tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64465360061905326102024-03-21T14:06:06.627-04:00Kathy's KnookKathy Geracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211722425320418999noreply@blogger.comBlogger260125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446536006190532610.post-43604251813098270192014-09-16T21:25:00.001-04:002014-09-16T21:25:39.680-04:00A Scene at the County FairToday I'm presenting a card depicting a possible scene at the County Fair. It is Fall after all and many places have fairs late in the season when the produce is being brought in from the fields and backyard gardens. This fits perfectly with Tilda's Town Challenge Anything Fall <a href="http://tildastown.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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All Tilda's friends are bringing their best produce to the judges' stand in the hopes of winning the coveted blue ribbon for the best of the best.<br />
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Apple Tilda in the back by the stand is hoping her basket of apples will catch the judges' eyes. </div>
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Tilda With Lovely Jam is looking to win for best home made applesauce. Looks very yummy to me! Will standing behind the Judges' Table give her an edge?</div>
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Tilda With Apple Pie looks like a sure winner with her perfect lattice crust on her pie.</div>
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Tilda With Corn is having a difficult time lifting her bucket of corn it's so heavy. Is that a good sign of great corn?</div>
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Tilda With Carrots apparently forgot to take the beets out of her basket before going to the Judges' Table. I hope that doesn't give her any demerits. </div>
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As you can see from the Fall Background, it is a very windy day! The County Fair banner was cut using Magnolia's Kitchen Banner, which was cut twice and glued around a toothpick. The words were computer generated.</div>
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The background "Judges' Stand" is Alota's Stand stamp. I paper pieced the stand from some white wood grain paper I had in the stash. The Judges' Table was also paper pieced from some dark wood grain paper and placed over the Stand with thick dimensionals so I had room to put a Tilda image behind it.</div>
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The hay bale was made from 4 images of the Magnolia Haybale, colored, then held together with a strip inside to give a 3-dimensional piece.</div>
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The Tildas along the Stand were mounted on Dimensionals to make them stand out from the background just a bit.</div>
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The two Tildas in front are held upright with heavy clear plastic strips glued to the back of their legs. </div>
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The "fall leaves" on the ground are Flower Soft Autumn and are glued at places where I thought blowing leaves might accumulate. </div>
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The Magnolia sentiment panel was cut using Nestabilities Labels Seventeen and stamped with the Magnolia stamp "Fall Is In The Air".</div>
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And I have it on good authority that each Tilda won the Blue Ribbon in her entry category! </div>
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I hope our trip to the County Fair brought back wonderful memories of your days at the County Fair.</div>
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I will enter this card in the Tilda's Town Challenge #121 Anything Fall <a href="http://tildastown.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by!<br />
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Kathy Geracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211722425320418999noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446536006190532610.post-3829899728744670322014-09-14T16:34:00.002-04:002014-09-14T16:34:42.935-04:00CASEing Norma LeeMy very favorite card designer is Norma Lee. She is one of the most creative people you could ever meet. If you have never visited her blog From My Craft Room <a href="http://frommycraftroom.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a>, you are really missing out on some fabulous eye candy! Maybe some of her creativity would rub off on me if I got to meet her in person some day!<br />
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For those of you who don't know, CASE means Copied And Shared with Everyone. I have copied several of Norma's cards and am sharing them with you today.<br />
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You can see Norma's original card <a href="http://frommycraftroom.blogspot.com/search?q=You+make+me+smile" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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Tilda with Cross Necklace is colored with Copics, mounted on Nestabilities Labels Four.<br />
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The background paper is from K&Company Spring Blossom. <br />
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The die cuts are Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourishes and Memory Box Floral Vine.<br />
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The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the<br />
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The sentiments are computer generated.<br />
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Princess Pea Tilda is enjoying some quiet time.<br />
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The designer papers are from my stash.<br />
I haven't sent this card to anyone yet. <br />
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I struggled with this card trying to find just the right stripe paper for the background. Everything was to wide, too light, too small, etc. This paper came from my stash and I only had 3 sheets left - perfect!<br />
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The blue is a specialty paper I've had for several years. It's all crinkled and just never looked quite right. It was perfect for this card.<br />
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London Tilda is colored with Copics.<br />
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The lace and pearls are from my stash.<br />
The butterfly is Memory Box's Pippi Butterfly.<br />
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You can see Norma's original <a href="http://frommycraftroom.blogspot.com/search?q=Showers+of+birthday+blessings" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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The swirls are the Magnolia Heart Swirl die. The sentiment is computer generated.<br />
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Forget Me Not Tilda's colored with Copics.<br />
This card went to my pastor's wife and my friend, Deby Scott.<br />
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Tilda Loves Flowers graces the front of this card. She is colored with Copics and mounted on Nestabilities Labels Twenty-six. I sponged the background with Stampin' Up Pacific Point.<br />
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The lace is from the stash, as are the pearls. The swirls are cut with Cheery Lynn dies Fanciful Flourishes and Mini Fanciful Flourishes.<br />
The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.<br />
The sentiments are computer generated.<br />
The mounting oval and circle are cut with Nestabilities Classic Ovals and Classic Circles.<br />
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Norma's original card is <a href="http://frommycraftroom.blogspot.com/2013/10/just-because-pink-october.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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The papers came from K & Company's Botanical.<br />
The ovals and circles were cut with Nestabilities Classic Circles and Classic Ovals.<br />
This card went to Diana Crick, owner of the Magnolia store<a href="http://www.magnoliastamps.us/" target="_blank"> here.</a> <br />
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I used Tilda with Big Tulips for this card. She is colored with Copics, of course.<br />
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The background paper is an old Stampin' Up designer paper Paisley Petals.<br />
The mounting panel is Nestabilities Labels Twenty-three.<br />
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The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.<br />
The sentiments were computer generated.<br />
The pearls are from my stash.<br />
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Norma's original card can be seen <a href="http://frommycraftroom.blogspot.com/2013/03/hello-spring-fffc-84.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Tilda With Ponytail is deep in thought about something. She is colored with Copics.<br />
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Thank you all for visiting and looking at my versions of Norma's beautiful cards. <br />
I have more of her cards that I've used for my inspiration and will be sharing them with you soon.<br />
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Kathy Geracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211722425320418999noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446536006190532610.post-83364237483862116382014-09-09T21:58:00.001-04:002014-09-09T21:58:32.458-04:00Tilda's Town Challenge #120 Special OccasionThe Tilda's Town challenge this week is Special Occasion.<br />
What could be more special to a little girl or boy than the first day of school!?<br />
I will be entering this card in the <a href="http://tildastown.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Tilda's Town Challenge</a> #120 Special Occasion this week.<br />
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As I was thinking about the Special Occasion challenge, my mind was running down all the "normal" special occasions we attend - weddings, birthday parties, showers, graduation from high school or college.<br />
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Then I thought of first day of school as very special - especially for the first child leaving the nest to start the next thirteen years of their life. That's when my idea for a First Day of School special occasion card began to take shape.<br />
