kro designs

  On occasion I find die cuts and stickers from long ago projects, tucked away within the projects pockets I make. Using the stationery kit from Nordic Nights, I've created a pocket for stickers that won't be left behind as the year begins. Clear as the cool night sky, I'll be able to see everything I put in this pocket. The clear acrylic word die cuts were an absolute must to use, so I placed it vertically along the left edge of the starry night overlay.  With  the vellum overlay behind it,  off setting it by 1/4 inch around, I adhered it along only 3 sides. Not only does the double layer make it sturdy, it creates a great place to store the 3 smaller sticker sheets included in the kit. Using the remaining pieces left over from the initial trimming, I made a bookmark for my planner.  I sliced the clear 'today' into 2 section, stacking them on the top of one another.  Then placed a those glitter stickers as accents trailing down to the bottom.  On...

 https://youtu.be/4VwM0lxrn6Q There is just something about the quiet of a snowfalls evening, right before dusk when the birds come out for one last treat before sleep.  Using one of the Planner Kit papers as inspiration, I created my own pitch perfect scene for the front of my standard size notebook. After taking off the craft cover from the insert, I repurposed it as the house facade, angling it at just the perfect slope.  Using an extra sliver of the insert paper, I cut a snowy roofline and used a marker as a shadow.  Then made a chimney with some addition cover paper and decorated the rest with snowflakes and a curious little chickadee. On the inside, I turned the adhesive pocket 90 degrees and cut the now top to create a taller, more open concept pocket ready to put all the stickers, journal cards and sticky notes for a productive January.

Continuing the door theme for my planner for this fun project, I thought the snowflake vellum from the stationery kit would make the perfect door.  Not wanting to waste the beautiful design by pasting it directly on the paper notebook paper, I cut two long slits to create a pocket for the back. But first I needed to decorate my door with the modern pink and green washi tape and wrap it like a present. After placing a wreath sticker on the front, I peeled the postcard in half and then cut it in half again to have just 1/4 of it under the vellum doors. Since the vellum was threaded through to the backside, I had the perfect pocket for some secret Santa notes. Using both the tags included in the Stationery kit, I adhered them together and placed some sticky notes on the backside. I couldn't help but make the front cover just as lovely by using the remaining cut parts of the postcard and added some of those lovely glitter stickers as accents.