Farm Fresh Friday is Going Old School

Stamp: The Greeting Farm- "Mermaid Anya"
Supplies: Copic Markers, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists, Prima Screens, Crafter's Workshop Stencils

For this week's FFF challenge, TGF is goin' OLD SCHOOL!
Use something from the 'older' TGF stamp line.

In order to be considered truly OLD SCHOOL, it's easier to limit the stamps to what you cannot use vs. what you can:
You CANNOT use:
*Wild Sprouts
*Cheeky Cherry collection
*Oliver/Amelia Stamps
*Creepers or Creepy Cakes
*Any Anya AFTER the release of WILD WEST ANYA (Spring/Summer 09)
*Any Ian AFTER the releases of SKATER IAN (Spring 09)
*Miss Anyas/My Guy Ians
*Any Critter Crew images
*Grandparents/Darling Sisters

If you have specific questions, you can email Jessica at teamanya@gmail.com. Please take note of the different email address JUST for these inquiries-I get so many emails that I just don't want to miss your questions!

Just think OLD SCHOOL. Older the better :)
This contest will be opened for a few weeks. The winner of this contest will be crowned OLD SCHOOL CHAMP and receive the ENTIRE October release!
A runner up will ALSO win a 4x6 set of their choice!
Please see the TGF blog for complete rules and info!!


FARMERS:
Jessica Diedrich
Kim Nath
Mary Giles
Melyssa Connolly
Mercy Kerin
Tammy Maxvill

CRITTER CREW:
Amber Hight
Heather Schlatter
Jacquie Nordaune
Jennifer Royal
Jen Shults
Kristine Reynolds
Linda Muhr
Shaela Odd
Tangii Crain

Have an amazing & creative weekend everyone!

Oh, Alice! I'm in the Twisted 13!

Stamp: Sweet Pea Stamps - Elaine Cox "Croquet Game"

I am very EXCITED to announce that today marks my first official day as one of the newest

TWISTED THIRTEEN DT Members over at the:

OH, ALICE! BLOG!!!

If you haven't played along with these gals, be sure to stop by and check it out! There's always such inspirational and whimsical creations full of Alice and everything Wonderland! My Mad Hatter friend Jess, knows how much I LOVE everything Alice. (Hey Jess, I even incorporated your lucky number 13 on my card!) And, now, I get to be part of this amazing group of gals! I am so looking forward to our 'Wonderland' filled summer together!!

And, now on to the amazing Oh, Alice challenge this week......

CHAPTER 16: What's YOUR Muchness?

The Mad Hatter said to Alice:
"You used to be much muchier before! Yes, you were much more Alice the last time we met. You've lost your muchness..."

Alice replied:
"My MUCHNESS?"

The Mad Hatter pointed to her heart and repeated "Yes, your muchness..."

CHALLENGE:

So, what's YOUR MUCHNESS? We want to know the HEART of your stamping style. Whether it's your favorite embellishment, "signature style", fave technique...we WANT TO SEE the MUCHNESS!

For my MUCHNESS, I used all my favs...Copics, Glimmer Mist, Prima bling, butterfly, doily and a Tim Holtz embossing folder.

Not only are we excited about our new June Guest Designer, but Oh, Alice is THRILLED to welcome a few new FULL-TIME place settings to the Twisted Thirteen!

Please welcome:
SUZI MCKENZIE
SARA HENTON
RANDI WALL {me!}
ERIN LEVEILLE (formerly our beloved Dormouse)
and returning from our April Guest table, KIM HOWARD!

Our sponsor this week is the sweet Prairie Fairy Designs. Roberta was generous to provide the DT with some digital images to work with and we have a fabulous prize for the winner this week! Thanks to Roberta and everyone at Prairie Fairy and thanks to Margie for helping organize this!

Upload your card or creation to the Oh, Alice! Blog using our lovely InLinkz system by Friday, June 11th at 8pm CST to enter to WIN the prize from Prairie Fairy! In the mean time, let us know on your blog posts or SCS description what YOUR muchness is...we can't wait to see!

