Sunday, October 18, 2015

Cas-ual Fridays Birthday Bash Hop!!

Hi everyone!  I am so excited to be part of the blog hop to celebrate Cas-ual Fridays 3rd birthday!

 
If you are following along in the hop, you should have arrived here from the talented Julia Altermann's blog.  If not head on over to the Cas-ual Fridays Stamps Blog to start from the beginning. 

My card for today uses Wallflower, Christmas Carols & Bold Wishes for the sentiment.  I also use the 4 Petal Set Fri-Dies.


I started by stamping & embossing with clear embossing powder, the rows of petals from Wallflower stamp set at an angle.  I then blended Peacock Feathers & Picked Raspberry Distress inks over top and created a beautiful purple in the middle where the colors overlapped.  I then took another piece of card stock and cut it at an angle, stamped the line and dots stamp from Christmas Carols.  I then stamped the sentiment from Bold Wishes.  I used the 4 petal fri-die to cut two petals.  One in black and one in white.  On the white one I used the same distress inks to add color.  The center was created using my black Pico embellisher.  The sentiment panel was added with fun foam on the back for a little dimension.

Your next stop on the hop is Jennifer Ingle.  Make sure you leave comments on each stop along the hop for a chance to win prizes and visit Cas-ual Fridays Stamps store to take advantage of the sale.

**Winners posted here!**



Thank you for visiting and have a great day!

Stamps:  Wallflower, Christmas Carols & Bold Wishes (Cas-ual Fridays)
Ink:  Peacock Feathers & Picked Raspberry Distress Inks, Versamark, Versafine black
Paper:  White
Accessories: 4 Petal Set Fri-Die (Cas-ual Fridays)

196 comments:

  1. This is so pretty, Kristie! I love that coloring and embossing at the top, so striking!

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  2. Great color combo. Love the way you caught the shimmer of the embossing in the photo.

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  3. WOW . . . that's all, just wow!!

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  4. Absolutely gorgeous card ...so love the colors and the fabulous embossing you have done...Just perfect ♥️

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  5. Your card is so eye catching. Just love the middle purple. What an amazing give-away.

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  6. Love the color and shine. Great card

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  7. Awesome card Kristie...love the pops of black!

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  8. Love the background and the sentiment. Beautiful card!

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  9. This is a gorgeous, stylish card Kristie!

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  10. heat embossing is one of my favorite techniques to use, this is AWESOME.

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  11. I like this card! Happy Birthday and thanks for a chance to win a goodie too!

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  12. Love the black with that pop of color. Great card!!

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  13. You stopped me in my tracks with this gorgeous ink-blended color combo. It's FABULOUS paired with the black embossing.

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  14. Love the clean look of this card. Great work.

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  15. Wonderful ink blending! Also, love the use of white space.

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  16. Like the blending of colors and dividing the card on an angle.

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  17. Love this colour combination. It's super fun :)

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  18. The colors you used are excellent. I love seeing so many cards using the distress inks because I'm newer to those and loving them

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  19. Lovely distressed background. So bright and happy.

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  20. Wow! Love those colors! SO very pretty!!

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  21. Very pretty card! I'd love to receive it!

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  22. I really like this one. I have to try that technique

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  23. Love the colors, and the dotted line detail!

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  24. Love your pretty colors, Kristie. They really pop against the black and white. :)

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  25. Fabulous! Love the colour with the black. Very dramatic. :-)

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  26. Oh how pretty!!! The colors you used are fantastic!!

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  27. Great card - the colors really pop!

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  28. Love your gradient color, Kristie!! Great idea to back your flower with black too to really make it pop!

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  29. Opposites attract! You used it beautifully!

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  30. I love embossing.. what an inspiring card.. think I will dig out my powders!!

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  31. Very pretty. The bright colors are 2 of my favs!

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  32. Completely gorgeous!!!! So glad you joined us on the hop. It means a lot to have you here :)

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  33. Love your color combination. Pretty card.

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  34. Such a pretty card, Kristie. I love your ink blending.

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  35. Love the layout and the use of black with those colours :)

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  36. Awesome card - the bright and white color scheme is very striking!

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  37. Double WOW! I left a comment on your Facebook post, Kristie, but my curiosity got the best of me at the mention of CAS-ual Fridays blog hop prizes. These prizes are amazing!! I hope I can make the time this evening to finish the hop.

