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Whimsy April stamp release showcase day 3

Grand Nestabilities, Meljen's Designs, Nestabilities, Raindrop Echo Design, Want2Scrap, Whimsy Stamps 73 Responses »

Apr 202012

Hello and welcome to Day 3 of our April Rubber & Die Release Showcase!

On Wednesday (18 April) Whimsy Stamps released this month’s new rubber designs and new Shapeology dies. From then until 24 April the Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests are showcasing these fabulous new goodies with a daily mini blog hop and I am part of today’s hop!

Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw.

To be entered into today’s mini blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT’s posts listed below by 12.00PM EST tomorrow. All winners will be announced on the Whimsy blog on 25 April.

My card today features the darling Sweet Little Donkey from Meljen’s Design. I love that image. I already had it as a digital image, but I love it so much, I had to get it as a rubber stamp as well. The image was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock, cut and embossed with a Petite Oval Nestabilities die and colored with Copic Markers (donkey: W0, W1, W3, W5, W7, W9 Nose/ear: R01, E93, E95, E07 Grass: G40, G43, G46 Background: BG0000, BG000).

The image was first layered on a piece of Kraft cardstock, cut with a Petite Oval Nestabilities die, then on white cardstock, cut and embossed with the largest Floral Oval Nestabilities die.

Two pieces of Pink Paislee Nantucket Patterned paper were cut and embossed with a Grand Rectangle Nestabilities die. The edges were sanded, stitched and May Arts ribbon was tied around the horizontal strip. The paper was adhered to the card base, white cardstock, cut and embossed with a Grand Scallop Rectangle die.

The image layers were adhered to the card base with dimensional adhesive. Fancy That! Border Bling was added to the upper left hand side of the card, Silver Rhinestones to the lower right corner. A sentiment from Good Life Tickets was stamped in Tuxedo Black ink on a piece of white cardstock, cut and embossed with a tag die from Home Sweet Home . The embossed part was colored with Copic Marker BG0000. It was tied to the bow with a button and embroidery thread to finish off the card.

To take a peek at today’s fabulous new release creations, please click on the links below…

Ann Vento

Ellie Stover

Heidy Blom

Tammy Louise Cunliffe

Zoe

Remember that the entire new release is available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favorites.

Thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to pop back to the Whimsy blog tomorrow for more new release creations!
Have a great day!
Hugs and smiles

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Whimsy's March Rubber Stamp Release Showcase Day 6

Copics, Grand Nestabilities, M-Bossabilities, Meljen's Designs, Nestabilities, Raindrop Echo Design, Want2Scrap 54 Responses »

Mar 262012

Hello and welcome to Day Six of our March Rubber & Die Release Showcase!

On Wednesday (21 March) Whimsy Stamps released this month’s rubber designs, new Shapeology dies and new Shape EZ templates. From then until 27 March the Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests are showcasing these fabulous new goodies with a daily mini blog hop and I am part of today’s hop!

Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw.
To be entered into today’s mini blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT’s posts listed below by 12.00PM EST tomorrow. All winners will be announced on the Whimsy blog on 28 March.

For my sample today I chose the darling Pixie Dust Fairy. It was stamped iin Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock, cut out with the Out of the Box technique and a Standard Circle Nestabilities die and colored with Copic Markers (Skin: E000, E01, E02, BV000 Hair/Pixie Dust: YG01, YG03, YG17 Ribbon/Pot: Y11, Y13, Y15, W2 Dress/Shoes: C00, C1, C3 Wings: YG0000, YG00, YG01 Background: B0000). The circle was adhered to a piece of Solar White cardstock that had been cut and embossed with the largest gorgeous new Spendid Circle die.

A 4 3/16″ square of white cardstock was cut and embossed with the new Flower Fun M-Bossabilities folder that had been inked up with New Sprout Memento Ink. The layer was stitched to a 1/4″ bigger piece of Sour Apple cardstock. May Arts ribbon was threaded through on of the holes in the Splendid circle before the circle layers were adhered to the embossed squares with dimensionals. The ribbon was tied to a bow and a button was tied on that with embroidery floss.

The layers were adhered to the card base which was cut with a Grand Scallop Square Nestabilities die out of Solar White cardstock. Another piece of white cardstock was cut and embossed with the second smallest Splendid circle die. A sentiment from the Friendship Ticket Sentiments was stamped in the center and the circle was airbrushed with Copic Marker B000. The circle was adhered to the lower right of the image layer. Lime Twist Smooch Glitz was added over the hair and pixie dust, Frost Smooch Glitz over the wings. Fancy That! Border Bling was adhered to the upper left corner and part of a Finesse Rhinestone Swirl was adhered to the lower left.

o take a peek at today’s fabulous new release creations, please click on the links below…

Alberto Gava {Special Guest}
Ann Vento
Beate Johns {Special Guest} – you are here
Ellie Stover
Erin Bailey
Heidy Blom
Tammy Louise Cunliffe

Remember that the entire new release is available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites.

Thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to pop back to the Whimsy blog tomorrow for more new release creations!

Have a wonderful day!
Hugs and smiles

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Whimsy February Rubber Stamp Release - Showcase Day 6

Copics, Die-namics, Meljen's Designs, Nestabilities, Raindrop Echo Design, Want2Scrap, Whimsy Stamps 69 Responses »

Feb 272012

Hello and welcome to Day Six of our February Rubber Die Release Showcase!

On Wednesday (22 February) Whimsy Stamps released this month’s rubber designs and new Shapeology dies. From then until 28 February the Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests are showcasing these fabulous new stamps and dies with a daily mini blog hop.

Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw.

For my card today I chose to use Meljen’s Dragon’s Little Friend. It was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock. The image was cut and embossed with aClassic Square Nestabilities die and colored with Copic Markers (Dragon: Y13, Y15, Y17, YR15, YR18, YG21, YG23, YG25 Butterfly: BG45, BG49, YG21, YR15). The image was masked , Cloud mask dies were added and the background was airbrushed with Copic Marker BG11 (to make it match the background paper). The clouds were colored with Copic Markers W00, W0, W1.

Stardust Stickles was added to the tiny circles. The image was adhered to a piece of Solar White cardstock, cut and embossed with the largest Postage Stamp Nestabilities die.

A 4″ x 4 1/4″ piece of Pink Paislee’s Hometown Summer patterned paper was adhered to a 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ piece of the same paper pack. The bottom corners were rounded and May Arts ribbon was tied around the layers before the papers were adhered to the card base, a 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of Solar White cardstock folded in half.

A sentiment from Friendship Notables 2 was stamped in Tuxedo Black ink, colored with Copic Marker BG10 and adhered to the lower right of the layers. Parts of a Finesse Rhinestone Swirl and additional Rhinestones finish off the card.

To take a peek at today’s fabulous new release creations, please click on the links below…

Ellie Stover
Heidy Blom
Jacque Beddingfield
Stephanne Maraver

Remember that the entire new release is available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites.

Thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to check the Whimsy Inspirations blog tomorrow for more new release creations!

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Snow Bunny

Copics, Meljen's Designs, Nestabilities, Raindrop Echo Design, Want2Scrap, Whimsy Stamps 63 Responses »

Jan 232012

Hello and welcome to Day 5 of our January Rubber Die Release Showcase!

On Wednesday (18 January) Whimsy Stamps released this month’s rubber designs and new shapeology dies. From then until 25 January the Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests are showcasing these fabulous new stamps and dies with a daily mini blog hop.

Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw.

For my card today I used Meljen’s Snow Bunny. The image was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock. The image cut and embossed with the largest large Label Nestabilities die and colored with Copic Markers
(Bunny: T0, T1, T3, T5, R20 Coat: B91, B93, B95, B97, B99 Scarf/mittens: R24, R29, R39, YG91, YG93, YG97, YG99 background: B0000, B000 snow: BG0000, BG000). The image was layered on a piece of black cardstock, cut and embossed with the largest Scallop Rectangle Nestabilities die. Stardust Stickles was added over the snow.

A 4″ square of Echo Park Winter Park Paper was cut in half diagonally and adhered to the bottom of a 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of the same paper pack. A 2 1/8″ x 4″ blue paper strip from Winter Park was adhered above the triangle. The bottom corners of the layers were rounded before a border was stitched along the edges. White organdy ribbon was tied around the horizontal layer before the paper was adhered to the card base, a 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of Kraft cardstock, folded in half.

A sentiment from the new Whimsy Stamp set Thank You Tabs was stamped in Jet Black Archival ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock, cut out and adhered under the lower right of the image. The image layers were adhered to the card base with dimensionals. Snowflakes were cut out of white cardstock and scraps from Winter Park paper. One snowflake was layered, topped with a rhinestone brad and adhered to the lower left of the image, the other (a single cut from the smallest die) was adhered above the sentiment and topped with a Rhinestone. Part of a Finesse Rhinestone Swirl was adhered next to the large snowflake to finish off the card front.

To take a peek at today’s fabulous new release creations, please click on the links below

Crystal Irwin

Ellie Stover

Heidy Blom

Jacque Beddingfield

Stephanne Maraver

Remember that the entire new release is available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites.

Thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to check the Whimsy Inspirations blog tomorrow for more new release creations!
Have a great day!
Hugs and smiles

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Cozy Winter Owl

Copics, Meljen's Designs, Nestabilities, Want2Scrap, Whimsy Stamps 59 Responses »

Nov 162011

Welcome to Whimsy Stamps November rubber stamp and die RELEASE DAY!

Whimsy Stamps has released 20 fabulous new rubber stamps and 4 wonderful new Shapeology die sets today. These new goodies are available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites.

From today until 23 November the Whimsy DT and Special Guests will be showcasing these fabulous new stamps and dies with a daily mini blog hop. Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you will have 24hrs to enter each prize draw by leaving a comment on every blog listed for that day.

I created this card with the newly released Cozy Winter Owl stamp from Whimsy Stamps. It was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock, cut and embossed with a Classic Oval Nestabilities die and colored with Copic Markers (Owl: E50, E51, E53, E55, E57 Hat:: R21, R22, R24, R27 Branch: E23, E25, E27, E26, YG61, YG63 Scarf: G0000, G000, G00).

The image was masked, a cloud mask was added and the oval was airbrushed with Copic Marker B02. The cloud bottom was colored with Copic Markers W00, W0 and W1 and Stardust Stickles was added to the snow on the branch and Sugar Sparkly Fluff to the hat trim. The image was adhered to a piece of Kraft cardstock that was hand cut into a slightly bigger oval. The pieces where adhered to a piece of Canyon Brown cardstock, cut and embossed with a Nestabilities Label 18 die.

Three 5″ long strips of MME Lost & Found Market Street paper were adhered to create a 3 3/4″ x 5″ piece of paper. The bottom two corners were rounded before the layers were stitched to a 1/4″ bigger piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock. May Arts Gingham Ribbon was tied around the middle strip. It was topped with a button tied on with Linen Thread.

The layers were adhered to the card base, a 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ piece of Kraft cardstock folded in half. The image layers were adhered to the card with dimensionals. Parts of a brown Finesse swirl were adhered to the upper right and lower left of the card.

A sentiment from the new Winter Notables stamp set was stamped in Tuxedo Ink on Solar White cardstock. It was colored with Copic Markers used on the main image. It was adhered to the lower right of the image with dimensionals to finish off the card.

To take a peek at today’s fabulous new release creations by the Design Team, please click on the links below…

Crissy Armstrong

Debbie Eastman
Deb Routledge {Special Guest}
Ellie Stover
Erin Bailey
Mariska van der Veer {Special Guest}
Stephanne Maraver
Tammy Louise Cunliffe

Here is a full list of the wonderful new rubber stamps and dies released today:

5 Crissy Armstrong rubber stamps
Cool Pony ~ Penguin Skier ~ Sealed With A Kiss ~ Served With Love ~ Snow Fun

4 Kenny K rubber stamps
Brianna Blaster ~ Sexy Elf ~ Superhero ~ Toy Soldier

3 Meljen’s Designs rubber stamps
Bundled Little Snowboy ~ Cozy Little Chickadees ~ Cozy Winter Owl

5 Wee Stamps rubber stamps
A Letter For Me ~ Christmas Bunny ~ Let It Snow ~ Suzi With Bunny ~ Wee Florist

3 Raindrop Echo Designs rubber stamp sets
Cozy Hands sentiments (co-ordinating die set available) ~ Sleigh Ride ~ Winter Notables (co-ordinating dies available)

4 Raindrop Echo Designs Shapeology dies
Layered Snowflakes ~ Mittens (co-ordinating stamp set available) ~ Notables 1 (co-ordinating stamp set available) ~ Elegant Notables 1 (co-ordinating stamp set available)

Don’t forget to visit today’s DT and leave a comment on their blog posts to be entered into the draw to win a new release stamp, then pop by the Whimsy Inspirations blog tomorrow for the next list of showcase posts!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy our new release!

Sweet Little Donkey

Copics, Grand Nestabilities, Meljen's Designs, Nestabilities, Whimsy Stamps 17 Responses »

Jul 052011

Back in February I made this card. I liked it so much, I had to case myself. For this sample I used Meljen’s adorable FREE digital image Sweet Little Donkey.

It was printed on Neenah Solar White cardstock, cut with the largest Circle Nestabilities die and colored with Copic Markers (Light Donkey Colors: W1, W3, W5, Dark donkey Colors: W5, W7, W9, Nose: E93, E95, E97, E99, Earls and hearts: E95, E97, E99, grass: YG41, YG45).

