Friday, December 14, 2012

2013 Hero Arts Catalog Blog Hop

Hi and welcome to the 2013 Hero Arts Catalog Blog Hop! I'm so excited to be a part of this fun event showcasing some amazing stamps from the 2013 catalog.

For my card I used two new stamps. The first one is the awesome Looped Flower Pattern background -- which happens to be one of my top five favorites in the whole catalog! I white embossed the image onto watercolor paper and then used watercolor paints fill in some of the areas.


The other stamp I used is a sentiment from the Circles clear stamp set. This set has four birthday sentiments and a mix of eight different sized circles. I'm always on the hunt for a good birthday sentiment and I know this is one I will be turning to a lot.


So here's a look at the two new stamps I used...


Be sure to leave a comment to be entered to win a prize pack from Hero Arts! The winners will be randomly chosen from ALL of the blog hop comments received by midnight PST on Monday, December 17.

Your next stop on the hop is the amazing Ali Edwards!

Remember, if you find a link that doesn't work, you can always hop back to the Hero Arts Blog for a list of direct links to all the blogs in the hop. 

Have a great day! 


583 comments:

  1. Love the Looped Flower Pattern!

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  2. Pretty card, love all the colors. Mary L Schreiber

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  3. I have been waiting all morning for this....So Excited and your card is just Fabulous Kelly!!!! Love it.....

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  4. Awesome card!! I love the idea of the white embossing and color only some areas!!

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  5. Love both stamps ... on my wish list

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  6. GORGEOUS! Love the look of the watercolor background.

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  7. Great card.
    pianoman2010@hughes.net

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  8. Love the circle set as I am always looking for more sentiments too

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  9. Lovely card--so colorful and fun!!

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  10. That looped flower stamp is fab - really retro, I can see it in all sorts of vintage colourways...

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  11. I wouldn't have thought to use that background stamp like that. Thanks for sharing.

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  12. such a playful card - really love the background stamp

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  13. Very pretty card - that pattern can be used in so many ways!

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  14. Nicely made card! The sentiment really catch my attention!

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  15. I LOVE your bright cheery card!!

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  16. I love the colors you used with the card. So very pretty.

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  17. Loving that watecolor technique!
    Very nice!

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  18. This is the first time I've joined a blog hop and it's so much fun. Many new ideas are now floating around in my head! I love how you did the background with the embossing folder and paints. Very creative. Thanks and Merry Christmas!

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  19. I love the colors you used with the card. So very pretty.

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  20. I love what you did with that loopy flower pattern!

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  21. Love the flower pattern,lovely card too...I just started hopping.

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  22. Love how you colored the background! So pretty!

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  23. gotta have that background stamp! luv this card! xo

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  24. Gorgeous colors! That makes for such a pretty background!

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  25. You are so clever to color in some of "petals" making bright cheery flowers!

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  26. Such a fun card! Love the background stamp!

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  27. gorgeous card, loving that bg, big loving

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  28. This is so much fun! I love your card and the way you used the background stamp!

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  29. Beautiful card. love the way you colored the background..

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  30. What a fun and colorful card, Kelly!

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  31. Pretty card! Love seeing the new HA stamps!

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  32. That looped flower background is such a fun design.
    Carol G.

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  33. Love the touches of color in the embossed background! Fabulous job!

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  34. Awesome! I love the colors you used and those stamp are so fun! :)

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  35. This background stamp reminds me of the wedding ring quilt design - looks like a must-have for me! Love your card, Kelly!

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  36. Such a fun stamp, love how you showcased it on your fab card!!

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  37. This absolutely beautiful!

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  38. Super cute way to use this stamp!!

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  39. I like what you did with the looped flower pattern. Reminds me a bit of jelly beans!

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  40. Love the background with the watercolor paper. I am going to try that!

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  41. Love the new background stamp! I love that you colored in the negative spaces and got a completely different look!

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  42. Oh, I can see my pocketbook is going to take a big hit. Great card.

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  43. What a cute card ~ I love the way you used the background stamp!

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  44. This background stamp is terrific. Love how you used it.

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  45. Oh, that is so cheery with all those fantastic colors you used.

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  46. What a great stamp, and very good idea to watercolor, makes it so bright!

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  47. very pretty, love the colors, bright and happy

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  48. Love the Looped Flower Pattern and your cheery card!!

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  49. Love your card - that background stamp is awesome!

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  50. What an happy card !! I really love the colors.

