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Showing posts with label tag. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Use A Stamp! @ Little Red Wagon

This week at


it's Brenda's turn to choose the challenge and she's going easy on us.....she just wants us to use a stamp!

This is what I did.....


I challenged myself to use an actual stamp and not a digi.  This wonderful Santa's beard is from The Cat's Pajamas (now closed ): ).

Why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made. 

Also for:

Unicorn Challenge:  not square
Sweet Stampin':  use a die cut
Craft Rocket:  use dies
A Cut Above:  anything goes with a die cut
Peace on Earth:  inspirational photo
Merry Little Christmas:  anything Christmas goes
Addicted to Stamps:  die cuts
A Place to Start:  related to a song - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
613 Avenue Create:  anything goes

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Anything Times Three! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Chrissy's turn to choose the challenge and she saying "Anything Times Three" which means she wants to see three of anything on your project.

This is what I did.....


It's another tag.....well, actually, it's three tags.  (:

Why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made. 

Also for:

CRAFT:  Christmas
Addicted to Stamps:  any occasion
A Cut Above: anything goes with a die cut
A Place to Start:  no rectangles
613 Avenue Create:  anything goes
Peace on Earth:  anything Christmas goes
Jingle Belles:  masculine merriment
Simon Says:  anything goes

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Piano Man @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Kate's turn to choose the challenge and she's continuing with Billy Joel songs with this week's being what I'm guessing is one of his most well-known songs (for good reason), "Piano Man" which means she would like to see those projects that are inspired by music.

This is what I did....


Yet another Christmas tag, this one being inspired by "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas".  Stamp is from Hero Arts.  This tag also features some very well behaved Stickles.

Why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made. 

Also for:

613 Avenue Create:  any holiday
Dragonfly Dreams:  Christmas in July with glitter or sparkle
Peace on Earth:  anything Christmas goes
Sweet Stampin':  Christmas in July
Crafty Catz:  anything goes
As You Like It:  favourite non-card project - I've been loving making tags to go on gift baskets given to our Board Members for Christmas.
CRAFT:  Christmas
Fab 'n' Funky:  Christmas in July
Addicted to Stamps:  make your mark
Merry Little Christmas:  anything Christmas goes
The Little Things:  anything goes
Tag Along:  favourite colours - My favourite colours to use for Christmas are red and green - can't go wrong with tradition. (:
A Place to Start:  anything goes

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Feather, Fur and Fin @ Little Red Wagon

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it's my turn to choose the challenge and I'm saying, "Feather, Fur and Fin" which means I want to see any animal or critter on your make.

This is what I did....


Another tag for the Christmas box.  The stamp is from The Cat's Pajamas, (who are no longer in business ): ).

"Feather, Fur and Fin" is a 2008 song by Danny Michel, who is from Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario.  It's a commentary, and cautionary tale on how we treat the environment.  To give you a sample, the chorus goes:  "Every little critter | with feather, fur & fin | cried to Mother Nature | to come back for them | for every piece of litter | for every little sin | She cried for all of them | feather, fur & fin."  There is an official video for the song on YouTube, but I found it quite frantic and visually hard to watch, so if you want to hear the song, I would suggest you do so however you listen to music.  Unfortunately, not much has changed since 2008 and so the song is still very relevant today.  Danny Michel has another protest-style song he released in April 2025 called "Northern Star" which very nicely captured how most Canadians were feeling at that time, as well as paying hommage to past protest songs and artists.  Song title is linked to the YouTube video is you'd like to experience it for yourself.

Why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made. 

Also for:

Crafty Calendar:  all about the men/boys
Sweet Stampin':  anything but a birthday
613 Avenue Create:  anything goes
Dragonfly Dreams:  masculine
Peace On Earth:  anything Christmas goes
Crafty Catz:  anything goes
Creative Fingers:  anything goes
Fab 'n' Funky: something that begins with B - believe, brown, bow
Addicted to Stamps:  die cuts
A Cut Above:  anything goes with a die cut
A Place to Start:  anything but a card
Die Cut Divas:  anything goes
Crafty Animals:  anything with an animal goes
Critter Crazy:  anything goes with a featured animal
Tag Along:  add some text
The Little Things:  anything goes
Simon Says:  anything goes
Cupcake Inspirations:  anything goes


The Male Room: outdoors


Wednesday, June 10, 2026

O is for Outdoor @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Imke's turn to choose the challenge and she's saying, "O is for Outdoor" which means she wants to see projects featuring all the places that aren't inside.

