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Friday, January 15, 2016

Pretty Pink Posh Birthday Celebration Blog Hop

Today, I'm thrilled to be participating in the


I love Pretty Pink Posh and all of their wonderful products,
so I was very excited to be asked to join in with the celebration!

Here's the card that I made for the happy occasion,
inspired by the new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge:

southmoonunder.com

(Please visit the Curtain Call Challenge Blog 
for all the challenge info and deadline and to see what the other
design team members created for the challenge!)

The sweet little owl and cat hats in the photo reminded me of 
the cute little animals in Pretty Pink Posh's Holiday Pals stamp set.


I decided to create a faux-shaker card
(because creating real shaker cards tends to overwhelm me -- hee!)

I started by smooshing three colours of watered-down dye ink onto my background.
Once that was dry, I stamped my sentiment (from SSS's Big Scripty Sentiments)
and created my frame using one of Pretty Pink Posh's Scallop Frames dies.


I stamped the three critters from Pretty Pink Posh's Holiday Pals stamp set
onto another piece of white cardstock and coloured them in, using some 
Zig Markers coloured onto an acrylic block, with water and a paintbrush.
I fussy cut them out by hand as a group.



Then, I adhered some of the new beautiful Sweet Pea Sequins Mix
onto my background, gathering a bunch behind the critters,
so it looks like they're all piled up behind them -- but they aren't really!
They're just adhered in a long line along the sides and top of the animals!

A few more strategically placed sequins finishes it off.

I'm also linking this up to Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday Challenge: Ombre.

Now, it wouldn't be a celebration without some gifts & goodies!


Here's the list of everyone participating in the hop:


Leigh Penner (that's me!)

Remember commenting at each stop makes you eligible to win!

Thanks for looking!

277 comments:

  1. Such a pretty card with lovely colours! I love how you used all these critters!

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  2. Such a soft and pretty background!! ;)

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  3. So pretty . Love the ombre background. PERFECT:)

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  4. Even though I love shakers, I feel a little overwhelmed too. What a fabulous idea to make a faux shaker!!

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  5. Wow! Love the look of the card! I am refining my "smooshing" skills with distress inks and I love the look! The zig markers are fantastic! I love the scallops and pink dyes you've used!!

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  6. Super cute card! Love your color choices!

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  7. Pretty in Pink, love these cute cards.

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  8. So soft and sweet...love the Scallop frame dies!

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  9. Beautiful card with beautiful colors! I just learned you can make a faux shaker card today! How cute! Thanks for sharing!

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  10. Pretty card! So love the colors used!

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  11. Very beautiful. I love this smoothing technique you used to make this soft and subtle background.

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  12. The frame die sets off your montage beautifully!

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  13. Those are the cutest little animals. A bright, colorful card. Stay blessed!

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  14. I love your cards so much! You make them look so nice. Thanks for sharing! I love finding new blogs that are so fabulous along hops

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  15. Great card and such pretty colours.

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  16. I love this card. A shaker that isn't a shaker. I still don't have smooshing down yet but I will give it another try since I saw your card. :-)

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  17. So sweet! Love the soft background paired with those cuties!

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  18. Love the contrast between the black letters and the soft pinks...stunning!

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  19. I agree. As much as I love the shakers they seem like a lot of work. And right now I am in full valentine card mass production. I love the faux idea. That way I could make more cards in a short amount of time.

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  20. Love the soft colors and cute little critters.

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  21. What a sweet, sweet card. I have a granddaughter that would love to receive this card. I can also see using this card for an Easter card by just changing the sentiment.

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  22. So pretty! I love the background. The frame really focuses your eye. Thank you for sharing!

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  23. Your card is so adorable! And I love the faux shaker element of it. And I love the smooshing technique, came out so pretty!

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  24. What a great idea to make a faux shaker card! Great job! Thanks so much for joining this fun event! I love it!

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  25. Nicole O11:03 am

    Love the idea of a faux shaker card, brilliant!

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  26. The cutest card ever, just adorable!!!

