Saturday, October 31, 2015

An inch of texture...

I wasn't sure about this one...
Thought about gluing down some fabric or embossed paper... But finally decided on sticking to my favorite; drawing!
So I was going for the illusion of texture...







Tuesday, October 20, 2015

An inch of yogurt...


I wasn't exactly feeling inspired by this week's word...
Can't win 'em all...


This is an envelope for a pocket letter I just made...
My swap partner for this one likes elephants...
Another one with an elephant...
And a few more envies...

You would think I had a lot more to show for a week of fall vacation time, but really it has been all about the kids this week, just as it should be! :)

#whimsybykelly2015 day

Sunday, October 11, 2015

Sending birds to Sweden...



I think this is the first time I did something other than draw in this challenge!
I ripped a piece from an old Danish book page a bit smaller than an inch to allow the key to stick outside it...
The key I cut from patterned cardstock and attached with adhesive dots. And then just a little bling to top it off...

Zentangled ATC
This one I drew for a pocket letter going out today for someone who also likes to tangle...
The brown cardstock was wrapped around a pack of yogurts. I thought the color was perfect for some brown tangles...
Kozy - Jalousie - Inapod - Numph


I absolutely love owls! What a great theme...

I had nothing at all with owls. Thank God for my very good friend Google!
I printed images, some as cards, some to use on cardstock. Added some buttons and bling...
I really love making these!

This middle pocket is my favorite...

This is a one-time swap. So it's just a short letter. Since I am sending to Sweden I can write in Danish. Swedish and Danish are somewhat alike.
If there's words in Swedish I can't guess the meaning of I try to say them out loud. It's funny but somehow that makes it easier. Maybe because many words are alike but spelled differently...

Of course the envie has owls too. Never do anything halfheartedly! lol!



More outgoing mail...
Japan, Canada, Singapore and Thailand... I try to cover the entire planet! ;)

You might have noticed my favorite animals are cats and owls...



Sunday, October 4, 2015

Inches and mail to Japan...


Just barely making the deadline for this one!
I tried to think of something that no one had done for this week's prompt...


Honestly I had no idea what the word meant!
Of course then I googled it. So a man in a plaid shirt with an axe is a sex symbol?!? Who would have thought?
Well, okay... Scrolling down to Hugh Jackman in plaid, with an axe... I get the point... Lol!
I thought this was going to be a tough one...

I started out drawing an axe, then had the thought of adding the plaid. So I fussy cut the axe and gluedotted it onto the plaid.
Not too bad, if I do say so myself...



Two by Two by Tuesday: Hot
Fall has arrived in Denmark.
The wind is whirling brown leaves and most of the time rain is trickling down my windows...
Though I really am not fond of all the wet weather I do enjoy the dark evenings with candlelight and fire in the wood stove.
This is our wood stove...
For once I decided to go with a pencil drawing...


Pocket Letter for Japan

I had previously sent washi samples for a swap-bot swap to Naoko in Japan and she asked if I would swap a pocket letter.
We settled on our shared loved for the colors blue/green...

The blue with flowers I cut from a Rosina Wachtmeister poster that was to be trashed. I do like recycling...
The quotes I printed from the web...
The punched butterfly was sent to me from India.

Naoko is also a tangler so I tangled her an ATC. She also loves dolphins...

Yesterday I sent out two pocket letters themed owls for India and Sweden... But that show and tell will be for another day...