Splashes of Watercolor

A Happy Haunting

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I've moved back from making Christmas trees to creating more Halloween greetings!  I started this tag when I was making my Be Spooky Seasonal Tag, and I'm just now finishing it.  I just love this A Little Witchy stamp set from Our Craft Lounge!

I used a die cut of the PTI Mat Stack 3 to create my tombstone and a tiny ATC sized glassine bag as a treat holder on the tag.  The tombstone and witch's legs are attached to the front of the bag.

For the tag, I punched a circle from a Post-It note and used the circle as a mask for the moon.  The background of the tag was covered with Tumbled Glass Distress stain, clear embossed with the flourishes, then swiped randomly with Dusty Concord and Weathered Wood Distress stains.  Then I used the negative of the mask while sponging the moon with Distress ink in Scattered Straw and Wild Honey.

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I'm betting one of our granddaughters will enjoy receiving this for Halloween.  Especially if I fill the treat bag with a chocolate bar!

Thanks for dropping by!  LOL!  It looks like that's what my witch on the tag did!!  I hope y'all have a great weekend!

OCL A Little Witchy Stamp Set	OCL Fabulous Florals Stamp Set	Inkssentials #8 Manila Tags	Stampin' Up! cardstock	Memento ink - tuxedo black
Ranger Distress Stains	eP Ranger Distress inks	Ranger blending tool	Copic Markers	PTI Ribbon
PTI Dies - Mat Stack 3	Ranger Heat-It Craft Tool	Ranger clear embossing powder	Twinery	Scor-Tape

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Fiskars 9" paper trimmer

Scor-Buddy

Rock-A-Blocks

Ranger Non-Stick Craft Sheet

Tim Holtz Tonic Scissors

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O Christmas Tree - an E-Team/Want2Scrap blog hop

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The E-Team is excited to share in a fun blog hop with the Want2Scrap Design Team. If you are new to eclectic Paperie or Want2Scrap™ , here is a little information about these two creative companies. Each offers unique lines of products for all paper crafters.

eclectic Paperie (eP) is an online boutique for all who love paper crafts. There is an eclectic assortment of products, supplies, tools, and materials to assist you in your quest for creative expression. Stretch your basic paper crafting skills beyond simple scrapbooking and card making. Take the next step into artistic expression by "feeding your creativity" at eclectic Paperie. You can keep up with new product offerings by following eclectic Paperie on Facebook, Twitter, or the eP Blog.

Want2Scrap™  manufactures rhinestones lines including the Nestabling™ line that coordinates with the newly released Nestaboard™ chipboard line.  A variety of Nestabling and Nestaboard shapes correspond with specific Spellbinders™ Nestabilities™ die templates. Want2Scrap™ also manufactures their own line of chipboard albums and accents, acrylic albums, and multi-layered laser designs, as well as other fine scrapbooking products.  Want2Scrap™ brings ease of use and flexibility in their product lines by offering products uniquely tailored to its customers’ needs. Follow Want2Scrap on Facebook and the Want2Scrap Blog!

The E-Team & Want2Scrap™ Design Team were on a mission to create some fun projects using the Nestabling and Nestaboard, with any coordinating Spellbinders dies, too. Come blog hop with the two teams to see what kind of creative juices resulted.

The E-Team:

Daisy Sparks (The eclectic Paperie Blog)
Broni Holcombe
Latrice Murphy
Linda Duke (Representing Both Teams)
Linda Ledbetter
Micki Harper
Sherry Cheever
Starla Nelson

 

The Want2Scrap™ Team:

Heidi Blankenship - Design Team Coordinator
Dana Gustafson
Elise Durenberger
Karen Taylor
Linda Duke
Mimi Leinbach

 

Twice the number of blog hop participants means twice the fun; that includes prizes, too. Visit each E-Team  and Want2Scrap™ participating member and leave them some feedback about their creations. One comment per person per blog, please.  You have from today, Friday, September 30th, to Sunday, October 2nd, to visit each blog participant.

There will be 6 random winners chosen from the participants' blog comments.  They will each receive a $20 gift voucher from either eclectic Paperie or Want2Scrap™ .   Winners will be posted on the eclectic Paperie blog and on the Want2Scrap™ blog on Tuesday, Oct 4th, so make sure you check back to claim your prize.

