Author Archives: icekat

Custom Envelopes and Paperclips

Posted on November 10, 2019 by icekat

Some of these are entirely my own design, and some were made with digital paper kits from Etsy. I’ll try to remember to link the shop when I have a moment to look it up. I got some envelope templates … Continue reading →

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Christmas Gifties

Posted on October 31, 2019 by icekat

So, because Canada Post offered free Tuesday shipping within Canada, I needed to make some things for Mom’s birthday and for Christmas. Here are a couple things I sent along to her. First I made these greeting cards, based on … Continue reading →

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Inktober Start

Posted on October 15, 2019 by icekat

So I decided I need to do more drawing as my skills are feeling rusty. Inktober would be perfect, right? Naturally I’m a little behind, because there’s always so much to do even when you work from home. I had … Continue reading →

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HUGE Lapbook In the Works

Posted on September 30, 2019 by icekat

So I got started on my giant lapbook made with the books mentioned in my last post. I’m loving all the lapbooks I’ve seen online lately. First I took out the pages, and then made a spine to connect the … Continue reading →

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Books for Deconstructing

Posted on September 18, 2019 by icekat

I got some awesome books at a yard sale this past weekend. 2 have already been taken apart to create a lap book. HUUUUUGE lap book, it feels like. The spine I added is about 3″, and I’m working on … Continue reading →

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Birthday Haul

Posted on February 18, 2019 by icekat

Got my birthday money and blew it at Michaels! I can’t wait to make planner and Book of Shadows stuff. Cosmic/starry night/purple is my jam lately. Dark Rainbow is one of my most fave paper stacks ever so I got … Continue reading →

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End of #100Days

Posted on January 29, 2019 by icekat

I realized that I accidentally finished the #100DaysOfShenanigans challenge, and I didn’t even stop to celebrate! OMG Below are my several last art projects, and the rest of my #100 days were spent writing and editing my book project currently … Continue reading →

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Writing and Crafting Shenanigans

Posted on December 27, 2018 by icekat

3 days of writing a Christmas story for Phrixy brings me up to Day 87 in #100DaysofShenanigans! It may one day appear in an anthology, as I’m thinking of exploring the winter holidays popular in Lupercalia. We shall see. Then … Continue reading →

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Up to Day 84 of Shenanigans

Posted on December 7, 2018 by icekat

4 days of Shenanigans! Day 81: The first is a booklet with 20 pages and pockets on the inside of the covers. The cover and pockets are made with a single sheet of 12 x 12″ cardstock. The paper is … Continue reading →

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2nd NaNoWriMo Win

Posted on November 30, 2018 by icekat

I managed to complete my NaNoWriMo story in time, but a little short on words, so I worked on another story to make my word count of 50k. Whew! I’ll be fluffing out the story later, as I tend to … Continue reading →

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