Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Gina K Design and My Sweet Petunia Blog Hop and Giveaway!



Hey Y'all!!  Thanks for hopping with us today!  We have a fantastic blog hop for you today featuring Gina K Design's stamp set, Boho Flowers Mini kit and My Sweet Petunia's M.I.S.T.I. tool!!  Ohhh my!  I am so thrilled to share this tool with you!!  Plus, be sure and comment on all the blogs in the hop because if you do, you will be entered into a drawing to win your choice of MISTIs, small or large, and then another winner for  the Stitched Flowers mini kit (brand new!  Being released this Thursday!) from Gina K Designs!!  Deadline for commenting is Sept. 5th and winners will be posted no later than Sept. 8th on Gina K's Blog and My Sweet Petunia's Blog.

Ok, now...the M.I.S.T.I.....this tool............



If I am ever asked the tools I would recommend to new stampers, this would be at the top of the list!  Besides being so awesome for mass producing stamps...it has been a life saver, or rather cardstock saver, lol!  to me!  I always struggled with getting things lined up...or not getting a good first stamping of an image...oh i could go on and on, but I'm sure you will so much more on this hop!  I do want to show one of my favorite things to do using the M.I.S.T.I.  I little pictorial for you:

 I lined up where I wanted my images on the cardstock and then closed the lid to attach the stamps to the MISTI and then stamped my images.


And then, I left my images on the MISTI, then flipped my cardstock so I could stamp same images, same positions, just flipped.


And for my design, I wanted to color with white pencil and this is another fantastic thing about the MISTI...how when you color your images with pencils, it will sorta 'dull' the images when stamped in black, using a white pencil...so what I do, after coloring:






Yuk, right?!  BUT, the MISTI fixes that with ease...as long as you leave the image on the MISTI, just insert your cardstock with the colored image and restamp it!

as long as you leave the image on the MISTI, just insert your cardstock with the colored image and restamp it!


See how its all fixed now?  You can see the difference in the top leaf on the left there and the bottom ones, how crisp the black is once again...LOVE that!    And then on to finish my project:

I used the flowers in the kit, butterfly and the 'you'.  The flowers were stamped on vellum and I colored them on the backside and attached with brads...yea, old school i know, haha!

Ok, ready for more awesome and I do mean AWEsome creations?

You next stop will be to the oh so talented   Ceal Pritchett


And here is the full list of the blogs for this hop:



 Thanks so much for stopping by!  I will be having brand new Gina K stuffs next week too!  Cant wait to show you that also!  Now, go get inky!!

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109 comments:

  1. BethAugust 29, 2017 at 7:38 AM

    Great idea cat

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  2. JoAnnAugust 29, 2017 at 7:50 AM

    Pretty card. Thanks for sharing the tips.

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  3. MelanieAugust 29, 2017 at 7:56 AM

    Great minds with the mirroring! Love that tip to to stamp after coloring eith white gel! Hugsss

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  4. ElAugust 29, 2017 at 8:11 AM

    So very pretty, love the dimension.. Thanks for sharing and inspiring us.

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  5. UnknownAugust 29, 2017 at 8:15 AM

    Love seeing 'fixes' for creativity!

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  6. UnknownAugust 29, 2017 at 8:17 AM

    Love the "after" re-stamping and how crisp it becomes!

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  7. TheresaAugust 29, 2017 at 8:22 AM

    Love the black and white on kraft. Such a striking look!

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  8. Susy RamirezAugust 29, 2017 at 8:23 AM

    Great card. Like you showed fix for mistakes.

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  9. UnknownAugust 29, 2017 at 8:25 AM

    Love the Kraft card stock and how you used it!

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  10. DebAugust 29, 2017 at 8:33 AM

    Lovely card! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  11. Sheri GilsonAugust 29, 2017 at 8:35 AM

    Beautiful card, Cat! Love the Kraft card stock!

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  12. Debbie RumpzaAugust 29, 2017 at 8:36 AM

    I love the Misti and how it simplifies stamping! Great card.

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  13. creative ladyAugust 29, 2017 at 8:38 AM

    Cat, your card is beautiful!

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  14. Dee EarnshawAugust 29, 2017 at 9:05 AM

    stunning card, Cat - thanks for the ideas:)

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  15. Lisa A creationsAugust 29, 2017 at 9:06 AM

    I agree... The MISTI is amazing! Don't remember my life before it.

