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Hehehe…. I’ve been keeping this a secret, but if you follow the news on PaperCrafts Connection, you’ll know that I was one of the lucky winners for the Stamping Royalty 2013 Contest!!

And in the same category as my WCMD win – Love!

So here’s a thank you card to express my gratitude to the PaperCrafts team for choosing my card!

I made a very simple card stamped with Paper Smooches Alphadot in five languages. I then added some glossy accents in all the little holes.

Of course, a single card would be too plain so I made a few more into a gift set! I made a box out of some clear cardstock and decorated the front with some stamping and a simple tag.

Here is a close up of the envelopes and some stickers made with Papertrey Ink’s Postmark stamp set included in the gift set for some fun customization.

ETA: Joining Moxie Fab World’s 350 Cards & Gift: Card Set Challenge

Last Wednesday, I got an email from Holly and it started like this:

Dear Pamela,

It is with great delight that I notify you that you (yes, YOU!) are a winner of Paper Crafts magazine’s 2012 World Card Making Day Contest! {Go ahead and scream!}

One of my cards was selected as a winner in the Love Category for the World Card Making Day contest with Paper Crafts Magazine. Happy mail dance!

Here’s a card that I entered into the Thanks category that didn’t get picked. Thank you Paper Crafts and all the readers!

I don’t usually stamp directly onto the cardstock since anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. I really like the ending result of this card!

Thank You – Supplies: Cardstock: PTI (white) Recollections (Vellum) Stamps: Paper Smooches (Reflections) PTI (Inside & Out: Thank You) Ink: PTI (True Black, Harvest Gold, Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado) Others: PTI (Spring Moss button) WPlus9 (Folk Art dies)