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Saturday, August 6, 2016

Concord & 9th Birthday Bash Blog Hop!!!

Hello there, crafty friends!  I'm excited to be participating in the Concord & 9th Birthday Bash Blog Hop!  Throughout the month of August, Concord & 9th is celebrating their 9th birthday by having current and past guest designers share a project they've created.  

To add to the excitement, Concord & 9th is generously giving away a $20.00 gift card to use in their online store to one randomly chosen person, all you have to do is leave a comment here on this blog post telling me your favorite Concord & 9th stamp set or die.  Even if you don't own any Concord & 9th products, just follow this link to their store and browse around then come back here and leave your comment.  You have one week from today to comment, ONE comment per person please.
For my card I used the Concord & 9th stamp sets, Wildflower and You are Enough and had fun doing some Copic marker coloring.  I started out by using black Palette ink and stamped three of the main flowers.  Then on a scrap piece of paper I stamped the same flowers again and cut them out so that I could use them as a mask before stamping the rest of my flowers.  Next I stamped my sentiment from the You are Enough set and heat set  the ink using my heat tool.  I started coloring my leaves first using two shades of green (YG00/YG25), then next I colored the large pink flower (RV11/RV23/RV14/RV25), then the yellow flowers (Y11/Y15/Y17/Y38).  I moved on to the three orange flowers (Y38/YR16/YR18) and then blended in some color around the flowers and stems for a background (BG10/BG32/BG15/BG18).  To finish off my card I used some foam tape to adhere it to a white card base and then added some iridescent sequins and some Wink of Stella glitter pen to the centers of the flowers.
Thanks for stopping by and good luck!

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131 comments:

  1. Gorgeous card! My favorite Concord & 9th Stamp sets are: Flourish, Tree Ring, and Joy.

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  2. Thank you for sharing your beautiful card. Two of my favorites from Concord & 9th are Shine Brighter stamp set (so versatile) and By Your Side Birdie Die.

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  3. LOVE this cool design and your coloring! I am enamored with the the tree ring stamp, just received it and ready to play!

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  4. Beautiful card! My favorite stamp currently is Sweet and Cool!

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  5. So pretty...love how you edged each image with a halo of blue.

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  6. Love your vibrant colors...so gorgeous!! My faves are the Floral and Flutter Dies with the coordinating Wildflower stamps set.

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  7. Love your card. I always forget to do a background when I'm doing flowers. You're halo effect is terrific. I, too like the C&9 stamps. Hard to pick a fave, but if I have to, I guess I'll choose Sohpisticated Script. Love doing envelope art with them!

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  8. Such a vibrant and pretty card! I like the composition.

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  9. Beautiful card can't wait to see more.

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  10. Love your beautiful card! Fabulous coloring and such a pretty stamp set you used for the flowers! My favorite set from Concord & 9th is the Take a Bough bundle!

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  11. I like the stripe builder. I've seen cards made
    with that design and think they are wonderful.
    There are several Christmas sets that are great.
    Time to start thinking about those cards.
    thanks
    Love your card. So colorful and pretty.

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  12. I just purchased Take A Bough Die's and am in love with them. Can't wait to make a tree and also teach a class at the library on constructing a tree. Yummy stamps and dies

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  13. Lynnyour card is so so pretty. I love it. I think my favorite stamp set is You AreEnough. Love the big flower!

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  14. Your card is so pretty!!!! Love it and Concord & 9th:)

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  15. Beautiful card, love your depth. My favorite set is You Are Enough, great font.

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  16. Fabulous coloring!! This card is beautiful eye candy!! One of my favorite sets is Flourish.

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  17. My most favorite, although there are lots of their products that I can call favorites, is the hugs die. I am always curious on how to use it and create something from it.

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  18. A gorgeous showcase of this set! I often see these lovely flowers water-coloured (which is so beyond my skills!), so your copic-coloured version really has me captivated. I'll be trying them with my pencil crayons soon! Favourite sets? Aside from 'all" are this one, as well as the Floral and Flutter dies. I have a wish list 'this long' *arms outstretched*...and can't wait to see the new releases on the 9th! Thank you for the inspiration!
    ~carol

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  19. Beautiful card! I love the blue around the flowers! I don't own this set Concord & 9th yet but I plan on getting it VERY soon - JOY (and the die)!

