Belle Papier {pretty paper}

I had someone suggest the other day that I post reruns on my blog while I’m busy with my huge to-do list and the renovation. Well, I’m probably not going to do that but I did remember that I haven’t posted any of my Cards publication designs. I thought I’d share this one with you today. This design is from the February 2008 Cards magazine…

Frosted Hearts

I created this design with my hubby in mind. I just love this cool technique. I originally tried it out on a card design the last month I was on the SCS Dirty Dozen Design Team. The acrylic panel is from One Heart One Mind and I lightly sanded it with fine grit sandpaper. After sanding to achieve a frosted appearance…I stamped my hearts onto the acrylic surface with Versamark ink and then embossed with clear embossing powder. The embossing fills in the fine sanding and gives you a beautiful clear look. The patterened paper used to create this design is the beautiful Romantica Line from Prima Marketing. A simple layout and some stitching finish it off.

Wishing you a fabulous weekend!

I’m back with a design I worked up this morning using a sneak peek at a new release from The Rummage Bin line from Cornish Heritage Farms. Lesley’s been hard at work and has two darling new stamps with a beautiful original look. I’m sharing this design with one of them today and have an altered project using the other one for tomorrow which is also the release day. Want a few more sneak peeks…be sure to check out these blogs today as well…. Alli, Lori, Lesley, Lisa Silver, Lisa Strahl, Kristine & Sherrie.

Sweet Little One

This design was stamped onto white glossy cardstock using Burnt Umber Palette Ink. After trimming the image, I sponged the edges with Ranger Brushed Corduroy Distress ink. To get a photo tinted look, I used Ranger Cut N Dry nibs to pick up color from my ink pads and apply to the glossy paper. I love how the sentiment is included right onto the image stamp making it super easy. No need to work one in yourself.

To create my back ground, I stamped my Spanish Script Backgrounder onto pink cardstock and then added flourishes from Lesley’s Beautiful stamp set. A little more sponging and then I stitched the image panel down the right hand side.

For embellishments…some Prima Hydrangeas are topped with an Autumn Leaves button and tied with Creative Impressions ribbon. The sweet little felt bird silhouette is from Maya Road.

Quick Tip: Heat set your ink on the glossy cardstock to prevent smearing when adding in the dye color.

Also…if you’re looking for a gorgeous technique and project…check out Keri Sereika’s stunning tutorial.. Patterned Paper…or is it. I’m speechless.

Stamps:
-Sweet One Collage(The Rummage Bin line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
-flourishes from Beautiful set (The Rummage Bin line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
-Spanish Script Backgrounder by Cornish Heritage Farms

Ink:
-Burnt Umber Palette Hybrid by Stewart Superior
-Brushed Corduroy, Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick Distress Inks by Ranger

Cardstock:
-Natural Smooth - Prism Papers
-Pink - Prism papers
-glossy white cardstock - Prism Papers

Tools:
-sewing machine

Accessories:
-gingham ribbon - Creative Impressions
-flowers - Prima Marketing
-Cut N Dry Nibs - Ranger
-felt bird silhouette - Maya Road

Take care,

It’s not too often I use just one flower stamp to create a design. A few years ago when I first started stamping, this would have been much more common. I love the idea of going back and creating simple designs. Or maybe…not so simple but with a limitation of earlier days when you had a limited supply list to work from. I love how it stretches your creativity to use stamps and products in new ways. Sometimes I think we lose that. That is what the Limited Supply Challenge is all about. I’m loving today’s challenge…to use a single flower stamp and a single sentiment if desired. No patterned paper, no Cuttlebug. I went a step further and limited myself to a single color of cardstock, using just three layers. Check out the challenge at LSC157 if you’d like to play along! :0

Springtime Friend

For this design, I simply stamped my flower image multiple times in Lettuce Adirondack ink. This flower is from the Kim Hughes Silhouette Blooms 1 set from Cornish Heritage Farms. After stamping…I dotted my blooms with Liquid Applique and then gently heated with my heat gun. I then lightly sponged on rose colored chalks from my Pebbles chalk set. Very easy and very much like spring.

To define my edges, I distressed and stitched them for added interest. The Friend sentiment on this design comes from the Silhouette Blooms 2 set also by Kim. To play up the textural elements of this design, I added a strip of soft green May Arts ribbon and a moss velvet brad from Making Memories.

