Bride & Groom

I am re-posting this card from yesterday's post in it's own post for some Challenges.

I am loving the clean and simple look of this card.  I am trying to be better about making cards that are going to be used soon and this one will be given away this weekend.  I have fallen in love with the felt layered flowers from Michael's bridal dept.  By removing the button on top and replacing it with a gemstone, it gave it a more elegant look.  This card contains a lot of materials from the original wedding invitation.  Can't go wrong that way matching the wedding colors and I am recycling materials, too!

Challenges:

Fashionista Challenge - Wedding, Shower or Anniversary

Lawnscaping - Clean and Simple 

Stamp with Fun - Wedding

Totally Stampalicious - Clean and Simple

My Sheri Crafts - Wedding/Anniversary

Totally Gorjuss - Pink and Green
Creative Card Crew - Sentiment as Focal Point
Top Tip Tuesday - Clean and Simple (recycle the original invite)

Sunshine and Smiles to You!

~pat~

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Bridal Wishes

It's a new day...it's a new card...

Just me being silly and for some reason I am hearing Michael Buble`s voice running through my mind right now.

I was invited to a Bridal Shower yesterday and this is the card I came up with.

I was wanting to make a card with a bride or a bridal gown on it and not owning such a stamp or digi, I made my own bridal dress.  I free handed the shape of the dress and embossed the bottom with a swirly design and punched the bottom edge of the dress.  I left the top plain and added some green ribbon and a pink flower with a green gemstone in the middle.  The flowers were purchased eons ago at Michael's in the bridal dept and I just used my SU marker to color the white flower pink. The colors of the dress match the wedding colors.  I added the sentiment to the card base and adhered the dress with foam dimensionals.  Simple and elegant at the same time.  This was a fun card to create!

Recipe:

Stamps - Studio G

Paper - White card stock

Coloring - Pretty in Pink marker (SU!)

Misc - Devine Swirls EF, ribbon, Bridal flower (Michael's), green gemstone (Recollections), Apron Lace punch (Fiskars) 

Challenges: 

Card Makin' Mamas - Make it Girlie

Polka Doodles - Pretty in Pink 

Stampin' with the Dragon - Weddings in the Air

Digi Doodles - Paper Lace

Pixie Dust Studio - Ribbon

My Mum's Craft Shop - Celebration

My Craft Spot - Make It Pop 

Paper Pretties - Embossing (wet or dry) 

Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Anything Goes with Green

Sunshine & Smiles to You!

~pat~

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Congratulations

I guess you can call this a scrap card.  I used things that  were laying on my work table to create this card.  I was needing a Congrats...on getting engaged card for a wonderful couple I know.  My inspiration was the strip of DP from the Citrus Stack by DCWV.  Perfect Spring like colors and so cheerful.  It's pretty simple card and was easy to pull together.  I don't know about you, but I have a basket full of odds and ends pieces of ribbon that are too long to throw away, but too short for the spool that I keep on my work table and always look there first, before cutting into a spool of ribbon.  Now this card is ready for the mailbox and on it's way to Illinois.

Recipe:

Stamps - Sentiment ?

Paper - Citrus Stack (DCWV), white card stock

Ink - Memento Black

Misc - Mini flower punch, mini brads, Birds & Blooms embossing folder, Scallop punch (SU!), ribbon

Challenges: 

Charisma Card Challenges - Ribbon, Ribbon, Ribbon 

Shopping Our Stash - Embossing or Meljens image 

Catered Crop - Ravenous about ribbon 
CAS-ual Fridays - CAS sentiment as the focus 

Sunshine & Smiles to You!

~pat~

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Featured Fan Friday @ Whimsie Doodles

So excited to be a Featured Friday Fan on the Whimsie Doodles Blog today!

With my "Mailed My Heart" freebie design.

 I absolutely love this digi!

I am entering this card into the Whimsie Doodles monthly challenge since every piece of paper came from my scrap pile.  It feels good to use up little pieces of leftover DP instead of cutting into a brand new piece.

Happy Friday to YOU!