 

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Now on to my project!

I chose to use the Peony Nestabord and Nestabilities for my project.  Daisy also sent me the Lavender Petite Scallop Circle (sm) Want2Scrap™ Nestabling which coordinates perfectly with the peony shapes.  (You could also use any circle or flower shape for this project.)

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So the idea I've had in my mind using these supplies was a little crazy and far-fetched, but it actually came together quite like I imagined!  So even though I burned my fingers a little, I'm rather pleased with it!

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I started by cutting several of the peony shapes using the Nestabilities (1 of the largest #6, 2 of #5, 2 of #4, 2 of #3, 1 of #2, and 1 of #1) and some My Mind's Eye paper .  Then I scored each of them on my Scor-Buddy, and folded along each of the scores to give each piece some shape. 

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Next I took some of my Studio 490 Art Parts along with the largest of the peony Nestabord shapes and painted them all with Claudine Hellmuth Studio Gesso.  I applied a coat of Studio paint in Blank Canvas as well.  When they were dry, I applied a heavy coat of Studio Multi-Medium (matte) onto the Nestabord and sprinkled it heavily with Sparkly Fluff (Sugar).  I also added a little extra glitter around the edges.

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I punched holes in each of the die cuts and applied the Nestabling to 4 of them (the tiny one is hiding in the photo).  I also attached loops of some silver string (as my tinsel), using Scor-Tape.

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Then I took a drinking straw, slid each one of the die cuts into place, and adhered them using a hot glue gun.

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I wanted to use more of the silver string in the project, so I decided to wrap it around the Art Parts spool piece.  It's held in place with strips of Scor-Tape.  I then attached the Nestabord with some more hot glue to the top of the spool and hammered in a small nail to place the drinking straw over.

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The last thing I did was to die cut some glitter paper into a star shape and stick it into the top of the tree using a piece of floral wire.

And here you have my Nestabord/ Nestabling/ Nestabilities Christmas tree:

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Thank you SO much for stopping by today.  I hope you've enjoyed seeing how I created my project.  Don't forget to leave a comment for a chance to win an eP gift voucher.  Then check out all the other fabulous projects along the blog hop.  Have fun and good luck!!

 

• Paper: Ooh La La "Sweet Surprise" (My Mind's Eye), Fresh Paint Glitter Paper Pack (K & Company)  
• Other: silver string, Concentric Stars die (Provo Craft), foam brush, drinking straw, Tombo Mono Aqua liquid glue, Sulyn Glitter

My Mind's Eye	Spellbinders Nestabilities	Want2Scrap Nestabling	Want2Scrap Nestabord - Peony	Glue Gun
Scor-Tape	Studio 490 Art Parts	Claudine Hellmuth Studio products	Sparkly Fluff - sugar

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Fiskars 9" paper trimmer

Scor-Buddy

Rock-A-Blocks

Ranger Non-Stick Craft Sheet

Tim Holtz Tonic Scissors

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Happy Fall, Y'all - Color Throwdown #161

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Well, I hate to admit it, but it's officially Fall, y'all.  Bummer.  Guess I'll have to pack up my bathing suits and beach chair until next…..April, maybe.  Here's my last weekend at the beach:

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Perfect!  Sigh.  Ok, enough whining from me!  On to the Color Throwdown! 

This week Kristin is our hostess and she not only chose some beautiful Fall colors, she also was sweet enough to share some of her new Trendy Forest digi papers with us!  I love them!  Here's the combo:

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So I pulled out my (also) new Simply Fall singles stamp set from Our Craft Lounge and what a perfect match these were to the Trendy Forest digi papers.

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See?  A match made in digi heaven!!

This card using OCL stamps and digi patterned paper qualifies for the Our Craft Lounge blog challenge this week - OCL#84.

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I also decided to use this week's CPS sketch 237.  It's really cool!

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I'd love to see what you gals come up with using this week's colors.  Just link up your creation over on the Color Throwdown blog!  Now here is some great inspiration for you from the other CTD designers:

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Barbara * Carole * Danielle * Kristin 

Tammy * Julee Tilman (September Guest Designer)

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Thanks for visiting today.  I'd like to invite you to come back on Friday, Sept 30th, for our next E-Team blog hop!  We're teaming up with Want2Scrap!  Fun, fun, fun!!

