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Friday, April 1, 2011

ODBD April Release Blog Hop

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Hello everyone! I hope you are enjoying the April 1st Our Daily Bread designs Blog Hop! The sticks in the bread basket are soooo excited this month about all the sets being released! I know you will enjoy this hop and will love all the new sets!

If you got here from Dawn's incredible blog, you are in the right place! If not, you might want to start at the Our Daily Bread designs Blog and hop from there!

The Hop will run from 8am EDT April 1 until 8pm EDT. April 2. The winners will be announced on the ODBD Blog on Sun. April 3.

For this hop, there will be THREE Prizes of One Free Set (your choice), and

ONE GRAND PRIZE of THREE FREE SETS, YOUR CHOICE!

Here is what you need to do to be entered in the drawing:

  • Leave comments for each designer on each blog
  • Return to the ODBD Blog and leave a comment, telling us you completed the hop and noting any blogs you were unable to comment on.
  • Answer the question on the ODBD blog

Here are my card details:

Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs Bird Border & Corners, Scripture Collection 7

Papers: SU! Soft Sky base, Prima Madeline dp

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa

Accessories: Spellbinders Floral Doily Accents, Cloud Template - Rosy's Road Show, Copics, Airbrush system, Martha Stewart ribbon, Recollections Pearls

Before I send you on your way I just wanted to mention that the Mothers Day and Fathers Day sets this month coordinate with the fonts of last year's Mothers Day and Fathers Day sets... and Kelley has put all last years sets on sale this entire month at 15% off! Be sure to check them out! The sets on sale are:

Mom

Additionally, you can get this month's sets on sale if you buy the Bread Basket Bundle!


I hope you enjoyed my card today.... now from here hop on over to Sweet Sandee to be inspired and blessed! Thanks for visiting!!!


196 comments:

  1. How stunning Grace!! I just love the soft blue and all your punch/die detail. Your sky background is perfect! Gorgeous in every way my friend!!
    hugs,
    Chris

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  2. Oh my gosh!
    This is such an adorable card. I love that scripture verse and needed to hear it. I love your tiny butterflies and the frame is lovely.
    super colors too. I love your stamp work.
    Hugs Maz

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  3. Love the color combination of this card and the scripture. Thanks for sharing and a chance to win a great prize.

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  4. There's those adorable little butterflies again. Blue & brown is one of my favorite color combos. Very pretty.

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  5. Such a lovely card! Just a wonderful combination of stamps, colors, dies, textures, and scriptures. Thank you so much for sharing. It goes a long way to motivate and encourage. Many, many people are blessed. Thanks

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  6. What a stunning card. I love the colors. Great use of the stamps.

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  7. Ohhhh, ahhhhh, how beauiful. Your blue and white is so spring-like. You truly used these stamps so perfectly.

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  8. The bird stamps seem so versatile. Lovely card.

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  9. Stunning, Grace! Everything from the beautiful silhouettes to your elegant framing! Beautiful, beautiful! Thanks for the inspiration! Hugs!

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  10. Beautiful - love brown and blue together. Peaceful feel to the card. Thank you.

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  11. Beautiful card. Love the simplicity.

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  12. This card is lovely! My fav colors lately are blue and brown. THe punched border adds so much!
    Rachael Johnson

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  13. Love how you used the edge tips of the border over the stamped square. Also like the asymmetrical design and the color scheme.

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  14. ooooohhhhh gorgeous card-love the blue and brown and the borders - perfect
    Thanks
    Charlene

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  15. Grace, you know how I feel about this awesome, creative beauty!!!! Love, love, love it!!! But then again, I love every single thing you create!! Not only are you the most fantastic role model, but you are my stamping hero!! Love and hugs! Angie

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  16. Beautiful card and love the rich colors on there. Wonderfully done and thanks for sharing.

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  17. I love the colors used in the card. It is absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing

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  18. The brown and blue combo is stunning and I never remember to use it. Very nice.

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  19. What a beautiful card. Love the color combo. Thanks for sharing and the chance to win.