Thanks for stopping by…again! ….today. I certainly did not plan on blogging again but just couldn’t resist this challenge!

I just love my new circle cutter. I’ve been wanting to post this review & tutorial since I first bought it but time has been in short supply. It didn’t take me long to fall in love with it…from the first perfect cut with it…I’ve been so enthralled. The EK Success Curvy Cutter Circle Template is so slick and easy to use and I’m so impressed with its abilities. I’ve always loved circles and they are so hot and trendy right now in design. Usually I’d tend to stay away from circles as I just wasn’t happy using the shape cutter I had. It would leave spots where I had to trim. I do love the Nestabilites circles but I found I was limited in size of what would run through my die cut machine. With my new Curvy Cutter Circle Template, I’m just loving adding circles of all sizes as they are so quick and easy to incorporate. I just had to have this circle cutter template after falling in love with all the cool ways Nancy uses circles on her blog, Scrap This. Take time to check it out…her layouts are so fun and fabulous!

What I like about the Curvy Cutter

• easy to use
• easy to position
• very quick to set up
• huge size variety of circles from 2.25″ to 7.5 inches …you can also cut outside the circles for greater flexibility and a full 12″ cut
• 1/8″ increments mean you can cut and mat with great flexibility
• two circle positioning templates make it easy to position your photo or paper in just the right place
• ergonomic handle swivels easily for cutting in a single motion
• no torn or ragged edges….a crisp perfect circle
• gripper feet keep the template easily in place
• works well on cardstock, photos, vellum etc.
• double sided blade means you can cut in both directions
• expandable….you can use the Curvy Cutter part with other templates such as the Oval Template and the rounded squares
• you can use the glass cutting mat for other applications such as free hand cutting etc.

Things to note:

• this cutter does not work well with small scraps of paper
• The cutter is sold in two pieces…the circle template and the Curvy Cutter blade mechanism itself…you will need both
• this cutter works best with a glass cutting mat. Self healing mats are not recommended
• When cutting multiple circles…start at the smallest size and work out.
• This cutter is not inexpensive but I find it is well worth the money. Well made and flexible I know it will give me great cuts for years to come.

How to Use:

To cut thin circles…

1. Lay cardstock on glass mat.

2. Position circle template on top. Remove guide and place cutter in desired track.

3. Swivel blade around track.

4. Push blade in until it clicks at the next increment. Cut circle.

5. Repeat.

To position on photo and cut out…

1. Place photo on glass cutting mat.

2. Position circle template with positioning insert where desired on photo.

3. Adjust blade to correct size. Remove insert and place blade in track.

4. Press down on template to hold steady and swivel blade with other hand.

Quick Tip: When cutting rings of circles…I often cut out a full sheet of circles at once. This allows me to have some precut circles on hand and play around with which size best suits my design.

Where to find it…

• I purchased my cutter from my local scrapbook store.
• You can also find it at Michael’s and other craft stores
• On-line stores

Things to do with it…

• make a circle card
• make thin 1/8″ circles
• cut circle spotlights
• make circle windows
• cut out off-set circles
• line up the side of your card to create a semi-circle edge

Samples…(just click on image to go to design and instructions in original post)

If you have questions about this product…please feel free to ask. I’ll do my best to answer by editing in the answers into this post. All {C’est Bon} entries feature products that I love to use and are my personal honest opinion. If you’d like to check out other {C’est Bon} entries that I’ve written…just click on {C’est Bon} in the Category section of my sidebar.

Edited to Add….

From Rachel….

I’ve had the circle cutter for about a year and never use it because the directions were very confusion. Your tutorial helped a lot! I do have a question for you. What kind of adhesive to do for the thin 1/8 circles?

I’m so glad it helped you out Rachel! I’ve found that using a Mono type adhesive leaves a gummy mess all over so I usually use one of two liquid glues… the Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive or the Sakura glue pen. Both of these adhesives are easy to apply in a thin line and hold well. Hope this helps!

 

• Many of you have also mentioned to me that the Curvy Cutter was originally packaged with the cutter and oval templates together. They are now marketed separately and I purchased the Curvy Cutter, the Circle Templates and the glass cutting board as separate items. I can’t say for sure what the original packaging said about the cutting surface but the Circle Template instructions now read that a glass cutting surface is definitely recommended for a clean cut. Hope this helps!

