05 November 2013

GRATITUDE ...

{DT Project Path of Positivity: Challenge #8}

This week our theme for Challenge #8 at Path of Positivity is THANKFULNESS.  I used the beautiful Wisteria Blossoms from DigiStamps4Joy who is one of our sponsors this week. You can purchase it here.   I have also used MISTERI - PRETTY KITTY from DigiStamps4Joy and you can find her hereThe wonderful and inspiring sentiment, all about thankfulness, was also designed by Lisa herself.

The design papers and buttons are from my scraps file.  The images were coloured with Copics and the buttons and raffia are from my stash.  The butterflies were stamped with Chiswick acrylic stamps and fussy cut.





The sponsors and prizes for this challenge are:

The sponsors and prizes for this challenge are:
  • Ten digital images from Creative Bug Digitals for the person out of the top seven who receives the most votes during voting week.
  • Three digital images from Ike's World for the post or project that the DT deems most inspiring of the bunch.
  • A prize of any FIVE images from DigiStamps4Joy, our guest sponsors this month, for a person chosen in a random draw based on all entrants.
  • One digital designer paper from Décosse's Dynamite Doodles for one lucky voter who leaves a comment.
  • One digital sentiment for every single person who enters the challenge from Décosse's Dynamite Doodles as well.
    Hope you will play along this month, so come on link your THANKFULNESS creations to Path of Positivity Challenge No.8. Can't wait to see your THANKFULNESS creations.  Receiving a free sentiment just for entering the challenge should be a great incentive in itself - and Lisa's sentiments are wonderful judging by the one I used on my card.
       
    Once again I would love to try my hand at the following challenges with this creation:
    Thank for all your friendly visits here in my little space in blog land.  The love you leave behind is so inspiring, and please know that I try and return the love, most of the times.  Signing off with a photo I took a few years ago on a game farm in KwaZulu Natal - typical African bushveld.

    {SOURCES OF PRODUCTS USED ON MY CARD}

    112 comments:

    1. Gorgeous card Desire! She's so pretty and beautifully coloured. *puts DT hat on* Thanks for playing along with the current CraftyHands challenge. Sammy-x

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    2. Quite agree with the sentiment Desire. The image is beautiful and yet again a gorgeous design.
      Have a lovely week.
      Hugs Sharon. x

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    3. This is wonderful Desire. The image and sentiment are delightful x

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    4. That is soooo beautiful. Just love the colors you have used for it. Great combination of the images again!!!!

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    5. Just WOW! Fabulous scenery and colouring, beautiful sentiment and those papers are a perfect match. Just FABULOUS!

      Huggsss, Angelique

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    6. Good morning, just popping in for my virtual and generic c/p visit to see your latest creations, say hello and hope you have a good week.

      B x

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    7. Another gorgeous entry in to our very first challenge at CraftyHands...love your creations,they are always so lovely..x

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    8. Such a beautiful card...Thank you for joining in with the challenge over at Rhedd & Rosies...x

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    9. Beautiful, fabulous card.
      luv
      Debby

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    10. gorgeous image and love the colours -great embellishments and love the sentiment
      Carol x

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    11. Gorgeous, lovely papers and fabulous image.xxx

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    12. I love your creation Desire and your colouring is beautiful. Thank you for joining in with the Ribbon, Twine and Fibres challenge at Incy Wincy Designs this week.

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    13. Absolutely stunning, love the sentiment too x

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    14. What a lovely card! Love all the purple hues.

      Thanks for joining us at Sister Act Card challenge this week.

      -Angeline DT

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    15. Super pretty! Great card design, lovely image and awesome sentiment. We all need to head these words - everyone of us as we have soooo much to be grateful for. Love your card Desire. Hugz!

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    16. Desire this is just gorgeous...I have yet to do my card for the next challenge at POP. Lovely images and I have them so need to use them at some stage, you are an inspiration.xx

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    17. Beautiful and stunning card Desire!!
      Love all the butterflies, and you cloring is fabulous as always!
      Hugs,Sandra

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    18. Oh Desire, I really do not know where to start talking about this wonderful card that delivers a very wise sentiment with such pure beauty. The combination of the two lovely images, the use of a step card to create a beautiful scene, your gorgeous colours .... everything makes this card very special and very memorable and I'm very moved by it. Good luck in our challenge this week. Ingrid xx (OSAAT Team)

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    19. Love the image and sentiment. Great looking card. Thanks for joining our Purple and Green challenge at Delightful Challenges.