~pat~

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Valentine Cards

"Good Things"

I actually used some of my SU! stamps to create some quick and easy Valentine cards.  I was need quite a few mailable cards and decided to keep them clean and simple.  Looking through my rubber stamps, I came across this stamp set, "Good Things" by SU! and liked the small three flower image.  I looked through my scrap drawer and using scraps and ended up with 3 different looks using the same image.

Using some striped paper from We R Memory Keepers.

Using some digital paper, "Pure Love" from Designed2Delight.

And last but not least, the inside of the cards...

A $1 Stamp from Studio G.

The outside sentiment is from Indadinkado.

Happy Sunny Tuesday to You!

~pat~

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Love Mail

"Mailed My Heart"

Trying to get caught up on my Valentine cards and I came across this adorable "freebie" digi from Whimsie Doodles.  I just couldn't resist making a card.  The adorable little girl reminds me of my 2 granddaughters.  I, also used the monthly sketch from Craft's Meow. for my layout.  I used paper from my scrap drawer for my card and I seem to be looking there first before cutting into a new piece of DP lately.

  

Only 9 days until Valentine's Day :)

Stamps: Mailed My Heart (Whimsie Doodles)

Paper:  Ka Zoo Collection (K & Co.), Reminisce

Coloring:  Copics
Accessories:  Circle & Scallop circle dies, Crocheted flower, button, floss, Eyelet lace punch (Martha Stewart), Corner rounder punch (EK Success), Enamel Accents (Ranger), Ribbon (American Crafts)

Challenges:

Craft's Meow - Monthly Sketch Challenge

Catered Crop - Hearts

Creative Inspirations Paint - Love

Dream Valley Challenges - Valentine

Gingerloft Challenge - Love is in the air

Kenny K's Krafty Girlz - Show us some love

One Stitch at a Time - With love

Sentimental Sundays - Feel the Love

Stampin' Sisters in Christ - Show some Love

Crafty Emma - Give me Wings or Sketch

Di's Digis Designs - Valentines

Hiding In My Craft Room - Color Challenge

Stamp. Scrap and Doodle Saturday - Die cuts or punches

Cardmadfairy's Digi Days - Hearts

Card Makin' Mamas - Valentines

Crafty Ann's - Love is in the air

Delicious Doodles - All Loved Up

Fabulous Friday - Ribbon and/or twine

Fairy Tale - Love, Love, Love

Fussy and Fancy - Polka Dots

Hotshot Crafts - Flowers

Lily Pad - Patterned Paper

Mami Doodles - For a loved one

Simply Create Too - Love is in the air

Stempelsonnen Challenge - Valentine

Sweet and Sassy - Valentine's Day

Little Miss Muffet - Valentines and Love

Moving Along With the Times - Have a Heart

Paper Pals Arts - Any Reds

Pixie Dust Studio - Girlie Girl

Rainbow Lady's - Wear Red Day

Sassy Studio Designs - Love is in the Air

Cooking It Up With Katie - Heart, Emboss and Punch

Creative Belli - Hearts/Valentine

Little Darlings Challenges - Polka Dots

Little Red Wagon - Valentine's Day or Love

The Paper Shelter - Love is in the Air

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge Blog - Love is in the Air

Truly Scrumptious - Love and Hearts

City Crafter - You've Got Mail

Crafty Sentiments - Punches and /or Dies

Going Grey with Scrap Creations - Red, Pink and White

Tuesday Throwdown - Use hearts

Digi Makeover Challenge - Be My Valentine

Smiles to You!

~pat~

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Love Bear

Working on my stash of Valentine cards.  I came across this adorable image, "Love Bear 1" by Bugaboo and couldn't resist making a Valentine card.  Pretty clean and simple card and hopefully, mail friendly!  I used a black glaze pen to color in the bear's nose. I think that I will need to make a few more cards using this image.

Recipe:

Stamps:  Love Bear 1 (Bugaboo), Sentiment (Inkadinkado)

Paper - Ka Zoo Collection (K & Co.)

Coloring - Copics

Misc - Oval dies, crocheted flower, floss, black glaze pen, Arrow heart border punch (SU!)