Check out their Muchness.....
Jessica Diedrich-The Mad Hatter :)
Erin Leveille
Jen Shults
Jimmi Mayo
Kim Howard
Kristy Young
Ky Sanders
Margie Cortina
Peggy McCurry
Sammi Betbeder
Sara Henton
Suzi McKenzie
Tasha Beasley

Have a wonderful weekend!!!

A Gothic Farm Fresh Friday

Stamps: The Greeting Farm - PREVIEW "Thursday" {Release 5/1}
Medium: Copic Markers; Glimmer Mist

It's a Gothic & Creepy Farm Fresh Friday with THE GREETING FARM!

I am SO excited to preview Creepy Miss "Thursday"!!! She is just too fun!! I love her kitty skullcap!!! And, she is so perfect for today's Farm Fresh Friday inspiration challenge...

Gothic Bed........

The background was created with Tattered Angels glimmer mist and screens. And, lots of my fav Prima flowers & bling!! Hard to capture in photos. Sometimes in order to capture the sparkle, the image comes out a little blurry. Haven't quite figured that one out yet.

For more previews check out the TGF crew:

Farmers:

Cindy Haffner

Jessica Diedrich

Kadie Ensley

Kim Nath

Mary Giles

Melyssa Connolly
Mercy Kerin

Critter Crew:

Sandra Maclean

Sparkle Smith

Heather Schlatter

Jami Bova

TGF RELEASE DAY IS TOMORROW 5/1!!

Thanks to everyone for all the wonderful comments this week. It's been a VERY long week. Ending with National Scrapbooking Day on Saturday. Whew!! I'm slowly getting around to visit everyone in blogland. So don't be surpised if you see me commenting at 3am again. ;o)
And, yes my blog candy week is still going on!!!

Farm Fresh Friday at TGF

8x8 Layout [sample with photos below]
Stamps: The Greeting Farm "In the Spotlight" *NEW RELEASE*
Scrapbooking kit Available 4/15
For more info, see the TGF post here.

Welcome to Farm Fresh Friday with The Greeting Farm.

Today's challenge:
SPRING CLEANING

"Use something you either: a.) found that you forgot you had or b.) were going to throw OUT but decided to use it for this challenge." On your honor! Make it fun! See blog for complete FFF rules.

I have boxes and baskets and pails full of ribbons that were out of control. I decided to go through and pull out any 2-3 inch stragglers. (Come on, I know you all have them...those little pieces of ribbon you just cannot bear to throw out...) And, I put to them to use on my TGF wings. BTW, I LOVE this wing stamp. It's going to to get a lot of use!!


Wings: Stamped in various inks, dripped on some of the new Distressed Re-inker in Spun Sugar (love this new color!), edged with Versamagic Gingerbread, and sprayed with Tattered Angels Spring LE in "Spring Rain"...a gorgeous sheer iridescent light blue...LOVE it! Wrapped with scraps of ribbon and finished off with a big Prima bling from their fantastic E.line.

So be sure to visit the TGF blog for some fun inspiration!
And check out the TGF crew blogs:

Farmers:
Cheryl Walker
Cindy Haffner
Jessica Diedrich
Kadie Ensley
Kim Nath
Mary Giles
Melyssa Connolly

Critter Crew:
Mercy Kerin
Sandra Maclean
Sparkle Smith
Heather Schlatter
Jami Bova

Scrapbook Crew:
Angela Sowell
Angie Blom
Claudette San Pedro
Jacilynn Cox
Jeannette Siciliani
Jessica Diedrich
JoAnn Valderama
Lysa Rohrer
Mag Araldo

CONGRATS to the new team! Especially my girls Angela & Mag!!! We are so LUCKY to have you!!! Looking forward to working with you all!

ETA: I added some pics, so it actually looked like a layout! Sorry about the flash glare. Talk about Spring cleaning, I came across these old high school photos. One of my best friends since high school..and we both ended up in San Diego. How awesome is that?! High school + 80's/90's = hilarious pics. In that black an white photo I had hoop earrings on that were bigger than my friend's head!

Flutter By Wednesday with SPARKLE!

Stamps: "Flying Butterfly" - Glitterbabe

"Shining On" -Haiti Relief stamp Sweet Pea Stamps

Welcome to Flutter By Wednesday #104!!

