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Wednesday, 9 September 2015

Simon Says - Use A Stamp and STAMPtember® Blog Hop

Hello lovely peeps!
Today my teamies and I have the pleasure of hosting a blog hop as well as our Wednesday challenge in honor of Simon Says Stamp's fabulous
STAMPtember®
celebrations.
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& this week our challenge is

STAMPtember® Use A Stamp 

and 

Blog Hop

You should have arrived here from our lovely DT mum's blog, the super talented
LOL'S 
If not then you will need to go to the Simon Says Stamp Store Blog to start from the beginning.
You must create a project using a rubber or clear stamp, no digi images allowed, add your creation to the linky AND hop around the designers blogs leaving comments along the way.
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog
We are showcasing the new STAMPtember® products that have just been released. CLICK HERE to see them all. It is a HUGE release with loads of fabulous stamps, dies, stencils and much more!

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store
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My card today features some lovely new STAMPtember® stamps and dies as well as Simon's lovely ink pads, card stock & large tag die.
I never usually use yellow / gold on cards as it's not a colour I'm keen on but thought I would have a change & chose Autumn colours including my dreaded yellow lol.
I absolute love the STAMPtember® goodies in store & hope you do too :)
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The next person on the hop is my sweet friend the amazingly talented
MELISSA

So now it's YOUR turn to get out your inks, paints and all things arty and start creating! We are looking forward to seeing what you make!

Each DT member also has a Simon's Goody Bag to give away too! All you need to do is leave me a comment on this post AND enter the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge 

 You have until Wednesday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.

That's me finished for today peeps, I hope you enjoy our blog hop.
Thanks for stopping by

230 comments:

  1. Mandy, I love the fresh colors on this! Great design!

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  2. you made great cards
    have a nice day
    hugs

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  3. Love the beautiful elements on your square card, Mandy! The added twines and layering are gorgeous!

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  4. Amazing card! I love the colors you chose. Thanks for sharing.

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  5. Really stunning and beautiful design Mandy! :)

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  6. Very pretty design! Creative regards from stempelfrida
    http://stempelfrida.blogspot.de

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  7. Lovely Cards!! Greatings Marja

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  8. Beautifully done - I love these CAS cards!

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  9. Such a great seasonal card, Mandy, and so crisp and clean!

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  10. great fall card, love the yellow, looks good!

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  11. So pretty - love how you colored the leaves and attached them on a tag - very stylish:)

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  12. So freshness is going in this beautiful design! Love the textures!

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  13. Gorgeous card! I love the yellow.

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  14. Lovely card. Simple and elegant and the green and gold work together perfectly.

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  15. Gorgeous card Mandy :-) I love the colours and stamped/die cut leaves and feathers, a beautiful arrangement and simply stunning with the white background! LOVE it :-)

    luv
    Lols x x x

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  16. Like the wonderful feathers on both cards. Like the woodgrain cardstock. Need to find out where you got the woodgrain cardstock.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  17. Soooo pretty. Love the woodgrain cardstock - perfect background for the feathers.

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  18. Absolutely gorgeous and beautiful colors!!!!

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  19. very pretty...love this colour scheme.

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  20. I love the Autumn colors♥ This is my favorite time of the year!

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  21. Your autumn colours card has planted a smile all over my face! Love the beautiful cluster!
    ~carol

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  22. Super sweet card! Love the feathers!

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  23. Such a pretty colour combination. You achieved so many layers without it being bulky to post too. Great joc!

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  24. Your card look so beautiful and clean.
    I like this style!
    The color and design is awesome!

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  25. Such a pretty CAS card, I love the cluster of feathers/leaves.

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  26. Beautiful card for a friend!

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  27. such a pretty card. love all the dimension and color!

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  28. lovely crisp and clean card, thank you for sharing

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  29. SUCH an amazing card with these feathers! Love this!!!

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  30. You may not like yellow, but you did a fabulous job using it on this beautiful card.

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  31. Love the pop of color on all that lovely white space. Gorgeous.

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  32. I really like both of your cards and the colors are so pretty. Thanks for sharing.

