Thursday, October 31, 2013

Halloween Card ~ Boo To You (post #3)

Happy Halloween!
When Silhouette had a freebie Halloween card available for us to download I grabbed it.
I thought the ghost would make a fun card or two.
First I cut out a few of the of the ghosts and boos.
And of course what self respecting ghost would dare go out without their googly eyes a shinin'?
I embossed the background using swirls to replicate I windy night.
To finish my card off I added a few little twine bows.


*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.
*Card front embossed using the Cuttlebug D'Vine Swirls folder.
*Ghosts and boo cut ID#49170 from the Silhouette online store.
*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad.
*Twine from my stash.
*Googlie eyes from my stash.
May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

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Baby Card ~ You Are Loved (post #2)

For my next card I wanted to use this adorable stamp.
I thought it would make the perfect sentiment for my tag since I wanted it to be the focal point.
I stamped it on some of the left over paper from yesterday's card then cut it with a circle punch.
I wanted my tag to be a little different so I used my oval punch to create its unique shape.
Next, sticking with the star theme in the stamp I embossed a starry background.
I used this left over design paper strip from yesterday's background as a base to highlight the white lace then tied ribbon to my tag.
I wanted to add a little sweet babyness to my card so I finished it off with these teeny tiny punched out baby bottles.



*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.
*Sentiment from Verve Stamps called Little Star Plain Jane.
*Sentiment punched out using a Marvy Uchida circle punch.
*Tag cut using a Marvy Uchida oval punch then I hole punched the ribbon circle.
*Background embossed using the star folder from the Cuttlebug Skyward Set.
*Bottle punched out using a EK Success punch.
*Design paper from the DCWV Mariposa Mat Stack.
*CTMH Hollyhoc stamp pad.
*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad.
*Ribbon from 3 Girl Jam.
*Lace from Simplicity.

May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

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Birthday Card ~ Light It Up (post #1)

I thought I would give a one layer CAS card another try.
First I got out my new Pinwheels & Popsicles stamp set that arrived in my mailbox last week.
I stamped the lanterns in the upper left hand corner then again in the upper right hand corner after masking off one the lanterns so I could have them overlap a little.
Next I used the ribbon section from the That's a Wrap stamp set to create a frame for my sentiment.
The lower left hand corner was a tad empty and I wanted to add something birthday related so I used this adorable mouse and present from the Hello Friend stamp set.
I colored them all up using my Tombo colored pencils.



*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.
*Sentiment and lanterns from the Pinwheels & Popsicles stamp set from Flourishes.
*Sentiment frame is a ribbon section from the That's a Wrap stamp set from Flourishes.
*Mouse and present are from the Penny Black Hello Friend stamp set.
*Memento tuxedo Black stamps pad.
*Images colored using the Tombo Irojiten Jewel tone 1 colored pencil set.
->Thanks Tombo for making the $100.00 product donation to the Council for Arts Education.
 
May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Birthday Card ~ Pretty Pink Flowers

After choosing these gorgeous flowers to create with I found this pretty DCWV paper to add.
I cut the design paper using the scallop oval then stamped the flowers in its center.
I found this Copic marker that matched the darker pink in the paper and colored them up.
I cut the larger scallop to frame it all up.
I cut a tiny tag out of the same design paper I used for the flowers, tied a sweet little bow and attached the tag with a little twine.
The background design paper has a beautiful flower, lace and butterfly design on it.
I finished the card off by adding this perfectly sized sentiment.

 
*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.
*Flowers from the With Gratitude stamp set from Flourishes.
*Sentiment from the Small Phrases from Verve Stamps.
*Ribbon from Little Scrap Pieces.
*Scallop ovals from the Spellbinder Big scalloped Ovals Large die set.
*Tag from the McGill Creativity Multi Tags Scallop punch.
*Design paper from the DCWV Mariposa Mat Stack.
*Twine from American Craft.
*CTMH Plum Mist stamp pad.
*Memento tuxedo Black stamps pad.
*Copic markers R12 and YG11.
May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Birthday Card ~ All Tied Up

Hello my crafty friends.
I used stamps from two of my favorites today.
First I started stamping the background alternating the rose and sentiment stamps.
Next I colored it with a few Copics.
Then I stamped and fussy cut the ribbon, bow and tag.
To finish it off I added the sentiment to the tag.


