tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29930382615398037692024-03-27T02:37:45.560-04:00My Creative Room Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07636220699605750402noreply@blogger.comBlogger1035125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993038261539803769.post-41964754303250104292024-03-23T11:09:00.001-04:002024-03-23T11:14:36.869-04:00Altenew Inspiration Challenge for March 2024<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">Emily Midget is the team member that is the hostess for this</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"> month's inspirational challenge. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"> This is a picture from her phone for inspiration. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"> I was inspired by the lovely Spring colors. </span></div><div>
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Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments! </span></div>
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I have used it many times and I am never disappointed. After coloring with my Copic markers and Colored Pencils</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">The sentiment is also from this stamp. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">Pink Fresh Rounded Braded Rectangle die is used over the base card. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">On the Die, I used a stencil from The Greetery called Tartan Builder and Gina K ink Grass Green and lemon yellow from Stampin Up. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">Gold thread and sequins from my stash. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ8x0DHfPvG0HRIPTBGXinj9Xuv10m2iSBqVFqCMXjcoXw8BUvV2srEgRCR30IIBWIRMrW84YUksQ3ckCIO3Xp3Hala5MzWrhElfE3OerGx63fUEY5qo_SAPtlFS-2w5i-1KNtsJqgsGJgiTp5ZdcgbAmitiNsmSInZ28N0-AASt5PMo38tT05eSH1YH8/s2016/IMG_3283.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ8x0DHfPvG0HRIPTBGXinj9Xuv10m2iSBqVFqCMXjcoXw8BUvV2srEgRCR30IIBWIRMrW84YUksQ3ckCIO3Xp3Hala5MzWrhElfE3OerGx63fUEY5qo_SAPtlFS-2w5i-1KNtsJqgsGJgiTp5ZdcgbAmitiNsmSInZ28N0-AASt5PMo38tT05eSH1YH8/w300-h400/IMG_3283.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">A close-up view of the fussy cut shamrock bouquet. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">Please visit the <a href="https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Double D Blog</a> for more inspiration from the Team </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">
Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments! </span></div>
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<br /></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07636220699605750402noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993038261539803769.post-70260058309931991482024-03-14T11:00:00.096-04:002024-03-14T11:00:00.138-04:00Seize the Birthday Challenge - #279 Coordinating Tag and Card Combo<div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">Jules is the hostess for the 279th Challenge and she has chosen a super topping. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaEPcNOC2X0eELn5y59nnOX5H_sRvqFm8MamomiWOOZ8F1mxscFuQgNew-9C8EoV-AHz8AMT3_kX166gMQbkBxBhAjx16myuG3MqQZ797-BG_LGn7URMU2_7O6efAs23JeGbjVzSP0jd9gaEKxollg6VEXqMUq8ZkaHad3O_iODqmE5FBfZddocsM77bs/s300/03-14-CoordinatingTagAndCardCombo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaEPcNOC2X0eELn5y59nnOX5H_sRvqFm8MamomiWOOZ8F1mxscFuQgNew-9C8EoV-AHz8AMT3_kX166gMQbkBxBhAjx16myuG3MqQZ797-BG_LGn7URMU2_7O6efAs23JeGbjVzSP0jd9gaEKxollg6VEXqMUq8ZkaHad3O_iODqmE5FBfZddocsM77bs/s1600/03-14-CoordinatingTagAndCardCombo.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">If you are not into the toppings, just make sure that it is a birthday theme. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 17.6px;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather; font-size: medium;"><b>If you use our topping, you have a chance to be a guest designer.