Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Altenew 8th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 2 + Giveaway (over $2,000 in Total Prizes)


Hi Friends! Welcome to the 8th Anniversary Party Hop for Altenew!! Although by its nature an anniversary happens every year, it's still a special celebration of a small business not only surviving, but thriving.
With that in mind, I made a card to help celebrate coming out the other end of 8 years of crazy business cycles (covid, supply chain disruptions, rising prices, China's intellectual property theft, and I'm sure a million other things I'm unaware of). All while providing the utmost in quality, design, and inspiration!


The Celebrate with Cake Die Set is perfect for birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, and companies passing the 8 year mark! You can decorate the layers with the frosting, bunting, vines, etc. that come in the set, but I chose to add filigree gold detailing from bits of the Delicate Mandala Die. So excited when I saw the curve of the mandala matched exactly the curve of the cake!


The bottom layer of the cake is resting on a bed of greens, made from the vine die included in this set (the darker layer of leaves is flipped over so the leaves are in different spots).

My favorite detail is the edge of the cake plate! I used a different colored cardstock, and embossed that with the Ornamental Feature 3D Embossing Folder. It's a tiny portion of the card, but I think that fine texture really adds a lot.

The background is from the Dotted Lines Debossing Plate. Such an easy way to add more texture!



Finishing out the background is the Fancy For You Die tucked behind the cake. I like layering things over and under the sentiments to keep the design more compact and interesting.


To echo the card, "Let's Celebrate" a successful and creatively-filled 8 years of business at Altenew! Here's to another 8!
 

Special Offer

Enjoy FREE U.S. shipping with code HAPPY8TH or $8 OFF international shipping with code ANNIV22 at checkout. Offer valid from 04/04/2022 at 12:01 am EDT through 04/06/2022 at 11:59 pm EDT. Not valid on prior purchases. Cannot be combined with other promo codes. Shop here: https://altenew.com/collections/all-altenew-products (Sale up to 45% off HERE and NEW releases HERE

 

 

Giveaway Prizes

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

 

 

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


You may have come from the delightful and talented Seeka, but if not you can start at the beginning with Altenew. I'm now pleased to send you to the blog of another talented creator
Laurie Patterson who has more celebratory projects to share.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
-Kelly

Supplies Used (affiliate links at no cost to you, thanks so much for your support!)

137 comments:

  1. Gorgeous cakes! They are all soooo elegant! Great cards! Happy Anniversary Altenew! 8 Years! WOW!

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  2. Hi from Illinois! This is a perfect card!!! Happy Anniversary Altenew!!!

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  3. hi from Australia, beautiful card to celebrate Altenew's 8th birthday

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  4. Hi from Manila, Philippines ❤️ The cake called us to celebrate the fantastic 8th year of Altenew 🤗

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  5. Hi from Washington state What an amazing card!

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  6. Hi from MN!
    Love your card and the variety of products you used!
    Thanks for the inspiration.

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  7. Hi from Idaho. Fun card. I like the cake.

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  8. Hi from northern CA!
    Awesome card to celebrate Altenew's 8th anniversary! Love the pretty cake!

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  9. Happy 8th Anniversary Altenew! Nice card. I like that you personalized it with an "8" on top!

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  10. Hi from Jacksonville, Florida. Pretty card.

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  11. Hello from Central Florida! Lovely Card Kelly, TFS!

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  12. Hello from Clarence, New York. Great celebration card.

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  13. Hi Margaret from Ontario, Canada. What a beautiful multi-tiered cake. Your colours are so soft and elegant as well.

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  14. Hi from Vancouver Canada :) I was certain my favorite part of your beautiful creation was the awesome use of the mandala as icing, until I saw the cake plate! I agree, even though it's a small section, the added detail on the cake plate is stunning! Thanks for sharing!

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  15. Hi from England. Beautiful card. You're attention to detail is fantastic. Love how you thought to emboss the edge of the cake stand.

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  16. Hi from California. Very clever putting that "8" on the cake!!! Nice job!

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  17. Hi, from Millstdt, IL
    Love the gold "icing" on
    the birthday cake.
    Lovely. thanks for sharing
    txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  18. Hi from Cape Cod! What a YUMMY birthday cake for this happy 8th celebration! Love your design and that gold accent!

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  19. Look how you made the gold decoration on the cake! I never would have thought of that! Hi from CA

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  20. Hi from the Florida Panhandle. Such a gorgeous card! Love the cake.
    Thanks for sharing.

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  21. Hi from Las Vegas! I love the gold icing!

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  22. Hello from Saskatchewan Canada!
    Pretty card and creative use of dies.

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  23. Hi from Oregon. Beautiful card! Thanks for sharing.

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  24. Hi from Rochester, NY...Altenew's neighbor to the east on I-90! Perfect !!

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  25. Hi from Texas. What an elegant card, Kelly!

