Tag Tuesday #30

Have you ever had one of those frustrating days when you just don't like anything you've created?  I had the best of intentions yesterday to make my Christmas cards to get them in the mail today. Everything I tried was just awful. I wound up in the backyard pulling weeds to use up my frustrated energy. Now today there is a peaceful vibe in my little work space, I'm liking what I'm doing and my little heart is happy once more. Go figure!
Thanks to Louise at Kard Krazy who's Tag Tuesday Challenge theme is to use punches on our tags, I found my creative mojo in my paper punch drawer. I still wanted to try the techniques from Tim Holtz Tag Day 1 so I combined that with some punched snowflakes and trees to make my tag.

I even made my own wired ribbon with blue and purple ribbons. Here are some close ups of the tree detail. I punched the trees out of the tag then inked and stamped the backing paper to show through. You can see the crackle detail if you click on the image.

 

 I started my day by assembling a card with random pieces laying around my work area. This one actually didn't turn out too bad.

Thought for the Day: Just a little excerpt from a book I like to read during Advent called "The Glory of Christmas". It's a compilation of writings by Max Lucado, Charles Colson and Charles Swindoll. This little gem is from Max Lucado's book "In the Grip of Grace":

"Where the grace of God is missed, bitterness is born. But where the grace of God is embraced, forgiveness flourishes......

The longer we walk in the garden, the more likely we are to smell like flowers. The more we immerse ourselves in grace, the more likely we are to give grace."

Grace and Peace to you all,

Nancy