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 17.6px;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather; font-size: medium;"><b> I love to see what you can do with this topping. </b></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Merriweather;"><b>Of course, you can just make a birthday card too. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtyNAWOOJYPMSynTloqpv7YznKQwSyDuM8i0F-VQkn1h0-vFTsPMiyFNdcPjTf4OvLaE_qcBrvfQbUUOGpvFY9ZJGEHiyPan1pNQNXK3dl1KEaZMp2tMQLGcJpo_WC7FjTN9fRLR5rHHZHWCkY6kd9MvHLOO1NFxcnZ8Nuu64YT4rZN7xZQKU3astnPw=s300" style="font-style: italic; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtyNAWOOJYPMSynTloqpv7YznKQwSyDuM8i0F-VQkn1h0-vFTsPMiyFNdcPjTf4OvLaE_qcBrvfQbUUOGpvFY9ZJGEHiyPan1pNQNXK3dl1KEaZMp2tMQLGcJpo_WC7FjTN9fRLR5rHHZHWCkY6kd9MvHLOO1NFxcnZ8Nuu64YT4rZN7xZQKU3astnPw=s16000" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My Card</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifs2lTooHumT4dyzvvE4xrnnSx9mUeKv4sfEBL7yOhHwcpRsldKt3bASShRS8aorYqqqLWyXA1RUQo17RCIojalxXy1pnhx_M8EAn2cC5b6fmGDk-SR0F0ICDopZoWCjYkR-oSyDDkN2ArvGGKaWh8-CcihanMvOI6EVc_fkPeCKEbJI60Flq2lGfM99I/s320/IMG_3281.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">This card happened to be a happy surprise! I had some previous fun images that I was trying out new techniques. There they were on laying on my desk and that is how card and tag started.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">Using a reverse embossing technique on this Altenew Zero Waste Flowery Pattern embossing folder. I then die cut oval. I tossed it and it landed on this negative foiled piece from Gina K Thick Brish stencil. It is adhered to a black card base. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">The tag is also using the reverse stencil technique. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">Here is the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4fcskBYSAo" target="_blank">technique </a>that I was trying. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">You never know here the inspiration will come from. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">Debrah Wheeler is our Surprise Party Guest for February and March.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">You can find her creations <a href="https://deborahscraftyblog.com/" target="_blank">here</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">Check out the <a href="https://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Seize the Birthday blog</a> for more inspiration. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">
Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments! </span></div>
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What fun you can have creating</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">The Prize</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSkbPTLTV6VcrJJLVZRGthrtZuldonQDcATgJM1uQnCdQwlvQfwk0ymMab14_yuR6krjY0H_oRcZf0mUWUu6JX0eaIYFSEp4WLrUJ0s9_1fSjj7AVpUehBc2-zQGyknQkJ3Wm4bwWKkB3iJ4Q7BKM5Pw-3OqBm95o-t8yeSuWTmZ5icDvH8NAnm9YDg0/s2227/dd%20mar24.JPG" style="font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2227" data-original-width="1436" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSkbPTLTV6VcrJJLVZRGthrtZuldonQDcATgJM1uQnCdQwlvQfwk0ymMab14_yuR6krjY0H_oRcZf0mUWUu6JX0eaIYFSEp4WLrUJ0s9_1fSjj7AVpUehBc2-zQGyknQkJ3Wm4bwWKkB3iJ4Q7BKM5Pw-3OqBm95o-t8yeSuWTmZ5icDvH8NAnm9YDg0/s320/dd%20mar24.JPG" width="206" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">My card inspiration for you. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIH5fZogV7Hx_vY7xcyMVGBtzwyaAVqdjZgD83XGHzyC0rcL9NykCkBAHUz5EwwJBXiFe3p1gPCWxClfwTEcGfq1TC_WBA6nOuGt2iUSxtQsckZH2uv3yy9NUx_AV29P5x-VFdZMU4MoTRmqfoZratP3QLYA26m8eNn8chZgKTCRXr-oMYlpvOAsttzU/s1681/IMG_3284.