Tuesday, 6 December 2016

Advent Calendar Extravaganza with Taheerah Atchia

Hello Everyone! Today I’m excited to be joining my super talented friend Taheerah in some special event called Advent Calendar Extravaganza!




Advent Calendar Extravaganza is -the- festive event of the season! This ‘hop with a twist’ was dreamed up by Taheerah Atchia and features surprise destinations each day! Joining in the fun with Taheerah are ONE HUNDRED special guests - each serving up some fantastic Christmas inspiration! Just like an Advent Calendar, you’ll never know where you’re going to be visiting next until you ‘open the door’!

And that’s not all! With 25 *amazing* sponsors taking part as guests as well, your crafty wish list is bound to get a boost with a chance to win a prize EVERY SINGLE DAY!!

Join in the fun every day at taheerah-atchia.com to see what special surprises await behind the door!

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Today I'm sharing a very simple one layer Christmas card created with non-holiday stamp set. I simply used a leaf stamp from the Remember This stamp set by Altenew to create my background.

season's greetings

I added a sentiment from Pine Tree mini stamp set and some small dots with red marker for the berries. To finish my card I added glossy accents for some shine and dimension. Quick and easy, perfect for last minute card makers! *wink*

season's greetings


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It’s not a party without a prize - and with prizes every day there are several chances to win! Today’s prize is generously supplied by Altenew so you’ll definitely want to win! Simply leave a comment on this post - then head back to taheerah-atchia.com and leave a comment there too! You must leave a comment on Taheerah’s blog as well as mine in order to be eligible to win! Don’t forget to grab the other surprise destinations from Taheerah’s blog and head over to them to leave comments there as well to improve your odds even more! You have until 23:59 EST on 31st December 2016 to enter.

Don’t forget Advent Calendar Extravaganza runs from 1st-25th December inclusive so make sure you visit taheerah-atchia.com every day for fabulous inspiration and amazing prizes every single time! Merry Christmas!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!
Aga

197 comments:

  1. I love how simple the design is but the stamp layering makes it look great!

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  2. Sweet! Love the dance of leaves across your cards. A modern twist on a swag of holly. Great design!

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  3. This is a wonderful use of the stamps to create a unique design. Not only that it is quick and easy to make which will be helpful when trying to complete all of the Christmas cards to get out. Great job!

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  4. This is a wonderful use of the stamps to create a unique design. Not only that it is quick and easy to make which will be helpful when trying to complete all of the Christmas cards to get out. Great job!

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  5. Way to think out of the box! This is a gorgeous Christmas card.

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  6. ooh very pretty and inspirational:)

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  7. I really like that this is CAS. This would be fun for the kids to do. Minus the glossy accents.

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  8. Really cute card! Love how it is a clean and simple card.
    natgodfrey4@gmail.com

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  9. Beautiful! Love the simplicity but very classy.

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  10. Gorgeous card....clean, simple and elegant.
    DebbieC

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  11. Such a cute and simple card! Love your use of white space.

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  12. That is such a clever way to use those stamps. I love the design you created, very festive!

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  13. Lovely use of space and design on this Christmas card.

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  14. I love cards with lots of white space, and this is perfect in my opinion. Beautiful!

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  15. wow -- it's so simple and CAS and stunning and elegant! This one is stunning!

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  16. Simple and cute I really like how nice this cute is

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  17. fantastic CAS card - just lovely!!

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  18. Love the look of these! Traditional but also a little trendy!

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  19. Such a great idea to use just leaves

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  20. Great way to stretch stamp sets! Thanks for sharing this fun idea on the great extravaganza hop!!

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  21. Striking card! What a great use of a leaf from a non-Christmas set!

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  22. Very pretty with the leafy background.

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  23. Love the simplicity of this card..fabulous!

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  24. Such a beautiful card! Love the simple design. Thanks for sharing.

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  25. I really like that you used a non-Christmas stamp to model how we can use something we may already own to make it work as a Christmas stamp. Your card is beautiful.

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  26. Very pretty and
    a great use of
    the stamp.
    Carla from Utah

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  27. Great card. Love that it is a one layer and pretty.

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  28. Thank you Agnieszka for the great card. It just isn't Christmas without holly. I love the dimension and shine of Glossy Accents.

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  29. Simply lovely! Thanks for sharing!

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  30. So light and lovely ... and great to see a non-Christmas stamp used for Christmas!

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  31. Beautifully simple. A wonderful design.

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  32. This is one of these cards so difficult to make : it looks simple but in fact it is just beautiful and elegant and that's something difficult to do. Simple does not mean easy !!!!

