Thursday, September 13, 2012

For the Love of Fall Harvest ODBD hop

For my Verve post, click HERE.

Welcome to Our Daily Bread Design's Alumni Team's bi-monthly For the Love Blog Hop. This week the Alumni team, along with some of the ODBD designers, is featuring a hop For the Love of Fall Harvest! Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, check the ODBD blog for the full list of links. One post is a hop hot spot and a name will be drawn from that list of comments to win a $15 ODBD store gift certificate. So, all you have to do is hop along and see all the creations and leave a little love! You have until Wednesday, September, 26th at 6 pm. Enjoy all the beautiful designs using For the Love of Fall Harvest!

If you've arrived here from Kathy's blog, super. You're on the right track. If not, be sure to check out the ODBD blog for the hop list.


Fall is my absolute favorite season. (Wish it would hurry up and get here...gonna be in the 100's today....*sigh*) I love the colors, the fresh, crisp air, and just the all around cozy feeling it seems to bring with it. Since Thanksgiving arrives during the Fall season, I thought the sentiment "God richly gives us everything to enjoy" 1 Timothy 6:17, from the Scriptures Series 2 set, would be a perfect testament to my Thankfulness: from the season, to my family, to my freedom to paper craft.

Before I get into the make up of this card, I have to tell you where my inspiration came from. You see, I have this dear friend, named Pat Smethers (Blooms in a Box), who makes frameable paper art! Truly, her cards should all be framed!! She lives a short drive away, and we are blessed to get together about once a month. Well, I frequently get blessed with these works of art (more than I deserve), and I'm constantly admiring the depth. I use dimensional tape on my cards at times too, but hers have just a slightly higher raise to them. I mentioned it the last time I received one of her treasures and she promptly mailed me the tape she uses. So I used a variety of dies to highlight this sentiment in her honor because this card is going to her when I get to see her in a couple of weeks. Here's the card that inspired mine. It sits in my kitchen window to remind me of my blessings!!

The decorative border, along the Labels 28 frame, is from the edges of one of the smaller rectangles in the Resplendent Rectangles die set by Spellbinders), and the leaves were all ink distressed using Ranger Distress Inks.

That's it for my project today. I'll post a list of all the dies and inks I used at the bottom of this post. Thank you so much for visiting. I'm honored!!

Next up on the hop is the sweet and oh so talented Betty!!

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Stamps: Scriptures Series 2 (Our Daily Bread Designs)
Dies: Labels 28, Resplendent Rectangles, Mixed Media Elements, Girlie Grunge Labels and Foliage 2 dies (Spellbinders), Large Leaves #1 dies (Cheery Lynn Designs)
Paper: Vintage Finds and Christmas Cottage (Teresa Collins), Vintage Cream (PTI)
Ink: Smokey Gray (Versafine), Mustard Seed, Vintage Photo, Wild Honey, Forest Moss and Fired Brick (Ranger Distress)
Accessories: Cream Pearl Pen (Viva Decor), Dimensional Tape

September Diva Dare

For my Our Daily Bread Designs card, click HERE.

Good morning friends! I'm hosting Day 5 of the Fanspiration Diva Dare over at the Verve Blog!

This month, the dare is to create something inspired by projects made by Verve fans! You can pick any little Verve project to inspire you, as long as it is not by one of our design team members (or yourself!) {grin}. To get your wheels a turnin', the Divas will be posting their Fanspiration creations using our newly released products right here each weekday for the next week and a bit :)

Oh my was it ever hard to choose a paper crafter, let alone one single card. Ya'll work magic with Julee's images and dies!! Well, while perusing the Verve Gallery in Splitcoaststampers, I ran across Colleen Dietrich's White Wedding card found HERE. I fell in love with the pure white design with such a variety of textures. And thought it would be fun to incorporate a Verve die as the focal image. So, I just turned my card on it's side and added the Flutterby die to it. I also finished the inside.