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1681" data-original-width="1433" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIH5fZogV7Hx_vY7xcyMVGBtzwyaAVqdjZgD83XGHzyC0rcL9NykCkBAHUz5EwwJBXiFe3p1gPCWxClfwTEcGfq1TC_WBA6nOuGt2iUSxtQsckZH2uv3yy9NUx_AV29P5x-VFdZMU4MoTRmqfoZratP3QLYA26m8eNn8chZgKTCRXr-oMYlpvOAsttzU/w546-h640/IMG_3284.jpg" width="546" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">Supplies for this card are:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">The Greetery Botanicuts tulip</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">Papertrey Ink Elegant edges</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">Gina K Designs Radiant Rose Greetings </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">Design paper from My Favorite Things </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">Clear crystals from my stash </span><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">and glossy accents on the heart </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">Colored with my Copics!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhix5-q2AUpRKeDyckPtNv-JT0ymItlNcI9ddnv62al4BkPGwT9Tz4_rqK29Q264gl4kKvbrhWd5VXPuG1lM1I4mO9qaAX_KIblqumuuEiC2G5dY_1iaCzGRhYS0E0OZfYHgoAzqVSD5FZUogXzTA24EchaarFRDJTglmbev8XOgxlMZRFKRsb8I6xXwE4/s2029/IMG_3285.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2029" data-original-width="1530" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhix5-q2AUpRKeDyckPtNv-JT0ymItlNcI9ddnv62al4BkPGwT9Tz4_rqK29Q264gl4kKvbrhWd5VXPuG1lM1I4mO9qaAX_KIblqumuuEiC2G5dY_1iaCzGRhYS0E0OZfYHgoAzqVSD5FZUogXzTA24EchaarFRDJTglmbev8XOgxlMZRFKRsb8I6xXwE4/w301-h400/IMG_3285.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">Please stop over to the <a href="https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Double D blog</a> and take a peek at the inspiration from the design team.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">
Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments! </span></div>
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<br /></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07636220699605750402noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993038261539803769.post-45838732035247886172024-02-25T14:04:00.004-05:002024-02-25T14:04:34.177-05:00Pink Fresh Inspiration Challenge for February<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather; font-size: large;">Back to scrapbooking!</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">I started out in this paper crafting business doing scrapbook pages. Mostly the grand kids when they were little. I stopped doing them and advanced to card making. That has taken up most of my time since. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">But my granddaughter will be graduating from high school this year and has been very involved in the drama department. She has been in many plays and musicals.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">My gift to her this spring for graduation will be an album of her drama doings. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"> I am back to scrapbooking and I have to say it is hard. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">Here is the page where she was in the Marvelous Wonderettes. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">I was in Florida and did not see it, but I had a video to watch. This is a picture from a video, which is why it is not perfect. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnc4N19Jp3dZycySUcpmHqozUZwB9jB3eT-wgjGw636lR_wf4dYaLBsCRL6sKjM1jVcCquDHTWgVhn6J_v5FKq8SDFgt3H6fq49jrLSrQcXeS3HmNC3zUZgl7HneDhRuwqjomPRWr2mIx85lrdz3SZ7jVMySH3eCYV1xKyrni_HWidghHDKn4UrAJ0U_s/s2016/IMG_3357.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnc4N19Jp3dZycySUcpmHqozUZwB9jB3eT-wgjGw636lR_wf4dYaLBsCRL6sKjM1jVcCquDHTWgVhn6J_v5FKq8SDFgt3H6fq49jrLSrQcXeS3HmNC3zUZgl7HneDhRuwqjomPRWr2mIx85lrdz3SZ7jVMySH3eCYV1xKyrni_HWidghHDKn4UrAJ0U_s/w480-h640/IMG_3357.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">I used what I had in my stash and ephemera from Pink Fresh. I needed red flowers, so I just colored the ones that you see here. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">I am entering this in the <a href="https://www.pinkfreshstudio.com/blogs/card-making-challenges/february-2024-challenge" target="_blank">Pink Fresh Inspiration Challenge for February. </a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">
Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments! </span></div>
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font-size: medium;"> I love to see what you can do with this topping. </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">If you are not a toppings kind of crafter, just make sure it is a birthday thee. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><b>This challenge please check out our Surprise Party Guest</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><b>Deborah and Kath</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><b>Both of them used the toppings and got to be included as designers</b>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtyNAWOOJYPMSynTloqpv7YznKQwSyDuM8i0F-VQkn1h0-vFTsPMiyFNdcPjTf4OvLaE_qcBrvfQbUUOGpvFY9ZJGEHiyPan1pNQNXK3dl1KEaZMp2tMQLGcJpo_WC7FjTN9fRLR5rHHZHWCkY6kd9MvHLOO1NFxcnZ8Nuu64YT4rZN7xZQKU3astnPw=s300" style="font-style: italic; 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font-size: medium;">The team has more inspiration for you <a href="https://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Here. </a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">Remember that<a href="https://www.stampingwithloll.com/" target="_blank"> </a></span><a href="https://deborahscraftyblog.com/" style="font-family: Roboto;" target="_blank">Debrah Wheeler</a><span style="font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"> is our Surprise Party Guest </span></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">
Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments! </span></div>
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Here is a picture of the bits and pieces that I had left out of the Simple Stories. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_vZCmM6VGKQyzhwzRjl6ak0f9HLRyiSiOKuCksA-R24-nI5CPkPa1-XYi3ibv4iCSR6HrVWEnwZNwZSSSMCDt8lng8xgojERXDyXapYa6upnmiSzr3Ts6a9sQ3rGhsr_F4-izfv6PBEn9Otg1LRFEc6GcsQeObTsZDale3cjiEhmbpc4sDazr24pAUKY/s640/IMG_3254.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="550" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_vZCmM6VGKQyzhwzRjl6ak0f9HLRyiSiOKuCksA-R24-nI5CPkPa1-XYi3ibv4iCSR6HrVWEnwZNwZSSSMCDt8lng8xgojERXDyXapYa6upnmiSzr3Ts6a9sQ3rGhsr_F4-izfv6PBEn9Otg1LRFEc6GcsQeObTsZDale3cjiEhmbpc4sDazr24pAUKY/s320/IMG_3254.jpg" width="275" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made these three cards with matching envelopes, with the help of this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Dnl2x3KeME" target="_blank">You tube video; </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVTgXVUQ2NsZxuU4gVK1gPXCCEC127PNRUI3NNX6ko7RMa-rSQkZWmaof8PbhWLSVYpchMaAnQRF1cS7uhoSDON4Bjfiem-M970HWo_zuEUNq-soXTWp1HRf1RwL4TFBRhc45m1_DXJndaDuGKYchI4GYhB7WpmxI0zsgSxcgCFf5ZXry53D2EPS7Zr8Y/s640/IMG_3258.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="514" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVTgXVUQ2NsZxuU4gVK1gPXCCEC127PNRUI3NNX6ko7RMa-rSQkZWmaof8PbhWLSVYpchMaAnQRF1cS7uhoSDON4Bjfiem-M970HWo_zuEUNq-soXTWp1HRf1RwL4TFBRhc45m1_DXJndaDuGKYchI4GYhB7WpmxI0zsgSxcgCFf5ZXry53D2EPS7Zr8Y/w514-h640/IMG_3258.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">Here are individual pictures</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpYxVwZSZkdoXEnTTyQo3K6Mihs5n1LGMY2vnMMcrdCXoVTqdHFAUpST7loip0ohDtihKpwF-8KSdGjlRXhFongfOpxxfKACpQz-_6Jo0Qfw-hqioJD8KjLEELaiXTW53sUCUy430gQYf6ejBfgIxVeTBJZa_r_rmGVbzJcRJpHNcMYAXkS46tPm1FEYY/s640/IMG_3259.