21 February 2014

LIFE IS SWEET ... {ArtByMiran}

{Design Team Project for Art By Miran}

I just could not resist this cool image and I am sure we can all relate to enjoying shopping. She was created by the talented Mi Ran.  Do yourself a favour and hop over to Mi Ran's Etsy shop and check out her awesome digi creations, here.  You can purchase this image here.

I have coloured her with Copics and dry chalks.  The design papers are from BasicGrey and the buttons are from my stash.    The sentiment is a from Create with TLC.  The shapes around the sentiment and image were created with a {Doing Life} template and can be purchased here.  The flower embellishments have been created with 2" scalloped square punches and here is my tutorial for them.



I would love to enter this into the following challenges:



  • Make it Monday: ATG
  • Sister Act: ATG
  • 613 Avenue Create: Anything Goes + Optional Twist
  • Create with TLC Show it Off Sunday:  ATG with TLC element
  • Through the Craftroom Door: ATG (2/2)
  • Word Art Wednesday: ATG with uplifting sentiment
  • MilkCoffee: Girly
  • A Creative Romance: Lets Get Sentimental
  • Wordplay Saturday: Swirls
  • One Stitch at a Time:  Use a Digi (3/3)
  • Sentimental Sundays:  Pack a Punch + Sentiment (used a scalloped square punch for the folded flowers)
  • Craft Your Passion: Girly Girl
  • Digi Makeover Paper Makeup: Add dimension (folded flowers)
  • Love to Scrap: ATG
  • Squigglefly: Digi Image + Digi Sentiment
  • The Paper Nest Doll House: Use a Punch and/or Die (used a scalloped square punch for the folded flowers)
  • Crafting by Designs: February ATG
  • Cute Card Thursday - Buttons and Bows
  • Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge - Use Patterned Paper
  • One Crazy Stamper - ATG
  • Crafty Sentiments: ATG
  • Cuttin and Stampin: Spring is Here
  • Fab n Funky: Spots or Stripes
  • Marks Finest Papers, Speedy Fox and Friends: Chalk (chalked the sentiment and around the image)
  • Crafting from the Heart: ATG + Use Flowers
  • Scrapbook Stamp Society: ATG + Make your own Flowers (used a scalloped square punch for the folded flowers)
  • ColourQ: Colour Palette (peach parfait,apricot appeal,always artichoke,summer starfruit,white)
  • 4 Crafty Girls: ATG
  • Delightful Challenges: Add a Flourish
  • ABC: F is for Flowers
  • Feeling Crafty: Dies and/or Punches
  • Patties Creations: Spots and/or Dots
  • The Stamping Boutique: Use a Punch or Die (used a scalloped square punch for the folded flowers)

  • Leaving you with a photo I took of the little princess Nina at 9 days old:



    Thank you for stopping by xxx
    Creative hugs

    108 comments:

    1. oh this is a fab creation love your colouring and such a cute picture of Nina

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    2. This is so lovely! The colours are great, so cheerful! x

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    3. Gorgeous card Desire,love the image colours and design. Marlene

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    4. Fabulous card Desire..gorgeous colouring and love the tiny buttons..your folded embellishment flowers and fabulous shape.

      luv CHRISSYxx

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    5. This is so beautiful!! I love the pretty colors and the awesome image!! The flowers look amazing!! This is fabulous!! Have a great day :)

      Lisa
      A Mermaid's Crafts

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    6. Fabulous card, Desire! I love all the buttons. :)

      hugs
      Vanja

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    7. What a fun image--reminds me of the 60's! Love your coloring, your design, the fab color palette, and the fun sentiment! Those tiny buttons are so cute! :^)
      This is photo is also stunning--really love the pop of pink on that beautiful baby! :^)
      Hugs, Penny

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    8. Gorgeous power flower card.
      Nina is so cute
      great photo
      hugs Tamara

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    9. Such a cool look and I love the colours! Your photographic work is Amazing! Such a Gorgeous Baby too!

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    10. Gorgeous card, love the image and design!
      Hugs, Hazel xx

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    11. Cute and pretty colors too!
      Nina is so precious!

