Monday, April 4, 2016

Hero Arts April My Monthly Hero Blog Hop


Happy Monday! The April My Monthly Hero Kit is now available for purchase! This kit features a 4x6 stamp set, a set of four coordinating flower dies, a paper layering die, a dot sheet of Daniel Smith watercolors, a waterbrush, heavy cream and white cardstock, notecards and pearls. Wow...that's a lot of goodness for $29.99!


To show this kit in action I've created a card featuring the stamp set and the amazing Daniel Smith watercolors. These watercolors are very high quality and I am amazed at how many cards I will be able to create with just a single dot of color.



I white heat embossed an arrangement of flowers on some watercolor paper. And then I just had fun adding color to those gorgeous flowers! I like to allow layers to completely dry and then come in with more color for extra dimension.


Then I stamped the sentiment, added a few pearls and the card was done!

Here is a complete list of bloggers participating in the hop today:

The Hero Arts Blog
Yana Smakula
Lucy Abrams
Mariana Grigsby
Amy Tsuruta
Kelly Rasmussen <--you are="" br="" here="">
Clare Prezzia
Wanda Guess
Joan Bardee
Sandy Allnock
Lydia Fiedler
Kathy Racoosin
Libby Hickson


Hero Arts will be giving away one kit to a lucky reader! The winner will be selected from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop.

Thanks for stopping by today!

177 comments:

  1. Awesome card and I love the coloring on the flowers! Thanks so much for sharing.

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  2. Wow! This card is amazing!! So glad I got this kit!!

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  3. The flowers are stunning! And I love the sentiment!

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  4. OK...that does it! I NEED this kit!

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  5. Thank you sharing to let the watercolors dry before adding more. I will remember that tip when i try the Daniel Smith watercolors that come with the kit. Love all the beautiful colors you used.

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  6. love the design of your card in those gorgeous colors!

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  7. Love your card! It's so bright and colorful!

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  8. Boy, you make it feel like Spring with all those beautifully colored blooms. Gorgeous card.

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  9. Wow! Beautiful watercoloring. Thanks.

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  10. Holy freaking cow Kelly - this is beautiful!!!

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  11. Ooo terrific coloring and beautiful card! It's a must have kit!

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  12. Such a stunning card, from a talented artist, and a great kit!

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  13. I am always amazed at a new set when you see SO MANY cards made from it and they are all so different and yet so beautiful! Kelly, your card is absolutely stunning!

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  15. Love the bright and happy colors!

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  16. Your card is just beautiful - your watercoloring is perfect! Thanks so much for sharing!!

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  17. it is a wow thank you so much for sharing your lovely design

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  18. Really beautiful card!! Lovely colors and great design!!

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  19. Really beautiful card!! Lovely colors and great design!!

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  20. Love your use for colors. Makes the card very springlike. Thanks for sharing.

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  21. So pretty, Kelly! Love your watercoloring and the colors you chose are perfection!

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  22. Beautiful !! The Daniel Smith watercolors are really vibrant, I love that !

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  23. Your coloring of the flowers are stunning. TFS

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  24. Truly amazing!!! Beautiful work!! Did I say I love it because, I do!!! Love, Love, Love it

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  25. White embossing with water coloring is one of my favorite techniques. You rocked it, girl. Thanks

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  26. I truly love the colors you used!

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  27. Your colors are stunning. Very nice!

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  28. I absolutely this card. The colors are stunning and so spring looking.
    Thanks for sharing.

    Linda D.

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  29. Gorgeous watercolours!! I {heart} it!

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  30. love your arrangement of the images and the colors as well

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  31. What a stunning card! The colors are fabulous.

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  32. Wow, your card is gorgeous. Beautiful coloring!

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  33. Thank you for sharing. Your card is simply stunning!

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  34. Beautiful Card!!! This kit makes me believe that I too can watercolor!

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  35. Gorgeous card! The flowers are just incredible and vibrant.

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  36. Your card is gorgeous, Kathy! Love the design and your watercolors look so nice. Great tip to let the colors dry in between layers.

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  37. Stunning water color, Kelly! I would totally be following your blog, if you added the Email Subscribing Widget to the side bar of Your Blog!! I only end up at your blog on hops that involve my fav crafters that lead me here and think I should be following Kelly...
    Thanks, craftqueen417 at yahoo
    Http://www.paulettesprettypapercrafts.wordpress.com

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  38. What a pretty card. This kit has endless possibilities.

