LeslieT

smitten by my kitten

Hello, my friends! A big Happy Friday to you! As promised, I’m back this morning with another card I created for The Outlawz Challenges. I have a couple more to share in a little while, so stay tuned! This sweet kitten card is for the April Progressive Freebie Challenge. Star Stampz is our sponsor this month and we were provided the most adorable Red String digital image to create with. A free digi each month is the perk for playing in this challenge each month! ;)

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I used mainly red, orange and yellow for the image, which scream ‘happy’ to me. I cut the image with a square mini scallop die and popped it up on orange foam to match the orange dotted cardstock. I stamped the sentiment in black ink. After I finished the inside, I went back and added a few random black glitter punctuation marks to pull it all together.

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For the inside, I added a strip of the orange dotted cardstock across the top and stamped the sentiments in black ink, adding black glitter brackets around the second part. This is SO the hubby and I, lol! We have nine feline fur babies and eight of them are rescues. We’ve been empty-nesters for years – our four human kids are grown with families of their own – and we couldn’t imagine life without these furry kids!

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One more look… I’m so smitten with how this turned out! This image and challenge were the start of all the play this month! Sure glad I made studio time! ;)

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I’d love to enter this card into these additional challenges:
The Creative Crafters: #27 – Anything Goes
Show Us Your Pussycats: #53 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, Colorbok Seeing Dots cardstock
Stamps: Star Stampz Red String digital image, Paper Smooches Charmed Cat 2 stamp set
Ink: Spectrum Noir- FS6, OR3, DR1, EB3, IG4, IG8, BT2, BGR1, CT4; Pentel Slicci Metallic Red pen, Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Dies/Punches: MFT Die-namics Stitched Mini Scallop Square STAX
Accessories: ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever, Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, MISTI stamp tool, Darice black glitter alpha stickers, Darice orange foam

I hope you’ve enjoyed this card and will come join us in The Outlawz Challenges! Lots of fun going on! Thanks so much for stopping by – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Happy mother’s day

Hi everyone! I’m baaaaack! Thanks for hanging with me – this is my last post for tonight but I’ll be back with a couple more tomorrow. I’m so glad that I decided to set time aside these last couple days to create cards for The Outlawz Challenges because I didn’t get a chance to play much at all last month. The card I’m sharing now is for the Color Challenge and our sponsor this month is SheepSki Designs. I chose the gorgeous Wild Roses image from my stash to create a Mother’s Day card.

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The colors for the challenge are burgundy, green, yellow, pink, purple and white plus a twist. This is our photo inspiration:

I used all the colors and my twist is CAS (clean and simple). I fussy cut the image and added a few dots of white Crystal Drops for a little texture. I stamped the sentiment in black ink.

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I embellished the inside panel with a strip of the burgundy cardstock used to layer the front and inside panels, and then stamped the sentiment in black ink. The stamp set is from The Project Bin and contains both fun and serious sentiments.

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And one more look… all I can say is love, love, love! Beautiful image and fun challenge!

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I’d love to enter this card into these additional challenges:
Creative Inspirations: April Challenge – April Showers & Flowers
Not Just Cards Challenges: April Anything Goes
The Creative Crafters: #27 – Anything Goes
The Crafter’s Cafe: #240 – Flowers

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, Darice burgundy cardstock
Stamps: SheepSki Designs Wild Roses digital image, The Project Bin Defined stamp set
Ink: Spectrum Noir- DG2, LY3, OR1, LV1, LV2, BP1; Faber-Castell May Green artist pitt pen, Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Dies/Punches: Kadomaru Pro corner rounder
Accessories: ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever, Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, MISTI stamp tool, Nuvo White Crystal Drops

I hope you’ve enjoyed this card and will come join us in The Outlawz Challenges! Lots of fun going on! Thanks so much for stopping by – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Feel Better Soon!

4/27/20 Top Pick at The Outlawz Monday Greetings Challenge!

Hi everyone! Hope you’re having a great day and staying home and staying well! I’m (still) playing in my studio creating projects for The Outlawz Challenges! This card that I’m sharing is for the Monday Greetings Challenge and this is the first time I’ve played in this challenge. The Paper Shelter is our sponsor this month and I have several of their digi stamps in my stash, so I chose Rose to create a get well card. What a gorgeous image!

