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Thursday, February 19, 2015

Hero Arts Hostess Hop 2015!

Hello!  I am quite excited to be here as part of the Hero Arts Hostess Hop 2015!  I truly love my hostess sisters and being a Hero Arts Hostess was one of the best 3 months of my creative life!  Now being an alum with so many lovely wonderful ladies is truly awesome! Hero Arts is truly one of the best stamp companies around! So thrilled to be part of this hop again!

If your following along the hop you should have arrived here after the kind Marcy! I am so happy to be after her!

Hero Arts will be awarding prizes from randomly drawn comments. For a chance to win, simply comment on ANY of the stops along the hop on ANY day, including each day’s starting post at the Hero Club Blog. The more comments you leave, the better your chance of winning!

 If you find a broken link, you'll find a master list of the hop links at the Hero Arts Club Blog . Also, please report broken links to: blog@heroarts.com.

My first card is quite me.  While I still paper craft and teach paper crafting classes my days are mostly spent making wreaths.  I have an etsy shop Anita Rex Designs where I sell my handmade burlap and yarn wreaths.  When I sat down to create for this hop using the new set by Hero Arts Stamp and Cut flowers I had one idea but than I put the flowers down like a wreath.  Seemed so fitting isn't it?




First I started this card by stamping the Hero Arts Waves background in wet cement, all inks on this card is HA:  Pale Tomato, Fresh Peach, Mint Julep, Navy and Tide Pool.  I embossed the sentiment in Hero Arts gold embossing powder (hero Arts embossing powders are my favorite)  The banner and flower die really made this card come together much faster!

My second card for today also uses the Stamp and Cut Flowers along with the fantastic sentiment stamp Absolutely Awesome!




I stamped the flowers and leaves and twigs in Hero Arts ink Bubble Gum, Orange Soda.  And Memento's Toffee Crunch, Leaf Green and Rose Pink.  I embossed in Hero Arts White the sentiment!  A fun card!  I enjoy stamping backgrounds!

Thank you for stopping by today!  The next stop along the hop is my friend Cherion! If you would like to follow me you can find me on facebook.com/anitarexdesigns  If your on etsy I would love it if you Favorited my shop:  Anita Rex Designs  And you can find me on Instagram under AnitaRexDesigns Please leave me a comment and I will draw for one winner to win this stamp set Notebook Essentials next week.  Please leave your email with it you can leave it like this iwouldlovetowin  at gmail dot com  To keep it safe.



167 comments:

  1. Gorgeous cards, Anita! Your floral wreath is so pretty and it looks great against the soft Waves Background! On your second card I love your gorgeous mix of images and colours and the way the sentiment really pops!

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  2. Lovely cards. I especially love the first card with the wreath. Those colours look so lovely together.

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  3. LOVE your cards Anita, they're both floral DELIGHTS!!!
    The flowers & leaves are SO PRETTY and - WOW - the wavy background AWESOME!!!
    THANK YOU for sharing your CREATIVE INSPIRATION - I look forward to trying my hand making a wreath card now :)

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  4. I love the two different ways that you used the flowers! So creative!

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  5. Great cards! The 2nd one is my favorite...

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  6. I love that you made a wreath card - it's so YOU! :-)

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  7. Super pretty cards, Anita! I love the colors!

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  8. Nice to see you here again, Anita! Love that wreath card. Looks so cool against the wavy background!

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  9. Beautiful color combinations. Love the subtle background.

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  10. Love both cards, Anita! I immediately thought of your wreaths when I first peeked at your card - very pretty! And I love the design of your second card! So happy to be hopping with you today! ♥

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  11. yay Anita! Love your cards!

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  12. The flower stamp is so versatile. Great job!

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  13. Love the colors on your cards. The are awesome! TFS! lindavanvliet at home dot nl

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  14. Love that waves background for the stunning wreath, great look of texture, and the color combo for overall flower pattern is so cheerful and happy! Thanks for the generous giveaway. My email is melissa dot friedrich123 at gmail dot com

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  15. Love the waves background!

