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Happy Friday ....... Yes it's the end of the week again ...... not quite sure where it went but, I'm looking forward to the weekend. Today I'm playing along with this month's CAS Mix Up Challenge ...... Clean And Simple (CAS) ..... one of my favourite styles, and Mixed Media .... what's not to like! Each month there are 3 components in the Mix Up.  This month it's .......  Inking Stamps using Markers, I chose to go with my ZIG Clean Colour Brush Pens .   Stamping .......  I used the gorgeous Glorious Bouquet from Tim Holtz.   This stamp is so pretty, and it's BIG too.  Plus, you get to choose the third one which can be a product or a technique ..... I went with Heat Embossing but, I suppose it could have been using sequins. I inked up the Glorious Bouquet  using various shades in autumnal colours of my ZIG Markers ...... it's getting that time of year I think This stamp does come with it's own special acrylic block (I did say it was large!)...

Happy Tuesday evening ...... Only 2 more sleeps to go then we're off on our trip to Italy ..... non vedo l'ora! Before I get started on the packing though, it's time to get the final challenge for April underway over on the Happy Little Stampers Blog . It's already been a busy month over there ...... as it is every month.   There's a challenge for everyone whether you like to Watercolour ,  or is  CAS  your thing?  A little bit of  Christmas maybe,  or  Mixed Media .  And if dies are your thing, then there's also a challenge for you with  Anything Goes with Dies  ...... and last, but not least this month it's the ATC challenge It's a great theme this month ...... we all have butterfly stamps in our stash. I've kept things fairly simple ..... watercolour card inked with Distress Inks and spritzed with water and then cut into ATC sized pieces (2.5 x 3.5 inches/64 x 89mm) A little bit of random stamping on the background with a w...