Until then, enjoy the rest of your week!

 

• Paper: poppy parade, chocolate chip 
• Ink: Memento - rich cocoa, Distress - dried marigold, ripe persimmon
• Other: corner rounder tool

   

Our Craft Lounge - Singles	MTME Pretty Impressions Printable Papers	Neenah cardstock	eP Ranger Distress inks	Copic Markers
Ranger blending tool	Papertrey Ink ribbon	Spellbinders Fancy Tags	Glue Dots	TE foam mounting tape

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Fiskars 9" paper trimmer

Scor-Buddy

Rock-A-Blocks

Ranger Non-Stick Craft Sheet

Tim Holtz Tonic Scissors

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Heartfelt Sympathy - Color Throwdown #160

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Hello, everyone!  I hope you're having a good week.  I'm excited because I'm going to the So You Think You Can Dance live performance tonight!    I can't wait to see Melanie, Sasha and Marko dance!  And tomorrow I'm headed to the beach again for the weekend.  Probably for the last time this year too.  I'm sad about that, but definitely plan to enjoy this weekend!

It's time to see what our Color Throwdown challenge is for this week!  Danielle is our hostess and she always chooses a beautiful color palette for us to play with!

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I've seen a few people using light colored ink to stamp with lately.  So when the image is colored in, it looks totally different from how it would look with the black outlines.  That's what I tried with my card today. 

I used the Papertrey Ink Year of Flowers: Carnation stamp set and Adirondack Lake Mist ink, then colored with my Copic markers (0, T0, R0000, R81, R83, R85).

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I like how this turned out, and I think I'll probably use this technique quite a bit more!

I'm also going to enter this card in the BasicGrey challenge #53 to use pink and brown.  Check it out!

Now you should really check out the beautiful creations of my sisters on the Color Throwdown design team:

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Barbara *  Danielle * Kristin 

 Julee Tilman (September Guest Designer)

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I sure hope you'll decide to play along with us!

Thanks so much for dropping in to take a look today.  I hope you'll come back soon!

 

Papertrey Ink stamps	Neenah cardstock	Basic Grey - Out of Print 6x6	Adirondack inks	PTI inks
Copic Markers	Spellbinders Nestabilities	Ranger blending tool	PTI Buttons	PTI Button Twine
Hug Snug seam binding	Scor-Tape	TE foam mounting tape

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Fiskars 9" paper trimmer

Scor-Buddy

Rock-A-Blocks

Ranger Non-Stick Craft Sheet

Tim Holtz Tonic Scissors

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Seasonal Tags - Be SPOOKY!! An E-Team blog hop!

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Hello again, everyone!  The E-Team has been challenged by our fearless leader, Daisy, to create a Seasonal Tag or ATC….and be SPOOKY! 

Ok, so I went a little on the cutesy side of spooky, but ya gotta have some variety here, right?  I generally enjoy the cuter side of Halloween goblins anyway!

***There WILL be prizes folks!  Daisy will select 3 winners randomly from comments left on the participating blogs.  And if you post a comment about your favorite Halloween treats on the eP blog, you'll have a chance to win a $25 eclectic Paperie voucher.  Now you have to admit that's a real treat!!

Comments will be taken Friday, Sept 16th, through Sunday, Sept 18th, and the winner will be announced on Monday, Sept 19th.***

On to my SPOOKY tag…

I wanted to use one of the neat SM plastic tubes that Daisy sent me as a treat holder for MY favorite treat, Reese's Pieces.  So I tried one of the new #5 black craft tags to see if it would wrap around the tube.  And yes, it did!  So I marked where I needed to punch a hole in the other end of the tag.~

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Next I pulled out some Maya Road chipboard alphas and painted them with Claudine Hellmuth Studio Gesso.  When that dried, I painted them with some Glow Green craft paint.

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I cut papers from the ADORABLE (in a Tim Burton sort of way) Mischievous 6x6 paper pad to fit both the front and back of the tag.  I also cut an extra witch's head and pumpkin head and some stars for the night sky.  I added a little cloud die cut too.

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I put it all together without the tube, because I knew I wanted the recipient to be able to remove it from the tag.

