Saturday, July 28, 2018

Simon Says Stamp Friendly Frolic Release Blog Hop!


I am so happy to be a part of today's blog hop, celebrating Simon Says Stamp's newest release, Friendly Frolic!!  This release is jam packed with fun, beautiful and cool stamps/dies, along with a few other stamping must haves!!!   I have used one of the beautiful new combo stamp/die sets, Sketch Lotus Flowers, and used this super pretty set THREE different ways!  I'll tell you right now...I LOVE this set!...
On all three cards, I used a heavy weight vellum, gold embossed, and colored the flowers on the back of the vellum with Sharpie and Mark it markers.
 This first one, I die cut the flowers, colored, and layered.  I adhered the die cut vellum onto the white layers with vellum adhesive.  I used one of the sweet sentiments, stamping with versa mark and gold embossing, like the flowers.  Here's a close up...

The second one, I simply used the entire entire panel of vellum as the front panel of the card...
I stamped, embossed and colored the flowers, then adhered the vellum to the card in a couple spots, and tied some very fine gold thread around the top of the card for prettiness and to help secure the vellum to the card. I used another of the beautiful sentiments from the set....LOVE not only this set, but the sentiments!!!  Here's a close up...

The third one, I die cut the card panel with the die, and placed the stamped, embossed and colored piece with the flowers under a layered die cut panel....
This one used yet another of the sentiments from the set.  Here's a close up...
Ok...three different looks with one stamp/die set... I don't know about you, but I think THAT'S sweet!  This set is beautiful, and I truly had SO...MUCH...FUN!!!
My fun is above, yours is below!!
Simon Says Stamp will be generously giving a $25 coupon to one commenter from each and every blog on the hop, simply leave a comment for a chance to win!!  The winners will be chosen and be posted on the Simon Says Stamp Blog this coming Wednesday, so make sure you check the blog to see if you're a winner!
The next stop on the hop is Lea Lawson
 All the participants of today's blog can be found below.  If you get lost, you can head to the  Simon Says Stamp Blog...hope you will check out all the amazing artists' inspiration today!!  

Hope you will check out the release over at Simon, and remember, there is a free mystery gift with every order...use the code FREEG...and remember, it's for a limited time only!!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

173 comments:

  1. Awesome cards. I love the colors you chose with the gold embossing. TFS

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  2. I couldn't pick my favorite, they are all beautiful. I need to use vellum more often..

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  3. I've just recently pulled my vellum out and am starting to use it again. The gold embossing just makes this card stand out.

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  4. Love this beautiful effect...😊

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  5. The gold embossing on vellum is beautiful! I didn't realize that Sharpie's would dry on vellum. Thank you for another technique to try out!

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  6. Beautiful cards! I agree, I think the Lotus flower stamp set is my favorite in this release.
    Thanks for sharing...

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  7. I am loving the vellum and embossing with these, so soft and pretty!

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  8. Beautiful cards and the vellum flowers look so nice on your cards.

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  9. Gorgeous cards, glad I don't have to pick a favorite. The stamp pairs really nice with vellum though.
    Dolores

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  10. Love each one of your cards! The soft colors on the vellum are so pretty.

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  11. Lovely! Many of the blog hoppers have used that same image, & it's clear why. Your 3 cards are unique and just as lovely as all the other cards made by other artists with the same image.

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  12. WOW so gorgeous! Love the first card the most

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  13. Both cards are so beautiful but I loved the flowers colored on the vellum best!

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  14. Fantastic versions of the same flower.
    I love the gold embossing on the vellum.
    thanks for sharing
    txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  15. So beautiful... I love cards using vellum!

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  16. The gold embossing is gorgeous!

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  17. These are all just stunning.

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  18. These are gorgeous! I love the look of the coloring on vellum, it's so soft and pretty.

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  19. SO LOVELY done in Gold Embossing! No matter HOW you use it, when it's gold embossed, it looks ELEGANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SUPER JOB, Lisa!!!!!!! ;)

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  20. This is so beautiful! Gorgeous flowers!

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  21. love your samples - the gold is just so elegant:)

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  22. absolutely love this soft effect! thanks for the tips!

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  23. Love the treatments on your card.