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  27. I love this pretty pink birthday card! You do AMAZING inking and coloring on your cards! Beautiful!
    Take Care!
    Michele

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  28. Love the faux shaker card! It's adorable!

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  29. Such a cute card and wonderful idea with the faux shaker.

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  30. Anonymous11:26 am

    Your watercoloring is so pretty!
    Kirsten B in MN

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  31. Great card -like the background technique a lot!

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  32. Faux shaker? Genius! I'll be borrowing that technique for sure!

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  33. Very cute card - love those adorable critters and your beautiful watercolored background.

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  34. What a sweet card! I think I got a cavity just looking at it! LOL TFS!

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  35. Super cute, love the colors.

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  36. Your background is adorable and fits perfectly with the card.

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  37. Lovely card, critters me like:-)

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  38. Cute cards, and I love the "faux" shaker idea!!!

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  39. I love this faux shaker! What a great idea and a cute card to boot!

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  40. Such a sweet card. Love the colors and those little cute critters!

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  41. Clever faux shaker!! ;) Love the critters

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  42. Love the ombre background and the cute little animals at the bottom. Great card.

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  43. Leigh, so cute!! xoxoxo Love them all!

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  44. Love these cute little critters! And I love the idea of a faux shaker card. Wonderful sequins!

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  45. I love it.. nice touch to make it faux shaker...

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  46. Love how the frame pops on that beautiful background

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  47. Really cute and gorgeous card. The blended background is amazing!

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  48. What a pretty card for a little girl. So delicate and sweet.

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  49. Holly Saveur12:34 pm

    So cute!!

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  50. Love ,love , love it , so cute !

    Ineke XXX

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  51. Ooooo your card stole my heart. My favorite color is pink, and I love the cute little animals and the sequins and the frame.....I just love the whole card :) Hugs...Janie

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  52. Adorable!!!! Such a fun idea to create a faux shaker, genius! love it! :)

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  53. Love those critters.

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  54. The pale pink background with the white critters and pastel sequins are a perfect fit. Very cute card.

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  55. Oh my goodness! So adorable!

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  56. oh my, that background is so sweet. it really makes the card.

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  57. Love the card n pinks with sequences... thanks for sharing
    Celebrating in PPP 2nd Birthday Lets Party

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  58. What an adorable card! Love this die set from PPP!

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  59. Love that idea! As much as I like shaker cards, this makes it so much easier.

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  60. This card is so sweet!!!! Lovely creation!!!!

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  61. Nice illusion of shaker card there. This is not only the illusion you created with your card. For a while, I thought you did partial die cutting on the frame, to keep the critters attached to the frame. I didn't notice the seams on the photo. Lovely!

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  62. love your faux shaker...what a great idea for those of us who are shaker challenged!!

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  63. This card is great love the cutters how the pop on the card with the frame and shaker great love it OMG......over joyed new to stamping like kid in the candy store so much thanks for shareing

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  64. Your card is so lovely and delicate. I love it!

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  65. Very pretty shaker! I love the soft colors of the sequins and the background.... adore the cute little critters.... such a pretty card!
    TFS!
    Hugs,
    Jo
    ♥ Jo's Scrap Shack ♥

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  66. What a happy card. Thank for the inspiration

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  67. Teri Ann2:11 pm

    That little bird is a favorite of mine!

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  68. Ted Ann2:13 pm

    That little bird is a favorite of mine!

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  69. Such a sweet card! I like your technique of a faux shaker card :) I will have to practice it! My acetate never turns out so "blemish free" in the end so an alternative technique will be very handy!

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  70. Jan Elmore2:17 pm

    How'd you achieve that awesome background shading...it's really neat!

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  71. So sweet! Love the scalloped frame.

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  72. Definitely a little princess card! Love the faux shaker.

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  73. Oh... so adorable card!

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  74. what a clever idea to create a faux shaker card!! super cute!!!

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  75. How cute and what
    a great idea with
    the faux shaker!
    Carla from Utah

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  76. This is such a sweet card...perfect for those gorgeous sequins.