I've packed quite a bit of dies and images into this card...inside and out: Verve Stamps:Borderline (Sentiment), Lean On Me (Flower), Brighter Days (Inside Sentiment) andStronger Love (butterfly and flight path on tag) A Cut Above Dies: Tiny Sweet Scallop,Pointed Flowers, Flutterby, and Jotted Heart die

I used Core'dinations Whitewash cardstock for the entire card for texture. The Flutterby butterflies were embossed with a Sizzix embossing folder and sanded to bring the texture to the forefront.


I embossed the Lean On Me flower with White ep, added a bit of color with a Copic Marker, then diecut it using the Pointed Flowers die. I also added a little butterfly, from theStronger Love set, to the Tiny Sweet Scallop tag, but it's hard to see with the flower over it.
For the inside, I framed the sentiment, from the Brighter Days set, with the Labels 3 die by Spellbinders, and colored the "happiness" banner with a Copic. The background is embossed with Sizzix and Cuttlebug embossing folders and I added a Velum heart diecut using the Jotted Heart die.

How fun is this Dare? Don't know where to start? Head over to the Verve Fan Gallery to peruse some projects, pick one then join in the fun...here are the details...

Well, hopefully you've enjoyed this first day of ourFanspiration Diva Dare! Join us on Monday to find out who Laurie was inspired by! Read on to see how you can win some shiny new Verve! There are two ways to win...

  1. Win a $50 Verve gift certificate! Play along with our Fanspiration Diva Dare and link up your creation to the linky widget entry form. Winner will be chosen by random draw. To be eligible, your entry must:
    • Be a new creation - posted September 7 or later
    • Be inspired by a non-design team created Verve card or project
    • Include a link to the inspiration piece you used, as well as a brief explanation of what inspired you
    • Use at least one Verve product
    • Be added to the linky widget before 5pm Mountain on Sunday, September 23.
  2. Win a Verve set of your choosing! Leave a little shout-out for the Divas in the comments section as we post our answers to the Fanspiration dare each weekday through September 20. A random comment winner will be chosen from all the comments over the course of the Dare.
- Go forth and get inky! We DARE you! -

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Stamps: Borderline, Lean On Me, Brighter Days, Stronger Love (Verve)
Paper: Whitewash (Core'dinations), Vellum, White (PTI)
Ink: Gray Flannel (Memento), Versamark
Accessories: Tiny Sweet Scallop, Pointed Flowers, Flutterby and Jotted Heart dies (A Cut Above), Labels 3 die (Spellbinders), Embossing Folders (Sizzix and Cuttlebug), Border Punch (EK Success), Scor-Buddy, Ribbon, Lace, Embroidery Thread, Button (PTI), Cream Pearl Pen (Viva Decor), White Embossing Powder, Copic

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Diva Inspiration Hop ~ September

Hello everyone!! I have a Verve Diva Inspirations card to share with you today. I actually had time to join in on their hop this month and I'm so excited!! I had fun combining 4 different stamp sets with two new dies:

A Cut Above Verve Dies: Penant Trim and Arrow

We just moved our daughter back to college last week, (2000 miles away), to begin her Sophomore year. She's a bit nervous because she decided to change her major and it's going to be quite a bit harder, so I thought I'd make a card to encourage her using one of the fabulous sentiments from Verve's Words of Wisdom set. I also used this week's Mojo Monday Sketch for inspiration.

The paper is from Authentique's Curiosity bundle. I thought the academic styled papers fit perfectly for my daughter's new adventure!!

Hope I've inspired you a bit. I'm bringing up the rear of the hop, so if you've been following the order, this is the end. If not, I've included a list below so you don't miss a "thang"!!!


Thanks for dropping by!! I love visitors!!

Happy Stamping!!

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Stamps: Brighter Days, Text Objects, Making a Statement, Words of Wisdom (Verve)
Paper: Curiosity and Fresh (Authentique), Vintage Cream and Smokey Shadow (PTI)
Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine), Pumice Stone and Black Soot (Ranger Distress)
Accessories: Penant Trim and Arrow dies (Verve), Circle and Scalloped Circle dies (Spellbinders), Staples, Button (PTI), Twine, Sewing Machine, Distrezz-it-All (Zutter)

Monday, September 3, 2012

Happy Birthday Sankari!!