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  24. Great designs for using the same stamp and die set!!! Thank you for all the inspiration!

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  25. Beautiful! Like the emboss and color.

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  26. Oh my, these are gorgeous!

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  27. Your flowers are amazing! I love the “droppedin effect”.

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  28. Stunning cards! Love the wow factor!

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  29. Gorgeous Lotus flowers! I need to go back to embossing in gold. I forget how striking images are when done this way. Thanks for the 3 different views for inspiration.

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  30. Your card in the e-mail I got from SSS immediately caught my eye! Turns out you made 3 gorgeous cards--love every single one! Now the Lotus Flowers are being added to my wishlist & I'm following you in Feedly!

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  31. Your cards are stunning--and a completely different look from the others who used the same stamp. I haven't tried the color on velum yet, but your work has inspired me to.

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  32. Love the gold embossing on your pretty cards!

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  33. These cards are so elegant. I love the styles and the soft colors. The Sketch Lotus is one of my favorites from this wonderful release.

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  34. The gold embossing on the lotus flowers is stunning! Beautiful cards.

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  35. Gorgeous cards! Thanks for showing the different ways the lotus flower stamp could be used.

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  36. Beautiful cards! The lotus flowers glow on the vellum! Love the gold embossing, too.

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  37. Beautiful. The flowers remind me of stained glass. I am going to try coloring on the back of vellum...

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  38. OMG! This is my favorite stamp in the release and you have created some stunning projects. Love the Sketch Lotus on vellum!

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  39. Wow!!! Beautiful cards and colours!!!

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  40. Wow wow wow!!! I always love coloring on vellum.... beautiful work!

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  41. Awesome cards.... everyone is beautiful! The gold embossing on the vellum is perfect for this lotus stamp!

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  42. These cards are beautiful, they look like stained glass.

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  43. I was immediately driven to click on the photo of your card from the Simon blog hop announcement. These are exquisite! I'm a bit of a newbie where using vellum in concerned but I would love to try the techniques you used here. These are truly jewels...

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  44. All so gorgeous and delicate - the heat embossing for sure makes these stamps even more beautiful than they already are!

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  45. Beautiful cards and thanks so much for showing us 3 ways to use the same set...great versatility! I love adding the vellum to the cards! I have so much of it and never sure how to use it! TFS! Tammy

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  46. I also love those sentiments. Your use of gold sets these apart! Thanks!

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  47. Love your cards. Each one is stunning - it must
    be the gold embossing!!!!

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  48. Love to see multiple cards using the same product! The gold embossing you used is absolutely elegant & beautiful!

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  49. Your cards are stunning! What beautiful choices with the gold embossing and coloring on vellum! The lotus flower stamp and die set it gorgeous!

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  50. Love the gold embossing on the vellum and muted colors on the flowers.

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  51. Coloring on the back of the vellum with Sharpies. Genius! I gotta try it now. Thank you so much for sharing!

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  52. WOWZERS!!!! Great creations! Great release, I especially love how this looks on vellum!

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  53. All three are stunning! Thanks for the technique tips as well.

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  54. aww so prety and elegant with the bit of gold detailing

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  55. When I daily sit down to my computer your blog is always one I check. Your style is so clean and appealing, your cards never fail to impress. These three are so lovely. Thanks for sharing your talent with us.

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  56. The bottom card is my absolute favorite!

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  57. I love that you used gold embossing powder on the Sketch Lotus; I think you may be the first person on the hop to do so! It shows yet another way to get a completely different look and feel using just those stamps! Wonderful!

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  58. WOW!! Stunning combo with the vellum and gold embossing. Beautiful coloring!

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  59. ooooh, i love the the embossing and the vellum with the lotus sketch stamp. super pretty.

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  60. Absolutely beautiful cards! I loved the first card and then then scrolled down and saw the others...wonderful!

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  62. Wow! The gold embossed lotus is SO beautiful!! I love how soft your cards are.
    I am very insprired..thanks so much!

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  63. beautiful cards. love the embossing on vellum. I need to try it.

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  64. Beautiful cards. I would never have thought to use sharpies on vellum but it looks lovely.