This week we are being sponsored by former flutter by team member, Stef-Glitterbabe. She graciously drew three flutter by's for the team to choose from, if they wish, so be sure to check out all the flutter by team members blogs to see their creations. Stef has also graciously donated a prize!! Danni will choose a winner from the participants and they will receive 2 free digi images from Stef's Etsy Shop.

This week's challenge: SPARKLE!!!!
Use sparkle on your new creation *along with your butterfly, fairy or angel.*

Once you've created your new card or project, place your direct link into the incredible new InLinkz over at the FBW blog.

For more fluttery inspiration, please check out the rest of the DT:

Alex Ann Brandi Christine Danni Debby Harriet Jeanette Jodi Karen Kimberly Kris Kristie Lelia Michelle Pam Shana

Supplies:

Copic Markers

Sakura Stardust Clear

Ice Stickles

DP: BG Kioshi

Ink: Colorbox Sour Apple

Bling/Flowers: Prima

Whimsical Wednesday with TGF!!

Stamps: The Greeting Farm - Wild Sprouts "Edward" & "Dahlia"

I am so thrilled to welcome you to an exciting month of Whimsical Wednesday challenges over at the Diedrich Dare blog!!

This month's sponsor is:

THE GREETING FARM!!!!

Be sure to play in the challenge this week. ONE LUCKY PARTICIPANT is going to take home a free rubber single of their choice from The Greeting Farm!

Lots of fun new stuff over at the Farm, including a BRAND NEW SCRAPBOOKING set! Click HERE for all the details! And, visit Jessica's blog for an amazing layout sample.

This week's challenge is a super cool inspiration photo brought to us by Miss Madelynn:

Please be sure to see the blog today for Heather Schlatter's adorable TGF card.

And, check out the rest of the amazing Daredevils for more TGF fun:

Andrea Murdock
Cassie Larson
Heather Schlatter
Jacquie Peifer
Jessica Diedrich
Kim Ross
Kris Palakiko

Krista Vantol
Rebecca Ednie
Sara Henton

Supplies:

Copic Markers: RV000, RV02, RV04, RV06, RV32, E50, E51, E02, E11, Y21

DP: BG Bittersweet

Bling: Prima

Mad Tea Party Glimmer Misted....

Stamps: The Greeting Farm; "Miss Anya Dressy", "Wonderland" DIGI

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!!! I've been madly creating for my Mad Tea Party album workshop and working on layouts for classes, etc. Yes, I also scrapbook. ;o) Now you know why I leave comments on your blogs at 3am!!


Thought I'd share a little glimpse into my upcoming class at Paper Tales...it is a Tattered Angels Album which everyone will get to customize with Alice themed stamps from The Greeting Farm, Sweet Pea Stamps and classic Alice images. Here, I used my favorite Miss Anya for Alice, and that adorable White Rabbit from the Wonderland digi set. When I need to get several images done for a project, I like to take a short cut in coloring them. I just spray them with my glimmer mist and distress them with some ink.

The whole album (and there's a ton of pages and fold out pages) is decorated with glimmer mist, screens, new Prima, bling, pockets, tags, papers, ribbon...and more...and will be completed in class....4 hours of sparkly fun!!



Thanks for stopping by!!

Farm Fresh Friday Sketch by Mary

Stamp: The Greeting Farm - "Miss Anya Dressy"

It's time for Farm Fresh Friday with The Greeting Farm again!! Have you been to visit the Farm lately?? If not, be sure to check out the TGF blog for TONS of exciting new stuff!

This week's edition of FFF is an amazing sketch by the awesome Miss Mary Giles. Is this not one of the coolest sketches ever?!?! A part of me wanted to just print it out and use it as a background. It is SO fun! I will definitely be using this sketch a lot.
Hope you play along this week. For rules, please the TGF blog.

Please be sure to check out the rest of the TGF crew:

Cheryl Walker

Cindy Haffner

Jessica Diedrich

Kadie Ensley

Kim Nath

Mary Giles

Melyssa Connolly

Critter Crew:

Mercy Kerin

Sandra Maclean

Sparkle Smith

Heather Schlatter

Jami Bova

Supplies:

The Greeting Farm - "Miss Anya Dressy"

Copic Markers

DP: K&Co Viola Vita, Prima, October Afternoon

Versamagic ink: Eggplant

Ribbon: Hand dyed seam binding ribbon with Adirondack Color Wash Wild Plum, Cranberry;

Prima velvet flower ribbon
Paper Doily and Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Mimosa and Red Velvet
(I have a huge stash of these and I forgot how much I love using them!! I am constantly inspired by Kristy's signature use of doily's!)

