MISSING SUMMER ALREADY........and a HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR A FRIEND

Although the cold hasn't really hit us yet, and Autumn can be such a beautiful season I am truly a summer gal and I am already missing my flip flops, shorts and a trip to the beach. Yesterday I created a tag as my tribute to summer.

Over at Paper Doll Trading they are having an event called Star Doll.  You needed to create any project you wanted using a paper doll and the theme beach.

I just love Sea Sallie and was so happy to have an opportunity to use her again.  I went for lots of textures on this one...sequins, embossing, glitter, sand!  so much fun!

Here she is!

check out all the different textures - 

sand!

 sequins!

 glitter!

 embossing!

I hope this brought you back some 

fond summer memories 

to keep you warm when the winter arrives!

And now for my card - 

A good friend that I haven't seen in years is having a birthday on the 16th.  We're going to get together for Thanksgiving this year but I thought it would be fun to mail him an actual card rather than just the usual online birthday greeting.  

I used Mojo Monday Sketch #419-

and here's the card!

now all I need is the address 

for the envelope...LOL!

I am also entering this card in The Outlawz Monday Greetings Challenge Autunmn Colors and Twine.
and 
Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #331 
Forest Friends (inspired by the colors)

Happy Birthday Dale!

PLAYING PAPERDOLLS!

Tonight I was busy playing paperdolls again. The first thing I did was create a doll tag for breast cancer awareness month.  This was an event for the first anniversary challenge over at Paper Dolls Trading.

The instructions were to create a doll project to share by giving it to someone to brighten their day.  I am going to try to make a batch of inspiring tags and bring them up to the Helen Graham Caner Center at Christiana Hospital.  

Here is my first one - 

with close-ups!

I think I will also enter her in challenge #203 Anything goes over at Word Art Wednesday.

Then I worked on altering a doll. I had never done this before.  I changed her hair and I drew a turtleneck sweater for her.

I decided to put her on my last tag for the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Coffee Lovers Fall Blog Hop with another one of those fun sentiments!  

This one says -

WARNING:

I HAVEN'T HAD

MY COFFEE

YET

Here's the complete tag-

It needed something and I sent through and found this cute little stopwatch...I figured this would be a cute addition for someone in a hurry to get that first cup of coffee!

and here is a close-up of my altered doll!

I hope that you have enjoyed these tags.  And don't forget - tomorrow is World Card Making Day...so get ready to create some cards!

Thanks so much for stopping by.  

All comments gratefully appreciated.