Friday, October 21, 2016

Simon Says Stamp Believe in the Season Blog Hop




Hello Crafters! 

Welcome to the Simon Says Stamp's Believe in the Season Blog Hop! 
You should be stopping in from my sweet dear friend Heater Ruwe's Blog if you just happen to be stopping by, well lucky you. You can head over to the Simon Says Stamp blog to start from the beginning. 

Trust me you want to. Talented crafters. Prizes. 
I don't need to say anything else. 

I'm not going to lie when I first realized it was already time for Christmas stamps I was like. No. Just No. I'm not ready. Then I saw all the goodies being released and suddenly I was all "Let's deck these halls" 



I fell in love with the poinsettias. I'm sure you can't believe it. In actual shocking news today's card isn't one layer. 
BAM. 
Just when you think you know me. 

I put together a video for you. It's actually pretty quick comparative to EVER VIDEO I do. Check it out below. No time? No Worries. It'll be here ;) 



I'm really loving that soft blue gray with the bright poinsettia. I may have discovered my Christmas go to color combo. 



Simon is generously giving away a $25.00 gift certificate on each blog stop in the hop. For mine I want to know your favorite color combination for Christmas! I'm always looking to try something new ;) 

You next stop on the hop is Anna-Karin Evaldsson. I know it's going to be incredible.

If you get lost along the way here is a list of all the participants in the hop. 
Thanks so much for visiting!! 


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518 comments:

  1. Gorgeous card!!! For my favorite color combo for Christmas I prefer the classic, red, green and gold with lots of glitter.

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  2. So beautiful and realistic. Thank you for the inspiration!

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  3. Cha ching - let Christmas ring! ;) -- Stunning!!

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  4. the coloring is so bright making this a beautiful card.

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  5. Wow - that is some fantastic colouring on that poinsettia stamp. It makes for a wonderful Christmas card!

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  6. I'm a classic Christmas color girl so it's the green, red, silver and gold I love. I love your Copic coloring also great card. I'm going to have to get that sentiment set.

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  7. Your card is so pretty! Thanks for sharing.

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  8. Wow. Great coloring.. I am looking forward to watching the video.

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  9. Very pretty Kelly! TFS :D
    Dolly(scrapthat)

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  10. Silver and/or gold on white are always my go-to colors. Love your pretty card!

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  11. So amazing! Love the strong shading as it makes pop out poinsettia so much!!!

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  12. your card is so pretty-the black makes it pop!

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  13. I couldn't wait to see what you were gonna do as soon as I saw your name on the list. Beautiful!

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  14. Your card is GORGEOUS! You really made it POP.... Deck the halls! Thanks so much for sharing and the chance to win :)

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  15. Gorgeous! Fantastic job on the coloring.

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  16. Beautiful stamps and beautiful coloring! I am in awe!

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  17. Great new release - thanks for creating such an inspiring card:)

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  18. i love the CAs style of your card and the dimension you've added, gorgeous

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  19. Love it that flower pops right off the card!!

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  20. Lovely traditional card! Super!

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  21. Beautiful coloring of this poinsettia. Lovely card

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  22. Absolutely gorgeous poinsettia!!! Love watching your videos!

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  23. Stunning card!! so beautiful, I love all the items in this release.

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  24. The shading on your cards always blows me away! Really makes everything pop!

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  25. Gorgeous Card!!! Colors for kids: pink, aqua and silver; For myself red, gold and white

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  26. Beautiful varigated flower you colored. Such a pretty card!

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  27. Oh so beautiful. I really like the way you colored the poinsettia.

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  28. Beautiful card! Thanks for inspiration.

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  29. Such gorgeous coloring! What a beautiful card!

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  30. Beautiful coloring! My favorite Christmas color combination is cranberry and green apple.

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  31. This blog hop is so fun! Just like this card making set! Great for scrapbooking too!

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  32. Beautiful card! I like traditional Christmas colors but am starting to like some of the blues and pinks I have been seeing.

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  33. Your poinsettia looks like it is jumping off the card! Gorgeous coloring and dimension. I love adding turquoise or teal to traditional Christmas colors. Yours is fabulous!

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  34. such a beautiful cards Kelly - love your "go to" colors!

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  35. Amazing coloring. Not usually a fan of traditional red and green Christmas cards, but yours I like.

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  36. Love how you left white space in your coloring! Beautiful card.

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  37. Gorgeous card and great coloring too!

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  38. Gorgeous poinsettia, amazing colouring.

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  39. Wonderful and festive card! Love your video.

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  40. Your card is so elegant and beautiful. I am simply in love with it. Thank you for sharing.

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  41. Gorgeous. Thank you for sharing.

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  42. Gorgeous! This is such a great release, I want it ALL!

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  43. So very pretty! Love how you colored the poinsettia. I love traditional Christmas colors, but more & more, I am loving more non-traditional, like pink & turquoise.

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  44. So stunning. I love watching you color.

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  45. Gorgeous card! This release is amazing!! I'm pretty traditional - red and green mostly, but I do love icy blues with white and silver too.

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  46. Amazing coloring on that poinsettia!! I'm usually a traditional Christmas color gal, but this year I may venture out with new color combos!

