Thank goodness it's August!

I really am glad it's August. My self-imposed "No Buy July" is over. Did I follow through....mostly...only two smallerish purchases. One box, which DH brought in from the mailbox, came yesterday... He really doesn't mind; you should see the full to overflowing bookshelves in his office! We each have our addictions and are completely supportive of one another. I'm pretty sure we both think that an order for one of us means that the other is behind and really should start shopping! That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

I'm playing with some of those new goodies today. And some slightly older new goodies too, all from PTI. Oh what fun! I'm sure you all know by now that Tag Your It! and CAS(E) this Sketch have teamed up for a twofer that lasts for two weeks. Make a tag, make a tag/card inspired by this delightful sketch by Gayatri Murali. Had to play. Giant PINGS smacking around my brain, and they're still going -- crying "do one in pink!!!!" Will probably listen to them, but have some work to get done before I have any more fun in my craft room. Here's Gayatri's sketch:

Sure hope you're tempted to play along too! 

Here's what I came up with:

The pings made this really easy. The picture in my head translated exactly to the card. Love it when that happens! Started out with a Neenah white base, then added a panel of aqua. Sorry, no label, so have no idea who made it. A scrap of white die cut with my new PTI die, and a scrap of black and white striped paper that I printed with my Cameo. A PTI sentiment with SU black ink, and three black sequins. The star is from SC, and I almost colored it, but liked the neutral tone against the black. Some random ribbon, and a bit of twine. I did pop up the tag too. And that's it for today. Happy dances everyone.