Thursday, February 19, 2015

Hero Arts Hostess Hop


Hello and welcome to the Hero Arts Hostess Hop, featuring fabulous stamps from the new 2015 release!


Hero Arts Stamps - Playful Animals, Lines Background, Butterfly and Flower Stamp & Cut and Write Your Message

If you’ve been following along, you’ve just arrived from Virginia's blog! I know Virginia will have shared fantastic creations with you - I can't wait to see them! If you find a broken link or didn't know about the hop, you'll find a master list of the hop links at the Hero Arts Club Blog. Also, please report broken links to: blog@heroarts.com.

Hero Arts will be awarding prizes from randomly drawn comments. For a chance to win, simply comment on ANY of the stops along the hop on ANY day, including each day’s starting post at the Hero Club Blog. The more comments you leave, the better your chance of winning! I have comment moderator switched on so don't worry if your comment doesn't appear immediately. Good luck:)

I’m so happy to be hopping along with my Hosti sisters to show you what we’ve made with products that Hero Arts generously sent us from the 2015 Spring Catalogue. I was delighted to receive the gorgeous stamp and die set with stitched detail - Butterfly and Flower Stamp & Cut. I just love stitching so the set was barely in the house before it was inked up! I decided to make a birthday card using the flowers and leaves from the set and a gorgeous new sentiment stamp Happy Birthday to You. Isn't the handwriting on the stamp just beautiful? It's by Kelly Rasmussen and you can find other wonderful new stamps with her handwriting here.


Hero Arts Stamps - Butterfly and Flower Stamp & Cut and Happy Birthday to You

As well as the stitching I love the cute button centres on the flowers.


After making the card I thought it might be nice to make a matching gift tag using the stem included in the set and making the flower in a slightly different way.


Hero Arts Stamps - Butterfly and Flower Stamp & Cut and Birthday Messages

I have to admit I’m often guilty of overlooking smaller images in sets (maybe my eyesight is getting worse!) but I wanted to ink up the cute ladybird image in the Butterfly and Flower Stamp & Cut set too. I decided to make wrapping paper using just plain parcel paper, the ladybird stamp and a hole punch. For the tag I again used the Happy Birthday to You stamp and omitted the lower part of the sentiment to leave space for the ladybird to nestle under the “birthday”.


Hero Arts Stamps - Butterfly and Flower Stamp & Cut and Happy Birthday to You

The cute cat image on my first card is from a fun set called Playful Animals which includes the cat, a mouse, hedgehog, fox, dog and pig. In addition, playful accessories for the animal are available - a fish bone, ball of yarn, cheese and dog bone, so cute! I know I’ll be pairing the yarn with the cat very soon but I couldn’t resist borrowing the yarn from the cat to make tags for items I’ve knit. I will cut the washing instructions from the yarn I’ve used and put it on the back of the tags.



Hero Arts Stamps - Yarn, Sew Artsy and Dolls

I love the cute images in the Playful Animals set and feel they will appeal to both children and adults alike. Also I think it would be a great set for children to stamp with as the animals are so easy to stamp and cut out. I opened my post with the cat from the set and now I'll finish with the sweet pig from the same set.


Hero Arts Stamps - Playful Animals, Thanks Stamp & Cut, Pinstripe Background, Be Happy and Clouds Background

Before you head off to your next stop along the hop I want to thank you for visiting, thank Hero Arts for yet another fabulous release and for their generosity, thank Deborah and Tami for all the work they do behind the scenes in organising the hop, thank my Hosti sisters for all the fun and inspiration they provide and last, but most definitely not least, thank my dear friend Linda for items she sent me for the hop.

Your next stop on the Hero Arts Hostess Blog Hop is Sue's blog. Sue is such a lovely and talented lady, I know she'll definitely have lots of inky goodness for us to enjoy! Now I'm off to have fun hopping too:)

187 comments:

  1. Fabulous creations. I especially love your card with the stitched flowers, lovely colours.

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  2. WOW - you have crafted up an ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS variety of projects to introduce us to the new releases and I have to tell you - I AM TOTALLY INSPIRED => THANK YOU!!!
    Your birthday card & tag are DELIGHTFUL, your ladybug wrapping SUPER CUTE, your polka dot piggy ADORABLE ... there is SO MUCH TO LOVE!!!

