Wednesday, April 6, 2022

ALTENEW: 8TH ANNIVERSARY BLOG HOP DAY 3 + GIVEAWAY

OVER $2000 IN TOTAL PRIZES (See below for more info)



Welcome!

Happy Anniversary Altenew!

You may have found your way here from Joy Baldwin's blog, or you can find all the info over on the Altenew's blog.

I chose to celebrate with Altenew today so I could share my birthday with them, and with all of you. 




For my project, I began by ink blending down an A2 card base with the Northern Shores Mini ink cubes and a Small Blending Brush then set it aside to dry. 

Meanwhile, I cut one of the leaves from the Leaf Cluster Dies out of a white card panel cut smaller widthwise than the card base. I used Arctic Mountain to color the cut out leaf.



 I added the sentiment from the Woven Stripes Stamp Set and Permanent Black ink. When I saw this set for the first time, I knew I wanted it. On the wall in my craft room, I have the saying "Make Today Amazing," 

I added a thin strip of the Gilded Glitter Cardstock behind the white leaf cutout panel, adhered it all together and added a silver sequin mix to finish the card.




Thank for joining today.
Make Today Amazing!
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GIVEAWAY

Over $2,000 in total prizes! Altenew is giving away a $80 Gift Certificate to 5 lucky winners and one Altenew Academy Online Class($8.95 value) to 15 lucky winners. There are also 26 awesome companies/crafty friends who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:

 

 

Be sure to leave comments by 4/15/2022 for a chance to win one of 50 prizes! To make the hop more exciting, start your comment with "Hi from (city or country where you're from)!" 50 winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs and will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog on 4/21/2022.

 

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147 comments:

  1. Hi from Rochester, NY...Altenew's neighbor to the east on I-90! Happy Birthday...my birthday was on Monday! AND my daughter's birthday as she was born on my special day!! I love your card design...will pin it!!

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  2. Hi from TN! What a beautiful card! I love your choice of colors!

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  3. Hi from Minnesota! Great technique to add depth and texture to a card! Thanks for sharing!

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  4. Wow! Beautiful colors and design. Great as masculine cards too…
    Lillian

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  5. Hi from Lake Worth Florida, Awesome give away from and awesome company! Happy 8th Anniversary Altenew! Fabulous card

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  6. Hello from Idaho. Great card. . . .could be used for a guy or gal.

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  7. Love the use of the positive and negative space!
    The Gold strip on the side gives the card that little something extra.
    Thanks for sharing.

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  8. Hello from Maryland/DC! Happy anniversary! I love Altenew products! Thanks for great ideas and tools! Beautiful cards!

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  9. Hi from Wilmington, DE! Love your design technique and it's a beautiful card!

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  10. Hi from California! Wow, what a creative way to use the die cut offset from the negative piece that so many of us toss! I'm going to start using both the die cut and the negative now - love your card!

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  11. Hi, Jany from Evergreen, Colorado. Happy anniversary, Beautiful cards!

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  12. Hello from Sunny Tampa! Happy 8th Anniversary! Lovely card, I love how you have offset the 'sea grass' and your colour palette is lovely.

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  13. Hi from Arizona, Cool way to die cut the leave and then the main card. Looks fun to try.

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  14. Hello from MN! Dramatic yet clean card! Love it!

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  15. Hi from Pennsylvania! Happy 8th! Beautiful card.

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  16. Great use of a die. Nice blue color. I can think of many sentiments this would go with.

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  17. Hi from Sidney, MT! That is a seriously beautiful card! Thanks for sharing it and congratulations to Altenew!

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  18. Hello from Prescott, AZ. The touch of silver makes it! I love the shades of blue as well. Lovely card!

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  19. Hello from AZ. I like the way you did the cut out on the front.

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  20. Hi from Tampa, Florida! Thanks for the wonderful die technique. I'll be using it for sure. Beautiful card!

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  21. Hi, from Millstadt, IL
    Love this card. Elegant.
    Thanks for sharing
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  22. Hello from Canada! Love the stunning leaves, I love a floral images as much as the next crafter but I think leaves need there time in the sun too!

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  23. Hi from Calgary, AB! Such a pretty card! I love the offset of the die cut from the negative!

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  24. Happy Anniversary from Virginia! I appreciate you and all the work you do to support Altenew. Unique design! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  25. Hi from Chicago, IL! Happy Anniversary Altenew!!! Beautiful design!

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  26. Hi, from Rumford, Maine. Beautiful job on your card. I love the color you chose. Its different... tyfs :)

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  27. Hello from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. What a beautiful understated calming card. Thank you.

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  28. Hello from Colorado ... love the negative and positive spaces together1

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  29. Hi from CA. Beautiful card! You know it's great when it sends me running to my stash to see what dies I have that could do something like that

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  30. Hi From Waukesha, Wisconsin! I love so many Altenew stamp sets and would love to have a few more of their sweet floral sets!