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  38. Beautiful card , love those colours together.

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  39. Very pretty card.
    What does the inside say?

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  40. Stunning card!!! I love the colors!!!

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  41. Very pretty card. Inspirational.

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  42. Love your colors and the background pattern. Great job!
    :) Marie

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  43. Love your card,Kristie! I love the colors and I really love the Fri-die petals on the card!

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  44. Wonderful card. Love the colors in the background and the wonderful stamping and heat embossing. I love it that the flower you added is similar to the stamped flowers. Very cool

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  45. OMG! I am so in love with this card! Simply gorgeous!

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  46. Very pretty card. I like the angled sentiment and the way the flower cut outs tie into the background stamp. Heat embossing is a nice touch.

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  47. Gorgeous. Love the colors and the shimmer of the image.

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  48. Gorgeous! I love the colors and the black really pops!

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  49. Very pretty! Love the colors and the background design.

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  50. Beautiful colours and love how you used the stamp for the background pattern. Amazing!!

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  51. How does the song go? "They say it's your birthday.....gonna have a good time.." Wonderful card, love the colors.

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  52. Great design and beautiful ink blending, Kristie.

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  53. Love the embossing and the colors are fabulous!!

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  54. Love these rich jewel tones in your card! Very pretty!
    Take Care!
    Michele

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  55. Lovely colors! It looks very pretty.

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  56. Love the colors with black embossing balanced with the white space.

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  57. Very pretty card.Stunning colour

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  58. Very creative. Like the color combo.

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  59. beautiful colours, love how they blend

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  60. Such a cool card... This is beautiful

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  61. Love, Love, Love...the colors
    a very "POP" card without being overly done!

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  62. Love your choice of colors on this card!

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  63. I love the embossing and the colors you chose, beautiful.

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  64. Beautiful, graphic card, Kristie and such gorgeous colors.

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  65. I'm loving the background and the colors........great card!!!

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  66. oh wow. love the black embossing!

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  67. This card is fabulous. It shouts look at me!

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  68. Awesomely striking card! ❤️❤️❤️

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  69. Now why have I never thought to use a background stamp with embossing then sponging color over!!! Great idea, this is why I like to go visiting always get inspired!! Thanks

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  70. Awesome design and your blended background is gorgeous!!!

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  71. I really like the embossing powder. The sentiment makes me want to sing.

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  72. Great Card, Love the style. Happy Birthday

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  73. I luv being colorful with anything I do & being a newbie, I luv the colors you used.

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  74. Great card - love the angle in the design.

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  75. Beautiful! Love how the black makes the other colors pop.

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  76. Awesome card! Great colors and a great design, too!

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  77. Gorgeous embossing and love the vibrant colors!

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  78. Wow, love your pretty card Kristie. The colors are so pretty. Love the design.

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  79. Oh this card is so
    pretty and love all
    that color!
    Carla from Utah

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  80. Love this card. The black really pops!

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  81. Kristie, this card is fantastic. Love the colors, the embossing, and the layout.

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  82. Beautiful card Kristie! The stamped and embossed piece is stunning!

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  83. Simply stunning. Absolutely love it. Great color combo. Great job.

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  84. I love this black embossing & the jewel tones! So elegant! <3

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  85. stunning colours Kristie. Such an awesome card.

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  87. Very well done! Love the gradient behind the black embossing! Mine never looks that smooth...

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  88. Beautiful card! I really thought you used 3 colors of ink on the top of the card

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  89. Very pretty card. Love your color choice. Anyone would be proud to receive this card.

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  90. Pretty colors and I like the way the layer is angle on the card.

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  91. Love the colors and the embossing. Great card.

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  92. love the color combo....and the angled layer for the sentiment

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  93. Bright, bold, vibrant...so very pretty!
    ~carol

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  94. Eye catching design. Love the sentiment!

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  95. Wow! I'll bet that embossed BG is just eye-catching IRL - it looks gorgeous

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  96. Beautiful card, LOVE the black with the blue/purple combo, it's stunning!

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  97. Gorgeous card! I love the blend of colors at the top against the black. Perfect!

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  98. Lovely, lovely, lovely with a big splash of elegance.

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  99. Love that Colorful background so pretty!!!!

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  100. Absolutely eye popping gorgeous card Kristie! You have used some of my favorite color combos.

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  101. Oh my this is stunning Kristie. You ladies are sure doing Casual Fridays justice!

