Playing Catch Up with DICC and Rick St. Dennis

Hello! I don't know about you, but I need some recuperating time from the 31 Days of Halloween! I had a lot of things that needed to be done for November 1st, and I just. Couldn't. Do. It All. So, I am playing a bit of catch up today. I have the latest Desert Islands Crafters Challenge to share with you, as well as the November Newsletter freebie from Rick St. Dennis. For DICC, here is the Itinerary.

1. Fireworks

2. On a Dark Night- create a nighttime scene on your project

3. Twit Two- there's an owl watching you

4. Trees

5. Stars

6. Don't be Square- make a shaped project

7. Sparkle Please

8. Texture Please

9. Friends

10. Use a Quote

We are sponsored by Jelly Park this time around, and I used Wish Upon a Star for my card. From the itinerary, I used #'s 2, 5, 7, and 8.

I colored this sweet image with watercolor paints and alcohol markers. My best friend's sister is expecting her first child, so I gave her this card for her baby shower the other day.

My sentiment if from Verve, and I hope you can see that it, as well as the border of my card has been embossed with Queen's Gold embossing powder from Ranger.

And this sweet little mouse is from Rick St. Dennis. Have you seen his new Zibbet shop? You could get lost in there with the amazing amount of images he has! This mouse is available for his newsletter subscribers. And she is just too cute! I hope you liked my offerings for today. Thank you for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!

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