tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70973474075294107302024-03-12T21:53:06.291-05:00Me Crafty ScrapperWhere I share my love for stamping, scrapping and chatting!Melinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496348300520397005noreply@blogger.comBlogger517125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097347407529410730.post-11626295637957787822018-04-26T07:24:00.000-05:002018-04-26T07:24:29.610-05:00First Cocoa Daisy Order and Layout<div style="text-align: center;">
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I hope your week is going well. Have you had a chance to get in your crafty space and create? I have and it feels great!</div>
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I received some awesome goodies this week. One being my very first order from <a href="https://www.cocoadaisy.com/">Cocoa Daisy</a>. </div>
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I sat right down and got to work with my bounty. I was too late in ordering to get the full kits from April and May so I had to settle for the grab bags of “bits and pieces”. We’ll settle is not the correct word because these grab bags are awesome!</div>
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Here’s my first creation and I plan to decorate some planner pages with some of the rest....</div>
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Okay so first off that little typewriter die cut?! Love it! So of course my journaling had to be typed! I had a great time playing with this first Cocoa Daisy shipment and can’t wait to start receiving my pocket page subscription each month!</div>
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Melinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496348300520397005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097347407529410730.post-46562564951119539492018-04-24T19:27:00.001-05:002018-04-24T19:27:30.655-05:00One Day at a Time ~ Creative Journaling<div style="text-align: center;">
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How’s your week so far?</div>
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I love that it’s actually feeling like spring around here. Now if it would just stopped raining for I don’t know...a day or so......I could actually walk in the yard without getting muddy! Ha!</div>
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I wanted to share some creative journaling I just finished. I love writing about my Lord!</div>
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Journaling is a love I’ve nurtured for many years. I was 8 or 9 when I started my first diary. That yearning to write has never left me. It’s just gotten a little more artsy over the years. I love books and pretty things....shabby chic things so traveler’s notebooks are the way to journal for me. :)</div>
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Melinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496348300520397005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097347407529410730.post-68448208381603252802018-04-14T19:23:00.000-05:002018-04-14T19:47:26.069-05:00This House Believes......the start of a mini album<div style="text-align: center;">
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How’s your weekend going? It’s been so rainy here in Alabama. It’s just miserable outside. So, more time to spend in the craft room right?! Ha!</div>
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I’m working on a 5x7 mini album. This size is great to add 4x6 pics in and have a mat all around. Pic on one side of the page and journaling on the other! Love it! </div>
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I’m using the Simple Stories collection “Faith” and it goes right along with the weekend challenge over at the Scrapbooking with M.E. Boutique Members group on FB. It’s a color challenge.<br />
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and here’s the cover to my mini album: </div>
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Did I get close or what?! LOL All the papers came from Simple Stories. I fussy cut the feathers from one of the papers in the collection. The Pom Pom trim and enamel dots are from Felicity Jane Studios. </div>
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Melinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496348300520397005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097347407529410730.post-35581945209505112842018-04-13T09:22:00.000-05:002018-04-13T09:22:36.000-05:00New Traveler’s Notebook and a Layout<div style="text-align: center;">
Hi out there! It’s me! Melina!</div>
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I hope your week has been outstanding. I did lots of yard work yesterday. I got most all my flowers planted in containers, watered and placed where I think I want them. That of course could change at any moment. Ha! Next will be getting the vegetable garden ready. I love warmer weather and getting in the yard.....being productive!</div>
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I wanted to share a project I finished not too long ago and shared on Instagram.. I’m loving traveler’s notebooks right now! I got this Prima personal size one from <a href="http://scrapbookingwithme.com/">scrapbookingwithme.com</a>. I love the size. The cover is very durable and it’s gorgeous! I mean floral is all the rage right now. This book does not disappoint! </div>
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I love to just sit and look at it! I know, I’m odd. Ha ha ha! </div>
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I have a few inserts (notebooks) inside. I use this traveler’s notebook mostly for church/sermon notes. But I also have one insert for creative journaling. That’s just a fancy way of saying I add more to my journaling than just words. Hee! Hee! </div>
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Some call this junk journaling. Others may call it art journaling. Whatever you call it, I love it! Sometimes a 12x12 canvas for a scrapbook page is just too overwhelming. This size is just right to get your thoughts on paper and add a few personal touches as well. </div>
