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Monday 14 December 2015

Just Because

Hi there my crafty friends!  Today's card features several different groups of dies including the Geminis and Configurations.  They all work so well together, don't they?  I started by cutting my background edge using the cutting die from the Pavo.  I wanted it to peek out from underneath, but also have a shadow so I made a matching cut out of black card and glued it under the blue edge, just slightly offset from it.  Next I cut the Pavo out of white card and used the decorative piece and the other cutting edge.  I centred it so it showed from beneath my shadowed edge and added another piece of white card below it to square out the card base.  For the focal element, I cut two of the Lattice Arched Adornment and put them together with their centre flat edges meeting.  I stamped my sentiment then cut the Montreal centre die into a frame and attached it over the sentiment.  I added a small thin oval frame to accent the sentiment too.  I used a few of the flowers from the Delicate Garden frame, cut in blue to accent the sentiment as well.  The corners were adorned with the Elegant Lace Edger corners.  I added a thin black mat before adding my final pierced mat and blue, black and white mats to complete the card.  The finished dimensions are 8" x  8" in size.
The blog candy was drawn and posted late yesterday so don't forget to scroll down and check the names of the winners to see if you are among them!   All for now, Sue x





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133 comments:

  1. Beautiful card, love it.
    Daily hugs and thoughts for Melody, hope all is okay.
    Big hugs to all who need or wantt one.

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  2. Lovely card, just love the colours and the edging

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  3. What a gorgeous card and yes they all work together. Love the blue coloured card, very nice.
    Hugs to everyone who needs one.
    CraftyJacq
    XX

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  4. Morning Sue.
    Another beautiful card Thank you.
    I love the little dies.
    Take care Kitty.
    I just scrolled down and I am a winner. Thank you so much Sue.
    That has made my Christmas.
    now to try and send the e-mail.

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  5. Hi Sue
    Great card, love the Gemini dies
    Happy crafting
    Love and hugs to all
    Love Tina x x x

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  6. Beautiful cards ,love the colour

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  7. Good morning Sue,
    Absolutely stunning card, the colours remind me of wedgewood blue chinaware. Yvonne xx

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  8. Morning Sue, a gorgeous card and the colours are beautiful.
    Congratulations to the lucky winners.
    Nancyd xx

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  9. Such a pretty card, Sue, and really shows the versatility of your dies - love it!
    Well done to the blog candy winners, so pleased for Kitty to be drawn as Number One -
    great early Christmas present!
    Hugs to all.

    'P' in Wales

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  10. Stunning card and gorgeous colours Sue, love it xxx

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  11. Hi Sue,

    Congrats to the winners!

    This card is lovely Sue and would be so appropriate for any occasion, all you would need to change would be the sentiment.

    Another inspirational card. Thank you.

    Jan from NSW (Aus)

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  12. Congrats all winners. A great card today Sue, very elegant, love the smooth layer over the top of lace.

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  13. Hi Sue
    Another stunning card love the colours and the dies thank you for sharing tracyw x

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  14. Another lovely card today Sue. That touch of black makes it pop. Congratulations to the winners. JJxx

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  15. Hi Sue
    This is a very pretty card and a style I really like
    Pat x

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  16. Blue and white always a winner. Well done winners!

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  17. Another gorgeous card Sue. I love everything about it. Especially the colours. Enjoyed your shows immensely. Take care clever lady. Best wishes Loraine Jefferis xx

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  18. Sue So neat and pretty. So beautiful.
    Jan

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  19. Hi Sue. Beautiful card, love the shadow effect on the Pavo die.
    Congratulations to the blog candy winners, especially Kitty. Sue XXX

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  20. Hi Sue
    I love the shade of blue you have used on today's very pretty card. Also love the cute teeny tiny flowers! Thanks for sharing.
    Congratulations to the winners.
    Have a great day everyone.
    Hugs.

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  21. Good morning Sue. Another stunning design in such a lovely colour of blue, so very elegant.
    Congratulations to the blog candy winners. X

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  22. Hi Sue, beautiful card, love the lacey look and the lovely colour.
    Best Wishes Lilian in Cornwall

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  23. Beautiful card-so like Wedgewood pottery in colour.

    Congrats to the very lucky winners-early Christmas presents.

    Michele

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  24. Good morning Sue today's card is gorgeous I love the colours and the dies are amazing. You are right they do work so well together. Congratulations to all the winners. Have a great day today. Hugs Jackie

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  25. Hi Sue ,
    another beauty, i love the style and color
    Elaine H X

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  26. Hello Sue

    Another beautiful card. Love the shadow.