I have had the privilege of meeting some of the kindest, warm-hearted and talented paper crafters in the industry, and it just so happens it's the birthday of one such crafter. Sankari Wegman has such a beautiful and unique way of combining colors and textures. Every time I see one of her creations, I can not help but smile. I truly believe it's because of the heart that goes into each one. Well, since it's her birthday, I made a card for her and even included some "pearls" around the sentiment, which Sankari is known to use on occasion. ;) She normally uses liquid pearls, but I used an Ice White Pearl Pen (Viva Decor).




I also used images from one of my absolute favorite designers: Waltzingmouse. Claire has designed spectacular frames for many of the Spellbinders Labels dies which are fabulous for framing her beautifully fonted sentiments. So using the Spellbinders Labels 14 die, I combined the two sets Holiday Labels 14 and Compact Sentiments, with this week's Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge.

If you get a chance, head on over to Sankari's blog, Sankari's Sunshine Corner, and wish her a Happy Birthday!!

Happy Birthday my sweet friend!!
Hugs!!

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Stamps: Holiday Labels 14 and Compact Sentiments (Waltzingmouse)
Paper: Zephyr (Prima), White (PTI)
Dies: Labels 14 die (Spellbinders)
Ink: Smokey Gray (Versafine), Oasis Green (VersaMagic)
Accessories: Ice White Pearl Pen (Viva Decor), Buttons (PTI), Petal Pin (Prima), Tassels and Lace Ribbon, Corner Rounder Punch, Sewing Machine, Dimensional Tape (Scotch)

Friday, August 24, 2012

Waltzingmouse August Release ~ Day 4

Waltzingmouse Release day has finally arrived!! And I'm so excited!! Claire has designed some fabulous sets filled with so many images and fonts, one could stamp for days and not make the same card twice. :) If you've arrived here from Anya's inspirational blog, you're on the right track. If not, stop by Claire's blog for a list of all the dt members who are hopping today.

I saved my favorite card for last. I ADORE the new Lantern sets, and this Little Lantern felt so rustic to me that I thought I'd create an outdoor scene with it. We're avid campers and my son just moved out of state, so I thought this sentiment, from the Light of the World Sentiments set, paired with the rustic Little Lantern, would be perfect to remind him that he's always welcome back home.

To get the patina look on the lantern, I used the "rock~n~roll" technique. I stamped the image with Toffee Crunch Memento ink first, and followed with some "rocking and rolling" in Teal Zeal Memento ink. That's it, and I love the worn look.

I used a huge variety of inks for the background that will be listed at the bottom.

Can you see a mountain silhouette in the background? (I know I covered a lot of it with the trees.) I used the silhouette from the Way Out West set, and then used some torn copy paper for the bottom.

The trees, post and rabbit are from a diecut set called Rustic Sign & Trees by Cottage Cutz.

That's it for today's card. I hope you've enjoyed the sneak peeks and have been a little bit enabled. ;) I know I can't resist Waltzingmouse stamps!!

For some more enabling, head on over to the super sweet and talented Becca!!

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Paper: Kraft, Black and Vintage Cream (PTI)
Ink: Toffee Crunch and Teal Zeal (Memento), Onyx Black and Smokey Gray (Versafine), Mustard Seed, Chipped Saphire, Stormy Sky, Tumbled Glass, Vintage Photo and Black Soot (Ranger Distress), Pearlescent Poppy and Sunflower Yellow (Brilliance)
Accessories: Rustic Sign & Trees dies (Cottage Cutz), Wonky Rectangle die (Spellbinders)

Ann~-VERVE~sary Spotlight Hop - Day 9


It's finally here!! Verve Release Day has finally arrived. Did you make a list of sets and dies to purchase? Did you participate in some or all of the challenges to increase your chances of winning some Verve? I hope you've answered "yes" to all of the above!! We'll be revealing all the new sets and announcing winners over at the Verve Forum from 9-11 pm Eastern Standard Time.

But before the party gets started, we have one more set to peek. Today we're featuring the set Treasured Words. And it is filled with beautifully fonted sentiments (no surprise there), a frame image that works with the Rounded Rectangle Die, as well as a darling party hat and baby buggy.

