Thursday, August 15, 2013

Simon Says Stamp September Card Kit Blog Hop! ...with TWO GIVEAWAYS!



Welcome to the Simon Says Stamp September 2013 Card Kit Blog Hop! You should be arriving from the fabulous Debby Hughes blog.

Fall is slowly starting to fill the air and the kids are getting ready to head back to school. What better way to welcome the changing seasons, than a blog hop featuring the September Simon Says Stamp Card Kit: Journey of Life. With it's fun chalkboard papers from My Mind's Eye, new exclusive Simon Says Stamp banner stencil and stamp set and fun travel themed embellishments, it's sure to get you in a creative mood!


Did you know that you can subscribe to Simon Says Stamp’s monthly card kits for just $19.95 plus S&H every month!?  The kits are an incredible value! You'll want to be quick if you aren't a subscriber because the card kits have been selling out!

Here's the card I made for today's hop:




I love how perfectly the little nested circles stamp fit inside the white dots of the patterned paper. I thought the happy colors from the inks and watercolor pencils worked well with the sentiment and contrasted the black/white/grey well. I added a little Wink of Stella clear glitter marker to the word 'happy' to really make it pop. It also helped blend the pencil strokes. 


GIVEAWAYS!!!

Simon Says Stamp is giving away a goody bag at every stop on the hop! That's ten chances to win!


Just leave a comment on each of the blog posts as you hop along to be entered in the random drawings. The giveaways will stay open until Thursday August 22/13 at 6:00pm EST and the winners will be announced on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Friday August 23/13.

Heidi has also provided me with one Simon Says Stamp September Card Kit to give away to one commenter on my blog! Yay! Just leave a comment on this post and I'll announce a winner this Saturday.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog on the hop! The next stop is the amazing Jess Larsen.
If you encounter any broken links on the hop, you can head back the Simon Says Stamp blog here for a full list of participants.

Happy Hopping!!
Sarah

461 comments:

  1. WOW totally love this.. love the added color..

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  2. Lovely card - gorgeous bright colours! :-) x

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  3. Gorgeous! Love the pop of color, sooo pretty!

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  4. Beautiful card, love the bright pop of color!!

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  5. Love your card. Super fun with those bright colors.

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  6. Wow! Love the pop of colour that you've added to the kit! Amazing! Thanks for sharing!

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  7. Love your work...really nice. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  8. Like the bright color word accents:)

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  9. This kit is so beautiful. I can't wait to get mine. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  10. This is fabulous - love the colored portion!

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  11. Such a happy card! Love the chalkboard!
    Thanks for the chance to win! :)

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  12. Beautiful kit... and a card that uses the kit elements creatively and successfully. Nice job!

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  13. what a unique card...like that the circle fits in the white circle, too.
    stamping sue
    http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/

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  14. Gorgeous, love the blackboard technique with colour!!!

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  15. Love the touch of colour you did with this card

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  16. WOW!! How gorgeous, Sarah! I love the rainbow palette you went with.. so pretty!!

    *mwah*
    Steph
    Simon Says Stamp!

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  17. Your card is gorgeous! Love it!

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  18. Love your card!! Love the colors you chose for HAPPY, they really make the card POP!! Thank you so much for the inspiration:)

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  19. Ongoing I just love the pop of colour!! Amazing!

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  20. Yum, love your take on the kit x

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  21. Great card! Love the colouring! Looks like another must-have kit. ;-)

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  22. What a great card! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  23. Wonderful card - thanks for the tip bout using wink of stella with the pencils.

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  24. The Colour just pops off the page so amazing :)

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  25. That pop of color really makes this card sing!

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  26. This is gorgeous. I love the chalkboard effect and the Shadow Ink colors are just perfect.

    grace

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  27. Love the bright colors and the black chalkboard look! Great card!

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  28. Fun card! I really like the stamped swirls in the polka dots, great idea!

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  29. the Color make me HAPPY!!!!!!!!!

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  30. Gorgeous! Thanks for the chance to win some wonderful goodies.

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  31. Gorgeous! Love the added color...

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  32. Great card! I love the pops of colour. I must combine my Inktense pencils with my wink of stella glitter brush tipped markers, too!

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  33. Fabulous card, love that chalkboard look and the bright spots of color!

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  34. So very pretty!!! Love your creation!

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  35. I love your card! I would not have thought to stamp inside the white circles! Thank you so much!

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  36. Wow! I just love that pop of color! It really makes the card:)

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  37. I love the colors. And the embellies are so cute!!

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  38. Brenda Hobdy here!!! Great post and example. Had to post this Anonymous because I do not have a Google Account.