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  77. Love the soft colors and the cute animals! Nice faux shaker. I'll have to try that sometime!

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  78. Very cute card and the little critters are so adorable!!

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  79. What a sweet card! I Love pink. The lil animals are so adorable. Just beautiful.

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  80. Cute idea to create a faux shaker card!

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  81. This is adorable, and I love the idea of a "faux" shaker, shakers are a bit overwhelming to me too ;)

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  82. Wow... this is so flippin' cute!

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  83. I love the smooch....adorable card.

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  84. I love the soft and pretty colored background on your adorable card!

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  85. Is it easier to create a shaker-looking card? Looks so similar and yet seems more simple... Great idea and great card.

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  86. Super cute card Leigh! Gorgeous sequin mix too.

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  87. Beautiful, soft colours!

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  88. Oh you had me at the pink, and then the embellishments! So cute!

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  89. I love the idea of a 'faux' shaker card! It's so pretty with the soft shade of pink as the background. Those critters are an adorable addition. Fabulous card!

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  90. Sweet card, love the colors of this sequin mix and the great design of your card.

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  91. What a pretty card!

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  92. What a sweet shaker card. Looks like spring! :)

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  93. How fun! I love your pretty soft background. :)

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  94. Love your pretty card!!!

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  95. Very cute card and like the use of sequins!

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  96. What a sweet card. It's so pretty. Nicely done!

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  97. Love that faux shaker and the watercolored background, Leigh!! Such a super sweet card!

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  98. Martine M.5:56 pm

    A very sweet birthday card!

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  99. Great card! Very cute. Thanks for sharing.

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  100. Anonymous6:12 pm

    Very sweet cards. The animals set off the pink sequins wonderfully!

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  101. Such a cute card....perfect for the birthday celebration!

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  102. Leigh this card is super cute love the idea with the sequins. I would never have guessed that it's a faux shaker card.

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  103. Such a sweet card! I love the soft background!

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  104. Great shaker card. Love those little
    animals.

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  105. Adorable card, those critters are so cute!!

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  106. Adorable card and fussy cutting the critters as a group is such a great idea. Thanks.

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  107. Sooo pretty and sweet!!

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  108. Oh,Oh, Oh!!! Love the faux shaker! I get to play with sequins without flipping them all over the room trying to get the layers together! I have only done one shaker. I guess it's a learning process, but I totally love the idea of not fussing too much. And the critters are adorable. Thanks so much.

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  109. Adorable card Leigh. Thanks!

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  110. What a precious card! Love the "faux" effect...I'm going to have to try that. Also love the soft colors.

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  111. Awwwwwwww, Leigh,this card is just TOO CUTE!

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  112. What a gorgeous soft background!

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  113. Super cute critters!

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  114. Love the watercolor softness to your card, so pretty

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  115. Your simply colored animals are beautiful!

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  116. Anonymous7:36 pm

    Great faux shaker card. Lovely pretty colours

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  117. Such a great card! I love how you kept the animals white allowing for the background coloring to maintain the spotlight. The animals are so cute they didn't need a lot to make them stand out!
    Happy 2nd birthday, Pretty Pink Posh!!!

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  118. to cute, love the frame boarders,

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  119. What a cute card! I love the watercolor background, frame and adorable animals. Thanks for sharing.

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  120. I love the soft pink and cute critters in this card! Beautiful!

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  121. Super cute card!!

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  122. Wow, great card. I love how it looks like a shaker!

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  123. Can't tell it's a faux shaker from the pics!!! Nice job!! What a cute card.

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  124. Oh, my gosh, I love this! So soft and pretty!

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  125. Very pretty! Love this card!

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  126. So, so cute! Love this idea!

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  127. Super cute!!!! Those critters are sweet!!!

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  128. OH my goodness! Love those colors and that frame! Adorable card!

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  129. Love the card OMG love the shaker and the sweet pea and animals looks great

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  130. So cute, love you style. Thanks for sharing.

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  131. So cute! I can't stop smiling...thank you die sharing!