This is what I did.....


As you can see, I'm featuring the great outdoors with trees and snow.  And a twine bow that I'm definitely going to trim those unruly ends of before it gets used.  I should point out, that big splat there is most assuredly from a thrown snowball during the Bush League Bandits Annual Snowball Fight and not a deposit from some large bird......despite the fact that it looks like the deposit from some large bird.

Why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made. 

Also for:

613 Avenue Create:  anything goes
Dragonfly Dreams:  masculine
Crafty Calendar:  all about the men/boys
Crafty Catz:  anything goes
Addicted to Stamps:  any occasion
Creative Fingers:  anything goes
Christmas [or not] Bingo:  N - Christmas, tree, free
Merry Little Christmas:  anything Christmas goes
A Cut Above:  anything goes with a die cut
A Place to Start:  anything but a card
Peace on Earth:  anything Christmas goes
Simon Says Monday:  masculine
Sweet Stampin':  something for the boys
ABC Christmas:  L is for Let It Snow
Simon Says Wednesday:  add a sentiment
Tic Tac Toe:  patterned paper, free, twine


The Male Room:  outdoors


Wednesday, April 15, 2026

That Song @ Little Red Wagon

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it's my turn to choose the challenge and I'm continuing to showcase some of my favourite Canadian songs with this week being, "That Song" which means I want to see those projects inspired by or about a song.

This is what I did....


I think you can guess which song inspired me.  Image is from the Homespun Holiday stamp set from Ellen Hutson.

Now a bit about "That Song"......first, can I just say that when the song was released in 1998, obviously Big Wreck had no idea there would be a future where people could say "Hey [insert your Smart Speaker here] play 'That Song' by Big Wreck." because the speaker can't hear the fact that "That Song" is capitalized and is the actual name of a song and you're not just asking to hear a song by Big Wreck that you can't remember the name of.  Luckily enough, my Alexa usually plays "That Song" when I ask for it but instead of saying the usual "Playing 'That Song' by Big Wreck" it says "Here is a song I found by Big Wreck".  

"That Song" reached number 31 on Canada's singles chart and between 1995 and 2016, it was the most played song by a Canadian artist on rock radio stations in Canada....which is a tiny perplexing bit  of information seeing as the song was recorded in 1996 and released in 1998.  So.....??  Anyhoo, it's a song about nostalgia....and the drums go harder on it than necessary (at least in my no musical knowledge whatsoever opinion)  but in the best way possible.  Give it a listen....I recommend listening to the song however you consume music instead of going to YouTube because the song quality on the official video (which doesn't do the song justice, imo) is not great.

Why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made.

Also for:

613 Avenue Create:  anything goes
Peace on Earth:  anything Christmas goes
Crafty Catz:  anything goes
Creative Fingers:  anything goes
Shopping Our Stash:  I don't sweat, I sparkle
Merry Little Christmas:  anything Christmas goes
A Place to Start:  anything goes

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

M is for Masculine! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Imke's turn to choose the challenge and she's saying, "M is for Masculine!" which means she would like to see those masculine makes.

This is what I did.....


Yep, back to tags again.  Kraft, green and red and a handsome bear....I think I've got masculine covered.  (:

Why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made.

Also for:

Critter Crazies:  anything goes with a critter
Merry Little Christmas:  anything Christmas goes
CRAFT:  Christmas - children
A Place to Start:  no squares
613 Avenue Create:  anything goes
Crafty Catz:  anything goes
Creative Fingers:  anything goes
Addicted to Stamps:  any occasion
Crafty Animals:  anything goes with an animal

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Include an Animal! @ Little Red Wagon

This week at


it's Chrissy's turn to choose the challenge and she's saying, "Include an Animal!".  So, yeah, do that.  (:

This is I did.....


Yup, it's another tag.  Cat and sentiment are from Impression Obsession (which has closed).

Why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made.

Also for:

613 Avenue Create:  anything goes
Allsorts:  bows
Crafty Catz:  anything goes
Crafty Animals:  anything with an animal goes
Critter Crazy:  anything goes with a featured critter
Merry Little Christmas:  anything Christmas goes
Christmas [or not] Bingo:  I - Christmas, free, stamping
Addicted to Stamps:  Christmas
A Cut Above:  anything goes with a die cut
A Place to Start:  no squares

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

L is for Leftovers! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Imke's turn to choose the challenge and she's continuing to take us through the alphabet with this week being, "L is for Leftovers!" which means she wants to see those projects using leftover bits and bobs.