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  65. Stunning cards! Amazing how just a little shift in color and design creates such different looks. Simply gorgeous.

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  66. Fabulous!! I love every detail! I especially admire the choice you made to only focus on the image without adding other elements that would have detracted from the flowers. I must buy this set of stamps/dies!!

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  67. Gorgeous!!! This is so pretty!

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  68. Your cards were all beautiful but I thought the vellum card was particularly effective. :-)

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  69. Hi Lisa, looks like stained glass, so pretty. That leafy frame die is my fav.

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  70. this stamp set is at the top of my list and i love how you used them on the vellum- so pretty!

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  71. Your cards are so sophisticated and elegant with the gold embossing and coloring on vellu. Gorgeous!

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  72. Really Pretty!! I love the soft colors on the vellum

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  73. Love the soft look of your cards.

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  74. These cards are stunning, Lisa!

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  75. Love that vellum, and thank you for giving us three different looks using it! Love all three, and you have made me very happy that I have ordered that flower set!!!

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  76. Absolutely gorgeous, love the embossing with this stamp set, so elegant on the vellum!

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  77. Lovely cards!! I love the soft look the vellum gives to the flowers.

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  78. Before reading your post, I told myself I don’t need another flower set, but you’ve convinced me that I’m wrong! Your cards are stunning!

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  79. Love these soft colors and vellum. Your cards are goreogus!

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    1. Oh wow, your golden flowers are gorgeous!

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  80. The embossing is amazing!!! NICE job

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  81. ABSOLUTELY STUNNING CARDS Lisa!

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  82. All three cards are wonderful! Thanks for sharing them!

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  83. These cards are beautiful. Love how you used the soft colours and vellum.

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  84. Elegant cards..I think I must have this stamp set..so inspirational!

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  85. The gold embossing is so great! I love how delicate these are!

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  86. Oh I LOVE the stamping and the coloring on the vellum. FABULOUS design!

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  87. Love these stunning cards, the gold embossing on the flowers, the use of vellum and the lovely colouring of the flowers, lovely and bright or muted and most of all I love the gorgeous die. Thank you for sharing and for your inspiration.

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  88. I love the gold embossing on this card. Beautiful.

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  89. love the lotus stamp set and how you used it. thanks as always for sharing.

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  90. WOW TAKE MY BRETH AWAY!! The gold embossing on the flowers with the coloring and vellun is FANTASTIC!! Love love them!

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  91. I always forget about vellum, i forgot how pretty the outcome is

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  92. I like how you showed the same basic technique but created 3 different looks. It shows how you can really stretch you supplies!

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  93. ooo! what a great look with the flowers embossed!

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  94. Thank you for sharing your creations.

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  95. All 3 of these cards are absolutely stunning and thanks for proving you don't need the most expensive coloring tools to pull off a gorgeous look--I often color with Bic and Sharpie pens.

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  96. Beautiful cards. Love the soft colours and designs.

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  97. The vellum one is especially lovely!

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  98. What lovely cards! This SSS has lots of great products. Thanks for sharing!

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  99. So pretty! Love that technique of coloring on the backside of vellum - creates such a dreamy look. Your coloring is beautiful and I love it with the gold embossing!

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  100. Beautiful and elegant!

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  101. Like the gold embossing & use of vellum.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  102. Embossed vellum is so gorgeous - I love the colours you used for the flowers!!

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  103. Stunning & beautiful!!

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  104. So love your style! The embossing is such a great idea. Colors are just stunning. I'm a new fan❤

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  105. Beautiful cards! I love the embossing and colors!

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  106. Gold embossing, on vellum, with the beautiful colors, just gorgeous! I am not a fan of that stamp, but you made is really shine.

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  107. So pretty with the vellum and gold embossing.

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  108. Love the card with vellum!

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  109. lovely card, thanks for sharing.

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  110. Your embossing is outstanding ... your cards are beautiful!

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  111. Love the faux stained glass effect of the vellum and gold embossing. Thanks for sharing.

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  112. I love this set and the embossing you did just makes your cards! Love the designs and details.

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  113. The lotus flowers are so pretty on the vellum! The soft colors you used are perfect especially with the white card bases. Beautiful cards!

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  114. Fabulous card! I love the gold embossing!

