Vintage Birthday card

Hello everybody!

Finally, some nice weather here in the Netherlands! We spent Mother's Day in the garden and on the playground, a great way to spend the weekend :)

I have a vintage-style card to share with you today, I made this for my aunt's birthday. I used up some more Graphic 45 paper scraps, my aunt really liked it!

Challenges:

* Crafty Cardmakers (Add a Sentiment)

* Ooh La La (Something Beginning with B) Banner, Blue

* The Crafters' Cafe (Birthdays)

* Creative Craft Cottage (Three of a Kind) 3 yellow and 3 black pearls

* Glitter 'n Sparkle (One for the Ladies/Mother's Day)

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Birthday Boy

Hello everyone,

Another Graphic45 birthday card to share with you today, I love using up these paper pads for cardmaking! Love the quote and thought it very appropriate for a birthday ;)

Challenges:

* That's Crafty (Outnumbered)

* Try it on Tuesday (Add a Quote)

* Crafty Sentiments (Men/Boy) 

* Ooh La La (Birthday)

* The Paper Girls (Numbers)

* Dragonfly Journeys (Hip to be Square)

* Words 2 Craft By (Number Mouse)

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Birthday card

Good morning all!

I'm back with a card share this time, I made this card last night for a good friend who is turning 39 this week, using up some of my Graphic 45 papers.I used a mask on the frame to create the brown stains, really looks quite authentic in real life! I love how the white card stands out from all the vintage-style papers :)

Challenges:

* Create and Makes (AG, optional twist: Make it Vintage) 

* Cute Card Thursday (Celebrations)

* Words to Craft By (Proverbs & Blessings)

* Incy Wincy (Happy Birthday)

* Scrap & Craft (Celebrations)

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Birthday card

Hi everyone! 

March is always a big month for me in terms of birthdays and anniversaries, so a card-making sessions was definately in order for me! Today I am sharing the first one, using some Graphic 45 8x8 paper pads from my stash. I love using these papers for card making. I have some 12x12 papers as well, but they just don't really match my scrapbooking style. Funny huh. 

Anyway, here's the card:

Challenges

* Scrap & Craft (Celebration)

* Creatalicious Challenges (AG with option of Green)

* Delicious Doodles (Add Something Green) 

* Dare2BArtzy (Lots of Layers)

* Dragonfly Dreams (Girly & Diecut or Punch)

* Paper Players (Cut it Out) 

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Winter Birthday

Hello everyone!

Happy New Year, can I still say that on the 17th? I suppose it's alright! The DT at the Pinspirational Challenge is starting up 2017 today with this inspiration photo:

How super cute is that picture? Plenty of ways you can go with this as well: snow, the colour scheme, the textures or just the little girl. I chose to do the latter:

I found this image semi-finished in my to-do pile and decided to complete the card for this challenge. I can't remember the artist, but if one of you knows please tell me! Our sponsor this time is All Dressed Up, have a look at their webshop as there are plenty of great digis available!

Challenges:
* Let's Craft & Create (Things with Wings) My little birdie!
* Scrap from your Heart (Winter without Christmas)
* DL Art (Winter)
* Sasayaki Glitter Challenge (Green)
* Come and Get It (Winter)
* Digi Design Challenge (Snowy Winter)

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Autumnal Birthday Card

Oh, how the weather has changed! One minute I was barefoot and rolling around in the grass with my little one, next thing I know I am desperately craving gloves and a hat on the bike this morning! Change of season also dictates a change of crafty style for me this week. Over at the Pinspirational Challenge Blog, we have the following inspirational picture:

Again, lots to take from this picture! I took the colour scheme, the plaid/tartan pattern, the leaves and the country feel. I used all of that for a birthday card.

Sponsor this fortnight is Fred She Said, prize is a 10 dollar certificate for their shop.Check out the challenge blog for more inspiration from my fellow teamies and all the crafters that will be playing along!  Hope to see you all there!