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  16. Avra WilliamsAugust 29, 2017 at 9:14 AM

    Thanks for sharing some great Misti tips!

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  17. RobynAugust 29, 2017 at 9:37 AM

    Love the card and thanks for the pencil tip, Would never of thought of that.

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  18. JanisAugust 29, 2017 at 9:43 AM

    I love my Misti tools! Your card is gorgeous!!

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  19. Dawn S.August 29, 2017 at 9:52 AM

    Great card. Thanks for the tip!

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  20. Joyce ErbAugust 29, 2017 at 10:00 AM

    Love it, some of my fav colors. Over stamping is awesome!

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  21. UnknownAugust 29, 2017 at 10:23 AM

    Love the use of whit on Kraft. Pretty cards

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  22. LarajcAugust 29, 2017 at 11:05 AM

    Thanks for the tip on how to undull colored images!

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  23. Keiren DunfeeAugust 29, 2017 at 11:08 AM

    That white pencil just pops! So vibrant!

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  24. Denise BryantAugust 29, 2017 at 11:09 AM

    Love the pretty designs in this mini kit! Beautiful card!

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  25. geraldine homenchukAugust 29, 2017 at 11:13 AM

    Always love your cards! Nothing wrong with "old school" btw! ha ha ... love the touch with the white gel pen too! TFS!

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  26. Rema DeLeeuwAugust 29, 2017 at 11:16 AM

    Love this card Cat!

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  27. nonnacindyAugust 29, 2017 at 11:22 AM

    Beautiful. Love the kraft card stock.

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  28. BeckyAugust 29, 2017 at 11:29 AM

    Awesome card. I still attach things with brads, too. :-) Great tip about re-stamping after using a white pencil.

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  29. Lisa KAugust 29, 2017 at 11:34 AM

    Neat how you are showing how to color first then stamp over it. I am learning new things on this blog hop. Thanks for sharing. Great card!

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  30. GrammyPAugust 29, 2017 at 12:20 PM

    Thank you for showing another great technique using the incredible Misti! I'm a really bad stamper but with the Misti--everything turns out GREAT! Thanks again for showing a great technique and another beautiful card!

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  31. MacimbaloAugust 29, 2017 at 12:20 PM

    Thanks for showing how you did this - amazing! Love the design too!

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  32. Kathy BradleyAugust 29, 2017 at 1:14 PM

    Beautiful cards and an awesome idea to restamp after pencil color! Thanks for sharing.

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  33. SmilegreetingcardsAugust 29, 2017 at 1:45 PM

    Great card! Love the design! I'm with you on the Misti - it has saved lots of cardstock and time and totally lowered my frustration level! Best tool ever! Thanks for sharing your creativity!

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  34. JbeeAugust 29, 2017 at 1:50 PM

    Pretty cards. Thanks for the tip about restamping over white coloring

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  35. GoldaAugust 29, 2017 at 2:23 PM

    Great look with the kraft.

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  36. TraciAugust 29, 2017 at 2:55 PM

    wow! Thanks for the tip about the re-stamping. Brilliant. What would I do without my MISTI?

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  37. Kathy HAugust 29, 2017 at 3:08 PM

    Lovely! And such a great idea... Wish I had a Misti.

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  38. UnknownAugust 29, 2017 at 3:16 PM

    Love the vellum flowers. The MISTI is one of my basic tools, makes stamping easy and fun.

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  39. Jane MAugust 29, 2017 at 3:17 PM

    Very pretty card! I love how you used the Boho flower and butterfly. Great tip for using the Misti to stamp again after coloring the image!

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  40. debrabenAugust 29, 2017 at 3:19 PM

    Wonderful color combination! Love it!

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  41. Verna AngerhoferAugust 29, 2017 at 4:02 PM

    Awesome card design and love that you showed the steps as to how you made it.

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  42. Mary Jane BlahnikAugust 29, 2017 at 4:31 PM

    Lovely design

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  43. Nancy BAugust 29, 2017 at 4:35 PM

    Cards are so pretty love the Misti I need to use it more.

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  44. UnknownAugust 29, 2017 at 4:37 PM

    Love working on kraft paper

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  45. Kim PottsAugust 29, 2017 at 4:44 PM

    Love this on the Kraft card stock. I never think to use Kraft.

