We have a winner - Fall Journal

The winner of the Fall Journal offered as a gift during the

 Fall Fun Blog Hop

 is

 Kim over at Stamp-a-Rama

Kim I'll be sending you an email to request your address.

To everyone else who requested the template for the purse gift card holders,

 I will be sending it out by the end of the week.

Thanks everyone. I had fun ....hope you did too

edited to say ....boo hoo....Kim you are a no reply blogger.
I will leave a comment on your blog so you will have my email...
.if I do not hear form you by Saturday I will need to choose another winner

edited again:
Yay ! Kim contacted me and her gift will be in the mail tomorrow !

hopping fun

Hello and welcome to the

 Fall Fun Blog Hop!

 A group of online friends decided
 the holiday weekend in the US

would be a GREAT time to

get inky together,

and so we've put together

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Here is the full list of our blog hoppers today:

Lydia Fiedler   Libby Hickson   Kim Williams   Michelle Single    Lee Murphy   Sara Henton 

Yapha Mason   Lisa Adametz   Jimmi Mayo   Jeanne Streiff   Bev Gerard    Shannon  

Dana Keith   Joan Ervin   Maren Benedict    Teresa Kline    Hannah Clark    Dina Kowal  

 Wanda Cullen    Korin Sutherland    Taylor Usry    Monika Davis    Harriet Skelly  

Kim Schofield    Cathy McCauley    Mary Marsh   Julia Aston    Bridget Finlay  

Alison Habetler    Leslie Hanna    Sue Farrant    Michelle Hanway   Misti Oblander  

 Judy Rozema    Jenna Barber   Tammy Hershberger    Eva Dobilas    Kerri Michaud  

Cheryl Navarrete    Neva McMullen    ME   Samantha    Cindy Wallach

I little birdie told me some of these bloggers just

 might have some  goodies for you, so be sure and
 visit everyone on the list. Thanks for visiting us -

pour yourself a nice fall beverage and enjoy!

When I was invited to join this hop I was at first intimidated by the talent I would

 be rubbing elbows with. But I was reassured that my work was up to par

 and I had nothing to worry about. I'm still not so sure about that. 

I love Autumn....           It's  one of my favorite 4 seasons. 
the other three beingWinter Spring and Summer....
but not always in that order.

 

7 things I love about Fall

Sweaters

Soup

Leaves

Colors

Traveling

Cool Crisp Air

Planning for the Holidays

isn't it cool how the last 14 lines form a martini glass?

purely by accident.... I think

When Fall rolls around I start thinking about Christmas.
( have you seen enough leaves in this hop? )
Yep ...Gotta start making those gifts
While trying to decide what to share with you

 I was playing around with an old gift card holder and

decided it was easy enough to make . 

 It does require using scissors.

Does anyone remember scissors? 

It seams I am the only person on the planet that doesn't use a die cutter.

I have one....somewhere....but I don't use it. 

anyway.... after cutting it out and scoring and folding you get this

Since I am using Tim Holtz distress paper I gave it a bit of distressing.

here's a tip for you

By placing the score over the edge of my counter top I could easily scuff up the edges

you can get very creative with the closures

I guess I should have lined the inside.

If you make one you could do that

I made one with fabric too.


the backs

These would be great  made out of holiday paper and or fabric

and hung on the tree      ( there I go ...   thinking about Christmas again)

If you would like the pattern for this little gift card holder

 let me know in your comment,  and I'll send it to you in an email

Since I failed in the "inky" part of this Blog Hop.

 I hope I can redeem myself by giving away this journal



click on photo  to enlarge

The front and back covers are clear acetate

There are 17 pages

a few pockets and one of the pages is an envelope.

I've added a few flowers and embellishments

but left a lot of room so the winner can add to it.

This would make a great scrapbook or art journal.

let me know if you would like to win this journal

and I'll throw your name into the drawing

I'll choose a winner Wednesday Sept 7th sometime around 6:00pm EST
( giveaway has been given )

thanks to Lydia for organizing this hop,
and thanks to Leslie for asking me to participate. 
  

Your next stop on the hop is

 Samantha

Let's go see what she has come up with. 

time to blow the dust off this blog

 I hope you all are enjoying your summer.

It's been a while since I have had time to sit still and tangle. 

I had visited The Diva's blog to see what everyone has been up to and found that I have a few days left to mail a tile to Carole Ohl.  She has offered up a challenge for all of us to use four tangles: Pais, Zedbra, Keenees, and Baton.  We were also asked to use a 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 inch tile.

You can get more info about this chalenge here

This is the tile I mailed to Carole.

I've been blowing the dust off my rubberstamps too...

I'll be back soon

Have a great day...

Marianne

butterfly box step by step / WOYWW #112

I've been away for a while but now I am back. And what better way to come back than to join in with Julia's WOYWW

(what's on your workdesk wednesday )

I have a project that I have been working on sporadically since January

and

It's finally  ( almost)   finish !

I started working on this  while on vacation

and while cleaning my craft room yesterday I found, it and decided it was time to finish it.

So instead of clearing out old magazines and folding new fabric...

I picked up my little box and started to play.

Who needs clearing and folding anyway?

So to recap

In January I found a cute box

added a layer of glue and paint

more paint around the edges

I used paper and paint tio line the inside

Found a beautiful piece of paper to cover the front

I chose to use the butterfly portion

covered with a few layers of paint and ink

I used ink and colored pencil to "age" the edges

more pencil to add definition and shadow

now on to embellishment.

well.....I said I was ALMOST finished

I need to finish this by mid August because I have special plans for it.

shhhhh....it's a secret

Thanks for stopping by.

If you didn't come from Julia's WOYWW Link party.

Go there now to see all of the other contributors work spaces.

did someone say giveaway ?

I am hosting another giveaway on my Life @ RuffHaven blog.
run as fast as you can to see the prize and enter.......oh and bring a friend.

Dog Days of Summer Giveaway

I'll be back soon with more paper fun...but for now I am enjoying summer with my dogs and family.
miss you all and will see you soon.

Marianne