Challenges:
- Animal Friends Challenge (Fall/Halloween with an animal)
- Let's Craft and Create (Halloween/Autumn/Fall)
- Pink & Main Challenges (Fall/Halloween)
- Scribbles Designs (Woodland Creatures)
- Crafty Cardmakers (Birthdays)
- Critters and Creatures (AG with a critter or creature)

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Baseball Birthday

Good afternoon all!

How is everyone doing? I'm pretty good, it's really great weather here at the moment, I'm steadily working my way through all things on my to do list and it's only two more days until the weekend! Life is pretty good right now :)

Although I have slowed down a little when it comes to crafting, I wanted to share a project with you that I made a while ago but never actually shared. It's a birthday card for my husband; he loves baseball and when we were in New York on holiday last month he managed to see two Yankees games which he absolutely loved. I joined him for one game, I went shopping the second time (there's only so much baseball I can handle). It was great fun though, even though the games last a pretty long time. So I am sure it comes as no surprise I attempted to mimic the Yankee's home kit on this card. I made a baseball out of a circle with some stitching, I think it turned out quite ok actually :)

Materials:
* Mayzy Art Baseball digi, coloured with Promarkers & Spectrum Noirs
* My Mind's Eye Fine and Dandy True Blue & K&Co Peter Horjus Sports DPs plus some baseball themed DP from my stash
* TH Distress Tool
* Stars border punch
* Personal Impressions sentiment stamp
* Some red thread for stitching

Next week I will be back with a card for the Fab 'n Funky challenge; we are a biweekly challenge for the summer months but will be back in full force later on in the year!

Challenges:
* Creative Card Crew (Masculine)
* Crafts Galore Encore (Use a stamp or digi) I've used both!
* Emerald Fairies (Birthday)
* Shopping Our Stash (Red, White and Blue) I bougt the baseball paper about a century ago!
* Inky Impressions (Patriotic: Red, White and Blue)
* Pile It On (Outdoor Fun)
* Cupcake Inspirations (Celebrate & Inspiration Picture) I've ued the colour scheme
* Twisted Tuesday (Red, White, Blue and Stars!)
* Polka Doodles (Red, White and Blue)
* Bearly Mine (Let's Go Digital)

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A Birthday that's Out of this World!

Hi everyone!

Long time no see, huh? I just noticed I haven't posted for a good month, I can't believe it has been this long! I am back now though and you will see new projects on a more regular basis from now on, promise :) In the month I wasn't posting, we have been on a lovely long holiday to New York, two whole weeks in the Big Apple and it was absolutely wonderful! We had a great time, fantastic weather, had great food and saw plenty of the sights. But now it's back to normal and I have more time for crafty business again. Today I am sharing my first new project, it is a birthday card for my husband who turned 41 yesterday. Happy Birthday dearest! He is a major Star Trek fan, so when I saw this lovely image I knew this was perfect for his card this year.

I teamed up the image with some papers I have had in my stash just about forever, good to use up some old stash though. I bought some more stash in New York, so need to make some room ;)

It certainly feels good to be back, it was great to get crafting again. See you on Wednesday for a new challenge @ Fab 'n Funky!

Materials:
* MayzyArt Vulcan free digi (available from their freebie website), coloured with Promarkers & Spectrum Noirs
* SMIRK Him DPs
* Reflections Black CS
* Number stamps from Anna Griffin Banners stamp set
* Space ship image from the Internet
* Scalloped Circle punch
* Button & from stash

Challenges:
* Inky Impressions (For the Boys)
* Creatalicious Challenge (Happy Birthday)
* Tuesday Throwdown (Celebrations)
* Creative Moments (Anything Goes/For the Boys)
* Stampin' for the Weekend (AG) Last Challenge!
* Digi Galore (Add a Button)
* Bearly Mine (One for the Boys)
* Mema's Craft (Only Men Allowed)
* Ladybug Crafts (Something for the Boys/Dies)
* Ladybug Crafts Ink (For Him)

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Birthday Boy

Hello all,

While everyone is busy celebrating Carnaval over here, I am having a little crafty holiday :) Perhaps I will finally get around to do some scrapping this time, we'll see!