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  39. Gorgeous card Kelly! Really love this months kit! Thanks for sharing!

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  40. Beautiful card! One of my favorites so far! Your watercoloring is perfect :)

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  41. Really beautiful love the colors and design. Hero arts really made a fabulous monthly kit

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  42. Your card is so pretty!!! Love this card kit:)

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  43. Wow! This is a truly gorgeous card. I love this kit.

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  44. Oh wow! Beauful cards,quite stunning the way you've coloured them,thanks for sharing!
    AnnB

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  45. I love the depth of color on the your watercoloring. Can't wait to get my kit!

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  46. Stunning florals! Love the dimension you achieved by layering the watercolor. Beautifully done!

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  47. You are so patient to wait for the paper to dry! The result is worth waiting for as your flowers are outstanding!

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  48. Yummy! I love the vibrant and different color florals. You've achieved great depth in each bud and leaf.

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  49. beautifully design card... love the watercoloring... absolutely gorgeous!

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  50. Wow! This is so stunning! A masterpiece!!!

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  51. WOW, love how you colored in these gorgeous flowers. This card 'ROCKS"

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  52. Ooh the colors on this card are lovely, wish I could pick them and put in a vace on my table.

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  53. Ooh the colors on this card are lovely, wish I could pick them and put in a vace on my table.

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  54. Such a gorgeous card, love your coloring!!!

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  55. I always love your cards and this is just amazing...proving that there are lots of different looks for this stamp set from this kit.

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  56. What a truly beautiful card - I love all the colors!

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  57. Absolutely gorgeous!! Beautiful, awesome colors!!

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  58. Beautiful and colorful card!!

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  59. WOW! I love all of the colors, gorgeous card

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  60. Oh how pretty! Your watercoloring is fabulous! Love this card ♥

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  61. Such a beautiful card! I love all the beautifully colored flowers!

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  62. Beautifully colored card. The intensity of the color is amazing.

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  63. Oh wow! All those delicious colors. What a masterpiece!

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  64. Such an incredibly beautiful card you created, I love the colours you used!

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  65. Just like our children, we shouldn't pick favorites, but your card is spectacular! Beautiful

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  66. Lovely card and a great kit! :)

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  67. I love the colors you used!!

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  68. Beautiful! I love the composition and coloring. Thanks for sharing.

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  69. Kelly, your wateroloring are stunning! Those flowers and leaves are beautiful on the card.

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  70. Love the bright and bold colors you chose; they make your card stand out. It is very pretty.

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  71. Love how you colored the flowers.

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  72. Beautiful card! I love your coloring~! TFS

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  73. OMG - this is stunning! I think I need this kit :)

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  74. Your card makes me want to heat emboss and watercolor. I love the colors.

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  75. Your watercoloring is STUNNING, gorgeous card!

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  76. Thanks for posting the close up of your watercoloring. Newb here but so going to give this a try. Exactly the kind of card I would love to receive and proud to send.

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  77. Your water coloring is beautiful.

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  78. Wow! Just love what you've done with this beautiful flower stamp!

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  79. Wonderful design & awesome coloring on this one. Love it!!

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  80. Beautiful card. I like the depth of your coloring.

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  81. Those colors you choose make the card just Pop!

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  82. Beautiful watercoloring. The flowers look like I could pick them right off the page. I love your color pallet!

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  83. Oooh! Just love the watercoloring! Gorgeous!

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  84. I love all the colors you used on your card!

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  85. What a gorgeous card! I love your water coloring and how you stamped the images across the card.

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  86. Such a beautiful card. Looking forward to creating with the kit.

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  87. Absolutely stunning card...just beautiful!

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  88. Such a lovely, colourful card.
    jen dot barnard at btinternet dot com

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  89. Stunning watercoloring and love that it is a one layer card!

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  90. You are the queen of color. Love the design!

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  91. Such beauty in a one layer card. Fantastic. I thank you and all the designers for the inspiration for the kit.

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  92. Absolutely Beautiful...love all the watercolored blooms!

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  93. An amasing beautiful, colorful combination of flowers!

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  94. Love the bright colors. I greatly admire all artists that have MAD watercolor skills!

