Thursday, 22 August 2013

LOTV... Christmas blog hop.



Hi...hope you are having a nice week so far?
really lovely to be here today with our Lili of the Valley
design team blog hop........
   to celebrate the launch of the gorgeous new Christmas stamps,
this is the second set of the 2013 Christmas collection
 and there are 20 stamps including some of your favourite characters
 and also a few more traditional designs

The stamps will be available to buy
 on the website from midday on Sunday August 25th (UK time)

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 I’m sure you know what to do by now ...
just ‘hop’ from one blog to another following the links
 and leave a comment on each card,
 hopefully we can give you lots of ideas
 and inspiration along the way for using the new images

There is a fabulous prize up for grabs on the hop,
 we don’t know where it is hidden
 so do make sure you that you visit
 and comment on every blog

You have a couple of days to join in,
 we will let you know on Saturday evening
 which was the ‘lucky’ blog and
 a winner will be drawn at random
 from all the comments that were left on that blog
 The prize is a full set
 of the new Christmas stamps...
that’s 20 rubber stamps, one each of all the newest designs
 Here's a list of all the blogs taking part
 and remember that you will need to visit them all
 and leave a comment on each one
 to have the best chance of winning;



 for my make i have used the really sweet image...
""" The Top Hat """


just love these characters,
i have coloured them with Versacolor cubes
and distress markers...


 
my card is quite simple,love kraft card and
have die cut some little felt trees
used lots of puff white embossing powder,
 also a Grunge Christmas postmark
and a sentiment stamp
a couple of brads,thread and a button...
i didn't realise until now that it looks like
the snowman is sprinkling the snow on the top hat :)

You should be visiting  the very lovely Mary J next
 and if you get lost you can always go back
 to the beginning and pick it up from there

Don’t forget to stop by the Ideas to Inspire blog 
on Saturday evening when you can
 find out who the lucky winner is of that great prize...

 thanks so much for stopping by...
Enjoy the hop…    and good luck!
have a lovely day..hugs all.Lou.xxxxxx

183 comments:

  1. ohhh Lou this one is so sweet, I love it.
    hugs rian

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  2. On no more stunning ideas... not enough hours in the day to try then all. Gorgeous image and a stunning layout, great coloring too. Love it. X

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  3. woooow love the stamp and winter coulors.
    hugs
    angelique

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  4. This is just beautiful Lou, such a cute stamp. I see you have made some gorgeous felt trees again..they look amazing..can I ask..do you use 100% wool or a wool/acryllic mix? I used some cheapie felt in my die cutter and it wasn't very successful..LOL! Hugs x

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  5. Absolutely gorgoeus. Love the details with the faux stitching,winter scene with trees adn sparkly snow and loove your colouring.TFS. Bettina xx

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  6. This is such a pretty card and the image is just so sweet! xxx

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  7. Love the colours on your card! And the snow is fab!

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  8. Lovely card, great snow effect!

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  9. Hi Lou,
    Your cards always amaze me and this one is just gorgeous. I like the felt Christmas trees and the snow and it is such a cute image.
    Chris X

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  10. Gorgeous card, and beautiful colouring of an adorable image!
    I also really love the little tab with the brads, it just adds that extra little something :-)

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  11. Brilliant card the trees look fab. Love the snow effect as it makes the whole card have that real wintery feel x

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  12. Lou
    Love the card and the way you have used the snow - really adds to the whole effect of the card.
    Elaine

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  13. Awwwwwwww that image is just delightful. Amazing colouring, I love the snow effect and gorgeous trees too.
    Thank you for the inspiration
    Sue xx

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  14. What a lovely card another gorgeous stamp. How am I going to decide which one to buy !! Love and Happy Crafting Carole x

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  15. Love this one too. That little bunny really is too cute. Beautiful colouring. Rosemary I

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  16. Love your layout and the use of Kraft paper....it's so versatile and seems to work with everything. Fab card xx

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  17. Hi Lou, Lovely Christmas scene with wintry colour combo & snow.
    Many Thanks.
    Karen x

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  18. Lou, I LOVE this ...lucky lucky you getting to play with these beauties first...
    TFS
    HUgs xx

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  19. Beautiful card Lou.
    Love these new stamps, they seem to get better each year.
    Chris xxx

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  20. This is SOOO cute!!
    I love how you have created the snow, it really does make it pop out of the card!!
    You are so right aswell that it really does look like that cute snowman is sprinkling the snow on the top hat, how fun!
    Thanks for sharing
    Hugs
    Kelly
    xxx

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  21. Wow the new stamps are gorgeous. Lovely card.
    hugs Anke

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  22. Adorable card Lou. It's going to be so hard to choose a stamp from this collection. x

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  23. I love this image as I adore snowmen! A wonderful creation x

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  24. HI Lou,

    Your colouring is so amazing. I love the look of your card the colours are beautiful. I'll definitely use your felt tree idea, they're fab.
    Hugs
    Karen x

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  25. So sweet this card, a helping hand. Really made me smile. Thank you

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  26. Hallo,

    wow verry nice, love it.