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  31. Hi from Janesville, WI. Congratulations to Altenew!! I love all the layers on your card. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  32. Hi from E. Hanover, New Jersey. Love this dramatic card!

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  33. Hi from Illinois! Lovely card, I love that die.

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  34. Hi from Cape Cod! LOVE your colors! That Leaf Cluster is beautiful!

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  35. Hello from Jax, FL! Speaking of amazing...your card is great! TFS!

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  36. Hi from Gig Harbor WA! I have this die set and just love what you did with it! Thanks for the inspiration!!

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  37. Hi from Oregon. Beautiful card. Love the creativeness and inspiration.

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  38. Hi from Southern CA! beautiful card!

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  39. He from Virginia. Your card is beautiful and very creative.

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  40. Wahoo for Altenew! Kind of rhymes doesn't it. :-) Thanks for the inspiration.

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  41. Hi from northern CA!
    Love the way you used the die! Beautiful card!

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  42. Hi from Brookfield, WI - this card is lovely - thanks for sharing

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  43. Hello from Appleton Wisconsin. I absolutely love Altenew's floral stamps as they are so realistic. Love your card!

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  44. Hi from Phoenix, AZ I love your talent. Thanks for the opportunity to win.

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  45. Hello from Jefferson City, Missouri and congratulations on your 8th Anniversary! I just love all of Altenew's flowers!

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  46. Especially like the use of the positive and negative die cutting on your card. A great idea for adding dimension. tfs-stay well.

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  47. Hi from St. Paul, MN. Love the die cut colored and shifted over on the original cardstock...genius!

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  48. Hi from Urbana, IL!! Your card is so unique, thanks for the inspiration!

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  49. Hi from Bellville, TX
    Wow! What an awesome card. I will use your card as inspiration.
    Happy 8th Altenew

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  50. Hi from Cental Florida! Gorgeous design; very visually appealing!

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  51. Hi from WA. Amazing card with a difference - love it! Happy 8th!

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  52. Hello from Washington state. I do like your use of the leaves die cuts.

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  53. Hi from Montana. Thanks for the inspiring technique as it got me thinking how i could use it. Very beautiful card. thanks

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  54. Hi from the San Francisco Bay Area. Your use of different shades of blue make the card so sophisticated. Great job.

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  55. Hi from Texas. I agree, very sophisticated. Love your positive and negative use of the die. Beautiful!

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  56. Greetings from Round Rock, TX! Love your clever design!

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  57. Hi from Tracy, CA. Bold an beautiful card. Thanks for sharing

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  58. Hello from Maine, simply beautiful

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  59. Hello from Las Vegas! Beautiful, I love the dimention!

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  60. Love how you used the die for both the foreground and background!

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  61. Hi from Central IL. Loved how you used the negative of the die too. Very pretty card

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  62. Love this monochromatic look!

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  63. Hello from Clarence, New York. I love the fun dimension on your card.
    Happy 8th Anniversary Altenew.

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  64. Hi from 🇨🇦., and HAPPY BIRTHDAY Linda! Wow, what a fabulous card. Love the glitter strip on the side of your focal panel, a great addition.
    Hope you had a wonderful day.

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  65. Hi from Idaho. I'm a big fan of a narrow glitter border - beautifully done!

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  66. Hi from Texarkana, Texas, such unique colors on your card. Love it!!

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  67. Hello from Indiana! This is such a lovely card with the shades of blue. Congrats to Altenew on 8 years.

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  68. Hi from Orlando! Such a fab idea to create this fun card! Congrats on a Happy 8th Anniversary Altenew!

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  69. Hi from Pennsylvania. Your card is stunning!

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  70. Hi, Dawn Collins here from Cortes Island, BC, Canada. Happy Anniversary to Altenew! What a great card. Leaves are the best. Thank you for the inspiration and all your hard work.

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  71. Hi from Kentucky. Love your card. It's so striking.

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  72. BEAUTIFUL card! Love what you did with the card.

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  73. Marisela Delgado said: Hola from San Antonio, Texas. mariandmonsterd@yahoo.com

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  74. Hi from Florida! This is such a pretty card. Love the blues! Happy 8th Anniversary Altenew!

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  75. Hi from a very windy England in the UK. Fabulous use of negative and positive space. Great colours

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  76. Hi from Western NY. Love the blue on blue colors.

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  77. Hi from NB, Canada. Love the simple blue/gold elegance of your card. Happy Birthday to you and Happy 8th Anniversary to Altenew!

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  78. Hi from Illinois. I love the Leaf Cluster die, and what you created with it is Gorgeous!!!

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  79. Hello from OH! Lovely card, the color combo is perfect! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  80. Hi from Utah. I love your design and will be casing it. Thanks so much.

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  81. Hi from Iron River,WI. Love this card.

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  82. Hi from Calif. This is so dramatic. I love the colors, and the 3D look!

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  83. Hi from AZ! Love your elegant and dramatic card--love the dark navy against the white background, stunning!

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  84. Hi from St. Vincent & the Grenadines. This is a card I can definitely try. Stunning!