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  3. Love your cards! The first 2 are my favorites - love the bright colors!

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  4. WOW is right! Heather Maria these are all amazing! I keep going back for another look! So much eye candy! You are so talented!

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  5. Heather, you AMAZE me! I know you didn't have a whole lot of time to create with the new stamps and just LOOK at all these fantastic projects! Absolutely beautiful work, my friend! So happy to be sharing this day with you! ♥

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  6. Oh Heather, so much good stuff on your blog!! Love all of these lovely creations. :-)

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  7. Wow, this is a wonderful collection! The flowers are colored so beautifully!

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  8. Thank you for sharing all these beautiful projects. I absolutely love the background you made on the kitty card.

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  9. Wonderful ideas. I love the colors you chose in the flower card and tag.

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  10. Oh, these are wonderful cards! They make me happy! Especially the darling kitty!

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  11. Love the happy Birthday card and gift tag. Great idea!

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  12. Adorable baby animal cards, love the black & red on Kraft combo and the colors of those stitched flowers is awesome!

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  13. I am always in awe of people who really sew on their cards...wow.

    I am really liking that ladybug paper! The stamp scale is good with the punch size!

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  14. Oh how CUTE! I love them all, especially the first one!

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  15. love the wrapping paper! Great idea!

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  16. Love that ball od yarn for all my crafting friend. Great cards!

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  17. These are great projects. Your orange and blue combos make feel so optimistic for the coming spring!

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  18. Cute animals with wiggle eyes. Like the new yarn stamp. Like the stitching. Like the dimension of the flower with layers.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  19. I just love your cards. Thanks for sharing so many ideas.

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  20. Fabulous Projects!! I especially Love the Last one with the cute Pig....

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  21. Love all your cards, such beautiful eye candy!!!!

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  22. Beautiful cards and I love the stitching you added - it's perfect.

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  23. I love what you did with your cards and the playful animals set!!

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  24. Absolutely beautiful! Love those button flowers!

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  25. Wow! I love so many of these cards and stamps. Nice work!

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  26. You have done an amazing job with these new stamps and dies! I love how you made your tags so special and your stitching is such a lovely detail!

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  27. Awesome quantity AND quality, Heather. Love those stitched flowers .. and the ladybugs!! Great variety .. and I know you didn't have a lot of time to get things done! Loved hopping with the hosti again. Big hugs.

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  28. Great cards and tags! I especially like how you did the "handmade" tags :)

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  29. Oh Heather.....you have USED some of my FAVORITES from this NEW Release and WOW have you done a TON! The animal stamps are already one of my favorites and I ordered them right away!

    Now, I KNOW I MUST add these fabulous flowers....anything help me think SPRING...

    Great post and thanks for ALL your hard work...YOU did so MUCH!

    Hugs,
    Lisa

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  30. Love them all, but the detail on the stitched flowers is wonderful! Am loving the hop.

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  31. Love the flowers!!!! Beautiful cards!

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  32. Your creations are so inspiring, and beautifully done. Thanks for sharing!

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  33. Holy WOW batgirl! Heather these are all such a treat.. love the hand-knit tag the very most!
    =] Michele

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  34. Beautiful projects Heather, love them all!!

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  35. Wonderful cards -- I especially like the set with the card, tag and paper that all go together. Those little animals are on my "must have" list.

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  36. Every one of these is unique and adorable! As a knitter myself, I especially like your idea of making a tag and putting the care instructions on the back!

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  37. BEAUTIFUL showcase of this new release, Heather! You absolutely work your magic with stitching ,embossing, die-cutting and layering! So happy to hop along with you today!

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  38. Love all the stiching. Colorful cards. Love that sweet kitty card and the flowers!

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  39. Such colorful and fun projects - love the lady bugs, the button centered flowers and the pig with the wiggly eyes.
    isoscia at aol dot com

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  40. What an amazing collection! Really loving the ladybugs and those cute tags! hugs :)

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  41. Your cards are so adorable Heather!

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  42. These are all beautiful cards but I have to admit I am partial to the kitty! So cute! Thanks for sharing your gorgeous creations!

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  43. Great projects! Lovin all the critters....all the way down to the cute lil ladybug ♥ Thank you for sharing!

