Wednesday, 21 January 2015

Sending Love and Hugs


Hello, and welcome to my stop on Simon Says Stamp's Better Together Blog Hop.
You should have arrived from the blog of the insanely talented Nichol Magouirk. If not, I suggest you head HERE to Simon's blog to start at the beginning.
My card today features lots of yummy Simon products, many from the gorgeous Better Together release.
First, I die cut a Large Tag from some Pebbles patterned paper, then die cut the heart from the middle. I used one of the hearts from the Combined Hearts die set - it is the perfect fit for this tag, and a perfect heart shape in my opinion… I really like my hearts to have a symmetry to them. :)
Next, I stamped a sentiment using the (awesome) Sending and Wishing stamp set, then backed the heart die cut with acetate and foam adhesive.
I trimmed my other papers and adhered them to a card, then created a pile of Moonshine Sequins and sparkly Shaker Shack seed beads and stuck the tag on top, sealing the shaker goodness into its window.
Love & Hugs Shaker by Lucy Abrams 
I love Simon Says Stamp's Moonshine sequins - they come in three different sizes which is perfect for shaker cards.
Love & Hugs Shaker 2 by Lucy Abrams
I like the way the background paper peeps through the window too. :)

-------------------GIVEAWAY-----------------
Heidi, owner of Simon Says Stamp, is generously giving away a prize pack on every stop of the hop. Leave a comment here by 23rd January to be in with a chance of winning. And remember to comment on every stop to increase your chances!

Right - it's time to hop on…
Next up is the sweetest girl EVER, a girl with a HUGE heart who can colour LIKE A GENIUS: it's
KATHY RACOOSIN
Enjoy!
x
Supplies


687 comments:

  1. So gorgeous. Love the shaker element in the tag

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  2. I love your card. Those moonshine sequins are great.

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  3. Awesome shaker element on the tag!

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  4. Love shaker cards and the color combination you used!

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  5. Gorgeous! I love your use of patterned paper!

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  6. Hi Lucy! Your little heart has given mine a little shake! I couldn't love it more... is the background loveliness part of the Pebbles pad?
    =] Michele

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  7. I am so into shaker card now. And totally love SSS Better Together release! It's a wonderful thing to send out a card to someone.

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  8. your shaker card is totaly wonderful! The colors are beautiful together

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  9. your shaker card is totaly wonderful! The colors are beautiful together

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  10. Love your card! Its so elegant and pretty! Thanks for sharing!

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  11. Awesome shaker card, love the colors!!!

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  12. Such a cute little shaker tag. Thanks for sharing your talent with us.

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  13. This is so stunning! Love the little shaker.
    Thanks for sharing :)

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  14. I love the way the background peeks through the tag/shaker part. Adorable.

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  15. This card is darling. I love the shaker element.

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  16. Love the idea of a tag shaker card... Cool Idea. Great Card... Thank you for sharing the technique and also a chance to win some goodies... Wishing everyone a fantastic 'Better Together' Launch we are all in it together...

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  17. I love the colors and really love this take on an adorable shaker card! TFS :)

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  18. This is a fun shaker card. I love that it looks stuffed almost full!

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  19. Beautiful! Really love the iridescent sequins and beads with your colors of pink and gray! That lovely yet subtle sparkle is perfect!

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  20. What pretty sequins! Great colour. Shaker cards always look like a party to me.

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  21. Absolutely stunning card, love the shaker design!!!

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  22. Love the combo of the papers

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  23. SO so so pretty! I love the shaker tag on your card. Lovely!

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  24. Love the shaker card and beautiful combination of pp!

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  25. OMG what a beautiful card OMG I love the colors and prints....and the fact that you used a tag on your card is so awesome and then voila a shaker WOWIE WOW Girl talk about being super clever and creative...what fun ways you used all these goodies. YOU so ROCK!!

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  26. Adorable! Love the prints and the colors and oh my!!!! the shaker tag ♥ Fabulous card!

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  27. This is such a beautiful card! I really like the color scheme and the tag shaker is awesome! Thanks so much for sharing!

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  28. Very cute shaker card! I like how the pattern paper peeks through the heart in the tag too! Thanks for sharing!

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  29. Very pretty card - love the colors and those shaker elements.

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  30. I really love this one -- the neutral but interesting background, the pretty tag -- even the sequins are subtle. Great card!

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  31. I love the colors and the beautiful card!

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  32. I like the tiny pattern and your wonderful Design.
    Best regards, Synnöve

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  33. I love shakers and yours is awesome!

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  34. I'm in love with your card! Amazingly simple and elegant!

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  35. Love that mix of sequins against the grey!

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  36. Love the tag shaker! The colors are beautiful!

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  37. I love your choice of papers and sentiment on this card. Just discovering your blog! Looking forward to digging through the archives with a cup of tea this weekend :) Thanks for the inspiration!

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  38. Gorgeous color combination, and I love the use of the tag for the shaker element!

