Trying Something New

October has been a month of perfect beach weather and we played every single day by cycling, kayaking, walking on the beach, etc.

 And all that playing left little time for creativity.

Via

Today I did something I have never done before and had a great time.

I received this beautiful invitation to an annual wine party hosted by friends.

When I told Jacquie how pretty I thought the invitation was, she asked if I wanted to join her at a card making class.

I have taken bookmaking classes and painting classes, but never a card making class.

Today Jacquie picked me up for a class at the home of her friend Martha.

There were 16 of us in the class and at each seat there was a cute little Halloween box (handmade by Martha) filled with candy.

The first thing I noticed in her beautiful home was an art piece on the wall which Martha explained was various tags she had received in a Halloween art tag swap.

I love all the 3 dimensional pieces

and how each person chose to represent Halloween on their tag.

I definitely need to find out how to join this swap for next year.

On the coffee table was another piece with various tags all made for Martha by a friend.

I'm not sure the theme for these tags, but I love the color and artwork involved.

Another fun Halloween piece hung on a wall with bits and pieces dangling from the bottom.

We made 3 cards in the workshop using a variety of stamping techniques - 

a fun folding Christmas card,

a layered snowflake card,

and a masculine birthday card.

For $10, I walked away with 3 cards, a full tummy from delicious snacks and some new friends.

I ordered some supplies (which I do not need) and signed up for another class next month to make Christmas cards, candy boxes, a banner and more.

Rain is in the forecast tomorrow so I might just have the time to keep this creativity thing going.

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I am joining the party at

Little Red House - Mosaic Monday