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  44. All of your projects are amazing, Heather! You've made the Playful Animals a must have on my list! Gotta love Hero Arts for this super release!!

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  45. What fabulous projects, all of them are great but I can't resist those googly eyed critters.

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  46. Love all of these, but especially the card with the stitched flowers and the ladybug wrapping paper and matching tag. Fabulous us of all the stamps!

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  47. Hi, Heather! Your creations are just lovely. I especially like the first card and that you placed the pretty orange-y flower against the blue panel. Looks like spring!

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  48. Wow so many great things you created. And they are all beautiful.

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  49. I love the colors you used, and my favorite is the piggy Thank You. Too sweet. Great job on all.

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  50. What a fabulous variety of projects Heather! I am so loving your fun dotty wrapped parcel with the cute lady bugs!

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  51. Heather, you've outdone yourself! Those playful animals are adorable! After seeing your cards/tags, I'm going to get them. I love what you've done with the flower set too! :) So glad to be hopping with you this week!

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  52. Thanks for the wide variety of creations, they're wonderful!

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  53. Love your cards, tags and cute critters! Also love the great flowers!

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  54. Love them all, especially the flower card, so warm and sunny

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  55. wonderful cards Heather - the flower card and tag are fantastic!

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  56. Great cards. Love the little animals with googling eyes

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  57. Love how you incorporated the new release images with the sentiments. Beautiful colors/cards. Thanks for sharing!!

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  58. Just love the line background stamp, and all those playful characters. But you know what? Your ladybug idea is my favorite.

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  59. Love the cards...esp the first one and the "handmade" one :)

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  60. I'm a sucker for anything with google eyes. The flowers are so pretty. Great job!

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  61. Wow Heather, you really knocked it out of the park today! Love the cute animals with the googly eyes! But your cards with the stitched flowers are fantastic.

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  62. I love cards with stitching!! so cute!

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  63. Oh my, beautiful ideas for this new stamps!

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  64. You made beautiful cards for this hop (great Lines Background stamp).
    But the wrapping paper and the tags are just GREAT ! So original and creative !!

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  65. Love the blue and orange color palette.

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  66. OMGoodness Heather you have been busy and in such a short time too. Love all your fabulous creations, but I think your flower tag is my favourite. Its been such fun hopping with you and the Hostesses again this year!!

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  67. Fantastic set of cards, Heather! And such a clever way to use the ball of yarn for some tags--genius!

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  68. Wow--you have given me lots of wonderful ideas. I like the orange/blue color combo and the hand knit tag idea.

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  69. Beautiful cards! That wrapping paper is just so stinking cute! Great idea!

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  70. Wow, so many wonderful creations! Love them all!

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  71. Adorable, Love these playful animals

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  72. Simply beautiful! i have a thing for tags, so this is the post for me! Bravo!

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  73. Fantastic! The animals are so so cute!

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  74. A real plethora of gorgeous creations! They are all beautiful. I love the Stitched flower card & the tag is an added bonus. What a great idea to use the ball of yarn to stamp tags for knitting. Love them!!

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  75. Thanks for the opportunity to win some great products. I live the cards you made, especially the ones that used the smallest images.

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  76. Great cards and tags and giftwrap! I love to knit and quilt so my wish list is growing longer each day of this hop!

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  77. The cards are darling. Love the kitty and the piggy. The flowers are so pretty. The white highlighting of veins really makes them pop.
    thanks for sharing

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  78. Wonderful creations! Love your colors and designs so much!

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  79. Great projects. I'm really liking those playful animals. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  80. Love all your adorable projects...especially the cat with the googly eyes!

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  81. Oh my goodness, those little critter cards are so darn cute! Love the bright pops of orange against the blue background the paper piecing. You've done an amazing job!

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  82. Love the animals with the googly eyes!!!
    So many great cards!

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  83. I love the little animal cards. The use of the "googlie" eyes add so much and that piggie's eye lashes are so cute. I love the background with the kitty. The flower card and tag are beautiful. Love the bright yellow with the blue. Great job of coloring all your cards. TFS

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  84. Fantastic selection of projects! Love that little piggy!

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  85. Such cute animal cards and the flowers are very pretty.

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  86. Oh that kitten is just adorable! So many fabulous cards here!

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  87. Wonderful cards and tags. Love your ideas.

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  88. Such a great assortment of awesome cards!