*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.
*Rose, tag, ribbon and bow from the That's a Wrap stamp set from Flourishes.
*Sentiment from the Happy Thoughts from Verve Stamps.
*Bow and ribbon embossed with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder.
*Memento tuxedo Black stamps pad.
*Copic markers R83, YG11 and G21.
May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

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Monday, October 28, 2013

Thank You Card ~ 100 Days of Tombo (post #3)

I would like to once again thank all of the wonderfully generous people at Tombo.  
When I heard about the wonderful way they are celebrating 100 years of Tombo  I jumped at the chance to join in.
I sent them an email and they sent me some wonderful Tombo products to create with.
All they ask is that I create something with the goodies and post it on my blog.
I did that originally back in October and wanted to do another post today also.
Just sharing their crafting goodies alone would have been extremely generous but they didn't stop there.
For every submission entered for the “100 Days of Tombow” blogging program they will  make a $100.00 product donation to the Council for Arts Education.
Thanks so much Tombo for these generous donations to such a great cause!!!

This time I fussy cut the image by hand since the Flourishes Silhouette file isn't available for this set yet. I sure do love having these cuts handy at my finger tips or ready to go on my computer.
I colored the image with a combo of Tombo markers and colored pencils.
Then I embossed the background to add a little dimension.
I stamped the sentiment and when I got it just the way I liked it I hand cut a tag to adhere it to.
To finish off my card I tied the tag on with a ribbon bow.

 

*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.
*Image from the Home For the Holidays stamp set from Flourishes.
*Sentiment from the So Happy stamp set from Verve Stamps.
 *Image colored using a combo of the Jewel Tombo Craft Collection Dual Brush Pen set. and the Tombo Irojiten Jewel tone 1 colored pencil set.
*Adhesive Tombo Stamp Runner
*Card front embossed using the poinsettia folder from the Cuttlebug Celebrate Christmas set.
*Stazon Tuxedo Black stamp pad.
*Offray ribbon from Michaels.
 
May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

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Yummy Tombo goodies they sent me.

Birthday Card ~ Fussy Cutting Saga Cont... (post #2)

I broke out a lot of oldies but goodies to play with some of my newer crafting goodies to create this card.
I used some more of the fussy cuts I cut out.
Look how wonderful the fussy cut and fussy cut frame look with this pretty rose.
I love how well this birthday sentiment goes with just about any style of card.
The tags were cut using my Silhouette and then I added the rhinestones to finish off the card.



*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.
*Rose from the That's a Wrap stamp set from Flourishes.
*Sentiment called Birthday To You from Verve Stamps.
*Memento tuxedo Black stamps pad.
*Heather stamp pad, pattern and solid paper from CTMH.
*Copic markers R83, YG11 and G21.
*Ribbon from 3 Girl Jam.
*Rhinestones from Darice.
May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

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Halloween Card ~ Frightfully Fun (post #1)

This little critter is off and all ready for some Halloween fun.



*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.
*Star corners punched with the EK Success Starry Night corner punch.
*Kitty and balloons from the Penny Black Hello Friend stamp set
*Balloon faces from the Peachy Keen Pumpkin Face stamp set.
*Sentiment from the Cardz TV Happy days stamp set.
*Zig zag squares from the Spellbinders Square swatches die set.
*Copic markers BV00 and V17.
*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad.
*Offray ribbon from my stash (from Michaels)

May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

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Sunday, October 27, 2013

Thank You Card ~ CAS (post #2)

Okay I've decided that I am definitely not a one layer CAS kind of card crafter. lol.
I usually do not put a whole lot of layers and embellishments on my cards so they will be postal friendly but I do like to add a little something here and there to spice things up a bit.
I got this cute Penny Black stamp set about a month ago and thought it would be the perfect set to give my one layer card a little dimension using multiple colors.
While I do like how this card turned out I would love to have made it with a matching frame under the white card front and maybe a little bling in the flower centers, and......
Isn't the sentiment font pretty?


*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.
*Flowers, vases and sentiment from the Penny Black Salutations stamp set
*CTMH Heather, Indian Corn Blue and Aspen Green stamp pads.