Challenges:

Creative Card Crew - Seeing Red 

Heart Song Inspirations - Red and White and/or Ribbon 

Stamps R Us - Just Kiddin' Around 

The Pink Elephant - Photo Inspiration 

There She Goes Clear Stamps - Love is in the Air

Stamp, Scrap and Doodle - Have a Heart

The Poodles Parlour - Valentine /Love Challenge 

Craft Us Crazy - Valentine/Love and /or Animals 

Happy Day to You!

~pat~

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Delightful Inspiration Saturday Challenge

It's Saturday and that means...the last Saturday DT Challenge for Delightful Inspiration.  I am the host this week and since today is exactly one month until Valentine's Day, I chose "hearts" as the challenge.  It's time to get started making Valentine cards, gifts, etc...

"Cupcake Love Ya"

This is a simple, mass-producible card and it is also, mail friendly.  I just love this digi and it's so quick and easy to color.  I just added some DP and a doily that you can find in the baking aisle.  You should be able to find them easily this time of year with all the Valentine displays that popped up overnight as soon as Christmas Day was over.

Recipe:

Stamps - Cupcake Love Ya

Paper - Trick or Treat Polka Dots (The Paper Studio)

Coloring - Copics

Misc - Doily, Glossy Accents

Challenges:

Drunken Stampers - Love

Pixie Dust Studio - Put Your Heart Into It

I Brake For Challenges - I Brake for Simple!

I couldn't stop at one and used a retired digi.

"Simple Valentine"

I paper-pieced the heart-flower, added some DP, scalloped borders, stitching, buttons and ribbon to a premade Cricut tag.

I used the Heart Blocks EF on the card base.

Recipe:

Stamps - Simple Valentine (D2D), Greetings (Heidi Grace)

Paper - Ka Zoo Collection (K & Co.)

Coloring - Copics

Misc - Buttons, floss, Scallop border punch (SU!), Tag (Cricut George), Hole reinforcer, ribbon, Heart Blocks EF (Provo Craft)

Challenges:

Pixie Dust Studio - Put Your Heart Into It

Paper Play - In Stitches

The Pixie Cottage - Sketch and/or Stitching

Hop on over to the Delightful Inspiration Blog and check out some more "heart" projects and play along with us with a chance to win a free digi of your choice.

Thanks for stopping by!

~pat~

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Wedding Thank You's

Just a real simple thank you note to match our real simple wedding.  I pulled out a stamp set by Hero Arts, that I haven't used in a long time, Sweet & Simple Patterns.  It comes with 4 different stamps.  I used a rectangle die to cut out the stamp and used the matching scalloped die to add a bottom layer.  A tiny flower punch with a mini brad in the center finished off the note card which was embossed with the Polka Dot EF.  These were easy and quick to make and very cost effective to mail.

Later...

~pat~

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Whoo...

"Whoo Loves You"

Another one of Faith's adorable Whipper Snapper designs.  I am really liking the red, brown and green color combo and need to remember to use this combo again.  I always think of Christmas with red and green, but when I added in the brown, it was just what I was looking for.  I found the felt leaves in the Fall section at Hobby Lobby.  They came in 3 different colors per package and are really thick.  Not having any "Owl" sentiments, I created my own on the computer.  I used my much loved "Leaves" EF and a piece of Faith's Homespun Christmas DP, Red Plaid.

Recipe:

Stamps - Whoo Loves You (Whipper Snapper)

Paper - Red Plaid (D2D)

Coloring - Copics

Misc - Leaves EF (The Paper Studio), Rectangle die cuts (Spellbinders), felt leave, button, floss, corner round punch (EK Success)

Happy Tuesday to You!

~pat~



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Happy Anniversary

Saturday's Designer's Challenge

Today's Theme:  Anniversary or Wedding

Here is my creation:

"Fresh Cut"

Perfect digi for an Anniversary card...flowers and some hearts, too!  I am a coloring first, then pick out the DP kind of girl.  Living life on the edge :)...LOL.  Luckily, I was able to find some DP that coordinated with my colored image.  It's hard to tell in the photo, but I added Glossy Accents to the center of each flower.  I couldn't resist adding 2 puffy hearts to the sentiment and a big red polka dot bow.