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    12. Such a gorgeous, colourful card!
      Rebecca.

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    13. This such a bright and happy card Desire and she looks like my kinda gal with all those shopping bags.

      If you get a moment check our my post from yesterday !

      B x

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    14. Good morning Desire,
      What a beautiful baby, gorgeous piccy. And a fab card too.
      I hope you have a lovely weekend.
      Hugs Teresa x

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    15. Gorgeous card today Desiré, it sooo reminds me of my teens in the late 60´s ha ha ha We wore the same outfit back then and all the colors and that too.
      Gorgeous picture of little Nina, soooooooooooooo beautiful, both the picture AND the model.

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    16. Gorgeous card desire, I like the sweet image the papers and the flowers with there button middles.
      Kevin xx

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    17. Oh so beautiful and oh so tempting to buy another image...xx

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    18. fab card, love the colors and your embellies
      hugs
      céline

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    19. Oh wow what a fab and funky card, thanks for joining us at Crafty Sentiments this week. Jac x

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    20. Gorgeous card Desire, I love the image, beautiful colouring and such pretty detailing too.
      hugs Sue xx

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    21. This is gorgeous,fab image and design.xxx

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    22. The embellishments are beautiful and what an adorable baby picture! Makes me feel "Don't worry, God is there". Thanks for sharing!

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    23. Amazing, I do love this card, the image is so damn cute. xxx

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    24. Such a hip little shopper. Love the color scheme and the flower embellishments are fabulous!

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    25. What a great card!!! And such a sweet photo!

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    26. I love your card Desire. What a fabby choice of colors to fit the hippy image just perfectly and Nina is adorable. Hey,I thought you’d like to know I gave you & your blog a “Shout Out” on my Feature Friday post today.Thanks for being a follower of all things beautiful. Take care. Amy A.
      http://alllthingsbeautiful.blogspot.com/2014/02/feature-friday-22114.html

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    27. Awesome photo and gorgeous card x

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    28. It's so cute! I love it! Fantastic colors!

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    29. so stunning desire.i love your hippie chick image and your colours are fabulous :D

      xx coops xx

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    30. How groovy is that chic! Fabulously funky, Desíre!
      hugs, Asha - Sunny Summer Crafts

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    31. Great color combination! Thanks for linking up at Cuttin and Stampin.

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    32. gorgeous. love the image. fab colours x

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    33. Wow Wow Wow , beautiful card Desire and I had no idea you create your own templates, I love the shape templates you used on this card..terrific colors and papers, and of course the flowers, my first love when it came to your blog. xxx

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    34. Love it! The buttons scattered all around are just great and the image is adorable. Wonderful job on the flowers.

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    35. Wow! How hip, how cool! LOVE this! Looking at this makes me happy and puts a smile on my face....sweet!

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    36. This card made me happy Thank you for joining us on SF&F.....Lis MFP

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    37. What a wonderful shaped card! Your flowers are fabulous!! Thank you so much for joining us at OSAAT this week and good luck! Hugs

      Nikki DT

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    38. This is a really HIP card ;) LOVE all of the fun patterned papers and your gorgeous shading on the image. Makes me smile!
      Have a great day,
      Heather

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    39. Great card with that fun image! She reminds me of my DGD as she's at that age :) Precious Nina, what a lovely photo!!

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    40. Love this gorgeous girl about town creation Desire.
      Nina is so adorable and your photography is awesome Desire.
      Have a good weekend.

      Hugs
      Cathy
      xxxxxx

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    41. funky card, love the colours. Thanks for joining us at Crafty Sentiments this week

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    42. Love the 70"s feel to that card, sweet baby too. ~Diane

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    43. Fun and funky card love it thank you for joining in with us at CFTH and good luck

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    44. fabulous and great card Desire.

      gr karin

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    45. Gorgeous card and do love the image and papers. Brilliant embellishments too!
      Hugs
      Linda xxx

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    46. Hi Desire, I love this fun hippy chic card...fabulous! Great colours too, love it! Carole Z X

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    47. Sorry, forgot to say on my comment - gorgeous photo! Carole Z X

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    48. A beautiful creation Desire, love the bright and cheerful colors and image!
      And you have such a darling little niece, beautiful photograph!
      Thanks so much for playing along in my February wordplay saturday challenge!

