Friday, March 18, 2011

Crafty Secrets & Eclectic Paperie Blog Hop!

Good morning to you! Today is going to be a FUN blog hop with the Eclectic Paperie girlies!! Yay!!!
Both Eclectic Paperie and Crafty Secrets will be giving away prizes. A total of six prizes all together! You can find out more about the prizes on the Heartwarming Vintage and Eclectic Paperie blogs. (linked below). The more DT blogs you visit and leave comments on, the more you increase your chances of winning one of the 6 prizes! Winners will be announced on Monday!

We had a pretty open challenge......to use shabby or distressed. So I decided on this adorable new stamp set called, Little Girl. I colored this sweet girl in with Copics and did a bit of paper piecing on her shirt and skirt. I stamped the balloon and filled it in with glitter and then cut it out. I attached thin string to it so my girl could hold on to her glittery balloon! The paper is by Girl's Paperie. I took a 12 x 12 sheet of shaped paper and cut it into fourths and then folded it in half. (It kind of looks like the state of Illinois, doesn't it? ; ) I added a bit of vintage lace, scrunched seam binding, and a button tied with twine. I "grounded" this gal with hearts cut out using my Spellbinder's dies.
Be sure to check out the other gals' blogs and be sure to leave comments along the way to increase your chances of winning one of the 6 fabulous prizes!!! : )

228 comments:

  1. So cute. Seam binding is my new favourite accessory!
    Gem
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  2. Michelle this is stunning. I love the shape and all those beautiful details you added.

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  3. this is adorable. i don't have the stamps but will have to go on my wish list

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  4. so sweet. love the little girl image.glad I hope by.

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  5. Your work is absolutely beautiful. I look forward to reading your posts.

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  6. Oh, Michelle! The shape of this card is so fresh and unique. I love every little detail. Your work just blows my mind!

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  7. What a sweet - sweet card! This is just precious, Michelle.

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  8. This is so cute. Love the details.

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  9. Friday + a blog hop = Awesome start to the weekend!

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  10. Ohhhh this is beautiful and so sweet! Love the shape of the card.

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  11. How sweet is this - I love seam binding and I love the shape of this card.

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  12. I just love that image of the little girl! Wonderful work!

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  13. This is beautiful. I absolutely love the card shape and the soft colors. Beautiful.

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  14. Such a sweet little card. Love all the color and the adorable image of the little girl.

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  15. The card shape and the paper piecing on the clothes are lovely. Thank you!

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  16. This is adorable! I love the shape of the card and the stamp set is a must have!

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  17. What a clever idea! Just so sweet.

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  18. Your card is SO pretty. What a delightful way to use the stamped image.

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  19. Great, great, great!! I'm really impressed with your project! Love the shape and the details. Fun, fun!

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  20. Such a sweet and pretty project. Love the glimmer on the baloon. Nice job! Soft and feminine and sweet.

    Mary
    www.primitiveseasons.blogspot.com

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  21. Oh!!! That is simply lovely!!! Sooo sweet!

    housesbuiltofcards@gmail.com
    www.housesbuiltofcard.blogspot.com

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  22. This is such an adorable card and image! Thanks for the chance to win. ~Diane

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  23. Oh my goodness, this is beyond precious!!!!!!! Love it!!!!!!!

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  24. What a precious card! I'm getting a granddaughter this June, so I LOVE this card!!

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  25. Holy smokes!!! This card is so adorable!!!! I LOVE it! It is so cute and the papers go perfectly with the whole design!

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  26. So beautiful, Michele! Is there anything more wonderful than a sweet little girl with a glittered-up balloon? I don't think so!

    Julie

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  27. Stunning. Gorgeous. AMAZING, as always!

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  28. Beautiful card so cute. Thanks for sharing.

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  29. the little girl is one of my favorites.

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  30. How adorable and sweet! I love it and it makes me want to make something girly!!

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  31. love the card. thank you so much for sharing.

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  32. This sweet card is one of my favorites so far.

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  33. I love the shape of your card. You did a fabulous job.

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  34. Such a sweet card --- love the shape!

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  35. Your card is so soft and sweet. Lovely!
    Karen

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  36. Absolutely precious Michelle! I love the colors and softness!
    xoxo
    mary

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  37. One big AWE!! This is so darn cute - I love the card shape and the soft colors. You are so amazing!

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  38. Cute card and design!! That little girl image is adorable.

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  39. Wish I knew a little girl to send a card like this to!

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  40. Very cute. Thank you for sharing.

    Have a God Filled Day
    Shirley

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  41. Love your coloring on that sweet little girl.

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  42. Precious card, Michele!
    Love your work.

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  43. Amazing projects, I love them all on the blog hop!

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  44. So feminine! I love that you paper pieced the clothes..I love dimension on cards!

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  45. Very pretty! Thanks for sharing. Vickie

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  46. How adorable is this!! Beautiful work!