This is what I did....


I found this snowguy (a favourite from Close To My Heart) in my discard bin so I coloured him up and die cut the tag.  Snowman's paper pieced hat was from a scrap of paper.  (One of the benefits of clear stamps over digis is that you can use the tiniest pieces of paper for paper piecing.)  The Let It Snow tag was also from a scrap.

Why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made.

Also for:

As You Like It:  cute or elegant? - I prefer cute because I find it more versatile than elegant.
CRAFT:  Christmas
Addicted to Stamps:  make your mark
Peace on Earth:  anything Christmas goes
613 Avenue Create:  anything goes
Creative Fingers:  anything goes
Fab 'n' Funky:  dies or punches
Crafty Catz:  anything goes
Simon Says:  anything goes

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Anything Neutral in Colours! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Chrissy's turn to choose the challenge and she's saying, "Anything Neutral in Colours!" which means she wants to see projects that are mainly in those neutral colours.....black, white, kraft, beige etc.

This is what I did.....


I've been on a roll with these tags.  Figured it made sense to knock a few out while I had all the supplies on my desk.  Penguins and pennant are an unbranded dies, the larger tags are Your Next Stamp (closed).

Story time.....For the past couple of Christmases, I've gifted a dinner out to one of our family's favourite restaurants to my babies and sub-babies to be enjoyed in January.  One of the reasons I stipulate in January is because the restaurant runs a promotion where if you visit in November or December you get a 'red envelope' that contains a prize.  The prize is anything from a complimentary drink to a free weekly meal for a year.  These envelopes have to be opened at the restaurant in January.  We made plans to go the Saturday before last but when we got there, the place was a zoo!  Wait time for a table was an hour and 15 minutes.  Needless to say, we decided we'd go back another time.

Since we didn't want to have a repeat of that Saturday (the restaurant doesn't allow reservations for Saturdays), we decided to visit during the week.  Made plans for Thursday but wicked blowing snow closed a number of roads, as well as the highway to the restaurant.  Decided to go Friday, roads still weren't open.  By Friday night I was stomping around the house saying, "If I don't get Pebbles and to see my grandbaby tomorrow I'm gonna start a war."

Saturday came with sunshine and way less windy conditions so we headed off to go for lunch.  My middlest drove, which was a nice change as I'm always going places solo, so I'm always driving.  I joked with him that one day he'd need to install running boards on his pick up, or he'd have to start carrying a stool so I could get into his truck.  Enjoyed a nice ride up to the restaurant.  We got there a couple of minutes early, and waited as my oldest, his wife and son backed into the parking spot beside us.  I went to get out of the truck and.....well, to use a very Canadian saying, absolutely ate sh&t.  (For those not familiar with that Canuck colloquialism, it means to fall down hard, most often used when slipping on snow or ice.)  

So, there I was sitting in the snow, left arm still holding on to the armrest on the truck door (which was quite a stretch) other hand still clutching my 'red envelopes' (you know, because priorities).  When I went down, I remember hearing various noises and exclamations from my dining companions.  Then someone asked, "Did you just fall?"  To which I replied, "No, I just decided to sit down here in the snow" in a very rude tone.  (As a rule, I'm not a rude person, but I was fairly shocked and had yet to see if I was broken.)  Found out later, my sub-baby, who was riding in the passenger seat in front of me, couldn't see me and thought maybe in my haste to see my grandbaby, I was already around to the other side of my oldest's truck and had left my door open.     

As I sat there, frozen for a second (both in movement and because my butt was started to absorb the snow....well, except for my mouth, apparently) I sent a request to my brain to take stock of my current condition.  My brain replied immediately, "Well, you definitely peed yourself."  To which I replied, "OBVIOUSLY" with a couple swear words thrown in for good measure.  

By this time, my oldest had gotten around to where I was to see if I was okay.  And, by golly, I actually was.  He helped me up, made sure I had my footing, and into the restaurant we went.  Once I stopped marveling at the fact that nothing was broken, and I really wasn't even hurt (save for a bit of stiffness and a couple of bruises on my back) I started to become concerned about how much of my backside was wet from the snow and how much might be from.....other reasons, even though I was pretty sure it was only barely worse than those times I've sneezed without taking the proper precautions.  (I don't think I'm the only one who has to do that 'crouch and protect' stance if sneezing while standing up.)