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  46. LynneAugust 29, 2017 at 5:13 PM

    Great tips Cat. The MISTI would be on the top of my list for new stampers and I have recommended it often.

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  47. Susie MooreAugust 29, 2017 at 5:23 PM

    Wow, Cat! You did a bang up job on this one. As always, your work is perfect.

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  48. RuthAugust 29, 2017 at 5:27 PM

    Enjoyed your cards. Thanks for sharing.

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  49. Judy InukaiAugust 29, 2017 at 5:45 PM

    Gorgeous card. Thanks so much for the amazing coloring tip. I will definitely give that a try. Love my MISTI!

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  50. DianaAugust 29, 2017 at 5:49 PM

    Awesome card, Cat! And love the tip! Thanks for sharing!

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  51. Johanna August 29, 2017 at 7:50 PM

    Fabulous Cat. Great cards

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  52. Sue DAugust 29, 2017 at 8:16 PM

    Very pretty with the stamping and coloring on kraft.

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  53. MsJudyCAugust 29, 2017 at 8:21 PM

    Pretty card and thank you for the tutorial.

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  54. SusanAugust 29, 2017 at 8:47 PM

    I would love a MISTI for the very reason you described. Love the effect of pencil or chalk, but hate how you lose the crisp edges. Your card is lovely.

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  55. CaroleAugust 29, 2017 at 9:08 PM

    Cute card. Thanks for the idea about restamping the black after using the white pencil.

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  56. Vicki SopcakAugust 29, 2017 at 9:13 PM

    I like the technique you used on your card. Thank You for sharing.

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  57. CharlsieAugust 29, 2017 at 9:29 PM

    Beautiful. Thank you

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  58. christie andersonAugust 29, 2017 at 10:04 PM

    Very nicely done

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  59. UnknownAugust 29, 2017 at 10:10 PM

    Great card. I use kraft cardstock a lot

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  60. lynneatwAugust 29, 2017 at 10:31 PM

    I love your beautiful card.

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  61. Lorie RAugust 29, 2017 at 10:32 PM

    I learned some new techniques incorporating the MISTI ... thank you!

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  62. FeMAugust 29, 2017 at 10:45 PM

    Awesome and beautiful card.

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  63. iluvroses53August 29, 2017 at 10:48 PM

    Great technique

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  64. SherryAugust 29, 2017 at 11:18 PM

    beautiful! love it

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  65. shackattackAugust 29, 2017 at 11:45 PM

    Thanks for the tip about restamping after coloring

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  66. Joy GolinskiAugust 29, 2017 at 11:52 PM

    Love your card and thanks for the awesome MISTI tips!

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  67. rushAugust 30, 2017 at 2:07 AM

    Having the Misti makes card-making so easy! Thank you for showing us how!

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  68. Arianna BarbaraAugust 30, 2017 at 4:22 AM

    Wow! Awesome card!!!

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  69. UnknownAugust 30, 2017 at 8:45 AM

    Pretty card. Thanks for the MISTI tips.

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  70. DebbieAugust 30, 2017 at 9:17 AM

    Great card! Thanks for the MISTI tips.

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  71. funkycrafterAugust 30, 2017 at 9:37 AM

    i always like B&W based cards on kraft paper.

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  72. RettaAugust 30, 2017 at 9:48 AM

    Thank you so much for the coloring tip! I have had that happen before and redid the whole thing. You are a lifesaver!!! Great card!

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  73. Pat SwearingenAugust 30, 2017 at 11:39 AM

    great tip using the white coloring on black with the Misit--thanks

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  74. Penny HanuszakAugust 30, 2017 at 12:07 PM

    Cat I love how you've done the white pencil technique on your beautiful card, and used the Misti to crisp up the images once coloured. Never thought of that. Great hop. Thanks for sharing.

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  75. lritchieAugust 30, 2017 at 2:34 PM

    Great MISTI tips, I must be the only one in the whole world without one, I am new to stamping but I can see the MISTI is the way to go - on my wishlist!

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  76. Sue WarehamAugust 30, 2017 at 4:30 PM

    Very creative love the white on kraft.

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  77. Sharon MattinglyAugust 30, 2017 at 5:08 PM

    You all are making me really want a Misti and these stamps/dies!!!

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  78. GayleAugust 30, 2017 at 8:07 PM

    great card and tip.

