Friday, 21 February 2014

Simon Says Stamp Spring 2014 Release Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Simon Says Stamp Spring 2014 Release Blog Hop.
If you have arrived from the incredible May Flaum's blog, then welcome. If not, I suggest you head to the Simon Says Stamp blog and start at the beginning. There's going to be a LOT of inspiration AND a TON of prizes.
So… today's the day SSS release their new products. And it's another FAB release. I've come to expect great things from them and have never been disappointed! I just love everything they make. :)
So, on to my card. I used a number of new products on this one. First I used the new Large Dots Stencil. I taped it to some Khaki Cardstock then misted it with White Mister Huey's. After adhering the panel to a card made from Sea Glass Cardstock, I stitched vellum over the top for a softer effect.
Next, I created my shaker balloon. I used one of the AMAZING Ballon dies and cut a balloon from both Sea Glass Cardstock and vellum. Then I cut a load of tiny stars from white card using the Star Border die. After stamping and heat embossing the birthday sentiment from the new Birthday Balloons stamp set, I stitched the balloons together, leaving an opening, then filled with the stars and some chunky white glitter. Finally, I die cut the Daughter (from the new Sisters, Daughter, Niece die set) from glitter card stock and adhered to the balloon. Some silver thread finished it all off.
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This is one of those "better in  real life" cards. You can't see the glitter so well in the photos but it's a lovely soft effect under the vellum.
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------------ GIVEAWAY ----------
Time for the giveaway news. Simon Says Stamp will be giving away a goody bag to one commenter on every blog. That's 17 different chances to win! Make sure you leave a comment below by 6:00pm EST on Thursday February 27, 2014… their goody bags are pretty awesome.
And now it's time to hop on.
Next up is super talented Suzanne Dahlberg.
Bye for now.
x
P.S. If you get lost on the hop, a full list of blogs is available on the Simon Says Stamp blog. :)
P.P.S. Check out the new line of inks and cardstock they are releasing today too… mine are on the way already!!! All my favourite colours… so excited about these.  You can get them individually or in multi packs like these:
   
Awesome!

Supplies

830 comments:

  1. what an elegant shaker card! Thanks for sharing.

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  2. beautiful card Lucy ♥ love your new blog make over too ♥

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  3. Amazing love that shaker balloon. Thanks for sharing and the chance to win.

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  4. Oh man, I love this!! What a gorgeous card!!

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  5. OMG, what can I say? Love the vellum, the balloon, the vellum, and the shaker card. Such a great idea for a birthday card.

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  6. Oh wow! So awesome I love that you made a shaker out of the balloon!!!

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  7. Your card is so...dainty! I love it. Thanks for sharing!

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  8. Love how you made your card, with the confetti in the balloon.

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  9. I bet it does look much better in person but even on here it is amazing! Thanks you for sharing.

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  10. Cute card, great stuff. Me wont. ;-)

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  11. Your card is fabulous Lucy, love how you created the shaker!!

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  12. How beautiful...the balloon is brilliant!!!

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  13. I absolutely adore this card! Such a girly, elegant card!

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  14. Creative card! shakers are one of my favorite style cards.
    stamping sue
    http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/

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  15. Great card i love this.
    Huggs jackelien

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  16. love the new dies!!very nice card

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  17. Love your use of vellum and sewing!

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  18. I love the translucent quality of the design! That shaker balloon is brilliant!!

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  19. I love this card! So elegant and soft!

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  20. Such a beautifully crafted card, love the shaker design!!!

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  21. So soft and beautiful! Love the bit of sparkle!

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  22. I sew...and I cannot see at all where you stopped and then finished sewing the vellum on after putting the glitter in... wow. It's really cool. Thanks for the instructions and the chance to win!

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  23. I am loving those 'relative' die cuts....plus the new colors are divine! Thanks for the chance to win such a great prize!

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  24. Very subtle and sweet. I like how it's not using traditionally feminine colors, but it looks feminine nonetheless. Thank you for sharing! :)

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  25. So beautiful! Thanks for a chance to win

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  26. I always love your stitching detail, Lucy! Such an elegant card. Love it.

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  27. Great idea love the shaker balloon x

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  28. Love the card! Very feminine feeling. Can so see giving this to a young lady for her birthday

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  29. I think sea glass is my new favorite color!

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  30. Such soft colors, and so beautiful!

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  31. Love your blog and the new release!!

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  32. Oh the shaker balloon is so fabulous! Love the color scheme too.

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  33. Love the lovely soft colors and the darling shaker balloon. Great job.

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  34. Wonderful card with such beautiful soft colors...it almost has a delicate feel to it! Thanks for sharing :)

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  35. Love your card! Love the silver thread - where might I find that, if you don't mind telling me, please?

