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Hi all!  Here's a card I made using the new TAWS Flap Happy set, along with a sentiment from the FREE when you spend $40 set called Party Pooper.  I decided to make this guy cooler and gave him shades.  ;) He's colored with Copics, then fussy cut.  I created the background with two different Ranger distress markers and the 'smooshing' technique then cut it out with some MFT STAX.  The sentiment is embossed.  I also made this for the Curtain Call Challenge - Shades.

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Hello, Sunshine

Hi all!  Here's my card for the MFTWSC244.  I love this hula girl from the BB Polynesian Paradise set.  I used one of the images to create a background then added some black thread behind her.  It kind of gives the feeling of movement.  ;)

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Hip Hip Hooray!

Hi all!  Here's a CAS card I made using the new It's My Party stamp set from TAWS.  The turtles in this set are SO stinkin' cute!  I colored him with Copics, then fussy cut him.  I had to add some red polka dots to the present he's holding.  ;)  A few red gumdrops add extra detail.  The sketch is the CTS139.

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Sending happy your way

Hi all!  Here's a card I made for the CTD358 challenge, as well as the MFT Card Design Superstar contest.  For the background, I inked up the MFT scallops stencil with some Ranger blueprint sketch distress ink, spritzed it with water, then laid a piece of smooth white card stock on top and lightly pressed all over.  I then lifted the card stock and used my heat gun to dry the ink.  I decided I wanted to add more texture so I added more water droplets, blotted a bit with a paper towel, then dried it again.  I then cut the piece out with my cross-stitch rectangle STAX and layered it over blueberry prestige card stock (which matched the ink perfectly!).  I added some circle scribble flower dies, inking up the leaves with jellybean green ink, then layered them over the embossed sentiment from the Totally Happy stamp set.  I added some BRI sequins to help add to the embellishment cluster.

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You make me Smile

Hi all!  Here's a card I made using the newly release TAWS set called Big Time.  I seriously love the oversized words in the set - perfect for so many techniques!  For this card, I had cut out 3 different sized circle out of a piece of acetate, then I used the acetate as a mask, sponging ink from the outer edge towards the center.  I saw Francine do this technique a while back and knew I'd try it someday.  It's pretty simple but makes a big impact.  The word 'Smile' is embossed with black EP.  I used some black striped DP behind the main layer, then added some sequins from Butterfly Reflections Ink.

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TAWS New Release Blog Hop - Birthday wishes

Hi all!  Welcome to the September TAWS New Release Blog Hop!!!  We're so excited for this release and there's LOTS to see, so let's get to it!

My card today features the Flap Happy set!  I adore the birds in this set!  There are lots of them and they're all just too cute!  I colored up 5 of them (see, I said there were lots!) and fussy cut them.  I placed them on a wire which the big guy is weighing down, lol!  See that little one on the left looking at him like "hey man, what do you think you're doing??!", ha!  I popped them up over a watercolored background I created using distress inks.  I cut out and popped up the center of the watercoloring for extra interest.  The sentiment is from the new It's My Party stamp set.

Next up on the hop is Archana so be sure to hop over to her blog HERE.  Don't forget to comment on the TAWS Blog for your chance to win ALL 3 sets!!

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Hello, Sunshine

Hi all!  Here's a card I made for the latest MFT sketch challenge, MFTWSC243.  I miss the plumeria tree we had in the front of our house in Hawaii!  Seems soooooo long ago!  I created the background by stamping one of the images from BB Polynesian Paradise, then colored everything in with my Zig pens.  I used one of my square STAX to cut the inside of the black frame and the large square from Blueprints 12 to cut out the main part, which allowed me to make this a 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch square card.  I stamped the simply circles BG onto the lemon drop card base, then inked the edges with lemon drop ink.  I used the stitched strip from Blueprints 1 (which is my go-to for sentiment strips, it seems) to cut out the primitive white card stock then added my sentiment.

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