    Love
    Roz.x

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  27. Hi Sue
    An elegant card, I love the little flowers.
    B xx

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  28. Morning Sue and all Wilsonettes, a stunning card today, love the colours and dies that you have used and am amazed at the crispness of your embossing, just goes to show how well your dies are made. Did you use the Grand Calibre or the Platinum when you made this card.

    Stay safe, healthy and happy, hugs, June Smith xxx

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  29. Morning Sue, I just love this shade of blue. Very Wedgewood. The dies work perfectly together and the black shadow just makes it pop.

    Love Rosemarie x x

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  30. Hi Sue,

    You're right, the dies all work together beautifully, even the tiny little flowers from the Garden Frame set...

    Congratulations to the Blog Candy winners...

    Izzy

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  31. Morning Sue, Truly beautiful !! a gorgeous combination.
    Congratulations to the lucky Blog Candy Winners.
    Lots of love from Patricia xx

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  32. A gorgeous card Sue. I love it. Love the colour combo too. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day everybody
    Hugs Sylvia xx

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  33. Hello Sue and all

    Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. Love everything about it - colour, dies, little flowers to set it all off, thank you Sue
    Muriel x

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  34. This is beautiful, Sue

    Anne (Northampton)

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  35. Another lovely card, great use of the dies, and some great ideas for us to use:0)

    Sandy (tort)

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  36. Hi Sue,
    Another stunning card today, it's gorgeous.
    Congratulations to all the winners yesterday.
    Have a lovely day
    Maggie

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  37. Hi Sue - a really beautiful card and I love the way you have used the dies, giving such a pretty and feminine look. Would look just as good in any colour. Best wishes
    YvonneMayxx

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  38. How remiss of me I forgot to add my congratulations to all the winners.

    Stay safe, healthy and happy, hugs, June Smith xxx

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  39. Good morning Sue
    A really beautiful card and I agree with you that all the dies work together, clever designing! Congratulations to all the winners enjoy your prize.
    Hugs x
    Heather T

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  40. A lovely card Sue, definitely my favourite colour. So pretty, thank you.Xx

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  41. Gorgeous card Sue love the colours too xx hazel

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  42. Lovely card Sue..

    Congratulations to the lucky blog winners, enjoy your prizes!

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  43. Morning Sue ,a real treat for us today.Just love the colours . Gloria (sidcup) xx

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  44. Gorgeous card today
    Congratulations to the lucky winners
    Carol

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  45. Hi Sue. Stunning card, love these dies. Congratulations to the winners. Have a great day. Hugs to all xxx

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  46. Beautiful card Sue, congrats to the winners

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  47. dmj from kettering14 December 2015 at 08:30


    Another lovely card; like the hint of a black border too.





    Doreen x

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  48. Beautiful card to start the week. I love how the die sets all work together when they are mixed and matched.

    Annie P
    xx

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  49. Hello Sue
    Lovely card and the colour is so pretty!
    Love all the Dies but don't have all of them YET!
    Take care
    Love Marg

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  50. A stunning card sue love the colours the dies are beautiful thank you love always
    June Horrocks xxxxxxxxxx

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  51. Good morning Sue what a beautiful card and the design and colours are wonderful.

    Debs A xx

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  52. Lovely card,this blog is a great inspiration to new crafters.

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  53. Stunning card, so beautiful made with die shapes. X Ros

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  54. Hi Sue

    Love this one! Beautiful use of several dies from your collection.
    Great colour way.
    Anne M xx

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  55. Morning Sue,
    A stunning card, love the mix of dies you have used.
    Congratulations to the lucky winners.
    Lydia
    X

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  56. Hi Sue. Beautiful card. Fab shows on Saturday. SueL x

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  57. This is gorgeous.

    Love the mix of dies and the soft blue colour

    x

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  58. Beautiful card today
    I love the colours its done in

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  59. Hi Sue,
    Really pretty card today in one of my favourite colours.
    Congrats to all the winners.
    Love Janet x
    from Wakefield

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  60. Good Morning Sue, such a pretty card I love that edge it really makes the design, and your choice of colours to. Congratulations to the winners. hugs Shirleyxxxxxxxxxx

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  61. Morning sue an crafters.

    Lovely card today.
    I hope ur having a well earned rest for Xmas before ur back on our screens in January. I'm looking forward to those xx

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  62. Hi Sue,
    Lovely pretty card, and you're right - the Geminis and Configurations go very well together.
    Love the colours, too.
    Hugs, Rose

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  63. GM Sue. Lovely card and I do love that pavo die.

