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This month I’ve given half of the Baker’s Dozen another challenge. We all need a stash of cards on hand for those times when we have to get something out in the mail today, but just don’t have time to stamp. I challenged the girls to create some versatile all-occasion cards that can be ready to go whenever we need them. To make it a little more interesting, their creations must include some kind of stitching (faux or real) and there shouldn’t be any sentiment on the front of the card. The great thing about this month’s kit is that it can be elegant, whimsical, and even masculine depending on which papers and colors you combine. To show you the versatility of the kit I decided to make two cards, one using Boys Will Be Boys and the other using Fresh Flowers. For the first card I used the newspaper and coffee image from Boys Will Be Boys. The BWBB stamp set is currently out of stock, but should return to inventory within the next 2 weeks. If you’d like to be notified when it becomes available,
go here, and click ‘request restock notification’ toward the bottom of the the page. Just enter your email address and we’ll let you know as soon as it’s available. So….do you see my stitching around the outside of the green swirl panel!? I have to give a shout out to my friend Jackie Pedro who pushed me over the edge to finally purchase the Janome Sewing Machine everyone is always raving about. Little did I know that buying it was just the first step! It arrived a few days later and then it sat

on the floor of my stamp room, unopened, for
months. I finally took time to read the directions a couple nights ago, and everybody is right about this sewing machine… it really is
sew easy! I’ve still got a lot of practice before I could start whipping out my own clothes, but I thought a pillow might be my next project to tackle with my newfound friend. *grin* I gave you a sneak peek of my Fresh Flowers card on Monday so here’s the full picture today. I pierced the design in the background and went with the faux stitching on this card. And I used dew drops inside the vase (like those little gems you put inside vases for decoration!). The flower is popped up on foam tape and highlighted with Siren Smooch. Besides the stitching, the other part of this challenge was to omit the sentiment from the front of the card. That was tough for me! When I design a card I’m always considering where to leave room for a sentiment. But now I have two versatile all-occasion cards that I can add a quick birthday, thank you, father’s day sentiment too when I need them! We’d love to have you join us for the challenge this month. If you’re a subscriber you’ve probably already received your Key Ingredients kit this month and can jump right in! Just leave a link in the Mr. Linky below to be eligible for the prize drawing. Congratulations to last month’s winner Amanda Winkelman whose prize included A Year of Sweets 2 and Tiny Twinkles! If you haven’t purchased the May 20th Key Ingredients you can still get in on the fun. We have a
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Now head over to the Baker’s Dozen blogs to see what they’ve created for our Key Ingredients challenge! I guarantee you won’t be disappointed!