May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

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Birthday Card ~ More Fussy Cutting (post #1)

Yesterday I made a card with this wonderful Flourishes stamp set and had cut out a bunch of their Silhouette design files with the promise of another card in the works.
My plan was to build a wilderness scene card with the extra cuts.
The kraft background was a little plain so I embossed it up to add a little texture.


 
*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.
*Card front embossed using the Cuttlebug Argyle embossing folder.
*Snow Scenes stamp set from Flourishes.
*Birthday sentiment from the Small Phrases stamp set from Verve Stamps.
*Sentiment frame from the Flag It Die Set from Verve Stamps.
*Sentiment stamped on ribbon from my Offray stash (from Joanns)
*Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink stamps pad.
May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

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Saturday, October 26, 2013

Birthday Card ~ Fussy Cut Heaven (post #2)

Oh my gosh I'm in fussy cut heaven.
The challenge at Flourishes is to make a project using fussy cutting and the challenge at Verve is to use a tag so of course I combined them together to make this masculine birthday card.
 

I ordered a few Flourish Stamps Silhouette design files that they created to go with a lot of their stamp sets and have been playing around with them today.
They have SVG files too but I only have the regular Silhouette program so these Silhouette ones are just what I needed.
The files are designed to fit the stamp sets perfectly leaving just a little fussy cut edge around the stamped design.
I used the offset tool in my Silhouette program to make the perfect fussy cut frames to go with them.


As you can see I made a lot of these wonderful cuts so I am making another card using these.

*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.
*Snow Scenes stamp set from Flourishes.
*Birthday To You stamp from Verve Stamps.
*Tag hand cut by me.
*Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink stamps pad.
*Ribbon from my Offray stash (from Michaels)
*Cording from my Tis the Season stash (from Joanns)
May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

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Christmas Card ~ Inspired By... (post#1)

The challenge at Lawnscaping this week is Pinterest Inspired but lucky for me they also included a way for those of us who do not follow along with Pinterest.
We can find a project on someone's blog to "pin" on our blog.
I have a lot of ideas already sketched out from projects that have set off my creative imagination.
Here is my first one...

 
 
And my inspiration comes from Diana at D.L. Art
Isn't it CUTE?
When I saw it I immediately thought of putting together some wonderful sentiments from assorted stamp sets to create a sentiment tag.
Thanks Diana for the inspiration.

My cards specs:
*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.
*Card front embossed using the snow and frame from the Cuttlebug Winter Frolic Companion set.
*Tag, happy holidays, Merry Christmas, To:, From:, and snow flakes from the Winter Gifts stamp set from Lawn Fawn.
*Thankful, Blessed, Thoughtful and wonderful from the So Happy stamp set from Verve Stamps.
*Memento tuxedo Black stamps pad.
*CTMH Moonstruck and Dutch Blue stamp pads.
*Ribbon from my Offray stash (from Michaels)
May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

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A Quick hello...

Hi sweet followers.
As you can see it has been a few days since my last post.
I have had the worst head cold and lost my voice (not good for a teacher. lol)
I stayed home from work a few days and have just been resting a ton to try and shake it.
I have been totally zapped of energy.
My plan is to get some crafting done this weekend.
Thanks for hanging in there with me.

Have a wonderful weekend!
May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Halloween Card ~ All Dressed Up

When I saw this little cutie I just knew I had to make a card with her.
I colored her up with purples and grey.
The pumpkin got colored in traditional gourd colors.
I stamped, colored then cut out the candy corn to sprinkle around the pumpkin.
I added her to the front of the tag and added a ribbon.
The background was a little plain so I embossed it.
I stamped the sentiment side-by-side so it would fit on the flag frame.


*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.
*Card front embossed with the Cuttlebug Argyle folder.
*Tag cut came with the Silhouette portrait.
*Sentiment frame from the Flag It Die Set from Verve Stamps.
*Sentiment from the "Happy Days" stamp set from Cardz TV Stamps.
*Devil Roxy on pumpkin image from Digital Delights.
*Candy corn stamp from Studio g.
*Ribbon from Little Scrap Pieces.
*Copic pens YR04, G07, R83, BV23, V17, BV11, Y06 & 100(black).
*Memento tuxedo Black stamps pad.
May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

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Monday, October 21, 2013

Birthday Card ~ Whoopsy (post #2)

Oh no some one's been in the cake. lol.  I cut this little cutie on my Silhouette.
I started with this cute little  puppy who is getting into mischief.
I knew I wanted to add a tag to the card so I thought it would look cute to have the puppy holding it in his mouth. This tag is part of a Silhouette tag set they had as a freebie a while back.
This great Verve sentiment was just the right size for the tag front.
I adhered the tag, puppy head & paws with foam tape to add a little dimension.
To finish off the card I embossed the background and added twine to the tag.


