Friday, July 13, 2012

StampTV CSS July Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to another StampTV CSS blog Hop. You should have arrived from the very talented Betty's blog. If you get lost along the way you can get the complete blog hop list at StampTV. This month Melissa provide us with this wonderful sketch.
I was so inspired by this sketch that I made three cards.  I also have new Gina K Stamps in the house that I have not been able to play with.  For my first two cards I used Theresa's newest set Tropical Nature.
For my last card I stepped away from the tropical theme and used Melanie's newest set Pretty Patterns and the sentiment from Whimsical Wishes.  If you look closely at the second card you will notice that I used Pretty Patterns on it as well.


Make sure to leave a comment as you hop along because on Tuesday morning (July 17), we will randomly choose one of the comments from all the blogs and that person will receive a huge grab bag of fabulous Gina K. Designs Stamps!  Good Luck!!


Your next stop is the incredibly talented Cheri.  Thank you for stopping by.


147 comments:

  1. These are awesome! I love all 3 - you were busy and the burlap is perfect!

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  2. Wow, you've been busy! I love the burlap texture on your cards and the bright colors!

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  3. I love how you added the Pretty Patterns - and the burlap adds a perfect touch - I can smell the topics - LOL. Fabulous cards, Brenda. You ROCKED this, GF.

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  4. All of your cards are fabulous! Love the burlap. It is a perfect touch on this card. Love, love how you used the lines and circles with the bright colors.

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  5. Wow, Brenda all three of your cards are amazing. I am glad the sketch inspired you so much!

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  6. WOW Brenda! Three cards, and all fabulous! Love the tropical feel of your first two cards - reminds me of past holidays! And the bright colors for your happy card are perfect!

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  7. Brenda, all your cards are just incredible! I love them all!!

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  8. Love all your cards -esp using the burlap for that island feel!

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  10. Such darlin' cards Brenda - love the tropical feel of the first two cards, the addition of the burlap is the perfect touch. The birthday card is so darlin' - so happy and colorful!

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  11. Great cards, I am amazed at how one sketch can look so different!

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  12. Loved all three cards,you did an amazing job! Thanks for sharing.

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  13. Love these and although it has details it still has a clean and simple look! Love them!

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  14. LOVE LOVE LOVE the burlap - perfect with the tropical theme! :)

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  15. I love your tropical themes! they made me feel "adventurous"! lol

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  16. Really cool sketch ideas. Fav is the third card. Love the circles.

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  17. Awesome cards - love the burlap!!! love that Tiki!!!

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  18. Love all of those cards! The burlap is great!

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  19. All are really nice, but oh that first one is my favorite!

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  20. Absolutely tropical, I can hear the islands calling. Love the texture as well as the colors. Fabulous cards all around.

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  21. Ver nice cards; the burlap actually "makes" the 2 cards perfectly. What an inspiration you are.

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  22. You girls have such great ideas! Love your cards

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  23. As always you are prolific and the work is beautiful.

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  24. Love the idea with the addition of burlap. Great card design ideas.

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  25. Awesome cards!!...I really like all of them, but I think the last one is my favorite!!

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  26. Love the burlap as the background. Great for man cards.

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  27. These are all wonderful. I love the burlap.

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  28. Wow, great cards. Love the coloring that you did.

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  29. Love them all!!
    The burlap is a great touch.
    mary l.

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  30. Lovely cards, like the colours. Ros

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  31. Very pretty cards. I really like the waterfall one. It's fun to see how one sketch can turn up so many different cards.

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  32. The burlap is wonderful! So rich.

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  33. Awesome cards! Love the burlap - what a great idea!

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  34. Gorgeous card! My fav is the first, I love that scene and the burlap.
    Loly Borda

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  35. Abselutly LOVE I need to get these stamps !!

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  36. You are full of ideas; wish i was your neighbor!!
    I love all 3 cards but the burlap one took me back to the farmbless you !!

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  37. The burlap is genius! It adds just the perfect touch to those tropical feel cards. The simplicity of the third card is very appealing. Great work!

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  38. wow, both of these are fabulous. I love the use of the burlap.

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  39. Burlap was a great touch-first card makes me think of Hawaii.Great ideas on all 3.

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  40. wonderful cards! Very fun. Makes me want to go to Hawaii!