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  95. What a pretty spring card...this is what I would make if I had this kit...love it...tfs

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  96. Such a pretty, colorful card. I like that you said you had fun with the watercoloring. Can't wait to try this technique. Thanks for the idea.

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  97. WOW - Absolutely beautiful! I LOVE this card!

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  98. So beautiful and I really like the vibrant colors

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  99. Such lovely colors! Thank you for including the stamp of the bud...my favorite part!

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  100. STUNNINGLY GORGEOUS!!
    such gorgeous colors too...

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  101. Beautiful colors.
    Love how all the flowers are not centered on the card.
    Makes it look more free-form.
    thanks for sharing an amazing card.

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  102. Kelly, this is a very pretty card. The flower colors are yummy. TY

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  103. Pretty colors and love the watercoloring. So so gorgeous.

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  104. What a pretty, colorful card! Thank you for sharing.

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  105. Oh pretty! Great
    job on the embossing
    and coloring.
    Carla from Utah

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  106. Love, love the way you colored this gorgeous floral image in this Kit. Wonderful layout on this card.

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  107. Oh my!!!! What lovely use of colors in your card. Thanks for hosting this giveaway.

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  108. This is a beautiful and elegant card! Thanks for sharing.

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  109. Beautiful watercoloring on your card, it looks amazing.

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  110. Gorgeous card! Those colors are amazing! Awesome kit!

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  111. Gorgeous card and fabulous watercolouring.

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  112. Wow! Your card is absolutely gorgeous!

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  113. absolutely stunning! looks like it was so fun to create!

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  114. So pretty! Probably my fav so far! Love the variety of colors you used!

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  115. Absolutley beautiful card! I love that you didn't use the die cuts, letting us know that a gorgeous card can be made without them!
    Thanks so much for sharing your card on the blog hop.

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  116. Gorgeous!! I can totally see why you were having fun adding color. Thank you.

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  117. This is STUNNING! LOVE the colors you used....

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  118. So like the depth you get on a one lever card, beautiful water coloring. Thanks.

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  119. oooo so beautiful I need to try those watercolors1

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  120. Such a very pretty card!!! You're water coloring is so beautiful 😄

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  121. That card is so lovely! With a name like "Rose", I love flowers! Thanks and God bless! ILuvTheEucharist (at) aol.com

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  122. Love how you managed to make a 'flat' card pop out with the vibrant colours! Beautiful!

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  123. Great card. It looks like my garden one year I planted a bunch of seeds and they grew...so pretty!

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  124. Ok, this card is stunning! All of my favorite colors in 1 card I love the watercoloring and the way you stamped the images on the card. Just BEAUTIFUL!!!

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  125. Wow, the coloring on these flowers and leaves are so beautiful! I love the deep pink and coral!

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  126. The colors are so vivid, what a beautiful card.

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  127. Wonderful coloring of your floral creation. Have a BEE-utiful day!
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  128. Wow! Absolute favorite card on the blog hop! Gorgeous watercoloring!!

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  129. You have created a beauty!! Beautiful card with awesome coloring. Liked a lit. Thank you so much for inspiring us. Have a great day. :)

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  130. This card is a.m.a.z.i.n.g!!! Love it!

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  131. Love all the colors you used. Beautiful work! Thanks for sharing.

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  132. Definitely adding this to my CASE list! Love this card!

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  133. WOW! Just WOW! I love how this card turned out. It is so beautiful.

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  134. Gorgeous watercolouring on these stunning flowers.

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  135. This cards is so bright and happy! Just great!

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  136. Wow! Great release!!!! I love this new kit! And your card is absolutely gorgeus!!!!

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  137. Pretty card. This really is a great kit.

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  138. I love the bright springy colors! Beautiful. The white embossing really makes the flowers pop!

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  139. Loved the bright colors of your card. Just beatiful:) thank you Dianne K

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  140. What a beautiful card. Perfect for so many occasions. Your coloring is marvelous. I pinned. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/415386765612677212/

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  141. SQUEAL!! LOVING LOVING LOVING the New Kit!! Such a BEAUTIFUL Design!! Looking forward to seeing the rest of the Creations!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! =)

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  142. So gorgeous and such vibrant colors!!

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  143. Love this and the tip about letting it dry before coming back in with more color. I am just starting this water coloring and I am not very successful. LOL Beautiful card

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  144. I love this monthly from Hero, love your coloring.

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