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  47. Beautiful card! Simple but elegant. Thank you for sharing your talent.

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  48. Great looking card. Love your shadows.

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  49. Absolutely beautiful! Love the colors and perfect coloring! My Christmas fave colors are blue and silver.

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  50. You are right- this blue is totally gorgeous! Love the special touch it adds. Great card!

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  51. Lovely rich colors in this card. Thank you for sharing your ideas!

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  52. Love your clean and beautifully colored card!

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  53. This card is gorgeous. And you are right the background makes the card. Good job.

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  54. Your clean, sharp poinsettia is lovely and I also like the blue/gray combo. Great traditional Christmas card!

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  55. so very pretty and yet simple too.

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  56. So pretty and traditional. Love your coloring!

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  57. Thank you for sharing your beautiful card. My favorite Christmas colors are the traditional red and green with some silver sparkles mixed in.

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  58. Your coloring make this flower and the leaves truly special. Thanks for the great video.

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  59. Just beautiful! I love poinsettias, but am still looking for the perfect stamp! This might just be it! Thank you.

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  60. Beautiful Card - Thank you for sharing.

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  61. Gorgeous! I truly enjoy watching your process. I've learned a lot from you. Thanks so much.

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  62. I love turquoise, silver, and white. I don't know why, but it makes me think of Christmas.

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  63. Lovely cards! Thanks for the video, it really helps!

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  64. I love that eautiful subtle coloring behind the image, beautiful!

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  65. Fantastic coloring, as always! Beautiful card!

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  66. My favorite colors (this year) are white with silver and gold! Next year it will be different! Love your beautiful card!

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  67. Oh that shading is wonderful. Very pretty card.

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  68. Good afternoon Kelly,
    I have found your videos on Youtube over the last year or so since my son introduced me to the wonders of the internet and oh am i so glad he did. I always loved to colour as a child and couldn't have been more happier when colouring came out for us adults and that it was cool to colour again. Finding exciting people like yourself and the amazing talent that you have just so inspires people like myself that feel we are not any use to feeling that just maybe we could do it or just try and see how it goes. Well flower, i will thank you for your wonderful video and wish you a good day from across the sea's here in Scotland.
    My favourite colour scheme is sorry to say the old fashioned red, green and gold with the jewel shades to add to it but i am liking the shabby chic softness of christmass's long ago that is in vogue at the moment as well, well it suits the old fashioned 90% of me, hee hee hee. X

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  69. Beautiful! I like your coloring.

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  70. Beautiful card!I love the coloring!tfs

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  71. Beautiful cards! I must admit to being fairly traditional with good ol' red and green. But I love to add wood and gold!

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  72. Thank you for a wonderful video. Your card is just so beautifully elegant!

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  73. Love the flowers! Simply beautiful!!

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  74. Fabulous job - such a lovely card that anyone would enjoy receiving this holiday season - TFS

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  75. Very pretty! Love the coloring!

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  76. Awesome cards. I love the way you colored them.

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  77. Awesome cards. I love the way you colored them.

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  78. Love poinsettias at Christmas - gorgeous cards <3

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  79. I love your coloring. You make this flower come alive...popping off the page! It is gorgeous. I love the shadowing, too. I learn something new from you with every single video I watch!

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  80. Gorgeous poinsettia! I love the bright color and the joyful feel!

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  81. What a Gorgeous card! Your colorsing is just so beautiful on such a nice soft background. Love it.

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  82. The coloring is amazing, and the card is gorgeous!

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  83. What a beautiful creation. Love it.

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  84. Hi, Great coloring on this card! My favourite colorcombo for christmas is red, green and gold. I also like glitter on a christmas card.

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  85. My favorite Christmas color combo lately is lime green with bright pink.

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  86. Love how this turned out with the minimal layering. Your coloring always impresses me.

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  87. So pretty and festive! Thank you for the inspiration!
    Have a happy day, Nicole

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  88. Great card. Love the pops of colour

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  89. Thanks for the pretty card - love the colors!

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  90. LOVE your card! I am going to try the color combo of candied apple with mustard seed that I saw on Laura Basssen's blog for my new color combo this year. I was also looking for something different than my gold, silver, red or green... I do like the blue as well.

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  91. My favorite thing about this card is how vibrant the colors are. So fun and festive.

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  92. Vibrant colors! Great dimension! Your card really pops!

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  93. This card is so festive and traditional! Beautiful.

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  94. I like red and gold or green and silver!

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  95. This is so pretty! I love how poinsettia pops out. :) xx

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  96. beautiful card
    thanks for sharing your creativity
    Barb Housner

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  97. Simple but very beautiful. Thanks for sharing your talent.

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  98. Thanks for the how to video ... you make it look so easy!!

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  99. I love silver and red combos for my christmas! I decorate my tree that way every year! I do change it up with my cards but as a rule nothing too wild. Your card is wonderful. Love these hops to inspire!

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  100. Your bold coloring technique add so much WOW to the card. TFS the video and your project!

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  101. Stunning card with such simple elegance.

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  102. The poinsettia is stunning! This is a beautiful card.

