Any Hero Thank You Card

Any Hero Thank You Card

Hi, this is Jill Figley again, with a card I made continuing with the thank you theme. I made this card to use as an "Any Hero" for a soldier through Operation Write Home.

If you would like to find out how I made my card, please visit my blog, Created By Jill. Please come back tomorrow, and check out what Chris Durnan has created for us. Also, don't forget to enter our Challenge.

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WOOF! (that's "Thank You" in bulldog)

Hey, Card A Day Blog is going to the dogs! 

Cindy here, from THE CREATIVE POINTE , with a "Thank You" card that I think is "adora-bull".  I'll bet you didn't know that "WOOF!" means "Thank You" in bulldog, did you?!  lol

I created this little card to thank my Mom & Dad for "bullysittting" my dog Millie. 

I hope you'll pop over to my blog for a picture of the inside (which ties in the "WOOF!*") and all the creative details.  (As an added bonus if you scroll down, you'll see a picture of the real Millie on the right side column!)

Be sure to come back tomorrow and see what designer Jill Figley has for you!

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A Big Thanks!

The theme this week is thank you's!  It couldn't have come at a better time to motivate me to make some card!  My son was confirmed this month, it was also his birthday...and so he has a few thank you's to send out!

That being said, the one I'm featuring today is one I made for a friend of mine, it's a bit frilly, but was fun to make!

It was really quite simple to make!  For a change, I didn't use a stamp that needed a lot of coloring, but I still found a way to use my copics!

I used a thank you stamp, some nestabilities, ric rac ribbon, scrap papers and a fiber mesh material, which I airbrushed to give it some color depth.  Then the peals glued in place, and it's done!

Quick and easy, and easy enough to pop out a dozen of them at one time!

See my blog for full details!

Happy Card Making!
Michelle Hessler


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Iris Thank You Card

It's Laury back today with an Iris Card, well actually 3 but who is counting and they all use the same design sort of...

I had a lot of fun with these cards. The bird design comes from a book I recently purchased.  I loved it  and had to make it up. Hop on over to my blog for more on how these cards were made. They are fun and easy to make.

 Many of the designs in the book used paper from security envelopes. I had never realized how many outstanding patterns are on the inside of an envelope. Another thing to collect....

The two little cards could be attached to a plant or small gift, the larger card can be sent. I hope you are inspired to try something new, Until next time, Stay Calm and Create!
Laury

Don't forget to check back here tomorrow for another card from designer Michelle Hessler!


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Framed Thank You

We all have much for which to be thankful; well, I know I certainly do.  Here is a pretty card that can be quickly reproduced when you need to make several, and easily adapted for most any occasion.

Thank you so kindly for coming to visit today. You can find the details by clicking over to Christine's blog, Creative Genie-ous.   Don't forget to stop back tomorrow to see what Laury Vaden has designed for you.

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Sunday May 20- Thank you

Today we are starting off with Thank You for our weekly cards. This is my first time doing a card for the Card A Day blog and I am very excited.. Thanks ladies for asking me.

For my card I used papers from Tara's May Kit from Up The Street.. They are just beautiful.
For more details visit my blog www.lauraleesdream.blogspot.com

Thanks for stopping by today, make sure you check out another great inspiration by checking back and seeing what Christine Patton is doing tomorrow.

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Father's Day

It is one of my favorite days of the year coming up, Father's Day. I love and cherish my Dad so. Here is a Father's Day Card created from a file when I was just new to the designing cutter files. I have seen it used many times and here is another take. Visit my Blog HERE. to get more info about this awesome card!

And have a wonderful day! Hope you find some time to make a card for your Father.

Enjoy!
Chris

And tomorrow don't forget to stop by and see a card from the awesome Tina Campbell. 



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Happy Father's Day

Hello, Patricia here, and is it almost June.  The month where school is recessing for the Summer, vacation time and honoring fathers.   Speaking of fathers, I talk about my own over on my blog, MDN Creates, and I have all the materials listed to make the card you see above.   It looks complicated, but it is about a beginner second level, and requires a little paper piecing and a fragment piece from Tim Holtz.  It is very masculine, and you can use you scraps on this card.  I have never used fragments on my cards and this is my first time buying Washi Tape.  If you never heard of Washi Tape, it is made out of tissue paper.   I hope you enjoy it.