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  20. This is stunning Grace! Wonderful color combo.

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  21. I truly love the framework and the color combo is one of my favorites. Good job!
    Hugs, Jeanielou in PA

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  22. beautiful perfect for the season

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  23. Grace...your card is just beautiful...*sigh*
    I love how you used the corners and border against that beauitful sky! The verse..everything just makes for a peaceful card!

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  24. beautiful card and love the clouds..

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  25. Grace, your card is beyond yummy!! I love those colors and it's simply expert the way you melded the chocolate and blue together!! So loving the framing too!

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  26. Such an elegant card, the blue really stands out against the dark and I like the touch of color on the dark. Thanks!

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  27. Your card is gorgeous! I love blue and brown together. The border is awesome.

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  28. Your cards are always inspiring and beautiful!

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  29. Wow Grace this is gorgeous! I love the Spellbinders accents!

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  30. Oh you made an incredible card! God has bless u with terrific talent.

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  31. what a beautiful card! love the soft blues and browns!

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  32. Grace, a lovely card. Anyone would love to receive such a piece of art. Thank you for your inspiration.

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  33. I love your color combination. I never seem to think along those line when I'm doing a card, and yet when I see one I really love it. I've made a note to try it. Thanks for sharing.
    Candy Meyers

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  34. Oh how pretty, I have that border die! I can't wait to use it more. Thank you for the ideas!

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  35. Next to pink I love browns and blues together...so lovely. That foliage and branch with the birds in a solid with the dimensional look of the butterflies is awesome. What a great card...love the different punches you used around the edge!! TFS

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  36. I really like the colors you used in your card.Beautiful!

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  37. I love the colors and the borders. (the music is nice too)

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  38. I love brown and blues together. Your card is gorgeous. Isaiah is my favorite book in the Bible.

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  39. Really like these stamps and what all you girls have done with them. Am anxious to try my hand.

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  40. this is a stunning design..the colours are beautiful.
    Jo

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  41. This is such a beautiful card, love the soft colors.

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  42. This is such an elegant card. I love all the detail and the colors are so soothing.

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  43. Very pretty. I love that stamp set. I also love your color combination.

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  44. The butterflies are my favorite- nice touch, oh and good choice in blog music!!!!

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  45. Lovely! Love the way you tucked part of your sentiment into the die cut, and the way you highlighted the embossing. Love the new bird border & corner stamp!

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  46. Beautiful card. I love all the new corners and backgrounds.

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  47. Such a beautifully done card Grace, those borders are really lovely together!

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  48. What a gorgeous card! I love how you've created an entire scene using these wonderful (must have) new sets. Your colours are gorgeous. I also love the doily accents and pearls -perfect for this work of art.

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  49. LOVE the blue and brown so much!!!! Truly gorgeous!

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  50. Very beautiful! Love the peaceful setting you created for that wonderful verse!

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  51. Love, love this card. . .the colors, the layers, the use of the dies and that lovely stamp image and scripture! What a blessing! Jan E. (Janaria)

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  52. I love your card! From the background to the border to the colors to the verse it all adds up to BEAUTIFUL! Then to be topped off with the Spellbinders Floral Doily Accents brings in an A+++!

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  53. Wow this is beautiful I can't tell you how awesome the tiny butterflies light up the card.

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  54. This card is absolutely beautiful. I love what you did with the borders

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  55. Gorgeous, Grace! I love these colors together and that lacy frame is beautiful. Such a striking card, Grace!

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  56. STUNNING!! I love this so much! The colors and design are spot on!

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  57. Beautiful card, Grace. I love blue and brown combinations.

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  58. wonderful card with a colour-combo that is meanwhile one of my favourites!

    hugs and kisses from germany,
    silvi xoxo

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  59. love the color combo and that dp is perfect!
    sandyh

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  60. What a wonderful card Grace.