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  16. Like the floral stamping. The link was not correct on person before this one so I went back to HA and got here.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  17. I love your cards! I'm always looking for ideas to use the small stamps. Thanks

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  18. Your card designs are stunning, love them!!!

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  19. Your cards are beautiful. I love the background made with the little flowers.

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  20. There is a break right before you. Your card is great!

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  21. Love the colors in your awesome card! nice

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  22. So excited that I am the VERY first to be here to COMMENT! I love seeing ALL these wonderful new projects and its' also a JOY to know so many of you Hostesses!

    Thanks for Sharing these lovely cards, Anita -- and Congrats on having the wonderful honor of being a Hero Hostess!!

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  23. Of course you would make a wreath card! I had the same idea but it is much more fitting for you! Loved hopping with my Hosti sisters. Big hugs.

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  24. Such happy, happy flowers. Thanks for sharing!

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  25. These are lovely, and I adore your wreath card. Stamping that waves background in the wet cement shows looks great.

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  26. Love how you stamped the flowers, Anita! These are gorgeous creations (just like your wreaths!!)! So happy to hop along with you today!

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  27. Such pretty cards - love the colors and the cute flowers.
    isoscia at aol dot com

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  28. Love all the fabulous colours you used for your flowers! hugs :)

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  29. Love the sweet flower card!

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  30. Lovely cards Rita! The colours you used for the flowers are very pretty 😄

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  31. Your cards are beautiful! I love these flowers. I am your newest follower.

    fitkitty1 at gmail dot com

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  32. Love the cards. The first one....oh LOVE! Fab layout, Fab background, and love the colors ♥

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  33. Lovely cards -- it's the first sample I've seen of the wave background and you used it beautifully.

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  34. Very pretty cards. Good job.

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  35. Both of your cards are so sweet, Anita. Love your choice of colors and I'm sure you had fun playing with these new stamps from Hero Arts! This release is over-the-top! Love the looks of this stamp set you are offering, too! bobnmichele at frontier dot com

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  36. Very pretty cards Anita!! It's been a while, so nice to see your cards again!

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  37. Lovely use of the stamp sets to make two entirely different cards. Love to see this. Thanks for the inspiration....and who knew that waves could be a perfect backdrop for flowers!

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  38. Pretty cards; love that wreath. The new release is fabulous!! My e-mail is:

    jmeadows17atneodotrrdotcom

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  39. Ooh! I really like how you used the wave stamp for the background! Awesome! Thanks for sharing!

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  40. The flowers and waves are such a sweet combination Anita.

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  41. What a cheery card Awesome is! Great job, Anita!

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  42. Anita, both of your cards are beautiful! Love all the flowers. So glad to be hopping with your this week! :)

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  43. Love the waves background and the way you used the flowers for the wreath!

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  44. fun cards Anita - love the wreath card!

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  45. Love your cards.
    Thanks to share

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  46. Beautiful cards!! Love the stamps u used :)

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  47. Love how you used the waves background stamp. Soft neutrals with bold colors. Thanks for sharing!!

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  48. Wow! Love the background and the color combination on the first card!

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  49. Great cards!! I love this stamp set too.. it's great!! ch2mfkatz at charter dot net

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  50. Both cards are so pretty and beautiful!

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  51. Gorgeous cards Anita, its been fun hopping again with you this year!!

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  52. Love your floral cards, Anita! The wreath is so pretty against the faux woodgrain design! So much fun hopping with you again!

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  53. Two beautiful happy cards !
    Great idea, the wreath !
    And the second one is so colourful, with a great sentiment !
    Thank you for the chance to win. My email is lievest at skynet dot be

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  54. Love how you used these stamps - the colors are just gorgeous!

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  55. I adore the thank you card with the flower wreath.

