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Hello everyone, I hope you're having a good start to your week.  It's glorious sunshine here, so I'm going to make the most of it.
I have been busy crafting though.  This is what I made yesterday:
I got the idea from Kimber McGray's book, '175 Fresh Card Ideas'.  I love every card in there!  The card she made was much smaller than this, though.  This is my first go with pins, which you can see stuck in the ribbon at the top.  The ducks on here are so cute.

Recipe:
Card Stock: So Saffron from SU
Papers: October Afternoon - Ducks In A Row
Pins: Wild Orchid Crafts

My local craft shop is closing down, which I think is terrible, but they've got 30% off at the moment.  What is a girl to do?  Obviously I had to have a bit of a spree, and bought the ribbon for this card, amongst other things.  I've also just had a delivery of Stampin Up! goodies, but I think that will be it now until after Christmas.  Time to make the most of what I've got, so I'm off for a little play with my new things.
Thanks for dropping by,
Jane xx

Comments

  1. Donna Mosley26 September 2011 at 20:43

    Hi Jane, love this very cute card, love the colours and the pins are gorgeous.

    Donna x

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  2. Margaret26 September 2011 at 22:46

    This is a gorgeous card, Jane. You should have made it last week and you could have entered the baby card challenge at the Creative Card Crew. Check it out tomorrow as we have a new challenge starting
    Margaret xx

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  3. coops27 September 2011 at 09:00

    gorgeous card jane.love your fab colours and design and the images are adorable ;D

    xx coops xx

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