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  115. Gorgeous cards! Love the colors you used and the gold embossing and the different techniques. And the vellum just makes them so much prettier. Awesome!

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  116. I need to buy some of that heavy vellum, your cards are gorgeous.

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  117. Very soft and elegant, just beautiful!

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  118. Such nice soft colors lovely cards

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  119. Love the gold embossing and the soft way the vellum looks! Beautiful.

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  120. Stunning cards, all equally beautiful. I love this stamp set!

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  121. Wonderful cards, Lisa! Love your awesome use of vellum! These flowers are so beautiful. A must have set for me!!

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  122. These are stunning cards, just love the use of vellum so beautiful!

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  123. Love the soft colours that vellum allows and the elegant cards that you made with this adorable stamp set.... Beautiful

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  124. Love the stained glass look of your cards. So perfect for the stamps. So pretty!

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  125. I love that you showed three methods with the same stamp, what a great post!

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  126. Wow! Your cards are beautiful. Love all the vellum.

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  127. WOW ! I love vellum and all your three cards are stunning ! Please don't ask me to say which one is my favorite.... I love them all !

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  128. Gorgeous, I never use Vellum like this, have to give this a try. Thank you for these awsome cards.

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  129. Nice effect for a great card.

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  130. Oh my your cards are GORGEOUS!!!!! Love them and this new release:)

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  131. Love each one of your cards! The soft colors on the vellum are so pretty. My favorite is the die cut overlay.

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  132. great cards, love the use of Vellum and the soft colors. Thanks for sharing.

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  133. Beautiful , beautiful cards!

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  134. Gorgeous cards! The gold embossing on the vellum is beautiful. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  135. I love this stamp set! Your designs are beautiful! I love seeing all the different ways you can use this sexy to create different looks!

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  136. Gorgeous cards! I love the gold with the soft colors.

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  137. Your first card was an "Oh Wow!" moment and it just kept getting better! Absolutely gorgeous cards. Thanks so much for the inspiration and for sharing your creativity. :)

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  138. Beautiful cards. Love the soft colouring and the gold embossing looks so elegant!

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  139. All the cards are wonderful! Thanks for sharing.

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  140. Your cards are gorgeous! I love the different ways you used this set :)

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  141. These are so freaking beautiful & elegant looking...love them!!

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  142. Love how you colored the images for your cards. :)

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  143. These lotus flower cards are so exquisite. They show the new stamp so well. tfs

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  144. What beautiful cards! I really haven't liked the flower stamp so far, but doing it in gold really appeals to me. Keep up the good work!

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  145. Oh my gosh! I love this stamp set too, and now I want it even more after I've seen you beautiful cards! They are stunning. I've never tried coloring velum and what a great idea to do it on the back so you don't get sharpie on the gold embossing! Brilliant! That you for sharing these gorgeous cards!

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  146. Great cards - I love the gold embossing and the use of the vellum. It gives a great stained glass feel to the cards!

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  147. I haven't used this technique in a while. You have inspired me to try it again. The results are so beautiful.

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  148. SQUEAL!! LOVING the AMAZING Inspiration and the NEW Products!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! <3

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  149. beautiful cards!!! i may bookmark this post so i can try this technique. i've never worked on vellum, ever. Now i might have to try it.

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  150. Gorgeous! I haven't tried coloring on vellum yet but here with your 3 beautiful examples I may just whip out some supplies tonight and give it a try! So , so pretty!

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  151. Beautiful cards! Love the way you colored the flowers!

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  152. Oh my word! Looks like stained glass!

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  153. Love the soft colors you achieved by coloring on the back of vellum. This is my favorite set from the release, thanks for the inspiration.

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  154. Oh wow, these are just beautiful! I can't wait to try this. Thanks so much for sharing your creativity.

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  155. your cards are absolutely gorgeous!!!!!!

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  156. WOW. Your cards are absolutely stunning. Thank you

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  157. Oh my goodness !! You’ve made some amazing florals here !!!
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  158. Gorgeous cards. Love the look of the die cut card stock and the inlaid flowers for for the two different cards.

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I so appreciate your comments...thank you, so much, for taking the time to write:)!! Hugs!! Lisa