    Hugs Riet.xx

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  61. Your card embodies Grace and Peace and Love and I wanna lay down in the grasses and look up at your sky! What a lovely gift and talent. You are Blessed and a Blessing!
    Thank you!
    Cindy C

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  62. Spectacular detail on this card. I love everything about this...color combo, borders, background, sentiment, etc. Great inspiration!

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  63. Lovely card, you used one of my favorite color combinations. It really looks great.

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  64. Wow I was thinking I'd love to lay in the grass and look up at your sky too! Stunning, Beautiful, Gorgeous card.
    Blessings Bernie

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  65. Truly beautiful and so serene. I love the blue/brown color scheme and the butterflies add to the joy.

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  66. I love these silhouette images and had to make them mine also. Great detail on this card; and
    I'm adding your blog to my google reader,
    thanks again

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  67. I love the way you framed the sentiment with the border die cut and the stamps. Very nice.

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  68. i love the subtle beauty of your card. your clouds are great too.

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  69. This has to be one of my favorite new Spellbinder Dies. Just looks great on this card. Job well done.

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  70. Gorgeous says it all! Thanks for sharing

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  71. Lovely card and very nice color combination.

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  72. Lovely, just so lovely!! The colors and coloring add to the "soft" and comforting! What a great card :)

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  73. I like how you made the border come to the front of the card and then to the background. Blue and brown always make nice colors for cards. I love your brown pearls.

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  74. Very pretty color combo, one of my favorites!

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  75. Beautiful card, colors, background, and overlay...beautifully done!!!!
    Jan

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  76. Just looking at your card made me feel so peaceful. It is wonderful!

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  77. What a beautiful gorgeous card, wonderful colors. Love it. Mary L Schreiber

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  78. Absolutely beautiful card! Love the colors, and borders, and phrase, and EVERYTHING! Thanks for providing inspiration and sharing with us!

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  79. Very nice card, glad I found your blog.

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  80. Wonderful card. I love the colors together!

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  81. I am running out of words of praise for you all, everything is just unique...barb f

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  82. Lovely card Grace. Love the bible verse. Thanks for sharing.

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  83. Such sweet colors for this card! The butterflies add a wonderful touch. Thanks so much for sharing.

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  84. A Stunner! Love the colors, love the dies used and just over the moon on this stamp set. Thank You...

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  85. Love how you used the Spellbinders floral doily accents.

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  86. Your card is the very picture of truth and grace...an encouragement to all...thank you

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  87. What a lovely and interesting treatment with the building of your frame. The stamped image is really beautiful. I love this collection.

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  88. Wow! Everything about your card is just beautiful! I love it!

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  89. Dear Grace, Your card is beautiful. The frame and airbrush work is fantastic. I love your beautiful card. Thank you for sharing your inspiration!

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  90. I love the way you used the border to "hold" the card. Thanks!

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  91. Grace love your card.Also love music on your blog.

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  92. I love the blue and brown combination.... it's all very pretty... great job... I would love to see the inside of your card... you gave a little tease.

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  93. Oh, WOW!!! That is absolutely gorgeous!!!

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  94. gorgeous!! I love the blue and brown together!

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  95. Grace, You have done a great job on this card! This verse has been a mainstay to me lately, so I'm smiling because God put it in your heart to make a card with it. =) Please check out this post on my blog for my special thanks to you.
    http://nuttysnews.blogspot.com/2011/03/great-surprise.html

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  96. Love the shadow effect, beautiful card. TFS!

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  97. So pretty, love those corners and a beautiful saying!

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  98. Grace -- you have used one of my favourite verses on your card. It is just outstanding -- peaceful and beautiful and so fitting with the sentiment.

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  99. Beautiful, I love the blue and brown together.

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  100. I love your card. Blue is one of my favorite colors &it is perfect.
    Vicky Schmidt

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  101. Your card is very pretty. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  102. Wow Grace I love the colors, the whole card! Awesome!

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  103. Grace, you cards are just beautiful! You have a great eye for color combinations.

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  104. Beautiful card, love the colors and it makes me feel like I could walk out into the field and enjoy my day. The butterflies are a wonderful touch.