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    49. Very pretty & colorful card! Thanks for joining us at Crafting From The Heart! Angie-DT

      http://angiescraftblog.blogspot.com/
      http://angiesdigistamps.blogspot.com/

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    50. lovely little buttons and a great and different shape of card. super colours as well

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    51. and


      Thanks for join us at ScrapbookStampSociety Challenge.

      Greetings Karin DT Coördinator


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    52. What a great hippie look! Fab combination of image and papers, so cool!

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    53. So lovely card with that fun image!
      Gorgeous coloring and details.
      hugs, Helena

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    54. What a fabulous card Desire
      I just love the image and the colours. Sorry I haven't been around lately just off to catch up on your blog. Love the cute photo of Nina so adorable
      Bettyxxx

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    55. This is a fabulous card Desire, I love your flowers and wonderful colours.
      Pauline
      x

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    56. Very cute! I especially like your flowers. Another darling photo of Nina too! Thanks for sharing with us again at Squigglefly!

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    57. Love the funky retro feel of your card Desire!

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    58. Desire this is such a fabulous make, love this image and love what you have done with her. Joey x

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    59. Desire...this is just amazing! What a fabulous card and your coloring is just about as perfect as it comes. Love it!

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    60. Oh my gosh - first off, she is beautiful! What a gorgeous photo!!

      Secondly, love your card and you're right, that is a really great image. The card shape is neat to!! Have a fabulous wknd!

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    61. Desire, Your card is so Hip. :D
      I love the papers with the image so cool, especially your coloring, and love the little flowers you did in the corners.
      Nice to have you joining us OSAAT.
      Thank you and please join us again.
      Deborah OSAAT DT

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    62. Fantastic baby photo Desire. I love your card...it has such a great 60's vibe.

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    63. Fabulous design! Love the shape and colours! Such a cute image, looks like a little hippy chick!
      Chris
      x

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    64. You couldn't have picked better colors or papers for this! It all is wonderful! Love the baby picture as well! Too cute! Thanks for sharing it with us at Delightful Challenges, "Add a Flourish"! :)

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    65. What a wonderful girly creation. I just love that image and the colours are wonderful with a very retro-70's feel.

      Thanks for joining us this week at Craft Your Passion. Good luck.

      Lynn, CYP DT

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    66. I love your girly creation<3 Gorgeuse colors! hugs from Poland www.magialekanto.blogspot.com

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    67. Wonderful card Desire. Great coloring and I love the accents. Lots of interest. Thanks for sharing this with us at Through The Craft Room Door, hope to see you again in our next challenge! - XX Cara

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    68. WOW what a gorgeous card, I like this very much
      lovely flowers as well!
      Thank you for participating ScrapbookStampSociety Challenge
      Gr.Kaija DT-member

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    69. What a fabulous way to shocase this fun and funky image. Your colouring is always so beautiful but it's the details that I am always so smitten with. The tiny buttons, the retro papers, and those gorgeous flowers are delightful elements to another fab card. Thanks for joining our Girly-Girl Challenge at Craft Your Passion this week.It's always a treat to visit, Desire.

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    70. What an awesome groovy gal and the colors are amazing too! You do fabulous work my friend!

      Peace & Luv,
      Jeannie

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    71. I love the bright colours & the funky flowers.
      Nina is so cute x
      Thank you for joining in our challenge (Feeling Crafty) good luck x

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    72. Das ist so schön! Die Farben sind toll, so fröhlich! Bezaubernd, ich liebe es.

      Viele Liebe Grüße, Carmen

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    73. Adorable card - love the image and all your added details! The buttons are a nice touch too!

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    74. Another totally fab baby picture! Hard to focus on your fab card after seeing that adorable baby! Love your card - I looked a bit like this in the 60's. Cute card. Thanks for joining us in the Pattie's Creations Challenge! Hugz!