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Here it is with the tube slipped into the opening of the black tag:

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I cut a piece of black felt, trimmed the bottom edge with my pinking shears, and adhered it to the cap only, using Scor-Tape.  Then I tied some Twinery twine around it in Halloween colors and slipped it onto the tube.  The finished Cutesy SPOOKY tag:

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This was really quite easy, folks.  It was also really fun, especially because I had to keep refilling the tube with Reese's Pieces.  I don't know how they kept disappearing! 

And you know what?  The BOO really does glow in the dark!!!

Now it's time for you to continue on the hop.  Here are the participating E-Team members:

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E-TEAM

Linda Duke

Linda Ledbetter

Sherry Cheever

Starla Nelson

Daisy Sparks (eP blog)

Micki Harper and Latrice Murphy

(They won't be joining us today, but you can still

visit them and leave some love!)

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Thanks so much for stopping by!  Don't forget to leave comments along the way.  And if you are inspired to create a SPOOKY tag or ATC, please come back and let us know.  We'd love to see!!

• Stamps: None
• Paper: Mischievous 6x6 paper pad (My Mind's Eye) 
• Ink/Paint: Ranger Distress frayed burlap, Claudine Hellmuth Studio Gesso, Glow Green craft paint (Synta, Inc. purchased at Hobby Lobby), T5 and T2 Copic markers 
• Tools used on every card: Fiskars 9" trimmer, Scor-Buddy, Tim Holtz scissors, Ranger non-stick craft sheet, Rock-a-blocks
• Other: #8 Manila tags, #5 black craft tags, SM plastic tubes, ink blending tool, Ranger Crackle Accents, Star Dust & Black Diamond Stickles, Cropadile, Drippy Goo punch (Martha Stewart), sanding stick, Cloud die (PTI), felt, pinking shears, Reese's Pieces, Mandarin, Lemondrop & Charcoal twine (Twinery), Glue Dots, Scor-Tape, foam mounting tape, ribbon, vintage button, Claudine Hellmuth paintbrush  

Sparkly Congratulations - Color Throwdown #159

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It's all Carole's fault!  She's the one who picked this week's colors!  And I had a really hard time with them.  Here's her combo:

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What do you think?  Do you like them? 

Well, I'm challenging you to at least try them!  I did, and I ended up with a card for a couple of very dear friends who recently got married.

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Before you try, check out the awesome inspiration from the oh-so-talented design team, along with our oh-so-special Guest Designer:

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Barbara * Carole * Danielle

Laura * Tammy * Julee Tilman (September Guest Designer)

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That's it folks!  I hope you'll join us for this week's challenge!  Thanks so much for stopping by today!

• Stamps: Occasional Labels & Sentimental Occasions (by Kristin Eberline for MTME)
• Paper: vintage cream (PTI); cherry cobbler, pacific point, old olive; Out of Print 6x6 (Basic Grey); Mariposa Stack (DCWV) 
• Ink: Versamark, ruby red, pacific point 
• Tools used on every card: Fiskars 9" trimmer, Scor-Buddy, Tim Holtz scissors, Ranger non-stick craft sheet, Rock-a-blocks
• Other: Rose Creations (leaves) (Spellbinders), 1-1/4" circle punch, ribbon, rhinestones, Scor-Tape, foam mounting tape  

Shout It Out Birthday!

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Here's a cute little birthday card I made for one of our granddaughters who just turned 3.  She lives in Florida so I thought the fish theme would be really cute for her.  I used the darling little Shout It Out set from Our Craft Lounge.

I'm going to enter it in the Paper Players challenge #62 this week -  to make a birthday card.  I've been meaning for SO long to play along with those talented ladies and FINALLY was able to this week!

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That's it for me today, folks.  Thanks so much for stopping by!

• Stamps: Shout It Out (Our Craft Lounge) 
• Paper: white, Beach Babe 6x6 (Fancy Pants) 
• Ink: Memento - tuxedo black; melon mambo 
• Tools used on every card: Fiskars 9" trimmer, Scor-Buddy, Tim Holtz scissors, Ranger non-stick craft sheet, Rock-a-blocks
• Other: Lacey Circles Nestabilities, scallop punch, ribbon, button, cotton thread, Scor-Tape, foam mounting tape  

Swept Up - Color Throwdown #158

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Hey, everyone!

