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Wednesday 11 July 2018

Thank You

Hi bloggers!  I have an in and out buckle card with an up and down background for you!  I started by cutting the Diamond Squares Background out of both white and aqua card.  I backed them both with white card and then cut them into strips.  I added foam backing to the three aqua strips and alternated with white ones that I attached without foam.  Next I cut three of the circular die from the Ivy Garden Background die set; two in white and one in aqua.  I cut a long strip of white card and added forked ends to both with my scissors, then used it to weave the three circular dies together.  I added mounting foam across the back and attached it to the background.  I cut the smaller inner circle as a base for my Thank You Mini Expression sentiment, which I cut out of aqua card.  I added 5mm white flat back pearls to either side of the strip and completed the card with white and aqua mats.  The finished dimensions are 72 x  8 3/4" in size.  All for now, Sue x






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84 comments:

  1. hazel young11 July 2018 at 06:01

    Beautiful card Sue, love the colours x xhazel

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  2. BridgetCG11 July 2018 at 06:18

    Morning Sue, todays card is gorgeous, love the aqua and white colour way. Have a good day everyone. Bx

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  3. hollyberry11 July 2018 at 06:20

    Beautiful buckle card,love the colours.

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  4. cheryl brown11 July 2018 at 06:23

    Hi Sue,

    A beautiful buckle card today, love the aqua/white combo


    Love 7 hugs
    Cheryl xxx

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  5. Karen Drew11 July 2018 at 06:29

    Beautiful card. Love the subtle colour combination
    Luv
    Karen xx

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  6. Debra K.11 July 2018 at 06:33

    Great card! Lovely colour combination. Debra x

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  7. Unknown11 July 2018 at 06:33

    Hi sue,

    Lovely card, Love the colour combination as well very pretty.

    Di Di from broadstairs Kent.

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  8. TDQ Karen11 July 2018 at 06:34

    Stunning colours and a really beautiful buckles are x

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  9. kittyedavies47@gmail.com11 July 2018 at 06:39

    Morning Sue.
    Thank you a very pretty card.
    Take care and have fun Kitty.

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  10. Anonymous11 July 2018 at 06:41

    Hi Sue, Beautiful card this morning. Love the colours too.

    Barbara V

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  11. Crewe Trish11 July 2018 at 06:50

    Hello Sue
    Lovely card, beautiful colours but it is too large for me.

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  12. Crafty vonnie11 July 2018 at 06:52

    Good morning Sue,
    Absolutely stunning card, it's amazing what you can do with your dies as I would never have thought of doing a layout like this. Thank you for your inspiration .Yvonne xx

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  13. June Smith11 July 2018 at 06:55

    Morning Sue and all Wilsonettes, this is brilliant I love it, your so amazing what you can do with your dies, twisting and turning to compile this wonderful card, got to have a go at this one.

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

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  14. Barbara Gosden11 July 2018 at 06:59

    Hi Sue
    Fabulous idea to use the ivy garden die for a buckle card. It opens up so many new possibilities, I now need to look at my hexagon and octagon dies with this in mind,
    B xx

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  15. Muriel11 July 2018 at 07:00

    Hello Sue and all
    Here are two die sets that I decided I didn't need, again you have proved me wrong, the diamond squares background and the ivy garden background are fabulous used this way, when is a background not a background ? When Sue gets hold of them lol !!!
    The colours are so lovely and subtle too, love aqua and white.
    Hugs
    Muriel x

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  16. Netty The Runner11 July 2018 at 07:01

    So pretty Sue. Love the layout. Thank you for all your wonderful ideas.
    Annette x

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  17. Chris Curry11 July 2018 at 07:06

    Wow. This one s a great card. I can’t decide which bit is my favourite. Thank you Sue, have a good day. Xxx

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  18. Clai0111 July 2018 at 07:06

    Gorgeous card love it. x

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  19. NannaShaz11 July 2018 at 07:06

    Morning Sue and all the Wilsonettes
    What a stunning card today love the colours and dies used I haven't got these dies but now I must get them.