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Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!</div>
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Blessings...</div>
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Melinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496348300520397005noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097347407529410730.post-11352525489854919972018-04-10T15:36:00.000-05:002018-04-11T22:22:43.985-05:00Where Have I Been?!!!<div style="text-align: center;">
Well hello everybody!</div>
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Of course I don’t know how many of you are out there anymore since it’s been three years since I last posted here!!!! Whaaaaa?! </div>
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That’s just ridiculous Melina! What in the world?! Ha ha! </div>
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To tell you the truth????? Instagram became my baby. It’s so easy posting there. It’s easy.....and I got lazy.....keeping my blog up to date.</div>
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If you’d like to follow me on Instagram: @mecraftyscrapper<br />
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I’m going to commit to a post a week here. If more posts happen to pop up great! But I want to get back to my blog. I love this little place of mine and can’t believe I went so long without visiting! </div>
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My posts will be different from before though. I’m not so much into card crafting anymore. I’m not saying I’ll never post another card again! I’m just looking at posting more variety on my blog. I still love to scrapbook traditional pages and pocket type scrapping. My love of mini albums is still very strong too! I’ve also fell in love with creative journaling, and traveler’s notebooks. I have more than I care to admit! So a lot of my future posts will be scrapbook and journal related with a few handmade mini albums and cards sprinkled in.<br />
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Of course our kiddos have grown so much since I last posted. So I think that’s what I’ll start us off with.....an updated family pic. My next post will be a crafty one!<br />
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Melinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496348300520397005noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097347407529410730.post-57583299280268261502015-05-18T05:00:00.000-05:002015-05-18T05:00:02.385-05:00The Mystery is Solved! I was Thinking of You!<div style="text-align: center;">
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I have my card from the latest Mystery swap to post today.</div>
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I am loving the image Linda sent us to create with.</div>
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Here's what I came up with:</div>
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Isn't that SU! Koala the cutest thing you've ever seen?!!!</div>
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I love small, simple images and Linda really made me HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY with this one!</div>
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Thank you for stopping by today!</div>
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Melinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496348300520397005noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097347407529410730.post-25601495933290089382015-05-15T18:00:00.000-05:002015-05-15T18:00:21.855-05:00Summer Fun with the Dueling Darlings!<div style="text-align: center;">
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We are having a great time "dueling" in SplitCoastStampers! The Darlings are at it again. This round we were to create a Summer themed......anything but a card! :)</div>
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I am in<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> LOVE </span></b></span>with pocket letters!!!!! </div>
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They were created by the fabulous Janette Lane. You can find her blog <a href="http://www.janettelane.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">HERE</span></b></span></a>.</div>
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If you've never heard of them, don't worry, the concept was just "discovered" back in February. Visit Janette' blog for more details of see her videos on YouTube. You also need to check out AnnMarie's blog (she is how I found out about them!) <a href="http://annmariesstampingadventures.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">HERE</span></b></span></a>. Scroll down her blog and see all the pocket letter glory! WOWZERS!</div>
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Take a sleeve, you know the ones made for baseball card collecting?!!!! Then add 2.5"x3.5" decorated cards (also known as ATCs). Add goodies to the back (or front if you wish), add a letter to one pocket and mail to a pal! :) :) :)</div>
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It's so fun!</div>
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Here are a few I've made (I'm working on my 27th right now and only started the last of March LOL)</div>
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Of course a garden theme reminds me of summer!</div>
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I loved the theme this round for the Dueling Darling challenge!</div>
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I'm so happy to say it is time to post another creation for the Dueling Darlings group. This round Tami was the hostess for the Divas and I was for the Dazzlers. We had fun coming up with what we were to challenge the ladies with and we even threw in a little twist.</div>
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Our kits consisted of an image with flowers and of course papers, card stocks and embellishments but one embellishment in particular the ladies HAD to include in their creations......a piece of green ribbon.</div>
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Here's what I came up with:</div>