It's my week to host the Color Throwdown!  I have no idea what inspired me to choose this color combination but I really do like the way all the colors look together!

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I've used my new Swept Up Crafty Cling Single stamp set from Our Craft Lounge to get a start on my Halloween cards for all the grandkids.  This is definitely an unusual Halloween color mix, but I think it works!

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I decided to also use Jen's September SFYTT sketch.  I love it!

I hope you'll play along in the CTD challenge with us!  Just give us a direct link to your card in today's CTD blog post.

Now here is some great inspiration for you from the CTD sisters:

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Barbara * Carole * Danielle * Kristin

Laura * Tammy * Julee Tilman (September Guest Designer)

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Before I go, I'd like to take this opportunity to wish my beautiful daughter, Jennifer, a very happy birthday today!  Here are a couple of photos from her performance this past weekend.

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Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you're having a great week!

• Stamps: Swept Up (Our Craft Lounge) 
• Paper: Neenah white, basic gray, light gray, peach parfait, island indigo, Jovial 6x6 (Basic Grey) 
• Ink: Memento - tuxedo black & london fog, Versafine - onyx black, Ranger Distress - black soot, broken china, Copic markers 
• Tools used on every card: Fiskars 9" trimmer, Scor-Buddy, Tim Holtz scissors, Ranger non-stick craft sheet, Rock-a-blocks
• Other: corner rounder punch, Cuttlebug Dotted Swiss embossing folder, ink blending tools, circle Nestabilities, Recollections pearls, Glue Dots, foam mounting tape 

Celebrate today!

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Hey there!  I hope y'all enjoyed your Labor Day weekend!  I had a really busy one the first 2 days.  After lifting and carrying kayaks and paddling most of the day Sunday, I was pretty sore and tired by Monday, so I chose to rest.  Besides, our weather was pretty gloomy and rainy after the 2 previous sunny days.

Today I wanted to share a card I made for a male friend's birthday.  It's pretty simple…I let the paper do most of the work!

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It makes me kind of sad, really.  I always hate the end of summer.  I hope our warmer weather stretches out just a little longer.  I AM NOT a cold weather person!

Thanks so much for dropping by today.  Have a great week!

• Stamps: Happy Trails (PTI) 
• Paper: cool caribbean,basics manila paper pad (Basic Grey), Webster's Pages petite papers  
• Ink: real red 
• Tools used on every card: Fiskars 9" trimmer, Scor-Buddy, Tim Holtz scissors, Ranger non-stick craft sheet, Rock-a-blocks
• Other: Clouds die (PTI), Maraschino twine (Twinery) 

Sing With Joy - It's an OCL blog hop!!

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It's finally time for the Our Craft Lounge blog hop!  Yay!

I hope you've visited all the blogs on Wednesday and Thursday for the Sneak Peeks and left comments.  Leave comments today too to be entered to win our blog candy!

This is a progressive blog hop so if you haven't come here via Deb Felts, then click on her name to take you back there.  (Or you can go directly to the OCL blog to start from the beginning.)

Today I'm showing you another one of the new Crafty Cling Singles - Sing With Joy.  How sweet is this?!  And I'm entering it in today's OCL blog challenge - Anything Goes!

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Yay, I've finally got a small (very small) Christmas card stash going.  Maybe this will jump start me to keep making them!

Ok, time for you to move on to the next blog on the hop.  That would be Stephanie Serrano.  Just click on her name.

Thanks so much for stopping here today.  Have fun on the blog hop….and GOOD LUCK!!

• Stamps: Sing With Joy (Our Craft Lounge) 
• Paper: Neenah white, vintage cream (PTI), Figgy & Jovial 6x6 paper pads (Basic Grey)
• Ink: Memento - tuxedo black, Ranger Distress - Antique Linen, Copic markers
• Tools used on every card: Fiskars 9" trimmer, Scor-Buddy, Tim Holtz scissors, Ranger non-stick craft sheet, Rock-a-blocks
• Other: Lacey Ovals Nestabilities, ink blending tool, chocolate chip satin ribbon, riding hood red taffeta ribbon, Recollections pearls, Glue Dots, Scor-Tape, foam mounting tape 

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