Friday, October 26, 2012

Copic/Promarker Challenge - The Outlawz

Hi, there!  Happy Friday!  Hope you had a good week and you have fun plans for the weekend!  I had to run out for an early appointment so I'm off to a bit of a late start, but I'm popping in now to share my DT card for this week's Copic/Promarker Challenge at The Outlawz.  The theme this week is everyone's favorite "anything goes", as long as you have some coloring with alcohol markers (any brand).  If you've been collecting our calendar pages all year, the template for the November page and the instructions for printing are in the challenge thread.

Here is my card:


My card base and mats are SU Bermuda Bay and the fall-themed patterned papers are from the Bo Bunny Forever Fall 6x6 pad.  The cute digi image is Crystal from Make it Crafty.  You can find her in the MiC store here.  Crystal comes along when you purchase Zoe's awesome Shading with a Light Source E-Book also in the store.  I printed her on Neenah Solar White (waiting on a new shipment of Make it Colour Blending card) and colored her with my Copics.  Can't wait until my MiC paper arrives, because I had a bit of trouble with my shading on this leftover paper.  The sentiment is from Paulette at Create With TLC.  A few fall leaves and three Wild Orchid Crafts roses finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the image:


Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Copic/Promarker challenge and check out the awesome cards and calendar pages from the rest of the DT.  We hope you will play along with us this week!  Our October challenges are being generously sponsored by Make it Crafty.  One lucky, randomly-selected participant in our challenges will win Zoe's amazing Colouring Techniques With Markers E-Book.  It's your last chance to be in the running for this awesome prize!


There are also lots of monthly site-wide prizes when you enter any of the challenges at The Outlawz!

I am entering my card in these other challenges:
Sunday Sketch & Stamp #129 (Claire's sketch)
Simon Says Stamp (Autumn Leaves)
Through The Craftroom Door #41 (anything goes)
Stampin For The Weekend #20 (anything goes)
The Poodles Parlour (anything goes).

Here is the sketch for SS&S:

Have a great day and terrific weekend and hope to see you soon!
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Thursday, October 25, 2012

Elisabeth Bell's World October/November Challenge

Hi again!  I'm back just quickly to share some exciting news and a card!  I won the last challenge at Elisabeth Bell's World and I was invited to be a Guest Designer for the new challenge starting today!  I love Elisabeth's images and I was thrilled to have won two digital stamps from the Elisabeth Bell Designs Digital Collection as well as two Belles 'n Whistles stamps from Crafts and Me!    The theme for the October/November Challenge is "glitter, shimmer and shine".  I am so honored to have my card posted along with the amazingly-talented DT!

Here is my card:


My 5x7 card base and mats are GKD Lipstick Red.  The shimmery and shiny patterned papers are from the Kaisercraft Turtle Dove 6.5x6.5 pad.  It was so hard to capture the shiny paper in my photo!  My precious Elisabeth Bell image is Belles 'n Whistles Star of Bethlehem.  You can find it in the Crafts and Me store here.  I stamped it on Make it Colour Blending Card and colored it with my Copics.  I added Red, Diamond and Gold Stickles to make my image sparkle.  Two stars punched from red glitter paper and a shiny gold corner sticker finished my festive holiday card.

Here is a close-up of the image:


Thanks for stopping by again!  Be sure to visit the new Elisabeth Bell's World Challenge and feast your eyes on the stunning creations from the DT!  I'm sure they would love it you were inspired to play along this month!

I'm also entering my card into the current Guest Design Team call on The Digi Bells DT blog.

