Saturday, 25 March 2017

A Celebratory Blog Hop with A Blog Named Hero!!

Hi friends!

I'm here to participate in the 5th Anniversary Blog Hop for A Blog Named Hero!! So exciting.


First of all, I'll get to the info about the Hop!

A Blog Named Hero is so thankful for our wonderful sponsors and collaborating companies!  Several companies decided to help us celebrate our fifth anniversary with giveaways and they were so generous that we decided to spread the love over both hop days with different prizes to be won each day!  Giveaway prizes total more than $400!  To win, leave a comment on each hop stop.  We will select winners randomly from different blogs so the more blogs you visit each day, the greater your chances of winning!  And be sure to visit A Blog Named Hero on Sunday for the list of Sunday hoppers and prizes!  
Comments must be left before 11:59 PM EDT on Tuesday, March 28th and winners will be announced on March 30th. 
Today's prizes include the following: 
Good luck and happy hopping!!

You should have come here straight from A Blog Named Hero,  so onto my card!

this photo is JUST slightly crooked enough to be making me crazy. please tilt head accordingly

tilt more...nah just kidding

I decided to use one of my very first Hero Arts stamps for this card, she's a darling little thing and no matter how many crafty-purges I do, I always hold on to her just a little longer.

I started this card out by die-cutting my circle die out of kraft cardstock, then using my stamp-a-ma-jig, I stamped the Hero Arts girl.

I set to work colouring her in using my Prismacolor Pencils (anyone else as obsessed with these as I am!?) and I only used a tiny bit of blending solution over her face and hair.

Next I took my kraft cardbase and stamped the Hero Arts Lattice background cling stamp using Versamark, and heat embossed using white embossing powder (also Hero Arts).   I adhered the coloured circle panel on top using dimensional adhesive.

Lastly I ran my Simon Says Stamp Congratulations die through with some black cardstock, cut the die down so it only said 'Congrats', and adhered it using Glossy Accents.

That's it! Super fun to make and easy peasy!

I hope you enjoy it and the rest of the amazing projects the participants have made, I'm sure they'll be gorgeous as always.

A Big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my darling A Blog Named Hero.

Next on the hop is the brilliant Hero Arts themselves!

Thank you for joining me!!

See you again soon.

Linda x





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474 comments:

  1. So adorable! Love the different colors.

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  2. This card is adorable. . .love what you did with the kraft coloring. It highlights your colored images so well. Thanks for sharing it.

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  3. She/the card is as cute as can be. Love the Hero Arts background stamp waves - a must for my next purchase.
    I was wondering what kind of blending solution you used with your pencils.

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  4. What a sweet little girl, no wonder you have held on to her! She looks great on kraft paper, with your coloring.

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  5. Love your card - that punched circle is the perfect frame!

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  6. She is a cutie pie! The whole card design so lovely!!

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  7. lOVE THE PRISMA COLORING AND BACKGROUND STAMP.

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  8. THat's so cute! I love the coloring you did on the little girl, it's perfect.

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  9. This is adorable Linda, a great card!

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  10. She's definitely a keeper!! Your pencil coloring is perfect.

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  11. Love the coloring on kraft!

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  12. Cute card and pretty coloring! I need to pull out my colored pencils and color on some kraft cardstock!

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  13. What a cute girl, and love the kraft background!

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  14. Adorable card! Your coloring on the kraft paper is great!

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  15. Very sweet card and cutting down the congratulations die worked really well.

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  16. The white ep really pops on the kraft paper! Wonderful!

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  17. Such a sweet image, I'd never purge her either! Cute card!

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  18. What a cute card this is. I think that is so cool that you have kept your first Hero Arts stamp. Your coloring is very pretty.

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  19. That little girl is so sweet. No wonder you have kept her. Your coloring is amazing.

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  20. Delightful. I have been looking for a little girl like that for a couple of my granddaughters.

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  21. I love to see what people create on Kraft paper. Thanks for sharing this cutie

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  22. I love this card on kraft card stock!

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  23. Very sweet card!

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  24. Cute card! Great idea to color on Kraft!

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  25. I can see why you keep her - she's just darling!
    Gorgeous card.

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  26. What a sweet image! Nostalgia!

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  27. Your card is so adorable! The little girl is so sweet and cute!

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  28. Super cute! I would have never thought of coloring on a craft color. Thanks for sharing😊

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  29. This little girl always makes me smile. :)

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  30. What a beautiful little girl!

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  31. Love this cute little card. The little girl image is adorable:)

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  32. I love the lattice background! And I really love the white on kraft.

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  33. Cute, cute cute! Am inspired by your wonderful coloring!!!!

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  34. Nice colors. I like the white embossing on Kraft.

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  35. Oh she's cute! What a great card. Thanks for sharing with us. Off to hop, can't wait to see more...

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  36. Cute little stamp. Love the card.

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  37. The coloring is great - she really pops!