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  20. I love lots of these. But blossom bunch and being classy are fabulous!

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  21. Fabulous card, Lynn, love how you colored these flowers!!!

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  22. My favorite stamp set is You are Enough - I love that flower in the set. Your card is gorgeous!

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  23. Very colorful and cheery card! Floral & Flutter is my fave stamp and die set!

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  24. Your card is just beautiful! I love the way that aqua background around the flowers gives the whole peace a tropical feel! Concord and 9th - it is impossible to pick my favorite. I definitely have the script stamps on my "need these" list, but then so is the heart die that was used in a fabulous card earlier this wk, and the You are enough stamp set.... Oh - and then there are the Holiday bundles......
    I"m addicted, I tell you! :)

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  25. Stunning card!! My fvorite stamp and die sets are the HUGS bundle and the JOY bundle!! I just ordered the JOY bundle and cannot wait to get it! :-) Happy Birthday to Concord & 9th!!

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  26. Beautiful card! Take a Bough and Tree Ring are two of my favorite at Concord and 9th!

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  27. Such a beautiful card, love it!

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  28. Great card, love flowers and the colors you used. Thank you for sharing.

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  29. Beautiful card. Love your coloring. I would have to say Layers of Love is my favorite right now and the By Your Side bundle is a close runner up..I adore those birds on the branch. Thanks for sharing!

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  30. Bright and cheerful card! Love your coloring.
    My favorite of Concord &9th is By Your Side bundle :-)

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  31. Your card is just gorgeous - bright happy colors. I love "Birdie Banner" - so cute! What can I say, I'm a birdie lover.

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  32. Hi Lynn ~ I am totally impressed with your Copic coloring skills (maybe even a wee bit green with envy!!). You have more than shown off this stamp set in all its glory; it's absolutely stunning!! Thanks so much for the inspiration and I look forward to getting my Take a Bough bundle in the mail, which is my favorite. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE all things Christmas and can't wait to get my hands on all these goodies. Have an awesome weekend.

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  33. Gorgeous card! Great inspiration, I think I'll use your idea for a couple birthday cards I need to make!

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  34. Gorgeous creation!
    Love all this flowers.
    I really love their
    Layers of Love bundle!
    Carla from Utah

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  35. Wish I had your coloring skills. I have seen you use Concord & 9th products and your projects are stunning. I would love the Wildflower stamp and die bundle. I already have the sophisticated script set and LOVE it.

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  36. Gorgeous card! I love the Wildflower set that you used.

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  37. Beautiful! I love the way the glow in the background makes the flowers stand out.

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  38. Gorgeous card Lynn, your colouring is fabulous!

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  39. This is just stunning!! Love your coloring!!

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  40. I'm in love with the colors on this card! Can't wait to get this stamp set

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  41. SQUEAL!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE your Card!! Such a BEAUTIFUL Design and the Colors are PERFECT!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)

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  42. This card is AMAZING! My favorite set right now is sophisticated script!!

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  43. Gorgeous card! I think my favorite is going to be Give Thanks which I just saw a sneak peek of on Instagram!

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  44. Soooo beautiful! I love the aqua outline! The Hugs die is my favorite, tho the Thank You is going to tie it real soon! : )

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  45. WOW, your card is amazing, the color combo is perfect and your coloring is superb!! Awesome job!

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  46. I really love the Take a Bough bundle!

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  47. Love how you colored the flowers.

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  48. Love your card! My favorite concord & 9th set is take the cake and celebrate as well as tree ring--so unique!

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  49. My favorite stamp set by Concord & 9th is the Wildflowers set. Love your card and the coloring technique.

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  50. Great card. I love how you color the flowers and background.
    My favorite Concord&9th stamps are Sophisticated script. I have so much fun using them.

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  51. I wish I could color with Copics as lovely as you do!