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  105. I really like the dimensional butteflies, and the colors you used on this card.

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  106. The detail is just amazing. Love the colors too.

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  107. Beautiful card, love the texture, colors and layers. Thanks for sharing!

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  108. I love the blue and brown. I love the scripture from Isaiah. Just a beautiful card!! Iris, Saved by Grace

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  109. Again I love the clouds! It just makes for a beautiful card. And the colour combination is beautiful!

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  110. Love, love, love this card - the way you have used the stamps, and most of all the scripture - it is very precious to me. All the die cats are very impressive as well.
    Thank you for your comment on my blog, too :-)
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  111. Oh this is such a gorgeous card, I love your beautiful blue border!! and fantastic verse...JanK

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  112. Delightful! The colors, the frame, punch and die's..everything flows. i also enjoy the hymns
    Diana Walsh

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  113. what a wonderful card... when I look at it I think "Peace"

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  114. Oh Grace, as usual your card is gorgeous!! I love your punch you used it frames you image beautifully!!

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  115. I love everything about this card. The color combination, the ribbon, the background and the border. Just great.

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  116. Love the browns and blues-my favorite. Such a pretty card with the birds.

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  117. The sky is beautiful but the whole card is beautiful. It has such a calming effect. It is a work of art.

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  118. Beautiful card. Love the soft colors, background, borders and verse.
    God bless,
    PeggyS

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  119. Ooh! What a lovely card - must use my floral dolly spellbinders.

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  120. love the boarder
    thanks for sharing

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  121. Really love the color combo...blue and brown and the dies you used.

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  122. Really like your color combo.......blue and brown and the dies you used

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  123. Your card is beautiful! I love blues and browns together.

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  124. I love the colors used on this card. It is stunning!
    hmheartfelt(at)yahoo.com

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  125. These are so pretty. Love, Love, Love the birdhouse

    Sandy Duley

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  126. Grace I love your card. The border is fabulous and you are making me with I had picked up the border set as well.

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  127. Lovely card; love the details. Thanks for sharing. Jo4Him

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  128. Gorgeous card.

    craftymom205 at yahoo dot com

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  129. Wow, the Bird Border looks so different stamped in Cocoa colored ink. Very elegant. I love seeing the subtle differences that can be created just by changing up the color of the ink. Thanks for all the inspiration.

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  130. Very peaceful colors on your card.

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  131. These colors are So amazing together. I love that border!!!

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  132. so very pretty. Love your dp and the sky ...wowowant to go jump on them clouds...TFS...:0)

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  133. amazing detail,and color

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  134. cvrdhinlo@yahoo.comApril 1, 2011 at 10:51 PM

    Thanks for sharing your blessings! Loretta

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  135. Love this card. It is wonderful!

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  136. Very beautiful card. I think you used the Bird corners. I really like that stamp I also love the colors you chose

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  137. Awww Grace, this is just the most calming card EVER! I so love brown and blue together! Your clouds are amazing too!!

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  138. Very pretty card - as usual. I sooooooooo enjoy seeing all your cards. And for this one you used my favorite color - blue. Thanks for sharing your talent with us.
    Jean McGee

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  139. So pretty; I love the colors you used in this card and the butterflies just add that 'pop' we all want to have when we create.

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  140. Such a bright and cheery card, I love your clouds. Very elegant too. Tfs

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  141. Beautiful card! You certainly deserve to be on the designing team! Love your furrbaby. I have 3 of them and my female is probably seriously competing in the weight division!

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  142. You ladies are so hurting my wallet. I want it all. This is so pretty.

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  143. What a beautiful card. Your frame with a bit of distressing, is just perfect with the overall card.

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  144. Love that bird border and corner stamp!! Gorgeous look and fabulous colors, love it!

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  145. The scripture and the colors harmonize perfectly! A beautiful card that truly conveys peace to one's spirit.

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  146. Love the colors, the stamps, the scripture verse, the spellbinders dies.......... EVERYTHING about your card!!

    Thank you for sharing and for the beautiful music while I hopped!!