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  41. The burlap is perfect for these cards - love the texture! I'll defintely be copying this idea. Thanks.

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  42. I love the simplicity of your third card.

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  43. The sketch scared me, but you gave me an "ah ha" moment! Thanks - I tend to over analyze!

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  44. Three lovely cards and the burlap is fab! Pat x

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  45. You are so talented ... beautiful cards

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  46. very cool, great texture to go with the images!

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  47. I love the burlap as background. Great idea.

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  48. love he graphic style if the birthday card!
    thanks
    Holly

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  49. I love the background.. Thanks for reminding me I have some..lol.. great cards

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  50. Love the use of the burlap. Makes card look more masculine. Love the colors on the birthday card. Nice and bright.

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  51. love the burlap behind the focal!

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  52. What fun - as everyone else has said, love the burlap. And the white card is so eye-catching!

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  53. Love your use of burlap. What a great idea!

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  54. All of your cards are great!! My favorite, however, is the third card. So simple, so elegant. This is my "go-to" style. Thanks!

    Lisa Hunt

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  55. Wow! Love that burlap! Lovely cards! Thanks for sharing!

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  56. Nice use of burlap to tie in the island theme!

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  57. Your cards are all fantastic...love each of them a lot.

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  58. Very nice cards. I like your use of burlap - special touch.
    Jean McGee

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  59. Great cards but I especially love the last one. I like the simplicity and the colors. It makes you feel happy just looking at it. Thanks for sharing.

    Linda D.

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  60. Wonderful tropical look to these cards. Love the added texture.

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  61. i would not have thought of burlap on making cards. thank you for your creativity. loved the cards.
    eileen me_ei_r@yahoo.com

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  62. All three cards are lovely, but I love that tiki!

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  63. Gorgeous cards. My favorite is the waterfall. You did a beautiful job coloring. Hugs, dj1952

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  64. These are terrific, Brenda! I love that textured fabric on both cards! Love the white on white design with the patterns, the pop of blue behind is perfect!

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  65. Love them all and the burlap is a great touch!

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  66. Gosh--how creative with these stamps. love the waterfall.
    Tish
    cattish@verizon.net

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  67. You did a great job. Such creativity!

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  68. This is very nice Brenda! I love the trees.

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  69. The burlap adds just the right touch!

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  70. Amazing,awesome cards! I love that waterfall stamp so much and totally dig the burlap background!

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  71. The burlap really sets off those tropical images, as does that gorgeous shade of green. And that birthday card would brighten up anyone's day. Great cards!

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  72. I cannot get enough examples of these great stamps! And you post three very creative ones! Thank you.

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  73. Very Very nice. I love the burlap you used. Nice touch to go with the waterfall.

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  74. Terrific interpretation! Makes me yearn for Maui.

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  75. Love the use of burlap. Very creative.

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  76. I too like this sketch and feeling really inspired. I wish I had time to make cards this weekend.

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  77. Love using burlap and this was so perfect for those stamps !
    Thanks for sharing the three NEAT CARDS !

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  78. Wow, love the tropical feel of all your cards. Also love the modern flair of the one with Pretty Borders. Great sketch to work with too.

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  79. Love the burlap. It goes so well with the tropical stamps!

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  80. Brenda,
    I love all the layering ideas you have shared. Your coloring is stunning.

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  81. Great cards using this sketch. I like your use of burlap.

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  82. Love all 3 cards! Very Nice.

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  83. Love the burlap with this sketch & scene!

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  84. Love the cards. Great use of burlap!!

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  85. I love all three cards! Quite unique!

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  86. All three are so fun! The third was quite a surprise in the switch in theme...what fun!

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  87. The burlap idea was nifty. I really liked the Wishing You a Happy Day! Thanks Julianne

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  88. Thanks for sharing....love the natural feel to these cards

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  89. Wonderful cards! I like the burlap, your dp and the color combinations. Thanks!

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  90. Love the burlap on the tropical cards!

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  91. Very nice cards. Love the leaves and waterfall on the first card.

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  92. Wow these great cards make me want to go on vacation! Thanks for sharing some lovely ideas with us! Laura

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  93. Love the waterfall and the burlap. Great job!

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  94. All three cards are terrific, but I love the use of the burlap. It really works well with the stamp set!