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  51. Wow that looped flower is a fabulous background and definitely on my wish list.

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  52. Great colors, love the circle with the phrase Wish Big :)

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  53. Oh how I LOVE Hero Arts background stamps....LOVE how you coloured it Kelly!!!

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  54. Beautiful BG stamp! Can be used so many different ways too!

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  55. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  56. What a fun card! The embossing and watercoloring you did really gave that background stamp a new twist. Awesome colors!

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  57. What a fun and colorful card! I love this new looped flower background. It looks like pure coloring fun!

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  58. The way you treated the looped flower pattern with watercolor makes it look so much more mod than it is. Nice work!

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  59. Love that background stamp and what you did with it on your card. So wonderfully colorful.

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  60. Love both stamps, your card is so happy and colorful!

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  61. Love this card (so colorful) and love the stamps! Thanks for sharing!

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  62. That is an interesting technique, I will have to try that sometime. Thanks for sharing!

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  63. I love what you did with the new background set. The bits of water color is so pretty

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  64. Brilliant use of the background stamp. Love your bright happy card!

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  65. How fun...and versatile!! Love having more birthday sentiments and options too!

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  66. Wonderful card, Kelly! I love how you created the background and that big sentiment is just brilliant!

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  67. Outstanding!! The bright colors totally make me HAPPY! You rock these stamps, Kelly!

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  68. How fun and bright is that! It reminds me of candy :) Thanks for sharing.

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  69. Just wonderful! I really need the looped flower stamp gorgeous!!!

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  70. Beautiful color choices Kelly! A bright and bold birthday greeting!

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  71. Kelly both the background and the circles are fantastic, I love your card.

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  72. Love the colors on your card! And yes, the looped flower stamp caught my eye right away, too!

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  73. Cute card. I love that background stamp.

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  74. What a fun effect! I'm so excited for new stamps!

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  75. Awesome giveaways!! Great card! God bless!

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  76. Great renditional use of the background stamp - like the big open circle,Kelly. :o)

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  77. great way to start to hop, love the colors and new stamps. TFS.

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  78. fabulous technique, kelly! thanks for sharing your wonderful card.

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  79. Love how you did the background!

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  80. I love how you created your background. So colorful!

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  81. What fun card! Love the bright fun colors you used.

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  82. Love how you used the background stamp with the coloring to add color.
    Thanks for sharing.

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  83. Love your fun and happy card.MMmm circles, I love them!

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  84. so love this looped flower pattern! It is a must have!

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  85. neat background effect. a happy card

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  86. Kive the fun and happy look to your card.

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  87. your work is really pretty! and HA are my favorite stamps!
    tara

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  88. Beautiful card, Kelly! Love how you've used the new background stamp!

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  89. great new stamps, and a cool way to use them!

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  90. Oh Kelly, you used this bg stamp so great. Love the result!

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  91. What a beautiful card! And the background stamp is fantastic, really versatile and funny.

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  92. Wow, love that looped circle background stamp! Great card!

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  93. What a cool technique! Love how this turned out!

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  94. Lovely and bright card. I will definitely be looking at that background.

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  95. Love the bright cheery colors. Looks like BIG is in! That looped background is sure to be a classic!

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  96. I love what you did with the looped flower stamp. So clever!

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  97. I haven't sent a post card in years ... it's great to have a stamp that's fun AND useful. This is perfect to send a quick " thinking of you" to someone !

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  98. Love your card! So bright and cheery... the color makes it BIG.

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  99. I love that background too! So love your card today!

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  100. Clever use of the fun background--love the color choices and cute sentiment!

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  101. Love the stamp. Your card is so colourful!

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  102. just love that loopy flower stamp awesome card

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  103. Love the background, so colorful!

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  104. Anticipation all week. So happy it's finally here. Love this background stamp and love the watercolor effect on your card too Kelly. Beautiful.

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  105. Great card - I now want those stamps!

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  106. Lovely card! This stamp is one of my favourites :)

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  107. What fun .... wish list is growing!
    Sandra ltb

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  108. Just love how colourful and fun this card is!

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  109. Great way to add colour to the card.

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  110. I love how you added color to the background stamp! Thanks for sharing!

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  111. Love the color in your card, makes it so much more festive!

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  112. Great harpy colours . I think i have to own that sentiment set too.

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  113. Great harpy colours . I think i have to own that sentiment set too.