There was a bit of a line up when we went in so I bypassed it and made a beeline to the washrooms.  Got sorted.....and decided going commando would be the best option.  In the process, I was thinking to myself that having an 'in case of emergency' pair of undies tucked into my purse would be a good business decision.....then I paused and pulled my purse of the bathroom door hook and checked the spot where I had thought I would stash a pair....and triumphantly pulled out fresh undies.  Sometimes past me is a FREAKING GENIUS.

The rest of the day was pretty uneventful.  Stuffed myself silly, collected my won loaf of fresh baked bread and sat blissful in the back seat in a food coma.  Though I must say, did I ever slide out of the truck ever so carefully at our next stop.  Pretty sure past me didn't stash two pairs of underwear in my purse.

Why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made.

Merry Little Christmas:  anything Christmas goes
As You Like It:  favourite occasion - I love Christmas because it means yummy food and spending time with family.
ABC Christmas:  A is for anything goes
Addicted to Stamps:  any occasion
A Cut Above:  anything goes with a die cut
A Place to Start:  anything goes
Aud Sentiments:  anything goes with a sentiment
613 Avenue Create:  anything goes
Peace on Earth:  anything Christmas goes
Crafty Catz:  anything goes
Creative Fingers:  anything goes
Simon Says:  anything goes

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

K is for Keep It Simple @ Little Red Wagon

This week at


it's Imke's turn to choose the challenge and she's continuing to take us through the alphabet with "K is for Keep It Simple" which means she wants to see those cas makes.

This is what I did....


Yeppers, it's another tag.  Actually, it's another tag on a tag on a tag but who's counting?  The dove stamp is from The Cat's Pajamas which has sadly closed.  The sentiment stamp, the "olive branch" (which I cut from a fuzzy sheet of....felt?....let's say felt, I got from the dollar store ages ago) die and the small tag were all picked up at a crafty garage sale.  Larger tags are from Your Next Stamp, which has also sadly closed.

Why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made.

Also for:

Merry Little Christmas:  anything Christmas goes
Triple B:  bird
Christmas [or not] Bingo:  O - stitching, twine, patterned paper
A Cut Above:  anything goes with a die cut
A Place to Start:  anything goes
Aud Sentiments:  anything goes + sentiment
Make My Monday:  use paper with pattern
613 Avenue Create:  anything goes
Peace on Earth:  anything Christmas goes
Stamping Sensations:  B is for bird
Crafty Catz:  anything goes
Creative Fingers:  anything goes
As You Like It:  favourite occasion - My favourite occasion is Christmas because the whole family gets together for good food....and it also comes with time off work.  (:
CRAFT:  anything goes
Ellibelle's Garden Party:  anything goes with something found in a garden
ABC Christmas:  A is for anything goes
Addicted to Stamps:  any occasion

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

River of Dreams @ Little Red Wagon

This week at


it's Kate's turn to choose the challenge and she's going with Billy Joel songs this year, and first up it's "River of Dreams" which means she would like to see projects to do with nighttime or dreaming etc.

I made my very first tag for Christmas 2026.....


....and went with a snowy nighttime scene.  Got the word night as well as a tiny moon by the sentiment (that is actually on the sentiment stamp, so no extra stamping there) on there too.

Looking at it now, I wish I had taken the time to put different shades of yellow for the light in the windows rather than just slapping a rectangle of yellow cardstock on the back of the die cut.  Next time....well maybe.  Oh, and I both embossed and debossed the snowflake background and that was definitely a style decision and not because I put the tag in backwards at first. 

Why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made.

Can You Handle the Pressure?:  anything with embossing goes - Sizzix snowflake embossing folder
613 Avenue Create:  anything goes
Peace on Earth:  anything Christmas goes
ABC Christmas:  A is for anything goes
Crafty Gals:  anything goes
Fab 'n' Funky:  winter wonderland
The Sisterhood of Crafters:  spots and dots
If You Give a Crafter a Cookie:  inspiration photo
Merry Little Christmas:  anything Christmas goes
Christmas Bingo:  O - stitching, twine, patterned paper
A Cut Above:  anything goes with a die cut
A Place to Start:  anything goes
Make My Monday:  patterned paper
Simon Says:  emboss it

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Use the Force! @ Little Red Wagon

This week at


it's me who's got the last LRW challenge of the year as we tetter on the edge of 2025, and I'm saying, "Use the Force!" which mean I want to see some pressure exerted on your make.  It could be with an embossing folder, or die cuts, or foiling, or letterpress, or punches or even stamping!  That's a whole lot of different techniques right there, so you don't have an excuse not to join in.  (-;

This is what I did.....


