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Tuesday, 17 February 2015

Hero Hostess Blog Hop 2015



Welcome to the last stop on today's Hero Arts Hostess Hop, featuring stamps from the new 2015 release.  If you have been following along you should have arrived from Lins gorgeous blog  "Sending Hugs".

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 days starting post at the Hero Club Blog.  The more comments you leave, the better your chance of winning!
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Please report any broken links to blog@heroarts.com.





I was really excited to be asked to join in this annual blog hop for Hero Hostesses once again and couldn't wait to get started with the fabulous new 2015 stamps and die.  I have made four cards all on a similar theme just so you could see how versatile this fabulous new Hello "Stamp and Cut" (DC151) set really is!!

This first card is made using the die cut Hello layered up on green and then two layers of white card to make it really stand out.  I then stamped leaves from the new Stamp your own Plant (CL834) set in various shades of green added the hello cut out , then layered the white card on some more green card for added depth.




 This second card is a small 4 3/4 by 3 1/2 size, a little card to put with a gift perhaps!  I used some Raspberry Jam, Pale Tomato and Butter Bar HA inks to create the center panel and then die cut the word hello (DC151) saving all the small pieces from the letter centers. I then die cut a second white word, after adhering the panel to my card base I carefully stuck the small centers of the letters in place.  Lastly I added a few sequins.





I couldn't wait to use the coloured word left from the last card and quickly made this small note card, I decided to sew the word to the front for a change.



Lastly I made another quick card using the new Tropical Background (CG659) cling stamp, I stamped a panel with Butter Bar ink attached it to my card base and added a row of stitching down one side.  Next I stamped my sentiment from the Hello Stamp and Cut set (DC151) in black and added a few sequins.

I hope you have all enjoyed today's Hero Hostess Hop,  don't forget to stop by again tomorrow when eight more Hostesses will be joining this weeks Hop and showing you their fabulous creations with new stamps from the new Hero Arts Spring Catalogue.




234 comments:

  1. I love the pink and yellow tones for the color scheme. So pretty!!

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  2. wonderful cards, Sally - so good to have you back creating!

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  3. LOVE these cards, Sally! This new spring release has some very pretty stamps/dies. Guess my wish list will be getting longer.

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  4. Your cards are so beautiful! I love the pretty backgrounds and the way you incorporated the die cuts onto them!

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  5. What wonderful cards! You've used the hello die so many different ways! Thanks for sharing!

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  6. Such a creative group of cards! Love them all!

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  7. Glad you're back! great cards.

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  8. You have been busy! Lovely showcase of the new HA products. I love how you used the positive and negative of the hello die and the stitching looks great :)

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  9. Love your hello cards Sally! So pretty!

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  10. Beautiful colors, Sally, and a great use of that bold background stamp!

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  11. Great use of your "leftover" hello! Really pretty cards. I like the addition of stitching.

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  12. So excited for the Hero Arts new Catalog!

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  13. Fabulous cards! I love the hello stamp and die. So versatile.

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  14. I love all your cards. I will definitely be getting the Hello Stamp and Cut!

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  15. I love how you made the small card. The color combination is great.

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  16. All so cute!! Love the stitched hello!!

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  17. Simple but unique cards full of inspiration!

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  18. Pretty cards - love the green one.
    isoscia at aol dot com

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  19. All stunning card designs, love the inspiration!!!

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  20. GOOOOOOOOOORGEOUS Cards Sally!! Love all of them....

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  21. Pretty cards! The tropical background stamp is very beautiful!

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  22. Love the variety of hello cards you created.

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  23. What a great variety of cards you made, so gorgeous! Love that hello sentiment :)

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  24. This Hello stamp set is high on my shopping list, I love it!!

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  25. Love they way you used this die, it's so versatile! Gorgeous cards.

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  26. wonderful cards, Sally. Love the sewing detail!

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  27. Beautiful! Love all the foliage and oooo pretty colors in the middle 2. Just beautiful cards ♥

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  28. Sally, you always make such wonderful cards! I love these. I have to say that the 3rd card is my favorite, favorite, favorite. I just love how that sentiment pops. Wonderful cards, always such a treat to see your designs. :)

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  29. Beautiful cards, Sally! I especially love the first one with the leaves and die cut hello.

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  30. Love the colors and the inlay look.

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  31. My jaw has dropped!! Amazing cards, Sally! You show cased those stamps beautifully .. I wish I had made these! So happy to be hopping with my Hostess sisters. Biggest hugs!!