Recipe:

Stamps - Fresh Cut (D2D), Round and Round (PTI)

Paper - Citrus Stack (DCWV), Spook Tacular (K & Co.)

Coloring - Copics

Misc - Oval and Long rectangle die cuts (Spellbinders), Glossy Accents, ribbon, Puffy heart stickers (EK Success)

Challenges:

Card Makin Mamas - Digis

4 Crafty Chicks - Celebrate

Kelley Kid's Challenges - Hot Summer and Bright Colors

Sisterhood of Crafters - Flower Power

Deep Ocean Challenge - Hearts

Come on and play with us over at Delightful Inspiration.

Happy Saturday to you!

~pat~

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Coffee Girl

"Coffee Girl"

Lots of dots, checks and stripes.  I am loving this image, "Coffee Girl" and the colors that I ended up with.  I have thoroughly enjoyed my time on the Whimsy and Star Studio Guest Design Team and totally honored to have given the opportunity to work with Mabelle's original designs. 

The DP is from the Sweet Nectar collection by K & Company.  The sentiment is from the stamp set, Coffee Cafe by TPC Studio.  I used a white gel pen to add all the white dots to the image.  It's the little things that add so much to the image after coloring and I need to remember to used my white gel pen more often :) 

Challenges:
Card Cupids - Buttons and/or Ribbons
Sentimental Sunday - Flowers (and a sentiment)
Stampin' Sisters in Christ - Forgotten Stash (white gel pen & polka dot button)
Cupcake Inspirations - Photo Inspiration
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes
Sassy Studio Designs - Let's Get Sentimental
Cooking It Up with Katie - Show me your new favorite old thing/technique
(new-image, old-gel pen, favorite-crocheted flower)
Crafts and Me - Anything Goes
Fab 'n' Funky - Friendship
For Fun Challenges - Anything Goes
Kelley Kid's Challenge - Anything Goes
365 Cards - Cheer Someone Up
Truly Scrumptious - Buttons and Bows
Incy Wincy Designs - Something Old (the button and the ribbon), Something New(the image)
Karen's Doodles - Buttons and Bows
KB Cute Monday - Anything Goes using a Digi
Make It Monday - Anything Goes


Magnificent Monday to YOU!
~pat~

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Love for the Beach

"Beach Love"

Now this is a fun image...the beach, a pail and lots of hearts.  Beach Love is from D2D and it just screamed fun, summer colors.  After coloring and die cutting, I inked the edges and added some Enamel Accents to the scallop layer.  The blue DP is "lil' Robots from My Mind's Eye and the sand is from The Paper Studio.  I generated the sentiment on the computer and added a little sticker from K & Company. 

I even finished off the inside...


Challenges:
The Crazy Challenge - The Sun is Out
Critter Sketch Challenge - Summer Fun
Paper Playtime - Summer
Paper Pretties - Lazy Days of Summer
Stamp-n-Doodle - At the Beach
Stamping Scrapping Challenge - Summer Fun
There She Goes - Summer
Creative Inspirations - Summer
Pile It On - Stay Cool
Craft Your Days Away - Summertime
ECP Challenges - Summer
Just Some Lines - Outdoors/Summer Colors
Crafty Ann's - Summertime
Fairy Tale - Summer, Sun and Sunshine
If The Shoe Fits... Scrap it - Summer 
Crafty Purple Frog - Take a Dip
Crafty Sentiments - Polka Dots
Delightful Challenges - Dog Days of Summer
Little Miss Muffet - Summer
Crafting for all Seasons - Beach/Ocean
Divas by Design - Summer is Here

Sunshine & Smiles to YOU today!

~pat~

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Squares

The Stamping Boutique is sponsoring the challenge this week over at Creative Craft World.  The theme is squares.

Here is my square card using the TSB's image "Audrey with a heart"

I guess I kind of went with a polka dot theme, too.  After printing, coloring and die cutting the image, I sponged some lavender ink around the edges with the die cut still attached. 

