In this blog you will find all of the things I create, from little doodles to scrapbook layouts, smash book pages and Wreck this Journal to much more! I hope this blog inspires you to create more...
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Thursday, November 3, 2016
Pocket Letters
Last year when I started this blog I said I was going to talk about Pocket Letters as that was my big obsession back then. I still like Pocket Letters (I'll refer to them as PLs for short), but I haven't made one in months, mostly because I don't have anyone to swap them with.
But you can totally go about this whatever way works for you! That's te beauty of projects like this you can just let your creativity flow. And you get to make new friends in the process who might stay in your life for a long time.
More PLs that I've made:
If you don't know what PLs are here's a quick explanation by PL creator Jannete Lane:
"I created Pocket Letters as a new way to send letters to your new or existing penpals. Basically, you fill all the pockets of a 9 Pocket Trading Card Protector and send the whole page to someone who wants to swap with you. This can be a one-time exchange or you can keep exchanging Pocket Letters indefinitely. You fill the pockets with anything you like. A short note or letter is included and tucked into one of the pockets. Then the Pocket Letter is folded up and sent in a standard 10 size envelope. It's the perfect way to send and collect letters from other Pocket Letter Pals around the world and a convenient way to store them. They fit perfectly in a binder!"Pretty simple right? Most people like to get creative and decorate their PLs in various ways, there's even themed PLs (Like these below that I made):
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| Coffee and donut themed PL |
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| Floral themed PL |
More PLs that I've made:
I've had some bad experiences though. As with any swap you run the risk of, well, not getting anything in return. It's happened a couple of times and maybe that's why I stopped doing them for a while. And then I went back to it and it happened again. I don't like letting bad experiences ruin the fun for me though; I have several PLs that lovely ladies had swapped with me and I thank each and everyone for not letting me down. The most important thing is comunication. Talk to your PL pal before you do a swap. Try to understand if they can't actually send their PL to you and if all else fails don't let it discourage you! There's a lot of great people in the comunity that are not gonna let you down!
If you want to know more about Pocket Letters you can visit Jannete's blog here.
Have a great weekend!
Selene Ledezma
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Long time no post? (Life update)
Hello, fellow bloggers the last time I posted something was over a year ago! (almost a year and a half!). If you read my introductory post then you know I tend to drop things after a while. This time I only posted 4 things and then I stopped. I tried to keep posting, but it just really didn't work out. Here I am again trying this blogging thing.
In the last year, some things have changed and some things have stayed the same. I finished my pink SmashBook and I stopped making pocket letters (something that I want to change because I love making pocket letters but I find it hard to find people to swap them with); I still haven't finished my WTJ (but I've made some progress so yay!) and I've bought 3 adult coloring books; I started using the bullet journal system and left my planner.
Day by day I've been trying to improve on various skills like lettering and drawing; I've been doing some challenges (3 to be exact) and have posted them on my Instagram. I have also discovered the wonderful world of Studyblrs (and Studygrams) and it makes me want to go back to school so much. Not only for the aesthetic of it but also because I relly want to, I love learning!
Speaking of learning I've been taking some classes over at Scrapbook.com; card making,scrapbooking, journaling and some others. Just trying to improve on those areas too. I've also been learning (or re-learning) how to code and have been trying to write more.
Oh, I've written some stories but they're mainly fanfiction. Aside from journal entries, I think I've only made some poems and vague writings where I ramble about stuff.
I seriously need to find a job also. Our house has had some major problems that we can't fix due to not having enough money. And someone tried to break in by breaking our kitchen window.
But onto some good stuff: My cousin had his second child (a baby boy!) who I absolutely adore! He just had his first birthday the 20th. He (my cousin) also got married (a week ago) and I helped with some wedding decorations as well as helping them put said decorations in place. It had been a while since I went to a party (and danced so much! my whole body hurt the next day!) like that and I had a great time.
Well, I think that is all that's been going on in my life. See you guys in the next post (I really hope I can keep this blog alive and not drop it again!).
In the last year, some things have changed and some things have stayed the same. I finished my pink SmashBook and I stopped making pocket letters (something that I want to change because I love making pocket letters but I find it hard to find people to swap them with); I still haven't finished my WTJ (but I've made some progress so yay!) and I've bought 3 adult coloring books; I started using the bullet journal system and left my planner.
Day by day I've been trying to improve on various skills like lettering and drawing; I've been doing some challenges (3 to be exact) and have posted them on my Instagram. I have also discovered the wonderful world of Studyblrs (and Studygrams) and it makes me want to go back to school so much. Not only for the aesthetic of it but also because I relly want to, I love learning!
Speaking of learning I've been taking some classes over at Scrapbook.com; card making,scrapbooking, journaling and some others. Just trying to improve on those areas too. I've also been learning (or re-learning) how to code and have been trying to write more.
Oh, I've written some stories but they're mainly fanfiction. Aside from journal entries, I think I've only made some poems and vague writings where I ramble about stuff.
