Cinderella's Castle

 The Iconic Symbol of Magic Kingdom

So many pictures of the castle at Magic Kingdom....

I used another paper from Sandy Lion for the background, which included the castle silhouette at the topo right. The paper castle on the right was cut from my Cricut, and I added Blue Lagoon Nuvo Glitter drops.

"Castle" was cut out on my Sizzex Big Shot with a Thinlets Tim Holtz alphabet.

The photo at the bottom right was made by Disney and included in our Photo Pass extras.

Notice the two photobombers in the bottom left picture of to the right (Tom & Finn).

Stay Safe,

--Ms. Molly

Scrooge McDuck Layout

 Another Character Greeting for Shae

One more character that I'm sure Shae has no idea who they are--at least I know this one. Don't worry: I didn't use the picture, but of course she gave him a hug too. This layout is simple. I went with the black and white theme for the "scrooge"/old money feeling. "Shae" is done with alphabet stickers. The patterned paper and photo corners are retired CTMH. The man in the top hat is from Tim Holtz. I thought he looked like he might be a scrooge too. There are silver Nuvo Drops along the horizontal paper, around Shae's name, and between the bottom of the page and the horizontal paper on the bottom left.

Thanks for looking!
--Ms. Molly

The Haunted Mansion

A Classic Ride and a Hitchhiking Ghost

My Haunted Mansion layout is made up with many different Halloween items and embellishments. I don't know where most of them are from, but I do know that the two spooky people in the graveyard and the lines of black text are from Tim Holtz.

All three photos in this layout were taken by Disney cast members (employees). We bought the Photo Pass Disney offers, which sounds expensive (We paid $125 I think--maybe more because of the CD?), but I would do it again. With the photo pass you get digital copies (online for a a limited time plus a CD if you choose) of every picture cast members take--around the park, with characters, and on the rides. I'm guessing these pictures would cost more than $10 each if purchased separately. You also get some fun extras: like the hitchhiking ghost in the last picture! It was fun looking through the pictures and seeing when they added the "extras" to the photos. And, with the CD, you get professional stock pictures of many of the attractions and parades.

If your budget doesn't allow you to purchase the Photo Pass, then I suggest letting the cast members take the pictures and then asking them to take another with your own phone. They'll happily do it.

Thanks for looking!

Ms. Molly

It's Your Birthday: Sip, Sip Hooray!

Quarantine Crafts

Lots of friends have had birthdays during this time of social distancing, and I've been trying to make sure I send them all a card. (They're probably pretty surprised, because although I make a lot of cards, I rarely send them myself.)

The inside of this card says "Sip, Sip, Horray!"  It was made with a Stampers Anonymous "Cocktails Blueprint" stamp from the Tim Holtz collection.  I colored it with Copics and added the little shell stickers (from Amy Tangerine) on the right for balance. "It's Your Birthday" and "Sip Sip Hooray" are from a stamp set "Cheers" sold at a local store, Memory Bound.  Please check out their website and watch their daily Facebook videos. They're a small business working hard during these days they have to remain closed, and their online store is always open.

Stay safe,

Ms. Molly

"Quarantini" Card

I've been working from home for SIX weeks now. Why haven't I posted any crafts? Probably for the same reason I'm not reading and I'm having weird dreams. This new way of life is just weird!

I've made A LOT of cards, but I mailed almost all of them before taking a picture. Here is a picture of one I made several versions of that went out to a lot of people:

This was made using the Stamper's Anonymous "Cocktails Blueprint" stamp from the Tim Holtz collection. I masked off the word "Martini". I colored it with Copic markers and added all the little dots with Novu Drops.

Thanks for visiting my blog!

Ms. Molly

Journal with 1960s Vintage Valentines

This ring-bound journal is full of vintage early 1960s Valentines--the kind you would get in your carefully decorated shoe-box-turned-Valentine-box at school. I know these cards are the real deal, because my friend Jane actually received them in the early 1960s, they are addressed to "Jane" on the back, and the sack she gave them to me in was marked "1963."

Here's the front cover. I added lots of ribbons, glitter, Nuvo drops, and tags throughout the book.

This page has a "new ephemera" bottle cap attached to it.

This page has a lot of room for journaling.

A little tag with a heart pull tucks behind the "Dolly" Valentine.

This side pocket has a tag for either journaling or a small photo.

This "tub-e" page is one of my favorites. I think the ribbon on the inserts makes them kind of look like curtains.

This small folding piece tucks behind the tail and hearts in the upper picture.

A tag with another Valentines and a charm embellishment pulls from behind the bear Valentine.

The girl with the flower hat tucks behind the envelope, which has a tag that pulls out of it. The three hearts also pull out from the "heart" card.