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Poor little Tilda looks so overwhelmed by all the fuss going on around her. She really doesn't want to go to school and leave Mommy all alone at home.<br />
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I have used Magnolia stamps House and Tilda with Blue Blanket. The images are colored with Copics.<br />
The sentiment was computer generated.<br />
The flowers and the leaves are from Wild Orchid Crafts.<br />
The leaf swirl is Lovely Tendril from Poppy Stamps.<br />
The papers and pearls are from my stash.<br />
The ribbon is from the stash. The aqua braiding is colored with Copics.<br />
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This is not just an ordinary card. It is a Pop-Up Book card! What
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Autumn Tilda with Pencils is our little kindergarten Tilda grown up a bit. She is colored with Copics.<br />
The sentiment was computer generated.<br />
The Ivy Leaves are from Marianne Designs.<br />
The butterflies were from my friend Lillian. She sends the very best gifts!<br />
sentiment and image panels were cut using Nestabilities Labels Twenty-three.<br />
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I found the tutorial for this Pop Up Book Card on Norma Lee's blog <a href="http://frommycraftroom.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
Norma makes some of the most beautiful cards you will ever see. You should check out her blog if you never have. You will not be disappointed!<br />
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I hope you have enjoyed helping give Tilda a great sendoff for her first day of school, such a special occasion!<br />
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Kathy Geracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211722425320418999noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446536006190532610.post-28005750369050653052014-09-02T13:58:00.002-04:002014-09-02T14:16:50.990-04:00Preview of Things to ComeAfter the past few steamy days and high temperatures, I needed to remind myself of what is to come way to soon.<br />
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This is looking down our driveway after my husband had left for work.<br />
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This is my car and the plow truck. Obviously it had not been used yet!<br />
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The tracks my husband left behind.<br />
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"Where did he put all that snow?" you ask.<br />
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Here he is plowing it into the side yard to make room for the next accumulation.<br />
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This is looking across our deck to the back yard. Yes, the snow was up to the floor of the deck.<br />
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Our dog does her business in the field beyond the barn and trees. She had to use the plowed area in the yard. No one could get through there and I wasn't about to shovel a path for her. <br />
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This is the yard between our house and our daughter's. Her house is behind the trees to the left in the picture.<br />
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That mess that the snow is covering is seven poplar trees that we had cut down in the fall.<br />
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I know, looking at the pictures didn't really help me cool off much either!!<br />
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And this is the view of my deck now!<br />
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Kathy Geracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211722425320418999noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446536006190532610.post-35402332760367685792014-08-31T14:07:00.000-04:002014-08-31T15:56:27.021-04:00Fun Cards!I'm almost caught up with the older birthday cards to post. Yeah!!<br />
Due to Kodak Easy Share "eating" some of my pictures, I don't have all of the newer cards, but I have some of them.<br />
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The first one to share with you features Dangling Tilda.<br />
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The paper is from K&Company's Handmade tablet. I tried to have Tilda hang from one of the circles, but it didn't work out the way I saw it "in my head". So she got hung from the ribbon instead!<br />
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Tilda was colored with Copics.<br />
The flowers were from Wild Orchid Crafts.<br />
The ribbon from my stash.<br />
The butterfly was a gift from my friend Lillian.<br />
This card went to Crystal Thomas.<br />
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The center features the swing from Magnolia's Swing stamp without the tree branch part. The circle was cut with Nestabilities Scalloped Circle dies.<br />
The sentiment panel was cut using Deckled Rectangles.<br />
The sentiments were computer generated. <br />
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Ballerina Tilda is showcased on DCWV's Primrose paper trimmed out with a piece of pale turquoise wide lace from my stash.<br />
The flower in the upper corner was a Melissa Francis design that I got from someone's Etsy shop a long time ago.<br />
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The die cut is Magnolia's My Love Heart.<br />
The tiny roses and leaves were from Wild Orchid Crafts.<br />
Tilda was colored with Copics. <br />
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All the papers used on the inside were from the The Primrose tablet.<br />
The Happy Birthday stamp was from Stampin' Up! <br />
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This card went to Jody Blaufus. <br />
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Princess Tilda looks very regal as she posed on a Marianne Designs Creatables oval.<br />
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Tilda was colored with Copics. <br />
The pearls were from my stash.<br />
The flowers were from Wild Orchid Crafts.The papers were from K&Company's Blue Awning tablet.<br />
The glitter on the paper is very glittery in real life, but doesn't show up very well in the picture.<br />
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The sentiment panel was cut using a Joy! Craft die. <br />
The flowers were from Wild Orchid Crafts.<br />
The sentiment was computer generated.<br />
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This card went to Karen Gauthier.<br />
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My nephew, Nate's birthday was in June. I had intended to take his card with me to our Family Reunion in early July. However, I didn't make it this year. His card was a fun never ending card. This is the third one I've made and they get easier every time!<br />
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Here is the front - Face 1.<br />
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This is the front of the card.<br />
Mini Cool Edwin is mounted on a petite oval panel cut using Nestabilities Petite Scalloped Ovals.<br />
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The Sweet Christmas Present looks very much a birthday gift colored in non- Christmas colors.<br />
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All of the papers were from my stash.<br />
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Face 2 results when opening Face 1 by turning the panels to the sides.<br />
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Mini Hiking Background and mini Moose provide a peaceful camping scene.<br />
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Mini Burger Tilda and Barbecue Riley the Moose create a cool picnic scene when mounted on watermelon paper. <br />
The sentiments were computer generated with lots of trial and error to get the placement exactly where I wanted it. Tee Hee!! <br />
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Top and bottom panels for Face 2 flip up and down respectively to reveal Face 3.<br />
You'll notice that the side panels from Face 2 also show in Face 3.<br />
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Mini Edwin in Miami is mounted on seashell paper from my friend Lillian.<br />
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Mini Hiking Edwin is mounted on paper from the stash.<br />
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Face 3 panels are flipped to the sides to reveal Face 4.<br />
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The papers are from the stash.<br />
The swirl stamp was from an Autumn Leaves set by Rhonna Farrer called Swirls V:I.<br />
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Mini Edwin Wants a Hug stands behind his brand new car (Tilda's Summer Car stamp)!<br />
The top section is left blank for a hand written note.<br />
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My May Mingle card went to Myra Webb.<br />
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Tilda with Cross Necklace is mounted on offset Deckled Rectangles which were cut with Nestabilities dies.<br />
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All the embellishments were from my stash.<br />
The flowers were from Wild Orchid Crafts. <br />
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Of course it was an easel card!!<br />
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The sentiments were computer generated on offset Deckled Rectangles.<br />
More flowers were added to dress it up a bit.<br />
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Thank you for staying with me through a long post. Have a wonderful day!<br />
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Kathy Geracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211722425320418999noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446536006190532610.post-74857548209250486232014-08-05T11:36:00.000-04:002014-08-05T11:36:48.112-04:00More cards postedHi blogger friends!<br />
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Here is another long post of cards I did for March birthdays. Yes, you read that correctly - March. I am still behind with my blog posts. Bear with me and someday I will be caught up.<br />
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There were a lot of March birthdays so I will just post the pictures and not too much blab about each one.<br />
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The papers were from K&Company' Spring Blossom stack.<br />
