Blog: October 2011

Trust

I loved creating this layout- I did this when I had a down moment- and what better moment when to scrap right then ;)

TRUST

using some of my favorite Crafter’s Workshop Templates on the background paper, spraiying with Mallard and Timberline Glimmer Mist.

The Basically Bare currogated Cardboard heart was painted with thick layer of Lipstick Glimmer Glam and Orange Crush Glimmer Glaze.

I used some Fern and Monolith Chalkboard Glimmer Mist on top of the Chicken Wire Template and also painted the JiliBean Chipboard letters with Pewter Glimmer Glaze.

For the canvas fabric I used my beloved My StampBox stitching stamp.

And I finally could get myself to use my beloved compass that I found in a fleamarket store…..good thing I have a couple more- LOL

Supplies: Prima Paper, Crafter’s Workshop Templates, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, Chalkboard Glimmer Mist, Glimmer Glam and Glimmer Glaze, Canvas Fabric, My StampBox Stamp, Eco Green Craft Artist Medium, Basically Bare Heart, Canvas Fabric, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Crafty Power Tape, Jili Bean Letters, Compass- Vintage

Have a gorgeous day :)

Nat

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  • Joan Gilmore

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    Absolutely gorgeous, Nat. I’m so glad I found your blog … Yay for Facebook, otherwise I would still be looking for your old pages. xoxo Joanie

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    • nathalie-kalbach

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      Oh Joan, so good to read you!!! I missed you like crazy – I hope you are well!!!!!

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  • Sue Clarke

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    This is SO wonderful that it might be my favorite LO ever of yours!
    The message is so clear and the compass and heart of perfect together.
    Plus the photo of you goes perfect with the message.
    Bravo Nat!

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  • Tanja

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    Ein klasse Layout! Schon allein die Farben schaue ich mir gern an, aber da stimmt echt alles!

    LG,

    Tanja

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  • AnnaB

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    This is amazing….! Love it so much Nat…!

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  • Marjie Kemper

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    Fabulous, Nat. Love the way my eye starts in the center and then wants to look at every single bit of it. Gorgeous colors, too.

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  • france papillon

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    scrap is one of the best therapies i know! love all the layers of glam and glaze you used, yummi! and a page with a lot of strength to it!

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  • Yvonne Shoap

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    Love the way you use so much Texture and Color in your layouts.

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  • Kim S

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    Wow – just WOW. This layouts totally rocks my world!

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  • Drea

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    Der Hintergrund ist eine Explosion guter Laune! Ein LO mit wahnsinniger Aussagekraft…..grandios!!!
    LG
    Drea

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  • Cuchy

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    This is a powerful layout. How beautiful details!

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Playtime

Loving this layout with a picture of my grand uncle and his buddy – whatevery they were up too, lol :)

Dieses Layout mit einem Photo meines Großonkels und seinem Kumpel mag ich sehr – was auch immer die Beiden da so getrieben haben, lol :)

Playtime

Journaling: I love this photo. What were uncle Walter and his friend up to? Where did they go with this selfmade looking waggon? How did this adventure end? I wish I could still ask him

Supplies:   Patterned Paper: G.C.D, Webster’s Pages, 7Gypsies;Letters: My Little Shoebox; Adhesives: SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES by 3L E-Z Runner; Sonstiges: Canvas Fabric; Sajon-SewingPads

Wishing you an amazing day :)

Nat

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  • Hélène à Madrid

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    Dear nathalie, I’ll go to Munich a the end of this month and I’m looking for scrapbooking boutiques. Do you know some adress ??? Thanks a lot for your help if it’s possible

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  • Drea

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    grün, türkis und dazu noch ein Fartupfer rosa und das ganze mit einer Priese Nostalgie…und schon sieht es einfach genial aus! ….wie du das nur immer machst!?
    Aber am meisten liebe ich, wie du die alten Fotos verarbeitest! Nur weiter so…ich bekomme davon gar nicht genug!
    LG
    Drea

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  • Sue Clarke

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    Gorgeous! I especially like the embellie of the man above the photo.