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This cute little image is from Whimsy Stamps called Fistful of Flowers.</div>
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I colored her with my Spectrum markers. I then went crazy with my sprays on the image and the sentiment (CTMH set Sweet & Lovely) piece.....both were stamped on white card stock. :)</div>
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I can't wait to check out all the other Darlings creations!</div>
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Thank you so much for stopping by my blog.</div>
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Melinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496348300520397005noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097347407529410730.post-86372562772055648742015-04-02T20:49:00.001-05:002015-04-02T20:49:21.080-05:00Finally! It's Time for "What's Your Brew?"<div style="text-align: center;">
Don't even get me started on what I have gone through the last two months with our home internet provider! I've been bewildered, angry and livid.......it seems like all in the same moment. I don't like being taken advantage of (as I'm sure no one does) and I wish I didn't get so upset but GOODNESS! They were taking me away from my online crafty community! Hello?!! Do they not know I need my blog and SCS and chat time? LOL</div>
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Anyway, I've had my card ready from the kit Sweet P sent us for our March Dueling Darling challenge, but I didn't have access to the internet (unless I would have brought it to work to load and that would have been frowned upon, I'm sure. Hee! Hee!).</div>
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So, with my deepest apologies to Sweet P and the other Dazzlers and Divas, I present my "What's Your Brew?" creation!</div>
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I LOOOOOOVED the papers and image that Sweet P sent us! Oh my! this was soooooo fun!</div>
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I used the baker's twine she sent all together at the top of my card.....just gave it a twist and taped it on the inside :)</div>
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I colored my image with my Spectrum makers.</div>
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I mean really, who has seen a coffee bag with a pink label? But, my image.....I can make it whatever I like, right?!! LOL</div>
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Thank you so much Sweet P! I loved working with this image and the kit you sent. I'm sorry it took me so long to post it to my blog. Thank you Dazzlers and Divas for having patience with me.</div>
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Melinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496348300520397005noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097347407529410730.post-8921696172640901752015-03-18T09:00:00.000-05:002015-03-18T09:00:01.410-05:00What a Glamorous Babe!<div align="center">
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I'm posting my latest Mystery card! This mysterious image was toooooo funny!</div>
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I love it Carol! Thank you so much for hosting this round!</div>
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Have you ever seen a more glamorous image??? hee! hee!</div>
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For this round, I made a 4x6 pocket card with a matching Kraft envelope (which I forgot to take a picture of). The image I colored with my Spectrum markers.</div>
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The card base is a 12x12 piece of card stock that I cut at 4", then I place the 4x12 inch piece of c/s on my Scor Pal and scored at 3" and 9" to make the opening in the middle of the card base. </div>
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I added some solid c/s to the middle of the card to hide where the patterned paper came together (there is a slight space if you don't score the base exact so this helps to cover any imperfections).</div>
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After I cut out the image with my Spellbinders die and Big Shot machine, I placed a piece of cornered kraft c/s behind it so when you lift the top up.......</div>
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I hid the sentiment behind the top lift of the card......</div>
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Here's the inside of the card with the sentiment. With this striped fold, I made a pocket so that the sender can place money, a note or gift card in the card.</div>
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The sentiment was plain white.....I decided it needed to be sprayed a few times. Of course, doing that meant I had to go over the font with a black gel pen to darken the words a little.</div>
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Here's a close up of the pocket. I just added some 1/8" scor tape to the left and right sides.</div>
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Well, that took quite a bit of explaining. LOL</div>
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I hope you will try this yourself!</div>
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Melinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496348300520397005noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097347407529410730.post-22632879110862729792015-03-06T23:30:00.000-06:002015-03-06T23:30:00.680-06:00Don't Forget Your Umbrella!<div align="center">
Here I am again, late as usual and again I apologize to all my crafty friends with whom these creations mean the most to. </div>
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Our last Dueling Darling kit was too cute! Darlene sent the kits for the Dazzlers. She sent two different images and well, I used them both. LOL</div>
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Here's what I created:</div>
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A 5x5 card....</div>
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Darlene's kit was so bright and cheerful! Thank you Sweetie!</div>
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I loved using the patterned papers and rick rack, too fun!</div>
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So this card should have been on my blog last month on the 15th. Well, in true Melina style, it's not.</div>
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Now, I get to visit all my other Dueling Darling Sisters' blogs to see what they created for this rainy challenge!</div>
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Thanks for visiting my blog!</div>
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Melinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496348300520397005noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097347407529410730.post-26620575953378714102015-03-06T14:40:00.001-06:002015-03-06T14:51:14.785-06:00I'm Late Showing My Love!<div align="center">
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My last Mystery image swap card.....well, pictures were took, the package was mailed and I received the swap cards back in the mail. BUT, the card never made it to my blog! Good grief, I'm so behind.</div>
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Oh well, so sorry you had to wait for this one, even though, there isn't much traffic to my blog lately since I haven't been keeping it up like I should, so I know there aren't that many that missed it. :(</div>
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But, I know my Mysterious Sisters missed it and for that I apologize to the group. I currently don't have home internet (I'm at my Mom's making my blog post today) we are at odds with our provider and trying to get a new one. Anyway, that is my reasoning for my tardiness. I hope all is well with my crafty friends!!!</div>
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Here's what I made with Barb's image she sent us last round.</div>
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I loved coloring this image! That bear is the cutest!</div>
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I had fun with my punches too. :)</div>
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Here's the inside of the card. Very simple</div>
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Barb! Thanks for being our Mysterious hostess!</div>
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Melinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496348300520397005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097347407529410730.post-17516793196688704402015-01-15T21:27:00.001-06:002015-01-15T21:41:18.658-06:00The Dueling Darling Gals Wish You a Happy Birthday!<div style="text-align: center;">
Hello everyone! I'm back with a cool Dueling Darling creation!</div>
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Deb (the hostess of the Dazzlers) sent the kit this month. Oh my! I'm in love with this image. It colored so beautifully and it was very simple to get the sections blended! I love when that happens.</div>
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Here's my 5"x7" card:</div>
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(sorry for the poor lighting...it's been very dreary here today....the sun has been hiding)</div>
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<u>Here's Deb's kit details:</u></div>
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DP - American Crafts, Confetti - Banana Cream Brady and Peanut Butter Benny.<br />Images - Whippersnappers "Little Girl and Dotted Present</div>
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Button - SU!<br />Ribbons - SU! Rose, crushed curry, orange, bermuda bay</div>
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Thank you Deb for such a wonderful kit!</div>
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Melinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496348300520397005noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097347407529410730.post-30424252523586976532014-11-21T17:26:00.000-06:002014-11-21T17:26:13.574-06:00Giving Thanks with the Dueling Darlings!<div style="text-align: center;">
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I'm a few days late posting my November card for the Dueling Darling challenge.</div>
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I had so much fun with this kit.</div>
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Our hostesses were Kadie (for the Divas) and April (for the Dazzlers). The kit was full of goodies! I have enough for at least 2 more cards. The theme was give thanks, make a thank you card. Also, there was no image to really color....they wanted us to focus on the sentiment. That is right up my alley. I love clean and simple crafting and not having to color an image is well............simple :)</div>
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Here's what I made:</div>
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Isn't that paper gorgeous?!!!</div>
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I cut my sentiment out with a Spellbinders die. I think it fit around it perfectly.</div>
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Melinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496348300520397005noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097347407529410730.post-76486856460148381232014-10-27T21:03:00.002-05:002014-10-27T21:03:47.481-05:00Happy Fall Harvest from the Darlings!<div style="text-align: center;">
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I'm so neglectful to my blog. Poor little bloggy woggy. :(</div>
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I'm crafting quite a bit...just can't find the time to blog about it. Ugh....</div>
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Oh well, I'm super late with the Dueling Darlings October challenge.</div>
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Terry was the Dazzlers hostess. She and LJ decided on a Halloween theme. Now, my family doesn't celebrate Halloween in regard to ghosts, spooks and gore. Our children do dress up (in Disney or Marvel costumes normally or they may be a cat or dog or football player, etc.) and we do take them out to local churches for their fall festivals and truck or treats. So, we do celebrate the holiday, we just do it more in celebration of the fall season. :)</div>
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With that being said, this kit was not hard for me to work with at all! I just trimmed off the Halloween sentiment at the bottom of the image and went with it. </div>
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Here's what I created:</div>
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I love using my distress inks to give an aged look to crafty projects. I did that with this image (Haunted Forest from SU!). I created the moon with my white Gelly marker. I only colored the pumpkin (colored with Spectrum Noir markers). The papers Terry sent in the kit were wonderful! I picked two of them. The boots and candy corn are too cute. I added some candy dots and a brad from the kit. Then, I doodled around with my Gelly markers.</div>
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Thank you Terry and LJ for hostessing this round!</div>
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You wanted to know what my favorite candy is......oh my....to pick just one.....I CAN'T!</div>
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sweet n' salty - PayDay candy bar</div>
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mint n' chocolate - York Peppermint Patty</div>
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cream n' caramel - Cow Tails</div>
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chocolate n' caramel - Rolos</div>
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I guess I can safely say that caramel is my favorite go to sweet treat. :)</div>
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Melinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496348300520397005noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097347407529410730.post-72185052727237031462014-09-28T08:00:00.000-05:002014-09-28T08:00:06.171-05:00Ahoy! The Mystery is Solved!<div style="text-align: center;">
I'm sharing my card I created for the latest Mystery Image swap.</div>
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Kelly was our hostess....sent us a very cute Bella image.......</div>
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Here's what I created:</div>
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I colored my image with Spectrum markers, then cut it out with a Spellbinders die and popped it up.</div>
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I left the embellishments simple with the more mustard card stock background helping the image pop!</div>
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I can't wait to see what the next image will be! :)</div>
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Thanks for stopping by today.</div>
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Melinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496348300520397005noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097347407529410730.post-32143137549326561142014-09-25T18:25:00.001-05:002014-09-25T18:25:31.065-05:00My Recipe Took Longer Than I Thought!<div style="text-align: center;">
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I'm just now posting my Dueling Darling creation. What?!!! Yep, I'm 2 weeks late posting!</div>
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So sorry!</div>
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Debbie sent such a cute kit! I'm sorry it took me so long to make my recipe card. I loved everything you sent!</div>
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Here's my recipe for Creamy Crockpot Corn.......</div>
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I colored the image Debbie sent with my Spectrum markers.</div>
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I also colored the chipboard spoon that was in the kit with the same markers.</div>
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Thanks so much for stopping by my blog! I hope to be more active now that my life settling down and everyone is getting used to their new school and work schedules.</div>
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Melinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496348300520397005noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097347407529410730.post-16359961823587635042014-08-16T10:35:00.000-05:002014-08-16T10:35:05.411-05:00Friends are the Family We Pick! ~ with the Dueling Darlings<div style="text-align: center;">
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The dueling darlings are at it again. This round, Carol (for the Divas) and I (for the Dazzlers) are hosting. We love our friends we have been crafting with for 4 years now. So, our theme is "Friends are the Family We Pick Ourselves". There is not another group of ladies I would pick to be my crafty family!</div>
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Here's the card I made with the kit I put together and sent all the Dazzlers:</div>
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The image is from Whimsy stamps called "I Will Carry You".</div>
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I thought this image fit perfectly with our theme. These two cute critters picked one another as family to help them along. That's the Dueling Darlings!!!!</div>
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Thanks girls for being a great support in my life.</div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">BIG HUGS!</span></b></span></div>
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Melinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496348300520397005noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097347407529410730.post-10508927941315898332014-07-15T00:00:00.000-05:002014-07-15T00:00:06.247-05:00The Darlings are Birds of a Feather...............<div style="text-align: center;">
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The Dueling Darlings group (crafting sistahs over on Split coast Stampers) have been dueling for 4 years now! I can't believe it has been that long. It seems like yesterday I joined this fun-loving, sometimes nutty group of women. I love this group!</div>
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This round our fearless leaders were our hostesses. Jeanette for the Dazzlers and Kelly for the Divas.</div>
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The kit that Jeanette sent is soooooooooooooooo cute!</div>
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She and Kelly wanted us to use 4 of something on our card. So, 4 flowers, 4 gems, 4 brads, etc.</div>
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Here's what I did:</div>
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Is that Penny Black image (called Chicky Work Out) not the cutest thing?!!</div>
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I love it!</div>
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I colored my image with Spectrum/Noir markers.</div>
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I used the 4 yellow gems Jeanette sent in the kit as my 4 items. I love the sentiment she sent also (from Great Impressions). It reminds me of the show "The Wonder Years". Even though I wasn't allowed to watch the show (ha ha), I do remember listening to the theme song any chance I got.</div>
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I can't wait to see what all the other Darlings did with their kits and what the Divas' kits included.</div>
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Thanks so much for stopping by!</div>
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Melinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496348300520397005noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097347407529410730.post-73307421888385244912014-06-23T22:04:00.001-05:002014-06-23T22:04:33.115-05:00My Mysterious Card is Now Uploaded!<div style="text-align: center;">
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I didn't get a chance to load my Mystery cards from last month's swap. Darlene was our hostess. She sent us a very challenging image. I was stumped for a while on this one. But, in the end, decided to go with a school theme all together to make the sentiment cohesive.</div>
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I cut out the sentiment Darlene sent us with one of my Spellbinders die.</div>
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I love how it turned out, even though I was so unsure of what to do in the beginning. :)</div>
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Thank you Darlene!</div>
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I got some great cards back with this swap. I can't wait to get started on the next round!</div>
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Melinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496348300520397005noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097347407529410730.post-25897613756714648232014-06-15T17:27:00.000-05:002014-06-16T21:05:48.819-05:00The Darlings are Gardening!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Long time not blog post. I'm bad........</div>
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Here is my June "Duel" card made with the Dazzler team's Leader for the month, Darlene. :)</div>
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We are gardening this time around. Darlene sent such a cute image!</div>
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Here's what I made:</div>
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Isn't that a cute image? It's from Stamps Happen. I love it.</div>
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I added the sentiment from a SU! stamp set.</div>
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We were supposed to share a gardening tip along with our card.</div>
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Well, my tip is if you plant a squash plant in a 5 gallon bucket, be sure to poke a few holes in the bottom of the bucket to let the water drain. With all the rain we've been having, my plant is floating in the bucket! hahahahahahaha! It's very water logged! LOL</div>
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Blessings.....</div>
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Melinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496348300520397005noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097347407529410730.post-28023212468603730182014-05-15T06:37:00.003-05:002014-05-15T06:37:58.391-05:00I'm Double Dueling<div style="text-align: center;">
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Long time no see. I have 2 cards to show you today. The first is from our current "Duel" with the Dueling Darling Group. Sweet P is our hostess.</div>
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I'm loving the kit she sent us. I love music, our daughter plays the piano, it is just a great kit!</div>
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Here's what I made with it:</div>
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I made my card kind of abstract. I loved the quote stamped image she sent and also loved the single music note and found a way to use them together.</div>
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Thank you Sweet P for a great kit! I still have enough images and papers to make another card :)</div>
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Now, on to the card that has been sitting on my desk, all laid out for weeks, just needing to be put together. I haven't been in a crafty "place" for the last couple months. I'm still not there 100%. Last time the Dueling Darlings posted, I didn't. I couldn't. I just didn't have it in me. I'm sorry ladies that I let you down.</div>
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I'm very late but here is my card I made using the FABULOUS kit that April sent us.</div>
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I loved all the pink papers and card stocks April sent. So, I decided to go wild with pink. :)</div>
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{She is drinking fruit punch by the way! with a cherry in it. No "hard stuff" allowed in this house. LOL}</div>
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I decided to make her a little more mature than I usually color my girl images. </div>