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  95. Beautiful Cards Brenda! You have inspired me to get back into my craft room and get busy making cards.
    Thank you!

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  96. I don't think my first comment 'took.' Just wanted to make sure you got my thank you for three beautiful cards. I commented on how much I like Theresa's waterfall scene and love how you showcased it. The second card had me thinking you had made a complete gift set. The third one is really charming with its bright colors and simplicity. TFS 3 lovely cards.

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  97. Gorgeous! Lovin those tropical cards....yep, that burlap is perfect touch along with rock star coloring! And fun quick happy day card! I luv sending those TFS

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  98. Gorgeous cards Brenda, love the burlap!!!

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  99. I love the exotic look of your first two cards giving them a real tropical feel with the burlap and string touches. The birthday card is colorful and appealing as well. Love all of them!

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  100. I love the burlap background! Absolutely terrific cards :)

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  101. Cool use of the burlap. Nice cards.

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  102. 3 gorgeous cards! Love the burlap background!

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  103. The nature cards are beautiful, love the coloring and touch of burlap

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  104. Really lovely cards! The colors just pop on all but the mood is so different on each. Great job!

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  105. Pretty cards! I love that layer of burlap for great texture!
    DeniseB

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  106. Beautiful Cards

    Blessings,
    Kat

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  107. WOW! Three beautiful cards. I love the burlap on the one card - nice touch.

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  108. These are both fabulous, and the layout really suits the geometric pattern! Great cards!

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  109. Oh that texture just makes these cards POP!

    Kris in Alaska
    funamom at yahoo dot com

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  110. You've given this layout a totally different look. Very nice.

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  111. Love all three cards. The burlap is really a fun touch to your tropical cards and I love the simplicity of your third card.

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  112. Love your cards! So neat using a burlap background. I really like simplicity of the Pretty Patterns. They are so versatile, they can be colorful like your last card or subtle like your second. The more I see this set, the more I like it!

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  113. What fantastically fun cards! Love the burlap with the tropical images.

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  114. Great cards! Love how you used the burlap with the first two!

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  115. LOVE the texture of that burlap on your Tropical cards. And the colors on your Happy Birthday card just POP! Super cards, great sketch!

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  116. very pretty cards. thanks for all the inspiration

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  117. You did a lovely job on all 3 of your cards. I am very hard pressed to say I like one over the other because they are all so unique and of course beautiful. So I take the whimps way out and say each one is my favorite (smile) TFS!
    Hugs,
    Beth P

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  118. Very pretty cards..I love the last one..the colored bubbles.

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  119. All three are great, love stamp sets
    Sandy

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  120. Wow! Brenda, all of the cards are gorgeous! I can not pick a favorite! I love the canvas and the coloring on the first two and how you flipped the sketch on the second!

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  121. Fun cards. Love the waterful card. So peaceful

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  122. All three are super! Love the burlap on the 2.

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  123. Very interesting. The rustic approach is very lovely. Thanks for sharing.

    Joan Garlough
    MN

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  124. Amazing creativity. I love the water fall and thanks for the great idea for burlap.

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  125. Love the burlap which adds such a perfect amount of texture!

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  126. All three cards are beautiful. Lover the color schemes and the use of burlap. Simple with class. Thank you.

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  127. very interesting cards fun new stamps

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  128. Look at you! Looks like you got your mojo on with this sketch! Great job on all of these. The last one is so perfectly done that I thought it was digital!

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  129. Love the way you used the burlap.

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  130. Brenda, you did a wonderful job on all your cards. I loved the use of burlap behind your first two cards!

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  131. These are very nice. I enjoyed the tropical cards and loved the simple and straight lines of the birthday card.

    Thanks,
    Too shy to say

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  132. Love all three cards. The burlap works perfectly with the "island" cards.

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  133. I really love the tropical cards!! Using the burlap really adds to the Island atmosphere. When I saw the first one with the waterfall, it brought back memories about our Hawaii vacation, especially riding the helicopter through the wall of tears. (Beautiful)

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  134. Absolutely love your cards Brenda. Thanks for sharing.

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  135. Lovely cards, the rustic look and the natural colours are great. My favourite is the one with the waterfall.

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  136. terrific, love these stamps and your layout.

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  137. I really like your using burlap; wouldn't have thought of that

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  138. What fun cards so summer like. Thanks

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