First Wednesday in November

It's time for Workdesk Wednesday and here's my desk with fall papers and stamp sets on it along with my back ordered flip-flop die.  There are also some rolls of seam binding and the usual piles of random thing.  It's pretty much the same old/same old.  No Dio this time as he had some important cat things to attend to.

However, below is the desk I really wanted to show you, first the before picture (from my September 6 blog post) and the after photo.  It took me days to achieve this.  The wooden bin up front still needs to be sorted through and placed elsewhere as does a pile of cards over on an end table out of sign, but I'm quite pleased with the outcome--lots less crap!

Before

After

The Fine Print: A friend asked me if I ever changed the stuff on the bulletin board you can see in the photo of my rolltop desk and the answer is... obviously no. The plan was to change it all the time, different inspiration. I keep cards in some of the boxes that were on my computer desk but they were too hard to get to, so now maybe I'll do it.  Don't hold your breath though.

Just a Minute!

There are so many variations of the saying, "Just a minute."  We have these: just a sec, just a second, just couple seconds, I'll be right there, I'll be right up, I'll be right by, in a jiffy, wait a minute, wadaminnit, in a moment, just a moment, uno momento, one moment, one moment please....

What they all mean though is that you will be with me when you are darn good and ready and not before.  I have leaned that none of those time frames involve an actual 60-second long minute.

What I'm really learning where I work is that all these variations of "just a minute" mean that it could be later today or later this week.  They rarely mean anytime in the immediate future and certainly not within the hour.

So you might as well sit back, relax, and watch the smoke pour out of your $30,000 MFP.

The Fine Print: There really isn't any smoke coming out of the MFP. There might be some coming out of my ears, but it is pointless really.  I might as accept that I can't do my job until that elusive minute is up.  Hmmm... might as well update my blog.  Faux brads and stamps by Stampin' Up "Pretty Petites" and "Flower Shop," designer paper and matching tiny bag (and the tag inside it) by Fancy Pants "Park Bench," fibers from my stash, and swirly die cut from Memory Box.

Happy, Happy Birthday!

Hello Friends and Followers--Guess who is bringing you the latest A Muse Studio challenge?  Yeah, it's me.  I know you are excited, wondering what I came up with since there is a change of season and so many holidays coming up.

I decided to ignore all that and focus on someone who gets over-looked this time of the year--people with birthdays! So that's my challenge--to make birthday cards.  How easy peasy is that?!

Whip up a birthday card or two and join in our challenge.   It will run for two weeks.  Don't miss out.

The first card I did is one you could send to your mother or that hoity toity friend you have.  I used A Muse's shimmer paper on it.  I have such a love/hate relationship with shimmer paper that usually I avoid it.  It makes an excellent card base as you can see here and adds to the elegance.

This card had no idea where it was going when I started it.  All I knew is that I really wanted to use papaya and Seattle together.  The bird stamp does have a matching die but I've learned that I can fussy cut with a lot les headache than trying to line up dies.

The Fine Print: All products by A Muse Studio. Stamps used--Celebrate in Style and You're too Kind; cardstock used--shimmer onyx, sugar, Seattle, petite polka dot in papaya and Seattle; other supplies used--clear twinkle stickers, onyx embossing powder, and antique brass brad.

My Harvest

I have a decorative scarecrow that I put up this time of year.  For Halloween he carries an extra large meat clever and for Thanksgiving he just hangs out.  Since he hangs out right next to the birdfeeder I can't say he scares the birds much.  But to his credit, I've not seen any crows there.

He protects my harvest haul which is a real live string of chili peppers and some fake pumpkins.  I'm quite the farmer as you can see.

The Fine Print: Not just any chili peppers I should warn you, but Hatch, NM, chili peppers.  That's like the gold standard of chili.  All stamps by Copper Leaf Creations.

Hello Fall

So it turns out that you don't need to nicely put all the crap on your desk away first before creating something new with your new stuff.  Nope.  All you need to do is swipe all the offending stuff out of the way.  How about that?!

We are having a beautiful fall day today, one of the 14 we are allotted each year.  The weather is here, wish you were nice.

The Fine Print: Designer paper, brads, and seam binding from my stash, stamps by Stampin' Up "Gently Falling" and "A Dozen Thoughts."

Stuff Vs. Me

I was poking around in my stuff and thinking to myself, "Judy, you need to make some new stuff, with your new stuff." 

While that is true enough I decided that it would be more advantageous for me to pick up all the Halloween bits and bobs and drag out all the fall and Thanksgiving stuff.  That's good too, but ultimately what I really need to do is find the top of my desk again.  Without a work surface none of this stuff is useful.  Clearing off the top of my desk sounds really dull.  Doesn't it?

The Fine Print: Card made awhile ago with old stuff from and old Basic Gray card making kit.  Stay tuned to see who wins the battle of stuff.  Right now the stuff is winning.  But I love fall and want to play with all the lovely stuff I've stacked up so I'm and at 'em for another round!

HB 2 ME

happy birthday to me.

happy birthday to me.

happy birthday dear....

me.

happy birthday to me.

i'm jack and in honor of my 15th birthday i will allow you to carry me and cater to my 

every whim.

then we can go play fun halloween games

like this one:

the fine print: if you carry me all will be fine

card by friend joan