Today I have a card to share with you, though, linking up with a new challenge and stamp release party over @ Treasured Times:

We're giving away a full set of digis of the new releases, a 20 dollar gift certificate to the store and 3 packages of Vintage Trinkets to one winner. The winner will be chosen on March 9th by random drawing. to be eligible for the prizes you must comment on the new release, follow the blog and like us on Facebook. You can have a look at the new release using this link.

With regard to our challenge, our theme this time is "LAYERING". Any creation goes, but you have to show us some layering.

The DT have all used the same image from the new release, Birthday Owen drawn by Christine Young:

Materials:
* Birthday Owen by Christine Young, coloured with Promarkers & Spectrum Noirs
* My Mind's Eye Fine and Dandy True Blue & Papermania Bird Song DPs
* Hely Cupperditch Special Delivery Twine
* sentiment stamp

Hope to see you and your creations at our release party!

Challenges:
* Passion for Promarkers (Make it Digital)
* Penny's Papercrafty Challenge (Guys and Girls)
* Card Makin' Mamas (Stack It Up)
* Delicious Doodles (One for the Boys)
* The Squirrel and the Fox (Something Spooled) Twine
* Totally Gorjuss (Happy Birthday)
* Suzy Bee (Make It Masculine)
* Incy Wincy (Birthdays)
* Simply Create Too (Shop in Your Stash) I've had these DPs forever, found them in the snippets box
* Marker Pop (Anything Goes)

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It's Time for a Celebration

Hello all!

Are you ready for another celebration? That's good, because that's exactly the theme this week @ Fab 'n Funky! You can play along with us focusing on any celebration, so it can be a birthday, wedding, new home or something completely different. As long as it is something we celebrate. We are being sponsored by Bugaboo this week and the DT received some lovely images to work with this time. I chose Mustache Guy, as I need to stock up on male cards, as a matter of fact it is already winging its way to a recipient! So you can expect some more male-oriented cards from me in the near future :) 

Materials:
* Bugaboo Mustache Guy, coloured with Promarkers & Spectrum Noirs
* DCWV The Natural Stack DPs & a Echo Park A Walk in the Park scrap
* EK Success Binding Edge border punch
* Brads from stash
* Computer-generated sentiments

Hope you can play along with us, see you there!

Challenges:
* Sassy Studio (Time after Time)
* Art Impressions (Expect the Unexpected, Use something from your stash) I bought the Natural Stack when I was scrapbooking my wedding album in 2010
* It's All about Vintage (For a Male)
* Charisma Cardz (Birthdays) Happy 5th Birthday CC!
* A Little Bit Crazy (Celebrate)
* Mema's Craft (Bingo) I've used Free, Punches or Dies, Brads or Buttons, Distressing
* Crafts 4 Eternity (Very Vintage)
* Crafty Calendar (Let's Celebrate)
* HobbyVision (Goud van Oud) the Natural Stack, brads en pons zijn allemaal meer dan 4 maanden oud
* Crazy 4 Challenges (Photo Inspiration) Clocks

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A Winter Birthday

Happy Monday all!

Did you have a nice weekend? Last Friday night, hubs and me went for a great meal; 7 magnificent courses and some great wine. Well, you have to treat yourself once in a while, right? ;) Thankfully we did have a voucher, so we didn't break the bank!

As it's Monday again, it's time for another Ooh La La Challenge and this time the theme is a fairly easy one: "Birthday". I made a birthday card for my FIL; he loves golf and has his birthday in December, so what better image than a snowy golf course? Let's see your birthday cards, come and link up with us :)

Materials:
* Ooh La La Winter Golf pyramage image from the Boys to Men CD
* Papermania Birdsong DPs
* W R Memory Keepers Vintage T Textured CS
* Joy! Craft Flower punch
* MS Pine Tree & Snow Man border punch
* Pearls from stash

Challenges:
* Paper Creator's Craft (Birthday)
* Natalie & Amy (For the Boys)
* C.R.A.F.T. (Inspiration Picture) Snowy Trees and Landscape
* Cards in Envy (Punch It)
* Clear It Out (Theme: Anything Goes, Stash: Snowflakes)
* Aud Sentiments (Any Sentiment)
* Simply Create Too (Snow or Only White) I've used Snow
* Left of Center (No People)
* Glitter 'n Sparkle (Show Us Some Snow)
* Sentimental Sundays (Winter Wonderland)

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Such an Elegant Rooster

Hi everyone!