Look it's another tag!  I KNOW!  Bear with me for some explanation.....

As I said in a previous post, I've generally been rubbish at making tags....but I might have broken that curse.  (Though, probably shouldn't call it a curse.  Coz if it was a curse, it's not very concerning as far as curses go.)  For Christmas, I'm in charge of making the handmade items for the lil Christmas bags for the Board members for my one job.  (I work for a hospital foundation which raises the money needed to buy equipment for the hospital, as there is no funding for equipment from the government.)  So, I do the cards and small handmade item (this year it was tree slice ornaments that were painted and had a vinyl sentiment applied - got the idea from here).  This year I also included tags for the outside of the bags as I had found a tag kit I must have gotten for free from somewhere a long time ago (because finding it was a total surprise to me).  The kit didn't have enough tags for all the gifts so I ended up making two more on my own - this one and the one posted earlier this month.  Another total surprise to me....not only were/are those two tags postable, I actually like how they turned out.    

So, since I was lucky enough to make a total of two whole tags I liked, I decided that I would make tags again for next year's Christmas bags.  Because, truth be told, I've already got two baskets full of cards that don't have places to go, and while it's sometimes nice to make things that don't have a specific purpose, just because I have an inkling to make them, I don't really want to have three baskets full of cards that don't have places to go.

All this to say.....you'll probably be seeing a lot more tags in the future.  Since nothing stymes my mojo more than having to make something RIGHT NOW, the plan is to start making the tags tout suite, and have them all ready in good time for Christmas 2026.  I guess we'll all see how that turns out.  (:

Why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made.

Also for:

A Place to Start:  winter things
613 Avenue Create:  anything goes
Peace on Earth:  inspiration picture
Cut It Up:  anything goes with a die cut
ABC Christmas:  Y is for yummy
Simon Says:  add a sentiment
The Sisterhood of Crafters:  anything Christmas

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

J for Just One Word @ Little Red Wagon

This week at


it's Imke's turn to choose the challenge and she's on her last letter for this year - J - and she's saying, "J for Just One Word" so brevity is theme for this week.  (-;

This is what I did.....


....it's a tag!  I KNOW! (That last screamed sentence is for those who have seen my failed attempts and grumblings about past tags/tag challenges, and here I went and made a tag even though I didn't have to specifically make a tag.....what?!?!?!?!?!?!)  Tag dies are from the now closed Your Next Stamp and the other dies are from Recollections (via Michaels).

Why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made.

Also for:

Creative Fingers:  anything goes
Jingle Belles:  wrapping up
CRAFT:  Christmas
Crafty Gals Corner:  tis the season
Ellibelle's:  anything goes
Fab 'n' Funky:  Christmas
The Sisterhood of Crafters:  anything Christmas
613 Avenue Create:  sparkle (Not showing that great in the photo but the 'peace' is cut from glitter fun foam.)
Simon Says:  sparkle
Peace on Earth:  inspirational photo
Crafty Calendar:  Christmas
Critter Crazy:  anything goes with a featured critter
Die Cut Divas:  Christmas
A Cut Above:  anything goes with a die cut
A Place to Start:  winter things
Neglected Stuff:  anything goes with neglected stash - tag dies

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Small or Large? @ Little Red Wagon

This week at


it's Imke's turn to choose the challenge and she's asking, "Small or Large?" which just means that she would like to see projects that are either on the small side or the large side.

Originally, I was going to make something large, but then I remembered this little die I had just received so I went with.....


....small!  It's a tag, believe it or not.  I was planning on just having the little purse be the entire make but it seemed to be a little too little so I put it on a couple of circles.  Tag measures 3" x 3".  Not sure why the twine on the top of the tag has decided to be so wonky....it resisted all efforts to tame it so I just left it as is.  Purse and tag dies are no-namers and the embossed sentiment is from Lawn Fawn.

Why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made.

Also for:

Krafty Chicks:  any occasion
Simon Says:  anything goes
Through the Purple Haze:  tic, tac, toe - punch (flower), girly, floral
A Place to Start:  anything goes
Aud Sentiments:  not a rectangle card + sentiment
Double Trouble:  something, anything, everything
Dream Valley:  shaped
613 Avenue Create:  anything goes
My Time to Craft:  use die cuts

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Tag, You're It! @ Little Red Wagon

 This week at

 

it's Chrissy first turn as hostess and she's saying, "Tag, You're It!" which mean she would like to see you make a tag or have a tag/tags on your projects.

