Boo to You Too ...

Happy Magic Circles Day! I'm standing in one right now! Try it; it's magical!

ONward H-C-M's:

Today's tag project was created for Sam and Anne's "Tag You're It" tag challenge. For all the deets, including a look at the sketch I followed, click HERE. I must say, it's very challenging creating a tag using a sketch ... not a lot of space to work with, KWIM? 'Course the magic circles helped ...

I cut out my tag with a Long Rectangular Die, then soaked the tag overnight in 2 gallons of walnut ink.

I ran my Kiwi Kiss card stock through the 'Bug using the "Spiderweb" A2 folder, stamped my spooooooky l'il ghost on white, and cut out a pumpkin from some old Daisy D's patterned paper.

I stamped my "Boo!" sentiment in black Archival ink, die cut three bats and a spider in the Cuttlebug and mounted the whole shebang on dimensionals. I added some vintage rick-rack and lots of funky fibers and finis!

So today, I watched an ant climb a blade of grass. When he reached the top, his weight bent the blade down to the ground. Then, twisting his thorax with insectile precision, he grabbed hold of the next blade. In this manner, he traveled across the lawn, covering as much distance vertically as he did horizontally, which both amused and delighted me.

And then, I had an epiphany, a moment of heightened awareness in which everything becomes clear.

Yes, hunched over that ant on my hands and knees, I suddenly knew what I had to do: quit drinking before noon.

Seriously.

~Cheers,

• Card Stock: White, Papertrey Ink; Kiwi Kiss, Stampin' Up!
• Patterned Paper: Daisy D's
• Stamps: Ghost, Ghost Face, and Sentiment by Simply Chic
• Ink: Black Archival by Ranger, Walnut Ink Crystals
• Accessories: Vintage Rick-Rack, Personal Collection; Eyelash Yarns, Lion Brand; Orange Peel Stickles
• Tools: Die Cut Machine; Spellbinder's Dies; Cuttlebug A2 Embossing Folder; Cuttlebug Dies; Dimensionals; Scrap Fusion PA