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  114. Thanks for showing a different way of using background stamps

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  115. I like the creative use of t his stamp- looks like jelly beans!
    thanks
    Holly

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  116. Great card, love all the color.

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  117. Love the bright and happy colors used wth this great new background stamp.

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  118. Such a happy and colorful card. What great new stamps!

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  119. Kelly,

    Beautiful card, loved the effect with the watercolor paints.

    Happy Holidays!!
    Lizzette

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  120. What a creative way to color in parts of the stamped image, giving a whole new look to a very versatile background stamp.

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  121. Really like the Circle Stamps set. Great use of both stamps on this card.

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  122. Love that background and the set is fab too!

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  123. Kelly,

    I love the way you colored in only some of the areas of the looped flower stamp. And using watercolor (one of my favorite things) paper and paints is awesome.

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  124. That background stamp is divine! Love how you colored it, too! :)

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  125. Hilde van RijnsoeverDecember 14, 2012 at 2:50 PM

    Happy card! Love the background stamp!

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  126. i like the round sentiment set, kind of like a thought bubble but more versatile.

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  127. I'm loving these new background stamps!

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  128. Gotta love the versatility of the background stamps!

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  129. This is such a colorful card. Very nice.

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  130. Love the fun background stamp and colorful card you made with it!

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  131. I love how you used it. So cute! Thank you for the inspiration. :)

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  132. TFS how you did this. This is such a fantastic idea!

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  133. Great stamps! Love the process and colors you chose for the card!

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  134. such an interesting background! great use of the pattern!

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  135. What an original idea! very clever and a lovely bright card.

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  136. Love the watercolor look (definitely going to have to try that one)and the new circle/sentiment set!

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  137. Your card is wonderful and so creative! I love both of these beautiful stamps! So many possibilities ... Thanks for sharing!

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  138. I love how you used the Loop flowers stamp! Both stamps sets look great.

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  139. Really like the background stamp.
    Pretty card.

    Carla from Utah

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  140. What a truly creative way to create a totally unique background. Love the big, bold, sentiment too!

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  141. Great colors for this new stamp; had no idea that this would give such a different result!

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  142. Very cheery card--love all the bright colors.

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  143. Awesome way to use the bg stamp! Well done

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  144. Great stamps. Love your colorful card.

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  145. I am always looking for a good birthday stamp collection and this one makes my list.

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  146. What a gorgeous card you made! Great job!

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  147. SWEET!! Love these stamps; love the projects! Thank you for sharing. Starting a Hero Arts wish list and these are definitely on it!

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  148. I love how you embossed it and used it as a resist!

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  149. I can see why you picked these stamp sets. Awesome card. Love the colors you used. Thanks for being part of the blog hop, I always enjoy seeing your cards.

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  150. The looped flower background is really beautiful.

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  151. that looped background stamp is really cool!

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  152. Thanks for sharing. Love your design.

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  153. That card could be a beautiful piece of framed art as well - love the fill-in that you did!

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  154. Love your card, Kelly! So far, I haven't seen a single stamp from the new catalog that I didn't like!! Yikes! I think I'm in trouble. :*)

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  155. Great idea for the background stamp.

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  156. great presentation of this stamp.
    ava g

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  157. Such a pretty card, and I'm loving both of these stamps!

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  158. Love the colors you used on this great background stamp, Kelly!

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  159. Love the this stamp and your card is a beauty with all the colors!-Leesa berry

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  160. Great showcaseing of the Hero stamp,

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  161. That looped flower stamp makes a great background. Love how you colored it in!

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  162. Gorgeous card with a beautiful design! Thank you for sharing a close up pic of the stamp sets you used..it makes it much easier to hunt them down ;)

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  163. I love the background stamps. We can make our own coordinating pattern paper.

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  164. This is a very nice set and I enjoyed seeing how you used it. Thanks!

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  165. I love this fun bright cheerful birthday card. Love what you did with the background stamp.

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  166. Love the stamps!

    SueinMtVernon
    Alexandria VA

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  167. Your card is too cute and i'm loving that background stamp! Thanks for sharing with us!

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  168. Your card is too cute and i'm loving that background stamp! Thanks for sharing with us!

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  169. Fun Card
    Love the Looped Flower Pattern
    Great background design!

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  170. What a fun card! Love that background stamp...so versatile!

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  171. Fun card. Simple and fun

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  172. Kelly I love the way you used so many happy colors on this card. Gotta have this background.

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  173. Love the colors! Can't wait to see all the new stamps!

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