I combined the frame with the "congrats" sentiment and included the Pennant Trim die as well as the Thatched Banner and the Banner Die it goes with. I finished off the card with a few stars (Spellbinders die), twine and Pearl Pen dots on the banner.

Keeping things short so you can continue the hop a bit faster. Thanks so much for visiting each day. I hope you've found some inspiration along the way and maybe have been enabled a bit. ;)

1. Julee8. Andrea
2. Laurie S.9. Charmaine
3. Maureen10. Janelle
4. Teresa11. Betty
5. Tosh12. Christyne {Guest}
6. Amber13. Laurie W. {Guest}
7. Amy14. Jen S. {Guest}


Happy Stamping my friends!! :)

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Stamps: Treasured Words, Thatched Banner Plain Jane (Verve)
Paper: Inspired Traveler (Creative Imaginations)
Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine), Vintage Photo (Ranger Distress), French Roast (a muse)
Accessories: Rounded Rectangle Die, Ribbon Banner Die, Pennant Trim Die (Verve), Star die (Spellbinders), Canvas, Bronze Pearl Pen (Viva Decor), Twine, Scor-Buddy, Distrezz-it-All (Zutter)

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Ann~-VERVE~sary Spotlight Hop - Day 8

Click HERE for my Waltzingmouse Sneak Peek ~ Day 3


It's day 8 of the Spotlight hops and the release is just around the corner!! Woot!! Don't forget to stop by the Verve Forum tomorrow evening for some fun chats and the announcement of the winners. Today we're featuring a fabulously fun set called Borderline, along with a variety of dies: Mini Classy Label die, Mini Vintage Oval die, and the Mini Bookplate die.

I thought it would be fun to use some Pearl Ex powders on black cardstock with this fabulous arrow design. I just stamped the arrow strip vertically using Versamark, and with a paint brush, added some Pearl Ex powder. I then sprayed aerosol hairspray over it to set it. So easy and fun!! Lastly I added a sentiment framed with the Mini Classy Label die, along with some black twine. Clean and simple.

That's it for today. Tomorrow is the last day to hop and to participate in the challenges to win some Verve. So don't delay!!

1. Julee9. Charmaine
2. Laurie S.10. Janelle
3. Maureen11. Betty
4. Teresa12. Christyne {Guest}
5. Tosh13. Laurie W. {Guest}
6. Amber14. Jen S. {Guest}
7. Amy15. Susan
8. Andrea


Thanks for joining me in this hop!!

Happy Stamping!

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Stamps: Borderline (Verve)
Paper: Black and White (PTI), Bazzill
Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine), Versamark
Accessories: Mini Classy Label Die Set (Verve), Black Burlap String, Duo Blue-Green Pearl Ex Pigment (Jacquard)

Waltzingmouse August Release ~ Day 3

Click HERE for the Anni~VERVE~sary day 8 post.


Wow!! I don't think I've ever posted as much as I have in the past week-and-a-half. Not only every day, but even doubling up on some days. I hope you have been enjoying seeing some of the new stamps being released. I'm in serious love with these Waltzingmouse sets!!

Today I have two cards to share with you using new Waltzingmouse images from the sets: Bright Season, Opera Tags, Little Lanterns and Light of the World. My first card also includes a sentiment from the Christmas set Seasons of Love.

I started by stamping the holly leaves with Hint of Pesto (Veramagic) Chalk ink, and added the berries with some Pearlescent Poppy Brilliance pigment ink. I then stamped the lantern, Candle, flame and glowing image. The little tag was made using the Opera Tags set along with the new Waltzingmouse Die set called Opera Tags, and the lantern was stamped twice and popped up to give it dimension.




For my second card I wanted to make it one layer. So I used a reverse mask using the Wonky Rectangle die (Spellbinders) and some Tumbled Glass Ranger Distress Ink. I then stamped the images, from the sets Bright Season and Light of the World sets, over the rectangle. There are 9 images in total, making this a fabulously fun versatile set.



That's it for me today. The release is tomorrow and I have another card to share using a super fun lantern that I used in a rustic scene. I hope you'll stop by for a visit.