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpYxVwZSZkdoXEnTTyQo3K6Mihs5n1LGMY2vnMMcrdCXoVTqdHFAUpST7loip0ohDtihKpwF-8KSdGjlRXhFongfOpxxfKACpQz-_6Jo0Qfw-hqioJD8KjLEELaiXTW53sUCUy430gQYf6ejBfgIxVeTBJZa_r_rmGVbzJcRJpHNcMYAXkS46tPm1FEYY/s320/IMG_3259.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYhCOhZEB-tqH1S7pYQY66gamgTrAJUetYID-XbmcwRqBE_yLEkrsJQZ5RJBqYoWbPgqbRQYVi_GQyKB0InajL1JAn7Kz3LoomlZU6DuIyB52fo2M5FNS-NmmEljxI1lDQDa4ee-x2QD69Jnr7IE5aFqxuKfF2GMzLMuXy82woMxYAZJz_XUx9q-Fqv4/s640/IMG_3260.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="578" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYhCOhZEB-tqH1S7pYQY66gamgTrAJUetYID-XbmcwRqBE_yLEkrsJQZ5RJBqYoWbPgqbRQYVi_GQyKB0InajL1JAn7Kz3LoomlZU6DuIyB52fo2M5FNS-NmmEljxI1lDQDa4ee-x2QD69Jnr7IE5aFqxuKfF2GMzLMuXy82woMxYAZJz_XUx9q-Fqv4/s320/IMG_3260.jpg" width="289" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTf_4PhyX0l_5yTbyzUkrywoQXOUea8b1Y5ITq-XhFxLE6LALceQpWU36EghkZp_fKx7jGTXD5e8u3ZbFRUINutegXUZQxu9N8vEZlYCT6nKEma8Vz3ZiKdnNUmysEZWAMULx1VgOc9GE_yKCP1fDsjrZM6IFOqQ7DD7fxYxO65iRCo-FwmSsWksk3Ows/s640/IMG_3261.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="552" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTf_4PhyX0l_5yTbyzUkrywoQXOUea8b1Y5ITq-XhFxLE6LALceQpWU36EghkZp_fKx7jGTXD5e8u3ZbFRUINutegXUZQxu9N8vEZlYCT6nKEma8Vz3ZiKdnNUmysEZWAMULx1VgOc9GE_yKCP1fDsjrZM6IFOqQ7DD7fxYxO65iRCo-FwmSsWksk3Ows/s320/IMG_3261.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">This was fun and I think that I will go and make more. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">How about you? I would love to see what you come up with </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">Please stop over to see the <a href="https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">team </a>for more inspiration! You will not be disappointed. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><span>
Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!</span><span> </span></span></div>
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Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments! </span></div>
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Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments! </span></div>
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Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments! </span></div>
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Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments! </div>
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Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments! </span></div>
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font-size: medium;">Cathy is our host for this new challenge of 2024! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">She has decided that we should emboss our projects. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather; font-size: medium;">If you use our topping, you have a chance to be a guest designer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather; font-size: medium;"> I love to see what you can do with this topping. </span></div><span style="font-family: Merriweather; font-size: medium;">Of course, you can just make a birthday card too. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtyNAWOOJYPMSynTloqpv7YznKQwSyDuM8i0F-VQkn1h0-vFTsPMiyFNdcPjTf4OvLaE_qcBrvfQbUUOGpvFY9ZJGEHiyPan1pNQNXK3dl1KEaZMp2tMQLGcJpo_WC7FjTN9fRLR5rHHZHWCkY6kd9MvHLOO1NFxcnZ8Nuu64YT4rZN7xZQKU3astnPw=s300" style="font-style: italic; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Merriweather; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">Here is a close up look at that sweet little girl. </div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather; font-size: medium;">Make sure that you take a look at what the design team has done for your inspiration. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather; font-size: medium;">You will find them here at <a href="https://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Seize the Birthday Challenge. </a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">Remember that<a href="https://www.stampingwithloll.com/" target="_blank"> Loll Tompsom</a> is our Surprise Party Guest for this month of January! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">And we have two guest designers from 2023, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">And there are two others as well. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; 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Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments! </span></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">As you can see I was inspired by the drinks and the bronze. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPHWbktD6XDUvn__nKHVVUjgosDvfzlx2RDS1k8tjPTk7v3yNMU9w2ctG1XGKuYO1KF-dRoxxCp5lI3Y994o0SicgNN3bIPhhUOnY_aoLXzPIsSguEbeErXCj3XRaR2YUMa7xqmSqnXFAsC5efz4L3c1x9g-FT-pZ96h3JaYdsMM7IgnRi9h8qb2TSAok/s538/IMG_3162.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="479" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPHWbktD6XDUvn__nKHVVUjgosDvfzlx2RDS1k8tjPTk7v3yNMU9w2ctG1XGKuYO1KF-dRoxxCp5lI3Y994o0SicgNN3bIPhhUOnY_aoLXzPIsSguEbeErXCj3XRaR2YUMa7xqmSqnXFAsC5efz4L3c1x9g-FT-pZ96h3JaYdsMM7IgnRi9h8qb2TSAok/w570-h640/IMG_3162.jpg" width="570" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Supplies for this card are : Tim Holtz embossing folder, My Favorite Things Stamp and die, Long Stem Barware, Dink Decore garnish and Raise Your Glass stamp. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPtijhq9JEtSCpJuaVVvp_FXoeaSQTgreKhJWhFPiTD3hRZ6D0bX2zJ7ida6hjDEbheUE4OTsTDvOxiFgyWaxoqA0Yc5vz9475Hm3VwhIRwehOA9Ogim9n1BW02g9yjdGu8qP3VnBWYn_TTFfavCjTYRYYuldC1cR_X3eFW4HmTWU7UC0FoJXvd0jEldk/s640/IMG_3163.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="578" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPtijhq9JEtSCpJuaVVvp_FXoeaSQTgreKhJWhFPiTD3hRZ6D0bX2zJ7ida6hjDEbheUE4OTsTDvOxiFgyWaxoqA0Yc5vz9475Hm3VwhIRwehOA9Ogim9n1BW02g9yjdGu8qP3VnBWYn_TTFfavCjTYRYYuldC1cR_X3eFW4HmTWU7UC0FoJXvd0jEldk/w361-h400/IMG_3163.jpg" width="361" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-size: large;">Another look at the cocktails. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Prize is for <b>ONE</b> winner</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Altenew Floral Frame Stamp set & Project sheet<br />Spellbinders Hand Drawn Scallops EB folder</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Scrapbook.com Glitter Brush Marker</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><br style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;" /></div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3_AyBGy_zwsgQ4UrVuhmciEfG9FCKLjXJF8Mkh8LuW1LbbCVNoMl4TfKHHTW128dxuKqioHA0gQSJ5tjlUoJbS1Q7deXAO0pJrjA5ledR8gC7438y8CyXGuWKSniLQy24AWfPaUQ91RTukJNIVvMZOjggwaqnIya2i2XbSezq6rHYEiepnWVVmB7DwA/s2371/cards%20DD%208th%20BD%20pz.JPG" style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2266" data-original-width="2371" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3_AyBGy_zwsgQ4UrVuhmciEfG9FCKLjXJF8Mkh8LuW1LbbCVNoMl4TfKHHTW128dxuKqioHA0gQSJ5tjlUoJbS1Q7deXAO0pJrjA5ledR8gC7438y8CyXGuWKSniLQy24AWfPaUQ91RTukJNIVvMZOjggwaqnIya2i2XbSezq6rHYEiepnWVVmB7DwA/s320/cards%20DD%208th%20BD%20pz.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Please stop over that the <a href="https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">DD blog </a>to see how that team did their cards.</span></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">
