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In August, my exceedingly dear friend and stamping buddy Carol and her husband moved from New Jersey to Pennsylvania to be nearer to their grandchildren.  The loss is huge and I miss her very much.  At least we have email and can stay in touch that way.  This was the card I made to welcome them to their new home . . .

Carol loves black and white along with Chinese Red so those are the colors I chose to compliment this comfy sofa and pillows.  The plank flooring  involved a little workaround:  the original image features planks that I felt were too wide for this layout, so after stamping once, I re-inked, moved the stamp to the right 1/4" and stamped again over the first stamping.  Now I have the narrow planks I wanted - easy peasy!

Cardstock:   Papers by Catherine White, Strathmore Ultimate White

Stamps:       My Favorite Things Sketched Chevron Background,

                     Impression Obsession Wooden Plank, Paula Best Sofa,

                     KaiserCraft Marble

Inks:             Gina K Amalgam Black, Distress Festive Berries,

                     ColorBox Black

Watercolors: Zig Real Brush Geranium Red, Carmine Red, Orange,

                     Yellow, May Green, Light Blue, English Lavender    

Emb Pwdr:   Judikins Black Diamond

Dies:            Impression Obsession Vase Set, Memory Box Branching

                     Out, DieVersion font Noodles