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It’s time for some freebies again. I am so close to 150,000!!!!

This time the winner will get:

• punch outs from scallop circles, ovals and squares in mega and giga sizes
• Jewel stickers from Michaels
• Three packs of Studio G clear stamps: Boy, Girl and baby
• 5 different 3/8″ wide May Arts ribbon
• white, blue and celery 1/8″ ric rac ribbon from May Arts
• stamped card from me (not shown)

I will draw the winner on Tuesday morning, after I come back from a dentist appointment (for Rebecca, not me). If I haven’t hit 150,000 by then, I will draw the winner the morning after I reach that milestone.

Please only one comment per person! Let me know your favorite Stampin’ Up! set as of right now.

I know they change all the time. At least they do for me! I think right now I have to say Big Blooms, Office Accoutrement or the Doodle sets. I always love to play with new stamps! I sure wish we had another mini catalog coming out before the new big idea book. This is one LONG stretch without new SU stamps!

Off I go to the beach. I can’t wait to read about your favorite sets!

I love Julie’s work. I check out her blog all the time. She makes the cutest card. So I was not surprised at all that she was picked for today’s featured stamper challenge. Bethie knows what she is doing. *grin*

 I picked this card of Julie and cased her layout. I really liked it. Julie mostly uses strictly Stampin’ Up! merchandise, so that’s what I stuck by ….. well, except for a tiny bit of stickles on thewater drops.

I started with stamping the The Cat’s meow image in stazon on watercolor paper. I used watercolor crayons to color it in. Then I sponged first mustard, then rust and then a tad of chocolate around paper. I messed up a bit by trying to fix the colored shadow under the tip of the tail of the cat. It turned a bit yellow instead because of the sponging. DUHHH!!! I still kept the image. I don’t think it’s that bad, plus I was in a bit of a rush since we have plans to go to the beach.

I layered the image on black cardstock, then on Natural Ivory. The patterned paper is from Friends & Flowers simply scrappin kit. The hardware is from the Antique Brass Hodgepodge hardware kit.

Words are from Warm Words and Amazing to Zany! Finally I made a Stampin’ Up!  card again. Wohooo!!!! I added crystal effect over the water bowl, and stardust stickles over the water splashes.

This morning Rebecca stamped a little and wanted me to post her card to her BFF on my site….so if you want to see Reba’s card, click on more.

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