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  33. This is such a pretty card! I love the simplicity :)

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  34. A beautiful card. I need to go back and look my stash of stamps with new eyes. Thanks for sharing.

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  35. Clean and simple is often the best. Lovely work.

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  36. I love the stamp layering you did. My Misti should arrive today. Then I just have to make it until Christmas to use it! Thanks for sharing!

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  37. Love this CAS card and design, so pretty and elegant!

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  38. Simple, but stunning!!! So classic Christmas.
    <3 J

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  39. Clean, simple and elegant. Beautiful.

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  40. Absolutely LOVE your card! Perfectly CAS. Thanks for the inspiration and chance to win. :D

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  41. This is gorgeous and makes a perfect Christmas card. Very creative!

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  42. Wow, wonderful background panel! Love the simplicity of your design!

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  43. This is a great example on how use something in multiple ways. Thanks for the inspiration to look at my things in more than one way.

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  44. Love this idea, and it would be an east card to make multiples quickly!

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  45. Wonderful leafy design and I love the pops of red!

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  46. Love your pretty card idea for us 'last minute' peeps ;-) Simplicity at it's best!

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  47. I like the gradient color that you used.

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  48. Love the card and the use of non-christmas stamps

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  49. I love the simplicity of this design.

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  50. Crisp, fresh and so deliciously CAS, Aga ... fabulous! Anita :)

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  51. Beautiful card. Love the "last minute" ease but such a gorgeous card!

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  52. Gorgeous and innovative way to transform a non-holiday set into one that becomes stunningly so! Your holly-and-berries are amazing! Thank you for being part of Taheerah's Extravaganza; you've sent my festive spirit soaring!
    ~carol

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  53. A beautiful CAS card & I love how you utilised a non-Christmas stamp but still made it look so festive.

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  54. This is so pretty! I love how you used that non-Christmas leaf, such a great idea!

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  55. A perfectly pretty CAS card. Gorgeous!

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  56. Aga, this card is so beautiful! I love how you stamped a few of the leaf images in 2 green ink colours.

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  57. nice simple elegance. thanks so much for sharing.

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  58. Sometimes simple is best, really nice card. Nikki

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  59. This is just wonderful. I had to look at the design again after I read the description. Didn't catch that these are not "Christmas" leaves! I really appreciate the simple elegance of your card. Well done! And thank you.

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  60. And I'm one of the last minute card makers.Wink!

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  61. I love the detail--so pretty.

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  62. This is a beautiful card Aga. I love this, very creative! Great work!

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  63. Simple yet beautiful! My style for sure!

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  64. Red and green are Christmas to me and I love this look of holly scattered across the card. Just Lovely!

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  65. Lovely card. A new twist on a wreath.

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  66. I love that you used a non-Christmas leaf design for your beautiful card! So pretty!

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  67. What a pretty card! The non-Christmas leaf design looks awesome -- it really delivers the holiday feeling!

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  68. Love how you used the leaf stamp!! Beautiful!!

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  69. What a great idea! Seasonal, simple and a super card.

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  70. Lovely card. I like that you used a non-holiday stamp. Great way to showcase the stamp's versatility.

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  71. Your card is stunning! I love how you used the leaves. So pretty!

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  72. Aga, a superb card as always! I adore everything you create.

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  73. great way to use a non holiday stamp to make a Christmas-y card!

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  74. That's such a brilliant idea! I'm sure I have some leaf stamps in my stash!!!

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  75. Beautiful! I love that you used a non-Christmas stam to create such a wonderfully Christmassy card.

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  76. Absolutely gorgeous!! Love the simplicity but it is so rich and full. Love how you did a few of the leaves in dark green. It adds depth to it, as does the layered stamping.

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  77. Awesome card 💳 Such a simple but stunning design. :-)

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  78. Fabulous card, such an awesome design.

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  79. I like the simplicity of your pretty card.

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  80. What an effective design. Just lovely!
    Ingrid

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  81. Gorgeous card! I am absolutely in love with it! :)

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  82. Your design is really pretty. And a good one if you have a bunch of cards to make. Your name is lovely too. :)

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  83. Beautiful! The crisp lines and colors are wonderful.

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  84. Very simple but classy. I love it!

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  85. Wow! Gorgeous! Simple yet stunning.

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  86. WOW! I love that you used a non-Christmas set to make a beautiful Christmas card! Thanks for sharing!

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  87. Beautiful background, such a beautiful card. So so pretty.

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  88. I love this classy, clean and simple card.

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  89. I love that you used a regular stamp set and transformed it to a Christmas themed one. Nice!