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  36. Very beautiful! Not only is it soft and feminine, but also fun with the shaker balloon!! I wish I had a sewing machine and knew how to use it! Every time I see real stitching I swoon :-) Thank you!!
    ~Daniela

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  37. I'm loving the more muted colors I've seen on some of the cards in this hop. That is really beautiful, thanks for sharing.

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  38. All of the stitching is my favorite part of this card! Great job.

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  39. Such a lovely card! So feminine and glittery!

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  40. Beautiful card! Just stunning!

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  41. this is such a pretty card Lucy ! thanks for the chance to win.x

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  42. Love the white on white/softness of this beautiful card.

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  43. Love the glitz and the vellum -- the vellum gives a soft look and the glitter is oh, so pretty! Fabulous card!

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  44. Beautiful and elegant! I love the shaker balloon!

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  45. What an elegant card. I love the shaker.

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  46. I really love the soft opaque colors and stitching on this card. Beautiful work and detail!

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  47. Shaker cards never fail to put a smile on the recipients face! Beautiful.

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  48. Never tried a shaker card before. Great idea. Love the stitching which is something else that I need to try.

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  49. lovely card! Love the balloon!

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  50. Love how it is delicate - like a daughter...lovely.
    Thanks for sharing.

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  51. Loving all the new SSS products, really loving all the new dies. TFS your card is really cute!

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  52. What a beautiful and delicate looking card! Shaker cards always make me smile. They're just fun!

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  53. Loving the balloon dies and how you've all done something different with them. Yours is very pretty.

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  54. Love the new Daughter die especially when cut from the sparkly glitter paper!

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  55. I love this card!!!! It is so beautiful

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  56. Love the muted background! So beautiful

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  57. I am really loving those balloons!

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  58. Beautiful card and just love the pale colors! This balloon die set is so versatile! Thanks for sharing.

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  59. WOW! Love the colors!! Love the card!!

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  60. Perfect card for a birthday-little change up and good of young or old - now I got to get those die...lol

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  61. Your card is just beautiful, Lucy! I'm a big fan of your gorgeous creations!
    ☆Anja☆

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  62. Such a pretty card. Love the stitching.

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  63. I love your shaker card. It is so beautifully done. Great job!

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  64. What a gorgeous card, wow.
    Thanks for the chance to win the giveaway.

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  65. Oh, I just LOVE that card! Good job.

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  66. Beautiful card! Love the shaker balloon and the understated colours!

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  67. I love the details on the balloon. Great card.

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  68. What a gorgeous card you made.
    Thanks for the chance to win the giveaway.

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  69. So delicate and understated! Really a nice use of these great SSS products!

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  70. Really sweet and pretty card! Thanks for the giveaway! :)

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  71. this card is stunning…so soft and serene!

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  72. That shaker balloon is awesome!

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  73. Such a great card. I love the new SSS products!

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  74. Omgosh. I love using vellum to make a shaker card. How cute is that?

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  75. Oh that's so pretty - and the stitching is just perfection!

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  76. Such a subtle and sweet card. Thank you for the giveaway.

    Yours,
    Tanja

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  77. I love love this so delicate card!👍

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  78. I love the effect of the glitter under the vellum.

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  79. Oh boy I love your card my goodness you sure did achieve one clever and creative card and your shaker is awesome. Love how you stitched on the vellum too great effect & look.
    You sure are one very talented gal!

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  80. Smitten! What a beautiful card!

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  81. This card is very beautiful! Great job!

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  82. Absolutely loving the balloon dies! Going to get those for sure!

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  83. I love the soft and subtle beauty of this card! Thanks for sharing!

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  84. THUD! I love this card and see so many possibilities using this technique. Thanks!

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  85. Oh, Lucy, the vellum on this card makes it even more special! So soft and beautiful! Love it!!

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  86. Love the shaker, and amazed at how even your round stitching is!! This is a really fun new release.

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  87. I love this card. Beautiful. Great new products.

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  88. Yay, card reveal day. Beautiful card. I just love the stitching around the balloon (that's so hard to do!) and also the word cut dies. Thanks for the inspiration Lucy.

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  89. This is beautiful! I love the stitched vellum balloon full of confetti.

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  90. This is such a pretty card, so soft and delicate looking! I love the technique you used on the balloon! Great card!

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  91. Love your card. The new releases are so amazing. Can't wait to get some of them! nlundeen at catt dot com

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  92. Such a very pretty card. Loving it.

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  93. Such a BEAUTYFUL card! Thanks for sharing!

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  94. Great card! The subtle background and the balloon on top... I love it

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  95. oh my GOD!!! what a stunning card! I love how you stretch the use of vellum here!! gonna give it a try soon! TFS

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  96. Your card is lovely, I like your shaker balloon!

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  97. Such a pretty font on the DAUGHTER die.LOVE the new soft pastel ink & cardstock colors!
    Great stitching on your card:)

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  98. This is such an elegant card! Love it!!

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  99. Beautiful card. Love the shaker with the vellum and sewing. Thanks for sharing.