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  38. I too am into prismacolors! Grab a coloring book and a tin of pencils and I am good to go anywhere. Good job on your girl!

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  39. The little girl is so sweet.
    Love the background paper.
    Sometimes the older stamps
    are still the best.
    thanks for sharing.

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  40. Sweet card! You do nice work. Love this hop. Congrats Hero.

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  41. Always like the look of coloured pencils on kraft. Nice that you used a vintage Hero Arts stamp too, for the blog.

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  42. Adorable card! She is so cute! Your coloring is amazing! What blending solution do you use with your prisma pencils? Such a great way to start my weekend with this blog hop so full of talented people. Thanks for sharing!

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  43. What an adorable little girl - love your card - and love Hero Arts products.

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  44. I can totally see why you hold on to her so cute and a very sweet card!!!!

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  45. So fun!! Love that background stamp! It is one of my favorites from HA!

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  46. This is so super cute!!! I love it.

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  47. Your card is great...thanks for sharing a classic! That background is perfect for her. :-)

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  48. I think I still have everyone of my Hero Arts stamps....just can't bear to part with them!!! I have all the shadow stamps from back in the day and I still love them. This card is beautiful!! I have the pencils but never get up the courage to really use them....this makes me want to try. TFS.

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  49. I love that little girl stamp so much, and your card is adorable!

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  50. Love what you created and what a fun blog hop!!!

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  51. Neat that you used one of your first stamps by hero arts. I am interested in the pencils too!

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  52. Always fun to walk down nostalgia lane and use a stamp we haven't used in awhile. Lovely coloring on your cute card.

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  53. This is so cute!! LOVE the layering and your coloring on this adorable card!!!

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  54. Love the card. Thanks for sharing.

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  55. lovely card, your coloring is superb.

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  56. I LOVE the idea of cutting the die cut to a different sentiment!!!

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  57. Like your card card cuteness!! I have been using prismacolor pencils on craft paper quite a bit and have been very happy with the results.

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  58. Cute card, love the kraft coloring.

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  59. Cute card. I really like the background.
    Thanks,
    Erica K.

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  60. What an adorable card! Beautiful kraft coloring and design!

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  61. Adorable card, the little girl is just to cute.

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  62. Your girl is darling! I really like how the white and red pop on the kraft cardstock! I must have been already tilted or something 'cause your card in the first picture looked straight to me. :)

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  63. Hi Linda! This is my first visit to your blog and I'm so happy to be here! I love your card! You're right, that little girl stamp is precious. I didn't see a link for the stamp, do you know if Hero Arts still sells it? I'd love to get one too! I hope you find more time for crafting also, as I'd love to see more of your creations! I'll be back to visit to see you past posts soon! Blessings!

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  64. I'm always happy to find examples of prismacolor work. Thanks

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  65. Happy anniversary! What a darling card. Thanks

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  66. I still have some 1995 stamps (dated on the wood blocks), so I love the old stamps too. Fantastic card.

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  67. Don't you love stamps that you can keep going back to? Cute card!

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  68. So cute. Love the coloring.

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  69. She is gorgeous Linda, love the Kraft and your colouring xx

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  70. Such as sweet stamp. Love your card.

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  71. I can't let go of my old stamps, either. They are beautiful old friends. Great work!

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  72. What a wonderful way to commemorate the 5th anniversary! Such a sweet stamp and a lovely card!

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  73. Very cute card, I love the use of the orange and the Kraft color paper! Your stamp, She is a keeper ��
    Thanks for sharing.

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  74. Love ideas for kraft cardstock. It's so cute!

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  75. I LOVE this pretty card! The red on kraft combination is so bright and cheerful! Very pretty!

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  76. Kraft cardstock is my favorite, love what you did with this darling stamp!

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  77. Colored pencils on kraft is such a fabulous technique,and your card is darling.

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  78. So super cute. I wouldn't be able to purge that stamp either. Love the colours you chose!

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  79. very cute card! I like the background a lot :)

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  80. What a cute card. Can I put a nurses hat on her?

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  81. This is such a cute card! Thank you for sharing!

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  82. I really like the neutral colors with a pop of red!

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  83. This is the kind of cute card to put a smile on your face.

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  84. Love your card. It is so cute!

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  85. I can see why you keep her. She's so cute.

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  86. I remember this little cutie! I've always loved the look of colored pencils on kraft and this beautiful card is no exception.

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  87. She is so cute. How old is she? How fun!

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  88. Such a cute card! I love that lattice background.

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  89. She is a cutie! Great card! Thanks for sharing!

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  90. She is a cutie! Great card! Thanks for sharing!

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  91. Sweet wonderfully colored image with great framing.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  92. She is a darling little image. I wouldn't have gotten rid of her either. Your Prisma coloring is wonderful. I definitely need some practice with my pencils.

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  93. Love it! Beautiful coloring.

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  94. The lattice background is great on Kraft and the little girl is adorable.

