Friday, October 13, 2017

Simon Says Stamp / Making Spirits Bright Blog Hop

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Hello and Welcome to the Simon Says Stamp Making Spirits Bright Blog Hop!  We are celebrating the release of some fabulous new stamps and dies for the holidays.  Make sure to go do some shopping HERE or by clicking the link on my sidebar!!!


Using the new Stained Glass Greetings stamps, I white heat embossed the word PEACE and supporting small sentiments onto black cardstock.  Using the Using the Zig Kuretake Starry Gansaii Tambi Starry Colors, I watercolored the open parts to the word.  To make this a CAS card, I added 2 die cut borders using the new Pine Needle Border die.  

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And there can't be a blog hop without prizes!  Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop from the blog comment section. Winners will be chosen over the weekend and be posted on the Simon Says Stamp store blog on Tuesday!!

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224 comments:

  1. Love the black white and gold combo, such an unusual card.

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  2. Just love this card. The stained glass greetings stamps are beautiful!

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  3. I LOVE this!!!! Gorgeous, clean, classy!

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  4. I like that you used different colors of black and white for the card. Very nice!

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  5. So stylish and beautiful. The Stained Glass Greetings is one of my favorite sets from this release and I love this inspiration card.

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  6. Awesome! Like these a lot! Simple and elegant!

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  7. Gorgeous card!!! Love this combo of colors!!!

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  8. The black, white and gold is stunning! Beautiful card!

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  9. Your use of the black against the stamp is brilliant! Love the gold acccents. Just stunning.

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  10. Pretty PEACE card... like the color between the lines in each letter and the evergreen border is pretty!

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  11. Lovely card! I like the crisp white agains the dark.

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  12. That is such an elegant card. I love the black and white with the little bit of gold accent. Stunning.

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  13. Wow this cards is stunning with its elegance and simplicity:)

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  14. Love your color choices and the simplicity is stunning! Thanks for the inspiration.

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  15. Wow, I'm so loving the simple and classy elegance of the black and white with a wee touch of gold! Gorgeous!

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  16. How elegant! I have never used black on a Christmas card as it didn't seem "right" but your card is works wonderfully.

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  17. Very Pretty and elegant inspiration thanks for sharing

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  18. Black white and gold are such a sophisticated and elegant presentation, it could be a wedding invitation! Just stunning.

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  19. What a surprise to see this die in this color scheme! It was outside my box, but I really like the way it turned out! Just simple, and oh, so lovely. Thank you

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  20. I really like the "Peace" greeting card. My prayer would be that every person in the world could receive this card. After reading your bio, how do you find the time to make cards!

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  21. Such an elegant and unusual holiday card - I love it! Thank you for sharing it with us!

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  22. Beautiful card, I love the simplicity. Thanks for sharing.

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  23. Very pretty card. love the b/w with the PEACE in colors.

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  24. A beautiful card! I love the black and gold combination...so classic. Lovely.

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  25. I'm loving the black! Beautiful card Amy!

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  26. The more I see wonderful cards using the Stained Glass set, the more I want it! Gorgeous card.

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  27. OH I love this black and white card, amazing!

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  28. Pretty and elegant card, LOVE the black and white with gold stained glass sentiment!

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  29. Such an elegant and beautiful card!

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  30. Love, Love your cards! Can't even fathom how you do your job, family and card making! You keep up the great job and working on your cards. Thank you very much on giving us ideas for our cards! Have a great weekend.

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  31. Beautiful card. Thanks for sharing....

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  32. Love the black, white and gold. Simply striking.

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  33. Wow, would have never thought of a black and white combo for a Christmas card, but with the touch of gold it totally works! Stunning design!

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  34. beautiful card, I love the new stamps in this release.

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  35. This is my favorite set of the release and 'Peace' is my very favorite word. Your card is very elegant, love it.

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  36. Amy, I just love this! It's simple but oh-so-elegant and beautiful!

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  37. i never use black for Christmas cards, but I should as this looks awesome and so elegant

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  38. I love how the gold makes everything pop. A very elegant card and I this black is the perfect color for this design. Beautiful Card!

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  39. Love the color combo - the black/white offer a stark contrast and allow the eye to be drawn to the stained glass sentiment - fantastic!

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  40. I love this card! The colors that you chose make it very elegant yet pretty easy to recreate. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  41. Love your striking card, so beautiful!

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  42. Love the CAS look of this card. The watercolor on the stained glass word really makes it pop!

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  43. Love the decoration on the PEACE.. It really is so beautiful

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  44. The sentiment stamps are so lovely in white with random golden details. They are screaming at me to buy them.