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The fun thing about The Paper Shelter digis is you not only get a gorgeous image, but you get background paper too, and you can print them together or separately. I printed the image on the background paper, trimmed it and layered it, and then added some decorate corners with bling. I also added some pretty shimmer to all the butterflies.

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I lightened the background paper for the the inside panel. The front and inside sentiment strips are new in my stash and I really love them. I outlined them with a metallic blue pen.

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And one more peek… loving the simplicity of this card that’ll hopefully brighten someone’s day!

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I’d love to enter this into these additional challenges:
Dare2BArtzy: April Challenge – Pastel Colors
The Creative Crafters: #27 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, Stampin’ Up Island Indigo cardstock
Stamps: The Paper Shelter ‘Rose’ digital stamp set, Ephemoire Wordstripz 2
Ink: Sakura Star Dust Gelly Roll pen, Pentel Slicci Metallic Blue pen
Dies/Punches: Gemini Opulent Swirls die set
Accessories: ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever, Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, Gemini Junior die cutting machine, Darice iridescent gemstones

I hope you’ve enjoyed this card and will come join us in The Outlawz Challenges! Lots of fun going on! Thanks so much for stopping by – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Happy Spring

Hi everyone! I had so much fun creating cards for The Outlawz Challenges yesterday that I decided to do it again, lol! The card I’m sharing now is for the Festive Fridays Challenge, Our sponsor this month is The Paper Nest Dolls and I have several of their digis in my stash so I chose the adorable Flower Cart Avery to create a Spring card. She is so stinkin’ cute I can’t even stand it! ;)

Since I was making a Spring card, I dug through my digital paper stash and found a pretty Bearly Mine floral paper to use for the background. I rounded the bottom left corner of the card base and the image which I colored with Spectrum Noir markers. I created the sentiment on the computer and angled it over the top right corner of the image, then added a couple blue Twinkle Goosebumps.

I used a Robin Williams quote for the inside sentiment that I created on the computer. I embellished the panel with leftover digital paper and cardstock used on the front.

One more peek… loving how this turned out! Although I absolutely love the snow, it’s still in the 20s and 30s at night here so I’m ready for some Spring weather, lol!

I’d love to enter this card into these additional challenges:
Not Just Cards Challenges: April Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner: #206 – Easter/Spring
Double D Challenges: Showers & Flowers
Sparkles Monthly Challenge: #127 – Spring Is In The Air
The Crafter’s Cafe: #240 – Flowers

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, Neenah Classic Linen Solar White cardstock, Martha Stewart Dolphin cardstock, Bearly Mine digital paper
Stamps: The Paper Nest Dolls Flower Cart Avery digital image
Ink: Spectrum Noir Classique- FS3, FS6; Spectrum Noir regular- EB1, EB2, EB6, IG4, IG8, TN2, TN4, TN6, CT4, OR1, OR3, BGR1, DG2, DR1, IB2, TB4, colorless blender; Pentel Clicci Metallic Silver pen
Dies/Punches: Kadomaru Pro corner rounder
Accessories: Queen & Co. blue Twinkle Goosebumps

I hope you’ve enjoyed this card and will come join us in The Outlawz Challenges! Lots of fun going on! Thanks so much for stopping by – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

hippity hop

Hello, friends! Hope you’re having a good week! Our new challenge is live over at Southern Girls Challenge and I’m excited to share my DT inspiration project with you today! As always, the theme for our challenge is Anything Goes and we’d love to see what you create! Our sponsors this time are Auzz Trinklets and Jenoviya Art Shop. I was provided an adorable Jenoviya Art Shop digital image from the Cutie Doll Range and created an Easter card.

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I covered the front of my card base with green glitter cardstock, cut the front flap about 3/4″ shorter than the back flap and ran it through the die cutting machine with a cross-stitch border die. Since green and purple are one of my favorite color combos, I grabbed a couple shades of dark purple cardstock to pair with the green glitter cardstock. I added a computer-generated sentiment and a few small purple gemstones to complete the card front.