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  32. LOVE your creativity Sally!

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  33. You made some gorgeous cards, Sally! Love the first one!

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  34. Such happy ways to say "hello" - thanks for sharing!

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  35. Very pretty cards! That Tropical Background stamp is fabulous.

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  36. I love how you played with the new stamps, Sally! Your cards are absolutely gorgeous!

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  37. Sequins and stitching - awesome! new machine and a bag of sequins in my stash.. just need to get that Hello set you used and I'm good to go.. a little shopping needs to be done today!

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  38. Lovely, lovely cards. I love the simplicity and clean look of all your cards. Thanks for sharing.

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  39. Just lovely. I can't choose my favorite, I like them all.

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  40. Beautiful. I love the Hello stamp and cut. You used it in so many creative ways.

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  41. Great cards-love the Hello stamp and cut.

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  42. Lovely cards. Lots of inspiration.

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  43. Such perfect cards! Thanks for sharing!

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  44. Beautiful, gorgeous, fabulous cards, Sally! I love how you used the hello die in so many fresh and creative ways! So lovely to hop with you again!

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  45. All of the cards are beautiful but i looove the simplicity of the third card!! Beautiful!

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  46. Beautiful cards!!! I love the colors in the Hello cards and am falling in love with the tropical background stamp! Thanks for sharing!

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  47. All the cards are fantastic but I particularly like the leaf bundle! So simple and elegant!

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  48. Wow, these are beatifully done. Love your techniques.

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  49. Lovely cards! Thanks for sharing the creativity :)

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  50. Beautiful cards, I love the elegance of the green plants card, it's stunning!

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  51. Just love that tropical background, great cards!

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  52. Love your cards. You did what you said you wanted to do and that was to show how versatile the Hello die was. I love the many ways your were able to incorporate it into your cards. Nice job! TFS

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  53. All your cards are lovely, but that first one takes the cake! Beautiful!

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  54. LOve that plant stamp. I think I see it in my future!

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  55. That first card is so elegant with the sprigs of greenery, but I do really love that tropical background stamp!

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  56. Great cards.....I think the first one is my favorite! Interesting to see how a stamp and cut works!

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  57. All the cards are great! But I confess, I do have a favorite: the little shaped card with the word hello cut from the center and then you used the die cut negative pieces with a white hello to make a very flat, one layer card!

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  58. Sally I love them all, but that first card is right on for me!
    =] Michele

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  59. I love the cards. The frist card is such a wonderful CAS card and I love the white "hello" on it. The second card oozes with color, making me think of rainbow sherbet (I haven't eaten yet). I do love that note with the colorful "hello", making me think of jello. The tropical background card is so elegant.

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  60. Lovely cards! I love how you use every piece of the die cuts and how you sewed on the word hello! Brilliant idea!

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  61. Love how you did the first card. Simple and stylish.

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  62. Way to show the possibilities of these stamps, Sally! Love the CAS of your first card and the vibrancy of the 2nd card. And I love how you used that hello die!! Happy to see you in the hop today :)

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  63. Such wonderful cards! love the variety of images and colors on the first one!

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  64. Awesome! I love the diversity of your cards, great job!!

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  65. Lovely cards and I love the spring feeling they invoke.

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  66. OK, Sally...you had me at HELLO, and HELLO, and HELLO, and...!!! I think you get the idea- I love all of your cards. The new release looks wonderful. You just added to my (growing) wish list. Thanks (I think?)!!

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  67. Beautiful backgrounds and colors

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  68. Beautiful cards and I especially love the first one with the leaves and the one with the stitched hello. Thanks to all the Hosti and HA for a fun and inspiring blog hop!

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  69. I love the subtle colors and matte of the first card.

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  70. Great great great cards! Oh the limit is the sky to create suing the Stamp and Cut set. I love this Hello set :D Have it on my wish list! Thanks for the inspirations!

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  71. OMG Your cards are gorgeous...You really did an outstanding creative job on all and really love the machine stitching you did too. You are one super talented gal. YOU so ROCK!!

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  72. Such beautiful cards! Thanks'!!

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  73. beautiful inspiration, your cards are amazing!

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  74. love the way you used the colored hello in a second card. good thinking :-)

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  75. Like the style & variety of the cards.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  76. Love, love, love the cards, especially the background of the second card!! Love the sheds of green on the first as well!! Thanks!!

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  77. Great cards, Sally! I like how you used the "Hello" die in reverse ways on 2 separate cards.