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  95. Your card is adorable, Linda! She makes me smile! :) Huge Congrats!

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  96. Cute and adorable card and blog!

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  97. You just can't beat the impact a white heat embossed background stamp makes on kraft cardstock, can you? Love that it ties in with the girl's dress too!

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  98. Great job! She is so adorable.
    natgodfrey4@gmail.com

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  99. Charming, and an unexpected color palette, too!

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  100. This little sweetie has stood the test of time. Perfect way to say congrats to an awesome company. Thanks everyone for making this hop so much fun.

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  101. She's adorable, love the card. Hero Arts is one of my favorite companies, can't wait to see the rest of the blog participants did.

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  102. Love the card, can't wait for the rest of the hop!

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  103. Great card. Loved all the depth and texture.

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  104. Love your coloring on kraft! :) beautiful card!!

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  105. What a stunning card, I love this lil girl so cute :)

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  106. I am basically a copic gal but this image is so well done I think I should get out my colored pencils and some Kraft card stock and give it a try.

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  107. So sweet. Your stamp may be old but it remains fresh when you combine it with newer supplies such as the dies.

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  108. I love blog hops. It's a great opportunity to see someone's art work. It's also nice to have a chance to win prizes. Thanks for sharing your very lovely card.

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  109. Very cute card! Now that I have twin granddaughters arriving this summer, I'll finally get to make girlie things!

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  110. Great coloring.Thank you for the inspiration.

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  111. This is such a lovely stamp. The colors, the composition is well done. So sweet!

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  112. What a great idea to use one of your first Hero Arts stamps! Your card is adorable!

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  113. What an adorable card! I love it!!

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  114. Happy 5th Anniversary to ABNH!
    Very cute card :)

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  115. So cute... I'd hang on to her too!!!

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  116. Absolutamente adorable! Me encanta ésta tarjeta es preciosa!!!

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  117. Such a sweet card Linda. Love the stamping/coloring on kraft.

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  118. Adorable--I like the coloring on kraft.

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  119. Linda, this is so cute. Love that you have done it on Kraft!

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  120. Adorable card! Something's we can never let go of!

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  121. Cute cute card. Need to make something like this with my girls. :)

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  122. Such a sweet card. I enjoy seeing older stamps, but am also crushed when I find out that so many are no longer available. Coming late to the card making game, but still, so many wonderful new items to use now that will eventually become my own 'classic' favorites.

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  123. Very sweet! Well done

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  124. So cute. Love seeing older products used!

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  125. Very cute card, love the colors!

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  126. Cute posies girl and colors on kraft. Love that look..

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  127. Love the colors used in this darling card. Have the light brown background paper; have to try something similar to this.

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  128. You haven't lost your touch - gorgeous colouring on such a sweet card! You should be so proud that your and MD's little blog baby is still thriving! I am so glad that you're my friend :)

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  129. Super adorable card. So glad to see all the wonderful projects on this hop.

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  130. Such a darling image, I understand why you keep her around. Great job with your card.

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  131. Beautiful card :) love the sweet little image on it.

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  132. Great colouring of this sweet image.

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  133. Excellent bit of die-cut surgery there! Cute card and I wouldn't have noticed that the photo was crooked!

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  134. Adorable card Linda! Thank you and Mary Dawn for starting this fun challenge blog!

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  135. Technology is so wonderful for crafters. Sharing creations and new ideas. Gotta love it. Thanks for sharing your card!

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  136. That sweet image like most Hero Arts stamps is timeless!

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  137. This little girl card is adorable!

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  138. This is such a sweet card!! Lovely design and coloring. Thank you for the inspiration!

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  139. Very cute card. Yes I'm loving colouring with prismacolours too.

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  140. The little girl is precious. Things that aren't straight bug me too, but I didn't see where you were referring to as being crooked. I think it looks perfect! Thank you for sharing.

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  141. This is a very sweet card. Lovely.

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  142. Love the design and layout of your card

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  143. Sweet and very
    cute! Great coloring.
    Carla from Utah

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  144. What a sweet little girl& cute card!

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  145. So cute. I can see why you haven't had the heart to part with that stamp.

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  146. Your card is darling and so is that stamp❣

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  147. adorable card--great first stamp!

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  148. What a darling image! I see why you keep holding on to her! I like how you stamped and colored her on kraft cardstock!

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  149. I wouldn't want to purge your little girl either.

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  150. Very sweet card. And you are absolutely justified in holding onto this stamp. The little girl is just adorable!

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  151. Great card. Love the little girl.

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  152. Lovely card and the image is very sweet, that Moroccan style background is fabulous xx

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  153. The little girl is so cute. Love the pattern of the card.

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  154. Cute and easy card to do ahead so you have it when you need it!!

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  155. What a sweet image. I'd keep her too!
    Great card design!

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  156. What a sweetie <3 I wouldn't be able to let her go either :-)

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