happy blooming birthday.



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Hello!  Monday, already?!  I'm really not a purple girl so when a purple color challenge comes up, I try to play along to stretch my designing.  Personally, I think watercoloring makes everything look awesome and the more pooling the better...

cardstock:  recollection/110/ white,  bazzill marshmallow, american crafts glitter  stamps:  stampin' up you're wonderful & flower patch  ink:  ranger archival black, stampin' up white embossing powder  other:  spellbinders circles

All the stamps that I used are by Stampin' Up and they are from their photopolymer collection:

Flower Patch


You're Wonderful (retired)


Psssstttttt...remember to always check out the Stampin' up Weekly Specials and their Clearance Rack!



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Before you go...I wanted to let you know about a super special birthday celebration that is happening all this week over at Neat & Tangled!



There are some super special friends joining in the fun...remember, it all starts at the Neat & Tangled blog!

What's a celebration without prizes, check out all of these:

(1) $100 Gift Certificate to the Neat and Tangled shop chosen from commenters along hop
(2) $50 Gift Certificates to the Neat and Tangled shop chosen from commenters along hop
surprise giveaway on the Neat & Tangled Instagram page
surprise giveaway on the Neat & Tangled Facebook page

To enter to win be sure to leave comments all along the hop all week long!

Here's a peek at the newest sets released especially for the Birthday Celebration and are now available in the shop:














 As always, thanks for stoppin' by and I hope you have a great week!