Please enter the challenge below to win a prize for this month.   Come back tomorrow to see what Chris has you to see.  Take care.

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Happy Fathers Day

Happy Father's Day


Hi, it's Jill Figley here with my card for today, continuing the Father's Day week. If you would like to see how I put my card together, please visit my blog at, Created By Jill.

Remember to come back tomorrow and see what Patricia Logan, has created to share with us. Don't forget to enter our monthly challenge.

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New Dad

Hi! Christine here. I am so glad to be bringing you today's card.  I made it to honor the newest dad in our family, and I hope you enjoy it.  You'll find all the details at Creative Genie-ous.  It took me a little extra time to figure out what I wanted to do, but then it was all fun!!

You have another inspiration from Jill tomorrow, so be sure to stop by.

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Fishing for Dad

Father's Day cards just aren't as easy to make as Mother's day!  I think it just has to do with the fact that most of us card makers are women, and we can completely get into the feminine side of card making, and so that makes it harder to get into our less frilly self!

Here is a great card for that Fishing Fanatic in the house...either for Dad or Grandpa!

The shaped card is from a file in a Great Outdoors Collection of diecut files, and can be purchased individually too....at the Paperthread's Store.

It's easy to put together....you cut and layer the pieces, and you can either cut the dashed lines, and then highlight with color or ink, or hand draw the lines, giving a stitching effect.

I also used a small fishing lure stamp on the inside of the card, you can see just a slight bit of it in the bottom right corner!

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"A True Classic" Father's Day Card

Now that Mother's Day is now over, it's time to start thinking about cards for Dad.

Hi, it's Cindy again from THE CREATIVE POINTE with a card I'll be giving to my own Dad this year. 

I used Graphic 45's "A Proper Gentleman" paper and one of my own "Car Set" SVG diecuts.

I hope you click over to my blog for more details!
Be sure to come back tomorrow to see the card Michelle Hessler has for you...more great Father's Day inspiration.

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Fluer De Lis

I went to Hobby Lobby when they had a sale on cricut stuff so I got this fluer de lis folder, we are a scouting family and always have to send thank you's or Cards for Eagle Banquets, this embossing folder and file is wonderful for that, but it's also very masculine, you can use it for birthday, sympathy, etc. for the male in your life.



I do have this file available at paperthreads click on this link to purchase Fluer De Lis.

Thank you,
Diana
 My Blog
Designer at Paperthreads
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You're Invited Cooking Party

I cut a bunch of these aprons for a close friend and she used them for a cookie party for her daughter's birthday. The Apron has a little pocket for more details on the invite. This Apron card could be used for lots of item. Even a request for Food Bank donations. A little pocket that can be used for lots of different items. The little girl was thrilled and her Mom was called an "over achiever" by her friends. Just awesome!

For more visit my blog: Visual Designs by Chris

Enjoy!

Chris

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It's A Party

It's a Party, are you ready. Hi, again, it is Shirley Ross from Mom 'n Me Scrap, sharing another little invitation just for you.

If you would like more information on how I made this cute little card, join me on my blog.

And keep be on the lookout for tomorrow's great creation coming to you from Chris Durnan.

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You are Invited!

We are having a fundraising potluck, and I’ve made a simple card (print and cut), leaving the inside for the details of the event. I hope you like it! Check out more details of how I made this at Garden’s Crafts ‘n More. I’ve also included  a bonus birthday card there, that you could easily just make into an invitation card by changing the wording on it!

Make sure to come back tomorrow for some inspiration!
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Little Boat Invite

Hello Everyone. This is Terri from   http://ramblingsofatexascraftroom.blogspot.com. I wanted to share with you today an Invite card. I made this invite using Paper Doll Dress up Cart. It is the cutest little sail boat. I saw a card similar to the one I made. I think it was on Pinterst but I couldn't locate it. I  just hate when I see something that interest me but don't Pin it , then want it later. So this isn't my original idea  but I'm not sure where the idea came from.

 Stop over at my blog and  get the direction on how I put this adorable little invite together. It is fast and easy. This invite would be great for a kids party or a party at the lake.
Be sure and come back tomorrow and see what great card Shelly has for you. I know you will be inspired by her design.
Happy Crafting in 2012
Terri

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A Shower of Wedding Wishes

Hi everyone, Vicki Schram here.  This week's Invitations theme is great timing since we'll soon be having a little wedding shower for a co-worker and I'm in charge of the planning.  Come on over to my blog, PAPER SQUIRREL, for all the details on how to create this hybrid invitation.  Hybrid, you say?...that's right!...curious?  :-)

Stop back tomorrow for more invitation inspiration from designer Terri Wright.  I'm sure she's got something spectacular to share with all of us!