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  64. Very Wedgewood-esq. A beautiful sight on such a miserable morning

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  65. GM Sue, lovley fresh looking card, have a lovely day Hugs E xx

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  66. Stunning card Sue, I love it.
    Congratulations to the blog candy winners'
    Rosemary xx

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  67. Great colours and lovely dies combined make a beautifully crisp card. I don't always like complicated cards so this one certainly pushes my button. Thank you.

    Teresa

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  68. Hi Sue,
    A really lovely card with a divine colour palette.
    :-)
    Lorna D

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  69. Oh Sue, that card is wonderful! I love the colour (well, blue is my favourite!) and all the dies. :) What I wouldn't give to have your talent!
    Paula x
    (WelshPaula)

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  70. Morning Sue, lovely card, the colour is quite Wedgewood, so clean and crisp
    Thank you for sharing.
    Take care, Jess xx

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  71. Lovely card and colours. Yesterday for my birthday I was lucky enough to get the double pierced squares set B from my sister. Did have an idea they might be my present! Can't wait to use them.

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  72. Lovely card and colours. Yesterday for my birthday I was lucky enough to get the double pierced squares set B from my sister. Did have an idea they might be my present! Can't wait to use them.

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  73. Really lovely card Sue, love that blue card.

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  74. Hi Sue, a gorgeous card. I love the colours and the beautiful dies you have used that work so well together. Congratulations to the very lucky blog winners.

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  75. Another beautiful card. I love things with "lacey" adornments on them!

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  76. Hi Sue
    Beautiful card, love the design and the colours used

    Hugs and best wishes everyone
    Pat

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  77. Hello Sue,

    It's such a pleasure to open your blog every day and see the inspiring cards you have made,
    today's card is really lovely, love the colour and the dies it you have used, it's just so beautiful and fresh.

    Thank you for brightening up my Monday.
    Sending love and hugs, Brenda xxx

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  78. Hi Sue,
    Beautiful card, Lovely colour.

    Congratulations to the winners over the past few days, you lucky people enjoy your prizes.

    Hugs
    Linda xx

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  79. Beautiful!! I love the mixture of dies that you used to create this lovely card! TFS!

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  80. Good morning Sue & everyone
    Sue I love this card it's stunning & yes the dies work so well together. The colours are so fresh & so pretty.
    Love & Hug's Lynda Brock xx

    Tracy sending your daily HUG'S xx
    Hug's for Melody Francis & Molly Xx
    Wheelybad hope your ok Hug's & Cuddle for Billy xx
    BETH & Deb C hope your both ok Hug's for you both xx
    Carol hope your ok sending you some ((((((Hug's))))) xx

    Hug's for friends & everyone xx

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  81. Gorgeous card. Espetialy colour combination and your delicate dies.

    Marjeta

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  82. Hello Sue,
    A truly lovely card! I love blue and white. This looks like Wedgewood to me.
    Everything looks so crisp and clean.
    Have a lovely day everyone.
    Special hugs for those going through stormy times!
    Kerp going Tracy!
    Love to all, Myra xxx

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  83. Hi Sue,
    Stunning card, I love the way that you have used the Pavo die it's one of my favourites. The colours are so pretty too.
    Congratulations to all the winners.
    Thanks for sharing,
    Heather Treble

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  84. Hello Sue.

    Another pretty and delicate Card that is not to elaborate, really lovely. I love all the dies you have used and the colouring. The layout and shadow are very effective. Thanks for sharing.

    Congratulations to Yvette Watson, Dawn Holben and Kitty Davies.

    Best wishes

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  85. Hi Sue, very pretty card today. It's nice of you to suggest how dies from different sets will marry together. It gives us ideas that we wouldn't necessarily have thought of. Thank you

    Lisbeth

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  86. Hi Sue, a beautiful and elegant card. I love the blue and white and am comfortable with just the touch of black :-) I do like the way the dies all mix and match, I just wish I could see it for myself sometimes!
    Frances

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  87. very pretty card. and those dies look like they have come from one set. they work really well together, hugs xx

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  88. So pretty once again. I can think of many occasions this design would work for. Jan D., Florida, USA

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  89. Hi Sue,
    What a really pretty card for a drab Monday. Love it.
    Beverley W

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  90. Hi Sue as you mentioned ed in one of your shows I was able to see that hint of black really does make a difference to the design. Congratulations to all the winners love from Jackie xx

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  91. Hi Sue,
    Love the Lacey look peeking out from under the blue, looks very effective,
    Well done to all the winners
    Marlene O xx

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  92. Hi Sue this card is so pretty the tint flowers are adorable!