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  45. Beautiful, stunning and elegant with the black , white and gold! Great design!

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  46. Love the elegant simplicity of this card.

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  47. Bold card using black yet classy love it

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  48. Beautiful card. Love the large sentiments.

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  49. I love the border. Great ideas!

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  50. great cards. love the large sentiment dies!

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  51. Beautiful elegant card. I hate to see the blog hop end.

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  52. I love blog hops because they inspire me to create.

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  53. I love the non traditional unique color choice for a holiday card! Fantastic hop!

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  54. Love your white and gold use of the Stained Glass sentiment. Elegant card!

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  55. a very striking and elegant card-love it!!

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  56. Not usually a lover of black, but you made it work 😊😊😊

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  57. This is a stunningly elegant card - I love it!

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  58. Such a beautiful card! The pine needles border die is one of my favorites in this release!

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  59. I love your card! It is so elegant looking in black and gold.

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  60. Your stunning card is a real eye catcher! So pretty!

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  61. A very peaceful card - love the double use of the needle border.

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  62. Great card! Love the classic black and white!

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  63. Black and white is so classy, elegant and simple. Love it.

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  64. Wow! Stunning card! I never would have thought to do black and white,but this is so classy!

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  65. Love your cards - very well designed and well done. Simple yet rich. Great idea to add the gold in the stained glass word stamps. Loved it.

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  66. Beautiful card. Love the colour combination. Thanks.

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  67. Just beautiful, Amy! I don't know what I like better - the way you used the pine needles or the gold paint.

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  68. Very elegant with the neutral color palette

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  69. Love that elegant timeless card!

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  70. Love the black, white and gold card.

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  71. OH, I can't wait to get my order. Your girls have put me into the Christmas mood and I want to start creating!!

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  72. Simply Beautiful Card. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  73. I adore black and white cards and yours is beautiful. So elegant.

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  74. Like the focus on the sentiment. Wonderful border edging & colors.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  75. What a very striking design. It probably would be easy to mass produce.

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  76. love the classic look of your card

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  77. Love the clean & elegant look that black and white cards have. Thank you for sharing.

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  78. Lovely card-very elegant. I love that stain glass stamp.

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  79. Stunning contrast with Black & White! Love the Stained Glass stamps and how many creative ideas for inspiration!

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  80. What a lovely card! Those colours are so striking! I love how you used the stained glass greetings, it is by far my favourite from the release.

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  81. Love your stunning card and this amazing new release!!

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  82. Stunning card, love the choice of black and white with a touch of gold.

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  83. Your card is beautiful! I like the pine needle dies in white around your sentiment.

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  84. Love the neutral colors. It makes for a striking card that really stands out.

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  85. Elegant card. Thanks for the inspiration

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  86. What a lovely elegant card! Thanks for sharing!

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  87. I live the beautiful card and how you used the pine needle border.

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  88. Beautiful card. I really like the pine needle border. The stained glass greetings are beautiful. [Bunny]

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  89. I love the sophistication of the black and white with a touch of gold. Great cards.

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  90. I love black and white cards, and that little touch of gold makes it special.

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  91. WOW! I really like the clean lines of this card! It is wonderful!

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  92. It would never have occurred to me to use so stark a black and white color scheme for a holiday card, even with the gold accent, but it is absolutely stunning! Thanks so much for sharing!

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  93. Love your pretty card. Great design.

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  94. This is such a beautiful clean and simple card...I really love it's simplicity!

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  95. This is so beautiful Amy. I love the Pine Needle border, its just beautiful and I also love that you "blinged up" parts of the letters in the Peace word with the gold wc. A great idea and it is very showy.

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  96. The black and white card with the word Peace in cold is very striking!

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  97. I love it in black and white. Very elegant.

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  98. Striking card Amy, and simple design

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  99. Excellent use of the pine border die! So creative!

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  100. White, black & Gold. I would not have thought of those colors for a Christmas card but I think it looks very nice!

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  101. Love this--very classy looking.

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  102. The delicate pine needles look so great against the dark background. So classic looking! Thanks Amy!

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  103. Great card. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  104. Oh wow. Your card is stunning. I really love it. I have to get that stamp set. I've seen sooo many amazing cards with it. Thanks so much

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  105. Lovely card...love these word stamps. tfs

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  106. Black, white, and gold--so elegant. Thanks for sharing.