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  26. Hi from Arizona, Everyone can use this die because we all know people that will be having a birthday. Nice card.

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  27. Hi from Lexington, SC Like putting the number on the cake.

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  28. Hi from Everett, WA!! I love the gold on the cake. I can't wait to try it!

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  29. Such a cleverly designed cake! Just the right card for this anniversary celebration. tfs-stay well.

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  30. Hi from San Jose, CA. Love the way you used the mandala die for the frosting.

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  31. Hi from Illinois.....Wonderful card, always love the look of a debossed background.

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  32. Hi from Brookfield, WI - this is jsut gorgeous

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  33. Danyelle from NC! I didn’t know Altenew did a cake die set! This is wonderful! I must have missed it! Gorgeous card! I love the gold foil! It really pops! Love it so much! Thanks for sharing! Happy Anniversary Altenew!

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  34. Hello from Florida. love the fun layers, such a pretty card!

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  35. I really love this card! Your extra details really are impressive!

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  36. Hi from Wilmington, DE! This is beautiful and a perfect card for an anniversary celebration. There's always something for everyone and every occasion in the Altenew product line.

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  37. Hi from Seattle! What a special birthday card! Lovely! Thanks for brightening my day.

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  38. Hello from Colorado. Simply delightful creativity!!

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  39. Hi from Seattle, WA! This card is fabulous, and amazingly creative with the creative use of products from other Altenew products!

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  40. Hi, from Rumford, Maine. Such a yummy looking cake. Great card . tyfs :)

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  41. Hello from Maine... thanks for sharing you Sweet card <3

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  42. Hello from Florida! Cute birthday card!!

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  43. Hi from Calgary, AB! Fantastic card! I really love the gold and pink!

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  44. Hello, from Urbana, IL! What a great birthday card!

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  45. Hi from New Hampshire - USA Beautiful card! Anyone receiving it would be lucky! Thank you for sharing your talent with us while we celebrate Altenew together!

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  46. Hello from PA, Kelly -
    PERFECT CARD, Kelly!! It's a really fitting tribute for this blog hop and I just love it. And with that Mandala background - YOU NAILED IT! Fabulous job!! Congrats to Altenew on the big 8!!
    Lori S in PA

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  47. Hi from Alberta, Canada!

    What a great card for a special celebration!

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  48. Hi from Janesville, WI. Congratulations to Altenew!! What a cute card. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  49. Hello from Washington State. I really like your card and who doesn't like cake. Beautiful.

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  50. Hiya from Florida. It's a celebration!

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  51. Hi from Long Island, NY. Love the cake card. It's so very versatile.

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  52. Love your pretty little cake and the fancy gold decorations! Marvelous card, Kelly!

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  53. Hi from TN! Absolutely perfect card for the occasion! So pretty!

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  54. Nice project share. I like the tie in to the anniversary years.

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  55. Hi from NC! Lovely card, and I agree with you - that edge makes it! It makes the whole card look much more dimensional.

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  56. Love card - hi from Calfornia!

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  57. Hi from Florida. Let's all eat cake!! Tasty looking creation and smart idea to incorporate the Mandala Die in gold. So classy.

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  58. Beautiful card! I love how you used the die for the frosting.

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  59. I think I'm ready to eat that beautiful cake it looks amazing.

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  60. Hi from Beautiful BC, Canada! I love this fun cake!

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  61. Hello from Ohio! Happy Anniversary to Altenew! I love every detail you added to this pretty design Kelly! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  62. Perfect card in celebration of Altenew's 8th anniversary. Love that little gold detail in the card.

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  63. wow stunning. love the cake card.

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  64. Hello from Wisconsin! Stunning card!

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  65. Hi from central Pennsylvania! Your card is beautiful! I love the way you used different products to get such a special look.

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  66. Hi from Australia! Love this stunning cake card!Thanks so much for the great inspiration. Take care! :)

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  67. Hello from Chicago! Wow, your card is spectacular. The details are amazing, you really put a lot of work and effort into it, which shows it's special.

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  68. Hi from the wonderful state of Nebraska! Thanks for sharing this awesome creation! Love the added trim from an embossing folder. What a great use of products!

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  69. Hi from Texas! Your card is stunning. Love it.

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  70. Hi, from Israel.
    Gorgeous cards.

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  71. Hi from Gig Harbor! Love the card and your use of additional die cuts to decorate it! Nice!

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  72. Hi from St. Paul, MN. Fun cake and perfect card for the blog hop!

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  73. Hi from Appleton Wisconsin! I love Altenew's floral stamps - they are so realistic. Your card is very pretty with the cake and a nod to their 8th year.

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  74. What a lovely card to celebrate Altenew’s anniversary. Love the colors!
    Lillian

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  75. Happy Anniversary from Virginia! Beautiful card, I love the embossed frosting! Thanks for the inspiration!

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

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  77. Hi from Maryland. Beautiful textures on this card.