    Sending love and healing hugs to all that need them xx

    Have a good day all
    Love
    Hunnymummy54 from MK
    xxx

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  20. Steph Cotterill11 July 2018 at 07:22

    Sue, this is totally stunning. Aqua has to be way up there on my favourite pastel shade list is so pretty. The way you've used the folder to place the delicate ivy garden die onto is beautiful. This is a real Sue card and I adore it ☺ xxx

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  21. Jacqui O A11 July 2018 at 07:27

    Lovely card Sue.

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  22. CraftyCoffey11 July 2018 at 07:32

    What an absolutely beautiful card, so pretty & delicate.

    Michele

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  23. Kate's Cards11 July 2018 at 07:35

    Fab and I love the use of cool colours xxx

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  24. jean.phillips111 July 2018 at 07:41

    Morning Sue, beautiful card, I have all these dies so might be giving it a try! Love Jean xxx

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  25. Jean Z11 July 2018 at 07:49

    Hi Sue ,Love the card . love Jean Z xxxx

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  26. alimecca11 July 2018 at 07:54

    Hi Sue,
    Beautiful card. I always like your buckle cards. The aqua and white combination is gorgeous. A very pretty card.
    Love and hugs to all, Alison xxx

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  27. lydia jordan11 July 2018 at 08:01

    Morning Sue,
    Pretty card, love the soft blue.
    Lydia
    X

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  28. Anonymous11 July 2018 at 08:02

    Hi Sue - a beautiful and clever card. Love the colour and the ivy background die is one of my absolute favourites. Thank you Sue for yet another fabulous card.
    YvonneMayxx

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  29. rolfi11 July 2018 at 08:07

    Hi Sue,

    that´s an artwork not just a card!
    The colours are beautiful.

    Rolf xxx

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  30. Ann Topp11 July 2018 at 08:12

    Good Morning Sue. Loving this card today Sue. I love your buckle cards and this is no exception. The colours are so clean and fresh looking and I love the ivy circle. Thank you Sue for the wonderful work you do for us crafters. Sending best wishes to everyone. Kind regards Ann Toppcards Leeds

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  31. Princess Pixie!11 July 2018 at 08:16

    Morning Sue
    Oh wow x
    This really is a stunning work of art. Love how you've done the background. Aqua is such a gorgeous pastel colour. Everything about this card is perfect x
    Crafty hugs
    PP
    Yvonne x

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  32. margaret driscoll11 July 2018 at 08:18

    Good Morning Sue
    Lovely shade of Aqua works so well with the Dies!
    Love Marg

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  33. ClareW11 July 2018 at 08:20

    GM Sue. Very lovely.

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  34. Anonymous11 July 2018 at 08:21

    Hi Sue,
    I love the colours you have chosen and the way you have made the background.
    Thank you for sharing.
    Véronique L

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  35. carol edwards11 July 2018 at 08:22

    Hello Sue, love how you have linked the circles together. Such a pretty aqua too.xx

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  36. cr@fty11 July 2018 at 08:27

    Good morning Sue
    Beautiful card in gorgeous colours! You always think out of the box so that we get more out of our dies thanks for sharing your ideas!
    Hugs x
    Heather T

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  37. Alice (scrAPpamondo)11 July 2018 at 08:27

    Oh, WOW!!! Love so much this design! Thanks so much for the inspiration! I have the Ivy Garden Background die and it's amazing!

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  38. Jackie T11 July 2018 at 08:31

    Good morning Sue this is a stunning thank you card I just love the design. The dies and the colours are gorgeous. Have a great day today. Take care. Hugs Jakie

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  39. Unknown11 July 2018 at 08:48

    Wow! Buckle cards never did anything for me, but THIS IS FABULOUS!!! This isn't a buckle card, this is weaving strips and circles. How clever to cut a background out of two colors, cut them in strips and raise one color of strip and leave the other color recessed. That looks almost woven by itself. Then to run the long strip through the circles gives the illusion that the background strips are also woven in.

    I love that long strip, so elegant with flag tails on both ends, and pearls accentuating the length.