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  93. So gorgeous, the dies look great, xxx

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  94. Great looking card...I like all of the layers that you did...tfs
    Well done Sue

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  95. Another lovely card, love the blue colour.
    Many thanks,
    Sue Mac

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  96. Thank you for designing your dies so they work so well together. I truly feel I get my money's worth purchasing your dies. And your dies are a pleasure to work with. Again, thank you.

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  97. Beautiful, beautiful card Sue. Thank you for continuing to share your art with us.
    There seem to be lots of the regular bloggers missing. I am sending love and good wishes to you all.
    After the upset of my son going back home I distracted myself with Christmas decorating.
    Today it was hunt missing gifts, tablecloths and gift bags. Found all the missing stuff but now I am exhausted, flipping fibromyalgia just takes things to far.
    I have time to rest but my brain is still going a hundred miles an hour.
    I will congratulate all the winners again as I did it on the separate post but don't want anyone to think I am rude.
    Wishing good things to all xxx

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  98. Wow Sue, this lovely, you just amaze me the way you use all the dies and create such beautiful cards time and time again. Thank you for the inspiration you give us all
    Congratulations to the Blog Candy winner - what a lovely Christmas Present.
    Wendyx

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  99. Hi Sue
    Beautiful card,love the colour
    Best wishes
    Karen M

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  100. Hi Sue,
    A beautiful card - very Wedgewoodesque.
    Congratulations to the very lucky winners.
    Love and hugs to all especially Melody, Francis and Tracy. Love Alison xxx

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  101. Lovely card today Sue, blue and white always looks right!

    Great composition and shows the dies off really well.

    Thank you.

    Lots of love and craftihappiness everyone,

    Pearl x

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  102. Deb E Isle of Wight14 December 2015 at 17:20

    Once again a beautiful card and very classically elegant.

    Congrats to all the winners

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  103. I love blue and white cards and it really shows the dies off beautifully. Congrats to the winners

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  104. Hi Sue
    A beautiful card today. Love the dies and the colours.

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  105. This is just such a beautiful card today Sue, many thanks, luv Ursula xx

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  106. Beautiful blue card Sue!
    Congrats to winners,
    XxRuth

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  107. Hi Sue. Another beautiful card. One of my favourite colour combinations xx

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  108. Such an elegant and gorgeous card Sue!! Love the die cuts!! Beautiful colors too..
    -Berina
    Moxie Craftie

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  109. I just LOVE this card Sue, when I saw it I thought WOW.xx

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  110. Absolutely stunning! I love everything about it!
    Anne xo

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  111. Hi Sue
    Beautiful stunning card, love the colour & all the dies used look very elegant
    & couture....
    Gorgeous & would love to own this amazing 'Sue' creation.

    Crafty Hugs
    Haze T xx (Norwich)

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  112. OOh another very pretty and very elegant card today.
    The details on those dies are stunning and so pretty and I really love and appreciate how you design them all to co ordinate with each other.
    Absolutely love it.
    I am also so very excited to come 2nd in the blog candy competition, Christmas has come early yippee

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  113. Beautiful card Sue! The dies are so delicate and intricate.

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  114. Hi Sue,
    Stunning card, love the Gemini dies. the soft blue and white is a gorgeous colour scheme.
    Di B. x

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  115. Lovely colours and great use of the dies

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  116. Love the colours used and how the centrepiece is made using the lattice adornment die, brilliant. Best wishes to all jxxx

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  117. Hello Sue,
    You couldn't fail to make beautiful cards with your dies, this is gorgeous.
    Maureen xxx

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  118. Hi Sue
    A beautiful car as usual and I love the colour combination.

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  119. Hi Sue, beautiful card today!!!
    Congratulations to the winner's!!!
    Have a good one!!!
    Loopy Lynda xxx

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  120. Hi Sue

    Beautiful card so elegant.

    Congratulations to all the winners.

    Hugs to all

    Annx without an "e"

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  121. Congratulations to the winners. Lovely card today and I have these dies so must give this card a go.

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  122. Hi Sue
    What a beautiful card today, what a great combination of dies. Congratulations to all the lucky blog candy winners.
    LoveDiane G xxxx

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  123. The card today is stupendous! The die combinations are awesome!! I really love the color combo as well.

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  124. Hi Sue. This is a beautiful card. Love the colours and the dies you have used. The little flowers just finish it off beautifully. Congratulations to all the lucky winners.
    Best Wishes.
    Denise T x

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  125. Really pretty card. Love the Pavo die.

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  126. I adore this card. The edges you created using the dies are elegant and lacey. There is a beautiful feminine look that's just lovely.
    Sandra Smith

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