      ~~Chris
      DC-DT

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    20. A gorgeous card Desire. The image and design look fabulous and I love all the pretty butterflies.
      Lorraine x

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    21. Beautiful card, Desire! The design and colors are gorgeous! Love the sentiment! :)
      Big Hugs,
      Jackie

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    22. Simply stunning Desire. Gorgeous image and colour combo.

      Thank you for joining us over at the Scribble and Scrap Challenge. Good luck.
      xx

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    23. How sweet! Love the delicate image and the butterflies......looks fab!

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    24. This is so delightful Desire.

      Hugs
      Cathy
      xxxx

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    25. Just lovely Desire!

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    26. This is a fabulous card Desire, such a gorgeous image and lovely colour combination and of course brilliant design as always.
      Pauline
      x

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    27. This is gorgeous as usual!!!! Your work is always so stunning!! Hope you are settling in nicely after your move :) *hugs*

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    28. Such a beautiful image and gorgeous colors Desire! Really great creation! Thanks so much for joining us at Catch the Bug Challenges Hope you will join us on the next challenge! Hugs - *Vicki*~ November GDT

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    29. Hi, Desire! What a wonderful card design - I can always tell which cards are yours before even seeing your name This gentle card is so sweet with the softness of purple and lovely natural earth tones. The sentiment looks great with her toe touching it, and I cannot believe all those little dots around the image! Wow! So pretty! hugs, de

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    30. Gorgeous card, Desire! Wonderful colors, images and design!

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    31. Your card is beautiful...and I always love to see you end your post with one of your beautiful photographs.

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    32. Anonymous5:37 PM

      Fabulous card, great background and image.

      Thanks for joining us at Craftyhands Challenge Blog.

      Moira DT xx

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    33. this is gorgeous Desire.

      gr karin

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    34. Soooo beautiful, Desire!!! I love the colors and your coloring is gorgoeus! Love it!!!
      hugs, Sharon

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    35. Anonymous5:40 PM

      Gorgeous card love the colours and image.

      Thanks for joining us at Rhedd & Rosie Challenge Blog.

      Moira DT xx

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    36. Whoa, this is absolutely stunning Desire, the design is gorgeous and I love the detail with the butterflies and buttons...so pretty :) Donna ♥ x

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    37. Wow this is stunning x

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    38. Such a stunning card! Thanks for sharing it with us at Robyn's Fetish Challenge.

      Laurence DT

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    39. Very Pretty! Love the colors and the type at the bottom. Thanks for joining us at Glitter N Sparkle!

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    40. this is gorgeous Desire.
      Thanks for join us at ScrapbookStampSociety Challenge.

      Greetings Karin DT Coördinator


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    41. That's great art again Desire!
      Thank for joining us at scrapbookStampSociety Challenge
      Hope to see again:)
      Hugs Kaija DT-member

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    42. Gorgeous card Desire, love the image.

      Hugs
      Linda xxx

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    43. so gorgeous desire.fabulous design and the image and colours are stunning :D

      xx coops xx

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    44. Absolutely stunning. Saw it on MIM.

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    45. Just gorgeous, Desire! I always enjoy looking at your cards!

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    46. so so pretty, love the colors and message
      hugs
      céline

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    47. What a fabulous card!

      Thanks for joining us at One Stitch at a Time this week, and good luck!

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    48. Fantastic design, Desire, it has kind of a dreamy feel to it! I think you're so great at picking sentiments for your cards too.

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    49. Beautiful card, love the image and butterflies. :)

      Hugs, Anne.

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    50. A lovely card Desire. Gorgeous image and colours.
      Mags
      x

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    51. So gorgeous. I love the images you've used and your beautiful coloring.

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    52. This card has such an thoughtful quality to it. I love your colour choices and especially the way you have coloured my sentiment. You really always do make them look better than the original. I also like how you added the girl in front of the door. She really looks like she belongs there. Thank you so much for squeezing this project in during such a very hectic time in your life. Thank you for continuing to share your art on our own unique DT journey over on the Path of Positivity.

      Hugs,
      Lisa

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    53. Wow amazing project. Very detailed. Thanks for playing at OSAAT. Good luck.

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    54. Wonderful Creation. Thanks for sharing at Love To Scrap.

