUNDAY SEWING BREAK

               I spent a few hours decorating this junk mail envelope to use as a tip-in
in my Illustrated Journal.....using just leftover scraps from scrapbooking papers that
I couldn't bear to throw away....a glue stick and an envelope I usually trash
(gasp--:oooo --not anymore!!)


                                      Here's the back of the envelope...
the opening is on the left (short side) to slip in some pictures or private journaling..





Now how could I
throw her away, I ask you??
I knew I saved her for a
reason...lol









And.........It flurried this morning and now the sun is trying to pop out--
so I punched out a few snowflakes to decorate....here and there....


          And some clouds and smaller flakes....(you can see the interior of those
junk mail business letters that I am now collecting...)
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I saw a YouTube video tutorial on this idea at " JOURNALER PRAMITA 2306's"
 youtube channel....
{check out her videos--she is amazing....}
Thanks Pramita;))).
...............
I was immediately drawn in to this idea-  Great "use it up" and recycle fun. 
Plus it is so  pretty--you could even do Christmas or other holiday mail this way....

So, this is what I do when I cannot sew--resting my poor olde body-- 
 my
(beloved) paper playing....

hope your Sunday is a "fun day" too!! 
Hugs, Julierose, La Blageuse    (paper crafting-euse)

13 comments:

  1. Gee, that's really beautiful! I can see how your paper and quilting talents overlap.

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  2. That does look like fun! Happy Sunday to you!

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  3. Gorgeous envelope, JR. Thanks for sharing the idea and link, too.
    Hugs

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  4. Thanks 😘❤💕. For sharing my concept. Glad that you loved it.

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  5. That's interesting. None of our junk mail comes in envelopes. Anyway, you have made something beautiful out of it.

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  6. It's hard to throw paper or fabric away after spending so much. Great use.

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  7. Such a pretty envelope! You're making great use out of it. Good thinking!

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  8. I like the way you incorporated the weather into your scrapbooking.

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  9. Oh what a splendid idea Julierose, you have a wonderful creation now.

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  10. what pretty "junk mail" you have LOL love it

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