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  79. AnonymousAugust 30, 2017 at 10:59 PM

    I like old school, I have lots of brands I need to use up!

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  80. duchessmelAugust 31, 2017 at 12:19 AM

    Thanks for sharing the hint about restamping over the pencil coloring! What a great idea!

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  81. MarjetaAugust 31, 2017 at 2:21 AM

    Super design. Love it.

    Marjeta

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  82. Lydia HallumAugust 31, 2017 at 8:53 AM

    Appreciate the directions on how to use the MISTI; it would be very useful when all the Christmas cards.

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  83. Nana GriffinAugust 31, 2017 at 9:38 AM

    Nice job. I like the idea of flipping the card for the second stamping.

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  84. Cindy L.August 31, 2017 at 10:19 AM

    Love the card!

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  85. BonnieAugust 31, 2017 at 10:46 AM

    Thanks so much for the tip on restamping after coloring with pencils.
    BJohn3237@aol.com

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  86. RobinAugust 31, 2017 at 1:18 PM

    Wow so cool how you did the flourishes.

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  87. tinyfeetAugust 31, 2017 at 1:34 PM

    Really pretty and intricate card!

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  88. Pat KuhnAugust 31, 2017 at 1:56 PM

    very pretty card!!!

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  89. JAS424August 31, 2017 at 3:16 PM

    Oh! Oh! Oh! MISTI stamping, then coloring, then MISTI stamping again! Wow! SUPER look using that technique and the GinaK mini kit. Thank you so much for that tip.

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  90. EllenAugust 31, 2017 at 5:24 PM

    I'm old school, too. Love the brads!

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  91. UnknownAugust 31, 2017 at 8:14 PM

    Very nice. Can't wait to try this technique. Thanks for sharing.

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  92. MJAugust 31, 2017 at 11:56 PM

    Thanks for the great tip. Love the visual step by step. Thank you for sharing.

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  93. Marjorie DUMONTIER September 1, 2017 at 12:40 AM

    Very nice card ! I love the kraft background.

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  94. SabrinaSeptember 1, 2017 at 6:23 AM

    I love seeing what everyone is doing here, and the different ways to use the MISTI and the stamp set. Thank you for the inspiration!

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  95. Mary HolshouserSeptember 1, 2017 at 2:06 PM

    The Misti is one of the most
    wonderful tools - and one of the
    most used in my craft room.
    Your card is beautiful.
    thanks for sharing.

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  96. Debra Porter DickersonSeptember 1, 2017 at 5:07 PM

    Beautiful card - love the color choices!

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  97. Kirsty VittetoeSeptember 1, 2017 at 6:11 PM

    Such beautiful creation, I love MISTI!

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  98. A Tad Bit OffSeptember 1, 2017 at 9:49 PM

    Interesting card.

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  99. UnknownSeptember 2, 2017 at 4:22 AM

    Such a gorgeous card, Great the tip on re-stamping after colouring. TFS

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  100. sendasmile4kidsSeptember 2, 2017 at 11:55 AM

    Hey old school never gets old. Great way to use kraft card stock.

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  101. D.Ann CSeptember 2, 2017 at 3:02 PM

    Totally cool to use B&W with red on kraft!!! Fab idea!

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  102. Sue DSeptember 2, 2017 at 7:36 PM

    Very nice!! Love a B&W card with a pop of color; but I never thought of putting it all on a kraft background. LOVE IT! TFS your inspiration using this new stamp/die set.

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  103. UnknownSeptember 2, 2017 at 8:59 PM

    Nice card!

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  104. lizSeptember 3, 2017 at 8:21 AM

    Love the Kraft bkgd!

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  105. Diane MSeptember 3, 2017 at 3:43 PM

    Beautiful card!

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  106. Charmaine StackSeptember 3, 2017 at 4:14 PM

    I am a fan of over stamping in the MISTI, too. Great card.

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  107. LindaBSeptember 3, 2017 at 4:56 PM

    Love the textures of this card. Must get a Misty, I have been trying to "fix" boo-boos free hand. Your card colors are gorgeous.

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  108. Andre M.September 3, 2017 at 8:57 PM

    I love your design on the card. Thank you for inspiring us.

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  109. amymwzSeptember 5, 2017 at 9:06 AM

    I like the idea of white gel pen on craft.

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