Other challenges I am entering:
October Sketch For You To Try (Jen Del Muro's blog)
Whimsy Stamps Challenge #52 (all things sparkly)
Papertake Weekly #86 (fireworks - glitter and sparkle)

October SFYTT:


Enjoy the rest of your day and see you soon!
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Little Miss Muffet - New Releases

Good morning!  Happy Thursday!  Have you had a good week so far?  Only one day left until the weekend is here!  It's very early for me, but I'm here, as always on Thursdays, with my DT card for Little Miss Muffet.  It's time for another new release!  Wait until you see the fabulous new stamps!  The brand new Dream On collection from artist, Paula Lee (Pollycraft) is being released today.  These are all red rubber stamps and they are so cute and whimsical!  In addition, several of the digi stamps from the Pollycraft Honeycloud Teens and Swings 'n Slides have rubber versions being released today. You can see all the wonderful new releases in the What's New section of the Little Miss Muffet Stamps store.

Here is my card:


My card base and mats are SU Blue Bayou (retired) and the patterned papers are from the My Mind's Eye Indie Chic Saffron and Citron 6x6 pads.  The magical image is Clover Butterfly Wishes from Little Miss Muffet Stamps.  I stamped the image on Make it Colour Blending Card and colored it with my Copics.  I added Stickles to the butterfly, flowers and Clover's wings and White Opal Liquid Pearls to the dots on the mushroom caps.  I sponged in some clouds with SU Soft Sky.  The sentiment is from Paulette at Create With TLC.  A few Wild Orchid Crafts roses and three peach gems finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the image:



Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Little Miss Muffet Challenge blog and check out the gorgeous creations from the rest of the DT!  And be sure to visit the LMM store, too, to see all the newly-released stamps.  Don't forget, you still have until next Tuesday to enter the Halloween Colors challenge going on now.  If you use a Little Miss Muffet stamp, you can enter with "anything goes" as your theme.

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:
Sketch Saturday #230 (sketch - flipped)
Stamptacular Sunday #186 (no rules)
Craft Your Passion #133 (fairies and fantasies)
One Stop Craft Challenge (anything goes)

Have a wonderful day and hope to see you soon!
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Haunting

Hi there!  Happy Wednesday!  We're halfway to the weekend - how good is that?  This week is just as crazy as last so far, but I did manage to put together a card for a few challenges.  It is absolutely my last Halloween card for this year!  It is for Kenny K. Krafty Krew #116 (frightful) and Sketch N Stash #99 (sketch).

Here is the sketch:

Here is my card:


My card base and mats are Papertrey True Black and the patterned papers are from last year's stash (K & Co. Kelly Panacci Halloween).  The fun Halloween image is Trixxie Treat from Kenny K.  I printed her on Make it Colour Blending Card and colored her with my Copics.  I added Stickles to her hat ornaments, ribbon tie, garter and the candy in the pumpkin.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  It is from the Beware Halloween set which you can find in Paulette's store here.  A couple of glittery spider web corners, also from last year's stash, and a few 3D glitter dots from this year finished my card.

Here is a close-up of Trixxie:


I am also entering my card in the following challenges:
Crazy4Challenges #159 (orange, black and purple)
Sentimental Sundays #125 (Halloween plus a sentiment)
Eclectic Ellapu #2 (Halloween)
Tammy's Scrapin Corner #33 (trick or treat)
Craftymess Challenge #20 (Halloween)
Digital Tuesday #183 (Halloween)
Tuesday Throwdown #121 (Halloween)
Divas by Design #58 (use orange)

Thanks for stopping by! I'll be back very early tomorrow morning with my Little Miss Muffet DT card.

Have a wonderful evening!
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Monday, October 22, 2012

Autumn Angel

Good morning!  Happy Monday!  Hope you had a great weekend and your new week is off to a terrific start!  I have a very busy day ahead of me, but before I head off for that, I'm here to post a card I made for a couple of challenges.  It is for Love To Create #38 (pumpkins, pumpkins), Allsorts #177 (Autumn colors), Paper Crafting Journey (add some bling).  I had planned to enter my card in the Tuesday Morning Sketches #168 too, but I didn't finish it before the deadline. I'm still linking it because I did use the sketch.