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  56. Love these flowers and great colors!! kristina3150 at gmail dot com

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  57. Great cards today! Such a fun hop.

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  58. Fab! I am in awe of the new release. You can do so much with the stamps!

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  59. The wreath is a great idea. Love the flowers. The flowers on the second card are pretty too. fun sentiment.
    thanks for sharing.

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  60. Beautiful cards! Love the gorgeous flowers against the wave background. Great design! The colors on both cards are so pretty.

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  61. Lovely cards- so very pretty!!!!

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  62. I love your wreath card. I can see you have a great eye for wreaths! Thanks for the opportunity to win some great products.

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  63. Lovely cards. Thanks for the giveaway, too.
    pipkyn at juno period com

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  64. I forgot to leave my e-mail address.
    thanks
    txmlhl@yahoo.com

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  65. I love the look of the wave background stamp! Your cards are so pretty.

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  66. Oooh, love the way you formed those little flowers in a sweet wreath! Cute and pretty!!

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  67. Such nice cards. I really like the way the flowers pop.

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  68. Very nice cards! Liking all these stamped backgrounds!

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  69. Great cards! Love the backgrounds!

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  70. Love your cards. This stamp set looks very versatile. The use of the wave background and the flowers to make a wreath is wonderful. Nice design. The use of the flowers on the Awesome card makes it so cheerful. Great job! TFS

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  71. Hero Arts has the best background stamps! Is it wrong that I want them all? lol Cute cards, thanks for the inspiration.

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  72. Awesome floral cards. I like the wave background on the wreath card.
    slrdowney at hotmail dot com

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  73. Awesome cards! Looks like spring to me!
    funamom at yahoo dot com

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  74. Lovely! I really like your 'cement' background...really sets off the pretty wreath!

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  75. So fun to see your work again, Anita! You've been missed! Great cards today!

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  76. Cute! like the waves background.

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  77. Thanks for sharing your beautiful cards

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  78. Love your pretty flowered cards.

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  79. Pretty floral cards. You are the first I've seen using the waves background--it's nice to see what the different stamps look like. Thank you.

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  80. i love the Waves Background.

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  81. Lovely cards. Especially love the wave background.

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  82. Love your cards and that sentiment is brilliant. Totally enjoying this blog hop.
    aileen dot ryan 7 at gmail dot com

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  83. The cards are pretty. But I really like the second card and yeah a wreath would seem the right thing to do. LOL. Good job. TFS

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  84. Wonderful cards, Anita!! So happy to be re-united with you again this year!!

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  85. Darling flower cards, Anita! Just love the colorful floral background and your heart wreath is so you! So happy to hop with you, sista!!

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  86. Lovely cards. I just love the names of the HA inks.

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  87. Wonderful cards! Thanks for sharing.

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  88. LOVE that wave background!

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  89. Pretty cards. I like the idea of the wreath.

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  90. Very different take on the flower stamps Anita!! Love them...awesome job!!

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  91. What pretty cards! I love the flowers and colors. Thanks for sharing.

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  92. Beautiful cards, especially love the AWESOME one.

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  93. Oh I love the wreath you created, it's so cute! The second cards is just as cute,I love the colors you used!I have to say I love the stamp set your giving away- it'a awesome:) Thanks so much for being a part of the hop!

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  94. Beautiful cards that really inspire me! I am not very good with floral stamps and your creations really help me envision a way to use them.

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  95. I love the bright colors you used for the flowers. It makes me wish spring would get here! rosscdmr at aol dot com

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  96. Beautiful cards! Thanks so much for the inspiration!

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  97. Great cards! Love the wreath. TFS.

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  98. Great cards Anita! I love that wave background it's just fantastic and love your wreath!

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  99. Very pretty! I like the wreath.

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  100. I love the vibrant, bright colors!!!

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  101. love your cards...thanks for showing the wave background!

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  102. Your work for this blog hop is beautiful, and thanks for sharing your talent with others.