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  100. Beautiful card. love the softness that the vellum gives it.

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  101. A shaker card from a balloon? You're a genius! This is one I think I'll try.

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  102. I really love vellum on cards but don't often think to do it, thanks for the excellent reminder!

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  103. What an adorable card. Love the shaker balloon and the colors and stiching. Love everything about it. Thank you so much for sharing you're great ideas.

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  104. This card is great!1 Any girl would love it!!

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  105. Absolutely lovely! I would love to receive that card!

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  106. I completely love this card, great use of the balloon dies!

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  107. perfect card I love it thanks so much

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  108. Just gorgeous, the colours and the vellum make this so beautiful

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  109. Beautiful card - love the elegant shaker balloon!

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  110. What a great card idea! This would make such a great baby card, too. Thanks for sharing!

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  111. The shaker balloon idea is over the top! Very pretty card

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  112. WOW, this is just beautiful!
    LOVE all about it.

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  113. This card is gorgeous! I love the shaker!

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  114. Time to break out the sewing machine! Great idea and cute card.

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  115. Love the balloon shaker! So cute!

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  116. love love love the softness of this card! tfs!!!

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  117. The balloons! I've been searching for months for a stamp/die set. And today I've found one! Love love love it! Beautiful card!

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  118. What a great idea on the balloon shaker card!

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  119. Love the colors on this card as well as the stitching! Thanks for the inspiration.

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  120. Fantastic and beautiful shaker card!!

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  121. Anybody, daughter or not would love to receive this card. I love its subtle layers of color and texture. Yea, Lucy + SSS!

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  122. gorgeous card, love the softness.

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  123. Beautiful card. I love the use of vellum. Thanks for sharing!

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  124. Beautiful card. So soft and feminine. Love the balloons.

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  125. what a great card! It's soft, but packs a punch.

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  126. Some cards just make you catch you're breath, this is one - how beautiful!

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  127. Love the design and the soft colors!

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  128. Absolutely GORGEOUS! I love it!!

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  129. Looks great to me! Very pretty!

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  130. Great use of vellum to make a soft and sweet card for a daughter. Thanks, Lucy.

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  131. Pretty! I am really loving this release.

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  132. Beautiful card! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  133. I love all the cards made from the SSS balloon die. Thanks for such a beautiful card.

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  134. AWESOME project!!! Love the new colors!

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  135. That vellum shaker balloon! I LOVE IT!!

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  136. This is so pretty. I wish I could see it in person.

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  137. What a gorgeous card. So soft and elegant. Very creative making a shaker out of the balloon, and with sparklies inside! Yum.

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  138. I love the little details in your card. It is soft and gorgeous!
    Cheri
    www.djssundries.blogspot.com
    John 3:16

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  139. What a lovely daughter card! Thanks for the chance to win.

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  140. Amazing!! Love this card, like how you made the balloon into a shaker.

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  141. OH MY WORD - this is stunning Lucy - that glittered word die cut looks stunning!

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  142. That is sooooooooo pretty!!! I love it! And adore SSS products too.

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  143. Such an elegant pretty card

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  144. Oh my gosh, I soooo love the shaker balloon! So much fun!

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  145. Such a light and pretty card. Like the white detail at the bottom of the balloon.

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  146. Onlyjustfound you! How did that happen? Spent ages on your blog the other day. Your work is beautiful. Thank you for the inspiration and the chance to win the fab SSS goodies.

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  147. Super cute card! Love the balloon!

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  148. Great ideas and wonderful new products!

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  149. Beautiful card! I love the soft colors and the shaker idea is fabulous!

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  150. What a pretty card.....so soft and feminine!!! Great job!!!

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  151. The background makes the card look so different from any other ones I have seen made with this balloon die. It definitelly makes it look more elegant.

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  152. Love the card and the colours!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

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  153. Wow, I love the soft look of this card. Beautiful!!! Thanks for sharing.

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  154. How beautiful and elegant yet fun :)

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  155. Love your beautiful card. The soft colors and shaker balloon look so pretty and so perfect for a daughter card. Thanks for sharing it. :-)

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  156. I am seriously craftlifting this card. Thanks!

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  157. Soft and delicate, just like a daughter, THX

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  158. I love your card!!...so soft and femanine!!...very, very pretty!!

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  159. Lovely card. I always admire you cards/style. Thanks for sharing!

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  160. Beautiful card! I think that large dots stencil is a must have!

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  161. Love the delicacy and femininity of this card. It's gorgeous.

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  162. I love the soft colors and the shaker balloon is terrific!

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  163. Love your card!! ThANKS FOR THE CHANCE TO WIN!!!

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  164. Oh my gosh!! I LOVE your card!! The shaker balloon and the use of vellum to just soften everything up is GENIUS!!!

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  165. This card is very elegant looking. Thanks for the chance to win.

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Thanks for your lovely comments. I really appreciate each and every one.