Wow…I’m just having so much fun with both this stamp set and this Reverse Image Stamping Technique. I guess you can probably tell that! And so…I paired up this cool technique with a few of my favorite things for another design.

Silhouette Best Wishes

This design uses the same reverse stamping technique that I shared with you on Saturday. Cut N Dry Foam is this week’s product spotlight at Cornish Heritage Farms and if you’ve missed it…I wrote a tutorial to go along with this technique. You can check it out HERE.

Make sure you come back tomorrow. I’ve been hard at work on some new releases! Just love these new stamps and I can’t wait to share. I know you’ll love them too!

Supply List:

Cardstock: white, black, aqua - Prism

Stamps: Silhouette Blooms 1, Lined Paper - Cornish Heritage Farms

Ink: Black Palette Hybrid ink - Stewart Superior, Aqua Versamagic - Tsukineko

Other: ribbon - Michael’s, button - Autumn Leaves, Cut N Dry Foam - Ranger, heat gun

I just love this reverse image stamping technique! A great look using Ranger Cut n Dry foam. I love reverse stamps and now I can create the look myself using stamps I already have. It really coordinates so well when used with the original stamp.

Reverse  Silhouettes Blooms Thanks

I had so much fun creating this design! I always find it fun to try out new things! While this foam stamp doesn’t give the crisp look of rubber…it does give a really great soft watercolor effect. Ii used the original stamp on the background to show you both the positive and negative images. This is a simple technique and I’ve written a tutorial for Cornish Heritage Farms this week for it. You can check it out at…Reverse Image Stamp Technique. CHF also has the Ranger Cut N Dry Foam as their product feature and promotion for the next two weeks so now is a great time to try it out if you don’t have any.

Have a great weekend!

Supply List:

Cardstock: Natural Ivory - Prism

Stamps: French Script Backgrounder, Silhouette Blooms 1, Scripty Words - Cornish Heritage Farms

Ink: Versmagic - Tsukineko, Burnt Umber - Stewart Superior

Other: Cut N Dry Foam - Ranger, ribbon - May Arts, brads - Making Memories, glue dot

Pockets…we all have them and they are pretty useful things to have. It is amazing what you can put in a pocket. LOL You should see what comes out of my middle child’s pockets! I have to be careful every time I do the laundry. This week the Ways to Use it Challenge is to find ways to make POCKETS on or part of your designs. Create a little pocket on the front to tuck in a note or tag, incorporate a fabric pocket or make a pocket card. Use your creativity and have some fun! Feel free to join us at WT130!

Coffee Friend Gift Card Pocket

I had so much fun designing this card a few months ago, I just had to try it again. My original card design HERE. I thought a Starbucks gift card would be perfect in one of these designs as a gift and so I pulled out my Lizzie Anne Designs simply singles image and had some fun with it. Simply Singles can all be purchased separately and are a great way to add to your collection. Lizzie Anne Designs stamps can be purchased at Lizzie Anne Designs or Jacksonbelle Embellishments. Supply List for this design below…tutorial to follow that…

Open Design

Supply List:

Cardstock: Watercolor paper, soft sky, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla - Stampin Up

Patterned paper: Tres Jolie line - My Mind’s Eye

Stamps: Latte Cup, Latte saying, Big Paisley, Shapers and Stitches - Lizzie Anne Designs

Ink: Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Black - Stampin Up

Other: brads - Heidi Swapp, sewing machine, ribbon - May Arts, Slit Punch -
Stampin Up

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Julia’s Gift Card Pocket Design Tutorial

1. Cut your cardstock or patterned paper to size… 4.25 x 11″ long. If you are using 12×12 paper, feel free to make the length 12″ for a little extra overhang.

2. Score card at 2 1/2″ from the bottom and 3 ” from the top to create your flaps. Stamp your design if desired.

3. Fold flaps towards center. Stitch or adhere side edges of bottom panel. Terrifically Tacky Tape works well for this. This creates a little pocket to enclose your gift card into.

