There's nothing perfect to do in foggy and chilly weather but to stay at home and do all those thingamajigs. I'm guilty. What can you do in a 0°C temperature? For me, it's the best and perfect time to have some hot tea, play mellow music and grab my construction paper and fold them up. That was actually the idea I had last night. From my last post, the art supplies that I had made me so excited about future ideas that will enter my head. It's not that I cannot sleep thinking, but it is just super exciting for me.
So today, which is the first official day of my leave, I spent my day in the room (without even having lunch or snack) doing my crafty things. Since I cannot go out because it is cold, and I can't buy anything because I do not have any cash, I've made my very first junk journal instead. (I actually don't want to call it junk, it's not that bad. Hehe.) There is already a lot of things I can use as well so why buy more?
With all the spares I had from the cards I made and had given away, I compiled the bigger sizes and added some short paper in a pile. All in all, I was able to accumulate five sets of sheets. After folding them in half, I made sure that the distribution of the sheets is good according to my preference.
Hey you everyone! As you can see at the title, this is an update about the hobby I want to pursue more and more while staying here in The Netherlands. From my previous post here, I've decided to have some investments aside from merely scissors and papers at hand. Happily, my loving husband is very supportive in everything that I do and I am more than happy about that. Ever since, I already love making cards and doing crafts. So here I am now, owning my very own die-cutting and embossing machine that we bought few days ago. For an add on, we also bought a Canon Selphy printer (€119) for pictures that I will include in the cards that I'll give away to friends. I am very happy with all of these.
This die-cutting machine is a life changer, there are now endless possibilities. We got it from Action (a Dutch/English owned discount store chain) for €39.95. It came with 2 3D embossing folder plates and a pack of a die set.
We also purchased some fancy die sets from the store since they do not cost that much, not even a euro per set. Here are the first few cards that I made the time I got the machine. Of course, I couldn't wait but to splurge my time doing some crafts.
Since last week, I have made a realization (this is the worse thing to do when you got time off, you can think haha) that I want to relive the hobby I had since the very beginning of time. From my other blog, I've made a statement that I am a crafty person. There's not that much project I share here, or on our vlog (https://www.youtube.com/thedutchpinaycouple) except the one where I gave my husband an explosion box when we celebrated our very first anniversary while we were courting.
In fact, I can only work with a bunch of paper and a scissor, and viola! I can make something crafty on it. But that's not always the case, of course. Now, I am thinking of making more out of it. I would like to add more to the stash that I have, which is just a pair of scissors and some tapes.
First off, I would like to have my own die cutting machine, a starter kit. I've seen a cute little die cutter online and I am excited to have a hold of it! The sad thing is, it might not be available here in The Netherlands but I am still willing to look for another brand or alternative. It works manually and very handy.
And as I start to relive this hobby, I am going to do it a lil bit more pro this time. There's a lot of plans going on here in my head already and I guess I could not wait another day to lay my hands on them. There's also a new YT channel that I will be making for this specific project. And that's where the title comes in place. How do you like Myxed Crafts (Myx, that's basically me and craft, it's from the word itself), which can also mean mixed crafts. What do you think?
Today, we are going out. I hope we will have the chance to visit the store and look for a cutting machine, I really love to have one! And it's always my dream to pursue this little hobby.