    Now you've got us looking at our die sets for shapes we can weave. You've also got me admiring how your contrasts look so balanced, or inevitable, rather than just two things that don't belong together. I'm trying to figure out the "rules," but maybe it's like being able to carry a tune. Either you can or you can't, and no one can teach you if you're tone deaf. I'm just glad I can appreciate people who can do it, especially because you're generous to share and let us copy what you've tested and proven. I'm also thinking maybe some embossing folders could produce backgrounds that can be cut into strips. I wonder if you could do the weaving illusion with sunburst rays rather than vertical strips. Maybe that's too trippy.

    Anyway, buckle card. Now I get it. Wow. It only took a masterpiece to make me a believer.

    So, today they're giving away Slurpees at 7 Eleven stores in the U.S. Do you know why? It's similar to why people eat pie on March 14.

    Has anyone figured out how Sue made a frame 15 squares wide but only 13 squares deep in yesterday's Thanks card? I don't see a seam being hidden by foliage. Could she have cut a 15 square frame and a 13-square frame and used the sides of one and the floor and ceiling of the other, then cut Lexi through both? I still don't see any seams.

    Best to Sue and all the Wilsonettes.

    Love,
    Donita
    ,

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  40. Izzy11 July 2018 at 08:51

    Hello Sue,

    Always love your buckle cards, they're such an interesting concept and this one uses some of my favourite dies too - the Ivy Garden circle looks fabulous cut in aqua showing how useful it is all year round and not just for the festive season...and all that dimensional layering sets is apart from anything you'd find in a card shop, so well worth the extra time taken for us crafters to put this together and wow the recipient...

    Izzy

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  41. Lynne L11 July 2018 at 08:59

    Good morning Sue Wow I love this creation what a clever way to make a buckle card using the ivy circle it's really beautiful

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  42. Jan.moogie11 July 2018 at 09:01

    Awesome and beautiful card today Sue. Thanks for sharing and have a great day, hugs xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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  43. stitchingranny11 July 2018 at 09:01

    Gorgeous card and in such pretty colours. The Ivy Circle is one on my ever growing wish list.

    Hugs Helen x

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  44. Anonymous11 July 2018 at 09:08

    Hi Sue
    What a wonderful creation you have brought us this morning!
    I love this buckle card in aqua and white.
    Lesley S x

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  45. Tressa11 July 2018 at 09:30

    A beautiful buckle card.

    Teresa

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  46. Karen M11 July 2018 at 09:31

    Hi Sue,
    Lovely card,beautiful colour's,love the background & the whole design,you are clever,
    Thank you Sue
    Best wishes
    Karen M

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  47. Pat S Witney11 July 2018 at 09:41

    Hi Sue
    A really lovely card today. Love the background and the Die you’ve used on top of it.

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  48. Pat L11 July 2018 at 10:07

    Hi Sue
    Beautiful buckle card in beautiful colours, love it

    Love and hugs to everyone
    Pat

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  49. Lisbeth11 July 2018 at 10:08

    Hi Sue. Such a pretty card today. I have the background die and I am so pleased with it as it is so versatile, it can easily be used for cards for both genders. I wouldn't have thought of using it in strips as you have done here so thank you for the inspiration.


    Lisbeth

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  50. Marie P. from Longridge11 July 2018 at 10:09

    Good morning Sue and all the Wilsonettes.
    A fabulous card today Sue. I love the colours and the design also. It looks very complicated and I don't think I'm ready to try this yet. I do look forward to your daily treasures and I learn something every day. Thank you.
    Marie P.

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  51. Pussycats11 July 2018 at 10:14

    Good Morning Sue
    WOW card this morning , stunning card and I always love to have a peep at your buckle cards. The panels created used the Diamond squares is a brilliant idea, I would of never of though of chopping it up . The Ivy garden stands proud to finish the card of and works beautifully.
    Crafty hugs and well wishes to all.... Wendy

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  52. Kiraneries11 July 2018 at 10:21

    Hi Sue, a gorgeous card. Lovely colours white and aqua. The ivy garden making the lovely buckles.

