Get off my desk!!!!

 If you make a lot of stuff, and have a desk, even if you tidy every evening, there is a pile   are piles of paper and stamps and things that just seem to defy stowing away.

My latest practice to take these piles and make at least one ATC at the end of each day.

This little journal-about 5"x6" has a cover from a note card sent to me by my wonderful and talented SIL Diana.
It now lives again with inside pages of watercolor paper and end covers of doss paper.

 I am going to give this away to the best excuse for why you have not yet posted an entry on my new blog community
Poetry Journal Monthly.
Hop over and visit, leave a comment to be entered in the prize drawing, leave me a comment here, and if you win, you must fill it with a poetry journal page and post it!
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Onward....

ATC's all with stuff found on my desk!

 All stamps by Quietfire Design, soon to be filed away in my new stamp file system.

The backs.

I wish this John Wesley quote was lettered by Quietfire!

I got this Distress embossing powder for an online class I haven't finished, and used it here for the first time.

Interesting.

I have no idea where these watercolor postcards came from. They are marked for "Kids Series" which seems to be an excuse to use poor quality materials.

Kids and all beginners should have the best you can by.

We old hands can make do with whatever.

I was temped to toss them into the blender and use them as a base for paper making, and ended up using them to experiment.

Lower right hand corner another up cycled card from Diana.

(Blog Diana, Blog)

All stamps by Quietfire Design. I love this Sit by Me sentiment- just the fight amount of fluffy and snide.

That one might have to stay on the desk!

Comments and Questions welcomed.

Drying Time Not Included-15 Minute Wonders- Come sit by me- Happy Birthday

I signed up for an online watercolor class, and have been enjoying sympathetic joy watching  others post the beautiful cards they are making inspired by the class.

Shout out to Yogi who reminded me that the way to have time is to make it!

Postcards are great for 15 minute wonders as you can't be tempted to pile anything on them.

Set your timers...

The bicycle is embossed with a Spellbinders die on a watercolor postcard.

Color with watercolors using a fine brush on the bike and a wide brush for your background wash.

Flick some wet paint that is left on your pallet for the splatters.

The new Happy Birthday Set by Quietfire is stamped in  Brilliance for just a bit of glimmer

( it's a guy card).

Dash on a boarder with a Stardust pen.

I did stop the timer when I had to wait for some places to dry.

***Tip of the Day***

Work on two cards at once when watercoloring so you can keep working while you wait for the paint to dry.

The typewriter is another embossed Spellbinders die. It cut a little bit at the top and I trust that will make it through the mail. 

I might put a bit of washi tape on it.

Suzanne suggested we use this quote from the new Garden Bench Collection with a  bench (duh).

It was not what I intended to use here and it called to me.

It's stamped in VersaFine Onyx and thermal embossed.

Ever have trouble KYMS {Keep Your Mouth Shut)?

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and you now have the option to 

Cling or not to Cling

Please make time to create and share what you make with us! We'd love to see it!

Comments and Questions always welcomed.