Hope you all had a nice weekend? My weekend started on Friday, when I attended the wedding of a very close friend on the other side of the country, then travelled all the way back home to be on Student Information Market at the university the next day, then a spot of shopping. Hubs joined me in the evening and we had a fantastic steak dinner and then went to the cinema to see Gravity. Stunning images, but I thought the story was a bit weak. I spent Sunday lounging, crafting and catching up on my DT duties.

But now another week is starting and a new Ooh La La challenge is too! The theme this fortnight is "Things with Wings". I've used an image of a rooster from the new Shawn Jenkins Collection CD, which has some fantastic craft sets, both everyday AND Christmas! It would be great to see you all joining us :)

Materials:
* Elegant Rooster image & DPs from the Shawn Jenkins CD, worked the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink
* MS Picket Fence border punch
* Pebbles Black Chipboard Chips
* Personal Impressions sentiment stamp
* Pearl from stash

Challenges:
* Let's Craft & Create (Favourite Ink Technique) Using Distress Ink to age images and emphasize piramage
* The Squirrel and the Fox (Things with Wings)
* Paper Creators Crafts (Punches or Dies) I've used a border punch on the front and inside of the card
* Fussy & Fancy (One for the Boys)
* Whimsy Stamps (Vintage or Shabby Chic)
* A Little Bit Crazy (A Little Bit Shabby)
* Natalie & Amy (Shabby Chic)
* Charisma Cardz (Animals)
* Totally Gorjuss (Wings and Things)
* Creative Moments (Anything Goes/Autumn)

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We're Jammin'

Happy Wednesday everyone!

I'm back in my crafty groove again and have managed to finish my card for this week's Fab 'n Funky challenge, themed It's All Rock 'n Roll to Me! Our sponsor this week is Kenny K, who also provided the DT with some great images to pick from. I've chosen Groove Dude, who I think is wonderful for male birthday cards. I've used some of my new Authentique DPs to continue the music theme. Hope you can join us, let's see your music-inspired creations!

Materials:
* Create & Craft CS
* Kenny K Groove Dude digi, coloured with Promarkers & Spectrum Noirs
* Authentique Irresistable & Echo Park For the Record DPs
* Panduro Washi Tape
* Anna Griffin Letters & Borders and Personal Impressions stamp sets
* Vintage Photo Distress Ink
* Black square embellishments from stash

Challenges:
* Southern Girls (Song-Inspired Project) I've chosen -We're Jammin'- as my inspiration song
* Fussy & Fancy (One for the Boys)
* A Gem of a Challenge (Let's Hear it for the Boys)
* Robin's Fetish (Use a Digi)
* C is for Challenges (Boys & Men)
* Tammy's Scrappin' Corner (Inspired by a Song Title) I've chosen -We're Jammin'- as my inspiration song
* Papertake Weekly (2 by 2) 2 DPs, 2 sentiments, 2 main colours
* One Stitch at a Time (Use a Digi)
* ABC Challenge (W is for Words)
* Crafty Catz (Anything Goes)

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Make a Wish and Blow

Hi everyone!

How are you all doing, nobody melted yet? I am looking forward to some showers and I bet our garden would be pretty happy too!

This will be my last post for Delightful Challenges, my DT term has come to an end. I had a lot of fun on the DT and want to thank all the ladies for a lovely time. Many thanks also to Wendy for giving me this opportunity to play with such great images!

The challenge theme for my final challenge is "Make a Wish (include candles or stars)", a lovely celebratory theme. I managed to include both a candle and some stars on my card.