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  53. fluffycat11 July 2018 at 10:36

    Hi Sue, a gorgeous buckle card today. I love aqua and white and the Ivy Garden die is beautiful. Love the way you created the background as well, it adds dimension without detracting from the focal element.

    Frances

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  54. ursula11 July 2018 at 11:30

    Aqua and white together, beautiful....a really lovely card Sue...great idea....luv Ursula xx

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  55. Rose in Chester11 July 2018 at 11:30

    Hi Sue,
    This makes my day - the colour combination. the background, the focal element and to top it all - a buckle card. Beautiful.
    Hugs,
    Rose

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  56. Crafty Cruiser11 July 2018 at 11:32

    Beautiful card. I like everything about it - the colours, the background, the foreground, the elegance. Classy and Gorgeous!
    Doreen R

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  57. sued9911 July 2018 at 11:47

    Very pretty! X

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  58. jenny Briggs11 July 2018 at 12:37

    Wow I love this buckle card Sue it is stunning love the colours you've used

    Jenny

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  59. CraftyJo11 July 2018 at 13:06

    Looks very complicated! But lovely :)

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  60. sandieann2111 July 2018 at 13:37

    Love the design and the colours

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  61. Craftychris11 July 2018 at 13:42

    Beautiful colours for this wonderful card! xxx

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  62. theresa w11 July 2018 at 13:56

    Hi Sue and lovely wilsonettes x
    Beautiful card Sue and in my favourite colourway too x how you have created this card with those dies is ingenious , I would not have thought to make a buckle card x thankyou Sue for inspiring me once again x
    Theresa w in Berks xxx

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  63. Unknown11 July 2018 at 15:07

    To My Wonderful Dear Friend Sue,
    🥇For Your Tremendous Blog/🥇For Your Extremely Remarkable Cutting Dies
    Sue, Today’s Card Is Exquisite I’ve Always Loved Your Buckle Cards, Today’s Card
    Is Exceptional The Colour Combination Is Just Phenomenal So Clean/Fresh
    Famous Products Used In Today’s Card
    “Creative Expression Ruler 12”/30cm”
    “Creative Expression Coconut White/Aqua Foundation Card”
    “Creative Expression Mounting Foam”
    “Creative Expression Cosmic Shimmer Specialists Dries Clear Acrylic Glue”
    “Creative Expression 5mm Self Adhesive Flat Backed White Pearls”
    Famous Cutting Dies Used In Today’s
    “Sue Wilson’s Ivy Garden Background Die Set” (From The Background Collection 1 Cutting Die)
    “Sue Wilson’s Thank You Die Set”. (From The Mini Expression Collection 1 Cutting Die)
    “Sue Wilson’s Diamond Square Background Die Set” (From The Background Collection 1 Cutting Die)
    Sue, You Began Today’s Card By Cutting Out “THE DIAMOND SQUARE BACKGROUND” From White/Aqua Foundation Card
    You Backed Them With Coconut White Foundation Card Then Cut Them Into Strips, You Added Mounting Foam To
    The Back Of The Three Aqua PiecesThe White Strips You Left Them Without Mounting Foam!!
    Sue, Next You Cut Three Of The Circle Die From “THE GARDEN DIE SET” You Also Cut A Long Strip Of
    Coconut White Foundation Card Then Added Forks To Either Ends Created With Your Scissors
    Then You Weaved This Through The Three Circles You Added Mounting Foam To The Back To The Back
    Then You Cut Out The Smaller Inner Die As A Base For Your “THANK YOU SENTIMENT”
    Cut Out Aqua Foundation Card, Placing 5mm White Self Adhesive Flat Backed Pearls To Forked Strip
    Then You Added A White/Aqua Mat/Layer Which Includes Your Famous/Signature/Piercing
    Sue, Your Work Is An Inspiration I’m As I’ve Said Many Times I’m In Total Awe Of You
    You Inspire Me, Help Me Guide With Your Tremendous Tips/Techniques I Thank You For Everything
    Sue, Take Great Care My Wonderful Dear Friend
    Extremely Wonderful Warm Fond Wishes To Colin Also Heather Plus Sam & Family
    Sue, Lots Of Love Also Huge Hugs 🤗
    Love From Sam xxx

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  64. Suzzette Yandle11 July 2018 at 15:16

    The Ivy Garden Background die makes a great buckle card design. I adore your buckle cards.