1960s sexism shown here. The boy is the snake charmer, and the girl is hanging Valentines on a clothes line. Both have journaling papers slipped behind them.

These pages have four more Valentines and some Tim Holtz photo booth pictures.  In total, I think I used 16 vintage Valentines. My friend Jane must have been a popular gal!

This book is in my Etsy Shop: GoodGollyMsMolly If you're interested, please go take a look at it and the other handmade items I have for sale there.

Celebrate Card

All-Occasion Bird Card

The main bird on this card was stamped with a bird from Diane Wakley's "Scribbly Birds" stamp from Ranger. It is colored with Tim Holtz Distress Crayons, also from Ranger. The music notes are Tim Holtz/Ideaology washi tape. The background paper is a sheet torn from an old dictionary. The feather and "Celebrate" are retired CTMH stamps. The ribbon is a scrap from somewhere.

I made this card on a day when I was trying to use some supplies I hadn't used for awhile. Sometimes gathering supplies outside what I usually use inspires me to make something unplanned and different.

Thanks for visiting my blog!

Configurations Vacation Book

I thought I'd surprise my friend Teresa on her birthday with a scrapbook/shadow box from our road trip to the Gulf Coast last year.  Her birthday was a month ago, so it really is going to be a surprise.  Anyway, here's the end result:

Most everything is either from CTMH or Tim Holtz.  My basic idea came from the book Tim Holtz showed during the CHA show this winter.  The newspaper-like tape on all edges is Tim Holtz.  The papers are all CTMH:  mostly the "Surf's Up" paper pack with a little bit of "Dakota" (the worn boards paper).  All the stamps are CTMH.

This is a view of the inside of the box.  I like that it's a shadow box so you can add shells, matchbooks, and other 3D objects, but it still has a cover, so if we don't want to display it, it slides onto a book shelf nicely.

Here's what the Configurations Book looks like when you get it--naked.  You can move the boxes around in any order you want or remove some, but I liked the original pattern.  Next I covered the edges of every box with Tim Holtz tissue tape:

And all the other edges of the Configurations Book:

Next, I covered the flat surfaces with patterned paper.

Cut the paper just short of the length/width of the book, so the tape shows around the edges.  I also distressed all the edges of every piece of paper.  I added ribbon around the book for a bow closure.  I glued it under the paper on the cover and on top of the papers on the back and spine.

The back of the book with the ribbon on the outside.

The ribbon on the spine of the book.

I used different coordinating patterns for the backgrounds of the boxes.  I glued the three shells on their respective boxes with CTMH Liquid Glass.  There's also a matchbook and a bit of letterhead from hotel stationery.

Here are all the photos added.  I also included some CTMH embellishments from the Surf's Up pack.  The large box on the right is for a mini book.

I made sure the cover was flat, because I want it to fit on a bookcase without being damaged.  The pennants are a SU punch, but I used CTMH paper.  The baker's twine is glued behind the pennants, but they hang free at the ends.  The words & numbers are all CTMH stamps.

This is the little mini book inside the cover.  I made the "door handle" out of a square button and a bead, which I affixed with Liquid Glass.  I was careful that the door handle landed in the center of a box on the right side, so the book would still close.  I made the book with several pieces of cs, scored down the left side and stacked and glued down the left side.

I added pictures from each day of the trip on the inside, along with some coordinating stamping, and computer-printed journaling.  I couldn't help but add a picture of me & Tom with a note that we are some of the "most awesome friends ever."

I included pictures of some of the favorite food and drinks from the trip to give a complete feel of the vacation.  You can see the embellishments at the top of the inside cover, which fit inside a box to the right when the cover is closed.

 

I like to use white colored pencil to highlight stamping on darker papers.

 

 

 Here's the mini book on the right side.  Again, it's just a few pieces of cs scored and taped together along the top.  The embellishments and stamps are CTMH.

Two holes in the top of the book make it slip right over these hooks.  I can't remember their exact name, but they're Tim Holtz Ideaology pieces.

I didn't permanently secure the book, so it still slides off the hooks in case my friend wants to do some of her own journaling in here.

And the inside of this book.  Plain, but I thought I need to leave her some journaling areas too. 

 

 

(I can't get over Mark eating those raw oysters--Yuck!)

 

Here's some more pics of the finished project: 

I didn't glue down the individual boxes.  You could, but they stay in pretty well by themselves.

You can see in this photo that all my tape isn't sticking down perfectly.  That doesn't really bother me.  I like the look with the wrinkles and loose bits.  It could be remedied with some white glue or more careful taping technique, if the messier look isn't your style.

 

It did take some time, but this was a really fun project, and I plan to do more.