*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.
*Card front embossed using the Cuttlebug D'Vine Swirls folder.
*Tag cut using the Silhouette 3 Tags cut file #43645
*Dog & cake cut using the Silhouette Dog in Cake cut file #40344
*Sentiment stamp from the Happy Thoughts stamp set from Verve Stamps.
*Twine from American Craft.
*Memento tuxedo Black stamps pad.
May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

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Halloween Card ~ Pickin' a Pumpkin (post #1)

If you follow my blog I'm sure you know by now but I LOVE to add a little here and a little there to a great image to make it fit my theme.
I have been wanting to use this cute little Crafty Sentiment freebie for a while now.  They gave it as a freebie a while back so we could use it in a challenge.  She is actually in an intertube and wearing a bathing suit. {I couldn't find her in their store to add a link}
Of course this is not bathing suit weather so I filled in the suit to give her a blouse.
Next I cut her out and nestled her behind this row of stamped pumpkins.
The sweet stitched tag is a cut that came with my Silhouette Portrait {it comes with 50}
And I am using the Verve Mini Bookplates to frame my Cardz TV sentiment.
Finally I colored it all up with Copics and added this beautiful Little Scrap Pieces ribbon.


*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.
*Tag cut from Silhouette.
*Sentiment frame from the Mini Bookplate Die Set from Verve Stamps.
*Sentiment from the "Happy Days" stamp set from Cardz TV Stamps.
*Girl image called At the Beach from Crafty Sentiments Designs
*Pumpkin stamp from CTMH.
*Ribbon from Little Scrap Pieces.
*Copic pens YR000, E13, YR04, G07 & 100(black).
*Memento tuxedo Black stamps pad.
May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

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Sunday, October 20, 2013

Thinking Of You Card ~ Pumpkin Patch (post #2)

I've been collecting clear acetate materials for years now.  You know the stuff that our Cricut cartridges, embossing folders and other assorted crafting goodies come in.  A while back I ran some of it through an embossing folder to see what would happen.  I loved how it turned out but never made anything with it.  It is still waiting. lol.
I wanted to see how it would look using this folder with pumpkins and vines.
Next I wondered if it would work to color on it with copics and it did.
I punched corner notches to hold the acetate in place on the frame.
Then I added the 'friend' sentiment to a tag and the 'another name for love' sentiment to a small frame.
To finish off the card I gave the tag a little black brad and adhered it in place with foam tape for dimension.



*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.
*Sentiment stamps from the World's Best stamp set from Verve Stamps.
*Pumpkin and vine folder from Cuttlebug (sorry can't find its name).
*Corner notch punch from Family treasures.
*Multi Tags Scallop punch from McGill creativity.
*Copic pens YR04 & G07.
*Brad from Recollections.
*Memento tuxedo Black stamps pad.
May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

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Thinking of You Card ~ Fight Like A Girl (post #1)

I would like to thank Tricia at Little Scraps of Heaven Designs for the cute digi stamp.
I thought this sentiment went perfectly with the image.
I colored her up with Copics then added a few ribbons and buttons.


*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.
*Fight For Your Life digi from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs.
*Sentiment from the Fight Like a Girl stamp set from AMuse Studio.
*Copic makers R83, YR000, B32 & BV23.
*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad.
*Ribbon from my stash.
*Buttons from my stash.
 
May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

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Saturday, October 19, 2013

Thinking of You Card ~ Warm & Fuzzy (post #3)

I would like to thank Laurie at Doodle Pantry for the ADORABLE bunny slipper digi I used for this card. She has it available as a freebie right now and I just LOVE it. It comes in a file with sentiments and printable paper.

I would also like to thank Chelsea of  Chelsea's Creative Corner for letting me know of this wonderful  AMuse Studios give away. You can get a FREE stamp set called Fight Like a Girl in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness. Go to here for more info. All you need to do is pay for the postage. Thank you AMuse for this sweet stamp set.