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  102. Love the colors my friend! Great card - as usual! :) :)

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  103. Lol I immediately thought of the Beatles tune... but you're probably not old enough to remember it! Lovely colors!

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  104. So pretty--the colors and embossing!

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  105. Absolutely Beautiful, love how this pops!

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  106. Wonderful card Idea so bright and happy

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  107. I am loving the black embossing on the inky background!

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  108. Love the musical sentiment and of course you sweetlycolored tiny twinklers

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  109. This is a very striking card. Love the color combo you did with distress inks. Great job :)

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  110. Oh goodness it just keeps getting better lol this is like an adventure- I've never done a blog hop like this before. This card is so elegant. Well done!

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  111. That is such a nice card. Love the colors.

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  112. That row of dots and the line really elevate the card, and your flower embellishment works great on this card.

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  113. Beautiful colors on the technique of this card. Great job

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  114. Some of my favorite colors! Such a beautiful CAS card! Thanks for the inspiration.

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  115. Ooh, this card is just gorgeous! Love your design and the colors! :)

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  116. Love the card! The colors and the embossing are Wow!! Thank you!

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  117. So striking,Kristie! I just love your stamping on this card. The clear embossing adds the perfect amount of shine, too! ♡Dawn@Petals.Paper.SimpleThymes

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  118. Perfect color combination on this card and I love the angle on it too!! AWESOME work!!

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  119. Beautiful card!! Love the color combination. The dotted line and the straight line adds nicely!! Very pretty!!
    -Berina
    Moxie Craftie

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  120. Love the simplicity of this card. I know I'm going to try this technique. Thank you.

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  121. Kristie, this gorgeous! Love your colors amd blend them together!

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  122. Love those dark tones with the pop of black. Fabulous birthday card.

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  123. Really nice combination of colors.

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  124. Love the blending of these 2 colors. Awesome card and layout!

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  125. beautiful color combo for your card!

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  126. Lovely card! The black flowers really pop on the beautiful background. Love the sentiment too. TFS

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  127. Love your card Kristie. The embossed background and the color comb....very nice

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  128. What a fabulous card! Love the ombre effect. :D

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  129. Gorgeous blending of colours and love the clear embossing.

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  130. OMGawd! That ombre effect is stunning!

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  131. Fabulous card, Kristie! Just WOW!

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  132. So pretty, Kristie. Love the colors and the blending is beautiful. This is a striking card!

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  133. Everything about this card is amazing!

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  134. Beautiful! I love the gorgeous blended colors!

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  135. Wow, those color gradations are just gorgeous! What a striking card design

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  136. Oooh the colors are gorgeous! WOWsers! TFS and inspiring! Hugs, Kristina

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  137. Love how you used embossing powder and distress inks. So pretty.

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  138. Love the diagonal look of this glitzy embossed card.

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  139. Very nice card. I love how you embossed at a diagnol first.

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  140. Cool card!~ I never think of black, but it's so pretty!

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  141. Such a beautiful card! Those colors are just awesome!

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  142. This is sooooo cool! Beautifully blended inking over the stamped/embossed images packs a whole lot of 'kapow wow' punch! Love all the white space at the bottom of your card!

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  143. Ooooh pretty! Love the colors! Love the sentiment! Love the dies and stamps. Awesome card!

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  144. This is so beautiful with all those colors and the way you echoed the stamping with your die cut flower. Wow!

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  145. Fabulous--love the striking colors!

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  146. So pretty! The colors are stunning with the black embossed images.

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  147. This card is great. I love the color combo!

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  148. GORGEOUS card Kristie!!!
    LOVE your BOLD black flowers and sentiment, LOVE your BEAUTIFUL ink blending too, the angle adds the PERFECT, ELEGANT finishing touch!!!
    THANK YOU for sharing :)

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  149. beautiful card, gorgeous color combo

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  150. Thanks for sharing your beautiful card. Your colors and design are wonderful.
    Crafty hugs,
    Dawn
    DesignsByDragonfly.blogspot

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  151. I love the background that you created using TH Peacock Feathers & Picked Raspberry!

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  152. I love the boldness of the stamping in black with those two colours of ink which I think are two of my favourites. A fabulous card Kristie. x

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  153. I love all the embossing and distressing!

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Your comments are much appreciated. Thank you!

Hugs,
Kristie