Tag Heaven!

I've been having a hard time finding #6 tags lately so I ordered 1000 tags!!

They came today....I'm a VERY HAPPY CAMPER!

Mini Cat Show

Normally, I'm not a fan of a 3-day weekend simply because as a contractor, when I don't work I don't get paid. And a 3-day weekend means a short paycheck. BUT!! This weekend was an exception. In fact, I took Friday off too. My friend, Anne Lise, is here from Norway with a friend of hers, Marit. It's Marit's first trip to the US, so we took her to Taos and Santa Fe to get the "southwest" feel. You know what I mean - Nachos, Margaritas, etc.




Saturday we drove to Santa Fe mainly to share the "Indian Market" (silver/turquoise offered for sale on blankets around the main square). But to our surprise there was also a "craft" fair. If I understood the news correctly, this weekend started a year long celebration of Santa Fe's 400th birthday. Now, 400 isn't old to a couple of Norwegians. But to us (US), 400 is OLD!!! We had fun walking thru the tents in the middle of the square, eating home-made tamales, and spending a few $$$.

Then I ran down the street to STAMPA FE, a local stamp store. A while back another friend, Heather, had shared her "Day of the Dead" stamps she had gotten there. For those not familiar with Mexico's DIA DE LOS MUERTOS celebration, it's their Halloween. Celebrated on Nov 1st (All Saints Day) and 2nd (All Souls Day). The most iconic images are the skeletons that are dressed up or are sing/dancing. I bought a few stamps at STAMPA FE...they are good for Halloween too. (WINK)

So, now I need to get serious about some Halloween cards!

"Cat Show"

Today in Colorado Springs was the annual Scrapbook and Stamping Expo. It's a craft fair with multiple vendors where the latest and greatest in the paper crafts world is available for purchase. I *always* find something I "need". My friend, Heather and I grabbed our debit cards and headed out!


When I was growing up, the Corder girls (Joan, Deb, and Laura) had a tradition after a shopping spree to layout all our purchases on a flat surface and have a "cat show". Don't ask me how it got that name. It just is. I didn't buy a lot of items but I'm thrilled with what I got.


We walked by this booth on the first round but I'm so glad we made a second tour! This lady was from Connecticut. She had lots of vintage photos, postcards, and books - mostly French stuff. I got 2 vintage books with gorgeous patine pages for $18.00. One book I intend to keep intact as altered art book. The other is in pretty bad shape, so I will use the pages for ephemera. Yummy stuff!!


And the Denami Designs booth is always PACKED!! This year was no exception. They always have such cute stamps and samples. This year I mostly got "filler" stamps to sets or lines I already had. And took lots of pictures of the samples for reference and inspiration.


This was a vendor, SAR Some-Assembly-Required, that neither Heather or I had run across before. They created 3 dimensional objects in a grid layout. There were a variety of ways to get the pattern: stamp/cut, pre-cut kits, die cut templates, and stencils. I hope to be sharing the pear with you in a few days.