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St. Patrick's Day Cards: Inspired by... Challenge

Over on the Inspired By Challenge Blog, they're gearing us up for St. Patrick's Day. Take a look at the inspiration photo:

When I think of St. Patrick's Day, I imagine horseshoes and clovers, and the color green. Recently, I acquired the Lucky For All Papercraft Kit from Anna Griffin. I also obtained the Lucky 3D Concentric Layer Dies and the Spring Cut and Emboss Dies. With all these, I went to work. I made half a dozen St. Patrick's cards. 

Here is my favorite card:


The gold is a little hard to see, but this card catches every ounce of light. This is an A7 card.

Here was my other A7 card I made.

I also made 4 A2 cards:


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  1. Silke LedlowMarch 16, 2021 at 5:53 AM

    Beautiful designed cards! I like them all! Thank you for playing along!

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  2. Danni ReidMarch 17, 2021 at 7:28 PM

    Oh these cards are so beautiful, loving all the green and your details are so special! Thank you for inspiring us @ IB this week!

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