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  89. Amazing! These cards are all just great, especially your little piggy and the kitty!

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  90. Wow, Heather, these are all amazing, (even more so knowing the time constraints you were under!) I love the gorgeous orange flowers against that beautiful blue background the best - they really show off the stamp details! And that adorable little piggy at the end made me smile BIG! Well done, Sista!

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  91. Such bright and cheery cards! Wish the birthday stamp was clear!!

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  92. Love all your projects. My favorites are the kitty card--so adorable and the wrapping paper with the ladybugs. You all amaze me with your talent. Thank you.

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  93. Lovely projects. My favorite is the ladybug wrapping. What a genius design to use the red punched dots too.

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  94. Love your cat and flower cards. The flower stamp is something I will be looking forward to.

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  95. Wow, such lovely cards! The piggy is sooo cute!

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  96. What a fun and fabulous set of designs you have treated us to, Heather! I love the cute animals and the way you have highlighted the smaller stamps too. All beautifully crafted :)

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  97. Wow heather such wonderful projects. Love love the orange flowers on the blue background. Ohhhh Iwant them all.

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  98. ok the cards and tags are cute but the kitty cat and pig with the goggle eyes stills the show. TFS

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  99. All your cards are great. My favs are hand knit and the lady bug birthday.

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  100. Super, super cute projects, love all of your whimsical tags and especially the yarn ball ones, too adorable!! You really rocked the floral card with all of the wonderful stitching! So happy to hop with you again, hope we can do this again next year!!

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  101. You rocked the hop, Heather! Just love all your projects but especially the sweet cat on the Lines bg. And that pig is darling - so great on the pinstripes bg. Love the tags with the yarn stamps - perfect for your knitted projects! And I'm love how you used the glittery aqua thanks die I sent. You did so much in so little time - amazing, my friend - so fun hopping with you!!

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  102. I really need the Butterfly and Flower set, and that's a good idea putting the care instructions on a handmade gift.

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  103. Love the cards, especially the little kitty!

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  104. love the yellow and blue color combos!

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  105. what lovely projects!! I LOVE the flower with the blue background and that Pig-adorable!!

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  106. WOW!! You've outdone yourself!! All awesome projects!!

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  107. Wow! So many ideas to inspire!

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  108. Oh I love your cards! The last one is so cute, it made me smile:)

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  109. The kitten, the pig -- I must buy that stamp set. Love all your beautiful cards though, every single one of them!

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  110. Wow, what fabulous projects, you are really creative!! Thanks for the inspiration.

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  111. So beautiful! I live the playful animals stamps, and the cute handmade tags are the best!

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  112. I love all these projects, especially the tags. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  113. Love all your cards, but especially the orange kitty - looks just like my cat! TFS!

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  114. So many great projects! I love your gift wrap, but my favorite are the flower cards, so much fantastic dimension there!

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  115. I love what you did with the cute little animal figures. I think they are my favorites from this release.

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  116. I love your cards - especially the floral birthday card and matching tag!

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  117. Very cute cards! Thanks for sharing.

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  118. I know how little time you had to put together your projects, and I am just gobsmacked! You put us all to shame, Heather!!!

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  119. Your first card has moved the lines background to the top of my list of "must haves". Such great cards!

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  120. Oh my that wrapping paper is so cute!

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  121. Gorgeous projects! Love them all! And the Lines background and Butterfly & Flowers stamps have just moved to my must-have list!

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  122. What a fun bunch of cards. I like the flowers with the cute button centre. Thanks for sharing.

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  123. Love animals with googlie eyes...cute!

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  124. Very cute creations. Love the Playful Animals set. Adorable.

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  125. Wow! I love the flowers on the second card and tag; they are just gorgeous!

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  126. So many amazing projects, Heather! I really love the first two of complementary orange and blue colours. Absolutely adorable gift-wrapping, too. It's been so fun hopping with you!!

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  127. Love that kitty stamped card! I bet you had fun playing with all these new products!
    :) Marie

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  128. So many beautiful creations!! I love the orange flowers against the blue backgrounf idea most it just is a great eye catcher!!

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  129. Thanks for sharing so many terrific cards. Loving all the new stamps from Hero Arts.

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  130. You've been very busy making wonderful cards and tags! I especially like the orange and blue used together!