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Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments! </span></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Can you believe it? Yes this is the last month for our Challenges at Double D! Boy this year has gone by so fast. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">For this next two weeks, we are making cards with </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Christmas Animals </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07636220699605750402noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993038261539803769.post-78863719008440995922023-11-23T12:00:00.024-05:002023-11-23T12:00:00.137-05:00Seize the Birthday #274 Fall Items<div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's Barb, your host for this last challenge of 2023 at </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Seize the Birthday. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We will be back with more challenges for next year. Never fear! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My challenge is this. Think of fall items. Like pumpkins, pies, vegetables, Jack-0-lanterns, Apples, Scarecrows, you get the idea. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtRdD8pbmXb0J7eeDmDyVr37OqgAdHUHpIJ33hlbYRF3OyuZVZYa7hIW26qtgRZgc72NYDxTi5vB41RD_ecN2ZpwL0mwqhqEsOn84u8BMkElWpXhfC4Zc9yKPvTVUeDX3MWTtowdA8VuVgDWO_He2oD-IumAn8VYdDWwbBvUKsmGdBZjeky8Fk2pgL6XM/s300/11-23-FallItems.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtRdD8pbmXb0J7eeDmDyVr37OqgAdHUHpIJ33hlbYRF3OyuZVZYa7hIW26qtgRZgc72NYDxTi5vB41RD_ecN2ZpwL0mwqhqEsOn84u8BMkElWpXhfC4Zc9yKPvTVUeDX3MWTtowdA8VuVgDWO_He2oD-IumAn8VYdDWwbBvUKsmGdBZjeky8Fk2pgL6XM/s1600/11-23-FallItems.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Remember if you use our toppings on your card, you have a chance to be a guest designer. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">We would love to have you. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">If you are not a toppings kind of crafter, just make sure that it is a </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">birthday card</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtyNAWOOJYPMSynTloqpv7YznKQwSyDuM8i0F-VQkn1h0-vFTsPMiyFNdcPjTf4OvLaE_qcBrvfQbUUOGpvFY9ZJGEHiyPan1pNQNXK3dl1KEaZMp2tMQLGcJpo_WC7FjTN9fRLR5rHHZHWCkY6kd9MvHLOO1NFxcnZ8Nuu64YT4rZN7xZQKU3astnPw=s300" style="font-style: italic; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtyNAWOOJYPMSynTloqpv7YznKQwSyDuM8i0F-VQkn1h0-vFTsPMiyFNdcPjTf4OvLaE_qcBrvfQbUUOGpvFY9ZJGEHiyPan1pNQNXK3dl1KEaZMp2tMQLGcJpo_WC7FjTN9fRLR5rHHZHWCkY6kd9MvHLOO1NFxcnZ8Nuu64YT4rZN7xZQKU3astnPw=s16000" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiY-n1VRj2g06XTbY-ZbQxknakLb3nD5idsMNiV4VuDggQajL0rpxaBVMzk_eTYAnDmst37HOvo5kdjwXhyg82aAdCUB7EPIlcg2B9tzkMCqWzdIO3V-O04q5c7FHTfXjNaP6MTaymhy2FcvB_Vjbp3Luiwe_j-YvaXHyGtl995FLKsrCfhfeSdwxzBe4/s640/IMG_2561.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="501" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiY-n1VRj2g06XTbY-ZbQxknakLb3nD5idsMNiV4VuDggQajL0rpxaBVMzk_eTYAnDmst37HOvo5kdjwXhyg82aAdCUB7EPIlcg2B9tzkMCqWzdIO3V-O04q5c7FHTfXjNaP6MTaymhy2FcvB_Vjbp3Luiwe_j-YvaXHyGtl995FLKsrCfhfeSdwxzBe4/w502-h640/IMG_2561.jpg" width="502" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Power Poppy digital image Sunny Harvest</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">GKD Harvest of Wishes</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Graphic 45 design paper</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">GKD Signs of Spring sentiment </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">The rest of the team has some great cards for your inspiration. </span></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">Check out the <a href="https://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/" style="color: #e77f2c; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">blog.</a> </span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