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The inside sentiment is also computer-generated. I layered the panel on dark purple cardstock and added a strip of green glitter cardstock at the base of the panel. I added two strips of skinny Washi Tape at the bottom of the inside flap which is visible when the card is closed.

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One more look… such a sweet image that really pops on the green and purple!

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Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, POW cricket glitter paper, Darice purple cardstock, DCWV purple Double-Sided Textured cardstock
Stamps: Jenoviya Art Shop digital image from the Cutie Doll Range
Ink: Bic Mark-It- Yellow Blaze, Summer Melon, Sunset Orange, Margarita Green, Petal Pink, Fandango Pink, Blue Skies Blue, Polynesian Purple, Hot Aqua, Tiki Hut Tan, Honey Brown, Woodsy Brown; Spectrum Noir Classique- FS3, FS4, FS9; Spectrum Noir regular- DG1, LV2, CT4; Faber-Castell Pitt artist pens- May Green, Middle Purple Pink, Magenta
Dies/Punches: Lawn Fawn Stitched Borders die
Accessories: ScraPerfect Best Glue EverMe & My Big Ideas skinny Washi Tape, Darice small purple gemstones, ScraPerfect Embellie Gellie

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link up with us this time! Can’t wait to see what you create! Be sure to check out all the fun goodies at Auzz Trinklets and Jenoviya Art Shop! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Let It Snow

Hello again, my peeps! I mentioned in my last post that I set some time aside today to make a few cards (that are not design team projects, believe it or not), so I’m back with another one – this time for The Outlawz Crash Your Stash Challenge! The items to dig up from your stash this month are doilies! Our sponsor this month is Wink Wink Ink and I used the adorable Season’s Tweetings – Snowman With Little Bird digital image to make a Christmas card.

I actually love doilies and have paper ones in several sizes and colors in my stash, plus several doily dies in assorted patterns. I love an aqua and hot pink color combo so that’s what I went with for this card even though they are very non-traditional Christmas colors. I printed the snowman image on shrink plastic and used my heat tool to shrink it to use as the focal image. I added gemstones to the doily for some wintery bling. The sentiment strip across the bottom was cut from patterned paper from the same pad as the aqua gingham background paper… from one of my all-time favorite paper pads!

Here’s a close-up of the snowman. Isn’t he just the cutest guy ever?!

I printed a digital sentiment for the inside and embellished the panel with another strip of the patterned paper and aqua cardstock used on the front.

One more look… I’m so smitten with this image and design! It’s been a while since I played with shrink film and I really enjoyed myself… brought out the kid in me, lol!

I’d love to enter this card into the following challenges:
Christmas Crafts All Year Round: April Challenge – Snow Buddies or Anything Christmas/Winter Holidays Goes
613 Avenue Create: #232 – Anything Goes w/optional geometric papers

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, Stampin’ Up Soft Sky cardstock, American Crafts Taffy cardstock, The Paper Studio Four Seasons and Everything In Between -2- paper pad
Stamps: Wink Wink Ink Season’s Tweetings – Snowman With Little Bird digital image, Polkadoodles Winnie White Christmas digital sentiment
Dies/Punches: Cheery Lynn Designs French Pastry die, Sizzix Dotted Circles die
Accessories: Grafix shrink film, ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever, Darice iridescent gemstones

I hope you’ve enjoyed this card and will come join us in The Outlawz Challenges! Lots of fun going on! Thanks so much for stopping by – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Bonnet Bouquet Friendship

5/1/20 Top Rocker at 613 Avenue Create!

Hi everyone! Hope you’re having a wonderful day! I’m playing, for the first time, in The Outlawz Wednesday Sketch Challenge and I’m getting my card in just in the nick of time, lol! Here is the sketch everyone has been playing with for the past two weeks:

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I’ve been crazy busy and set some time aside today to make a few cards. What better way to spend time ‘social distancing’ than playing in the studio?! I hope you all are staying well and staying safe! Jan’s Digi Stamps is our sponsor this month and I used her Bonnet Bouquet digi stamp set to create a friendship card. What a fun sketch and what a beautiful digital stamp set!