    The new images is beautiful and inspireing.

    Thanks for sharing

    Hugs Lotte

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  27. Beautiful card, love the colouring..and I LOVE the felt trees!!

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  28. this is adorable Lou - understated and fabulous - love the kraft and your colouring is amazing xx

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  29. This is so pretty! I love the little felt trees and the "snow"!

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  30. Your card is so nice.

    Hugs,
    bastel_fee

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  31. Wonderful card with a great image.

    Hugs, Nanda

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  32. Gorgeous card, love this new image x Rachel

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  33. Great card! Thanks for sharing!

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  34. Gorgeous card, another sweet image - I am spoilt for choice.

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  35. Beautiful card! love the image.
    hugs, Helena

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  36. Hello,

    cute motiv with the animals, a dream :-)) i like your card soo much. thanks for showing.

    have a nice day, hugs renate

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  37. Oh I love this. The inpsiration you are all giving us is phenominal on the blog hop.Thank you x

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  38. Cute card! I love the felt Christmas trees, they just finish it off beautifully. Debra x

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  39. Great card, I love your vintage technique, I can not get close to creating this great look. Have a great day.

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  40. What a beautiful little card. The felt trees are just amazing, fantastic detail.

    Hugs
    Brenda

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  41. Snowmen and trees... It is a good looking card.

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  42. Such a sweet card! I love all the snow around these little cuties!
    <3 Emily L.

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  43. Wooowww!!!... Amazing card!!!
    Hugs,
    Vale ;)

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  44. Really like your card and the snow effect!

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  45. This is gorgeous Lou. the new stamp looks fabulous and I love the design and all the pretty details
    Lorraine x

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  46. Great card I want them all I feel I should be singing jingle bells
    Ann

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  47. Lovely couple..there in the snow!!
    Seems real,
    Hugs Blankina

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  48. Love your ideas on your cards. The details really make them pop, thanks for sharing

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  49. What a lovely image! That snowman looks so happy to be getting a warm hat!

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  50. Such a cute card!!

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  51. Awwww, this is another perfect card. ♥

    Hugs,
    Heike

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  52. Just when I don't think they can get any cuter - along comes this adorable image. Love the felt trees - the perfect embellishment! Thanks so much for sharing your creativity, I'm off to hop and gather more inspiration.

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  53. This stamp is adorable too!! Love this one and love the cute little felt trees that you have on it! Thanks so much for the chance to win... Only 2 more blogs to see.....

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  54. What a stunning card and I love it is mounted on kraft, it looks so traditional. Definitely need to have this lovely stamp.

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  55. Loving the blog hop and the new release look fabulous, off hopping! Jane x

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  56. I love the coloring technique it came out great thanks for sharing.

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  57. Oh I am so in love with all of these stamps I've seen!
    A wonderfully designed card, I love the little felt trees and fab snow!
    Kelly.x

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  58. I love the animal stamps thanks for sharing.

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  59. These new stamps with the animals are lovely. I cant wait to order mine.

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  60. Wow such a simple, cute however effective christmas card. Love it! Great colouring and I absolutely love the felt trees. Great ideas floing now. Briliant bloghop :0)

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  61. What a sweet design!! I love those felt trees and the fun snowy texture!! Such a lovely design! TFS! HUGS :)

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  62. Too cute, I love how you've placed the "snow" ''.

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  63. Too cute, I love how you've placed the "snow" ''.

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  64. this is soooooo special, just loving the felt trees
    hugs

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  65. Love the little Christmas trees and gorgeous stamp.
    Hugs Ali x

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  66. Totally loving the release, can't wait for this one too, so cute.

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  67. Oh, this is so cute! I love the touches of snow you added to the cute image!