    Linda D.

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  33. Beautiful card!! Love the feather stamp..
    -Berina
    Moxie Craftie

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  34. I LOVE what you did with the yellow here. The stitching makes me want to dust off my sewing machine...

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  35. I really like your card, I love how the tag is cut out of the same paper as the background adding a subtle effect.

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  36. What a beautiful card. I love all the elements that have been added & the layout is fantastic!

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  37. I love the colors of this card. So pretty and the different feathers cluster... I love the polka dots on those.

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  38. Beautiful card. Love the colors and how you string the tag. TFS

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  39. A fabulous card Mandy, a lovely design with such a super colour scheme...........a beautifully embellished tag!!

    hugs
    Heather xx

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  40. Love the polka dot leaves and great color combinations!

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  41. Beautiful card! Lovely autumnal colors.

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  42. Very pretty! Adore that woodgrain cardstock - it adds that extra pop!

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  43. Beautiful card. Love the colors

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  44. Your card looks so fresh and airy - love that sunny yellow!

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  45. This is one of my favorite cards. I love your sewing and the bright Fall colors on this card.

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  46. What a great design! I love the clean and crisp look and the colors.

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  47. so beautiful. love it xx

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  48. Lovely colors & design. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  49. Great card with autumn colors, Mandy!

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  50. A stunning card. Lovely stitching!!
    Have a blessed day,
    Migdalia
    Crafting With Creative M

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  51. I totally gasped with awe and delight over this card!! So beautiful and so very dynamically styled!! Perfect details and colors make this a gorgeous card!!!

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  52. Nice choice of colors for a fall theme.

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  53. For someone who never uses yellow, this card is STUNNING!! I LOVE it with the woodgrain and those leaves-WOW. Beautiful card!

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  54. Pretty card! I love the colors!!

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  55. Your cards are beautiful.

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  56. Really lovely, the feathers are so pretty!

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  57. The yellow with lots of white looks lovely. So bright & happy.

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  58. Great card! Thanks for sharing!

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  59. Lovely card! I really like your colors and design.

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  60. Love that woodgrain background. Great card :)

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  61. Beautiful Mandy! I love the autumnal feel about it, perfect for this time of year :)

    Tanya xx

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  62. you did a great job with your dreaded yellow!

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  63. What a stunning card! I love the layers you used and the woodgrain background - just stunning!

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  64. Well...Lol's was right...you have created some stunning cards!!!

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  65. The autumn colors are lovely, and CAS.

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  66. Love this! Great colors and love the design ♥

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  67. Love the fall colours on your cards.

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  68. So simple and so pretty!

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  69. Great tag card! The white on white is very elegant and the pop of color really makes it stand out.

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  70. Love all of the dimension you added on stark white background with the 3 delicate feathers as the centerpiece on your square card! Fabulous design! Kudos!

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  71. Lovely card! Beautiful color and detail!

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  72. Mandy, beautiful card. Really love how you used patterned paper for the feathers. Very eye catching.

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  73. Gorgeous texture...love the feathers in autumn colors!

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  74. What a lovely card--the colors are great, too!

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  75. This card is just lovely.

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  76. Gorgeous card! Love the woodgrain structure and the pop of yellow.

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  77. Pretty colors. Thank you for sharing

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  78. Very pretty, I love the colors and texture.

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  79. DELIGHTFUL card Mandy, LOVE IT ALL, including your dreaded yellow :)
    It really is a BEAUTIFUL design, LOVE the combination of the woodgrain & stitching, LOVE the cluster of pretty leaves too!!!

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  80. Great card! Thanks for sharing.

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  81. A great creation! I love the leaves and the autumn colours xxx

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  82. What a beautiful color combo and card.. Amazing jobb.Thanks for sharing and inspiration. And thanks for the great blog hop too!

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  83. Beautiful cards. Your dreaded yellow is nice as well :o)

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  84. Love the woodgrain embossing and the colors. So beautiful !!

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  85. Love the card! The colours are so beautiful :) Inspiring!