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  78. Thanks for the opportunity to win some great products. I love all your cards, especially the coloured background and the hello card that you cut out of it.. Simply Gorgeous!

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  79. Love your cards... especially the pink and yellow combination, so bright and cheerful!

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  80. Wow fabulous cards, Sally! Love the beautiful design and mix of shades on the foliage on your first card! Brilliant designs on your second and third cards and the colours are so pretty! The Tropical Background looks fab stamped in that colour and I love your sprinkling of sequins! Thanks for all the wonderful inspiration:)

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  81. Great cards. I really like the Hello stamp and cut set. My favorite card is the one with the Tropical background.

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  82. Great cards, I especially like the clean and simple look of the first one, with the just the leaves.

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  83. What a wonderful variety of cards Sally. Love the texture of your stitching on the hello card!

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  84. Sally, you took names and kicked butt (as the saying goes over on this side of the pond)! I especially love the bright striped card with the die cut used on the second card. Both are fabulous!!!

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  85. Love the hello sentiment!! Your shaped card is super cute

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  86. Love the hello sentiment!! Your shaped card is super cute

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  87. OH wow !! so happy to see you and your cards---Lucky LADY -- Congrats Sally!

    Big Hugs,
    Lisa

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  88. All these cards are great, Sally!

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  89. my favorite is your CAS first card but the 2nd one has stunning colors & great design too~

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  90. Love, love, love these simple and sweet cards! Thanks!

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  91. I love your different versions of cards with the hello stamp.

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  92. Love all your hello cards. The top one is my favorite. Thanks.

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  93. You used that Hello die to perfection!

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  94. Butter Bar really is a great use with the tropical stamp. Simplicity always works for me!

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  95. Wowww!! All the cards are beautiful!!!!

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  96. Great cards. Love the different background ideas.

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  97. Love both the subtle and bright options you've shown.

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  98. I love those cards! Great colors, coloring and design!

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  99. You made all great cards with my very favorite being the first one with the plants of different greens! Love it!

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  100. Love, love, love the Hello stamp & cut! Your cards are absolutely beautiful, Sally! And love the hello die on them...sweet! Fun hopping with you this week! :)

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  101. Love your CAS cards. Very eye-catching, especially the 2 "hello" cards.

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  102. I love word dies, it's pretty much all you need on a card. I think the Tropical background is my favorite stamp so far.

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  103. LOVE you first card Sally! So simple and striking!

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  104. Great stamp and cards.

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  105. Love all the variations on your cards from soft and feathery to very bold and crisp colors!! So talented! I'm very happy to be hopping with you again this year!

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  106. Lovely cards! I love that hello die, the font is perfect:)

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  107. Wow Sally! Just love all 4 cards – thanks for the inspiration! The stitching with dangling ends looks great and I love the stitched hello! So fun hopping with you again this year, my friend!!

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  108. Are these more of Kelly's scripty handwriting? LOVE it!

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  109. Great cards. I definitely want the tropical background stamp.

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  110. Wonderful set of cards. I think my favorite is the one with the foliage.

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  111. Very pretty cards. I love the hello die. Thanks for sharing.

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  112. Ok..I'm picking my jaw up off the ground! Your cards are amazing! You have sold me on the a Tropical background cling stamp! I love it!

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  113. Amazing cards!! Love your use of the "Hello" die!

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  114. Lovely cards- really like them all so much!

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  115. Really great cards! I think this is the first time I've encountered your blog--I'll definitely be back!

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  116. Awesome colours!!! So pretty cards!

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  117. Your leaves in tones of green are just stunning -- love this elegant card!

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  118. really enjoyed that botanicals card - all so pretty!

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  119. Gorgeous cards! My favourite is the first one - love these stamps!

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  120. Cute cards! Love those background stamps!

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  121. Love All your hello cards so simple to make and have on hand to send to someone.

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  122. What a great group of cards - they're all so pretty. Thanks for sharing.

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  123. Pretty cards! I love the clean, simple look. Thanks for sharing.

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  124. Wicked cards love the way you used your
    hello cut out :)

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  125. Love how you used the die cut from one card on another!

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  126. Beautiful cards, you're so artistic! Thanks for sharing your creativity with us!

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  127. Super cards! Love your colorful HELLO cards!

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  128. Really pretty cards. I like to see how many ways to use that hello!

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  129. Clean and simple looks so great. Also really like your color choices.