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  68. Awh! Soooo cute..gorgeous image and so beautifully coloured... lovely embellishments too!... Great trees!!
    Hugs,
    Marjorie xx

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  69. Frosty the snowman and the hat that makes him come to life what a magical image and love the card such detail but still looks clean and winter crisp and those trees are just so cute reminds me of fuzzy felts I use to play with as a child many many years ago, thanks for the inspiration and memory jogger too.

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  70. Great card such fun those little tree's looking good hugs christa

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  71. Wonderful image and a very lovely card, Kate x

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  72. fabulous card, love the image

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  73. Your card looks like a work of inspiration. I love the felt trees too!

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  74. What a sweet card. The snow adds so much to it.

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  75. Another wonderful image made into a stunning card.

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  76. Another lovely stamp, so hard to choose

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  77. Such a cute card, it's beautiful!

    Emma x

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  78. Oh, that image is just darling. And your card is so gorgeous, what a great idea. So so cute.

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  79. Love love your felt pine trees! love your card very much, clean and simple style, and so so pretty! fabulous coloring of this cute scene. Hugs.

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  80. Very cute image, and fabulous colouring and layout.
    pauline x

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  81. So gorgeous - adorable image so beautifully coloured and I love the felt trees :o)
    Thanks for a fun hop.
    Debs xx

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  82. Lou this is fabulous, love everything about it.
    Hugs Tracy x

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  83. These new characters are just so adorable. I love the little scene they're in here. Your card is gorgeous. Love the soft colouring.
    Another stamp on my 'must have' list.
    Hugs
    Annette
    xx

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  84. Wow, your card is adorable, wonderful colors and Details. Love the new images.

    Hugs
    Heike

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  85. so effect and so perfect colored

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  86. Oh your card is adorable.Love this sweet image.Fab felt trees.Hugs Debbie x

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  87. LOVE the added touch of the dimensional embossing powder! Lovely card.

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  88. Adorable card! Love this image and yes, it looks like the snowman is sprinkling snow on the hat! Your coloring is wonderful on this beautiful image and those felt trees are fabulous! Gorgeous card! --Gail

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  89. Oh love this! totally gorgeous!!!

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  90. beautiful colouring - gorgeous card x

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  91. What a gorgeous card and I love the image. Another one to add to my list.
    Helen

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  92. Beautiful card! Love the colouring! XXX

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  93. Lovely Winter scene and great attention to detail.

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  94. Poor Snowy! He'll get cold without his hat - quick Puss, put it on him! Another gorgeous Christmas make. xx

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  95. Great mix of texture, lovely card x

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  96. Hi Lou, as always I love your card. Stunning image and design too. Hugs, Carol S.xx

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  97. love this Lou...love the kind of country rustic look...love it!!

    Fi
    x

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  98. These images are just toooo cute!

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  99. so stunning lou.i love your fabulous design and colouring and the image is adorable ;D

    xx coops xx

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  100. Love the card and all the snow. It is very cute. Mickey

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  101. WOW WOW WOW FABULOUS AND STUNNING, LOVE THE DESIGN AND THE LAY OUT, THE IMAGE IS GORGEOUS XXXXXX

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  102. What a wonderful card you've made with this sweet image, Lou!! Love all of them! Thank you for sharing this wonderful inspiration with us.
    Hugs, Karina

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  103. Love this stamp and your card is beautiful. The felt trees complement the image perfectly!

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  104. Another beautiful card - I love the kraft card - looks fab! Kate xxx

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  105. Very nicely done!
    Regards, Britta

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  106. Love how your snowman is sprinkling the snow around on the hat looks fanastic stunning card !!

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  107. Gorgeous card. Loving the Kraft brown for Christmas. Think I may need all the new stamps :)

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  108. Love the card. Great choices of color and accents. I will probably
    have to buy this stamp too!

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  109. Hi Lou,
    Wow
    Another great LOTV image,
    You have created a wonderful showcase card,
    loving your attention to detail, it makes it stand out,
    and I want to touch the snow,
    a totally amazing card,
    hugs,
    Heather & Bronwyn x x

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  110. lovely card stamps are fab love the texture xx

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  111. This is a really cute card, the type I really like. xx

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  112. Just lovely. I like the Kraft feel for a "C" card. The new image is adorable, suitable for all the family.
    Debbiex

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  113. Hi Lou. How sweet of Puss and Jack to help the little snowman out with his top hat. Adorable and a great job of coloring. Nice layout, Lou. Hugs, :-)

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  114. the colours on your card are just perfect great image too
    hugs Margit

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  115. Your card made me smile!!! It is simply perfect!!!

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  116. I enjoy your card very much. So cute and the snow is wonderful! I need to get some of that stuff!