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    55. Wow such Beautiful Layers of your Scenery! You always have the best Sentiments Loooove them! Have a Great week!

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    56. I really like the photos you share at the end of your post. Lovely card too...such a great sentiment.

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    57. Fantastic work Desire. As usual you never fail to impress, Lou x

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    58. Beautiful image and card design . Thanks for sharing on Make it Monday

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    59. Colored beautifully and I love the sentiment. What a wonderful step card!!

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    60. Fab card, thank you for joining us over at The Crafting Musketeers Challenge Blog , Fran (DT) xx

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    61. Fab card, thank you for joining us over at The Crafting Musketeers Challenge Blog , Fran (DT) xx

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    62. Beautiful card and colors Desire. I saw this on MIM..Loz

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    63. Love your center step card! The colors, butterflies & coloring are just beautiful...very nice work! Thanks so much for playing along with us @ 613 Avenue Create & hope to see you back again next week!!!

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    64. A beautiful card in llovely colours, design and fab colouring! The image, sentiment and butterflies all go so well together! Marlies

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    65. What a beautiful scene, Desire! It goes perfectly with your sentiment! Love your soft color palette, your coloring, the DP and die cut, and those beautiful 'flies! :^)
      Hugs, Penny
      And wow, what a gorgeous photo! Wish I could see that area someday--but I cannot fly that far, lol!
      (My wings don't work that well, and I cannot sit on a plane that long!)

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    66. Great card & image. Thanks so much for joining us over at Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog, good luck and hope to see you next time
      ~ Denise DT ~

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    67. Thanks for sharing your beautiful card for Crafting Musketeers 'pretty pastels' challenge, Hazel, DT Crafting Musketeers x

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    68. You've really outdone yourself with this one. I absolutely love this and the way you created a scene. This is just so cool. Thanks for visiting and playing with us at Mema's Crafts and good luck in the draw. Remember we offer a challenge every month with two chances to win!

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    69. Very unique... thank you for sharing with us at the PND challenge blog... xo Nikki DT

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    70. What a wonderful card!! So pretty!Thank you for playing along with my Flutter By Wednesday Challenge!

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    71. Fabulous card Desire, wonderful image & design!

      Good to see you join us for the OSAAT Challenge, hope to you come back soon!
      ¸..• ´¨¨)) -:¦:-¸.•´ .•´¨¨))*((¸¸.•´ ..•´
      Shell in Alaska
      http://akstamping.blogspot.com

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    72. WOW, I love this project! Very true sentiment and I love the stamped butterflies!

      Thank you for joining Brown Sugar´s Things with wings Challenge. Good luck! Hope to see you back soon again!
      Nick

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    73. Absolutely gorgeous as ever! Love the purple!

      Peace & Luv,
      Jeannie

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    74. Really pretty card! I love the colors you used! Thank you for joining us this week at the Digital Delights Challenge! We hope you play along with us again soon.

      Jackie, Digital Delights Challenge DT

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    75. beautiful card and wonderful sentiment.

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    76. Beautiful card Desire

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    77. Love this card and the sentiment is beautiful!!!!

      Your photo is gorgeous!!! I love the bush!

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    78. So soft and pretty. Love the image, the sentiment and the butterflies. Thanks for joining us for the anything goes challenge at Catch the Bug.

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    79. The colour palette for of your card is simply gorgeous! I love the way you have merged the two images! Thanks for joining our ANYTHING GOES challenge at Bugaboo's Catch the Bug blog this week, Good luck in the draw. Please join us again for the next challenge.
      luv'n huggz
      Jen Leeflang
      BUGABOO DT

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    80. Such a beautiful card. Thank you for joining us at Robyn's Fetish Challenge. Marlene DT

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    81. Gorgeous card with beautiful details ..
      Thank you for joining SC's colorchallenge this week.
      Lot's of good luck, and welcome back..

      Hugs, Kaia

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    82. Every detail on this card is lovely and helps to create such a beautiful design. The colour scheme is gorgeous, the image so pretty, and the sentiment wonderful. I love the fussy cut butterflies and the sweet button treatment. Thanks for joining our More Than One Fold challenge at Craft Your Passion. I certainly hope we see you again soon. It's always a treat to visit your blog.