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I did change things up a bit – I created a square card and rotated the oval element to the left. I used pretty golden yellow gingham paper and cardstock to match the golden yellow flowers in the digital image. I off-set the ovals beneath the focal element and layered all the elements on black cardstock – which looks rather striking if I do say so myself. ;)

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I added some shimmer to the flowers and a little dimension to the flower centers.

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For the inside, I layered the sentiment panel on gingham paper and layered both on black cardstock as well.

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One more peek… just loving how this turned out!

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I’d love to enter this card into these additional challenges:
613 Avenue Create: #232 – Anything Goes w/optional geometric papers
Creative Inspirations: April Challenge – April Showers & Flowers

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, American Crafts Black cardstock, Stampin’ Up Delightful Dijon cardstock, Simple Stories Wood & Gingham Basics paper pad
Stamps: Jan’s Digi Stamps Bonnet Bouquet digital stamp set
Ink: Sakura Star Dust Gelly Roll pen
Dies/Punches: Memory Box Stitched Oval Layers dies
Accessories: ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever, YNS Black Glittered Gumdrops, Mod Podge Dimensional Magic

I hope you’ve enjoyed this card and will come join us in The Outlawz Challenges! Lots of fun going on! Thanks so much for stopping by – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

It’s always SUMMER somewhere

4/19/20 Top Rocker at 613 Avenue Create!

Hello again, friends! Happy Easter! I’m back with a card I created for a BFF of 45+ years who is dealing with some personal stuff right now. She absolutely loves the beach and flip flops, so I dug through my stash of cut files (I have literally hundreds of them from various companies) and for some reason went right to this one. So I think it was meant to be!

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I cut the base and panels, three sets of flip flops, and all the leaves on my Scan N Cut. I inked all the pieces with different colors of distress ink and then assembled the flip flops.

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Then came all the fun putting it together! I added a little bling to the flip flop straps.

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I stamped the sentiment in dark teal ink on the plain white signature panel. How about those chevrons embossed in the soles?! Cute, huh?!

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And here’s one more look… box cards are so cool because they fold flat to fit in an envelope for mailing. The envelope was included in the cut file and I cut it from the same paper as the panels to kind of bring it all together. This will go out in the mail tomorrow and I can’t wait for my friend to receive it! ;)

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I’d love to enter this fun box card into the following challenges:
613 Avenue Create: #232 – Anything Goes w/optional Geometric Papers
A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge: #113 – Anything Goes
A Bit More Time To Craft Extra Challenge: April Anything Goes
A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #4-2020 – Anything Goes
Alphabet Challenge Blog: A is for Anything Goes
Crafty Catz: #501 – Anything Goes with optional Color Theme

Crafty Friends Challenge: #133 – Anything Goes
Creative Moments: #188 – Anything Goes
Classic Design Challenge: 4th Birthday Challenge
Jan’s Digi Stamps Challenge: #11 – Anything Goes
Not Just Cards: April Anything Goes
{PIN}spirational Challenges: #260 – Anything Goes w/optional photo inspiration (no twist)

The Outlaws Challenges – Twisted Thursdays – Anything Goes w/optional Map or Sign (no twist)
Word Art Wednesday: Weeks #434/435 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: American Crafts Cascade and Grass cardstock; Colorbok orange, blue and yellow cardstock; Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, Colorbok Seeing Dots cardstock, Canvas Corp Trendy Christmas Collection, Stampin’ Up Irresistibly Yours Specialty DSP, K & Co. Essentials Dark Designer paper pad
Stamps: The Project Bin Summer Fun stamp set
Ink: Ranger distress ink- dusty concord, crushed olive, mowed lawn, salty ocean, picked raspberry, ripe persimmon, mustard seed, peacock feathers; Stampin’ Up Bermuda Bay ink
Dies/Punches: SVG Cuts Flip Flops Box Card cut file
Accessories: Scan N Cut, Tim Holtz ink blending tool with foam, ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever, Gemini Junior die cutting machine, Darice Chevron embossing folder, MISTI stamp tool, small brads in assorted colors, Darice medium iridescent gemstones

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this fun flip flops box card as much as I enjoyed making it! Please stay safe and well at home, and I hope you’re finding time to do some things you love! Thanks so much for stopping by – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

It’s a BOY!