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  85. Hi from Escondido, CA! Lovely card, I really like the off set die cut.

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  86. Hi from Florida. Creative design and nice masculine colors.

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  87. I love that you did such a calming card and still managed to bling it up with glitter. All the best from South Florida!

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  88. Hi from McConnellburg, Pennsylvania! So excited to celebrate with Altenew and see all the beautiful creations. Wow, what a beautiful card!

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  89. Thanks for sharing your work. Very nice!

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  90. Hi from Seattle! Fabulous! Fantastic card!!! So amazing. Thank you for brightening my day.

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  91. Congratulations on your 8th anniversary from your hometown, Syracuse, NY! Such an interesting card with a great color combination…

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  92. Hello from Clearwater, FL! Very pretty card! Love it!

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  93. Hi from Kentucky! Pretty card! Love the blues.

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  94. Hi from Connecticut!! Beautiful cards.

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  95. Hi from San Diego, CA! Gorgeous card! Love your blue theme with the leaves... very striking! Thank you for sharing

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  96. Hi from the Florida Panhandle. Such a gorgeous card!
    Thanks for sharing.

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  97. Great card! I really love the blue tones!

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  98. Hi from Colorado. Thanks for the inspiration: it is a gorgeous card.

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  99. Hello from Washington state. Your card is so pretty! I love the dimension and the way you use the negative space.

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  100. Hi from Australia! An amazingly striking card Linda! Such clever use of coloured cardstock to get maximum impact from the die cut!! Thanks so much for sharing. Take care. ! :)

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  101. Hello from Texas. What a clever technique to use the negative space from cutting out the die shape as well as the shape. Unique!

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  102. Hi from NH! Happy anniversary to Altenew! What a beautiful card Linda. Love that leaf die! The blue/gray hues are so pretty. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  103. Hi from Washington. What great ideas your card incorporates. I really like the ink blending under the cut out with the offset die cut. Beautiful!

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  104. Hi I’m from Cedar City, Utah! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, ALTENEW!

    Love those bold botanicals! How gorgeous! Thanks for the inspiration.

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  105. Hi from TX! Love the dimension and the shades of blue- so pretty!

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  106. Hi From Pleasant Gove UT. Love the little touch of glitter. great work!

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  107. Hello from Florida. I love the dimensions of your card, so cute!

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  108. Hi from MA! Thanks for sharing this card. What a great technique to add color and dimension while keeping things simple!

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  110. Hello from Charlotte, NC! Such a beautiful card!!

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  111. Greetings from upstate New York! I love your wonderful and creative card. Beautifully done. Thank you for sharing. Happy 8th Birthday, Altenew. Have a lovely day.

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  112. Hello from Northern Kentucky! Oh Wow...I LOVE your card design! And I love those colors you used! I'm going to have to try something similar with dies I have. Thanks so much for the inspiration!

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  113. I love that you made the leaves in a non-traditional color, navy!

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  114. Love the contrast between your ink blending and the die cut layered overto! So stunning

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  115. Great card Linda. I hope you have an amazing day!

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  116. Happy Birthday to you and Altenew as well! What I love about this card is the versatility of this die and the colors you chose! This would be a great CAS holiday card by adding a few red berries or ribbon. Beautiful!

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  117. Hello from Wisconsin. This is a fun card!

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  118. Hello from Portland Oregon USA! Love this layout. I can see many of my dies working well for this. Thank you for sharing!

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  119. Hello from Texas! I love how you used the die to make this card! Simple but elegant!

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  120. Linda, I love this technique! It's simple and lets the shape and colors take the spotlight. Thank you!

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  121. Hi, from Wakefield, RI, USA! This is sooooo cool!! I love the blues you used (blue is my favorite color) and the fun technique with the die cuts! The little bit of gold sparkly paper is perfect!

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  122. Nice project share. Good look at creating with the leaves. Nice details.

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  123. Hi from northwest Alabama! Creative card with the dark leaves! Thanks for sharing AND happy 8th birthday to Altenew!

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  124. Hello from Iceland. That card is amazing - love how you used the die-cut.

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  125. Hi from Vancouver Canada :) I have never seen a card design like this, it's so unique. I really like your colour choices too. Thanks for sharing!

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  126. Hi from Dublin, Ireland! Very cool and unique design!

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  127. Hello from Michigan! I just love the your card!

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  128. Hi from Ohio. Pretty design with this leaf cluster. I like the gold strip.

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  129. Hi from Janesville, WI! Your card is very pretty!

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  130. Hi from NJ! Love the use of the positive and the negative on this card. Very nice.

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  131. Hello from NY! Love how you offset the positive leaf piece over the negative to make a striking card!

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  132. Hi from Utah! What a beautiful card I love the blended background you created to go with it.

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  133. Hello from Oregon! I love your card; blues and grays together are so nice and the touch of gold sets it off, nicely.

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  134. Hi from Neenah WI! beautiful card!

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