Here is my card:


My card base and mats are SU Chocolate Chip and the patterned papers are from Imaginisce, called So Grateful.  My adorable image is Autumn Angel from Whimsy And Stars Studio.  You can find her in Mabelle's Etsy shop here.  I was so lucky to have won her during a contest on Mabelle's blog.  I printed her on Make it Colour Blending Card and colored her with my Copics.  I added some bling to the image with Orange, Crystal and Vintage Photo Stickles.  The top sentiment is from Paulette at Create With TLC.  I added a bunch of gems from my stash to the sentiment panel.  Some Baker's Twine and a Jolee's leaf sticker finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the image:


Thanks for stopping by!  I'll pop by your blogs a little later when I get home.

Have a wonderful day!
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Sunday, October 21, 2012

Be Yourself

Good morning!  Happy Sunday!  I hope you've had a good weekend so far and that you enjoy what's left of it!  It's been a gorgeous fall weekend here!  Before I head out for the day, I wanted to share a card I made for a couple of challenges.  It is for Saturated Canary #28 (color inspiration), Copic Challenge #54 on Suzanne Dean's Color Me Creative Classroom site (anything goes with a touch of red), and The Squirrel and The Fox #29 (use a ribbon).

Here is the color inspiration for the SC challenge:


Here is my card:


My card base and mats are GKD Black Onyx and the papers are a combination of My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Two Rosy and Basic Grey Infuse.  My fun image is Starla from Saturated Canary.  You can find her in Krista's shop here.  I printed her on Make it Colour Blending Card and colored her with my Copics.  I added some Red Stickles to the tiny stars and the dots on her leggings.  The sentiment is from Paulette at Create With TLC.  I think it was a freebie awhile back.  I added two chipboard fancy corners from Make it Crafty.  A triple-loop satin bow, a Webster's Pages Heart and three burgundy Wild Orchid Crafts roses finished my card.

Here is a close-up of Starla:


Copic colors
Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20
Hair: W9, W7, W5, W3
Red: R22, R24, R29, R59
Burgundy: R20, R43, R46, R56, R59
Green: G20, G21, G85, G94, G99
Gray: C1, C3, C5, C7, C9, W1

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day and I hope to be by to visit your blogs as soon as I get back this afternoon!
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Friday, October 19, 2012

Copic/Promarker Challenge - The Outlawz

Hi again!  Usually I wouldn't have back-to-back posts like this, but since I messed up my earlier post, I'm back right away with my DT card for this week's Copic/Promarker Challenge on The Outlawz site.  The theme this week is "Fall foliage or Halloween colors".  You can create anything you'd like along those lines as long as you have coloring with Copics or any other brand of alcohol marker.

Here is my card:


My card base and mats are SU Basic Black and the patterned papers are from the K & Co. Brenda Walton Halloween 12x12 pad.  I merged two digistamps from Make it Crafty - Eerie Scene and Witchy Wanda.  I printed the merged image on Make it Colour Blending Card and colored with my Copics.  I masked the image and sponged an eerie sky with SU Vintage Violet.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  It is part of the Beware Halloween set in Paulette's store here.  A strip of DP punched with my Fiskars Grass Punch finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the image:


Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Copic/ProMarker Challenge and check out the fantastic creations from the rest of the DT!  We hope you will play along with our Fall/Halloween challenge!  Our October challenges are being generously sponsored by Make it Crafty.  You'll definitely want to visit the MiC store and see all the fun, crafty products they have to offer!  One randomly-selected participant in this month's challenge will win a copy of Zoe's awesome E-Book, Colouring Techniques for Markers.  Who wouldn't want to win this fabulous prize?  There are also lots of monthly site-wide prizes up for grabs when you enter the challenges at The Outlawz!


I am also entering my card in the following challenges:
Seems a Little Sketchy #24 (sketch)
Fab 'n Funky Challenge #143 (black, orange and choice)
Craft Your Passion Challenge #132 (which witch is which - use a witch)
Forever Friends #47 (Halloween/Autumn)
Cutie Pie Challenge #29 (Halloween)
Through The Craftroom Door #40 (always anything goes)

Have a great Friday and a great weekend and I hope to see you again sometime soon!
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Guylou's Inimitability - 1,2,3 Can You Scare Me?

