Nojo

The ever fabulous, funny, witty, amazing and new-word-maker-upper, Darnell over at djkardkreations came up with the word nojo. It's a condensation of no and mojo. Perfect word. I had that yesterday. Nojo. And while there were no pings banging off the interior of my skull, the ideas were there--I could feel them. Maybe they were hiding because I was (gasp), crabby for a bit yesterday. Might need some shopping therapy to make sure the crabbiness doesn't return today! What a great idea...Who wants to come shopping with me?! Get your running shoes on, grab your plastic money and lets go!! First, coffee...

I'm playing along again with Paulina's 10 Minute Craft Dash. Her challenge really got my brain going this morning while I was doing my little workout. I first pictured a general card, then refined it in my head. In my world, that's the key--finish it in your head first. Once you've got the card finished there, break it down into your supply list. Then it's just a matter of grabbing and creating. It's really fun. I love to see if the picture in my head can be done in the 10-minute or less time frame, and if it turns out to match what was pinging around in my brain. It's a really fun challenge, and if you haven't popped over there to check it out, please do! Paulina and her DT always has really fun colors to play with. This Dash reminds me of  The Lake in the morning on calm days. Lake Michigan, that is...

And for the winner, Paulina's got a prize from Gossamer Blue, a new-to-me company. Take a look:

So many possibilities....

And this is my under 10 minute card. It took me 9:13 to make. Seriously. I'm sure DH was wondering what all that scurrying was all about...

What took the longest, was adhering the flags onto the "poles". But that still took less than 2.5 minutes. The card base and the center white are SU, the blue, black, pink, and stripes are random scraps (yea!!). I die cut the flags with MFTs Fishtail die, used my SU punch, Jenni Bowlin for Ranger Spice Tin ink, PTI's Birthday Basics stamp, and MME enamel dots. And for real, I made this fast. In less than 10 minutes. And hey, if I can do it, you can too! Happy dances everyone.