WOYWW #26 (177) - A Mess & A Card

Gasp! It's been 4 months since I've posted a What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday...I had to do a search to find my last WOYWW pictures! (It was a good one...Anniversary ATC reveal.) I have missed  visiting Miss Julia Dunnit in all her queenly craftiness...and those that follow her. Sigh. Be sure to visit the WOYWW posts for a lovely adventure into crafty spaces. (You know you can't just visit one!)

Lately, the time I've had in the studio has been late at night, working mostly on design team projects. As soon as the project's done it's time to take pictures, edit, write the post, then sleep, get up and go to work the next morning. Not a lot of time lately to clean up...proof in the pictures:

The good news is that I'm still making stuff.

Thanks to my sweet hubby who takes care of dinner on those nights (sometimes with help from the awesome kiddos that reside here!)

Tomorrow "clean flat surfaces in the studio" is a priority!

I'm looking forward to reorganizing. The weather has turned cold and I'm feeling the need to clear space for holiday projects!

Here's a card that came from the mess that I created for the Card Makin' Mamas Challenge Blog...

The front of the pop up card.

 The bat is embossed. Love that Smash tape.

Sigh. Yes, the pop up is a little crooked. Another late night project/photo/edit. Didn't catch it in this photo. Obviously.

Close up of the clear embossed bat.

More Smash tape. It makes me happy.

This is Digital Delights Vampire Pippin. A not crooked pop up. The cobwebs are clear embossed, too.

It's 2300. That's 11:30pm. Time for me to get to the sleep portion of my day!

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Inky hugs,

Angi

And the winners are...

Happy Tuesday! Hello, to my new followers!

Thank you so much for the lovely comments and tweets you wrote for the Echo Park & Great Impressions Stamps Blog Hop! It was so much fun to hop along, read the comments & tweets and visit YOUR blogs, too.

I'm pleased to announce my Echo Park & Great Impressions Stamps Blog Hop winners!


The winner of her choice of (one) Echo Park Collection Kit...

♥   #91 - Carla said "adorable bags! I love the design and of course, the papers!"

The winner of a set of Great Impressions holiday Stamps...

♥   #97 - Andrea said "Very cute bags, love the toppers with twine."

Congratulations! I've contacted the winners (check your email!) with instructions.

For a complete list of winners (and more crafty inspiration!) visit the Great Impressions Stamps blog!

Inky hugs,

Angi

Great Impressions - Pumpkin Envie, Got Your's?

The Echo Park and Great Impressions Stamps blog hop is still open! Find the details in THIS POST.

Now that the leaves are turning, I'm thinking about pumpkin pie and and homemade mashed potatoes (not together! lol) Lots of people in our daily lives to show some appreciation to: teachers, crossing guards, postman (or woman), coworkers, that thoughtful person at Starbucks who asks you if you want your 'regular' (that can't be just me...that's a chai creme frappucino with soy, whip and now pumpkin sauce, thank you!)

With friends and family scattered across the globe, gift cards are a lovely alternative, but they can be a little low on the 'WOW' factor when you receive/give one, right?

Spoiler: I'm planning on giving quite a few gift cards this year! ;)

How about a decorated envie (aka envelope) to dress up that drab little card?

Cardstock stickers have become a new favorite of mine. Alphas and sentiment stickers, especially!

The faux scallop border was made using punched circles and scrap patterned paper. I added glitter to the pumpkin tag and to the scallops. I attached cardstock to the top and bottom side of the flap.

(What's normally the back of the envelope is the front of my gift card dressing!)

I prefer not to leave the inside of my cards nekkid.

(Yep, I know it's misspelled...hiding from the nasty searches...)

Same went for my envie! I used Pumpkin Flourish (F500) to stamp the die cut tag and the inside.

The A2 envelope is large enough to hold multiple gift cards, a handmade card, money, even a wrapped cookie! (My 9 year old made a German version of Mexican wedding cookies today (are those really Mexican?). ..they were so yummy!)

Have you entered our Monthly Challenge - Fall? There's still time to link up your project!

What are you doing to make your gifts a little more special?

Inky hugs,

Angi

Playing along with these challenges:

Oozak - Die Cuts

Frilly and Funkie - Anything But a Card with a Twist

Catered Crop - Circle Round

Simon Says Stamp & Show - Your Favorite

Great Impressions Stamps & Echo Park Hop

Welcome to the Great Impressions Stamps and Echo Park Paper Design Team Blog Hop!

Today the Echo Park Paper Design Team and Great Impressions Stamps Design Team are showcasing projects from our latest collections. You should have arrived here from Lowri's blog...if you did you're right on track! If not, be sure to follow the blog hop list at the end of this post as you hop from one blog to the next, so you don't miss anything! ONE winner will be selected from EACH blog to receive an Echo Park Paper collection kit of their choosing, and a set of two stickable stamps from Great Impressions Stamps. To qualify for the drawing for the Echo Park kit and Great Impressions Stamps, comments will be due by midnight EST, Sunday, October 21st. The winner will be announced on each blog Monday, October 22nd, so be sure to check back to see if you've won! With Halloween just around the corner, the holiday season is about to be in full swing. It's not too early to start thinking and making Christmas projects! This project started out as an advent calendar. I love counting down to something fun! As I started making up the bags, I realized these little decorated bags would also be great for giving gift cards, candy...anything that doesn't require a full gift bag, but needs some dressing up! I used the Echo Park Very Merry line for these cute bags! (These brown paper bags are smaller than regular lunch sacks. I picked these up at Costco awhile back.) I'm not usually one for stickers, but these EP cardstock stickers were perfect to layer over the patterned papers.! These Great Impressions Christmas Stamps topped off the gift bags with a bit of color and glitter!  Magical Deer (H220) Jingle Reindeer (G438) Jolly Snowman (H215) a Rafflecopter giveaway Thanks so much for stopping by! Your next stop on the hop is Mary! The Design Teams List * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Echo Park Paper Kandis Erin  Wendy Sue Jenny Susan Sue K. Lowri Angela - You are here. ♥ Mary Linda Shanna Tamara Jennifer Great Impressions Stamps Enjoy the hop! Inky hugs, Angi

Card Makin' Mamas - Halloween or Spooky Challenge

Time for a new challenge at Card Makin' Mamas - Spooky or Halloween cards! This challenge is sponsored by Digital Delights.

This card is a pop-up! Who doesn't love an interactive card?! The embossed trees panel is a patterned paper. I added the purple bat using metallic purple embossing powder. The washi tape is always a fun addition, too!

And the inside...yep, the pop-up is a little bit wonky, but I think it adds to the card! lol

I repeated the embossed bat motif on the inside. This bat is clear embossed.

This chubby-cheeked mouse is Digital Delights - Pippin. Don't you want to pinch his cheeks?

I stamped the spider web onto the tombstone and clear embossed it.

More spider webs and washi tape!

Inky hugs,

Angi