Hi there!  Happy Friday!  I hope you had a good week and you've got fun plans for the weekend!  I'm off to a very late start this morning!  I thought I had scheduled my post for early morning, but apparently I did not so now I am here with my DT card for the new challenge at Guylou's Inimitability.  Kim is our hostess this time and her theme is "1, 2, 3 can you scare me?".  We want to see 1 ribbon, 2 embellishments and 3 patterned papers and make it dark, scary or goth.

Here are the challenge details:
Challenge Deadline:
You have until 10:00 PM (EDT) on November 1st to link your project to the Inlinkz at the end of the challenge post.
How to participate:
You may enter only ONE project per challenge, but if you use a Guylou's Inimitability digistamp, your project will count for two entries.  If you don't have one of Guylou's digistamps, you can check the online store where several freebies are available.  
Challenge Prizes:
A winner will be selected randomly and will win:
1. A $10.00 gift certificate from Guylou's online store
2. An invitation to be a Guest Designer on one of our upcoming challenges
Our Guest Designer for this challenge is: Vicky
Vicky was the winner of our recent ABC Primer challenge and was invited to join us this week. Check out her beautiful project on Guylou's Inimitability Blog.


Here is my card:


My card base and mats are GKD Black Onyx and the three patterned papers are from the Recollections Halloween pack from last year.  My scary image is Frankein-Miguel from Guylou's Inimitability.  I printed him on Make it Colour Blending Card and colored him with my Copics.   The sentiment is a recent freebie from Paulette at Create With TLC.   I colored in the Boo then added a bunch of Orange Stickles to make it sparkle.  One ribbon through my pennant banner and two monster dimensional stickers finished my card.

Here is a close-up of Frankein-Miguel:


Be sure to visit Guylou's Inimitability blog and check out the fantastic creations from the rest of the DT and our Guest Designer, Vicky!  We hope you will be inspired to play along with us! 

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:
Sunday Sketch and Stamp #128 (Sjoukje's sketch)
Love To Create #37 (trick or treat)
Tammy's Scrapin Corner #32 (anything goes)
Stamptacular Sunday #185 (boo-tacular)
Papertake Weekly (Fright night/spooky)
Scrapalicious (Halloweenie)

Thanks for stopping by!  I'll be back shortly with my DT card for this week's Copic/Promarker Challenge.  Hope to see you then!
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Thursday, October 18, 2012

Little Miss Muffet Challenge - Halloween Colors

Good morning!  Happy (early) Thursday! Hope you've had a good week so far.  I know.  I did a disappearing act again.  I have a lot going on (long story) and really no spare time to craft at all.   But of course, I have my DT card for the new challenge at Little Miss Muffet!  Didn't you love the adorable new Halloween images released last week?  Well, they are perfect for the new challenge which is "Halloween colors"!

Here is my card:


My card base and mats are SU Basic Black and the fun patterned papers are from the K & Co. Brenda Walton 12x12 pad.  I merged two of the cute images from last week's release - Luna Bitterfrost Vampires Rock and Bandit Boy Tom at Halloween.  I printed the merged image on Make it Colour Blending Card and colored in Halloween colors with my Copics. The sentiment is a recent freebie from Paulette at Create With TLC.  The punched border was done with a Fiskars Grass punch (turned upside down).  Some ribbon, a dimensional birdcage sticker (Jolee's) and a few Recollections dimensional glitter dots finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the image:


Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Little Miss Muffet Challenge blog and check out the amazing creations from the rest of the DT, our wonderful Guest Designer for October, Paula-Kay and special guests, Sharon and Wendy.  We hope you will play along with our Halloween colors theme!  And remember, if you use a Little Miss Muffet image, it's "anything goes".  You have until Tuesday, October 30 to enter the challenge.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Sketch Saturday #229
Allsorts #176 (too cute to spook)
Card Makin' Mamas (spooky)
Stampin' For The Weekend #19 (something spooky)
Divas by Design #57 (something spooky)
Simon Says Stamp (eerie inspiration)
Crafting For All Seasons #38 (spooky)