Sweet Pea Previews........

Sweet Pea Stamps: Elaine Cox "Brown Hat Owl Fairy" *NEW*

NEW!!!! Plate #40, sheet #3 from Elaine Cox's Collection
Available for purchase. Shipping begins March 22nd.
To order plate 40, go here

Be sure to check out the Sweet Pea Stamps blog post, here, to see all 4 images used by the DT.

This new owl themed sheet is so adorable!!

Supplies:

Sweet Pea Stamps: Elaine Cox "Brown Hat Owl Fairy"

Copic Markers

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist

Cuttlebug folder: Asian Bundle

EK flower punches

DP: K&Co Viola Vita

Prima bling

And a little teaser for the amazing new Ching-Chou Kuik Alice sheet #12 being released VERY soon....

I know some Alice fans that are going to LOVE this sheet!!

To see Ching-Chou Kuik's beautiful original ACEO of this image, click here: Fantasy Art by Ching-Chou Kuik

A Whimsical Green Flutter By Wednesday

Stamp: Sweet Pea Stamps - Ching-Chou Kuik's "Shining On" Haiti Relief Stamp
[*50% of the sales of this stamp will be donated to Doctors Without Borders]

Happy St. Patty's Day!!

Welcome to Flutter by Wednesday challenge #101!!! Our challenge this week is honor of St. Patty's Day!! Create a card using green and/or shamrocks....and don't forget to include butterflies, fairies or angels! Hope you play along this week! If you do, please submit your card to Mr. Linky, here.

Prize week:

Also, this week FBW's sponsor is PAPER MAKEUP STAMPS. Katie's provided a fabulous prize this week, so be sure to play along!!!

And now for week 27 of the Diedrich Dare's Whimsical Wednesday challenges!! My card today uses the DIEDRICH DARE sketch, drawn by Jess's talented son Nikolas. This week's hostess is the super sweet, Sara Henton so be sure to check out the DD blog for her beautiful feature card!

This month, the Diedrich Dare is being sponsored by The Character Cafe:

If you want to play along this week, upload your card to your blog or online gallery. If you use an online gallery, please use keyword DDSC27 so we can find you. Make sure you link your card/project to Mr Linky at the bottom of the DD post here.
Nikolas' sketch:

Please be sure to check out the rest of the Daredevil crew:

Andrea Murdock
Cassie Larson
Heather Schlatter
Jacquie Peifer
Jessica Diedrich
Kim Ross
Kris Palakiko
Rebecca Ednie
Sandra MacLean
Sara Henton

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

Copic Markers

Doily

Prima bling & ribbon

MS Monarch butterfly punch, 3 in 1 butterfly

Marvy heart punch

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARIE!! FFF at TGF...

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DIGI stamp: The Greeting Farm - Creepy Cakes "Freaky Flutter"

It is a very special Farm Fresh Friday with The Greeting Farm today, because we are celebrating Marie's 30th birthday!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARIE!! In honor of Marie's special day, this week's challenge is a BIRTHDAY BASH! We want to see BIRTHDAY THEMED CARDS.

Please upload your "Birthday Bash" project (must use TGF stamps) to:
TGF Galleria>Contests/Challenges>FFF>FFF 3-12
Projects MUST be submitted by Wednesday, March 17th , 2010.
ONE LUCKY WINNER will receive the Sweet Tooth Set by Marina Neira!

Please visit the rest of the TGF crew for their Birthday creations:
Cheryl Walker
Cindy Haffner
Jessica Diedrich
Kadie Ensley
Kim Nath
Mary Giles
Melyssa Connolly

Critter Crew:
Mercy Kerin
Sandra Maclean
Sparkle Smith
Heather Schlatter
Jami Bova

Supplies:
DIGI stamp: The Greeting Farm - Creepy Cakes "Freaky Flutter"
Copic Markers
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist and butterfly frame
DP and bling: Prima
MS 3 in 1 Butterfly punch
Prima pearls

It's hard to catch a good frog....