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    83. What a Fabulous creation!
      Thanks so much for playin’ along with us this week for the Catch The Bug Anything Goes Challenge with Bugaboo Stamps!
      Be sure to check out The Bug Blog for our next challenge that begins tomorrow! We hope you’ll play along!
      Hugs & Happy Days!
      ~Min: Bugaboo Asst DT Coordinator
      Kaymin Kreations

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    84. Fantastic card. Love the colour. I like the photo to. x

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    85. This is beautiful! Thanks for joining us at CYP! HUgsxx

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    86. Very pretty card. I really like that wisteria covered doorway. It looks so pretty on this card.

      Great sentiment!

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    87. Lovely card, so many wonderful details! Thanks for joining us at Opus Gluei!

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    88. Love your blog and your card is stunning. I love the sentiment you have used on your card. So true. Thanks for stopping by my blog.
      Hugs, Nancy mulberrystation.blogspot.com

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    89. Hi, Desire! Oh my! This is a wonderful piece of ARTWORK!! Thanks so much for sharing!
      Regards and "Hugs", Renata

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    90. Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving the sweet comment and becoming a follower. Love your beautiful card, great colors and that you have highlighted the image with the black dotting. Very creative.
      Hugs, Heide

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    91. Gorgeous card Desire! Fabulous design, colors and images and I love that sentiment!
      Hugs, Tammy

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    92. wonderful card ... thankyou for joining us at the paper nest dolls challenge x jane papernest dolls design team x

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    93. This is such a pretty card! Love the soft colour scheme and the way you've layered it all together - and those gorgeous butterflies. :)

      Thanks for joining in with our Use a Digi challenge at OSAAT this week.

      Ali

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    94. Darling card and so beautifully colored. Thanks for joining us at the Corrosive Challenge Blog.

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    95. My eye was drawn straight to your lovely image. The colors are so right for it and the butterflys help to keep the eye moving around your project. Thanks for joining us at OSAAT this week. Good luck. Maggie - DT

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    96. I'm back with a DT hat on to say how fabulous this is!!! Just love it.

      Thanks for joining our fortnightly challenge here at Scribbles and Scrap Challenge. Hope you will join us next time DT Crafting Vicky I’m doing a little giveaway to celebrate 450 followers come and join in http://crafting-vicky.blogspot.ca/2013/10/giveaway-celebration-for-450-followers.html

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    97. Absolutely GORGEOUS! Love it!
      Thank you for joining us at 2 Creative Chicks Challenges.
      Have a wonderful day,
      Migdalia
      ♥ Crafting With Creative M ♥
      ♥ 2 Creative Chicks Challenges ♥

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    98. Gorgeous card, lovely!!! Thanks for sharing it with us at PTT...

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    99. Hi Desire! Thanks for stopping by my blog. This card is beautiful and wow, what a gorgeous photo as well. Thank you for sharing!

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    100. So totally pretty Desire. Kim

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    101. A lovely creation. Thanks for sharing with us at Crafting Musketeers and good luck.
      Mags
      x

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    102. Wow!!! This is gorgeous! Wonderful design and sentiment. Truly inspiring card that would look oh so nice on a desktop! Great job! Thanks for joining us over at Twisted Tuesday Challenges!

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    103. This is really beautiful Desire..
      Hugs, Marjorie xx

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    104. Amazingly beautiful with your signature dimensional touch as always Desire.

      Thanks for sharing at BM this week.

      Sharon x

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    105. Gorgeous and fab fold, awesome details and delightful image.
      Hugs

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    106. Very nice! I love the dimensions! Awesome job! Thanks for joining us at the Oozak challenge!

      -Samantha

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    107. What a gorgeous piece! The use of the restrained palette is so wonderfully rich, it is refreshing to the eyes. Love the composition and your layout, drawing the eye to the elements and accenting the sentiment. Beautiful! Thank you so much for finding us at Opus Gluei and participating in our challenge, I hope you return for more fun with us!

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    108. Gorgeous card Desire! I love the images you used and beautiful butterflies! Great sentiment. Have a terrific day! Hugs, Gloria

      http://purpleglocreations.blogspot.com

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    109. darling card!!!!!!
      lovely butterflies!!!!!
      tfs:)

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    110. Beautiful card Desire', loving the butterflies and the purple and green colours!
      hugs
      Glenda

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    111. Hi Desire. Thanks for sharing your beautiful work with Country View Challenges.
      hugs {brenda} x0x

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    Crafty hugs
    Desire