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  132. Love the not shaker card shaker card. to very cute

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  133. Such a cute card! I love anything w/cute animals!

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  134. What cute PPP critters and love, love the beautiful shades of the sequins....

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  135. Love the card it's like wow wonderful

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  136. OMG love this shaker card !!!!!! Keep sharing

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  137. Love those pinks!!

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  138. Such a sweet card!!! Love he pink!!

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  139. Oh how I love your sweet girly card, Leigh! That frame is so beautiful & what a great idea to do a faux shaker--love it!

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  140. Really cute card! I love pink cards.

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  141. Very cute!! The animals are adorable and I love the colors!

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  142. I like the pretty simplicity of this card.

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  143. So cute! I love the subtle colors

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  144. So pretty, love the sequin and frame!

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  145. What a sweet card!

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  146. Sweet cards with warmth.

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  147. Very girly and cute.

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  148. Darling card! Love the soft background and adorable critters ♥

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  149. Great idea to do a faux shaker card! Love that background!

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  150. Love the scalloped border and the adorable animals!

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  151. I love the sequins and the animals!

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  152. Love your style of doing the faux shaker thing! That's pretty cool

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  153. Beautiful colors! The card is sooo cute!!!

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  154. I really love the scripty fonts every time I see them and it looks great on your card.

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  155. HarmonyCat10:57 pm

    I love the way you let the background shine by not coloring the critters too intensely

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  156. I love all the new dies from PPP - especially that scalloped frame. Well done!

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  157. Such a cute card! Love the colors and the scallop borders just makes this card perfect!

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  158. I'm really liking your faux shaker concept! I may have to try that myself...and that sequin mix is soooo pretty!

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  159. So, so cute! Love your card!

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  160. What a cool idea for a faux shaker! I like the smooshed background, too!

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  161. pretty card... i love that color

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  162. I love the colors of the card!! Any little girl would love this card!!

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  163. Love the shading of the watercolors.

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  164. Super-Adorable shaker card!

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  165. Love the water water color backgrounds and your shaker cards.

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  166. Love the birthday card! The scallop rectangle frame brings so much more cuteness to the cute animals!

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  167. Love your card, the critters are just adorable. Thanks x

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  168. I love your border and the days shaker but I gotta get my hands on some PPP sequins... Problem is it will take me 3 hours to make 1 card but I love your inspiration. I am the only volunteer at Women and Children in crisis and I buy all the supplies to make cards with terminal cancer who are currently hospitalized. It is rewarding to see children who have nothing be so generous and caring in every thought they do with their card....they just need a better teacher. 😁 Thanks for the ideas!! God Bess!
    Gabbylou@live.com

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  169. Your smooshed background is very pretty.

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  170. So cute ...love the colored animals, and the little bunny is so precious! ; and of course the sequins!!!

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  171. Love your sweet faux shaker card! Adorable Leigh!

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  172. Ooooh.. A faux shaker! How clever - I will definitely make one (or fifty) or those! This card is soooo cute, too! :D

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  173. Very nice! Those critters are so cute!

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  174. Fantastic card! I love the soft wash in the background and the scallop frame. The sequins really make the card a stand-out.

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  175. Wow, it's really adorable card.

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  176. Wow, it's really adorable card.

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  177. Nice card. I like the faux shaker idea (I've never seen that). The background is so pretty and soft.

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  178. So happy to be on this team with you. Your card is absolutely adorable!

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  179. Great background with smooshing ...really sets off the cute animals. Lovely!

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  180. Faux Shaker! Love this idea. I love what you did with those cute animals too. TFS! kReN k

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  181. What a wonderful card! Love the color!

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  182. Your card is so cute. Thanks for sharing.

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  183. Leigh this is adorable - love your water-colored panel! Those little critters are indeed perfect for the challenge. I for one, would be fine with faux - I'm thinking you've started a new trend!
    =]

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  184. Great background with th ink smooshing. I like your faux shaker card idea too!

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  185. Such a pretty card! I love the colors!

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  186. Adorable card! Love the animals and the color of pink you used.

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