Would't it be nice to catch a magic frog? I'd make him do my laundry, go to the grocery store and all those boring chores, so I can play in blogland and get caught up!!
Well, I can wish right? Until my magic frog gets delivered, I'm still catching up. "See" you all soon!


I used some of my favorite sets from My Cute Stamps:
Royal Celebration
Elegant Birds
Lots of Love

I just love these new birdcarge stamps!! Also be sure to check out the MCS blog: Creating Cupcakes for some adorable inspiration from the rest of the DT!

Supplies:

DP, bling, flowers: Prima

Ink: Versafine Imperial Purple, Versamagic Purple Hydrangea

Stickles

Happy 100th Flutter By Wednesday!

CHALLENGE #100!!!

100 happy wishes to Flutter by Wednesday and Danni!!!

In honor of this extraordinary blog's 100th challenge, the DT is using all butterflies! As a special surprise, inspired by Karen, the team put together some amazing butterfly boxes. Please see Karen's adorable butterfly box projects here. Please also see the rest of the DT's butterfly boxes and creations by viewing their links in my sidebar.

I am thrilled to announce that I've been asked to stay on as a permanent Flutter By Wednesday member!! I'm honored to be part of such a wonderful and amazing group of ladies!

Unfortunately, I could not download the amazing template for the project, so I substituted with this special FBW banner for our "100th post party". It is my tribute and 'thank you' to Danni for all her hard work! She is one of the most inspiring and supportive gals ever!! Thanks Danni!

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The challenge this week is an open one~ just be sure to have those butterflies, fairies or angels on your card!!

Leave a direct link to your creation in Mister Linky at the FBW blog. If you upload to SCS or PCP, please use the keyword, FBW.

We can't wait to see what YOU create!!

And who knows...something special might happen if we get over 100 participants this week.....

Banner Supplies:

DP, bling, and flowers: Prima

Butterfly dies/embossing: Cuttlebug

Tulle

Versamagic Gingerbread

Stickles Platinum

Whimsical Wednesday & MY CUTE STAMPS!

Stamps: My Cute Stamps - "Pirate Princess"
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ETA: CHECK OUT THIS POST ON THE MCS BLOG FOR A CHANCE TO WIN TWELVE MCS sets over at Moxie Fab World!!!!

Today is a good day!! Not only is it Whimsical Wednesday and Flutter By Wednesday, but I also have a very exciting announcement to share....I've been chosen as a Design Team member for My Cute Stamps!!

I have been in love with Holly's whimsical and beautifully drawn stamps for awhile now and I am so very thrilled to be on her new DT. My Cute Stamps just premiered it's newest releases, so be sure to check them all out here. I will be designing with My Cute Stamps from now through the end of July. I cannot wait to show you all the cute new sets! Including the set I used on my card today, Pirate Princess!

Please be sure to check out the rest of the amazing new team:
Alice Wertz
Lucy Abrams
Jana Eubank
Amy Heller
Robyn Leonard
Jane Beljo




Now, on to week #24 of Whimsical Wednesday challenges at The Diedrich Dare! This week's hostess is the master of coloring, Sandra!! Be sure to check out the incredible card she has for you today over at the blog! This week is a SKETCH challenge. I know the Diedrich crew is just as crazy about pirates as I am, so I thought the My Cute Stamps pirate stamp set would be perfect for Madelynn's fantastic sketch this week:



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If you want to play along this week, upload your card to your blog or online gallery. If you use an online gallery, please use keyword DDSC24 so we can find you. Make sure you link your card/project to Mr Linky at the Diedrich Dare blog.

Please be sure to visit all the amazing Daredevils this week, including our newest Daredevil: Andrea Murdock
Welcome to the team Andrea!!!

Cassie Larson
Heather Schlatter
Jacquie Peifer
Jessica Diedrich
Kim Ross
Kris Palakiko
Rebecca Ednie
Sandra MacLean
Sara Henton
Val Urtiaga

ATC holder for Whimsical Wednesday

Stamp: Sweet Pea Stamps - Ching-Chou Kuik's "Spring Luna"
Glassine envelope - Papertreyink

Hello everyone and welcome to week #23 of Whimsical Wednesday challenges at The Diedrich Dare!