    Carol Froehlich

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  147. i love your use of the flowers silhouette. thank you for sharing.

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  148. Linda F.

    I love your choice of blue and brown. I love the bird corners and borders stamps and your background sky really emphasizes them. Thank you sharing.

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  149. Perfect card! Perfect colors!
    Thank you for sharing. Lovely!

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  150. This is just lovely Grace, so very elegant.

    Hugs,
    Deb

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  151. Such a rich, subtle card worthy of being framed.

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  152. This is lovely, peaceful (to match the scripture) and dreamy - well done!

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  153. Your card is so pretty! Love the colours.
    Thank you for sharing! :)

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  154. Stunning card Grace. Your cards are always so beautiful and this is no exception. Love the colors and your frame.
    Marcie

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  155. beautiful card.....love the colors

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  156. Amazing... you are so very talented... Love everything about the card

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  157. Beautiful!!! Love your use of the new stamps and Spellbinders dies! Thanks as always for sharing your talent and creativity...I always look forward to your creations!

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  158. Beautiful card. I love the combination of soft blues and browns. Thank you for sharing!

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  159. Ohhh what a beautiful Scripture and scene - Wonderful reminder for me today! Thanks, Grace!

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  160. Very pretty card, I love the spellbinder punches. Very nice work

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  161. What an interesting use of borders! Awesome...I simply love it!!! Thanks so much!!!

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  162. What a beautiful card. I love the coloring and how you used the different stamps and diecuts. This verse really touched my heart with the death of my sister this week. Thank you.

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  163. Classicly simple, great colors.
    ~C8>

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  164. This is a beautiful card. Love your colors!

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  165. What a beautiful serene card with a lovely verse to go with it. Gorgeous share, thanks so much.

    Glenda

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  166. REally pretty, I love the silhouette effect. I have to get this set.

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  167. Love these new silhouette images!! Very pretty card!

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  168. Your little butterflys just add the right touch... Love your whole creation!

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  169. Your robin's egg blue colour scheme is so timely right now! And what a charmer of a card you have created with it!

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  170. WOW!!! This card is jaw-dropping!. Truly a work of art. The design and colors are perfect.

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  171. I love the colors and the card. Truly amazing. The music is good to listen to. Hugs

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  172. I love cards that I only need to get the current stamp for I love the soft colores perfit for anything

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  173. I love your beautiful card with the color choices which are a few of my favorites. Thank you for the ideas.

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  174. Your card is so peaceful looking. It is so beautiful.

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  175. this card is so artistic with the background. I love the scheme and the colors. Beautiful!

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  176. There is something so awesome about blue and brown together! Keep up the great designs!

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  177. Beautiful card! I love the frame and the colors!

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  178. What a wonderful and beautiful card, Grace! This Verse is so calming...and full of love! I love the soft robin egg blue with the brown for your color theme. The sky is so beautiful and soft! The "Birds, Borders and Corners" stamp is delightful to see, and reminds me of looking outside just as the sun after the sun has started to set...when you can see the outlines of the birds and other creations. Your die-cut is gorgeous. (I don't recall the name, sorry!) I love your beautiful bow and the small detail of the pearls. Grace, you make every card a masterpiece. God bless!

    He IS Able,
    Traci S.

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  179. Oh, what a pretty card, love the colours you used. Dianne

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  180. Grace, I love your combination of the subtle shades of brown and blue! Lovely card.

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  181. Your cards never disappoint me, this one is stunning! I love the colors, and especially that background. The cut border and corner accents are gorgeous! I love this card!

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  182. Oh Grace!!! This is so gorgeous!!! I love the colors you used here and I love the scripture with this set!!!! Beautiful!!!!

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  183. Beautiful, a real keepsake for anyone.

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  184. Beautiful Grace. So soothing and those butterflies are darling.

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  185. Very pretty brown and blues!!! Very pretty stamp sets used too!!

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  186. Gorgeous, Grace! Your created scene is so serene and stunning! Wonderful scripture card!

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