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  • cat mat scanlon

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    I bet they were digging for worms to go fishing! Love it, very cute! Have a great day!

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  • france papillon

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    love it, yummi colors, yummi LO, sweet journaling! my kids were playing with the same kind of wagon and with the same attitude of ‘we’re up to no good’ in our yard just yesterday!

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  • Conny

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    Das LO ist toll Nathalie und was mich bei solchen Fotos immer wieder berührt, dass Kinder egal unter welchen Umständen und zu welcher Zeit sie leben – immer spielen können – leider heute immer weniger an der frischen Luft ;-)
    LG Conny

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NJ and NYC – more East Coast Vacation

After coming back from the Cape we spent another day with our family and I even managed to sneak out with my fun sister in law to Frenchtown to visit Two Buttons an awesome store owned by the writer Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Love, Pray and others). Loved the store and there are so many more cute stores in this town – we had a great afternoon :)

We carved some pumpkins with the kids which was too funny – and yes- it was a bit early- but who cares- it was fun!

On Friday morning we took the train to NYC and met Julie for breakfast. Afterwards we spent the morning at MoMa- oh loooooveeee – I wish I could go there every month.

A little bit of shopping at Antrophologie and meeting some friends in the afternoon in the Village- perfect day – topped off with an delicious and funny dinner with Julie and her husband. While the husbands crashed, Julie and I had a chatty night…as always when we meet- LOL.

Saturday we had our co-teaching class . Julie is such an amazing teacher and it was just pure fun to work with her. We had a blast and we hope our students had too – well we all laughed a lot and the techniques looked all so different and awesome.

Can’t wait to have her in Hamburg for our Mixed Media Circus Event – it is going to be a blast. And that was our vacation then – the next day we flew back to Germany.

I think it is the first time I heard myself saying I could vision myself living in NYC ;) I have been in the City a couple times but that it was never the city I could see myself to see living in the U.S. :)

Nat

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  • cat mat scanlon

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    Looking forward to the day when you DO move to the states — I might actually be able to get to one of your workshops!

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  • Kim S

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    Super photos and I totally hear ya on the NY thing.Out of all other cities in the world that would be the one I could see myself living.

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  • Jan Hennings

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    looks like a great class and all the sweet ladies are smiling..probably because they get to take a class with you :)

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  • Sue Clarke

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    Two Buttons looks like such a wonderful place to spend an afternoon looking for hidden treasures.
    Spending time with Julie in NYC must have made the thought of living there much more pleasant (than being there without her).

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  • Denise Morrison

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    your photos are wonderful and make me long for the Cape and NYC. glad you are having a great time.

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  • Martha Richardson

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    It was so great to finally meet you and the class was a blast…you & Julie make an awesome team. My Book of Techniques is almost finished and I will share the final results!

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    • nathalie-kalbach

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      It was wonderful to have you girl! Can’t wait to see you again in January!

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  • Drea

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    …ich glaube, je mehr ich von dir hier lese und sehe, desto eher gehörst du für mich auch genau dorthin! Schön, dass du mit den Fotos ein paar Eindrücke auch für uns mitgebracht hast und meine Sehnsucht, endlich mal dorthin zu kommen, damit nur noch stärker gemacht hast! Danke dafür!
    Ganz liebe Grüße und ich werde mit Staunen weiter verfolgen, wohin es dich als nächstes verschlägt….grins!
    Deine Drea

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    • nathalie-kalbach

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      Ah – Danke Süße- schön was von Dir zu hören- ich hoffe es geht Dir gut!!! nat

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  • france papillon

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    this reminds me how much i miss NYC :( glad to see you had a blast though!

    and love the pumpkins! lol

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    • nathalie-kalbach

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      LOL- the pumpkins are fun – I know ;) hugs to you girl!

