tags, tags, tags!

I'm trying to dig myself out of the mounds of presents to be wrapped! Here are some gift tags I made. All stamps by The Cat's Pajamas. (oops, except "love peace joy" phrase, that's Stamping Bear)

They were supposed to be quickie tags that somehow got more complicated as I worked on them. I punched out scalloped circles from white cardstock, swiped some Christmas tree green Vintage ink, inked up the trees (there are two different ones), added Twink, flipped them over and stamped Poochie, Sprinkle in a snowglob and earmuffs Sprinkle. Hmm, something's missing. I know, glitter! And twinkling H2Os. And and and twinkle stickers (A Muse) on Twink's nose. And and and...prima flowers with Queen & Co brads. Ooh, better edge these things with ink. And and...ribbon! Okay, better stop now. So, it took me about an hour and half to make 16 gift tags. I still think it was time well spent!

bookbinding

I had a craft day last weekend and learned to make books using the traditional Japanese stab binding technique. I have been hoarding this black, magenta flocked paper but thought it'd make a lovely book. I loved contrasting the yellow binding, the blue/purple interior and the first green page! Sorry for the bad photos. I haven't had much experience taking inanimate objects yet!

I'm not entirely sure what I'm going to do with this book. I won't give it away because it's basically a mess of glue all over the place (that Yes! paste is stick stuff) but maybe I'll record little whimiscal thoughts.

I am thinking about stamping something and adding to the front of the book though! It just doesn't feel right if I don't stamp something I make. :)

Whose picture is all over the internet?

SunSpirit Studio's December e-newsletter just came out today! And guess who's the new editor? Yep, that would be me! Sign up for the nifty newsletter and hear about how everything is marked down. It'll be a progressive sale that will be sure to knock your socks off! Just call me, Ms. Enabler. :) The signup code for the newsletter is SD!

It's December and I'm still creating super fast, simple and elegant holiday cards! Nothing says "warm winter wishes" than the warm tones of this tan and copper stars card. The purple and bit of red gives a stylish punch! Get your copper stars from SSS! They're handmade and I just love supporting lovely people like Andrea.

Yay!