In case you missed a stop along the way, here's a list of the rest of the WMS dt participating today. Be sure to check out how they've used the lanterns today. They're all so inspirational, so you won't want to miss a one!! :)
Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Stamping!

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Lantern
Stamps: Bright Season, Opera Tags, Seasons of Love (Waltzingmouse)
Paper: All is Bright (MME), Vintage Cream and Black (PTI)
Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine), Pearlescent Poppy and Sunflower Yellow (Brilliance), Hint of Pesto (VersaMagic)
Accessories: Opera Tags die (Waltzingmouse), Border Punch (EK Success), Satin Ribbon (PTI), Vintage Brad (Creative Charms)

Candlestick
Stamps: Bright Season and Light of the World (Waltzingmouse)
Paper: White (PTI)
Ink: Tumbled Glass (Ranger Distress), Onyx Black (Versafine), Versamark, Lavender (Colorbox), Pearlescent Poppy and Sunflower Yellow (Brilliance), Hint of Pesto and Mango M. (VersaMagic)
Accessories: Wonky Rectangles die (Spellbinders), Silver Embossing Powder, Scor-Buddy

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Ann~-VERVE~sary Spotlight Hop - Day 7

Click HERE for my Waltzingmouse Sneak Peek ~ Day 2

It's Day 7 of our Spotlight hops, and we have a charming set, to share with you today, called Learning to Sail. Once again we've picked a mystery blog from today's hop and hidden a prize! So be sure to give a little shout out in the comment section as you hop around to each blog on the list. We’ll draw a random winner from all of the comments on the mystery blog to win today's featured sets and dies. There are quite a few ways to win some fabulous Verve sets, so check out the Verve Blog for all the prize details and deadlines.


I used the darling little sailboat, along with the wave, sun and sweet little sentiment "Life is but a dream". The image was all paper pieced, and I diecut two sizes of circles making sure the dry embossing was deeply etched. I then embossed it all with silver and added some Silver Viva Decor gel dots to make it look like a porthole.

Next up on the hop is Amber.

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Stamps: Learning to Sail (Verve)
Paper: Sweet Afternoon (Teresa Collins), White (PTI)
Ink: Versamark, Smokey Gray (Versafine), Antique Linen (Ranger Distress)
Accessories: Charming Oval Die Set (Verve), Circle Die (Spellbinders), Silver Pearl Pen (Viva Decor), Button (PTI), Ribbon, Sewing Machine, Silver Embossing Powder

Waltzingmouse August Release ~ Day 2

Click HERE for the Anni~VERVE~sary day 7 post.


Wasn't yesterday's hop fun? I always get so excited when Claire has new releases because they're so inspirational to me. Well, today is no different, let me tell ya!! She has a fantastic set of Opera Tags that have dies to match, and this beautiful...and I mean b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l set of Camellia images and sentiments.

I decided to layer one of the Camellias onto one of the Opera Tags. The flower was colored with Copics and is 4 layers. I added a bit of sparkle to the tag and flower too just for a little extra "umph". The "Hope" sentiment is from the Seed Packet set that was peeked yesterday.

That's it for my card today. Next head on over to Claire's blog for the last stop.
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Stamps: Opera Tags, Camellia and Seed Packet (Waltzingmouse)
Paper: Beautiful Moments (Carta Bella), White (PTI)
Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine), Tuxedo Black (Memento), Black Soot and Vintage Photo (Ranger Distress)
Accessories: Opera Tag Dies (Waltzingmouse), Copics, Border Punches (Martha Stewart and Fiskars), Wrinkled Ribbon, Button (PTI), Rhinestone (Kaisercraft), Quickie Glue Pen, Crystal Glitter, Sewing Machine, Distrezz-it-All (Zutter), Silver string (Sew Easy)

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Ann~-VERVE~sary Spotlight Hop - Day 6

Click HERE to see Day 1 of Waltzingmouse's Sneak Peek Hop.

I can't believe we're already to day six of our Spotlight hops!! Have you been enjoying all the sneak peeks? Have you participated in any of the challenges? I sure hope so because there are fabulous prizes to be won.

