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Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Hello friends and happy December!  Today I am sharing this card on the Butterfly Reflections, Ink blog, but before I get to my card, I wanted to share with you all that I got to visit the Butterfly Reflections, Ink store last weekend when I was nearby traveling for Thanksgiving.  Not only did I get to check out the awesome store, but I got to meet. . .

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11/6/2019

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11/24/2019

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9/13/2019

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