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<br /></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07636220699605750402noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993038261539803769.post-29760248623502228012023-11-09T14:00:00.017-05:002023-11-09T14:00:00.134-05:00Seize the Birthday #273 Neutral Colors<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Do you think that you can make a great card using just neutral colors? Let's see!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ashwini wants us to think freely for this one. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidc6FCjz4Ido1kO2GxhWAJ1M_YC9fThd5O5ub_Sz_OzGAXABE4HSnl-v77JAf2QBSC3BZ2E3CJqoKwjAev-4tImHwCb-JW5RJC7w8g0nzlob9q_GkMof55wCDxy6pw2eGECgPamkjWlyCxkmpJ9aFiCysUO9bRIJdUNyd5huUurz_62II_tT6d1xjx/s300/11-09-NeutralColorsOnly.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidc6FCjz4Ido1kO2GxhWAJ1M_YC9fThd5O5ub_Sz_OzGAXABE4HSnl-v77JAf2QBSC3BZ2E3CJqoKwjAev-4tImHwCb-JW5RJC7w8g0nzlob9q_GkMof55wCDxy6pw2eGECgPamkjWlyCxkmpJ9aFiCysUO9bRIJdUNyd5huUurz_62II_tT6d1xjx/s1600/11-09-NeutralColorsOnly.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Remember if you use our toppings on your card, you have a chance to be a guest designer. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">We would love to have you. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">If you are not a toppings kind of crafter, just make sure that it is a </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">birthday card</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtyNAWOOJYPMSynTloqpv7YznKQwSyDuM8i0F-VQkn1h0-vFTsPMiyFNdcPjTf4OvLaE_qcBrvfQbUUOGpvFY9ZJGEHiyPan1pNQNXK3dl1KEaZMp2tMQLGcJpo_WC7FjTN9fRLR5rHHZHWCkY6kd9MvHLOO1NFxcnZ8Nuu64YT4rZN7xZQKU3astnPw=s300" style="font-style: italic; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtyNAWOOJYPMSynTloqpv7YznKQwSyDuM8i0F-VQkn1h0-vFTsPMiyFNdcPjTf4OvLaE_qcBrvfQbUUOGpvFY9ZJGEHiyPan1pNQNXK3dl1KEaZMp2tMQLGcJpo_WC7FjTN9fRLR5rHHZHWCkY6kd9MvHLOO1NFxcnZ8Nuu64YT4rZN7xZQKU3astnPw=s16000" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEeGhZQQp807QfqoNEw8f8GvDV2XHSXHn5a2tBp2RD7JszM3_keYSWoyeQTuUrYEBObdfPAmWtTi1_id1WR03Pqi3PgTak4gLFsmeBK_tN6KfNuj0Hyj7_JOvMbEvo1uaBP4fI1bjkFTCnEgHH69e_CJR46gCMSM5pYQbw8ryHsf7FWeDXhD_UKhxuO3o/s640/IMG_2559.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEeGhZQQp807QfqoNEw8f8GvDV2XHSXHn5a2tBp2RD7JszM3_keYSWoyeQTuUrYEBObdfPAmWtTi1_id1WR03Pqi3PgTak4gLFsmeBK_tN6KfNuj0Hyj7_JOvMbEvo1uaBP4fI1bjkFTCnEgHH69e_CJR46gCMSM5pYQbw8ryHsf7FWeDXhD_UKhxuO3o/w512-h640/IMG_2559.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sizzix EF Blossoms Viens and Leaves</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Kraft Card stock</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">GKD White Ink</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Simon Says Happy Birthday die </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Vellum</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-size: large;">The rest of the team has some great cards for your inspiration. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Check out the <a href="https://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/" style="color: #e77f2c; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">blog.</a> </span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
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Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments! </span></div>
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<br /></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07636220699605750402noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993038261539803769.post-53784143981833981942023-11-01T01:00:00.026-04:002023-11-01T01:00:00.144-04:00Double D Challenge - Oh DEER!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Looks like there are Deer everywhere! Let's get out those dies and make a card. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This inspiration board has many ideas. </span></div>
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Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments! </span></div>
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