Tags for Christmas

I finally got around to making up the Tag-a-palooza packages I had left over from the event.  I created some new tags and will now be packaging them up as door prizes for upcoming events.

Gotta go clean up my craft room and start messing it up again.  Hope you have a wonderful day.

Thanks for visiting.

Joan

Owl Hello

Finally pulled these little birds out....both the stamps and the punch.  I haven't used the punch in quite a while.

Today's sketch is from The Paper Players and the colours - Not Quite Navy, Peach Parfait and Sahara Sand are from Create with Connie and Mary.  Not many birds fluttering around outside today - what with the rain falling.  I'm glad for it though, cleans up the grass and such - temperatures are a bit low, but so far it's still rain!

Hope things are getting cleaned up where you are.

Don't forget to stop by my on-line store to take advantage of the discounted items from the retired accessories list.  Items on the retired list are "while supplies last" - so don't miss out!

Thanks for stopping by!  Joan

School Stitching Mashup!

 WooHoooo - it's time for the Friday Mashup!  I had fun creating the card for this week and made it especially for our new Assistant Principal.  The "Mash  Up!" challenge this week is:

1. Create a project with "Stitching or Faux Stitching".

 
2. Or Create a project for "Back To School or a Teacher Gift".

 
3. Or "Mash it Up!" and create a "Back To School Project with Stitching"!

Since I don't have any apple stamps at the present time, and I already used the little school bus from the "Every Little Bit" set a couple of weeks ago - I decided to get out the wise old Owl punch and to borrow this clever apple from Angela McKay - the North Shore Stamper.  When I was doing the faux stitching I didn't add any paper piercing to it because the stitches on the letters were going to be too small.

Be sure to stop over at the Friday MashUp! challenge blog to check out all the wonderful designs from the design team!  And when you upload your creation be sure you tag it with FM23 on public galleries.

Another quick project that I created for myself was to use some of my leftover Decore Elements Flourishes on this Daytimer from Staples - which I will use at school since we didn't get Agendas this year.

Love, love, loving the warm September weather right now.....in addition to eating the apples right off the tree.  Hope you have some things to brighten your day!  Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend.

CAS Owl

This week's Clean and Simple Challenge over at Splitcoast was to be inspired by THIS card by cindybstampin. I liked the little collage that she created in the corner and there have been many interpretations in the SCS gallery.

The colours have been incorporated from last Tuesday's Play Date Cafe.....

I controlled myself very well by not adding anything to the base of the card - no embossing, no spritzing, no distressing - hey there isn't any distressing on this card at all - WOW - that's almost as odd as me not using dimensionals on a card!!!! (The owl is raised up!)

In order to get the ribbon to go around, I punched a small hole in the "spine" of the card and ran it through.

So, I hope that you too can have a clean, simple non-stressed day! Thanks for stopping by! - Joan

Stamp Set - Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper - Marina Mist, Soft Suede, Basic Gray, Very Vanilla, Elegant Soiree DSP
Ink - Basic Gray
Other - Marina Mist Taffeta Ribbon, Two Step Owl Punch, Elegant Lines Embossing Folder, Swirls Scribbles Sizzlets Die, Dimensionals

Trio of Owls

Played around with this one a bit. Couldn't decide what to put in the central section of the "Lord Have Mercy" sketch challenge....decided on the owls.

The colors are from over at the Color Chef...(Kelly Jo's Stamp Pad). The colours are bright green, black and cream.

I just also happen to fall into the category set out by Crafty Creations this week to use Owls in your projects. Whooooo, Whooooo!!!!

Yesterday I commented at a couple of blogs on the way buttons were attached to bows....so I decided to give it a try.

Hope you are having a wonderful beginning to the tail end of the week. Thanks for stopping by.
Joan