4. Use slit punch to make scalloped edge. For slit punch scallops tutorial see this post. You may also use a small 4.25 x 1″ strip of coordinating paper to create this overlapping flap if you desire.

5. Overlap layers slightly and adhere together. Stitch if desired. Embellish with stamped strip if desired.

6. Create image layer. I used a matted stamped panel. Embellish as desired.

7. Create inside sentiment panel. Adhere to inside of card.

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Variations: Create an card insert with sentiment or invitation on it.

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Please feel free to use this tutorial for your own personal use. You may use this tutorial for workshops with permission but please link my blog if you print it out. My e-mail is at the top of the sidebar if you have any questions. Thanks!

Ribbon…you just have to love it! Whether it is organdy or grosgrain, stitched or gingham, it adds a great touch to your design. My absolute favorite is velvet ribbon….I just adore the rich, warm texture. Elegant and cozy at the same time! This week the Ways to Use it Challenge is to use ribbon on your designs. You can just tie it on or you can think up some creative ideas on how to incorporate it! If you’d like to play along with WT120 challenge, everyone is most welcome!

Fern Wish

I just love this Text Boxed stamp set from Papertrey Ink! It has so many different looks to it. This card actually started out in my mind on the way home from the lake on Monday night! LOL I was thinking of ways to use this set and remembered how well a lot of the sentiment words worked together. Hmmmmm….what would happen if I combined them and then repeatedly stamped them to make a background? I was so excited to find my idea worked when I finally got around to trying it yesterday. I’ve always loved the By Definition background stamp by Stampin Up! This is larger type to be sure but with the clear stamps…it is so easy to line it up and get the same look!

I wanted to keep this card clean and soothing so I kept the design and embellishments simple. The Bashful Blue and Wild Wasabi is a color combo I’ll definitely be using again. It is actually funny how much blue I’ve been designing with the past few weeks. Blue (except for aqua/Caribbean) is not a color I really use that often. Perhaps the cool look is an escape from the heat or I just need some soothing colors right now.

I needed a card for today’s Ways to Use it Challenge and so I incorporated a ribbon idea into the design. I love stamping on ribbon…unfortunately, I often forget to do it! I took my Black Palette Noir ink and repeatedly stamped the word wish across the ribbon. It is always a good idea to test this out on a ribbon scrap as not every ribbon stamps well with every ink.

Wishing you all a happy and wonderful day!

Supply List:

Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Wild Wasabi - Stampin Up

Stamps: Text Boxed - Papertrey Ink

Ink: Wild Wasabi - Stampin Up, Black Palette Noir Hybrid ink - Stewart Superior

Other: ribbon, edge distresser - Heidi Swapp, black brad - Creative Impressions

The Slit Punch Scallops technique turned one year old (LOL)  two weeks ago today. I thought I’d “celebrate” with a short tutorial but it just didn’t happen at the time because I was wanting to spend that time with my mom. MUCH more important, I’m sure you will agree! I decided to go ahead and do it now, even though I’m a little late. The Slit Punch Scallops have become widely popular over the past year. I always love adding them in. You may be wondering why I know the history of the slit punch scallops…well, I was there!

It All Started…

It all started last June (2006). I was so excited to be asked to be part of the Splitcoaststampers Fan Club Design Team. OK….that might be an understatement! LOL I was really hard at work coming up with new ideas and stretching my skillz. The first month is always a little nerve-racking I must say! I had finished all my designs and was working on a few extra ideas I had. My last card I actually finished the inside first as it had acute little inside feature and I was just trying to come up with something for the front. Hmmmmmmm….. Nothing was happening. I wasn’t going to give up though as I loved that inside. Rummaging through my drawer for inspiration, I found my slit punch and pulled it out. It had been neglected in my drawer for a while so I decided to see what I could do with it. I was thinking I could repeat the slits at intervals along the edge when it just occured to me that I could keep punching. So easy! Eureka! I was bouncing. Then I thought….wait! Julie Ebersole (the Splitcoaststampers.com Design Team leader and stamper extrordinaire) uses a lot of scallops. She MUST have done this before. I quickly scanned her gallery and didn’t seen any but you know, Julie has a HUGE gallery. I  e-mailed her and asked. I was very excited to get the quick reply….Nope, it’s all yours girl! Yay! And so I’ve used Slit Punch Scallops on my card design and many others these past 12 months as have many other stampers. I’ve also seen some great variations such as slit punch scallops around a circle. How cool is that? Thanks Geny for helping me remember where I saw it. How could I forget?! Sarah Moore came up with it and you can check it out at Sarah & the Stampstars.  If you have a SCS Fan Club membership and want to check out my original design, you can see it here… Friendship Files & Friendship Files Open