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Poppy Tilda somewhat matches the papers!<br />
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Here's the open view of the easel card.<br />
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This went to Cathrine Atkinson.<br />
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Again, these are Spring Blossom papers.<br />
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Tilda with Daisies and Mushrooms looks like she's having a grand time out in the fresh air watching the butterflies. In case she gets lost the Sign shows her the way home or to Edwin's.<br />
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The Butterfly Border was a recent addition to my die cuts.<br />
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Here's the open view of Debbie Keith's card.<br />
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The daisies are from a K&Company dimensional stickers pad.<br />
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The background papers are from K&Company's Cottage Garden stack.<br />
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Tilda with Bee sitting on the Old Bench just seemed a perfect fit with the papers!<br />
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Here's the open view of Karen Christmann's card.<br />
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The daisy stickers are from the K&Company's dimensional accessories pack.<br />
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More K&Company's Spring Blossom papers! They were all so beautiful it was hard to resist using them.<br />
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Sweet Tilda makes a wonderful focal point among all the spring flowers.<br />
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I was on an easel card roll when I made all these cards.<br />
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Here is the open view of Kay Watson's card.<br />
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What could be better than Prince Froggy and Spring Blossom's water Lily design.<br />
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Tilda with Prince Froggy is the perfect image for this paper. <br />
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I trimmed out some of the water lilies and added them for a dimensional touch.<br />
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For the easel bottom, I cut out several water lilies and pads and added them.<br />
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I certainly hope Lori Palmer likes her card. It was very fun to make.<br />
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Here's another version of the Spring Blossom poppy like flowers for the background.<br />
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Poppy Tilda seemed so natural to use with this paper.<br />
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Of course, this is another easel card.<br />
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I hope Marion Bergsmavan liked her card.<br />
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All of the card bases were Stampin' Up! cardstock.<br />
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All of the flowers were from Wild Orchid Crafts or Hooked on Crafts.<br />
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All ribbons and any other embellishments were from my stash.<br />
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Thank you for taking time to look at all my March birthday cards. I had a great time making them.<br />
I would love to hear your comments on them.<br />
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Kathy Geracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211722425320418999noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446536006190532610.post-10272971352495064282014-07-16T13:54:00.005-04:002014-07-16T13:54:37.011-04:00Tilda's Town Challenge #112 - SummerThis week the theme over at <a href="http://tildastown.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Tilda's Town Challenge</a> is Summer! What a fun theme to work with. When I think of summer, I think of friends coming over for BBQ s. What could more perfect for Tilda and her friends!?! <br />
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Here is the card I'm entering this week.<br />
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Tilda and her jumbo burger make me hungry. It looks so yummy!<br />
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I've used Burger Tilda, Flip Flop Tilda, Soccer Bench, and Tilda's Barbeque stamps.<br />
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I had made a similar card a couple years ago using the masking technique to build the scene. This card has everything cut out and placed.<br />
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The wild background paper is from Basic Grey's Lime Rickey pad. I've had that pad for several years and it is finally nearly gone. It is hard for me to work with such wild designs.<br />
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The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. The ribbon and lady bug stick-ons are from my stash. <br />
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This is the open picture of the easel card.<br />
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Both of these papers are from the Lime Rickey pad.<br />
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The sentiment panel was cut using Spellbinders Scalloped Circles and Classic Circles. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.<br />
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This was a fun daydreaming type card to do! I love picnics. I used the ladybugs because I didn't have any ant stickers.<br />
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I will be entering this card in the <a href="http://tildastown.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Tilda's Town Challenge</a> #112 Summer. <br />
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Thank you for stopping by and looking at my card.<br />
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Kathy Geracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211722425320418999noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446536006190532610.post-75853519239878188062014-06-30T19:30:00.001-04:002014-06-30T19:47:00.988-04:00Birthday card for PastorToday I finished up a birthday card for our pastor. His birthday was a week or so ago, so the theme of the card works out perfectly! I will enter this card in the <a href="http://tildastown.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Tilda's Town Challenge</a> #110 The Great Outdoors. I think it will be perfect!<br />
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Over a year ago Pastor Eric and another member of the congregation went moose hunting in the wilds of the far north. I have forgotten exactly where they went.<br />
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The card base is Stampin' Up's Baked Brown Sugar. The background scene was Magnolia's Hiking Background colored with Copics and was stamped on Cryogen 89# White.<br />
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Walter the Moose represents the moose that the guys shot and brought home.<br />
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The head is now proudly displayed in Pastor and Deby's living room and it is HUGE!<br />
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The tree is from a Memory Box die Small Alder Tree.<br />
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Here is the open version of the easel card. <br />
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Walter looks very proud of himself and is almost laughing at those foolish men trying to take him down.<br />
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The flowers were from Wild Orchid Crafts.<br />
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The sentiment panel was cut from SU's Pistachio Pudding cardstock using Spellbider's Labels Seventeen. The sentiment
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Here is a closeup of the sentiment panel.<br />
It should be obvious why I chose the birthday cake stamp. Pastor loves his toys, so the chain saw was a perfect choice. <br />
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The two small images are Riley Moose stamps from Riley and Company Online. <br />
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I am entering this card in the <a href="http://tildastown.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Tilda's Town </a><a href="http://tildastown.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Challenge</a> #110 the Great Outdoors.<br />
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Kathy Geracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211722425320418999noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446536006190532610.post-10218567974594068082014-06-23T14:30:00.000-04:002014-06-24T15:28:59.078-04:00A Card for an 88th B-dayI still have a lot of older cards to post, but I wanted to show off a new birthday card I made for a friend's 88th birthday. She came to our church for years until she decided it was time to move to an assisted living facility.<br />
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She belonged to several groups who made crafts and such. She had given me a box of her leftovers from projects she had made. I wanted to do something very special for her, so I made her a fancy birthday card.<br />
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I have used Marianne Designs Creatables #LR0234 and LR0270. The design was slightly modified from a picture in an Ecstasy Crafts catalog. <br />
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The design was die cut first then embossed. I slightly dampened the Whisper White cardstock with a sponge that I had squeezed out. That allows the embossing to be very deep.<br />
The roses were from Wild Orchid Crafts.<br />
The sheer ribbon was from the stash.<br />
All cardstock was Stampin' Up.<br />
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When the center panel is lifted, this is what is underneath! The tiny roses were Wild Orchid Crafts.<br />
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On the reverse of the center flap is the sentiment panel. I cut the top and bottom by sliding the panel under the die on one end and over the die on the other end as I needed it to be longer than the die.<br />