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  47. Love the colors.....so cute. TFS

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  48. While this is one of the most amazing cards I have ever seen, the touches on the balloon are so sweet, it looks like glitter but even more special!!! LOVE IT!

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  49. Your card is adorable!

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  50. Love Little Girl stamp set. Your creation is oh so pretty!

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  51. I love the card and colors used. Neat idea with the shaped paper. Great job!

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  52. very sweet! love the sparkle on the balloon!

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  53. What a creative design! The colors are beautiful, too. TFS!

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  54. Oh so cute! One of my favorites on the blog hop

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  55. Precious. You've put some really great detail together here.

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  56. What a lovely project! Your soft colouring of the lil' girl is fantastic and I loooove the glitter balloon and the shape!

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  57. oh, this is so pretty. love the shape of your card. pink and green. my favorite color combo.
    Cheers !

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  58. A sweet card, and the refreshingly different shape makes a nice change from the usual. I love the piece of string you used on the balloon!

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  59. SWEET CARD!!!! I LOVE the seambinding! I NEED to try it on my cards!!! LOVE the way your card came out!!! :)

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  60. Love the shape of you card the image is adorable.
    Marilyn

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  61. I love what you did with the little girl image, the whole card is just lovely!

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  62. i'm french and sorry but i don't speak english very well

    your card is great, beautiful
    kiss nelly

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  63. Beautiful card. Love that little balloon.

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  64. oh michelle, this is darling. :) love it.

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  65. oh how adorable is this little girl, just stunning!!

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  66. What a sweet card and such a sweet little girl. I love it

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  67. Yep - that sure is a sweet little girl. LOVE IT.

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  68. Love your interpetation of shabby. I think your card is simply too darn cute! Love the little girl, too!

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  69. SO elegant! Love the colors and pretty accents!

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  70. adorable. Love the whole card with all the fun details. thanks for sharing.
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  71. Sweet little card! I just got this stamp set, already made my daughters birthday card with it!

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  72. such a cutie...another inspiring creation :)

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  73. First thing that caught my eye was the shape of the card - really neat!!
    Like the colors too and that little gal is so precious. Thanks for sharing.

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  74. Your card is very creative and simply gorgeous!
    Carole Gatza

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  75. Your card is darling; I love it!

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  76. This is really too cute! It's nice to see a card with a new shape. Thanks for sharing.

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  77. What a sweet card. Love the shape.

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  78. She is so darling! And all the bits are so perfect for her card!

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  79. Love all the diecuts and colors - so spring like!

    Leann

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  80. Such a cute little girl card! Thanks for sharing.

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  81. What a gorgeous and sweet card, Michele! I love your Illinois shaped card(!!) and that adorable little girl! Pretty awesome shiny balloon too!! What fun to get to play along with you in this hop!

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  82. Everything about this is ADORABLE!! (loving the shape too).

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  83. I love the shape of your card!!! Very different.

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  84. OMG this is so adorable! Everything is so perfect, the colors, your coloring, the balloon, TFS.

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  85. Just precious! Your colors are so sweet with that layout and shape. Makes me think of my cousin's daughter that I met for the first time yesterday - absolutley adorable!

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  86. Such a little sweety!
    carol b

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  87. Love the shape of this darling card! It was so much fun hopping together today! We need to do it again!

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  88. SWEET. This is beautifully done. I love it. Thanks for sharing.

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  89. That is the sweetest card and love the card shape.

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  90. what a sweet card!
    Love your style.
    Sandra ltb

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  91. Adorable. I love the shape.

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  92. What a wonderful card! The colors feel sweet and Spring-like ... and your glittery balloon ... makes me want a balloon ... :)

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  93. Yummy! Love the shape, love the coloring, love the card. Wowzers!

    http://debby-paperpearls.blogspot.com/

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  94. Ooooooo, I love this Michelle... It's so soft, and pretty. I love your card shape, it adds that extra to the over all look. I've always loved you art.

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  95. Like the card shape and all the detail! So pretty!

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  96. Not only is this card incedibly sweet and beautiful, but the text, ribbon, button and other small touches turn it into a real treasure...

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  97. Beautiful card! Things that are shaped different from the norm always catch my eye and this card did just that. So sweet!

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  98. Absolutely stunning! Love the shape!

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  99. She is absolutely adorable. I love the addition of the string on her balloon. I look forward to your future work.

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  100. Precious card. Love the seam binding.
    Susan

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  101. Oh how sweet!!! Reminds me of my oldest son's profile when he was little.

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  102. This is absolutely gorgeous.... I love the colors you used!!!

    Thanks so much for sharing!!!

    ~Ola
    okj83 at live dot com
    zloe.blogspot.com

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  103. What a wonder shape! Your coloring is so delicate and sweet!

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  104. so fresh love your colous and the image is so cute

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  105. This little girl card is adorable! You did an amazing job!