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  52. so fabulous. right now my favorite that I have to have a is a toss up between tree hugs and hugs, lol. Love that bear.

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  53. Wow, this is so beautiful!!!! HUGS, love that bear.

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  54. Beautiful card. Love the colors you used and the blending is gorgeous.

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  55. Hugs Stamp Set & Hugs Die, I have made so many cards with them. Everyone that has received one of these cards, always say how much they love their card.

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  56. JOY is my fav. Cannot wait to start using it.

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  57. Wow, just gorgeous!!! Love the coloring - the shading you added just makes everything stand out. My favorite Concord & 9th set is Pop Art Pineapple. Oh, and Sophisticated Script!

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  58. Your card is beautiful!! I love their sophisticated script...I use it a great deal!!

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  59. Your card is gorgeous! My favorite set so far is their Sophisticated Script, both the upper and lower case. I use them all the time.

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  60. I love yor gorgeous card! Amazing work with the coloring and shading. I love all Concord and 9th stamps and dies! Hard to pick a favorite :D

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  61. Oh, such beautiful colouring and I love the arrangement/placement of these blooms!

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  62. I don't own any concord and 9th stamp YET but My favourite is wild flowers and you're my person set. It's been on my wishlist since I set eyes on it. Super love your card!

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  63. I love this card. The flowers, the coloring, the design, the font.... very lovely.

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  64. Fabulous card. Love the design and the colors. Your Copic coloring is beautiful. Thanks for sharing which Copic markers you used.

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  65. LOVING the inking/masking around the florals! So many great things and C&9. My current favorites are Joy and You're My Person.

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  66. I looooove the vented heart! I made a really cool wedding card by stringing beads in the vents. so neat!

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  67. Actually Lynn used my favorite Concord and 9th set excellently.

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  68. Beautiful colouring...I think the Blossom Bundle looks like one I would be using for quite a while.

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  69. What a beautiful card!!! Love those blossoms!!!!

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  70. My favorite product is the floral and flutter bundle. Your previews of the new release are fantastic. Congrats on one year!

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  71. Your card is beautiful! I love the sophisticated script sets!

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  72. Your card is beautiful! I love the sophisticated script sets!

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  73. Gorgeous card! Your coloring looks fabulous and I love the colors! Floral & Flutter is my favorite stamp set and I adore the companion dies!

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  74. I like the Hugs die and stamp set, and the Wildflower stamp set. Your card is so striking!

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  75. Your colouring is absolutely gorgeous, especially the blue shading around the outside.

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  76. So beautiful, I hope I can someday create a card as lovely as this one.

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  77. Very pretty. I like how you blended color around the flowers.

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  78. Absolutely beautiful , I love the teal highlighting you added around the gorgeous blooms!

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  79. Sweet card!! The blend of blue around it is pretty too!

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  80. Pretty!
    Especially like the way you show off flowers!

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  81. You have beautifully showcased this lovely stamp set. My favorite Concord & 9th set is Sophisticated Script.

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  82. The blue around the flowers makes everything pop!! I think the love you mean it set is my favorite!!

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  83. Sophisticated script, both upper and lower case, are my favorites. It is fun to be able to personalize cards with a favorite quip or name.
    Your birthday cards for Concord & 9th really pop with color!

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  84. I like the script stamps but I really like their floral stamps.

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  85. This is so gorgeous, Lynn! The depth you achieved with your coloring is phenomenal!!

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  86. fantastic! the colour are amazing

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  87. Your card is stunning! My favorite Concord & 9th product: definitive the Floral & Flutter die.

    I want it since it was released. Isn't easy to get your hands on it in Europe. Such a gift card would made it possible to order from the US without getting broke.

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  88. Lovely coloring! My favorite stamp is Hugs.

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  89. This is such a bright, happy card, Lynn! It makes me want to color! I love all my Concord and 9th stamps and dies, but the FLoral and Flutter dies. That butterfly is what sent me to C9th to start with!

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  90. LOVe the blue background you included!

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  91. Very pretty, bright and cheerful card. Beautiful coloring on this great stamp !