Slit Punch Scallops Tutorial

1. Gather supplies - simply some cardstock or patterned paper & your Stampin Up Slit Punch

2. Turn slit punch upside down so that you can see where to line up your punches.

3. Slide cardstock into punch up to the hilt to get even punching. Punch a scallop.

4. Slide punch along until left side of punch “window” lines up with right side of last punch. Press down and punch scallop.

5. Repeat until you have complete scalloped strip.

Ideas for Slit Punch Scallops

• punch cardstock
• punch patterned paper
• punch small holes into the scallops
• set eyelets in the scallops
• Stampin Up’s Alphadots set fits perfectly into the scallops
• make an awning with the scallops
• use the negative shape of the scallops to make waves

Kind Friend Gift Card Design

This is the card I designed to go with my Slit Punch Scallops Tutorial. I just love this new Brocade Background designer paper from Stampin Up. It will be available in the new catalogue, July 1st! To make this card, I started out with a piece of cardstock in the new … 4.25″ wide by 11 inches long. Just a regular piece of cardstock, cut in half lengthwise instead of cross-wise. Score the card 2.5″ from one edge and 3″ from the other and fold each panel toward the middle. Easy! I then covered the front panels with the designer paper and sponged the edges with Close to Cocoa ink. I then punched my Slit Punch Scallops out of designer paper and adhered it to the top panel edge. For a little extra support and also for texture and interest, I zig zag stitched the overlapping layers together. In the center of the scallops, I punched holes and set pewter eyelets with my Crop-a-dile.

For the main image, I stamped the stylized motif in Wild Wasabi onto the cardstock and then sponged the edges. The square was then matted with designer paper that matched the scallops and then a very narrow mat of very vanilla cardstock. Before adhering the panel to my card front, I stitched the layers together and then stamped Friend. In the center of motig, I adhered a button tied with some linen thread. I got this absolutely darling bag of Autumn Leaves Foofala buttons from my local scrapbook store and I can’t wait to use them again.

The bottom panel is the last part of the design I worked on. I stamped the flourish with my Canvas Palette Hybrid ink and then sprinkled on some Vanilla embossing powder. Because this ink dries so quickly, only some of the embossing powder stuck to the ink. I quickly heated it up and was really pleased with the results. It really has a distressed embossing powder look! Cool! I then stamped kind on the front bottom corner and tucked a small piece of patterned paper behind the bottom flap and stitched it on. Then for the thing I love most about this design….the bottom flap is adhered with two strips of Terrifically Tacky tape at each each. This makes a darling little pocket to put a gift card into!

Lastly, for the inside sentiment…I goofed! But it was a good “goof”! LOL I stamped the sentiment crooked. I KNOW…should have used my Stampamagig. I quickly saved the card by stamping my sentiment again on a scrap of River Rock cardstock, sponged the edges and then matted it with more designer paper. I like it even better this way!

Kind Friend Open

Supply List:

Cardstock: River Rock, Very Vanilla - Stampin Up

Patterned Paper: Brocade Background - Stampin Up

Stamps: Baroque Motifs, Everyday Flexible Phrases, Stamp of Authenticity - Stampin Up

Ink: Wild Wasabi, Close to Cocoa - Stampin Up, Pallette Noir and Canvas Pallette Hybrid inks - Stewart

Other: button - Autumn Leaves, linen thread & Glue dots & Slit Punch, Vanilla Embossing powder (retired) - Stampin Up, pewter eyelets - Making Memories, Crop-a-dile - We R Memory Keepers, sewing machine,

The Dymo Label Maker has been around a very long time, the Fifties to be precise. I remember my Dad owning a very basic model in the 70’s (yes, I can remember most of the 70’s LOL) that he used for labelling electrical paraphenilia on the job. I thought it was the coolest thing and was always trying to get permission to label things. Since then the label maker has gone through many changes. Electronic Models are now available and I’ve had fun playing with all the new options on those too at the office when I go visit. You can now change the fonts, colors, type size etc. and I’ve actually labelled quite a few Iris carts stuffed with craft supplies or toys to hopefully keep things where they belong.