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  86. Wow this is awesome love the colors and those great leaves. TFS.

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  87. That card is just so pretty! I adore the split sentiment (and how awesome is it that they start and end with little "swirls" so you can use them like that and they seem connected?!), I looove the colours and the stunning cardstock that really gets to shine and I am swooooning over the way you used the feathers popped up like that... Then the stitching... it just finishes it off perfectly. I am absolutely in love with this card!

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  88. I love your card, looks very clear!

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  89. Lovely color combo...even the yellow!

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  90. Beautiful card. Such a great colour combination. So fresh with all the white.

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  91. Gorgeous cards Mandy, I love the rustic look you have given to your Autumnal card, fabulous !

    Jo x

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  92. Beautiful card and gorgeous colors

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  93. Very nice keep up the good work!

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  94. Like the feathers on that tag - great creation! TFS

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  95. Very pretty Mandy. (I LOVE the colours!) A nice fall card.

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  96. What a wonderful layout and card design - I, too, am not a huge fan of yellow. But cards like yours definitely make me want to change my mind!

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  97. I love the crisp colors on this card and the wood background. So pretty.

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  98. Mandy! While browsing around the Stamptember release, my eye has been drawn to the feather set ... mostly because I don't have a feather in my arsenal, and have needed one recently. I aDORe what you've done here ... thanks! I think my list is complete!
    =]

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  99. Not my first choice, either, Mandy, but it looks beautiful!

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  100. Great cards! I like the yellow. Very fall feeling.

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  101. Pretty card. The yellow looks great.

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  102. Perfect colour combination. Simple design........great card

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  103. Very pretty, I like these colours!

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  104. Very pretty, I like these colours!

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  105. So pretty! love the yellows and the Prim style.

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  106. Your cards are beautiful. Love the square card and the colors you chose are amazing. Nice designs. TFS

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  107. Love your composition and your choice of fresh colors for your beautiful card. TFS

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  108. What a beautiful tag, and I just love the enamel heart accents! I'm just going to HAVE to get some of that beautiful textured cardstock, because that takes this beauty right over the top for me! Gorgeous card!

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  109. the colors are appropriate for the fall season. the design is great.
    Love the feathers with the leaves.
    thanks for sharing a wonderful card.

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  110. Beautiful card! Love these great colors and the fun fall theme!
    Take Care!
    Michele

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  111. Your work is always top-notch. This is a simple (compared to your other cards!), beautiful card. I love everything you did to make it.

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  112. Mandy, I don't ever use yellow either, but it totally worked! Love your card!

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  113. Gorgeous color combo! Love your card!

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  114. So pretty and I love the colors!

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  115. Me, i love yellow but I know what you mean about avoding certain colors (for me, it's pink!). Still you made really good use of it in this card.

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  116. It certainly didn't hurt for you to go out of your comfort zone, color preference, because your card is gorgeous with the warm yellow/golds you used. THanks.

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  117. This card is so fresh and pretty! Love the combo of colors!

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  118. Very nice, love the feathers!

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  119. Beautiful cards! I love the colors and your pretty design!! :)

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  120. Love everything about your beautiful card. The colors are so cheerful, especially the yellow. :)

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  121. Love the texture on the background. Lovely.

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  122. Absolutely gorgeous, Mandy! Love the stamps you used!

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  123. wow---gorgeous color selection!

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  124. The woodgrain cardstock stands perfect with yellow and gold combo you used! beautiful card!

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  125. Wonderful colors. Love all the texture!
    Vanessa

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  126. Beautiful layout and I love the woodgrain white paper :)

    *mwah*
    Steph
    Simon Says Stamp!

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  127. What a beautiful card! I'm not usually a big fan of yellow, either, but it looks fabulous on this card. Love the layout and the color scheme.

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  128. Gorgeous card! Love the colors.

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  129. Awesome card! Makes me smile:)

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  130. Love the feathers and the vibrant yellow card.

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  131. Lovely card - you did a great job overcoming your aversion to autumn colours!

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  132. So pretty, love the woodgrain and stitching.

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  133. Lovely use of colors, those dotted leafs are so pretty!

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  134. WOW... not my favourite colours but you have made them ZING! Fabulous

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  135. Your card is gorgeous and I love the pretty colour combo xx

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  136. Very nice card, I love the color choice too.

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  137. Lovely card! I totally understand about using a "not favorite color". Mine is orange. You did a lovely job though and I would not have guessed that you don't care for it.

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  138. WOW! Yummy, Scrumptious and totally striking.
    Love the design and all your beautiful elements.

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  139. Such a lovely fresh looking card and super design xx

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  140. so gorgeous... such lovely colours matched together awesome awesome awesome!!

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  141. I love your feather colors & they really pop off the white background!

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  142. The yellow looks fab! x

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  143. Beautiful, crisp autumnal card! And I love your "dreaded yellow"! Great combination of colors and fabulous arrangement!

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  144. I think you totally rocked the yellow, way to go!

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  145. I love these pretty feathers and leaves Mandy and what beautiful and bright summery colours. x

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  146. Very pretty card and I loved the embossed layer. Well done.

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  147. GREAT collage and textures!

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  148. great look to this--love the sentiment broken up like that.

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  149. Wow what a beautiful card. Love the feathers and colors :)

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  150. I'm the same as you, not too big on the yellow in general, but somehow it seems to be making it's way into my craft room recently. You have done really well with this card though, it's gorgeous.

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  151. Mandy those colours are gorgeous and I love your card design.

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  152. Love all the layers and texture on your card :)

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  153. Very pretty textures and layers, Mandy, the colours do give a warm fuzzy feeling.

    Thank you for the blog hop.

    Love and hugs
    Maarit

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  154. This is such a pretty fall card, makes me want to go to the cidar mill!

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  155. I love your woodgrain on woodgrain texture and how you have used the tag. Your autumn hues work wonderfully with these great stamps and dies too. I love this pretty, card! Hugs, Lesley

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  156. much like the combination of green, orange and brown. so suitable for autumn

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  157. I love stitched cards and your gorgeous CAS design is finished so beautifully by the stitching. Love the zingy pop of yellow too. Just gorgeous. Hugs, Wends x

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  158. WOW so many gorgeous element...love the colors, the feathers and the enamel heart
    and Thank you for a chance to win
    Cheers
    Dr Sonia
    soniasv@rediffmail.com
    Cards Crafts Kids Projects

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  159. Gorgeous, Mandy ... love the pops of yellow and green in the leaves against all that glorious, texture-y white space ... fantastic! Anita :)

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  160. the feathers create such a nice soft effect even when used on a bright background; thanx for the inspiration!

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  161. i was so tempted to get that set and then i took it out of my basket. :( just have to STOP somewhere.

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  162. it is a beautiful color combination and your cards are wonderful
    thanks for sharing

    Barb Housner

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  163. I really like how you added so many of the new dies and stamps onto this card!

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  164. Ohhh this is so pretty, love your colours too :)

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  165. Very pretty, love the colors

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  166. I like the paper and background. Such a great card. D. xxx

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  167. You did a great job with your dreaded yellow! There is a perfect amount as borders and the feather. :)

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  168. Simple and creative card! Love it :)

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  169. Great fall colors. Very pretty!

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  170. I love the color palette you used for your card layout and design. So pretty!

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  171. I really love the layering and sentiment of these cards. Thanks for sharing!

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  172. so pretty! i love the happy colors you used... makes me smile!

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  173. Love the different elements and layers in this card. Orange look fantastic. =) Thanks for sharing!1

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  174. I love the fall colors and the font on my friend - great card!!

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  175. great card and choice of colors!

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  176. Wow--this will make a friend smile for sure!

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  177. I love how you lined up the texture on the tag wuth the background!

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  178. Great design! Love the woodgrain texture too.

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  179. Love the clean and crisp look of this card! Beautiful!

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  180. Beautiful! The wood grain paper amazingly adds to the whole design.

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Thanks so much for hopping over to visit & taking the time to leave a comment
Mandy xx