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  90. Oh I love it when I see ways to use everyday stamps for holidays (and vice versa!) That is a stunning card! I love it so much!

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  91. such a simple design that packs a real graphic punch! Beautiful!

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  92. What a lovely card, the design is so refreshing I love how the leaf image is stamped multiple times in different greens. Thanks for inspiring me to look at my stamps in a different way. Have a lovely day. Cheers Donna z :)

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  93. Such a pretty festive card. Love the colors you used. Perfect for the holiday!

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  94. Beautiful CAS card! I love the leaves you stamped, they sure look like holly to me!!

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  95. love the multi-hued look to this!

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  96. Awesome CAS card!! Love it!!

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  97. wow!! this is gorgeous! Love the CAS look of it and the fact that it is so postal friendly!

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  98. Hmm... I don't know any last minute card makers... ;) Thanks for the inspiration!

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  99. Beautiful card in it's simplicity

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  100. Aga, this is simply gorgeous!

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  101. Very lovely card and repeatable.

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  102. totally awesome...love how this turned out, those leaves and the berries are fantastic!

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  103. Wonderful card and seems special.

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  104. I never would have guessed that this isn't a holiday stamp. You did an amazing job turning the leaf stamp image into a beautiful Christmas themed card!

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  105. Beautiful card, what a great idea! Thanks for sharing.

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  106. Beautiful Aga! You Did an awesome job at making a simple yet gorgeous card, great for mass producing. Thanks for sharing and inspiring.

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  107. Perfect idea! Thanks from a last minute card maker!

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  108. Such a cool card -- and easy, too? Doesn't get any better!

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  109. Sweet and simple! My favorite design!

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  110. What a lovely card and sounds super fast! Thank you for sharing!

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  111. Beautiful card! So simple and effective!

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  112. Elegant and classy, perfect for any card maker:-) not just last minute ones.

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  113. A very fresh, pretty, and elegant card!

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  114. Gorgeous card so simple and CAS - I love it!

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  115. One little leaf and it makes such an impact. I'm definitely try this.

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  116. I really love the simplicity of your card!

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  117. This is a beautiful Christmas card that was not made with a traditional Christmas stamp set. I love finding ways to stretch the stamps that I own and this is a great one to remember for my Remember This set!

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  118. Such a great reminder to look for other opportunities with all of our stamp sets. Fabulous card!!

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  119. Love your beautiful card design. Thank you so much for sharing.

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  120. Super impressed with the beauty of your clean & simple design! Last minute? Me? Never lol!

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  121. I love your card! It's simple but beautiful and would be great to mass produce 😊

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  122. modern, chic, CAS, classic! LOVE this!

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  123. Love this CAS design....and how you used the leaves in such a new way. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  124. Great example for others to find something in their stock and create and holiday card. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  125. this is so pretty! love the greens with red berries! so classic and so gorgeous!

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  126. Beautiful CAS design! Love how you took a non-holiday stamp set and created such a gorgeous holiday card!!!

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  127. Simple idea but it works so well.
    Beautiful card.
    thanks for sharing

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  128. This card is just beautiful. it really speaks to me. I love that you used a non traditional stamp to make this into a Christmas card! Very clever!

    Sammibug in Ohio

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  129. Wow, this is so elegant and pretty!!

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  130. I love how you stretched your non-holiday stamps! The design is so elegant and beautiful!

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  131. What a simple, elegant card! Thanks for sharing! (Peg)

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  132. Classic and elegant, but clean and modern at the same time. Love it.

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  133. I love your clean and classic Christmas card!! So pretty!

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  134. Beautiful card! Clean and simple. Beautiful!

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  135. so simple yet so incredibly gorgeous!

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  136. I like this card such a simple image but so effective. Thank you and Merry Christmas

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  137. This is simply gorgeous and elegant! LOVE it!

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  138. So simple, but oh, so beautiful!!! Love how you used one stamp to create the "image".

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  139. Beautiful card! Love the less is more effect

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  140. Beautiful card! Thanks for sharing your ideas. Merry Christmas to you.

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  141. What a great card!! Such a great idea using leaves like this to create a Christmas card!!

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  142. Love the simplicity of the card!

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  143. Thanks for creating a card showing another way to use the stamp set because I never would have thought of just utilizing the leaves like you did.

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  144. Un-be-LEAF-able! Love the colors of the leaves wafting across the page!

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  145. love the way you have stamped the holly across the card...beautiful!

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  146. So beautiful and elegant❤ Thank you!

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  147. Love this card and the shading in the holly leaves. Simple yet elegant. Thanks for sharing!

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  148. Beautiful card and love the simplicity of it. Thanks for sharing.

    Linda D.

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