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  78. Fabulous card to honor a wonderful company, Kelly. Happy Anniversary to Altenew. I love their products.

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  79. Hello from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Your birthday cake is extra sweet and a wonderful design. Thank you.

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  80. Hi from Dublin, Ireland! What a fantastic card for these celebrations!

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  81. Love this birthday card. So cheerful

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  82. I have some of those product so thanks for the inspiration. Lovely

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  83. Hi from Texas! That's a cute design.

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  84. Hi from Tracy, CA. Great card. Thanks for sharing.

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  85. Hello from the PNW! The plate edge caught my attention right away! What a great idea for more texture!! TY!!

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  86. Hello from Texas. Beautiful cake for a very special anniversary. Congratulations, Altenew.

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  87. Hi from San Diego, CA! Love your card! So appropriate for celebrating Altenew's 8th anniversary! Thank you for sharing

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  88. Hi from Escondido, CA! Aww, your card is perfect!

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  89. Hi from Kentucky! Pretty card! Thanks for sharing.

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  90. Hi from NH! Happy anniversary to Altenew! What a beautiful card Kelly. Love the elegant look. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  91. Beautiful cake! Like the way the mandala is used on it. Hi from St. Vincent & the Grenadines (Caribbean).

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  92. Hi from NY! I love how you put together different sets and discovered how well they “played together”. Beautiful card!

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  93. Your Anniversary cake card is beautiful!

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  94. Hi from Dayton OH. Beautiful “birthday” card. I love the way you used a totally different die to decorate the cake. Creative thinking!

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  95. Hi from Louisiana. Happy Anniversary Altenew! Cute card.

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  96. Hi from Orange County,CA. The leaves add so much to this amazing cake. Very pretty and fancy

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  97. hi im miriam from crown heights, brooklyn,ny. love how you added the embossing to the sliver on the plate edge!

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  98. Hi from McConnellburg, Pennsylvania! So excited to celebrate with Altenew and see all the beautiful creations. Your card is beautiful, the cake die is one of my favorites, it is on my wish list.

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  99. What a sweet card to make for Altenew's 8th!

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  100. Snazzy multi layered cake! Love it💜 Happy 8th Anniversary to Altenew from their hometown, Syracuse, NY.

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  101. Hello from Texas
    What a beautiful cake to celebrate Altenew's 8th Anniversary. You did a wonderful job.

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  102. Hi from sunny Gold Coast, Queensland Australia. I love all the subtle, extra elements you added to the design - really makes the whole card special.
    I have found another cardmaker to follow - have signed up now.

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  103. Hello from Colorado. Happy 8th Birthday!!!

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  104. What a fun stampset!! Your card turned out gorgeous. Love the gold

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  105. Hi from TX! Love the color on your card!

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  106. Absolutely loved your creative cake decoration!! Beautiful card.

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  107. Hi from East Texas. Beautiful card so fun

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  108. Hello from Central Florida, Kelly! What a lovely card! So the edge of the cake plate is one die cut?! Thought you chopped up a bunch of little pieces of paper and glued them all on! Lol I love the realism of Altenew's images! Thank you for sharing!

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  109. Hello from Jax, FL! Your card is fantastic! TFS 😊

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  110. Hi from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Your card is so absolutely beautiful. Love everything about it!

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  111. Amazing and elegant birthday card!

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

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  113. Hello from Northern Kentucky! Wow this is a masterpiece!! I love how you used elements from different sets to decorate your cake, and I do love the embossing on the edge of that cake plate! Excellent idea and I never think of those little details!

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  114. Hi, from Wakefield, RI, USA! Gorgeous!! Your cake looks so yummy and I Love how you added the scripty sentiment behind the cake!

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  115. Hi from Orlando. Beautiful cake!

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  116. Hello from Wisconsin. This is gorgeous!

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  117. I truly appreciated your creativity with this card! Very cool :)

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  118. Hello from Livermore, Ca. I love how you used these products to make a cake, very creative.

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  119. Hi from Montreal, Canada. I love how your created that stunning cake!! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  120. Hi from AZ! Beautiful card, that cake is gorgeous!

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  121. Hi from northwest Alabama! What a pretty birthday card! So much detail and depth to look at...love it! Thanks for sharing AND happy 8th birthday Altenew!

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  122. Hi from Ohio. Perfect card for this celebration.

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  123. Hi, I'm from Texas. Happy 8th Anniversary Altenew! What a great idea to use the delicate mandala die to decorate the cake. Very clever!

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  124. Hi from NJ! Love the combination of the different elements to make this fabulous card.

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  125. Hi from Utah! What a delightful card!

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  126. Hi from Quincy, Wa. Love how you took the different dies and created the gorgeous cake!

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  127. Hi from India, beautiful card....

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  128. I love the different textures of papers you have used, it adds dimension!

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I absolutely love reading comments. Thanks so much for stopping by and taking the time to leave one! - Kelly