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  39. Love how bright the colors are against the black/white of the card.

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  40. Terrific card! So many different ways to use this kit!

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  41. Wow ! The rainbow colored text stands out wonderfully on chalkboard bg..loved the card !

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  42. I am really loving all this inspiration, thanks so much for
    sharing your talent.

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  43. So pretty!!! I was looking for the stamp you used for the saying and then realized it was on one of the pieces of paper. That means I can't screw up stamping that!!

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  44. You always do something so fresh and different than the others on the hop. I think this a fantastic card!

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  45. love the bright colors! sweet card
    -Rachel w k
    rwkrafts.com

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  46. Great to see some colour next to the chalkboard papers! Great effect on the circels and the happy-word! Inky greetings, Gerrina

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  47. Bright and cute card. Love the kit.

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  48. A rainbow of "happy" - stunning!

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  49. The colored letters of the 'happy' really pop against the black and white chalkboard effect! Wow!

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  50. Sarah O across the seaAugust 15, 2013 at 12:14 PM

    Lovely card, so simple but SO effective

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  51. Love all the strong colors. Very clever with the stamp in the circles. I will definitely case this one!

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  52. I love the pop of color! The card is amazing! I need the stella glitter pen! :) thanks for sharing :) and thanks for the chance to win :)

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  53. Another great way to use the Sunshine sentiment - Thanks!

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  54. Black&White - love this kit! ... and the little Bicycle Metal Clip - CUTE!!!

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  55. Fabulous card! Now the song is in my head.......

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  56. What a great card, love the pop of colour and the glitter over it.

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  57. Fabulous card! Love the bright colors on black and white. Thanks for the inspiration :)

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  58. I love all the bright colours on your card. Nice job!

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  59. "happy" just POPs off the screen! so so CUTE!

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  60. Such a great card. Thanks for sharing :)

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  61. I love your different take on this stamp set. Your card is so cheerful and fun! Thanks for sharing. :)

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  62. Love your card. I like how the word "happy" pops on your card.

    Patricia Swagler

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  63. Wow! Love this card! Thanks for sharing!

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  64. I really like how you added that POP of color!

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  65. What a fun card. Love the bright colors.

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  66. Love the rainbow HAPPY!

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  67. YES! I just got some inktense pencils as a birthday gift so I am completely excited about this project! I love the bright colors and the darling circle flower stamp!! :)

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  68. Great color coordination, really pops out at ya! Love the card.

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  69. Nice! Love your pops of color.

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  70. I love the splash of colour! It makes me "HAPPY"! Thanks!

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  71. Love the color pop on this card. And who doesn't love the chalkboard look these days!

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  72. The colors really pop!! I love how you colored that part of the sentiment!

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  73. Great card. I didn't even see the circle patterned paper. I kept trying to find it. What a cute idea. Love this card for my college daughter. Thanks for sharing.

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  74. Super Fab card! Love the splash of color added to the sentiment! Onc of my most fav sayings...Such a great, colorful, cheery card! Thanks so much for sharing on the Super Great, Fantabulous (if that's such a word)Blog Hop!

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  75. Very clever way to brighten up the muted kit!!! Thanks for a chance to win some goodies!

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  76. Nice use of the polka dot paper!

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  77. Very happy card. I like the glittery and colorful letters.

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  78. Love how you have created that background paper, it's really beautiful...

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  79. Colorful background for your chalkboard card.

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  80. Love all the colors! Just signed up for the kit subscription! Can't wait to try this.

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  81. Great card. I love the addition to color. I love your take on the card kit.

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  82. Love the rich color from the pencils.

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  83. WOW!! This is fantastic!! I LOVE the color 'chalk'!

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  84. This is beautiful, especially with the pop of colour. And shine!

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  85. Just love how the HAPPY just pops off the black background. Very cool effect.

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  86. I just love this kit:) Your card is so fun!!

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  87. This is such a fun card. Thanks for the super idea.

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  88. So glad you used the googly circle stamp...I was waiting to see how someone used it. Beautiful and cheerful card...thanks so much for sharing this.

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  89. I love this kit. Wood veneer is my fave right now too and I love all the shapes! I love the you are my sunshine stamp set too. Great cards!

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  90. Great kit as usual! Such versatility and such a great value.

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  91. What a bright and lovely card! :) love the way you dressed up the patterned paper with stamping~

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  92. Looks just like your blog banner! Love it so much.

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  93. Oh wow, this card is so pretty! I love the rainbow colors, and the song! I couldn't help but sing it when I read it. It will definitely cheer someone up! Thanks!

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  94. Love your happy Card, the colors really light up the Card.