 

*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.
*Card front embossed using the Cuttlebug Polka Dot Page folder.
*Bunny Slippers digi from Doodle Pantry.
*Sentiment from the Fight Like a Girl stamps set from AMuse Studio.
*Copic makers R32 & RV21.
*CTMH Watermelon stamp pad.
*Ribbon from my stash. 
 
May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

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Birthday Card ~ CAS (post #2)

For my second card I wanted to keep the sentiment the main focus so I decided to play a little with a black and white color combo.
First I stamped the sentiment then framed it up with alternating black and white.
Next I embossed the card front with the party hat embossing folder.
Then I finished it off with a little twine knot.


*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.
*Card front embossed using a folder from the Sizzix Party Hat 2 set.
*Sentiment stamp from Stampin' Up.
*Memento tuxedo Black stamps pad.
*Twine fro Recollections.
May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

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Halloween Card ~ Hangin' In the Patch (post #1)

This sweet little Jaded Blossom friend is hanging out at the pumpkin patch today.
Look at all those little cuties she has to choose from.
First I stamped then colored her up using a few of my Copics.
Next I stamped up a bunch of pumpkins and added a little Peachy Keen face before coloring them up.
I broke out the slider tag die I had yet to use {I've had it for years} and punched it out.
Then I stamped a Cardz TV sentiment and used a circle punch to add it to the center of the tag.
I added a little ribbon through the slider, sponged up the edges here and there and put it all together with foam tape to give it a little dimension.

*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.
*Girl from the Sweet Birthday Wishes stamp set from Jaded Blossom Stamps
*Sentiment slider tag die cut from a Cuttlebug die set.
*Sentiment from the "Happy Days" stamp set from Cardz TV Stamps.
*Pumpkin stamp from Denami Design.
*Faces from the Peachy Keen Just Baby Faces Assortment Package.
*Copic pens E00, E13, YR04 & YG67.
*Ribbon from Joanns Celebrate It 360.
*Memento tuxedo Black stamps pad.
May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

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Jaded Blossom
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Thursday, October 17, 2013

Boss's Day Card ~ Sweet Treats

Yesterday was the official Boss's Day but our boss was out of the building at a principal meeting so we celebrated it today.
Our LOTO team (Ladies Of The Office)always come up with a fun theme for special occasions.
This year's Boss's Day theme was goodies.
We all brought in some goodies to make a goodie basket for him.
To honor him we were all asked to wear ties {He wears lots of fun ties}
So to combine the goodies and tie themes I created this card for the staff to sign for him.
I cut the tie base out from white card stock then alternated the cupcake border with 1 in. strips of paper from my scraps.
Next I colored the cupcakes up with Copics markers.
Then I die cut the scroll then wrote the sentiment by hand.
The card needed a little something so I used the dot page folder to add texture to the background.



*Card base 8.5 x 5.5 in.
*Card front embossed using the Cuttlebug Polka dot Page folder.
*Tie cut at 8 in. from the Cricut Simply Charmed cartridge.
*Cupcake border from the Sweets stamp set from Heidi Grace Designs.
*Sentiment scroll frame die cut from Verve Stamps.
*Sentiment handwritten by me.
*Copic pens B23, B29, B32, YG03, G07, Y06 & R37.
May your day always be filled with love.
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D~

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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Thank You Card ~ Welcome Fall

Hi  everyone! Hope your week is going well.
Everything except the card base were created using my scrap collection.
I found this cute tree embossing folder and just knew these sweet little birds would be right at home in it.
After embossing the tree I trimmed it around the edges.
First I stamped the birds on brown and then again on design paper to paper piece them together.
Then I die cut the leaves from the design paper and sponged up their edges.
To finish it off I embossed then cut out the pumpkin and then added the sentiment.



*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.
*Birds from the Winter Sparrows stamp set from Lawn Fawn.
*Sentiment stamp unknown brand.
*Tree embossed using the Leafy Tree folder from Darice.
*Leaves embossed using the Halloween Cut and Emboss folder from Cuttlebug.
*Pumpkin from an unknown Cuttlebug folder.
*Tim Holtz Vintage Photo distress stamp pad.
May your day always be filled with love.
Crafty hugs,
D~

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