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  39. I love the patterns and colors on this pretty card!

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  40. Must have: Large tag dies... it´s wonderfull..
    thanks for sharing this.

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  41. Love the new release and your card. I have not tried a 'shaker' card yet.

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  42. I love the papers you used to make this sweet card. The small shaker is perfect!

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  43. Love the shaker part with the lovely sequins and the background showing through...and your color combo is perfect!

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  44. My favorite thing to do right now is shaker cards!! Love this.

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  45. I love the gray and pink together--fun, classy card.

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  46. Gorgeous shaker card. The tag as the shaker frame is genius!

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  47. This card is beautiful! I love it.

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  48. Beautiful card! Love shakers and your colors are fab.

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  49. Great clean look...I love it. The smaller print paper is fabulous.

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  50. Great shaker card! Can't wait to make one.

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  51. Love this card! Thanks for the ideas and inspiration! ;-)

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  52. So so pretty and romantic! I love shaker cards!

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  53. Such a lovely card! thanks for sharing.

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  54. Beautiful card, such elegant. Love the design and the color combination. Thanks for sharing with us.

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  55. Fantastic shaker card! Love the gray and pink color scheme.

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  56. I just love shaker cards and yours is so pretty. Great job!

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  57. fun sequins in the shaker. Always ads interest.

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  58. love that shaker element on the tag

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  59. Love the tones of your card. Just enough sparkle with the sequins! Great job!!

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  60. I love your little mini shaker. So sweet.

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  61. The moonshine sequins is super pretty

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  62. Love this simple but beautiful card!

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  63. Clever use of tags with beautiful colors and stamps.

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  64. Love the shaker card and how you made the shaker part out of a tag.
    Beautiful designer paper.

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  65. Just Beautiful! Love the grey background.

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  66. Gasp! Oh so sweet! Love the colors too! Isn't this such a great release from SSS?!

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  67. another simply stunning card. i just adore every single card you design!!

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  68. Love the colors and those Moonshine sequins!

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  69. This is the sweetest card. I'm loving the pink and gray together and the sparkle you put in the shaker.

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  70. Beautiful...I love the color combination and the shaker tag!

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  71. Fun shaker card! Love the heart window!

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  72. Gray, pink and a shaker?? Love!!

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  73. I love the idea of a shaker within a tag!

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  74. love love love love love!!! :)

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  75. WHAT a sweet, sweet card. Love the 2 background papers together. Love that you made the tag into s shaker design. I'm just doing that now but haven't tried a tag yet but will now. Beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing you're ideas.

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  76. I am SO in love with shaker cards at this moment! Thank you for sharing!

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  77. As always, a lovely card. I love your style!

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  78. Super sweet card!! I love the shaker tag!!

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  79. Love your shaker card, nice use of colors.

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  80. Shakers are my fave! Love this card. :)

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  81. Beautiful card and a different style of shaker card.

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  82. Looks elegant yet fun with the shaker. Love it!

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  83. The shaker made out of a tag is a great idea! Awesome card!

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  84. Love those shaker cards.. they are awesome. your color combo really makes it all pop!!

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  85. Love your card! Its so elegant and pretty! Thanks for sharing!

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  86. love, love, love your card - great colors and the shaker tag is so cute

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  87. A perfect choice of sequins/beads to add "zing" to this lovely shaker card!

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  88. Your shaker card is awesome!

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  89. I really love the grey and pink combo. That lovely tag shaker is just fun and different. Thanks for sharing.

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  90. I love this! What a delightful card!

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  91. Fresh, simple, and gorgeous!

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  92. I love the shaker tag. Wish I'd seen this a couple of days ago. I did a card with a tag that needed something extra. This would have been perfect. Maybe I'll make another one for someone else. So cute. Thanks so much.

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  93. I just love this!!! Now I know how to do this. And sequins are so in, now. Thank you!

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  94. I am in love! This is my absolute favorite so far! LOVE the color combo of pink and gray and the shaker element clinches it! AWESOMENESS! TFS!

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  95. Awesome card as always! Love your talent!

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  96. Love the little shaker window! I always forget to do small shakers! This one is very cute!

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  97. Love the shaker element with the tag on this card and the beautiful use of the colors and paper.

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  98. What a hart-ly shaker card

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  99. Love this card!

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  100. Love the idea of using a tag to make a shaker tag! Fun card:) Thanks for sharing!

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  101. I love that you made a shaker card out of a tag. I may have to try that. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  102. I love the heart background and the sequin in your shaker card. I'm just starting my sequin collection and can't wait to use them.

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  103. What a great shaker card Lucy! I adore it!!! <3

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  104. I love shaker cards and this one is simply wonderful. Love your color choices and the use of the heart opening from the tag. Great papers. What else can I say but GREAT JOB! TFS

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  105. What a brilliant idea to make a shaker tag on a card. I love the sequins you used and the pretty colours x x

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  106. Valerie Breingan21 January 2015 at 17:47

    My two faves to play with,tags an sequins you just can't go wrong.love the Blueprint

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  107. What an adorable shaker card!! I really like the heart tag and beautiful shaker elements.