I seriously need to find a job also. Our house has had some major problems that we can't fix due to not having enough money. And someone tried to break in by breaking our kitchen window.
But onto some good stuff: My cousin had his second child (a baby boy!) who I absolutely adore! He just had his first birthday the 20th. He (my cousin) also got married (a week ago) and I helped with some wedding decorations as well as helping them put said decorations in place. It had been a while since I went to a party (and danced so much! my whole body hurt the next day!) like that and I had a great time.
Well, I think that is all that's been going on in my life. See you guys in the next post (I really hope I can keep this blog alive and not drop it again!).
Sincerely,
Selene Ledezma
Friday, May 15, 2015
Wreck this Post
It was 2 years ago or so that I heard of the Wreck This Journal (WTJ) for the first time. I was so excited about it, like so excited. Even though I didn't have one I would go online and search for it, see what other people did to theirs. Eventually, my excitement died down as I couldn't really get one for myself. That is until a couple of months ago when I finally got it at Hastings.
So I got it, and the first month probably was the most I used it like I used it almost every day for a month and then I stopped using it, now I use it only occasionally.
The WTJ by Keri Smith is great for pretty much anyone. You don't have to be the most talented or creative person for you to enjoy it. It gives you great prompts so that you can do whatever you want and obviously wreck it!
So now I'll share a couple of my favorite pages so far. Enjoy :)
So I got it, and the first month probably was the most I used it like I used it almost every day for a month and then I stopped using it, now I use it only occasionally.
The WTJ by Keri Smith is great for pretty much anyone. You don't have to be the most talented or creative person for you to enjoy it. It gives you great prompts so that you can do whatever you want and obviously wreck it!
So now I'll share a couple of my favorite pages so far. Enjoy :)
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| If you click on the pictures you can see them in full resolutoin! |
Next time I post I will be talking about my newest obsession: Pocket Letters
Take care and see you next time
Selene Ledezma
Saturday, April 25, 2015
Paper Flowers
I was thinking of what to do for a spring themed page I wanted to incorporate on my SmashBook, and I decided that I wanted to paint some flowers with my acrylic paints. I realized a little late that I didn't really have any white paper (I've been meaning to buy some but I forget!) so I took a piece of double sided cardstock paper and began to work.
I gathered my supplies and put a piece of newspaper on my desk to protect it. I started by painting the background in white so that I could have a clean canvas, and then I draw the shape of the flowers. I did 4 purple flowers and a yellow one. I also painted green along one side to create the stem and drew some leaves.
After that, I outlined the flowers and leafs and cut them out. To assemble the whole thing I placed the flowers on the stem and stapled them. Then I sort of scattered the leafs along the stem and here's the finished product:
In the end, I decided to layer two of the smaller flowers together as well as the yellow and purple flowers. I will definitely use this for my spring theme page.
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| Materials used for this project: Double sided cardstock paper by Pebbles, stapler, tape, acrylic paint (white, yellow, purple, and green), paint brushes, scissors. |
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| The flowers drying after I painted them |
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| The finished product |
See you next time,
Selene Ledezma
Friday, April 24, 2015
Sharing my Smashbook
I only recently got into smashbooks about 2 or 3 months ago. I love them because they are really cute and kind of easy to use. The decorated pages take away the blank page fear that you may get while you do your layouts. I currently have 3 SmashBooks: The Retro Style (blue), the doodle style (red), and the pink one.
I am currently using the pink one and still have some pages to finish it, but I will share with you some of my favorite ones.
This is my Hello Kitty spread. I LOVE Hello Kitty so much, she's my favorite Sanrio character and I just had to make a page (well 2) about her.
For the background, I left it as it was (a grid pattern with some flowers on it), and then I added different pictures or stickers I had of her. I gathered some packaging I had from stuff I've bought that was Hello Kitty themed like a page from a notebook a friend gave me, a picture that came with a bedspread I bought, a little cardboard cut out from a happy meal, a page from a coloring book, and other things.
I decided to not do a lot on these pages since I really like them by themselves. On the first one, I just added a quote and a magazine cutout.
On the second one I outlined the letters with different colored markers and drew some eyes at the bottom that I also decorated with markers, then I just colored the entire page with a pink color pencil.
I also kept these two pages very simple.
For this page, I added a piece of red cardstock paper at the top and layered a magazine picture on top of it.
Here is a close up of the origami heart I made on the second page. For this page, I just added some cardstock paper with blue and white stripes and wrote the lyrics for Pompeii by Bastille. I also made the origami heart and colored in the triangles made by the folds I made.
For these two pages I took pictures from clothing catalogs or magazines and just made a collage, I used my alphabet washi tape for the title on the side. As you can see I split the middle picture in 2 because it was too big for any of the sides.
These are just a few pages from my smashbooks I will upload more as I make them, and I plan on doing some process videos as well.
I hope you enjoyed this or were inspired to create your own :) Have a great day!
Best Wishes,
Selene Ledezma
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