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Thinking inside the box.....

 Laury back again. So... Who says a card must be flat?

I ran across paper fortune cookies recently and liked the idea. For today's card, I packaged up 3 fortune cookies in a little takeout box with a tag, chop sticks and flowers on the side. Event information is folded into the cookies!

Jump on over to my blog for more information including a video on how to assemble the box and fold the fortune cookies! 

Don't forget to stop back tomorrow for more inspiration! Enjoy! Until next time.



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Invitations

Hi, it is me, Shirley Ross, with a late post -- Invitations are our theme this week and I have a great little card made using an envelope --

Please hop on over to Mom 'n Me Scrap to check out how this little invite was made --

Be sure and join us in our May challenge and come back tomorrow to see what Laury has in store for us.

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May you find comfort in Gods Love

Hello Everyone
Its so good to be back on CADB. Today I made a card for you that would make a great sympathy card. The cut came from a Cricut cartridge called Inspired Heart. At first glance I wasn't to crazy about this cart. But as I take a second look there are a few things on this cart that could be useful for card making.
Head on over to my Blog http://ramblingsofatexascraftroom.blogspot.com/ and see all the details on how to make this card.
Thanks so much for stopping by. Remember to join our challenges and stop by tomorrow for a wonderful card Patricia has for you.
Happy Crafting in 2012
Terri

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Here for you, always

Hi, Shelley Bordeleau here with more of an empathy card…. I know someone who is facing the big C.  - My heart just goes out to their family. I made a large card so their friends could all sign their support for the family, and say that we’re there for them always. For more details, visit my blog at Garden’s Crafts ‘n More.

Come back tomorrow for the another sympathy themed card inspiration from Terri Wright.
And remember to inspire us too!

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One Small Flower

Hi everyone Tina from Tina's Scrap Corner as the designer today. Sympathy cards can be the most trying card to do when the event is taking place, so my thoughts are that it would better to have some done and available for such an event.

If you would like to know the full details on this card stop by my corner and fill you in on the details.
Stop back tomorrow and see what Shelley has done for you.
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Floral Sympathy Card

Sympathy cards are the ones you hate to make.  However,  as they can bring comfort to the recipents,  you want to do your best work on them.  Hi, it's Cindy from the THE CREATIVE POINTE with a sympathy card I put together using a "Sketch From Carly".  If you'd like to pop over to my blog, I'll share that sketch with you along with all the card details.

Be sure to come back tomorrow to see what designer Tina Campbell has in store.

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Thoughts and Prayers

Hi!  It's Christine with you today starting a new month and with new theme.  So many of us have a tough time making sympahy cards, so we hope our inspirations will prove helpful for you.  You can find the details for this card at Creative Genie-ous.  And here it is.....

Guess you'll have to visit my blog to get a really good look!
Thanks for stopping by today.  There will be a new card from Cindy Pointe for you tomorrow, so be sure to come by and say 'hi.' 

With the new month also comes a new group of challenges.  Come play along with us!!



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Happy Spring!

Happy Spring!  Today, Kelly George at the Sassy Scrapper Studio has a card that’s perfect for a springtime birthday or any occasion.  For more info, visit the Sassy Scrapper Studio!

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Spring Bird

This card is very simple to make, yet if you pair the picture with the embossing it makes a nice statement. I used a old stamp I had from the Angel Company, colored it with Prisma pencils and put a nice scallop in a darker color around it. Since it was a bird in a tree, the leaves embossing template was a perfect match, I used Color Core cardstock and sanded it, so the lighter core would show through, matted it with the same shade of green I used for the circle/picture and tied a ribbon that matched around it. I like to put the straight ribbon around the card, then cut another piece and tie it onto the ribbon on the card, that way I get a smoother straighter knot.

I hope you enjoyed this card.

Diana
www.dianasdesignsonline.blogspot.com
designer for www.paperthreaeds.com
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Spring Spring Spring

Another fantastic bright and 

SPRINGY  SPRINGY    SPRINGY  
day here on the Card A Day Blog. 

