It's Fall Y'all and some boxing

 

It's Fall Y'all: Autumn

This is my card for jlsd0218's "It's Fall Y'all" LTC swap.  My card is called, "Autumn."  For this tracker, you were supposed to use some sort of embellishment.  As you can see, I used eyelets.  I bought them a long time ago but I don't know if I ever used them.

THIS was the inspiration for my card.  I considered carving a tree blowing in the wind but couldn't find just the right image.  

For the background, I used my Geli Plate.  I have been having problems with my plate lately.  Can they dry out or go bad?  I bought new paint at the end of last year and thought it may be the problem.  So I got new paint and it worked better.  I'm very happy with how the cards turned out.

Haubstadt, Ind

I went letterboxing last Saturday and had a great time.  The weather was beautiful and I found all 7 boxes that I looked for.  

I started off in Haubstadt looking for a box that someone planted passing thru. I also explored a nearby park.  Next month is my 10 year letterbox anniversary and I have been thinking about planting a ten box series.   I checked out a park that used to have a few trails.  Now it is a disc golf course.  I think I will plant there anyway if I can get my butt in gear and carve the stamps. 

Owensboro, Ky

Then I went to Owensboro, Ky.  Big jump, I know.  There is a new boxer there and she has planted a bunch of boxes.  I went over back in July and got some of the boxes.  This time I got all of them but one that is inside a library.  

A while ago, I got a message that one of my boxes in Owensboro was missing.  The area had flooded and the box washed away.  We went on a field trip to an orchard just 2 miles away and I had to check while we were so close.  I found the box!  It was in a pile of flood debris.  It was in bad shape so I cleaned it up and rehid it in a better place last weekend.  

I was great to be out boxing again.   I love this weather and all the awesome stamps :)

Hitchhiker Hustle Again

I really enjoy the GypsyLadybug's Hitchhiker Hustle swaps.  I commented to her a few months ago that she needed to host one again.  With these you make a HH and use the stamp to make LTCs.  You send both off and you get one of each LTC and a new HH :)

My card is called "Barn Quilt" and it is pretty simple.  I tore paper for the clouds & grass.  I had a tough time designing the barn.  It took me a few tries to get the angles on the roof just right.  I glued it all together with a glue stick.

The county just to the north of mine (Gibson) has a Barn Quilt Trail with 212 quilt squares.  Last year my boxing buddy and I were boxing at their visitor center and I got the map for the trail.  My boxing buddy joked that I should plant a box for every one!!   That is impossible but I am thinking about planting a few.  As of right now, I am not doing Box of the Month in 2017 and will plant one quilt square every month.  I was also thinking of challenging fellow boxers to plant some too.  This is totally on the back burner for now but I will let you know if I do it ;)

Back to the Hitchhiker Hustle...I made the logbook for my hitchhiker and sewed the pouch for the stamp.  Have I showed how to make these little books before?  I like using them for HH & Fleas.

You need a square piece of paper.  For this one I used 10 x 10.  You fold it in half and fold the outer parts to the middle.  You will have 4 long sections.

Then spin your paper around and do the same thing again.  Fold the paper in half and fold the outsides to the middle.

When you are done with this step you have 16 squares.  To make it easier to see I marked where to cut with a black marker.  Cut the outer folds to the last fold.  Then you spin it around and cut the middle fold to the last fold.  That's easy, right?

Then you fold it all up.  I found one of these at an event and I had to copy it.  I think it had a ribbon tying it all together.  Sometimes I do that too.

Anyway, I only had one pic for this blog entry and I thought I would spice it up a bit.

PS-Don't look at the mess on my desk.  I recently threw away a stamp in a pile of scraps.  Thankfully no one took out the trash right away  :D