Another piece of Solar White cardstock was cut and embossed with the largest Beaded Circle Nestabilities die and airbrushed with Copic Marker W9. The image circle was airbrushed with Copic Marker BG11 before it was adhered to the beaded circle. The edges of the image circle were paper pierced. Two buttons (one S.E.I., one October Afternoon) were stitched to the left hand side of the image circle.

The card base is a piece of Solar White cardstock cut and embossed with one of the Label 4 Grand Nestabilities die and scored it in half. Two pieces of Fine and Dandy- True Blue paper was cut with the next size smaller Label 4 Grand die. The strip was adhered to the larger piece before ribbon (unknown origin) was adhered over strip. The layers were stitched to the card front and the image layers were adhered to the card front with dimensionals.

A bow was tied with the help of the Bow-Easy out of May Arts Organdy Ribbon and topped with a Cosmo Cricket Button. The button was tied on to the bow with the sentiment. The sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps Handmade letter Seals. It was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on a tag cut and embossed out of Neenah cardstock. The tag was airbrushed with Copic Marker BG11.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!
Hugs and smiles

Happy Little Gnome

Borderabilities and Pendants, Challenge, Copics, Meljen's Designs, Nestabilities, SCS - Sketch Challenge, Whimsy Stamps 24 Responses »

Apr 192011

I created this card in March for a Sketch Challenge on Splitcoast. I started out with printing out the Happy Little Gnome on Neenah Solar White cardstock, cut it with a Small Label Nestabilities die and colored it with Copic Markers (Skin: E50, E51, E53, pants and hat: BG11, BG32, BG45, Shirt and Patch: Y32, Y17, YR15, YR18, hearts: R02, R05, Socks (E23, E25, E27, E29, Sky: B0000, B000, grass: YG11, YG13, YG17).

The image was layered on a piece of Canyon Brown cardstock that had been cut and embossed with a Jumbo Scallop Rectangle Nestabilities die. The edges of the image were paper pierced.

All the patterned paper used on this card are from the Fine and Dandy True Blue My Mind’s Eye Paper. The diagonally strip is 2 1/2″ wide. Two white strips were cut and embossed with the Eyelet Borderabilities die and adhered under the diagonal strip. The strip was adhered to a 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of the same paper pack. The lower corners were rounded before decorative stitching was added.

Three buttons were stitched to the lower left of the layers before they were adhered to a card base, a 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ piece of Kraft cardstock, folded in half.

The sentiment is from Whimsy Treasured Moments Tickets. It was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on a piece of Solar White cardstock, cut and embossed with Petite Oval Nestabilities and colored with Copic Markers YR30 and YR31. A small Cappuccino Twine bow on the side of the sentiment panel finish of the card.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day.
Hugs and smiles

Whimsy Sneak peek with Sweet Stop Sketch

Copics, Meljen's Designs, Nestabilities, Whimsy Stamps 19 Responses »

Apr 112011

Today is the Sneak peek day for Meljen’s new rubber stamp release with Whimsy Stamps. Melanie created some gorgeous fairies as rubber stamps. I think her fairies are darling and I am so excited to have some as actual stamps now!

The Sweet Stop sketch is one with lots of layers, including circular ones. I LOVE that!

I started by stamping the Little Fairy Friend in Tuxedo Black Memento ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock. It was cut out with a Classic Rectangle Nestabilities die and the Out of the Box technique. The fairy was colored with Copic Markers (Dress: YG11, YG13, YG17, G24, G28, G29 Hair: Y17, YR15, E08 Skin: E000, E01, E02 Wings: BG10, BG11, BG13 Sky: B0000, B000, B12 Ladybug: R08, R24, R29)

It was adhered to a piece of Kraft cardstock that had been cut and embossed with a Scallop Rectangle Nestabilities die and the edge of the image was paper pierced.

Two pieces of yellow Echo Park Springtime paper were stitched to slightly bigger pieces of Kraft cardstock. The layers were embossed with Tim’s Retro Circles Embossing Folder. A small circle was punched with a 1 3/8″ circle punch out of Echo Park Playground paper and stamped with a sentiment from Treasured Moment Tickets in Tuxedo Black Memento ink. The circle was adhered partially under the main image layers on the right hand side.

A bigger circle was cut and embossed out of the same paper with a circle Nestabilities die and adhered under the left corner of the image layers. All layers were adhered to a 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ piece of Little Boy Echo Park paper, which was adhered to the card base, a 4 1/2″ x 11 1/2″ piece of Textured white cardstock from Stampin’ Up!

