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Welcome to new Members and Dynamic Duo

Not only do I have 3 new members 

INEKE 
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to welcome to my blog. Go and checkout their's if you have time - its definitely worthwhile. Cathy has a new blog -great finds can be made there and Judy I have known forever from flickr, but just discovered her blog 2 days ago (spent quite some time there), funny, how things go...

AND 

 I can also welcome a new member to my family:

 Andromeda



 a Russian dwarf hamster - my son got her for his birthday. He is sooo happy to have her!

 I don't want to test your patience - usually I have welcome picture for my new members, but lets just keep it with the hamster pics for now, I don't want this post to get out of hand. I post a welcome picture in my next blog post  - I guess you have to come back and check it out ;)

--X--

  BLACK and GREY  

 that is  the challenge at
 Dynamic Duos this week. Uh-oh, for me that IS a challenge. What happened to color??? Anyhow, the alternate option was not really an alternative for me, with those colors the ONLY thing I can think of is a masculine card - something I normally try to avoid.....

                                               

So here is my concoction:





I used a grey card base and stamped with Black ink on it, using the Hero Arts Tweed Background stamp. The other stamps are Studio 112 and the arrow is a QuicKutz die. I fastened the arrow with a little brad.

And before I forget - I got quite many comments recently - thank you all so much - I enjoy soooo much reading them! Have a great day!

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Anonymous said…
Cute hamster. And great card! I love how you answered our black/white masculine challenge at Dynamic Duos. Thank you so much for joining us. ;-)
April 23, 2013 at 1:37 PM
Gibmiss said…
Hello
Fabulous card....
Hugs Sylvie xxx
April 23, 2013 at 1:38 PM
Unknown said…
What a sweet addition to your family. And your card is great. I love that paper! Thanks for joining us at Dynamic Duos.
April 23, 2013 at 8:16 PM
Kelly Griglione said…
Tweed is perfect for these colors!! We got 2 dwarf hamsters for our sons last summer ... unfortunately a couple months into it one of the hamsters was trying biting the other one's nose off. So now we have TWO large cages on top of the dresser! They are very low maintenance at least. : )
April 24, 2013 at 2:50 AM
Kanan Pandya said…
Hey Cornelia, the hamster is super super super cute, just love her pictures. And as always your card is beautiful, love the trendy design and B&W color combo. :-)
April 24, 2013 at 4:09 PM
Brandi said…
That hamster is soooo cute! Fabulous card!
April 24, 2013 at 7:03 PM
judkajudi said…
How lovely to be welcomed!! Such a hospitable idea!!! And the hamster is adorable. My children had hamsters as pets, also. Love visiting your blog!! Thank you for the welcome.
April 25, 2013 at 8:32 AM
judkajudi said…
I forgot to comment on that incredible shmmery card!!! I have some Perfect Pearls not being used ... will have to investigate the technique.
April 25, 2013 at 8:33 AM
Unknown said…
The hamster is just so cute, and love her name! :) Your card is a fabulous masculine card, and a great use of the colours. Thank you for sharing your card with us this week at Dynamic Duos.
April 27, 2013 at 2:52 AM
Cornelia said…
hallo mama, das ist ne coole carterund danke das du mein hamster auf dein blog getan hast.
April 27, 2013 at 1:51 PM
Svitlana Shayevich said…
Your new family member is so incredibly cute!!!! I would spend hours playing with her!
Masculine theme is tricky for most of us but a result almost always is weighty and stylish. Love your card!
May 9, 2013 at 9:14 AM
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