Here is a HAPPPPPY Card. 

For more details, visit my blog. 

And other renditions of the same type of Circle Pop Top Card.

Thanks for stopping by the Card A Day Blog. 

Enjoy!

Chris

Don't forget to stop by the CAD blog tomorrow and see the Fabulous Patricia Logan!

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Jar full of Flowers

I've created a jar full of flowers for some Spring Inspiration.  Stop by my blog Cindy's Creations to get the details of this card. 



Come back tomorrow to see what Chris Durnan has created for you and don't forget to enter this month's challenge.

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Violet Spring Card

Today's card is a spring card, and violets always seem to pop up everywhere in spring.

 Years ago I planted some in my garden and since then I've changed my garden around many times, but the violets pop up under a tree in my yard every year. I don't have the heart to weed them out, they look so pretty. I'm just now getting into coloring with copics and I used my original violet to try to simulate the colors. How did I do?

Come over to my blog and I'll give you the colors I used to make this card.  Diana's Designs
See ya next time,
 Diana

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Springtime Gift Card

Hi! I wanted to share a card that I made for a spring present of gardening supplies! I’m sure my friend will follow the sentiment on the card front! For more details and pictures of my project, visit my post at Garden’s Crafts ‘n More!

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Spring is in the Air!

Yes, indeed...it is such a beautiful spring so far!  It motivated me to get another card done for the Card a Day Blog!

Today's card, I used some colored Memento Ink Pad, and grabbed some flower stamps from my collection of stamps.  I believe the one's I chose are all Daisy Bucket Stamps (Daisy Bucket line is no longer produced, and I bought up a ton of their stamps when they had the going out of business sale!)





Enjoy!!  And don't forget to join in on the challenge this month, or hit the Color Challenge on my blog, www.paperthreadsblog.com


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Welcome Spring!

Every spring I look forward to hearing the Canada Geese head north, a nice reminder that the cold winter days are going to be over soon! Gardening starts, and the card I made today hopefully will remind you of birds you will see soon in your garden too!  Visit my blog for all the details at Garden’s Crafts ‘n More!

Come back tomorrow for some more inspiration from Michelle from Paperthreads!
Don’t forget to join in on the fun too! We would love to be inspired by seeing your creations in our challenges!
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Spring Flowers and Spring Cleaning ...

 It's Laury, back again!
Today I am featuring a Spring Cleaning - Spring Flowers kinda card!

 My last post covered Suminagashi paper. Well... I now have a supply of some fun scraps so the challenge for me was to use some of these scraps and clean out some others.

 Martha Stewart makes some fun generic punches that go together. For this card I went through my Suminagashi paper stash and punched away....

 

You can read more about this card and several others that I created over on my blog

Stop back tomorrow for a new card from Shelley! 

Until next time,

Laury

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Graduation Tent Card

Hello and welcome to the final day of our "Graduation" theme.  I'm Cindy from THE CREATIVE POINTE

and I'm sharing this modified Tent Card.  I have all the design details and a money saving tip for you over on my blog.

Be sure to check back in tomorrow when Laury kicks off the "Spring" theme week.

Still time to enter our monthly Challenge too!  Click on the button at the top of the blog for all the details.

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Reach for the Stars

Today card is brought to you by the letters P and L, as in Patricia Logan.   I threw in the short commercial in honor of Sesame Street, because it is does not matter if your child having their first graduation at 4 or at 24, always encourage them to reach for the stars.   This is again a simple card, and I wanted to show you how simple it is to just grab a card blank, an embellishment pack from any company,  and in 10 mins you will have a fun simply card that any grad would love.   You can see how to make it over at my blog, MDN Creates.  You can also enter your card in the challenge below.   Come back tomorrow to see Cindy Pointe's  graduation card.




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Card A Day Blog - Invitations

Hi, it's me Shirley Ross and today our theme is invitations. This week has just gotten away with me and my invitation did not go the way I had planned. Ever have those weeks. However, I had been playing with some stash stuff and this little 'thank you' card was the result. So today I want to let you know how 'Grateful' I am to be a part of the Card A Day blog and how 'GRATEFUL' I am for those who come to visit. Hop on over to Mom 'n Me Scrap for more information on this card.

Have a great day and hope your week is going well.