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  65. World of Animals, Inc11 July 2018 at 15:21

    This is such a beautiful card. I love the details used in this Thank You card, the colors compliment these details so well. Thanks for the share. Hope you have a nice rest of your week.
    World of Animals

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  66. Beverly Fuchs11 July 2018 at 16:40

    Hello Sue,

    So clean and fresh looking and oh so inviting. There is nothing like a nice Buckle card. Really like how you have used your dies to create this one today.

    Have a wonderful day.

    Beverly

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  67. CCM11 July 2018 at 18:30

    Hi Sue,
    I don't know what I love more about this card the design or the colors? Maybe both equally.Love this color scheme;very fresh looking. Seeing the circular die from the Ivy Garden Background die set used in this way I am wondering what dies that I have I can use to create a buckle card ...I already have some ideas thanks to this tutorial.

    Donita - A partial die cutting technique will do the trick; to create a rectangular out of a square.

    Hugs from Toronto to you all and special hugs to all missing friends.
    Still a newbie to Craft / not longer the newest, or the only across the pond Wilsonette
    Carmen-Dorothy

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  68. Patricia Howarth11 July 2018 at 19:34

    Hi Sue, This is a gorgeous buckle card, and I'm loving how you have created the triptych style backdrop, I adore the colours.
    Lots of love from Patricia xx

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  69. Pauline Austen11 July 2018 at 20:11

    I do like your buckle cards but haven't made one for a while, so thank you for reminding me.
    Lovely colours. Hugs xx Pauline

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  70. Joan McKevitt11 July 2018 at 21:12

    Stunning, Sue.....just stunning!!! Jo x

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  71. Brenda 11 July 2018 at 21:14

    Hi Sue, Great detailed card today, beautiful colour. Hugs Brenda xxx

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  72. Viki Banaszak11 July 2018 at 22:06

    I am lovin this card! What an unusual design and great colors.

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  73. Maria11 July 2018 at 22:50

    Hi Sue and everyone
    I love this Buckle card and the colours used are so pretty together.
    I'm working to get some money together for some of your new dies and
    stamps but not sure if he can get me some now when England lost. He is
    like a bear with a sore head Lol

    Many hugs to all,
    Maria x

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  74. ahappycrafter5011 July 2018 at 23:27

    Love the die you’ve used.
    Jan
    Northampton

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  75. Lynda's craft's11 July 2018 at 23:35

    Stunning Sue love everything about it.
    Love Lynda xx

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  76. Arlyn(O)12 July 2018 at 01:08

    Evening Sue, Beautiful card, love these buckle card they look so intricate. A

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  77. karenlotty12 July 2018 at 01:11

    I’d forgotten about buckle cards So it’s lovely to have a very pretty reminder

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  78. Latenight SandyH12 July 2018 at 04:09

    Pretty buckle card. Love the aqua colour.

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  79. Heather Treble12 July 2018 at 07:59

    Hi Sue
    A beautiful card, love the aqua and white combination it's so fresh looking.
    Thanks for sharing
    Heather

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  80. BenteS12 July 2018 at 10:17

    Love your card today :))
    The colours are lovely, and the design looks so elegant and intricate.

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  81. TerriLynn12 July 2018 at 17:12

    Love that Ivy Garden background die. Beautiful card.

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  82. Stella Munn12 July 2018 at 17:31

    Wow! What a card. Love the colour combo. Thanks Sue xx

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  83. Suemac12 July 2018 at 21:39

    Love the card.

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  84. Pawprintx414 July 2018 at 00:17

    One of my favorite dies. A lovely card showing it off.
    Everyone, enjoy the weekend!
    Stephanie K
    SC/USA

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