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I hope you have enjoyed this card. It was a lot of fun to make and the recipient sent me a thank you note saying she loved it and planned to keep it out where she could see it all the time! Made my day!<br />
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Thank you for stopping by and taking time to look at the card.<br />
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Kathy Geracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211722425320418999noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446536006190532610.post-38521720422064651162014-06-04T22:34:00.003-04:002014-06-04T22:34:37.145-04:00Friends Birthday CardsAs I was editing the pictures from my camera, I realized not all of them were from the Magnolia birthday list. So here are some for my church friends and special friends. Enjoy!!<br />
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The first two cards were belated birthdays for two friends from church.<br />
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Both of these ladies work in the church kitchen making snacks for after church fellowship time in the Cafe'. Maureen is in charge of the kitchen. Janet helped with the baking until she took some time off for a knee replacement.<br />
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At this time I don't remember which card went to which lady :-( <br />
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The card base is from Stampin' Up. <br />
The small designer papers are from the stash.<br />
The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.<br />
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Tilda is colored with Copics.<br />
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The background papers might have been from a Stampin' Up pack.<br />
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The ribbon was from the stash.<br />
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The silverware die cuts were from Magnolia and were cut from silver glimmer paper.<br />
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Here is the other card also with a kitchen theme.<br />
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The background paper used here if from SU Domestic Goddess.<br />
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Tilda with Cowberry Muffin was colored with Copics.<br />
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Ribbon from the stash.<br />
Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.<br />
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The silverware was the same as the other card.<br />
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The next card was for my dear friend Shirley Emerson. She and I met when we lived in the same town in Pennsylvania. She is from New Hampshire and was married to a guy who was a neighbor of mine when we were kids.<br />
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We had lost contact for many years. She is back in New Hampshire and I'm in New York. One day I was just looking for names on Facebook and I found her. We have been in touch a bit since then. It really is a very small world.<br />
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Tilda with Love is so pretty in her purple and yellow outfit to match the iris blooms on the designer paper from K&Co's Cottage Garden.<br />
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The fence is Magnolia's Spring Fence.<br />
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Both images are colored with Copics.<br />
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The mounting panel was cut with Spellbinder's Labels Twenty-three.<br />
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The pearls were from the stash.<br />
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The die cut flowers were from K&Co's Cottage Garden Accents.<br />
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The ribbon was from the stash.<br />
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Caroline McKay from church loves Tilda Loves Flowers. After she opened the card, she was showing everyone!!<br />
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Tilda is colored with Copics.<br />
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The mouning panel was cut with Spellbinder's Labels Fourteen.<br />
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All flowers were from Wild Orchid Crafts.<br />
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The vine around the sentiment was cut using the Memory Box Twirling Vine Frame die.<br />
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I count Norma Lee as a very special friend. Her cards are absolutely works of art and never cease amaze me. Her creativity seems to know no bounds. You can visit her blog <a href="http://frommycraftroom.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">here </a>to see for yourself the wonderful things she creates.<br />
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Here is the card I created for her.<br />
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I used Hello Little Butterfly and Magnolia's Sign images.<br />
They are colored with Copics.<br />
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The die cut is from Memory Box's Kensington border.<br />
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The card base is SU.<br />
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The background paper is from K&Co's Cottage Garden. <br />
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The little jewel flower is from my friend Lillian.<br />
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The pearls are from the stash.<br />
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This shows the center panel and the last panel. Norma makes tri-fold cards a lot, so I made her a tri-fold that is just a bit different.<br />
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The designer paper is all one long sheet.<br />
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The rainbow ribbon was from my stash. I haven't used it before, but it was perfect for this card.<br />
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The sentiment was computer generated.<br />
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Here is the full card opened up.<br />
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Here is a close up of Tilda showing how I tried to color her apron and the butterfly to match the one on the designer paper.<br />
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I think it came out close!<br />
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That's it for me tonight. Thank you for staying with me through another long post.<br />
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Please leave a note to let me know what you think of these cards.<br />
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Kathy Geracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211722425320418999noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446536006190532610.post-67016470726151357912014-06-03T22:17:00.000-04:002014-06-03T22:17:06.693-04:00Birthday cards Today I spent some time editing the pictures of birthday cards I made for January and February birthdays. As I was working with the list I had made and the pictures, I realized that I had used a lot of winter theme stamps for the cards.<br />
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Without further ado, here are the January cards. All images were stamped on Cryogen White and colored with Copic markers. The designer papers were from several Christmas pads and stacks. All card base cardstock is Stampin' Up.<br />
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Leslie Krochta's card featured In the Snow Scarf Tilda.<br />
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I used Snow-Tex for the snowball Tilda is throwing.<br />
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The die cuts were from Memory Box. Snowflake Corner and a portion of Frostyville Border were cut from a glitter paper from JoAnn's called White Glove.<br />
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The mounting panel was cut using Spellbinder's Labels Seventeen.<br />
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The flowers are from my stash. <br />
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Maddie Perez received a card with A Joyful Tilda on it.<br />
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Tilda's hat had Liquid Applique added to the brim and ball on top.<br />
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The flowers were from Wild Orchid Crafts.<br />
The ribbon from my stash.<br />
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The mounting panel was cut using Spellbinder's Labels Twenty-Nine.<br />
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Show the Way Tilda was showing the way to Melanie Smith for her birthday.<br />
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Liquid Applique covered the ball on Tilda's hat.<br />
The flowers were from Wild Orchid Crafts.<br />
The ribbon from the stash.<br />
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The mounting panel was cut using Spellbinder's Nestabilities Ovals and Labels Twenty-Nine.<br />
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Bev Barker received a special treat when Tilda demonstrated her prowess as Ice Tilda skating her way into Bev's heart.<br />
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I paper pieced Tilda's sweater and the heart on her muff using paper from Stampin' Up's Sweater Weather designer papers and as the larger mounting panel. It was just so perfect! <br />
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The larger panel was cut using Spellbinder's Grand Labels Eleven. The smaller panel was Labels Seventeen.<br />
The flowers were from the stash, as was the ribbon.<br />
The top of Tilda's boots were covered with Liquid Applique.<br />
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Mid Winter Tilda was for Jean Schwabe.<br />
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The background paper was from SU's Sweater Weather designer papers. I again paper pieced Tilda's coat and beret.<br />
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Her beret has Liquid Applique on the puff.<br />
The lantern was colored with gold glitter pen.<br />
The flowers were Wild Orchid Crafts.<br />
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The ribbon from the stash.<br />
