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It's Exciting and Exhausting! But if your spirit is happy it will be wonderful~ This time of year truly needs to be a "glass half full" time to retain your sanity! No matter where you are, we send all good wishes for a Happy Holiday season.    Take a deep breath and ENJOY Our very best to YOU, Jean and the Team.

JUNE MAC Created this darling 'home' I loved creating this little hanging wooden shape.  I used a couple of different techniques but it was very simple to do.  Firstly I did think of covering the house in paint but I quite liked the look of the wood itself.  I used some brown ink on a sponge around the edges of the house.  I  had a scrap of lace for the bottom of this but decided to use it as a mask/stencil.   I taped it to the wood and then sponged the brown ink over the lace for the effect you see on it. I think it turned out nice with a kind of distressed stenciled look.  I then wanted to finish off the tag with something eye-catching so I  used a plain flower and inked it in light teal then covered it in holographic embossing powder for the sparkle although glitter would also work.  I also embossed the brad with the brown ink and clear embossing powder. The orange spots were finally added using orange stickles for a fun...