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  103. Whoops, I forgot to leave my email. It is ls4atwindstreamdotnet. My comment was from Linda S.

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  104. Very pretty cards! The waves background is so restful!

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  105. Very pretty cards! The waves background is so restful!

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  106. Beautiful cards - love those bright & happy flowers. Thanks for sharing.

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  107. Liking the colors on the flowers ...thanks

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  108. I love flowers on cards. Very pretty creations. Irisesther54 at hotmail dot com.

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  109. Both cards are fantastic! Love the sentiment on the second!

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  110. Wow another blog I have never. Been to before. Stay warm

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  111. I love the wreath you created, Anita! Such pretty colours and that wave background works well as woodgrain, too. It's been so fun hopping with you!!

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  112. Beautiful cards Anita! Such a great inspirations!

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  113. Thanks for sharing your talents.

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  114. Love the artful way you styled your cards. Lovely.

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  115. cool way to use the waves stamp!

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  116. Great use of the waves background in an unexpected color! Great cards!

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  117. Two lovely cards, and what pretty colours, too! My favourite is the wreath - so simple yet so effective! X

    love Mags B x

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  118. Beautiful cards and I love the stamps. Thanks for sharing.

    Linda D.

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  119. Such pretty cards - love both of them!

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  120. Very pretty cards Anita! Thanks for sharing your work!

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  121. Love your pretty cards. Cute flowers. Hugz
    craftynomad at gmail dot com

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  122. Beauteous cards! I love the nautical feel to the first flowery design and the bright and happy colors on your second lovely card!

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  123. Great cards! I'm impressed that you made a card with a wreath in honor of your etsy business.

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  124. Michelle V Smith20 February, 2015 23:04

    What a cute idea with the wreath on the card.

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  125. I miss seeing your cards Anita! Love that wreath card!

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  126. Both cards are great. Thanks for sharing.

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  127. Hi Anita! Yes, I do find it very fitting for your first card to have a wreath...beautiful! Just like your 3D wreaths! Beautiful cards using the flowers...loved hopping with you, sistah! :)

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  128. Pretty floral images and love the waves background.

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  129. Wow, really beautiful cards, Anita! Your second card is just too gorgeous. I love the colors! So happy the hosti got together again!

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  130. Absolutely beautiful cards! You are very creative using these stamp sets. The wreath card is fabulous!

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  131. Love your beautiful cards. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  132. both are great cards
    that waves BG fit good with that wreath and how lucky you have that DIES I have no cutting machine also I will fussy cut it self and it will longer than the time you need LOL second card lovely with that colorfull colors...and that sentiment really pop up
    nice post Anita
    hugs, Monika

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  133. I love the look of the flowers on the waves, but the pattern you created is also beautiful! Great cards!!

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  134. Thanks for the flowers! I'm crossing my fingers that spring is less than three months away in Michigan. I enjoyed your cards.

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  135. BEAUTIFUL Projects!! I LOVE them ALL!! :-):-)

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  136. Beautiful card. Very different. Beautiful stamps.
    Thank you for the wonderful inspiration.
    Regards,
    Bozena

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  137. wavy background is lovely. Your colors are awesome

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  138. LOVE those flowers and how you used them in the wreath and the background! Beautiful1

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  139. I liked you on facebook!! Your cards are delightful and I like your classy clean style!!!

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  140. great cards.I enjoy seeing how people use the new releases in the blog hops! Thanks for sharing.
    memoriesbymanda AT gmail DOT com

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  141. Wow Anita you really rocked that stamp set!!! Love your cards :) Hugs, Kathy

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  142. Fun cards Anita! The wreath card looks really nice. Who doesn't love a wreath of flowers. The background with all the flowers and leafy branches look great also. My email is kcscrpbkr at gmail dot com.

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  143. So nice to have you here again!

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  144. I love the second card! Lovely color and designs! Great job!

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