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Since Julie Price lives in Australia, her card had a summery feel to it as she was moving into summer while we were freezing in the midst of a very cold winter.<br />
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Julie always makes the most wonderful cards. I wanted my card to her to be something really special.<br />
I used my very best lace from my friend Lillian.<br />
The flower was from Angie Hunt's etsy store.<br />
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The butterfly was from Lillian.<br />
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Tilda in Evening Dress is mounted on an oval cut with Spellbinder's Floral Ovals - very beautiful.<br />
She looks like she's ready to rest on the Afternoon Tea Bench.<br />
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And what could be more special than an easel card?<br />
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The sentiment panel was cut with Die-namics Dizzy Doily Duo dies.<br />
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The flower was cut using Magnolia's Doily Flower. I put a piece of wax paper on the paper to help release the die cut, so I just added it to the top of the flower.<br />
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I hope Julie appreciated my efforts to make her card very special!!<br />
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Thank you for sticking with me through a long post. I would love to have you leave a comment and let me know what you think of all the cards!<br />
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Kathy Geracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211722425320418999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446536006190532610.post-31828045414801124022014-06-03T14:38:00.000-04:002014-06-03T14:38:57.683-04:00Christmas Cards ContinuedHere are the rest of the Christmas cards I made for Christmas, 2013.<br />
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All of the images were stamped on Cryogen White cardstock. Designer papers were from several different pads and stacks and I don't remember which ones now. All the flowers were from Wild Orchid Crafts. The ribbons and tinsel were from my stash. <br />
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This cute little North Pole Tilda was for my daughter, Becky. <br />
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I added some Liquid Applique to Tilda's hat and over-sized gloves.<br />
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The Day Before Christmas Edwin was for my favorite son in law, Jeff! He laughs when I say that because he's the only one!<br />
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I added some branches punched from glitter paper to the printed boughs on the designer paper. They were punched using the Martha Stewart Branch punch.<br />
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In the Snow Ski Tilda went to my grand daughter, Megan.<br />
I added Snow-Tex to the image and extra stars to the swirls on the background paper.<br />
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Of course this was an easel card!<br />
On the bottom section, I added the Memory Box Frostyville Border cut from the same glitter paper. <br />
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I don't know what happened to the picture of my grandson Jacob's card, but it was no where to be found on the computer :-(<br />
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This is the front of the card for Brandy, Jacob's girlfriend.<br />
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Noel Tilda is looks frustrated trying to get her Noel banner to stay untangled while she tried to hang it up. <br />
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Here is Brandy's card open showing the Frostyville Border die cut across the bottom. I really love that border! The snowflakes were different die cuts.<br />
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Skyla is Brandy's older daughter and is a very sweet girl.<br />
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Her card features Christmas Eve Tilda mounted on an SU Real Red oval. I ran a piece of red ribbon around the oval to break up the intense color. The corner dies are Memory Box Snowflake Corner.<br />
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Here's the open view showing the decorated Christmas tree cut using a Magnolia die. I'm not sure what punch the snowflake was.<br />
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Brandy's younger daughter Lexi received this card featuring In the Snow Heart Tilda. The mounting circle and the inner Inverted Scalloped Circle were cut using Nestabilities dies. That combo produces an interesting look.<br />
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The snow hearts are covered with Liquid Applique. The corner swirl is Memory Box Snowflake Corner. The tree is a Magnolia die.<br />
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This a rather different Christmas card. I cut the mounting panel using a Marianne Designs die designed by Anja van Laar. I love the intricate grid in the background of the die. It was the perfect size to mount The Day Before Christmas Stocking Tilda.<br />
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The inside of the card has double panel created by simply cutting the die twice, then cutting on piece in half and attaching the halves to the uncut piece. The center die and swirls are from the same Marianne Designs set. <br />
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For my younger grand daughter, Paula I used In the Snow Ski Tilda. I added Snow-Tex and Liquid Applique to the image.<br />
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The mounting square was cut using the Nestabilities Scalloped Squares.<br />
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The corner die is Memory Box Snowflake corner and the bottom border is Frosty Border.<br />
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The bottom of the easel card features the Memory Box Frostyville Wreath. I really love the dies in the Frosty and Frostyville collection.<br />
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Thank you for sticking with me through this very long post. I believe that this catches up all the Christmas cards I made for Christmas, 2013.<br />
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Kathy Geracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211722425320418999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446536006190532610.post-79393544779749623362014-05-30T17:09:00.000-04:002014-05-31T13:04:24.348-04:00Christmas 2013 cardsIn an effort to get all my backlog of cards posted, here are the ones I made for family members for Christmas, 2013.<br />
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All the images were colored with Copic markers on Cryogen White paper. The colored cardstock was all Stampin' Up. The flowers, ribbons and any other embellishments were from my stash.<br />
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This first group of cards went to my son's family in Georgia.<br />
I got a lot of new die cuts this year and tried to wear them out on the cards!<br />
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The snowflakes were from several places.<br />
The corner motif was Snowflake Corner from Memory Box.<br />
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The image is In the Snow Scarf Tilda.<br />
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I used Snow-Tex on the roof, chimney and the snowballs in Tilda's hand and on the ground.<br />
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Snowy Roof is the image That pops up to "hide" Tilda as she throws snowballs at the guys below.<br />
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Another new die cut!!<br />
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This one is Frostyville Border from Memory Box behind Christmas Eve Edwin. <br />
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Liquid Applique was used on the tree and yellow Stickles on the star.<br />
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To make this card special, I added two pop up decorated Christmas trees with Snow-Tex around the trunks and on the ground.<br />
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The trees were a Marianne Designs die cut.<br />
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Stephen didn't want anything this Christmas from me except for a wonderful fancy card. So I really worked hard to make his fancy.<br />
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The designer paper was from Magnolia. The image was Magnolia Winter Night Background. I added lots of Snow-Tex to it! The image is bordered with lots of branches punched out of glitter paper with Martha Stewart's Branch punch.<br />
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Ski Edwin with Snowflakes was covered with Snow-Tex and Liquid Applique.<br />
The Frostyville Border is across the bottom of the card.<br />
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The sentiment was from Magnolia.<br />
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I have more Christmas cards to share in another post. Thank you for staying with me through another rather long post.<br />
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Huggeroonies,</div>
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Kathy Geracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211722425320418999noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446536006190532610.post-71659410609232761322014-05-30T15:59:00.002-04:002014-05-30T15:59:53.739-04:00Trying to Catch UpI am so far behind with my blog, it is embarrassing. I have no excuse. I have been doing a lot of machine embroidery lately. There are 12 pansy quilt blocks waiting for sashing and borders, then quilting to finish up. I then started a free standing machine embroidered carousel for my great grand daughter for Christmas. The individual pieces are all stitched. Most of the sections are sewn together. The final assembly will wait for a while as I don't have a lot of room to store the completely assembled carousel. Pictures of both projects will follow when finished.<br />
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Now to the Magnolia cards I have made over the last many months beginning with the November birthday cards I sent out.<br />
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These went to Linda Vantassel, Nancee Purdum, Phyllis Zimmerman and Donna Celestine Ross:</div>