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  130. Love all your cards!! You did a great job demonstrating the versatility and different looks that can be attained from the hello set! Thanks for the inspiration!!!

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  131. Your cards are so clean and simple looking. I especially like the first one with the leaves. Just beautiful!

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  132. Great cards! Your first card is my favorite of the day! I especially like the overlapped stamping. I'm going to give that a try.

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  133. Really cute cards. I especially love the background stamps that are being used.

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  134. Beautiful cards from awesome stamps.

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  135. You have proven that a simple card can be very striking. Great work and variety.

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  136. Sometimes clean and simple are so effective.love the cards

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  137. Love your cards, the colorful hello is especially pretty. Very inspirational. TFS

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  138. Nice Sally. Those leaves look very nice behind the hello! The stripes on your other hello card are great colors together.

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  139. Love the second card best with raspberry, tomato and butter inks. Just finished a scalloped shaped card using gelatos. Keep sharing your creativity and talent with us. Thanks for sharing!!

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  140. Great cards. Love the greenery card. Really like that tropical background!

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  141. These are all so pretty but I really love the foliage card with the soft green shades and simple design!

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  142. I like your cards very much.

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  143. Wonderful cards. I especially love the first with the foliage - so elegant and beautiful. Loving that Hello stamp and cut - I have a bit of an obsession about word dies.

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  144. Fantastic Cards! I love the fronds and the soft layers of greens perfect for anyone and any type of card. The hello cards with the mix of colors are beautiful! Love them all!

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  145. Really like the little gift card. What an original idea and it is striking!

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  146. Bright colors and bright ideas...great inspiration.

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  147. Wow love your cards! And love that you sewed the word on the card. So different!

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  148. Hi Sally, I am in love with your colorful creations!! Always so awesome hopping with you. Hugs, Kathy

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  149. What great inspiration! I love your hello cards!

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  150. Love all your cards, but especially the first and fourth. They are truly beautiful.

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  151. What gorgeous cards to showcase "Hello"! Gotta love Hero Arts!

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  152. Your hello cards are so cheerful!

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  153. Love these cards! Just love the hello stamp and die and the colors you used!

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  154. Great job with the Hello sentiment! LOVE all the different ideas :)

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  155. Sally!! So thrilled to be hopping with you again--feels like old times! Love your cards and your wonderful CAS style!

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  156. Great cards!! Today's part of the hop was a lot of fun. Thanks so much.

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  157. I rather like the tropical background stamp.

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  158. What nice inspiration! (Please excuse me if this is a double comment--my 1st one didn't seem to post).

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  159. I love your Hello cards with all of their colors! Just beautiful!

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  160. Love your CAS cards.Beautifully done...

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  161. I just love two for one like you did with the word die, fabolous!

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  162. You made some GREAT cards ! All four of them.
    If I had to choose, it would be number three, with the sewing.

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  163. Neat cards, especially backgrounds.

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  164. Hello, hello, hello, hello... all pretty fabulous!

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  165. Fabulous cards Sally!! You are so right...this set is so versatile!! I think I'm in love with that Tropical Background stamp!!!

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  166. Love your "Hello" cards, love the inlaid die cut and color combo, the leaf "bouquet" and thanks for the tip about layering the die cut with the green under the white for depth, really stunning look!

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  167. I didn't see any messes in your cards but what I did see is craftastic. Beautiful cards.

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  168. Gorgeous hello cards, each so different! I really like getting two cards with one die cut so that was great inspiration!

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  169. Beautiful cards. I'm loving that Tropical background.

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  170. The cards are so clean and simple, absolutely love all of them!

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  171. How clever, attaching a word with sewing. In fact doing anything with sewing appeals to me, if only I could be sure it wouldn't wreck my ancient precious Singer machine. Thanks for inspiring me and being the Motivator......I'm off to take the risk.
    Bahb

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  172. Great inspiration - thank you.

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  173. Love your cards. Just made a small card using my scalloped die cuts. Love how you used the hello cut out. Great ideas, thanks.

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  174. Lovely cards! Great inspiration here!

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  175. Your cards are fantastic.
    Love all the different
    ways you showcased the
    "hello".

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  176. Gorgeous collection of cards, love that hello die! hugs :)

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  177. Excellent use of positive and negative. Really Really NICE!!!

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  178. These are fabulous cards! I especially like the shaped cards, so different!

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  179. Beautiful cards, especially the leaves card! The "hello" die is fun !

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  180. Beautiful cards and fun techniques. Thanks for sharing.

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I really appreciate all your comments