When I saw this classic style label maker at Michael’s over a year ago, I just had to buy it! It was so inexpensive and I still haven’t used up all the label tape that comes with it. I love the classic or retro look you get with it. It has a bit of an edgy or industrial feel to it, making it perfect for use on masculine or teen designs. The tapes are very sturdy and weather proof and come backed with a very strong adhesive. Easily found refills come in black, red or blue. The way the label tapes work is by hand pressure. The applied pressure presses the die into the label tape and embosses it. The raised lettering is always white because of the embossing process.

The Dymo Label Maker is extremely easy to use. You may need to hide it from your kids if you don’t want to run out of labels. Simply turn the dial to the character you wish to print and press firmly on the handle. It atomatically clicks ahead to the next space….just turn the dial again and click. There are spaces you can click on to leave a space between words, as well as punctuation marks and numerals. A lot of stamp sets do not include numbers and I love having this to fall back on if you want to personalize a birthday with a child’s age or an adult’s milestone birthday.

Some examples from my blog…to find the instructions for these cards, just enter Dymo in my search box in my sidebar.

Use Dymo Labels…

• to organize and label your craft products
• as an accent
• to write the perfect sentiment
• as a border
• use small strips for journalling
• try fun phrases License Plate or Computer shorthand style to add a cool touch  {URAQT} for example
• When journalling, print or computer generate your paragraph and highlight certain words by inserting a label printed word. Make sure you plan ahead and leave enough space for this
• run vellum through it…see below tutorial

Embossed Vellum Tutorial

A very cool idea I disovered last year is that you can emboss vellum in your label maker. I just love the look…still fun but with a fresh new look and better suited for softer looking projects. Doing this is simple….you only need one supply, Vellum cardstock. You do need the heavier weight of cardstock vellum for this, as the lighter vellum just does not feed well through the label maker.

I use the Stampin Up cardstock vellum for this technique. It seems to be the perfect weight. Simply cut your vellum the long way with your paper trimmer to just under 3/8″ wide. Open the back of your label maker and remove the label tape. Carefully finsert the vellum strip into the feed. Press lightly on the vellum and click the handle until the vellum grabs and is pulled through. To get the right pressure needed to emboss the vellum may take a little more practice than just using labels. I suggest running a practice strip all the way through first until you get the hang of it. Too little pressure won’t emboss the vellum enough to read well and too much pressure will actually tear the vellum…not the look you are going for!

Quick Tip: The vellum can be a little more difficult to cut with the label maker. You may need click it forward until you are able to trim off with scissors.

Little Lady Birthday Card (for close-up, click on card)

I was excited to finally get my new Papertrey Ink sets in the mail on Friday. It seems they got caught in Customs at the border…the joys of living in Canada! This is the sweetest set (Little Lady) and I just love it! For the main image, I inked up my new Ladybug with Rose Red ink and stamped it onto SU Shimmery White cardstock. I then inked up the second dotted stamp and stamped it over with basic black ink. After stamping the trail, sentiment and the little antenna, I matted the image with Rose Red.

For the main part of the card design, I created a 5″ square card base with Whisper White cardstock. I then layered on the darling pre-glittered, patterned paper from Provocraft. I don’t think the camera picked up the fun glitter on this paper, but it is so pretty in person. The layer was once again matted with Rose Red cardstock. I then lined up where my main image would go and then stamped the remainer of the trail across the layers of the card. I loved how easy it was to do this with the clear stamps.

For finishing embellishments, I punched the image layer and tied on a red dotted organdy ribbon. The color and the dots seem to go so well with the image. Lastly we come to the vellum punched label strip. I punched out Happy Day, leaving enough vellum on either side for attaching to the design.

Supply List:

Cardstock: Whisper White, cardstock Vellum, Rose Red, Shimmery White - Stampin Up

Patterned paper: Provocraft

Stamps: Little Lady - Papertrey Ink

Ink: Basic Black, Rose Red - Stampin Up

Other: Dymo Label Maker: ribbon - Michael’s, brad, punch

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