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Tilda Makes Blueberry Blanket<br />
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I don't remember where that pretty rose paper came from. The ribbon and flowers were from my stash.<br />
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The cardstocks were from Stampin' Up.<br />
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Inside of Tilda Makes Blueberry Blanket<br />
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Those cute sewing stamps were a free gift from Cardmaking and Papercraft magazine.<br />
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Tailor Tilda is busily making a special surprise for someone! At this time I can't remember where the background paper came from. <br />
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The same stamps were used on the inside of the card. The sentiment was computer generated.<br />
All the flowers and ribbons used on all the cards were from the stash.<br />
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Tilda with Carrots is a fun stamp! Reminds me of the early gardening days I had. The designer paper was from Magnolia.<br />
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I'm back to an easel card for this one! <br />
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Here is the front. The ribbon and flowers were from the stash.<br />
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All coloring was done with Copic markers on Cryogen White paper. The cardstocks used are all Stampin' Up.<br />
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Tilda with Corn is another garden themed stamp. The background paper is from Magnolia. The ribbon and flowers were from the stash.<br />
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This is another of my favorite style card - an easel card!<br />
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The cardstock was from Stampin' Up. The sentiment was computer generated.<br />
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Even though I am so late posting these, I hope you ladies enjoyed your special birthday cards!<br />
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Thanks so much for taking time to stop by and see the "older" birthday cards I sent out a very long time ago.<br />
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Huggeroonies,</div>
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Kathy Geracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211722425320418999noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446536006190532610.post-59793130026431364392014-01-07T11:51:00.000-05:002014-01-07T11:51:25.846-05:00Mingle Cards When I lose track of time, it really gets away from me. <br />
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The Mingle cards I sent out in September and October, 2013 haven't been posted yet.<br />
So here they are--<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mascha van Dijk Zimmerman received this version</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This version went to Rhonda McGibbon</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This was the inside of the cards to Rhonda and Mascha</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This version went to Luann Ricco</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is the inside of Luann's card</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">When someone doesn't follow through with their commitment to make and send their Mingle card, I try to get one done up for the person who was left out. That's why I did extras in September. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This was my October Mingle and went to Barbara Gudermuth</span></td></tr>
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Kathy Geracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211722425320418999noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446536006190532610.post-4173005224981808092013-12-31T12:09:00.002-05:002013-12-31T12:39:25.588-05:00Finally - October Birthday CardsWhoa!! Has it really been since Oct. 23 that I did my last post? Where has the time gone?!?<br />
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There were some things I thought I'd get to and didn't like finishing the last 4 blocks for an machine embroidered quilt I started way back in July, 2003. I had completed the first quilt. The blocks for a second one were used as class samples as I taught classes at Bailey's Sewing Center, our local machine store. I had also purchased the patterns for a Passionate for Pansies quilt. I really want to do that one.<br />
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In the unfinished state there is also a counted cross stitch triptych called Amid Amish Life. I have one side panel and the larger center panel completed a the third side panel started, but unfinished.<br />
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I have a couple boxes of other type projects that are unfinished. Will I ever get to them? Maybe.<br />
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Then there are all the card projects that I haven't done. I print out pictures and tutorials, if available, for cards I want to do sometime. Perhaps in 2014 I will make time to try lots of them!!!<br />
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And -- I need to go to the Yahoo site and do some "testing" to see if some of the problems have been resolved so I can get the Mingles up and running again. I miss not doing them:(<br />
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In the meantime I have pictures of the birthday cards I made for Maggie Yahoo Group October birthdays that I didn't post yet. Yes, you read that correctly (shame faced).<br />
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This card went to Monica Rathbun.<br />
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This one went to Terri Schmidt.<br />
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This one went to Wilma Zengotita.<br />
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Denise Queeley received this one. <br />
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Wendy Kaput was the recipient of this card. <br />
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I apologize for being soooooooo late in posting the pictures of these cards. I truly hope each of the ladies enjoyed their cards and had wonderful birthdays.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by and having a look!<br />
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Kathy Geracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211722425320418999noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446536006190532610.post-57260608869999774222013-10-23T22:56:00.000-04:002013-10-23T22:56:20.525-04:00August Birthday CardsI am hoping that by now everyone has received their August birthday cards. So let's get right to it and have a look at those pictures!!<br />
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The images used on all of the following cards were colored with Copics. Most of the flowers came from Wild Orchid Crafts. The ribbons were all from my stash. The card bases are all Stampin' Up cardstock. The designer papers came from several sources in my stash.<br />
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The first one went to Shirley Wilson.<br />
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Tilda with Big Ice Cream was so fun to work up. It brings back lots of fun summer memories.The Ice Cream Stand needed the Happy Birthday banner on top to make Tilda feel really special. The ice cream cone sticker was from my friend Lillian.<br />
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Here's a close-up of the stand. I put glossy accents over the counter part of the stand. I tied the banner to the top knobs of the canopy to make it look like a floating banner. The banner is Magnolia. <br />
I hope you had a great day, Shirley!<br />
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It doesn't matter where you live. If you want a birthday card, be sure to sign up at the Magnolia Yahoo Group Home page. <br />
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The next card went to Renate Landgraf in Germany.<br />
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Renate's card is the same as Shirley's except I used green for the color scheme.<br />
Happy Birthday, Renate! The background paper was from my friend Lillian.<br />
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Next card coming up went to Shana Tackett and features Piping Tilda and Little Rose Cake. That little cake was the perfect size to go with Tilda's icing bag.<br />
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Shana got a peek into Tilda's kitchen as she put the finishing touches on Shana's birthday cake. That cake sure looks yummy! Happy Birthday, Shana!<br />
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Tilda is strutting her stuff showing off her special cake for Marjorie
Lindleu. Looks a little like it might be a strawberry flavor. The background paper came from Lillian.<br />
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I hope your birthday was very special, Marjorie!<br />
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The last card for this post went to Madge Haycock. Love, love, love Tilda is a real sweetheart.<br />
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Tilda colored up so quickly. The bottom of the card is edged with Tilda Lace die cut.<br />
Aren't those heart shaped chandelier beads just too cute!?! The heart covered paper was a perfect compliment to the hearts Tilda is throwing. This paper came from my friend Lillian.<br />
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I hope your birthday was wonderful and you enjoyed the day, Madge!<br />
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Thanks for stopping by and having a look at the birthday cards I made for all these wonderful ladies.<br />
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Kathy Geracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211722425320418999noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446536006190532610.post-89984437976479819942013-10-16T17:31:00.000-04:002013-10-16T17:31:00.346-04:00Lots of New Cards!What a slow poke I am! Every month I tell myself that I need to get my blog updated with the Mingle and birthday cards I've done. But, here we are at mid-October and I still have not posted the pictures of my September birthday cards. So here goes --<br />