Have a great day and see you again soon!
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Saturday, October 13, 2012

You Are So "Boo"-tiful

Hi there!  Happy Saturday!  Hope you are having a good weekend so far!  It's been another busy day, but I managed to sit down and finish a card I had in the works on my desk.  It is for Jackson's Digital Expressions #26 (sketch and Halloween), Polka Doodles #41 (Halloween), The Poodles Parlour (Halloween), Challenge Up Your Life #80 (Halloween/Autumn) and Simon Says Stamp (dies or punches).

Here is the JDE sketch:


Here is my card:


My card base and mats are SU Basic Black and the fun Halloween papers are from the K & Co. Kelly Panacci Halloween 12x12 pad.  I punched the picket pence with my Martha Stewart punch and the grass with my Fiskars Grass punch. The big yellow moon was cut with Spellbinders Grand Circle Nestabilities.  My cute image is Felicia Witch with Pumpkin from Guylou's Inimitability. You get three images with this set.  I used the one with the Jack O' Lantern.  I printed her on Neenah Solar White and colored her with my Copics.  I added Orange, Purple, Lime Green and Yellow Stickles to her wings and I used a Letraset Silver Metallic marker for the buckle on her hat.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  It is part of the Beware Halloween set in Paulette's store here.  A few gems from my stash finished my card.

Here is a close-up of Felicia:


Thanks for stopping by!  I've had a non-stop day, but I hope to settle down later and come by all your blogs!  Have a great evening!
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Friday, October 12, 2012

When All Else Fails...

Good morning!  Happy Friday!  Hope you've had a good week and you're ready for a fun weekend!  For me and the "good week" part, not so much, but I'm definitely ready for the weekend to be here. Before I get on with a busy day, I'm here to post my DT card for this week's Copic/Promarker Challenge at The Outlawz site. This week's theme is "desserts" in honor of National Dessert Day on October 14.  Fun theme, right?  Can't wait to see all the yummy sweets!  The only requirement besides the theme is that you color with alcohol markers (any brand).

Here is my card:


My card base and mats are SU Buckaroo Blue and the patterned papers are from the Prima En Francais 6x6 pad.  My cute image is Frenchie Claudine from Make it Crafty.  I printed her on Make it Colour Blending Card and colored her with my Copics.  I added Liquid Applique to the whipped cream and different colored Liquid Pearls to the sprinkles on the ice cream.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  It is from the When All Else Fails set in Paulette's store here.  A few pearls and a triple-loop satin bow finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the image:


Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Copic/Promarker challenge thread and check out the amazingly sweet creations from the rest of the DT.  We hope you'll be inspired to play along!  The October challenges are being generously sponsored by Make it Crafty!  One lucky participant in this month's challenges will win Zoe's awesome new Colouring Techniques With Markers E-Book.  Isn't that a fabulous prize?   There are also lots of monthly site-wide prizes up for grabs when you enter any of the challenges at The Outlawz!


I am also entering my card in the following challenges:
Through The Craftroom Door #39 (always anything goes)
Incy Wincy Designs Challenge (anything goes)
Sentimental Sundays #123 (anything goes, use a sentiment)
Crafty Sentiments Designs (anything goes)
Divas by Design #56 (anything goes)

Have a great day and hope to see you again soon!
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Thursday, October 11, 2012

Little Miss Muffet Stamps - New Release

Good morning!  Happy (early) Thursday!  By now you know that I'm probably sleeping when you see this, but I'm here in spirit to share my DT card for Little Miss Muffet Stamps.  It's new release week and you are absolutely going to love the fabulous new Trick or Treat images being released today!  And what's more, there is a brand new exclusive die being released, too!  The new banner die is going to be one you can't do without!  It's perfect for so many projects!  Check out all the new releases in the What's New section of the Little Miss Muffet store!