Kaisercraft Silver Rhinestones were added to the circular layers. A white organdy ribbon bow as adhered to the lower right corner of the image. Glossy Accents over the ladybug and Stardust Stickles over the fairy wings finish off the card front.

Because Whisper White cardstock from Stampin’ Up! is rather thin and my card front has a lot of layers, I had to ad a layer to the inside of the card to “stiffen” it up a bit. It’s just a 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ piece of Kraft cardstock layered with a 2″ wide strip of Echo Park Springtime paper.

I hope you have time to participate in the sketch challenge. It’s a fun one! Get that patterned paper out and cut it up! Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!

Hugs and smiles

Flutterby Wednesday

Challenge, Copics, Meljen's Designs, Nestabilities, Whimsy Stamps 22 Responses »

Apr 062011

Danni asked me to be a guest designer for her challenge blog Flutter By Wednesdays today. Theme is fairies, butterflies or angels. A Challenge and fairies? I am so IN! LOL I don’t know why, but I LOVE fairy images.

For my post I chose to show off a card I created a while ago while cyber stamping with Jenn and Lori. I used a digi image from Meljen’s Designs sold at Whimsy stamps called Firefly Fairy.

I printed the image out on Neenah Solar White cardstock and, cut it out with Classic Circle Nestabilities die and colored it with Copic Markers (Dress: BV02, BV04, BV08, trim, hair and shoes: YG23, YG25, YG17, Wings: YG0000, YG00, YG01, firefly: BV0000, BV01, BV02, BV04, Light: Y00, Y11, Y13, stick: E33, E35, E39).

The image was layered on a Canyon Brown cardstock cut and embossed with the next size Circle Nestabilities and paper pierced. The layers were then adhered to a Kraft Eyelet Circle cardstock.

A 3″ x 4 1/2″ strip of Echo Park Springtime paper was adhered to a 4 1/2″ square of the same paper pack. A strip of white lace was adhered underneath the horizontal strip before the layers were stitched to a 1/4″ bigger piece of Canyon Brown cardstock. Blue Silk Ribbon was tied around the strip before the the layers were adhered to the card base, a 5″ x 10″ piece of Kraft cardstock, folded in half.

The sentiment is from the Whimsy set Handmade Letter Seals. It was stamped in Tuxedo Black ink on a piece of Solar White cardstock that had been cut with one of the Tag Trio dies. The tag and a Cosmo Cricket button were attached to the ribbon bow with iridescent curling ribbon. A Recollection Rhinestone swirl on the top left of the card finish off the card.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you have time to play with Fairies, Butterflies or Angels this week. Have a wonderful day! Hugs and smiles

Happy birthday Mouse

Challenge, Copics, Grand Nestabilities, Meljen's Designs, Nestabilities, Whimsy Stamps 23 Responses »

Feb 222011

Isn’t that a darling image? It’s a new digital image from Meljen’s Designs sold by Whimsy stamps called Birthday Cup Mouse. When I saw Friday’s Free for All Challenge (Birthday cards for kids),

I printed out the Birthday Cup Mouse with my new Laserjet Printer (LOVE it!!!, no more smearing) on Neenah Solar White cardstock, cut and embossed it out with the largest Classic Circle Nestabilities die and colored it with Copic Markers (Mouse: N1, N3, N5, YR000, YR00, YR01, Cup: BG10, BG11, BG13, Candles: E21, E25, E29, Y38, YR07, YR18, Candle Flame: Y13, Y15, Y17, Candle Glow: Y00, Background: B0000, B000, B91). The image was layered on a piece of Chocolate Chip cardstock (Stampin’ Up!) cut and embossed with the largest Beaded Circle Nestabilities die and the edges were paper pierced.

Different patterned paper from My Mind’s Eye Fine and Dandy True Blue paper pack was cut down to 1″ squares. A 5″ square of white cardstock was run through my Xyron machine and the 1″ squares were adhered to it. The squares were stitched over diagonally, then cut down to a circle with the smallest of the Grand Classic Circle Nestabilities die. The circle was adhered to a piece of Chocolate Chip cardstock. I placed the die used for the quilted square circle back on that circle and used it as a guide to cut down my Chocolate Chip layer.

Light Orange Core’dinations cardstock was folded in half and cut with a Grand Scallop Circle Nestabilities die. Brown May Arts Organdy Ribbon was tied around the quilted card layers and topped with a October Afternoon button. With the button the sentiment tag was tied on the bow as well.

The sentiment is from Whimsy’s Oval Snippet. It was stamped on Neenah Solar White cardstock with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and cut and embossed with one of the Tag Trio dies. Lots and lots of Silver Kaisercraft Rhinestones finish off the card.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!
Hugs and smiles