Sorry that I have been MIA the last few days.  I have been sick and when you are taking medication that knocks you out, it is hard to create.  Hopefully, I am on the mend now. 

Happy late Valentine's Day to all my blog friends!  It's not one of my favorite holidays.  Why should you have to pay 3 times as much for flowers one day a year??  I would rather be treated with love and surprises all the other 364 days of the year and skip Valentine's Day.

Other Challenges:
The Paper Shelter - Buttons and Bows
Cupcake Craft - I {heart} You

Recipe:

Card stock - White

Patterned Paper - Trick or Treat Polka Dots (The Paper Studio)

Image: Audrey with a Heart (The Stamping Boutique)

Misc - Copics, Square and Scalloped Square die cuts, Slot punch (SU!), Silver pearls, Ribbon, Button, Floss

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Valentine Bear

2 Sister's Challenge

Sponsor:  Pattie's Creations & Paper Pizazz

Theme: Hearts

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I chose "Valentine Bear" from Pattie's Creations to make my card today.  This is a really adorable Valentine Bear!!  It was quick and easy to color with my markers and since the theme is hearts, I chose a patterned paper with lots of hearts.  I add a punched heart that was embossed and embellished with a flower and a brad. Glossy Accents make his cute little nose shine.

Recipe:

Card stock: white, pink & white swirl embossed (Bazzill Basics)

Patterned Paper:  Love Stripe (The Paper Studio)

Image: Valentine Bear (Pattie's Creations)

Stamp:  Luv2Hug set (The Stamps of Life), Black Ink

Coloring: Copic Markers

Misc:  Circle die cuts, 3 heart punch (SU!), flower punch (Michael's), Swiss Dots embossing folder (Provo Craft), Glossy Accents, Mini brad, Foam tape

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I hope you play along over at 2 Sisters with a chance to win a great prize from the sponsor's this week.

Thanks for stopping by!

~pat~

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Pink Hearts Be Mine

I am loving all the pink and hearts on this card.  The image...can you say, CA-UTE!  This is Love Bear 1 from Bugaboo Stamps and it was part of the January Collection that I won during their 1st Birthday Celebration.  This was a really easy image to color with my markers.  Just browns and pinks.  I guess, I did find some more Valentine inspiration and I need to get all the cards posted before next Monday.  Happy {heart} Day will be here soon!  I hope you are ready with some sweet treats for all your loved ones...or at least a cute Valentine card.  I originally designed this card for The Pink Elephant and the Catch the Bug challenge, but it fit into so many more challenges this week.

Challenges:

The Pink Elephant - Be My Valentine

Catch The Bug - Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew - For a loved one

Creative Craft World - Love

Penny's Paper Crafty - Hearts a Flutter

Stampin' Royalty - Hearts

Tiffany Doodles - Valentines

A Spoonful of Sugar - Show some love

Digital Tuesday - From the heart

Everybody-Art Challenge - Valentine

Paper Take Weekly - Have a heart

Crafty Cardmakers - Hearts

Incy Wincy Designs - Love

Paper Playtime - Cupid or Hearts

Lexi's Creations - Bears

Crafty Pad - Love is in the air

Creative Cowgirls - Love is in the air

Creative Inspiration Paint - Hearts

One Stitch at a Time - Use a digi

Sentimental Sundays - Sentiment & Happy Valentine's Day

Stamptacular Sunday - Hearts gone wild

Cupcake Inspirations - Photo Inspiration

Allsorts - Love Love Love

Bee Crafty - Hearts

Crazy 4 Challenges - Valentines

Crafty Calendar - Love

Easy Craft Projects - Love

Secret Crafter - Valentine

Card Makin' Mamas - Valentine

Digi's With Attitude - Color Challenge

Do It With Digi's - Romance

Fairy Fun Fridays - For a Sweetheart

Off the Wall Craftiness - Pink, Red & White

Polkadoodle - With Hearts

Raise the Bar - Hearts

Simply Create - Give Your Heart Away

Stamp Something - Use a digi

Stampin' For the Weekend - Valentine's Day
Pear Tree Designs - Free For All

Recipe:
Card stock: White and pink
Patterned Paper: Tiny Pink Hearts, Love Stripe (The Paper Studio)
Image: Love Bear 1 (Bugaboo)
Stamp: Luv2Hug Set (The Stamps of Life), Black Ink
Coloring: Copics
Misc: Oval die cuts, Heart die cuts, Arrow edge punch (EK Success), Heart sticker (Jolee's), Glossy Accents, foam tape

Thanks for stopping by!