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  107. Yay for using black - totally love it :-)

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  108. I love those stained glass window stamps so much! Beautiful! This is really lovely... Thanks

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  109. wow,, this card is so different from most and I absolutely love it. Really really like it :)

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  110. Oh your card is so elegant, I just love it. I am so inspired by all the new products and all the ideas you wonderful bloggers share with us. Thank you for not keeping your creativity to yourself, thanks for inspiring me.
    Take care
    Tracy

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  111. Beautiful card! I love the Pine Needle Border and the pretty lettering of the sentiment!

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  112. I was hoping I would see someone color in the Stained Glass Words on a card during this hop! This is such a pretty card! Wonderful job, Amy!

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  113. I really love the pine needles! Beautiful card!

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  114. Your card is stunning - very retro.

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  115. Wow! You did an amazing job adding the gold to the stained glass lettering. So very elegant!

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  116. What a stylish card! Love the black and white combo with a pop of gold. Beautifully done!

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  117. Your black and white design works so well. Especially with that injection of gold embossing :)

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  118. Just LOVE your card. The contrast of black and white is just so impactful.

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  119. I am in love with this card! The black and white was beautiful enough then the gold really took it to another level! I can't get enough of the Stained Glass Greetings stamp!

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  120. Your card is classic and elegant at the same time. Thanks for sharing.

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  121. Your black and white colour scheme with a touch of gold creates such an elegant card.

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  122. Very elegant Christmas card. Love the pop pf gold with the black and white.

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  123. Wow, Amy, I love this! I wouldn't normally think about using black for a Christmas card but your card has bowled me over - utterly fabulous!

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  124. Gorgeous card, love the design and the beautiful color combo :)

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  125. Your card is a beauty, thanks to the black, white and gold-combination and the use of that great stained glass sentiment !
    Beautiful post to end the second day of a great blog-hop !

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  126. Wow, awesome card, love the black and white together. Very stunning

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  127. That word die really pops with the pine branch border used above & below the word. I love clean & simple style and you nailed it with this card.

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  128. Beautiful card! The Stained glass words are my favorite!

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  129. You really make the stained glass stamps shine here. Beautiful card.

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  130. So many lovely CAS Christmas cards I've added to my Pinterest board!

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  131. I like your black, white and gold card. It looks so sharp. You could give this to male or female.

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  132. That's a great CAS card ! Black and white is always such a great combo.

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  133. I love your card the clean lines and the use of black and white makes the dies and sentiment really pop.

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  134. A perfect combination of colors and clean design for a stunning classic card!

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  135. Using black and white creates such an elegant card, enhanced with the gold in the sentiment. Gorgeous!

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  136. LOVE, love, love this card! I don't think of using black on holiday cards but it's so striking here.

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  137. Simply Beautiful! Lovely gold with black & white combo!

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  138. Such a CAS striking card! Love that you added the gold in the peace!

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  139. Love this card - it's so classy! You're gold coloring inside the letters adds so much!

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  140. Gorgeous card, Amy! Love everything about it.

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  141. The white and gold on the black cardstock is fabulous. Wonderful card.

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  142. I love the way you used gold on the stained glass window word -- and I've become quite crazy about the pine boughs in this hop too.

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  143. The black and white is just so classy and a nice touch of gold too!

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  144. Fantastic card Amy!! Love the classic black and white color with a pop of gold. Always a winner in my book!! Hugs to you sweetheart!

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  145. Black, white, and gold are so regal, especially when used very simply. Love your card.

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  146. Beautiful card, love the simplicity but so elegant too :)

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  147. Such a beautiful card! I love the black background.

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  148. Another beautiful Clean and Simple card.

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  149. Gorgeous!! Love the color combo you chose and I really LOVE the Stain Glass Words!! Thank you for your inspiration!!

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  150. Oh what a fabulous CAS card...so elegant!

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  151. Thank you for sharing this beautiful card! It's a great reminder that my handmade Christmas cards don't have to be super complicated to have a big impact.

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  152. Ooo, what a cool idea! I tend to go kind of color mad, so this is a great reminder that black and white can have a huge impact too! Thanks for sharing!

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  153. I love the contrasting colors! That stamp set is one of my favorites, TFS

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  154. I really love this stained glass stamp, I need it!! Love your card.

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  155. Your care is beautiful! thank you for sharing!

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  156. Beautiful color combination, especially with the pop of gold! I love the tree border you added on both edges - so very striking!

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  157. Nice card. The border die really pops with the white on black.

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  158. Stunning. Love the white boughs
    that go over the black. A few
    years ago that color combination
    would have been frowned upon - now
    it is considered wonderful (and it is).
    thanks for sharing.

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  159. Your card is gorgeous. Thanks for all the great inspiration.

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