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  117. Love both of your card. I am really fond of sunflowers and fall colours.

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  118. OK , now I have 2 favourites! I just love your card with the kraft paper and felt trees. Its the perfect look for this awesome new stamp.

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  119. Cute card. Love where you used the snow. TFS

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  120. This card is quite magical--just like Frosty!

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  121. Beautiful card, so sweet image :)

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  122. Darling card! Love that sweet image and your fun felt trees! That snowman is so sweet!

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  123. Morning Lou, beautiful card! Love the colouring of the stamp! :-)

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  124. Wat een prachtige kaart is het geworden.

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  125. omg, how cute is this!! love it!

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  126. Loving the new stamps, hopping along to the next blog now. Thanks for the chance to win. Kim.

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  127. Lovely card Lou your coloring is gorgeous really makes the new cuties pop out of the card :)

    Hugs Mandy xxx

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  128. Wow absolutely loving the cards & brilliant ideas.
    Can't wait for LOTV to be on Create & Craft next week - sky record at the ready .........
    Fingers crossed I may be the lucky one to win the stamps
    Hugs
    Clare xxx

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  129. Love this Lou has a really rustic feel to it. Lisa xx

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  130. The image is so cute! Love the card.

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  131. Another favourite stamp and a very sweet card! Love it!
    xo Susanne H.

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  132. Lovely card! Love your coloring and color choices.
    Greetings from Finland.

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  133. Another stunning creation Lou! Love idea of the felt trees! Brilliant!

    Hugs,
    Iris

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  134. The cards on the hop just keep getting better and better they are amazing :)

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  135. Simply gorgeous!
    I love your style and the cute new images!

    Hugs,
    Jeannette

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  136. Fantastic card. Love how you have coloured the adorable image and those felt trees are magic.

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  137. I love it!!! Cute trees and I love the stamp!

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  138. Dear Lou,

    So lovely colors, so sweet! I like the trees alot!

    Greetings,
    Marieke

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  139. what a wonderful creation lovely.

    Greetings Cynthia

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  140. Gorgeous card thank you for the opportunity of winning the stamps. Off to hop. Lizzie xx

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  141. This is very very lovely. Such a cute image and I am loving seeing the kraft white colour combo

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  142. HI Dear Lou!!! Now gosh, this is simply GORGEOUS!!!! I realllly love your colouring .. very rustic and I can imagine they are right outside their log cabin playing in the snow! :) They way you did the snow is STUNNING! And you even thought of the cleverest thing .. you put it on the hat too!!! I love love LOVE this .. as always!!!

    As always, I've had a wonderful hop with you lovely ladies!

    Sending Big Hugs,
    Elise

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  143. Hiya,
    What a stunning card! Love the image and the coloring. Soo Amazing!
    Hugs Britt

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  144. Awwww...how gorgeous is this!! LOVE this adorable image. LOVE all the texture on your card and fab colouring!!

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  145. From the top Hat to a TOP card, beautiful

    Hermien

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  146. Really cute. The snowy effect is great & I like the trees. Super effect with the snowman & the top hat!

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  147. Love the new stamps and your card they are both fabulous. I would just love to win the stamps. Thanks Wendy

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  148. This is a really cute stamp and your card is fabulous! :o)
    Hugs,
    Cazza
    x

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  149. Gorgeous! Your coloring is fantastic.

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  150. I wish I could do cards like this x

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  151. This is gorgeous Lou, such a cute little scene, I love it! There's so much interesting texture too :)

    Tanya xx

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  152. Gorgeous Lou, love that sweet image and the cute felt trees.

    Kat x

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  153. Lovely card, cute image and great idea to make those felt trees !!
    xx Annie

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  154. Lovely card, another stamp for my collection of snowmen stamps. This one is cute.

    Elaine

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  155. Oh-oh! Another definite add to my wishlist. Love your card.

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  156. Such a sweet card. Great job coloring the image and what a fun new image.

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  157. It does look like the snowman is sprinkling snow on the top hat...too funny...and cute!! What a fabulous card!! Love the 3D effect with the felt trees & snowy embossing!!

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  158. fab card love the little scene beautifully coloured too x

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  159. Ooh, love the subtle colours you have used. Great card, thank you for sharing. xxx

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  160. Beautiful card with a cute image.

    Deborah A

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  161. Beautiful! I just love the faux stitching and that you used felt trees. I have never thought of trying that!

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thanks so much for your comments,
just luv to read them.xx