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I know all the ladies have received their cards now. All the colored cardstock papers are from Stampin' Up and the white mounting panels are all Cryogen White. The background papers are all from my friend Lillian. <br />
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For the first one I used Forget-Me-Not Tilda.<br />
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Tilda is colored with Copic markers. The lavender panel was cut using Nestabilities Labels Twenty-three. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. The green flowers were from Melissa Frances Embellishments.<br />
This little cutie went to Helen Phelps. Happy Birthday, Helen!<br />
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Next was Sunflower Tilda all decked out in her fall colors dress.<br />
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She was colored with Copics, of course! The mounting panels were cut using Nestabilities Labels Seventeen for the Baked Brown Sugar and the white panel was cut from Cryogen White card stock and cut with Labels Twenty-nine. I love the new shapes of the dies.<br />
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The brown and tan flowers were from WOC, the green leaves and orange flowers were from Wal-Mart. The brown felt rick rack was from my stash.<br />
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This card went to Wilda Reaves, who surprised me with a phone call to personally thank me for taking time to make her a special birthday card. Happy Birthday, Wilda!!<br />
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Tilda Longstocking was very fun to color! I can just imagine her sticking out her leg so everyone can see her new stockings!<br />
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The panels Tilda is mounted on were cut with Nestabilities Deckled Rectangles.<br />
The flowers are from WOC and edged with Stickles Crystal Ice. The swirl was cut with Doohickey Leaf and Swirl die, then covered with Stickles.<br />
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I hope Annette Reed enjoys her card for a long time. Happy birthday, Annette.<br />
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I was really on a roll coloring images for a couple days!! Secretive Tilda was another fun coloring job!<br />
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After coloring with Copics, I mounted Secretive Tilda on a panel cut using Nestabilities Labels Twenty. I love the Nestabilities dies and all the fancy shapes they come in now. All of the flowers were from Wild Orchid Crafts. The ribbon was from my stash. The darling butterfly was from my friend Lillian.<br />
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This sneaky little Tilda went to Christine O'Malley. Happy birthday, Christine!!<br />
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The last September birthday was for precious Maz Carter, who still has her smile in spite of her health issues the past year or so.<br />
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Tilda Loves flowers was colored with Copics and mounted on a panel cut with Nestabilities Labels 29 die. The flowers are all from Wild Orchid Crafts. The flowers are mounted on Doohicky Heart Swirl Die and the Leaf and Swirl die. The green ribbon was from my stash. The butterfly was from Lillian.<br />
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Maz sent me a beautiful thank you email. She is really enjoying her card! Happy Birthday, Maz!!<br />
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Thanks so much for joining me for a few minutes and looking at my cards! Please leave a little love in a comment.<br />
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Kathy Geracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211722425320418999noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446536006190532610.post-81383766521613537852013-09-18T10:43:00.003-04:002013-09-18T10:43:38.144-04:00Tilda's Town Challenge - Use Magnolia BackgroundI like using the background stamps and certainly don't do it often enough. The challenge at <a href="http://tildastown.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Tilda's Town </a>this week is a good reason to pull some of them out again.<br />
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Since it's fall and the leaves around my home are turning and falling, I used The Oak Tree and Fall Background stamps. Then I added Tilda in Autumn Leaves. Reminds me of when I was much, much younger and my children were young. We all liked playing in the freshly raked piles of leaves. Dad didn't like it very much, but we did!!<br />
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Doesn't Tilda look like she's having the time of her life!? I used SU's Cajan Craze for the card base. The designer paper was from SU's Well Worn dp. The images were stamped on Cryogen White.<br />
It was colored with Copics and sponged with SU's Bashful Blue and Garden Green. The tiny bee was in a package of tiny sunflowers from my friend Lillian.<br />
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I stamped Tilda first, then masked her off and stamped the Oak Tree and the Fall Background twice. It looks like it is raining leaves - just like at my house!<br />
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The inside of the card features Mini Fall Background stamped twice and Mini Scarecrow Tilda. The sentiment is a regular size stamp that just happened to fit in the space I left for a sentiment. The shape was cut from my new Spellbinder's die Labels 26.<br />
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This image was colored with Copics and sponged the same as the front.<br />
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I am going to enter this card in the <a href="http://tildastown.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Tilda's Town Challenge #70</a> Use a Magnolia Background stamp. <br />
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Thank you for taking time to stop by and look at my fall card! I love your visits.<br />
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Kathy Geracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211722425320418999noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446536006190532610.post-62901213992174478752013-08-04T14:03:00.002-04:002013-08-04T14:03:41.445-04:00July Birthday CardsNow that everyone has received their July birthday cards, I'll post pictures of them for all to see.<br />
I really enjoyed making these cards and hope the ladies are still enjoying them. <br />
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I just love Joyful Tilda! She is colored with Copics and mounted on a teapot cutout. I googled "teapot stamps" and this one was perfect for what I wanted. And the basic shape echos the teapot Tilda is carrying on her tray!<br />
The papers are from the Tea House pack that my friend Lillian sent me. For a real feast for your eyes, check out Lillian's blog <a href="http://lilliansleisure.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. The ribbon was another gift from Lillian.<br />
Happy Birthday, Sonia Ferreira!<br />
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Here is the open view of her card.<br />
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Joyful Tilda in green was the second card I did for July birthdays.<br />
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Everything was the same, except for the green colors. This paper is also from the Tea House pack. The ribbon from Lillian.<br />
Happy Birthday, Patricia Veneman.<br />
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The paper on the base came from DCWV Sweet stack from several years ago.<br />
The sentiment is from Stampin' Up.<br />
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Tilda with Heart Socks was my choice for this card.<br />
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The paper I used for this card was from K&Co. Handmade stack.<br />
The felt butterfly was from Lillian. The ribbon was from my stash and carries out the butterfly theme.<br />
The corners are actually photo mounts, again from Lillian. She has sent me some of the most gorgeous embellishments and I'm trying to use them!<br />
Tilda was colored with Copics and mounted on a scalloped circle cut with a Nestabilities die and sponged with SU Pool Party.<br />
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Happy Birthday, Crystal Thomas!<br />
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Here is the inside of Crystal's card. The butterflies and photo corners were from Lillian.<br />
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And for the last of the July cards.<br />
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The French Tea Party table and Cafe Chair just seemed to go well together for an elegant birthday celebration. The paper is from the Tea House tablet.<br />
The lace and corners are from my stash, probably from Wild Orchid Crafts. A tiny blue rose decorates the table.<br />
The pieces were colored with Copics.<br />
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Happy New Year Tilda is celebrating Adeline Soetanto's birthday with her. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. The sentiment is from Gina K. The pearls are from my stash.<br />
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That's it for my July birthday cards. I hope you have enjoyed looking at them and wishing a very happy birthday to the girls.<br />
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Kathy Geracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211722425320418999noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446536006190532610.post-51264264926465429342013-07-14T13:49:00.000-04:002013-07-14T13:49:05.253-04:00July Mingle CardIF YOU WANT TO BE SURPRISED, DAWN KUHN, DON'T LOOK!<br />
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The theme for the July Mingles is Patriotic or Red/white/blue. What a fun color combo to work with!!<br />
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I used Tilda with Daisy for the image and colored her with Copics.<br />
The card base is Stampin' Up Brilliant Blue, layered with GP 110 white and a gorgeous red and white design paper from lily bee design Handmade 6x6 tiny tablet, a gift from my friend Lillian Abrams.<br />
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The ribbon is from my stash. The roses were from Wild Orchid Crafts.<br />
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Tilda is mounted on SU Brilliant Blue cardstock. Lacy Squares from Spellbinders was used to cut the image panel. The image is popped up on SU dimensionals. <br />