Hi everyone! I’ve popped in this morning with a clean and simple baby boy card I created to mirror one I posted last week HERE. I said in my post last week that I saw another card like that one in my future – only in a different color with different shoes, so here we are! And believe it or not, this one is not a design team project… I actually set aside some crafty time for myself! ;)

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I used a white card base this time and added a white sentiment strip across the bottom for a tone-on-tone look. I stamped the sentiment from Paper Pretties in blue ink. For the shoes, I cut three of each, DTP-inked them in the blue ink, and layered them together for some dimension. I used a white paint pen to add tiny little dots. I turned the shoes in a different orientation this time, with the toes pointing toward the bottom of the card.

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Once again I kept the inside super simple with just a stamped sentiment from the same stamp set, stamped in the same blue ink. :)

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And one more peek… this one is just as cute as the last and I’m loving how it turned out!

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I’d love to enter this card into the following challenges:
613 Avenue Create: #232 – Anything Goes w/optional Geometric Papers
A Bit More Time To Craft: #113 – Anything Goes
A Bit More Time To Craft Extra: April Anything Goes
A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #4-2020
Addicted To Stamps and More: #384 – Clean and Simple
Classic Design Challenge: #4 Birthday Challenge
Aud Sentiments: #248 – Anything Goes + A Sentiment
Dare2BArtzy: April Challenge – Pastel Colors
Jan’s Digi Stamps Challenges: April Anything Goes
Through The Purple Haze Challenges: #166 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock
Stamps: Paper Pretties Oh Baby stamp set
Ink: Dare2BArtzy Blue Sky ink, Posca white paint pen
Dies/Punches: Joy Crafts Baby Boy die set
Accessories: MISTI stamping tool, Gemini Junior die cutting machine

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this clean and simple baby boy card, and you’re staying safe and well at home! Hope you are finding time to do the things you love to do! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

It’s a GIRL!

Hello, my crafty friends! Hope you’re having a great day! This month’s Anything Goes with Dies Challenge is live over at Happy Little Stampers and I’m thrilled to share my DT inspiration project with you today!

I created a super CAS baby girl card to add to my stash. One can never have too many baby cards, lol! ;)

When I created this card, I was in the mood for clean and simple. Using an ivory card base, I added an ivory sentiment strip across the bottom for a tone-on-tone look. I stamped the sentiment from Paper Pretties in pink ink.

And how about these little shoes?! Aren’t they just too stinkin’ cute?! I cut three of each, colored them all pink with an R3 Studio 71 alcohol marker, and layered them together for some dimension. Using the same marker, I colored two small white flat-back pearls to match.

I kept the inside super simple with just a stamped sentiment from the same stamp set, stamped in the same pink ink. :)

And one more peek… I absolutely love how this turned out and it couldn’t have been any simpler! I see another one of these in my near future, only in blue and with slightly different shoes!

I’d love to enter this card into the following challenges:
613 Avenue Create: #232 – Anything Goes w/optional Geometric Papers
A Bit More Time To Craft: #113 – Anything Goes
A Bit More Time To Craft Extra: April Anything Goes
A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #4-2020
Addicted To Stamps and More: #384 – Clean and Simple
Allsorts Challenge Blog: #566/7 – Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue (old stamps and die)
Classic Design Challenge: #4 Birthday Challenge
Aud Sentiments: #248 – Anything Goes + A Sentiment
Cupcake Inspirations: #490 – Color Challenge

Dare2BArtzy: April Challenge – Pastel Colors

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: GKD Pure Luxury Ivory cardstock
Stamps: Paper Pretties Oh Baby stamp set
Ink: Studio 71- R3; Stampin’ Up Strawberry Slush ink
Dies/Punches: Joy Crafts Baby Girl Shoes die set
Accessories: MISTI stamping tool, Gemini Junior die cutting machine, Darice flat-back pearls

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link an anything goes project with us this month using dies! We’d love to see what you create! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig