Good Morning!

Good Morning everyone! I hope today finds you all well.

Yesterday was not such a bad day. We drove out to see Betty where she was camping and took her TAC order to her. Not bad, huh? How's that for customer service :)

I wanted to get some crafting done, but the day seemed to slip by. I'm not sure where it went to. I looked at the clock last night and it was 7:00p.m. and thought "we didn't even have supper!" Time just sort of got away from me. I did have time to finish a card I was working on. I wanted to make a card for this weeks sketch challenge 192 over at SCS so I did. I'm in Halloween mode right now.

For the base card I used Basic Black. A must have staple at Halloween ~ and I have plenty of it!
I layered the card with paper from SU!'s Ghostly Greetings collection. I'm so going to get more to keep on hand because I'm sure it will retire.

I stamped the image from SU! Just Fiends set and colored it with my pencils and gamsol then layered it on to a piece of Pumpkin Pie and Basic Black. It looked a little lonely there so I stamped the sentiment from TAC's Spooktacular in white on black paper and layered that on to a piece of Pumpkin Pie I punched out with my scallop punch. I layered it on to the paper with pop dots, I think it looks much better.

Now lot's of you were asking for directions on how to make the tri-fold card that I made. It's very simple.

Take a 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" piece of paper. Score it at 2 1/2" and 5 3/4". On the 2 1/2" score line cut the paper down to 3 1/2" and on the 5 3/4" score line cut the paper down to 4 1/4". Cover each front section with DP or stamped cs. To make the belly band just use a piece of cs that is 6 1/2" and decorate the front with different punches or flowers, whatever is desired.

Told ya, very easy!

I think that today I will get some more crafting done - so hopefully tomorrow I will be able to post more to show you.

So far I've only got 4 people to play in my "Birthday Candy" game. Does no one want to play? I will run the game thru the end of the week and draw a winner on September 12th. You don't have to send me a card. Just make a card, post it on your blog and link it back to me. Make sure that you post a message on my blog so I know that you did it. Easy, fun and a chance to win some goodies for yourself.

Have a great rest of your weekend!

Hugs,
Joani

A SpookTACular kind of day & gone to the birds!

Howdy everyone! I hope that your week's been going good so far! Yesterday was Doctor appointment day and run around day. Those day's just beat me - especially when it's 90 and humid out. Going in and out of the cool stores to the heat outside ~ it just kicks my rear! So today I figure that I am doing nothing but stay in and craft. The only time that I'm peeking my head outside is when the mail comes.

And speaking of mail..... I placed one of my stamper's group party orders on Tuesday. I figured that Monday was a holiday and TAC was closed, they might be a little behind. Well, I went in last night to check the order and it was shipped on Monday!!! It should be here today ~ that's so super quick! So later on today I'm going to be sorting and putting my packages together. I never would of thought it would be here that quick. I just love getting party orders in. I ooooogle over everyone's stuff and then make a list of what I "have" to get.....

Well - my hubby finally finished one of his projects the other day. He started off late spring with making a bird house. I have a weeping willow tree in the back yard that I hung a bird feeder in. I just love to watch the birds in the yard. So he thought that he'd make a birdhouse to go with the feeder. Then my SIL was tossing out her birdbath - I took it. So now I've got the bird bath and the feeder. So Hubby's been working on the birdhouse for a long time. It's just something that he tinkers around with in his spare moments. And it's funny ~ he started out making this little birdhouse and it got bigger and bigger. I teased him that it was no longer a birdhouse, it was a bird condominium! It's got 10 holes for 10 different compartments in it! It's huge! But I love it, and I love him for making it! So now, within a few feet from one another I've got the feeder, the bird bath and the condo all together.

He's such a joker - I told him to pose for the camera and this is what I got!

He knows that I'm always snapping pictures of everything. And some day I will have them all in an album - I've got to get another one. The one that I have is so full and heavy that you pretty much have to keep it on the table.....

But anyway - each "story" of the house is petitioned off inside. There are 4 "units" on the first floor, four on the second and then there is 2 "attic" units. He used actually roofing shingles on the roof. Then he got out the table saw and cut the little strips to make the "barn doors". This project has literally taken months of a little bit of this and a little bit of that. Of course I always have something for him to do. Like the hillbilly hangers.... He was working on those around the parts to the condo... But now it's done and he's happy.

Now, on to what I created....

A couple of weeks ago SCS had a tutorial on the Joy Fold card. I just never got around to making it until now.

As most of you know I am a lover of Halloween. It is my favorite holiday to decorate and send cards out. There are so many adorable Halloween images out there. No, I don't like the scary, creepy stuff. But I love the cute images, pumpkins and all the cute little kiddies dressed up trick or treating. It's so fun!

This card I made using a Basic Black base. I used the SU! Ghostly Greeting DP along with Pumpkin Pie and Only Orange cs. The images are from TAC's Spooktacular and Trick or Treaters sets. They are adorable!! I colored everything with my pencils and gamsol and I was done.

Today I hope to get some more Halloween or Fall items done ~ but I must first get off the computer to do so :)

I hope that you all have a wonderful day!!! And dont forget!!! I am running "birthday candy" for someone who would like to win a suprise!! See this post for more info!

Hugs,

Joani

Good morning everyone! And some birthday candy

I hope that the long weekend kept everyone safe and rested. Now I'm a little excited for fall to be here. Labor day in my mind marks the end of summer - even though it seems to be getting hotter and hotter out.

I think I've said it before, my favorite time of year is fall. The leaves are changing, there begins a crispness in the air. But according to the forecast for this coming week, I don't think there will be any crispness in the air any time soon.

Enough of the sappy stuff ~ let's get to work!

This card is still not what I wanted. I have this image in my head and it just wont work out on paper! Has that ever happened to you?

I've got this image in my head but when I sit down to create the card it just won't come out the way I want to. The card still turned out cute I guess ~ but it's not what I wanted.

I used a stamp set from TAC that's been discontinued - but everyone has a set similar to this one I'm sure.

The base card is Pixie Pink and the DP is some I found in my scrap drawer already cut - I'm not sure who it's from. I stamped the little candle from a SU! set called Birthday Banter for each day of the month except for the actual birthday. I stamped the date for the day. I then punched out the circle using my 3/4" and 1/2" circle punches. The cupcakes are from a Stampendous set "Hey there Cupcake" set and the present is also from them. The hat is from Hero Arts. I stamped each and cut them out and positioned them at different places on the card. I used some stickles to jazz it up a bit and I was done.

I was in need of making a card to send to a new found friend on line. I want

ed to use some of my yummy paper from SU! I was so in love with the Berry Bliss paper that they had - and now that it's gone I had to fall in love with another, Bella Rose. To me it's almost as nice as the Berry Bliss ~ but then anything that has to do with card making and is brown is ok in my book!

Just a simple card to go with the post it note holder I made for her too. The card is nothing but DP and ribbon, with a small sentiment in the corner from my TAC set Enjoy Today. Sometimes simpler is better.

There is another lady that I've met on line thru one of the forums that I belong to. She's having a bit of a hard time right now and I wanted to make something that might cheer her up. And of course one of my favorite flowers is daises. Some more DP that I have in a drawer that I don't know who it's from. I do have lot's and lot's of paper like that.

The daisy is from TAC and it's called Gerbera Daisy. The base card is Ballet Blue. I stamped the image and colored it in with my pencils and gamsol then layered it on to a piece of Creamy Caramel and sponged some Creamy Caramel ink around the edge of the image panel. The card is layered with the DP and Creamy Caramel. I added a length of ribbon to it too.

Once the card was all put together I added some stickles to the flower to give it a little shine. I sure hope that it brightens her day.

Since my hits are getting up there, I want to offer up some candy - "birthday" candy that is. Next week is my birthday and I was thinking that I would offer up a present to you all.

Make me a birthday card and post it on your blog. Then link it back to me and post a message on this post. I will then draw thru random.org the winner of some blog candy that I will be giving to you. Think of it as my birthday present to YOU. Let's see how many people we can get to play this.....

I hope that you all have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Joani