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The Cove, the Cape and ….East Coast Vacation Part I

What a whirlwind trip and it was fun fun fun. We came in on a thursday and went to see our family in New Jersey and spent some time seeing friends too on Friday. We had a little birthday party for the kiddos which was lots of fun and then on Saturday I went to Scrappers Cove in Milltown. It was so much fun. I even had two German speaking girls in my class :) and I loved the atmosphere – I hope to come back next time I’m in the area ;)

On Sunday then we drove to Cape Cod where we had rented a nice little house. It was the perfect time to be there. Our land lord said he calls this the “Secret Season” – was the leaves are turning, the weather is still wonderful and there is almost no one there – perfect. We did beach hikings, watched sunsets and sunrises, bbq-ed, rented a tandem and managed to ride it even, did some shopping, ate lobster and saw seals in the ocean – it was AWESOME

 

More pictures of our vacation and the workshop in NYC with Julie to come :)

Have a gorgeous day

nat

Nat

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  • cat mat scanlon

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    Sounds wonderful! You were about 3 to 4 hour drive from me when you were on the cape!

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  • Karen Auld

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    Nice picture of you and Jim, Nat

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    • Nathalie Kalbach

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      Thanks karibaba- miss you and Bill already- it was just too short! We actually almost planned the Florida vacations with you- LOL- we just need to find a time when to do it ;)

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  • france papillon

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    i’ve been watching these with Adele’s hometown in the background… magical moment. thanks Nath!

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  • Claudi

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    Das sind schöne stimmungsvolle Fotos.
    Muss ja traumhaft gewesen sein.

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  • Drea

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    So viele stimmungsvolle Bilder! Wunderbar!
    Ganz liebe Grüße wollte ich dir mal schicken! winke!
    Deine Drea

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  • Sue Clarke

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    Fabulous photos as always Nat! Love the one of the sign and the beach initials (I want to see the LO for that one please). Glad you enjoyed the east coast!

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    • Nathalie Kalbach

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      LOL- your wish was my command- I just did one- will show soon ;)

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  • Jan Hennings

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    what a wonderful working vacation. wow to your beautiful photo’s..the ocean and sunset shots are truly remarkable. love the j+n in the sand and the little foot prints :)

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  • Martha Richardson

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    The pictures are FABULOUS! Makes me want to jump on a plane and head to the Cape.

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  • Marsha.

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    Wow, great pics! Looks like you had a wonderful time!

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  • Cuchy

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    Another place to my list of “places to be” How beautiful photos, and you look so happy.

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Live – Tattered TV -Educator Style – November 2nd 2011

November 2nd at 20.00 Uhr CET, GMT +1 / 11:00am PST/ 2:00pm EST

Join Nathalie Kalbach as she creates a colorful unique fall layout! She will show you how to use all four Tattered Angels Paint Media in different but easy ways using them along with the perfectly fitting Mistables Line by Pink Paislee and some gorgeous Products by Stampendous. You will learn different techniques with the same products and the über-fun and German accent is guaranteed. Come and meet her on Tattered TV – Educator Style.

You can purchase kits at several stores listed here: http://mytatteredangels.com/Tattered-TV-W19.aspx

Here is a supply list in case you wanna play along:

Material:

Tattered Angels Supplies:

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist:

Cranberry Zing

Riptide

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Chalkboard:

Charcoal

Tatttered Angels Glimmer Glam:

Organic Garden

Espresso Bean

Tattered Angels Glimmer Glaze:

Sea Kelp

 

Pink Paislee Supplies:

Mistables 12 x 12 Paper Pack 00511

Mistables Chipboard Alphabet 00517

Mistables Scallop Ribbons 00513

Mistables Journal Tags 00512

 

Stampendous Supplies:

Jumbo Peony Stamp

Treasures Glitter Kit

Jumbo Perfectly Clear Handle

 

Extra Supplies:

Crafting Mat (e.g., Tattered Angels)

Paper towels

Heating gun

Scissors

Cut‘n Dry Foam by Ranger or just Foam

Fan Brush small

Double Sided Tape and 3D Foam Squares

Pencil

White Signo Pen

Nat

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Thank you – Danke – Card

A card for a friend saying thank you for something special :)

Eine Karte für eine Freundin, die etwas Besonders für mich getan hat :)

The background paper by Pink Paislee was painted with Pan Pastels. The Basically Bare Dressforms were embossed with golden Embossing Powder and the green one was sprayed with Glimmer Mist- while I attached thinned down teal colored acrylic paint to the second one

Supplies: Pink Paislee Paper, Basically Bare Dressforms, Ranger Golden Embossing Powder, Golden Acrylic Paint, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, Rose Moka Sticker Letters.