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  106. Oh isn't this just darling! Love the shape too. :D

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  107. I love this stamp set! Beautiful work!

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  108. This card is just adorable. That little girl image is "so sweet". I love your coloring and paper piecing. Wonderful card.
    God bless,
    Peggy

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  109. Your Sweet Little Girl is just beautiful!

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  110. It's the sweet details on this that make it so wonderful. thank you for sharing

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  111. i love the shape of the card, and if the little girl had red hair, she could be my granddaugther!
    thanks for sharing your talents
    linda patti tpatti@windstream.net

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  112. wow! what a beautiful card!

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  113. I love this stamp. You did a fabulous job with your coloring, love your color choices. Everything you do is wonderful, thanks so much for sharing your amazing talent.

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  114. Beautiful!!! Love all the details!

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  115. Adorable image and such a beautiful creation. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day. Angela

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  116. This is gorgeous, just a beautiful stamp and you've colored it perfectly! Well done :)

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  117. first word out of my mouth - CUTE!!

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  118. I love your card and the colors used and all the embelishments. What beautiful work you do.

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  119. Always beautiful colors on your stamps and I love the shape of this card!!

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  120. Very cool shape for a card! LOVE it!

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  121. What a sweet card... love the cute girl!

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  122. Oh what a sweet image on a pretty card! I love Crafty Secrets vintagey stamps. I hope I win!

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  123. Love this card!Never would have tried this myself but now...will surely do it.

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  124. That stamp is so sweet, love the card.

    Cathx

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  125. Oh so sweet. I love the shape of this card and the cute little girl. Thanks for sharing

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  126. I really love the shape of this card, what a great idea!

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  127. Michele, your work always makes my heart skip a beat and put a smile on my face!!! *sigh*

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  128. Adore your use of Girl's Paperie.Very wistful.

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  129. I love the shape of your card and of course the darling little girl image. Beautiful!

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  130. What a sweet little card. Your details are wonderful.

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  131. LOVE THE CARD!! THANKS FOR SHARING!! All the details are so fun and the shape is so unexpected!!
    Have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! =)

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  132. How absolutely darling!!

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  133. What a beautiful card and layout.

    Phyl

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  134. Your little girl card is wonderful, love the soft colors, and layout.

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  135. Adorable little girl card, love the shape of it very different.

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  136. What a sweet card...the colors popping out and i love the glittery balloon.

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  137. Lovely! I don't usually think of using different shapes for cards, but I'm definitely going to give this a try.

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  138. Darling creation...such a cutie pie that little girl is....love everything about this.

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  139. That is such a sweet card. Awesome details!

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  140. Your sweet little girl card is sweet. Your work is simply gorgeous! Love it!

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  141. Oh my God I love it!! This is so sweet and amazing!!

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  142. i love the shape of the card as well as the colors, embellishments, and everything. thank you for sharing.

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  143. Ahhh, such a sweet little girl, Michele! You really put the fluff on a quarter circle ABA2C specimen, so very special. Thank you for showcasing your skill and outside the box in beautiful living color. What a blessing this card will be to a remembered receiver.
    Keep Looking UP!
    mt23stamperatyahoo

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  144. this little girl with her rosey cheeks is so sweet
    thanks for sharing

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  145. this little girl with her rosey cheeks is so sweet
    thanks for sharing

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  146. this little girl with her rosey cheeks is so sweet
    thanks for sharing

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  147. this little girl with her rosey cheeks is so sweet
    thanks for sharing

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  148. this little girl with her rosey cheeks is so sweet
    thanks for sharing

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  149. this little girl with her rosey cheeks is so sweet
    thanks for sharing

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  150. Oh, I love this little girl. She reminds me of Sally in the old reading books.
    Pat
    neihejp@att.net

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  151. Absolutely gorgeous! Love all the colors and textures!

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  152. Hi Michele,
    I love all the sweet details on your card! The unique shape, the lovely papers and trims and that adorable little girl stamp come together beautifully.
    Thanks for sharing!

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  153. Love everything about this card. Your colors and details are Fab. Love the sparkle touches as well. The entire card is so touching. Would love it as a picture for my grand daughters room. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  154. What a sweet card. This little girl stamp is adorable. Love all the layers and the seam binding bow is the perfect touch.

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  155. How absolutely adorable! That little girl image is the sweetest!

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  156. So feminine. Love the details in the stamp.

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  157. love the unique shape of your card! laura j

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  158. What a sweet little girl! Love the details.

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  159. This is so sweet!I sure wish I had a little girl to make one for-you are blessed.

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  160. Lovely work. So adorable =)

    Hugs from Lilli =)
    l.a.nikolaisen at gmail dot com
    www.crazycardmaker.blogspot.com

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  161. I love the shape of this card and all the sparkly bits! So pretty!

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  162. How precious your card is! TFS
    Kathie
    kathlee154atgmaildotcom
    http://kathleessnippitsncricuts.blogspot.com

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