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  131. These are the darlingest cards and I love each one. The tags shine with all the cute little stamps you've used.

    You went above and beyond!

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  132. There's no way to pick a favorite of yours--but I do love the ladybug package so much!

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  133. Love Hero Arts products, I've had some for 20 years and they still work great! Great projects.

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  134. Wow oh wow, what gorgeous creations! I love the bright colours on the flowers, and the googly eyes, and - well, everything!! :)

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  135. Wow. Wonderful cards. Thanks for sharing.

    Linda D.

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  136. Wonderful cards, tags, everything - you have outdone yourself here!

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  137. Oh such wonderful projects--love the orange and blue color combo, and the cute ladybugs--absolutely awesome!

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  138. Goreous makes. Love the cute animals and the lines background Hugz

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  139. Wow Heather so many delightful and fun cards and tag! Love the adorable animals and how you added that touch of sky behind the pig. The flowers are beautiful and lovely. I have to tell you I was just packing up a few things for my youngest and I found that wonderful strawberry hat that you made her! It is so lovely. I am packing it away for her for future grandbabies!

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  140. What a great selection of cards. so much inspiration!

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  141. Love the stitching around the cards to mimic the design in the stamps. Well thought out.

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  142. Such an awesome variety - thank you for the ideas!

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  143. Love the flower...so awesome!!

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  144. Such cute projects! Especially love the playful animals set!

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  145. Great blue and orange color combo. And the lady bugs are adorable!

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  146. SO many great ideas to take in. Using that ladybug for a background was great and those yarn tags for your knitting gifts are perfect.

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  147. Oh for CUTENESS!! Heather...I "oohed" and "awed" with each project as I scrolled down your blog. Love each one! Loved hopping with you and the sistahs!!

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  148. All of your projects are adorable but I especially like the stitched frame/flowers card and gift tag. What a cute set you created.

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  149. So many wonderful details on these cards and tags...love the googly eyes and stitching.

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  150. Marisela Delgado said: Cute cards! I love the kitty with the googly eyes. Marisela mariandmonsterd@yahoo.com

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  151. Wow, Heather! Your cards and tags are totally brilliant! I love how you used the Playful Animals; so cute! Your birthday card is simply gorgeous; the blue and orange colors are so perfect! So happy to hop with you and all the hosti again.

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  152. wow! you really outdid yourself with all these creations! I really like the blue and yellow combo!

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  153. Lots of great ideas here. The ladybug wrapping paper is adorable. I'm loving the stitched tag and all the ways you used it.

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  154. Oh my!!! They are sooooooo adorable and pretty!!! Love the tag :)

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  155. Love your cute cards. I also love the gift wrap paper with the ladybugs.

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  156. Heather they are all adorable so beautiful and so cuteeeee oh dear I adore your flower stamped with embossing in white it looks so tidy clean and beautiful I especially love the one with confetti black and red so simple and so striking
    you are lucky Hostes, got so many lovely stamp ....I wish I can get that set too (LOL)...hugs, Monika

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  157. WOWOWOWOWOWOW!! AWESOME Projects!! I LOVE them ALL!! :-) THANKS for sharing and have a Fabulous Week!! :-)

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  158. Beautiful card and reliable tags. Great.
    Thank you for the wonderful inspiration.
    Regards,
    Bozena

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  159. I knew that flower was just dying for a button! So glad you added one!

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  160. Loving the playful animals set from this release and how you paper-pieced them today! I also want the butterfly and flower set too! Your projects are fabulous today!

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  161. YOur cards and tags are super delightfully done!!! Love the techniques and the colors and patterns you used!! What a way super good job you have done!!!

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  162. Wow! Lots of great projects. I love the line background stamp. I enjoy seeing how people use the new releases in the blog hops! Thanks for sharing.

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  163. Wow Heather...shut the front door!! Such beautiful and adorable cards...blew this hop out of the water. Hugs, Kathy

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  164. Fantastic Inspiration! Great projects!

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  165. Boy you are a busy gal. Your creations are so nice. The stitched flowers with the orange and blue is a fabulous color combo! The ladybug paper is so much fun. I have been wanting a ladybug stamp so I need to get one of those sets.

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  166. Love, love your cards! Great designs, beautiful colours, carefully selected embellishments. Perfection!

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