OK, on to my card.  This one was so fun to create!


My card base and mats are SU Pumpkin Pie and the patterned papers are from last year's K & Co. Kelly Panacci Halloween Collection.  I merged two adorable images from the new release: Agent Cupcake at Halloween and Lil Spook.  I printed the merged image on Make it Colour Blending Card and colored it with my Copics. I added a bunch of Stickles (Crystal, Purple, Lime Green and Orange) to make them sparkle a little.  The cute sentiment is from Create With TLC.  It is part of the Beware Halloween set in Paulette's store here.  Some wide satin ribbon, a few gems and a glittery spider web corner finished off my card.

Here is a close-up of the image:


Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Little Miss Muffet challenge blog and check out the fabbie creations from the rest of the awesome DT!  I'm sure you'll agree that the images in this new release are just too cute!

Don't forget you have until next Tuesday to enter our Simplicity challenge!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Sketch Saturday #228 (sketch)
Craft Your Passion #131 (hip to be square-square projects)
Crazy4Challenges #157 (favorite Halloween characters)
Craftymess Challenge #19 (anything goes)
Hooked on Craft Challenge #25 (Halloween)
No Matter Which Challenge #3 (Halloween)
Crafting for All Seasons #37 (costumes, dress-up)

Have a great day and hope to see you soon!
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Live in Abundance

Hi there!  Happy Wednesday!  Were you beginning to think I'd given up my blog?  It's been quite a few days since I was able to post.  I've got a lot going on in my world right now and unfortunately, it's keeping me from my craft room and blog land.  I keep hoping to get back in the groove, but it hasn't happened yet.  I did manage to finish up one card on my desk.  It was made for a few challenges I like to do.  It's for the September/October Challenge at Elisabeth Bell's World (earth tones), Addicted-to-Stamps Challenge #40 (sketch), Basic Grey Challenge #78 (ribbon and lace), Love To Create Challenge #36 (Fall fun/Autumn colors) and Crafts and Me Challenge #105 (anything goes).

Here is Nadell's sketch for the A-T-S challenge:


Here is my card:


My card base and mats are SU Chocolate Chip and the patterned papers are from the Basic Grey Pyrus 6x6 pad.  My adorable Elisabeth Bell image is Apple Bake.  It can be found in the Elisabeth Bell Digital Collection here. I printed her on Make it Colour Blending Card and colored her in earth tones with my Copics.  I added a few dots of yellow Stickles to the flower centers on her apron.  The sentiment is from Paulette at Create With TLC.   A few Wild Orchid Crafts roses, some lace trim and a triple-loop wrinkled ribbon bow finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the image:


Thanks for stopping by!  I truly appreciate your visits!  I'll be by to visit your blogs whenever I can and I'll be back tomorrow with my Little Miss Muffet DT post for the week!
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Friday, October 5, 2012

I'll Be There

Hi again!  I know.  First I don't post for days, then I don't stop posting, right?  I had a few projects in the works and managed to finish one up so I came back to share it.  It is for Mo's DP2 Challenge #155 (anything goes with a Mo's), Anything Goes Challenge #77 (animals), Through The Craftroom Door Challenge #38 (anything goes) and Papertake Weekly #83 (anything goes).

Here is my card:


My card base and mats are SU Bermuda Bay and the patterned papers are from the My Mind's Eye Six By Six A Mother's Love pad.  You can tell how long this has been on my desk because I was using the sketch from the Anything Goes Challenge #76, which I missed.  Anyway, my adorable Mo's image is Did You Hear.  You can find it in Mo's store here.  I printed it on Make it Colour Blending Card and colored with my Copics.  I added a few polka dots to her top and socks with my Sharpie White Paint Pen.  The sentiment is from Paulette at Create With TLC.  A polka dot bow and a few gems from my stash finished my card.

Here is a close-up of Bella and Bronte:


Thanks for stopping by again!  I promise this is it for the day!  Enjoy your evening and weekend and I hope to see you again soon!
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