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  103. Lovely! I think I want some Copics! Thanks for sharing.

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  104. I'm trying out a yellow and green colour combo for Christmas, plus a touch of sparkly accents. Thank you for sharing your beautiful card. It was inspiring, Kelly.

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  105. Like your wonderful coloring & blending on the Poinsettias.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  106. So beautiful, Kelly! Love the boldness of this!

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  107. Very pretty card, I love poinsettias at Christmas

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  108. Thanks for sharing all of you coloring tips and the reminders that it all takes practice. Your card is very pretty and very holiday!!

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  109. A really nice, traditional card - perfect for so many on my Christmas list.

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  110. I'm a traditional girl when it comes to Christmas but last year I made some pink and silver cards and they turned out so pretty :)

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  111. Your card is pretty, clean, and modern! Love it!

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  112. HOW BEAUTIFUL!!! I LOOOOVE your CAS Card! I LOOOOVED watching you color & hearing your hints! ;) I've ALWAYS enjoyed cards with Copic Markers! The colors are SO VIBRANT & just GORGEOUS! I LOOOVE this image too!!! THANK YOU!!! ;)

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  113. I always love a pretty poinsettia. Such a pretty card!

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  114. What a great card! Love that sentiment! Thanks for sharing! :)

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  115. THE poinsettia grabbed me also. Love what you have done. And it is really cool that it is one layer! Go Kelly.

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  116. BEAUTIFUL card and WOW...love the poinsettia! Awesome release!
    Sherrie K

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  117. What a lovely Classic design. My favourite colours for the holidays are just about anything but the usual red and green. I like to offer a change from what everyone has been seeing in the shops and all over. I saw the prettiest pink glittered deer on a card the other day and thought how fabulous it looked. I have used teal, chartreuse and silver for my cards. So anything goes for me.

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  118. Thank you so much for sharing your coloring technique. You are a great teacher.

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  119. I love your coloring! Thanks for the chance to win.

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  120. gorgeous card... your coloring is amazing!!

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  121. I love this release! Can't wait to get my hands on it!

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  122. I like a lot of different color combos. Just depends on the stamp and what I'm feeling at the moment. I have to admit I tend to stick with red and green or blue and silver or white. But I also like pink and aqua and all kinds of others. Just have to find more time to craft...

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  123. wow oh wow oh wow! Just stunning!

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  124. Beautiful card! Love how bright your work always is.

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  125. Ooh that's a hard one! I love the traditional green and red color scheme but I really want a blue and silver tree one year. I think the blue and silver is enchanting, but nothing says Christmas like red and green! :) Your card is beautiful!

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  126. So good to see your technique -- and what a difference a small thing like that gorgeous claret under-paper can make.

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  127. Simple and elegant. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  128. Gotta say - I'm a traditionalist. Red and green for me!

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  129. I really like the vibe of your card!

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  130. Very nice, one of my favorite flowers

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  131. Beautiful card, thank you for the video.
    Blue in combination with silver works for me for Christmas/Christmas cards.

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  132. Beautiful card!! I love the shading you added to the poinsettia - so elegant. My favorite color combination is rather traditional (burgundy with a deep green and accents of gold). However, I do sometimes do some wild/funky color combos inspired by wrapping paper I see - pink, lime green, dark green and red is one color combo that comes to mind.

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  133. Love the dimension your coloring gives to your focal point and sentiment. Lovely!!

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  134. Beautiful card. Love the shading and dimension you achieved.

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  135. Beautiful card! Your coloring is amazing!

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  136. Your fabulous colouring always manages to bring an image to life, Kelly! Fabulous holiday card.

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  137. Great coloring, very pretty card

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  138. Gorgeous coloring on your poinsettias It looks so real! thanks

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  139. I like silver and blue for a different color scheme from the traditional red and green. I like this card.

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  140. Really love the dimensional effect. It just gives it so much depth and colour.

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  141. Such a pretty poinsettia! Great job on the coloring. I love the clean and simple look of your card. It really draws attention to the flower.

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  142. Kelly, I love your artistic talent so beautiful, love to watch you. Also, appreciate you saying one doesn't start out perfect one has to work into it.

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  143. So pretty.....by the way you have beautiful hands!!!

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  144. beautiful card! Awesome coloring!!!

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  145. This is a beautiful card. The poinsettia stamp is so versatile!

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  146. This is very elegant Kelly. I love traditional Christmas colours (red/green) but I also love blue and silver together at Christmas time as it is so elegant.

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  147. Wow! This card is stunning! It just grabs your attention. Love it!

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  148. Beautiful coloring! Love the card.

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  149. Beautiful! Thanks for the tips on coloring the poinsettia. My favorite Christmas color combo is light blue and silver.

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  150. Beautiful card. The soft blue behind the poinsettia really makes the flower pop.

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  151. Wow. Love your card. It's beautiful

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  152. Such a pretty card. Thanks for sharing and f or the chance to win.

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  153. You always create such beautiful cards.

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  154. Beautiful card. Love the coloring

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  155. I love the blue, white, and silver combo. Also deep red and gold. Beautiful cards!

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  156. Nice job with the layers. Thanks for the video also!

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