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I lined up the design on the paper and the red ribbon so they would match. I added some tiny roses to help keep the front in place when opened. The dark sentiment panel can be easily written on with a silver or white gel pen.</div>
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Kathy Geracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211722425320418999noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446536006190532610.post-77174977296696786122013-07-12T23:46:00.001-04:002013-07-12T23:46:18.735-04:00Rest of June Birthday Cards I hope that by now everyone on my June birthday assignments has received their cards.<br />
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Christmas Eve Tilda works for any gift giving occasion. And she is perfect for this birthday card.<br />
She is colored with Copics, mounted on an oval and scalloped oval cut with Nesties dies.<br />
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The flowers are new chrysanthemums and sweetheart blossoms from Wild Orchid Crafts.<br />
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The ribbon is from my stash.<br />
The papers are from Stampin Up and my friend Lillian.<br />
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The inside is quite plain.<br />
The Classic Oval and Scalloped Ovals were cut with Nesties Dies.<br />
The little blossoms were from WOC.<br />
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This card went out to Lisa Streeff. Happy birthday, Lisa!<br />
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Tilda in Cotton Dress is such an elegant looking image. She was colored with Copics and mounted on a Spellbinders Floral Oval.<br />
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The flowers and chandelier beads were from Wild Orchid Crafts.<br />
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The rhinestones in the corners were from my friend Lillian. The tiny gems on her crown were from my stash.<br />
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The papers were SU and Magnolia-licious Once Upon A Time collection.<br />
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The sentiment panel was cut with Nesties Labels Three.<br />
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The flowers were from Wild Orchid Crafts.<br />
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Happy Birthday, Brenda Schonig!<br />
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Thank you for stopping by!<br />
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Kathy Geracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211722425320418999noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446536006190532610.post-39810023656442087642013-06-29T12:03:00.002-04:002013-06-29T12:03:13.472-04:00June Birthday CardsHere are some of the June birthday cards I made. All of them were fun to do, but, of course, some of them were more fun than others!<br />
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This card was made in response to a challenge to use something old, something new. Normal people would usually think "Wedding". My thoughts were an old stamp and a new stamp, old paper or flowers and new paper or flowers.<br />
My old stamp was the books that newer stamp Editor Tilda was sitting on.<br />
The large gardenia flower was an older one from Magnolia and was in my stash. The tiny roses were very new as I had just received them a day or two before from Wild Orchid Crafts. <br />
The Kraft card base and Handsome Hunter layer were old papers, as was the Prima Herbal Garden used behind Tilda and the books.<br />
The background paper was from a brand new DCWV stack called The Primrose.<br />
Tilda was colored with Copics.<br />
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Here is the open view. The label was from The Primrose stack and was mounted on SU Handsome Hunter card stock. The flowers were from Wild Orchid Crafts.<br />
Happy Birthday, Tabitha. I hope you enjoyed your card.<br />
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The next card was super simple to make, but was very stunning in real life.<br />
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The card base was Stampin' Up paper, but I can't remember which one. The background paper was from DCWV The Solstice stack. It was shiny and glittery and required sunglasses to look at it!!<br />
Princess Tilda with Curl was colored with Copics and mounted on Cryogen White.<br />
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This beautiful label was in the Solstice stack. I simply stamped Happy Birthday with an SU stamp and the card was done!!<br />
I hope you had a wonderful birthday, Denise Holland!<br />
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This card was difficult to pull together and I am not entirely happy with the final results. Sweet Pea Tilda was colored with Copics and mounted on a Spellbinders Labels Ten.<br />
I had just received the castle and flag dies from Magnolia-licious and had to try them out.<br />
The flowers were from Prima and were in my stash.<br />
The card base was SU's So Saffron.<br />
The background paper was from My Mind's Eye Simply Delightful stack. <br />
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The open view shows the sentiment stamped on another Labels Ten piece. The flowers are from Prima.<br />
Happy birthday, Julia! I hope you enjoyed your card.<br />
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I'll be back with the rest of my June birthday cards in a few days.<br />
Thank you so much for stopping by and looking at my cards. I love when you stop by and leave comments! Have a very blessed week.<br />
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Kathy Geracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211722425320418999noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446536006190532610.post-70012495688356825742013-06-12T14:25:00.002-04:002013-06-12T14:25:35.706-04:00Tilda's Town Challenge # 56 - Anything GoesThis week I managed to get a card done for <a href="http://tildastown.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Tilda's Town Challenge #56</a> - Anything Goes! I really love anything goes - it just leaves the door wide open for any type of card.<br />
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This week I have chosen a card that I think many, many people will relate to.<br />
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Sneezing Tilda looks like I have felt many days this spring! Fortunately the Copic markers I love don't have any ill effects on me :D<br />
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The background paper is from Magnolia's Mini Princes and Princesses paper pack, The bubbles in the water reminded me of allergens floating around in the air from the flowers. I added little asters on top of some printed flowers for a 3-D effect.<br />
The phrases were computer generated in Word Art.<br />
The stamps came from an old Cornish Heritage Farms Get Well Centers set and were perfect for this card!<br />
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The feathers and little dots look like even worse allergens than the bubbles in the water :-(<br />
I never leave home without a supply of soft tissues, so I've included one for you.<br />
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I hope you have enjoyed my attempt at humor over a condition I have really suffered from this year.<br />
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I am entering this card in <a href="http://tildastown.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Tilda's Town Challenge</a> #56 - Anything Goes.<br />
I will also be using it for my June Mingles card theme of Anything Goes.<br />
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Thank you for stopping by. Please leave a comment and let me know if you like my humor!<br />
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Kathy Geracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211722425320418999noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446536006190532610.post-32361801907074255422013-06-06T10:43:00.001-04:002013-06-06T10:43:36.852-04:00Congratulations Card for JosiahGood morning all you Maggie lovers! We have had some beautiful weather the last few days. Today is raining, but we really need rain. My hubby and I have worked really hard this past week and got our veggie garden all in. <br />
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My card for today is a celebration/congratulations card for a young man from our church who has made a name for himself playing soccer. I'm not sure of all his accomplishments, but they were many!<br />
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All of his accomplishments call for a very special card, which I am entering in the <a href="http://tildastown.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Tilda's Town </a>Challenge #55 - Let's Celebrate.<br />
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The image is Soccer Edwin and colored with Copic markers.<br />
The papers are from a We Are Memory Keepers 6 x 6 stack called MVP.<br />
The medal is from Magnolia's Sports collection. The gold circle in the medal center was punched from a scrap of gold glitter paper. The ribbons were colored with Copics.<br />
The black star was cut using Spellbinders Stars dies and edged with orange rhinestones from a wonderful package of stamping goodies from my friend Lillian.<br />
The orange ribbon was from my stash.<br />
The orange and black are the colors of Josiah's school. I modified Edwin's shirt to more closely resemble Josiah's shirt and his number.<br />
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Here is the card opened. The font I used to write "Congrats! Way to go, Josiah!" is a little difficult to read in the picture.<br />
The designer paper is from the MVP stack. The word "For" in the "For the Love" doesn't show up very well.<br />
The orange star was punched using the Stars dies. The small stars were punched with Martha Stewart's Star Confetti punch.<br />
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We are so proud of Josiah and all that he has accomplished. Way to go, Josiah!!<br />
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Thank you for stopping by and spending some time. I hope you have enjoyed your visit.<br />
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Huggeroonies,</div>
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