Thanks for coming by today :)

Danke fürs Vorbeischauen heute :)

Products used:

 

Nat

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  • Beate

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    Eine wunderschöne Karte um Danke zu sagen. Der “aufgeklappten” Rocksaum ist das Tüpfelchen auf dem “i” …
    LG Beate

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  • Jan Hennings

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    Great card and these BB dress forms are one of my favorites!

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  • Sue Clarke

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    Love how you flipped the edge of the dress up!
    It makes it flow. Now maybe you can make yourself a paper dress just like it;-)

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  • Sandra Schwarz

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    Die sieht super aus, ich mag diese Kleiderpuppen total gern.
    LG samsch

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Homedecor Canvas

Lately I have been playing on bigger Canvases – love it – giving me so much more room to play with texture…only…where to put it- LOL. The Canvas was part of an article I wrote about the Canvas Corp. Products in the Fall ScrapArtZine.

In der letzten Zeit hatte ich sehr viel Freude mit größeren Leinwänden zu spielen – ich liebe es-  es gibt mir so viel mehr Raum mich mit Textur auszutoben…nur…wo passt das noch hin – LOL. Die Leinwand ist Teil eines Artikels über die Canvas Corp Produkte.

For the background I used different kinds of coarse paint media- like gesso with sand and speckeling paste. I sprayed the background with the Limited Fall Edition Glimmer Mist by Tattered Angels.

Those awesome canvas and bulap banner pieces by Canvas Corp are so fun to play with either as Homedecor times or for an album. I used a Pink Paislee Mistable Screen on top of the canvas banners. The Letters are from Tattered Angels.

For the flower I used some yummie Prima Lace and in the middle- hard to see I placed a self made denim brad. So beautiful how all those products work together :)

 
Products used:

Nat

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  • Michaela

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    dieser Canvas gefällt mir total gut. Schon wieder eine so tolle Inspiration

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  • Jan Hennings

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    gorgeous and love the look of the darker cavas and flower in the center :)

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  • Sue Clarke

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    I too love the look of texture on the canvas but I don’t have tons of space to hang them up. I recently started to put them in the windows. I am still getting compliments on the movie theater canvas that you made for me!

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Rumor has it

This title is actually from a song by Adele- which I love really a lot. The song also speaks to me :) The layout was published in the Fall ScrapArtZine.

Dieser Titel ist entliehen von einem Song von Adele – welchen ich wirklich sehr mag. Der Song spricht mich einfach an :) Das Layout war zu sehen in der letzten ScrapArtZine.

 

Journaling: Sometimes I notice that someone I barely know tells stupid stuff about me. After short anger I get reminded – telling stupid stuff is probably their only joy in their miserable life – so let them have their short happy moment!

Material: Pink Paislee Paper, Crafters Workshop Stencil, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, Glimmer Glaze and Chalkboard, German Scraps, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L, Prima Marketing Letters,

 

Nat

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  • Cuchy

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    So true! How sweet your soft colors.

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  • Sue Clarke

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    Love that song as well. Great title and the journaling is serious on such a sweet page with a beautiful photo of yourself.

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  • france papillon

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    totally agree with the message on your page. I often find comfort in the question why it hurst me? that’s all it take to get over it! lol and such a strong message on such a sweet page! love the corners of the picture and that background is yummi!

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Everything you can Imagine…

is real

(this canvas is part of the Über*Media PanPastel Workshop)

Have an amazing day :)

Nat

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  • marsha.

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    Wow, it’s awesome!!!

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  • Sue Clarke

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    I LOVE this LO and the saying as well!
    I think that I have that stencil at home as well…is it a TCW one Nat?

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  • Tina

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    Like the message and the colours. :)

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  • Tanja

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    Wow, was für eine Farbenpracht! LG Tanja

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