~pat~

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Glittery Love

I hope you like all the glittery goodness on this heart.  I used the heart image from Sending My Love Kaela by D2D.  I have found that if you use Crystal Effect or Glossy Accent as your glue, the glitter stay on so much better.  I colored my image, cut it out and then added the Glossy Accents and Diamond Dust (SU!).  I stamped my image directly on the patterned paper.  The heart is added with foam tape.  One more Valentine Card down.

Recipe:

Card stock:  White and black

Patterned paper: The Way Love Goes (Daisy Bucket)
Image:  Sending My Love Kaela (D2D)
Stamp: Love (Hampton Arts), black ink
Misc:  Diamond Dust glitter (SU!), Copic markers, silver pearls.

Thanks for stopping by!

~pat

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I {heart} U Card and Gift

(2 Sister's weekly challenge is one post down)

D2D's Card Idea's Challenge

Use "Be Mine Bear" or "Puppy Love" image

and create a card and matching gift

This is my card using the "Be Mine Bear" image by D2D.  This was a fun challenge and I am really quite ready for Valentine's Day with all the cards and little gifts that I have been making.  I think this is the first time that I am actually ready for a holiday and not scrambling around at the last minute looking for a little gift.

Here is my matching gift:

I used the same image and colored it the same way to match my card.  The heart has a little pocket to hold a little treat, a gift card or maybe a love note to that special someone.  Once again, I had a lot of fun creating with this challenge.  I added a ribbon for hanging the heart.

Recipe:

Cardstock:  white and red

Patterned paper:  Ka-Zoo Collection (K & Co.)

Image: Be Mine Bear (D2D)

Stamp: Love2Hug (The Stamps of Life)

Misc: Heart and Oval die cuts (Spellbinders), Ribbon, Arrow punch (SU!), White doily, Heart stickers (Jolees) and foam tape.

Come and play along with us this week with the chance to win some D2D digital images.  You are allowed to use an image of your choice.

Thanks for stopping by!

~pat~

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Kitten's Big Heart

It's Friday and not only is it Friday, but the first Friday of the month and that means a FREE image for everyone over at Delightful Inspirations.  The "Big Heart" image is yours for FREE.  If you played along with the challenge last week, you received the "Big Heart" image and "Kitten's Big Heart" image.

Here is my card using "Kitten's Big Heart".

Such a cute image of a kitten all ready for Valentine's Day.  Hop on over to Delightful Inspirations and pick up your FREE image and play along with us.

Recipe:

Card stock:  white and red

Patterned Paper: Ka-Zoo Collection (K & Co.)

Image: Kitten's Big Heart (D2D)

Misc: Copics, Rectangle die cuts, Apron Lace punch (Fiskars), Heart stickers (Color Bok)

****Delightfully Digital Parties going on this weekend on CDAC and PCP Designed2Delight groups.****

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Join us for your chance to win FREE digis of your choice!!
Play on both sites to double your odds of winning!


Thanks for stopping by!

~pat~

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Love You to Stitches & CPS 100

Here is a card I made using the D2D image, "Love You to Stitches".  I used the CPS sketch 100 for the layout.  I started by printing and coloring my image.  Cut it out and layered with brown cardstock and then a scalloped red layer.  The patterned paper that I used was Autumn Amber (flowers) by DCWV and Love in Bloom (stripes) by My Mind's Eye.  I added some brown grograin ribbon, a brown crocheted flower and a red button. 

Thanks for stopping by today!

~pat~

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