This week's challenge is a beautiful color challenge issued by the magnificent Mad Hatter, herself, Jessica! Just in time to get us in the mood for Spring!! What's all this Mad Hatter talk?? Guess you should go down the rabbit hole and find out for yourself! Congrats on the amazing new blog Jess! Oh, what fun!

So, on to this week's COLOR CHALLENGE:
I know everyone's monitor's will probably view this slightly different, so I will give you some color descriptions. Anything close, will be just fine!
Light Olive/avocado
Rose/pink
Sky blue/light aqua
Hot pink/raspberry

For my card today, I used a small glassine envelope from Papertreyink. These are the perfect size for ATCs. And, a great way to attach your ATC to a card without ruining it! I used decorative scissors to cut the bag at an angle, so most of the image would show, but left enough that the ATC would stay firmly in place. I added a few border lines with a ruler and my aqua Souffle pen by Sakura.

A few of you have commented on my bright colors. If you see a card with shocking, vivid colors, chances are I am using my Fluorescent Copics. For instance, FV2, is Fluorescent Dull Violet. A gorgeous bright purple. You can see it on my card posted here. My favorite bright pinks however, are RV04 Shock Pink and RV06 Cerise. And, yes, they are bright! One of these days when they find a cure for sleep, I will get a chart of flourescents and brights up for you. ;o)

If you want to play along this week, upload your card to your blog or online gallery. If you use an online gallery, please use keyword DDSC23 so we can find you. Make sure you link your card/project to Mr Linky over at the Dare blog.

Please be sure to visit all the amazing Daredevils this week:
Cassie Larson
Heather Schlatter
Jacquie Peifer
Jessica Diedrich
Kris Palakiko
Rebecca Ednie
Sandra MacLean
Sara Henton
Val Urtiaga

Thanks for stopping by!

Please be sure to check out my Flutter By Wednesday post below......

Farm Fresh Friday goes Vintage

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Welcome to a very special edition of Farm Fresh Friday with The Greeting Farm! Not only is it FFF, but it is also day two of the Cheeky Cherry previews!

There are TWO chances to win the Cheeky Cherry collection...leave a comment on each DT post because ONE of our DT MEMBERS has a PRIZE hidden on their blog! You have until 9pm CST tonight to get your comments posted! And the second chance to win is by entering a card in this week's FFF challenge.....

I am your host for this week's "Vintage-esque Challenge"! I chose a vintage theme in honor of our NEW Cheeky Cherry gals! Today I have another preview for you with all 3... "ROCKABILLY", "SHOOTER", and "GLAMOUR"... the first in our CHA Exclusive release that will be available on 2/15!

"The Vintage-esque Challenge":
Let's see your Vintage {fill in the blank} creations.
Vintage Grunge, Vintage Victorian, Vintage Supplies, Vintage Paper, Vintage Romance. Let's see your what your vintage style is...old, torn, distressed, aged, tea-stained, sepia, lacey, frilly,....Whatever 'vintage' inspires you!

Rules: (for full details, see the TGF blog)
-Upload a card or project using any TGF Stamp to:
TGF Galleria>Contests/Challenges>FFF>Randi Vintage
-All entries qualifying for prize must be uploaded by Wednesday, Febrauary 17th, 2010.
-You MUST use a TGF image to qualify for this contest. Any TGF image (digi or rubber ) will do!

The "MY CHEEKY VALENTINE" Blog Hop will take place on SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14th, at 8pm CST, with releases going live Monday 2/15 at 12am CST! There will be prizes on this hop, you DON'T WANT TO MISS IT!!!!

Check out the rest of the DT for more Cheek Peeks:
Cheryl Walker
Cindy Haffner
Jessica Diedrich
Kadie Ensley
Kim Nath
Mary Giles
Melyssa Connolly
Mercy Kerrin
Sandra Maclean
Sparkle Smith -has a cute Critter card today!

For my preview cards I combined the gals with a masking technique. You can view my masking tutorial post here.

Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for stopping by!!!