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  108. love the color combination. grey goes with everything.

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  109. This card is beautiful. I love this shaker card!

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  110. So pretty! I love the color combination and the shaker is delightful.

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  111. This is a lovely CAS
    shaker card! Those
    sequins are perfect with
    the pink and gray!

    I always enjoy viewing your
    blog posts-it helps that we have
    the same first name:-)

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  112. This is so pretty and fun. The shaker is clever.

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  113. This is adorable. Love the shaker.

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  114. love the pink and grey and am totally digging the shaker cards!

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  115. You shaker card is so cute!

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  116. love the color combo and the tag shaker idea. Thanks for sharing.

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  117. Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!

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  118. Krisitna Pavlovic21 January 2015 at 18:19

    I love your card and I love the color combination

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  119. I saw this card on instagram this morning and loved the gorgeous simplicity of the card. I must try doing a shaker that is only part of the card. Gorgeous!

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  120. Really like your card. The grey is lovely with the pink, and the sparkles are eye-catching.

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  121. Love the grey and pink combo!

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  122. Love THIS! Awesome how you cut the heart into the center of the tag. Great design!

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  123. So sweet! Love those sequins you used! Thanks for sharing!

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  124. Just love your card. Haven't tried my hand at a shaker and those sequins are beautiful and sparkly.

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  125. I love how you made the shaker using the tag die with the heart. Awesome design and paper.

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  126. LOve the card. I love simple design. Really like the shaker element.

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  127. Wow! That is super awesome! Love the little shaker window!

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  128. pure sweetness... love the shaker element!

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  129. Really love those sequins! Great card.

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  130. Lovely! I need to start using my tags on cards. Love the look.

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  131. So simple, yet it make a statement.

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  132. Oh Lucy, this is simply gorgeus! thanks for sharing your talent with us!

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  133. Such a pretty card, perfect combination and with a shaker element too!! Love it!

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  134. You always combine your patterns so beautifully...& that tag is GGGGGorgeous!

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  135. Such a beautiful shaker card!!

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  136. Gorgeous! I love the clear elements in the shaker! They sparkle and shine!

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  137. Thanks for sharing your beautiful cards. Lucy.

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  138. Pink and gray... so elegant!

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  139. Your card is my favorite of all the Hop cards I have seen today. I love the colors you used and the heart shaped shaker.

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  140. Love, love, love this card! The colors are great and I really love the shaker element through the tag!

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  141. Gorgeous card, love the color combo.

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  142. Oh, so very very cute card!

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  143. Love the colors in your card.

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  144. Super cute shaker card, such a simple and brilliant shaker idea.

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  145. Such a beautiful and delicate card. I love it! Thanks for sharing.

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  146. Awww this is so cute!! Love the shaker feature.

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  147. I love the sparkle! It really shows off the colors of the cards! Nice.

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  148. Looove this card :) you are a genius! Regards from Croatia!

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  149. This is fantastic!!! Love that you made a shaker card & I really like the color combo too.

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  150. Such a sweet shaker card! I love the color combo with the moonshine sequence!! TY for sharing!!

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  151. What a cute card. I love the shaker tag! I still need to try creating a shaker tag or card. Thanks for the inspiration and ideas!

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  152. I know there is so much else going on in this card, but for some reason, it's the beautiful sequins that really capture my attention. That sparkle and shine combined with the subdued background color is amazing to me.

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  153. I love the shaker tag on the card idea! Your card is gorgeous!!!

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  154. What a wonderful card! I love the background and the shaker element!

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  155. I am in love with card!!! so pretty :) I really want to try to make this type of shaker... Love. love love :)))

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  156. Great shaker, great colors,
    GREAT CARD

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  157. Such a sweet card! Love the shaker within the tag.

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  158. Just started my shaker ventures and love this concept. Thanks!

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  159. Very pretty sheker card! And cool colors.

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  160. Very pretty! Love your grown up shaker card!

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  161. What a happy little shaker card! Love it

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  162. I love your mixture of patterns! And that heart shaker is just too sweet!

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  163. What a great idea, putting the shaker element on the tag! Thank you for sharing!

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  164. What a pretty card! Thanks:)

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  165. Your little shaker tag is so cute... and the moonshine sequins are perfect!

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  166. The color and pattern combI nation is great, thank you for the inspiration!

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  167. Love shaker cards - this one is darling! Thank you so much!!

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  168. This card blew me away…it is too perfect. Love it!!

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  169. Great card!! So simple but so pretty!

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  170. This is such a beautiful card!! Great color combo and design.

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  171. Love the gray and pink! I need to just jump in and try a shaker card, as I'm not sure if the foam adhesive tape creates the "cavity" to place the sequins and beads (?).

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  172. oooo! LUV the pink against gray! so pretty!

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