Materials:
* Digital Delights Birthday Cake Josh, coloured with Promarkers & Spectrum Noirs
* Crafter's Companion CS
* Dovecraft SMIRK Him, Prima Jack & Jill & Echo Park A Walk in the Park DPs
* Personal Impressions Sentiment stamp
* Star border & Scalloped circle punches
* Washi tape & Ribbon from stash

Our sponsor this week is

Offering a 15 dollar gift certificate to the winner of this week

Challenges:
* 2 Sisters (Stars) --> In border punch & on shirt
* Craft Your Passion (Happy Birthday)
* Crafty Card Makers (Birthday)
* Simon Says Stamp & Show (Celebrate)
* Card & Scrap (Lace or Ribbon)
* Digi Galore (One for the Boys)
* Oozak (Anything Goes with Texture)
* Emerald Fairies (Happy Birthday)
* Ladybug Ink (Birthdays)
* Love to Create (Hugs & Wishes)

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Birthday at the Beach

Hi all,

It's been a little quiet on my blog this last week, I missed a couple of deadlines because I really didn't feel like crafting and was running out of time, I'm sure you all have had such an episode at one point or another. But thankfully my crafty mojo and I am able to share a couple of projects again with you this week. The first one is a male birthday card for the Fab 'n Funky challenge, asking for projects using ANIMALS. I won this image a while back and it never had an outing before, so I decided this was the perfect moment for it. Hope you can join us!

Materials:
* Square base card
* Meljen's Design Seafaring Seagull Frame Digi, coloured with Promarkers & Spectrum Noirs
* My Mind's Eye Fine and Dandy True Blue & DCWV The Photo Stack 2 DPs
* Tim Holtz Distress Tool, Vintage Photo & Tumbled Glass Distress Inks
* Kars Gefeliciflapsteerd Sentiment Stamp Set & Inkadinkado Fun in the Sun Mini Stamp Set
* Gems from stash

Challenges:
* Crafting 4 All Seasons (One for the Guys)
* Crafty Sentiments (Fun in the Sun)
* Tip Top Tuesday (Masculine)
* Perfect Sentiments (Sun & Sand)
* Art Impressions (Masculine Cards)
* Tammy's Scrappin' Corner (Anything with Wings)
* Delicious Doodles (All Creatures Great and Small)
* Card & Scrap (Use a text/sentiment stamp)
* A Gem of a Challenge (Father's Day/Male)
* Dream Valley (Father's Day/Male Theme)

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Dress Up with Beads

Happy Wednesday everyone!

First, I would like to welcome my new followers, what a lovely surprise you guys are following me now too, hope you like what you see!

I have to be honest, this week's Fab 'n Funky theme had me stumped at first, my teamie Rachel had set a challenge alright! She is asking for projects featuring " Beads". I quickly realised that I didn't have any beads in my stash, but that was easily fixed by a quick trip to a local book & craft fair. Once I had the beads, the next challenge was to incorporate them into my card's design. I decided on threading them on some twine and make a border out of them. My teamies have come up with quite a few ideas, so have a look at the challenge blog post before you start on your own project. Here's mine:

Materials:
* Digi Darla Fancy Dress, coloured with Promarkers & Spectrum Noirs
* Sakura Purple Glitter pen for the bodice
* DP scraps from my scrappy shoebox
* Tim Holtz Distresser
* MS Doily Lace Border Punch
* Beads, sentiment & gems from stash

Our sponsor this week is Digi Darla Designs, who also provided the DT with some lovely digis!

Challenges:
* Stampin' for the Weekend (Dies/Punches)
* Allsorts (Add Some Sparkle)
* Challenges 4 Everybody (Anything Goes)
* Color Me Creative (Celebrations)
* One Stitch at a Time (Anything Goes)
* Glitter 'n Sparkle (Anything Goes)
* Lexi's Creations (Happy Birthday)
* As You Like It (Favourite Punch or Die) I love my Doily Lace border punch, it's the first border punch I bought and I still use it very regularly.
* Let's Craft & Create (One for the Girls)
* Wags 'n Whiskers (Girly Birthday)

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Give Us Lots of Pink!