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Thanks April for sending such a fun kit! I'm sorry it took me so long to get this posted.</div>
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Thank you so much for stopping by my blog!</div>
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I hope to post more often, as our situation at home is looking up.</div>
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Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers, we are still in need of them.</div>
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Until next time...</div>
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Blessings...</div>
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Melinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496348300520397005noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097347407529410730.post-73853753616574747962014-04-22T20:27:00.001-05:002014-04-22T20:27:27.515-05:00My Apologies<div style="text-align: center;">
I would like to post.............</div>
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to let you know.........</div>
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I'm sorry for not updating my blog lately.</div>
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I really don't want to go into great detail but just know that there is a HUGE life happening going on in our home right now.....for the past 7 weeks. Something that we never dreamed would happen. Something that has shook us to the core. Something that we wake up thinking about and go to bed thinking about.</div>
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It is hard.....thinking of how you are going to bring home groceries, pay your house payment....car payment with no job........a job that you lost out of no fault of your own. We are at a loss.</div>
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We do however, put our hope and faith in our LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. He knew this was going to happen. It was no surprise to Him. He has brought us this far and will continue to carry us the rest of the way.</div>
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Please keep us in your prayers.</div>
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Melinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496348300520397005noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097347407529410730.post-21946728546633833342014-03-25T20:55:00.001-05:002014-03-25T20:55:21.457-05:00The Mystery is....Where is Spring?!<div style="text-align: center;">
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I'm back with my card for the current round of Mystery Swappers....a group of happy card makers on Split Coast Stampers website.</div>
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The real Mystery around here though is..........GOSH! Where is the Spring weather?! The high today was like 35* and it spit snow! It's almost April and it feels like it is still January. Oh me! </div>
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For this Mysterious round of card making, Ms. Mae was our hostess. She sent us an adorable SU! image.</div>
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This is what I made:</div>
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I made a super simple card (gasp! I know you can't believe that) with her cute image. I wanted it to be the spotlight.</div>
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Here's the inside:</div>
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I can't wait to see what everyone else did with this image.</div>
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Thanks Mae for a great round of Mystery Swappers!</div>
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Blessings...</div>
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Melinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496348300520397005noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097347407529410730.post-23873510988135541982014-03-15T15:50:00.000-05:002014-03-15T15:50:08.812-05:00The Dueling Darlings are Celebrating......<div style="text-align: center;">
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March is National Umbrella month.....who knew?! LOL</div>
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The Dueling Darlings are a group of ladies I create with on Split Coast Stampers. We have a different hostess each round for the Dazzler team and the Diva team.</div>
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This round, Terry is the Dazzler's leader.</div>
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She and LJ (Diva's leader for this round) decided to send out kits that included umbrellas. That is such a cute idea! I had fun with this kit, even though I had to color the image 3 times and I'm not happy with the end result. uggggggg! My Spectrum markers didn't like the paper or something, they kept bleeding over the lines of the image. So, I had to color the image with my watercolor pencils. Well, I haven't done that in ages so I royally messed it up. Oh well.</div>
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Here's what I made:</div>
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I cut the image out after I finished coloring and matted it with some of the paper Terry sent. The flower paper I cut at an angle and then backed that with the pale blue paper.</div>
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The image is popped up with pop dots. All of the embellishments I used came in the kit along with the sentiment.</div>
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Thanks Terry for a wonderful kit! So sorry I am late in the day getting it posted.</div>
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Be sure to check out all the other Darlings creations. You can find their blogs listed in my left sidebar.</div>
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Thanks so much for stopping by!</div>
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Until next time...</div>
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Blessings...</div>
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