Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Playing Cards with Friends - October 2023

What can I say about my October guest ... she is someone I've enjoyed and admired for years ... she really knows her way around words [some of my favorite things!] ... has captured the interest of an abundance of followers on Instagram both with her fabulous eye for card design and generous praise for others who create.  OH, hey!  I guess mentioning her name might be nice. 

I'm so happy to be Playing Cards with Joan Bardee!!  a.k.a Dear Paperlicious and @dearpaperlicious on Instagram!  

There's something else I love about Joan: she LOVES a pun-y joke and has a slapstick charm about her sense of humor!  You'll never guess how I have incorporated that into our assignment this month:

Did you know that October 31st isn’t just for Halloween??

It’s also: National Knock-knock Joke Day!  

Read all about it here:

NATIONAL KNOCK KNOCK JOKE DAY - October 31, 2023 - National Today

Use Halloween colors and share a knock-knock joke, too!  

I have been known to tell a joke or two on a card - some of you may remember THIS one from 2014 or THIS one which has seen a few rewrites!  But today I brought my sweet little owls out to play again - hope you get a hoot out of my knock knock card...



PLEASE tell me you get it??  I'll give you a moment... how about now?   

Joan!!  I know you'll do better than I did!!  Thanks so much for putting up with my silliness - and for Playing Cards with me, my friend!

Thank YOU, my friends - I know I can count on you to head over to Joan's blog - she's much funnier than I!

=] Michele

Spiced Cider card from The Stamp Market
PTI Layer to Layer: Torn Edges dies - debossed with Altenew Dotted Swirls die.
Elizabeth Crafts: Give a Hoot
Words: all my own =]
Spellbinders Hemstitched Circle dies.

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17 comments:

  1. Joan BardeeOctober 31, 2023 at 9:07 AM

    Yes, there is gray!!!! I'm no genius - I just suspected that Halloween was the perfect time to sneak in some gray. Thanks so much for the invite. I am so happy to call you a friend and wish I could play in person.

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  2. Joan BOctober 31, 2023 at 9:09 AM

    Ok, technically not a halloween card, but gray is gray! HA

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  3. Cat CraigOctober 31, 2023 at 1:57 PM

    I love Joan's cards. Love your knock knock too. Off to see Joan's card.

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  4. HilaryJaneOctober 31, 2023 at 3:02 PM

    What a lovely atmosphere you have created with those gorgeous browns. You made me smile too, so thanks very much xx

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  5. Vicki DutcherOctober 31, 2023 at 4:04 PM

    So fun - playing with friends, and your card 😊

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  6. lostinpaperOctober 31, 2023 at 6:13 PM

    Knock knock to two wonderful card makers and friends, LOVE it Michele!

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  7. Lisa EltonOctober 31, 2023 at 8:21 PM

    I love your humor and your own silly words! This is extra cute, Michele! Here's one for you...

    Knock, knock.

    Who’s there?

    Jacklyn.

    Jacklyn who?

    Jacklyn Hyde!

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  8. LeAnneOctober 31, 2023 at 8:22 PM

    You are a hoot, my friend! I love the coloring on these owls...the puns are icing on the cake!

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  9. Marcia HillOctober 31, 2023 at 8:28 PM

    Who?? Who who?? Haha...love it!! Great colors and your owls look fabulous Michele! And what's not to love about knock knock jokes?! Happy Halloween my friend!! Hugs. 😊🎃

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  10. JeanneNovember 1, 2023 at 7:20 AM

    You knocked me over with your fabulous card, my friend. I'm so glad you get to have so much fun with so many friends. Thanks for always delighting!

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  11. TKNovember 1, 2023 at 9:38 AM

    Great pun-y card, made even better with "your own words", even more special! Off to see Joan's!

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  12. BonnieNovember 1, 2023 at 10:07 AM

    I'm still laughing over the last knock-knock joke, Michele! And these owls do the trick perfectly! Off to check out what Joan did.

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  13. Stephanie LanzalottoNovember 1, 2023 at 2:14 PM

    Those owls are a hoot! Love your card. Put a big smile on my face.

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  14. BobbyNovember 1, 2023 at 4:47 PM

    You just created a new knock knock joke, Michele, and had a fabulous card to put it on. I love it when my greats try to tell one. Sometimes they don't make sense but it makes them laugh.

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  15. Leslie MillerNovember 1, 2023 at 9:01 PM

    All this time I didn't realize the owls in our woods were up in the trees telling knock knock jokes, ha! I hear them often. These are some super cute owls and I absolutely love your card! Love Joan, too. I visited her earlier and saw her fun Halloween card.

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  16. BirgitNovember 2, 2023 at 7:18 AM

    Your card is so "punny" Michele! What a hoot!

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  17. Linda CallahanNovember 6, 2023 at 10:28 AM

    Nothing like a good knock knock joke to make you smile! Adorable card!

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