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  95. I LOVE what you did with the sentiment. Adding the color was a great idea. Thanks for sharing this technique.

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  96. Love how those spiral flowers fitted in the circles. So cute.

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  97. I love the way you used the black, white and gray with all the color. Nice card!

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  98. This is awesome - the colored word on the "chalkboard" makes it so bright.

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  99. Beautiful, bright, cheerful and fun card!

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  100. Love Love Love this card. It is by far my fave on the blog hop thus far and only one more to go. Thanks for sharing. You are amazing.

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  101. SO pretty! Love the vibrant colors!!!

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  102. Stunning contrasts on your card - love your pops of color!

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  103. Beautiful card. Love the colors you used. Thank you for sharing.

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  104. I love the way you used the pen to blend the WC pencils-that is a nice and pretty trick!

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  105. Great card, Sarah! Love the glitter on HAPPY - makes me happy!

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  106. Those "happy" colors are perfect on your sentiment AND loved that you stamped the nested circles on the pattern paper!

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  107. Such a fun card, Sarah! I love the pop of color you added to your sentiment...WOW! Thanks so much for sharing this with us...and for a chance to win!

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  108. Thanks for the clever idea of stamping on the polka dots. I'll use that one. It would work for the small flowers too. Thanks for sharing your wonderful card with us!

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  109. Love the way you used this kit!

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  110. This card makes me happy just looking at it!!! I love the pop of color!

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  111. Nice card. I like how you used the little stamp to accentuate the circle of the patterned paper. Thanks for hopping along.

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  112. Wow! Love the cheerful colors on this card!

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  113. I really love the pop of color on this card!!

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  114. WOWZA! This is Drop Jaw Gorgeous!!! I Love IT! You ROCKED This Girlfriend.

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  115. Great card! Love the chalkboard look and the rainbow letters really pop! I think I may have to subscribe to this kit! SHHH don't tell my DH! TFS

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  116. I am more convinced with every "hop" that I need this kit. Thanks

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  117. Loving your FUN card!! THANKS for sharing and have a Fabulous Week!! ;)

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  118. Loved the use of the inktense pencils. Gave the card a totally different look.

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  119. I just love the inktense coloring you glittered on this card. Thanks for sharing.

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  120. Amazing card, adore the fun pop of colour and sparkle on the sentiment!

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  121. Love card and all the bright colors!

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  122. Love. That. Kit. I was in love with the neutrals and look at you. You go and add bright and bold colors to it and how great does that look? So creative.

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  123. This card just brightened my day!

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  124. I love your card! That pop of color is perfect.

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  125. I love your card that your sharing today...thank you

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  126. Lovely card. I like the pop of colour in your chalkboard. How cool that Heidi gave you a kit to giveaway - can I be cheeky and say pllllleeeeeeaaaaaassssseee can I win it? :)

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  127. Color.....wow, looks great. Fresh new touch.

    Julie

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  128. Great card--love the color a lot.

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  129. What a gorgeous, bright and happy card. Love, love, love it.

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  130. Such a bright and cheery card - love the pops of colour!

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  131. Such a bright and cheery card - love the pops of colour!

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  132. What a clever card!!! Can't wait to get my kit this month!

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  133. really cute I'd like one for my fridge

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  134. What a beautiful card. I love the wink of stella added to the happy in the middle!

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  135. Well I love color and this card has it. Great card. Thanks

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  136. Love how the word "happy" pops against the black!

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  137. I love how colorful the card is. I also like the added bling from the Glitter pen.

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  138. Beautiful!! Can't wait to get my kit!

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  139. Such a cleaver idea stamping in the circles, great card!

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  140. I really love the colors in this! Makes me happy just looking at it!

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  141. Great card! Love the "happy" colors.

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  142. Gorgeous card. Love the pop of color. Just perfect!

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  143. Love this! Not to be redundant and obvious, but it's just such a happy card!

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  144. Such a fantastic card. Love what you did with the sentiment.

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  145. Gorgeous card! Love the colors.

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  146. This is a wonderful chalkboard style card. That "HAPPY" really pops and I love the hint of glitter. (Wink, wink!)

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  147. I love the colors on the word HAPPY. It does go perfectly with the sentiment.

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  148. I love this card!! TFS

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  149. This card totally makes me happy.

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  150. Lovely card! What a cool idea to stamp inside the circles, and I love the pop of color on the black. TFS

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  151. Thank you for the opportunity to win. This is a fabulous card - I just love the card background.

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  152. This card made me so happy! LOVED it!

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  153. Great use of the stamp in those dots! Cute.

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  154. The bright colors just pop! LOVE this card!

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