Craftober | Day 1: Hello

Welcome to Craftober! Thank you so much for stopping by the blog for Day 1!

If you have no idea what Craftober is, or you've ended up at this post by mistake, please do check out the previous post which will give you all the information you need - what it is, what it's all about, what the heck it is, and how you can join in! Check out the post here

Anyway, today October 1st is Day 1, which is: Hello. Here's my make:

Main materials used:
Natural Kraft Cardstock
White Cardstock
MFT Happy Hippos Stamp and Dienamics Set
Hobbycraft Rainbow Magic 6 x 6 Paper Pad (UK)
MFT Big Hello Dienamics
MFT More Essential Sentiments
Spectrum Noir Markers

Hope that you liked the card for today, check our blog and Instagram for next prompt and please do tag me @melusmakes and use the hashtags #mmcraftober2017 or #melusmakescraftober2017 - I would love to see your makes!

Happy Craftrober!

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