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Welcome to Stop #3 on your Blog Tour! Thank you for visiting me here in Sunny California!

Today I'll be sharing two cards I made using the stamp set "Great Friend" (item #113792, page 5) from the Occasions Mini Catalog.

This is perhaps my favorite set and can be used in so many different ways. I decided to only use the stamps within the set itself just to show you that you can come up with two completely different ideas using the same stamps.

My first card was made using the "Walk in the Park" DSP (Item #115123, page 9). This paper uses the colors Basic Gray, Kiwi Kiss, Cameo Coral, Baja Breeze and So Saffron. I decided to go with just Basic Gray and Kiwi Kiss, adding a little Going Gray to help make it pop a little. I used the new eyelet border punch from the main catalogue (Item #113692, page 184) and used the Kiwi Kiss/Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon (Item #111879, page 179), being sure to tie in so that only the Kiwi Kiss side showed. The butterfly is stamped in Kiwi Kiss and the "For You" is stamped in going gray.

My second card uses the DSP Raspberry Tart (Item #113975, page 160). This paper uses the colors Real Red, Rose Red, Cameo Coral, Pretty in Pink and Kiwi Kiss. Of these colors, I chose to use Rose Red and Cameo Coral, making the base of my card using the Rose Red cardstock.

If you use your Color Coach (Item #105796, page 153) you'll see that Rose Red has coordinating colors of Cameo Coral, Barely Banana and Certainly Celery. I decided to add Certainly Celery to the mix.

Using my Big Shot (Item #113439, page 193) and the Top Note Die Cut (Item #113463, page 196), I made two top note dies, one in Cameo Coral and one in Whisper White. I cut down the whisper white at the perferated area so that it could mat against the cameo coral. I used 1/4 inch grosgrain ribbon in certanly celery (Item # 109031, page 179) to make the bow in the middle. I stamped "For You" on whipsper white and punched it out using the Scallop Oval Punch from the Occasions Mini (Item #114889, page 8). I edged it cameo coral to make it stand out a little and used Stampin' Dimensionals (Item #104430, page 191) so it would stand out more. I stamped the butterfly in Rose Red and the twigs in Certainly Celery.

And this concludes Stop #3. I hope you've enjoyed your visit. I'd love it if you left me a message and perhaps any suggestions on things you'd like to see in the future.

The link to the next stop on the tour has been removed as the Tour is now over. Thank you to everyone who visited! I hope you enjoyed the tour.

Happy Stampin'!

Raberta