Once again we've picked a mystery blog from today's hop and hidden a prize! So be sure to give a little shout out in the comment section as you hop around to each blog on the list. We’ll draw a random winner from all of the comments on the mystery blog to win today's featured sets and dies. Check out the Verve Blog for all the prize details and deadlines.

I used one of the sentiments from the set Stronger Love today. As usual, Julee has created yet another set with fabulous quotes in beautiful fonts!! They are so much fun!! The heart is paper pieced, and I added a couple of diecut gears to masculinize it a bit. The rest is pretty self explanatory. (Keepin' it simple so you can hop faster... ;)

Next on the hop is the super sweet and creative Amber.

1. Julee8. Andrea
2. Laurie S.9. Charmaine
3. Maureen10. Janelle
4. Teresa11. Betty
5. Tosh12. Christyne {Guest}
6. Amber13. Laurie W. {Guest}
7. Amy

Thanks for dropping by!! Happy Stamping my friends!!

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Stamps: Stronger Love (Verve)
Paper: Awesome (Simple Stories), Kraft and Vintage Cream (PTI)
Ink: Vintage Photo and Black Soot (Ranger Distress), Onyx Black (Versafine)
Accessories: Mini Gears dies (Tim Holtz), Library Clip (SU!), Border Punch (EK Success), Distrezz-it-All (Zutter), Twill ribbon

Waltzingmouse August Release ~ Day 1

Click HERE to see the Anni~VERVE~sary Day 6 post.

Today has finally arrived!! The Waltzingmouse Sneak Peek Hops are finally here!! I'm so excited to get you excited for this new release of fabulous stamp sets!! Today we're featuring 4 different sets that all work beautifully together. And oh my are these sets full of wonderful images, and sentiments!! The combination possibilities are just staggering!! I'm peeking two projects using two sets: Seed Packet and Seed Flowers today.


This first card actually includes 6 images. That's what I meant about the combinations. You can make each card unique unto itself. Which I just LOVE because I hate making the same card twice. I rarely...and I mean rarely make a duplicate of any card.


Click on the photos for a more detailed view.

Next I have a sweet little gift set to share with you using a charming little Eco-Friendly Mini Tote bag from Pouchmart. I added some fun ribbon (Melissa Frances), along with some Dangling Chandeliers (Maya Road) and a darling tag using the Seed Packet set and a Spellbinders' Fancy Tag Two die. I used the same die to add a little frame to the seed packet image on my card also.
I colored the Hyacinths with copics and added some Stardust Stickles to them. I also added a sparkly frame to the seeds and frame using my trusty Quickie Glue Pen and some Crystal Glitter. The background panel was dry embossed first, and then I used Versamark and some Iridescent Ice ep to the raised portions to make it cohesive with my main panel.

Here's the bag by itself. It's 5" x 5 1/2". Perfect for a sweet little gift.



Here's a close-up of the tag. I used 5 different images on it. I think that's just super fun because it can be customized for whoever you are giving it to!!



Here's a list of all the DT members who are hopping today. Be sure to stop by each one because there is a huge variety of images being used, and you won't want to miss a one!! :)


Thanks for stopping by!!
Happy Stamping!

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Pumpkin Card
Stamps: Seed Packet (Waltzingmouse)
Paper: Kraft (PTI)
Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine), Vintage Photo and Black Soot (Ranger Distress)
Accessories: Petite Oval Dies (Spellbinders), Buttons (PTI), Rhinestones (Pizzazz a Plenty), Scor-Buddy

Gift Bag and Card
Stamps: Seed Packet and Seed Flowers (Waltzingmouse)
Paper: White (PTI)
Ink: Gray Flannel (Memento), Versamark
Accessories: Fancy Tags 2 dies (Spellbinders), Eco~Friendly Mini Tote Bag (Pouchmart), Ribbon (Melissa Frances), Dangling Chandeliers (Maya Road), Embossing Folder (Sizzix), Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder (SU!), Stardust Stickles, Quickie Glue Pen, Crystal Glitter, Silver Floss (Sew Easy)
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