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Grad Money Holder

Hello Everyone

This is Terri from http://ramblingsofatexascraftroom.blogspot.com/. Today I have for you a Grad Money Holder card. What Grad doesn't want money for graduation? This card is simple in its construction. I did however use a couple of Cricut carts, a couple stamps, a couple die cuts and an embossing folder.

    If you want the details on how to put this card together and the list of supplies, please stop by my blog .

Thank you so much for coming by the Card a Day blog. Tomorrow  Shirley has another wonderful card to share with you. Be sure and stop by for that!! Dont forget about our challenge.

Happy Crafting in 2012

 Terri


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2012 GRAD

I'm really loving the grad cards we're having this week.  I hope you are, too.  I have a really quick card, but it gives lots of impact.  Mine was made for a male college grad, but with a little embellishing can be made for a young lady as well.  Come visit me, Christine, at Creative Genie-ous where you can get the info on making this card.

Don't forget to come back tomorrow to see what Terri has cooked up for you!




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Congrats, Graduate!

Can you believe graduation season will soon be upon us?!  Tina kicked us off and we've still got a whole week to go of card ideas for the new graduates.

I'm Vicki Schram and my card today is for my cousin's son, so no lace, no flowers...just fun and fast!  It also features a great mortarboard SVG file from CADB designer, Cindy Pointe.  Come on over to PAPER SQUIRREL for all the details.

I can't wait to see what graduation inspiration Christine Patton has for us tomorrow!

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For The Graduate

Hi Tina Campbell here your designer of the day and I get to start off a new week of themes: Graduation. This is a fast card to put together and have it ready for the graduate in your life.

For all the details on this card stop over at my blog Tina's Scrap Corner and check it out.
Stop back tomorrow and see what Vicki Schram from Paper Squirrel has for you.

Don't forget to join the challenge this month
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A Fan for Mom

Supplies Used:

3 sheets of 12 x 12 Kraft cardstock (one for the blank card, one for the die cut, and one patterned for the matting)

Pearl by Martha Stewart.
Cartridge:  Cricut Pagoda Cartridge

This is a super simply card for people are just getting started with their Cricut machines, but any die cutting machine will work for this card.    I sized up one of the pieces of cardstock and cut it down to 4" x 12 sheet, folded it in half.   Next I cut the next sheet, which was a 12 x 12 sheet patterned kraft paper to 4 1/4 x 5 1/4 (I was off a little with this card-sorry).  Laid it aside, and I cut out a fan from the Pagoda Cricut Cartridge at 3" in shadow mode.  if you do not have a fan, the machine or the cartridge, use whatever machine you have, or if you are not going for that mono-look, you can also put a 3-d sticker in its place.  just be sure to get one that is the right size.   No sentiment on this card, but it can be optional.   Pearl is also optional


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A Butterfly for Mom

I hope you've been enjoying all the Mother's Day cards this week.  Since we typically work a month ahead of holidays / themes, you have lots of time to make your own card for mom.  :-)

Here's another inspiration card from me...Vicki Schram.  A recent purchase of K&Co. paper influenced the design.  Come on over to my blog, PAPER SQUIRREL, and I'll give you all the details!

Stop back tomorrow for one more Mother's Day card from designer Kelly George!

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Vintage Mother's Day Card

Hello!  It's Cindy from The Creative Pointe back again to share this vintage looking card I made for my own Mom.  I'm so blessed to have her still with me, crafting away!  She is an amazing quilter and has gotten into card making herself recently...doing paper embroidery and iris folding.  Now we just have to get her on the internet!  Anyway, I hope you'll click over to my blog for all the card details, including a few tips.  You'll also find the supply list there.

Be sure to stop back tomorrow as I'm sure Vicki will have an amazing card to share!

I

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Take Time to create a Mother's Day Masterpiece

Mothers Day is around the corner! Start now and enjoy the process!

This card is simple yet elegant. Taking from two Japanese traditions, Suminagashi (Japanese paper marbling) and ikebana (flower arranging)

This is the simple version without texture.

Other versions and information about how to create this card and the others can be found on my blog. I also explore a fun little technique called Suminagashi that floats paints on water. Below is a thumbnail showing one of the papers I have created. More on my blog!

Be sure to stop by tomorrow for a new card! I hope you have been inspired to try a new technique.

Have a great day!

Laury

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