Now, as my long-time readers might remember, I am not a fan of tags....however, my last couple attempts have worked out okay.  But this time.....


I actually made one I like!  So, I made five of them!  And, they are tags with a smaller tag attached to them for some (hashtag) double tagging madness!  (Haha, see what I did there?)

Digi is from Tiddly Inks.

Why not give our challenge a go this week and head on over to Little Red Wagon and link up?  And, while you're there, be sure to check out the wonderful projects the other Girlfriends have created.   

Also for:

Crafty Calendar:  dies & twine
Corrosive:  anything goes
Crafty Catz:  anything goes
Creative Fingers:  anything goes
As You Like It:  rubber, clear or digi stamps - Digi stamps all the way!  You can resize 'em, flip 'em, combine 'em and store 'em, find the specific one you want oh so easily! 
Aud Sentiments:  anything goes + sentiment
CRAFT: not a card
Always Fun:  anything goes
Use Your Stuff:  my favourite - digis & Prismacolor pencils and shaped dies
Crafty Creations:  anything goes
Creative Moments:  anything goes
Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday:  hearts or flowers
Simon Says: favourite technique - digis & Prismacolor pencils
Crafty Sentiments:  anything goes
Cuttlebug Mania:  tic tac toe - stamp, dsp (which I think stands for designer paper??), dies - I used a scallop circle die, stitched circle die & tag die
TTCRD:  anything goes

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Books! @ Little Red Wagon

This week at


it's Doni's turn to choose the challenge and she's keeping it simple saying, "Books!" which just means she wants to see project that have to do with books, images about books or to do with reading or you could even make a.....


....bookmark (attached to a tag)!!  I used a Paper Smooches snowman die to make the, well, snowman and I backed it with some study cardstock and then attached it to an oversized paper clip.  Didn't use paper for the snowman, it's all fun foam.  Plain old regular fun foam, fuzzy felt-like fun foam for the hat....which kinda looks like astroturf which I didn't realize until I had it all put together or else I definitely would have went with another colour and glitter fun foam for the scarf....which I'm sure the recipient will really appreciate seeing as it's bound to leave glitter all over the pages of their book.  Buuuuuut, (confession time) I kinda used the glitter fun foam on purpose for that exact reason.  Seeeeeeeeee, this was a thank you to a coworker at one of my jobs.  This woman and I don't really work together together except for a handful of occasions, but it's a very small company so we definitely cross paths a lot.  She is the most oxymoronic person I know....high-strung, a perfectionist, tends to (as I call it) "get flappy" (yep, pretty much as it sounds, picture an agitated bird turning in circles), gruff, complains about her colleagues etc. BUT....she buys us all gifts for Christmas, which is very sweet of her and wholly unnecessary, and it's not just a $5 gift card either.  So, of course, I appreciate her thoughtfulness and a thank you is in order.....BUT......years ago on the first two occasions I worked with her [in her "department" which I never have done again, and will never do again (stayed tuned, you'll see why), any subsequent job sharing has happened in my "department"] she outright hollered at me twice for absolutely no reason.  Like just went off.  Me and the other people on the scene basically all froze to our spots with WTFFF looks on our faces.  (In case you're wondering that's What The F&ckity, F&ck, F&ck.)  It should actually be funny but being a grown a$s 42 year old (at the time) woman getting yelled at for moving a couple of (fairly worthless) figurines closer together on a table....well, ha, as you can see, I'm still not over it.  Hence, the dollar store WTFFF (that's What The Flaky, Flake Flake) glitter fun foam with strict instructions to shed all over every book and everything else it can drop its dander on.

Coz that's how I roll.  Great big chicken with a sizable passive aggressive streak.  (:

Why don't you give our challenge a go this week and head on over to Little Red Wagon and link up.  And, while you're there, be sure to check out the fabulous projects the other Girlfriends have created.

Crafty Gals:  winter fun
Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday:  something old - Paper Smooches die is at least a couple years old
Cuttlebug Mania:  winter - Paper Smooches snowman die
Tuesday Throwdown:  layered die cuts
Allsorts:  more than a single word
Cut It Up:  snow much fun
Watercooler Wednesday:  masculine
Paper Smooches:  anything goes