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    75. Anonymous10:19 PM

      Brilliant image , great card x

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    76. what an awesome card!!! Love the 'flower child" look of the card, and the colors you used are perfect!! Thanks for joining our challenge at Squigglefly!

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    77. Beautiful and inspiring!

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    78. First off your card is amazing! Second Nina is so incredibly cute!!! Thank you for playing along this week at OSAAT. I sure hope to see you back again very soon. Good Luck in the challenge!!!

      TTFN,

      CraftyGirl OSAAT DT
      craftygirlcardsandcrafts.blogspot.com

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    79. Great coloring! So happy you joined us at The Stamping Boutique!! Hope you join us again soon!

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    80. Great image for that fold. Your sweet little floral embellishments are a hit in my book. This is just so very beautiful, thank you for sharing your sweet creation with us at Word Art Wednesday this week.
      Blessings, Carole DT.

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    81. Super funky and fun! Thanks for linking up at Cuttin' and Stampin'! Karen N, DT

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    82. LOVE that image since I used to look like that! LOL! Great coloring! And Nina is Beautiful!

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    83. Wonderful card .....!!

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    84. Absolutely love your centre step card. Hugs Ange xxoo

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    85. Outstanding card Desire, xxx

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    86. Fabulous card and just adore that photo!!!!

      Huggsss, Angelique

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    87. Fantastic and fun card Desire, love the colours and sweet image and the sentiment is perfect :) Donna ♥ x

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    88. Lovely card Desire. Judy x

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    89. Hi Desire such a beautiful card I love your colouring. Thanks for sharing it with us at crafty girls this fortnight.
      Hugs
      Fiona
      Blog co-owner xx

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    90. Great work, thanks for joining in at Milkcoffee this time, Good Luck, Lou DT x

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    91. What fab colours. Nina is beautiful too x

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    92. Hey you! I'm over here with a DT hat on today. This card of yours is absolutely perfect for our Spots and Dots challenge. Your flowers are awesome and I love the addition of all those buttons.

      Thanks for joining us this fortnight over at Pattie's Creations Challenges. I hope you will consider coming back and playing with us again soon. Good luck in the draw.

      Hugs,
      Lisa

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    93. I love all the fun funky colors and details on this card! Thanks for joining us at Digi Makeover!
      <3 Emily L.-DT

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    94. Desire, I am back! Thanks for sharing this precious card with us in the Squigglefly Challenge as well. I still love it and it still makes me smile. Hugz!

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    95. Your card is so cute. Thank you for joining us in the Squigglefly challenge.

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    96. OMG! This is so adorable. Love, love this image. Beautifully crafted. Great design and striking details. Thanks for sharing your talent with us at Delightful Challenges. We look forward to seeing you again.
      Hugs
      Berni, DT
      delightfulsketches.

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    97. Great shaped card. Love the image too!
      Thank you for joining us this week at Fab'n'Funky!

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    98. This card is way too funky, love it. So nice to be back on your blog and checking out your as usual gorgeous creations. i admire your dedication with blogging, i can only hope to be like you someday :)

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    99. Fantastic image love the bright colours and little buttons
      carol x

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    100. Love your card, took me back to the 60's, oh so long ago! Fabulous picture of the wee one!
      hugs
      glenda

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    101. WOW!!!!! Super! Love the colors! Great job! Olena

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    102. Anonymous6:54 PM

      Love the hippy image, TFS with us at OCS!

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    103. Thank you so much for joining my Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge for February with your lovely card - hope to see you again soon. x

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    104. Wow what a adorable card. Love your details and design. Thanks so much for joining us this week at Delightful Challenges.
      Denise
      DDC-DT

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    105. Great funky card, you have really captured that vibe.

      Dionne

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    106. Anonymous12:37 AM

      Lovely card. I love the flowers and checked out the tutorial. Thanks for joining us at Love to Scrap.

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    107. She is so hip! Takes me back to the 70's. Love your flowers too. And what a cutie Nina is!!

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    108. That image is so cute!! I'll have to check out her shop! Thanks for the inspiration.

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    Crafty hugs
    Desire