Hi everyone,

How is your day so far, are you guys in the mood for something pink? Well, that would be perfect timing, because this week's Fab 'n Funky challenge is exactly that, we want to see your pink creations! Great idea, Wendy :)

I saw this lovely china cup image in one of my crafty magazines and thought it was perfect for this challenge.

Materials:
* Studio Light Decoupage image
* Papermania Sweet Nothings and DCWV Street Lace DPs, edged with my black Promarker
* MS Circle Cutter (my new baby!)
* Hunkydory Classic Cameo sentiment & Studio G sentiment stamp
* Pearls from stash

We are being sponsored by Lily of the Valley and Stamp Art Design by Katherine, so there's great prizes to be had. I hope to see your projects at the challenge blog!

Challenges:
* Art Impressions (Layer It Up)
* Polka Doodles (Birthdays with Bling)
* Aud Sentiments (Birthday Sentiment)
* Whimsy Stamps (Pretty in Pink)
* Crafts 4 Eternity (At least 3 patterned papers)
* Songbird (Truly Scrumptious)
* Lexi's Creations (Birthday)
* Cutie Pie (Lots of Layers)
* Creatieve Zebra (Anything Goes)
* Everybody Art (Pearls)

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Easel Does It

Good morning all!

It's time for another challenge over @ Ooh La La, asking for your "Easel Cards". I love easel cards, although I've had to tell several people that I sent them to how they work as I've seen them displayed upside down or sideways LOL

I've used an image from the Ooh La La's Fleur D'Imagination CD called Pink Blossom. As usual, the CD has several toppers & decoupage using this image with lovely matching DPs, so I really didn't need to use any other paper this time around.

Materials:
* Ooh La La Pink Blossom image & DPs from the Fleur D'Imagination CD
* Petaloo Celebrations 3D Butterfly
* Victorian Velvet Distress Ink
* Buttons from stash

We'd love to see your work at the challenge blog, please share your easel projects with us!

Challenges:
TBA

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Hostess with the DC Challenge

Good morning everyone!

It's going to be a very post-rich day on the blog today, as I will be sharing 4 (yes, FOUR!) creations with you. This is the first one of the bunch, I am hosting this week @ Delightful Challenges, sharing my first ever stepper card, using Digital Delights Dillon the Lion:

You will find my hostess post here, check it out for more details!

Challenges:
* Creative Card Challenge II (For the Kids)
* Southern Girls (The Kids are Alright)
* Let's Craft & Create (One for the Boys)
* Shelly's Images (Show Us What You've Got/Anything Goes)
* My Grafico (Anything Goes)
* Ladybug Ink (Anything Goes)
* Paper Pretties (Cards for the Kiddo's)
* Aud Sentiments (For a Child)
* Charisma Cardz (Happy Birthday)
* Simon Says Stamp (Anything Goes)

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Boys Will Be Boys

Hi all,

How are you faring when making those male cards? I find it sometimes can be really difficult, you don't want to make it very girly with flowers and lace with at the same time you don't want it to be too simple. I hear ya, same here :) So today's Delightful Challenge really was a challenge for me, themed "Here's One for the Boys"!

Materials:
* Digital Delights Chef Luigi, coloured with Promarkers & Spectrum Noirs
* Echo Park For the Record DPs
* Distress Tool
* Scalloped Circle punch
* Art Talent stamp set
* Ribbon and gems from stash

Our sponsor this week is

Prize for the winner = 3 sets from their store

Challenges:
* Hobby Vision (Male Card)
* Little Miss Muffet (Boys Only)
* Fairytale Challenge (Use a Mini Stamp) the cherry below the sentiment
* Challenges 4 Everybody (Anything Goes)
* Sweet Stampin' (Males)
* Paper Playtime (Anything Goes)
* My Time to Craft (Food or Drink)
* Pile It On (Oh Yummy!)
* One Stitch at a Time (Anything Goes)
* Robin's Fetish (Birthday Cards)

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