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  92. Outstanding coloring!! My FAVORITE set is FLOURISH:)))

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  93. Such a lovely card and the colors are perfect

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  94. Lynn, the only reason I have a C&9th favorite is because what I've seen designers do with their products... I'm fairly new to the online paper crafting scene, so there are lots I don't know about or have. But I've seen the Hugs die and love it and see that they have a Thanks as well... That would have to be my absolute favorite. One day I hope to own one. (Of each) 😉.
    Your card is gorgeous. I'm NOT a copic girl. I use sharpies if I use markers and it's usually on coloring books. 😂 Your coloring is amazing. TFS!

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  95. Lynn, this is gorgeous!!! I have to choose a favorite? That's so hard because they are all fabulous...but I do love and always seem to come back to the Blossom Die.

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  96. Awesome card!! I love the colors & the delicate flowers. My favorite C9 set is Take a Bough although it is really hard to pick just one!

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  97. I have to say that the wildflowers you used are one of my favorites! Your card is beautiful!!!

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  98. This is so beautiful Lynn, you make it hard to choose just one, but I do love the Layers of Love Die, its just gorgeous!

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  99. So beautiful! Makes me want a tropical vacation!

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  100. Wow...what a gorgeous card.
    And I really like your colouring of the flowers and the little bit of blue behind them.
    "Let's chat" with the coffee-cup is one of my favorites ;o)

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  101. Awesome card. I don't have any concord and 9th stamps (yet, LOL), but I love this 'wild flowers' stamp set:)

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  102. My favorites are Wildflower and the Sophisticated Script bundle. And I just made an order for the new Take a Bough bundle. Can't get enough of their beautiful designs.

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  103. Beautiful cards and love the water coloring techniques you used.

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  104. Beautiful card and I love the Wildflower set.

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  105. Absolutely gorgeous colouring and stamps! My fave is the Sophisticated Script bundle, it looks so versatile! Thanks for a chance to win a gift card

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  106. Beautiful card. My favorite Concord & 9th stamp is the new JOY one. Simple and yet so positive for everyday and the holidays.

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  107. Your card is truly incredible! The coloring is nothing short of amazing!

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  108. I love this Wildflower set that you used for your beautiful card, love the color combo too!

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  109. The pineapple set is really nice. Love your card, it is pretty.

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  110. Tree Hugs and Map love are my favourite! You made a beautiful card!

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  111. I like the Blossom Bundle. Love the stamp set and the die. Flowers are a favorite of mine when making cards. Your card is lovely.

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  112. Stunning card. Love how you shaded behind the flowers. One of my favorites is the Happy Day stamp. TFS

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  113. I've seen a lot of Concord and 9th stamps because of your blog. "Hugs" stamp set and the card die are my very favorites!

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  114. Gorgeous card!!!!! I adore their Hugs set. That bear is the cutest!

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  115. What a gorgeous card! But, you know, asking to choose just one...not possible! I had to close my eyes and choose, since I love most of them - choosing...Wilflower

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  116. Fabulous card! Your design and coloring is amazing! I love their Hugs stamps/die bundle. I think it's so cleverly done!

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  117. Beautiful card, Lynn! Thanks for sharing with us and for being a part of this great hop and giveaway! My favorite product is the locking thanks die. What a cool idea!

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  118. How gorgeous! I have this set, but my cards never looked THIS wonderful!!

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  119. Pretty card. I like the Thinking of You dies.

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  120. I love how you blended the color around the flowers to create a bit of a background. Beautiful card!

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  121. Really pretty card. I'm going to steal that blending of color around the flowers. It makes them just pop off the card.

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  122. Lovely card and colouring :) Looking forward to some more creations. Keep it up. My favourites are Map Love, By My Side Bird Dies and Sweet and Cool.

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  123. This is my favorite I've seen done with this stamp set I'd say. Very cool!! I LOVE the light color around each image. Not sure if this is still going on, but my favorite would be Wildflower. Followed closely by Tree Ring, You Are Enough and I'm dying to get my hands on the Take A Bough bundle.

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  124. This is absolutely beautiful! I love your coloring on these gorgeous stamps!

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