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Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Hero Arts Winter Catalog Release

It's SO hard to talk about winter when it's LITERALLY forty billion degrees outside, but I do understand that in SOME places, the back to school season means something I hear is called fall. And, I also hear that in some places, it's actually cold at Christmas, so I play along, in hopes that our temperatures will drop.

Today is the day the Hero Arts Winter Catalog is released, and it's amazing, as per usual. Last year, I was so inspired to create Christmas cards through the fall, I didn't even have to make any - I had enough unique cards on hand to be able to mail to everyone on my list, and I'm pretty sure I'll be in a similar situation this year, thanks to an abundance of lovely wintery and holiday stamps.

First up - something I LOVE and have a hard time finding - a perfect angel. My mom is always seeking out the perfect angel stamp, and I think this might be it.

This beauty is this stamp, and I colored her with this art print brown liquid watercolor, and added gold pen around her halo and shimmer on her wings. Other than that, she is all the same color. I mounted the watercolor paper onto glitter paper and then onto this beautiful brown card base.

You don't need a bunch of colors to make a beautiful watercolored image, I promise. Even though you should still have all the watercolors, because that's what we do.
Christmas Angel by Understand Blue








Heavenly Angel
[ HA ]
PD117 Liquid Watercolors ArtPrint...
[ HA ]
Tonic MIDAS TOUCH Aqua Shimmer Pen...
[ SSS ]
Tonic AQUA SHIMMER PEN Nuvo 2 Pack...
[ SSS | ELH ]
Fabriano Artistico 140 lb. Cold Press...
[ AMZUS ]
Escoda Versatil Brushes, Travel Round...
[ UTR ]
Da Vinci Cosmotop Sable Mix F Brushes...
[ BLIC | ELH ]
Neutrals Glitter Paper Pack - Concord...
[ C&9 ]
Heavy Base Weight Card Stock- White
[ GNK ]
MISTI Stamping Tool
[ MSW | HA | SSS | ELH | MFT ]
Absorber - Synthetic Cleaning Cloth
[ AMZUS ]
Rotatrim Professional Series Cutter -...
[ BLIC ]
Mudder 10 Pack White Buffer Sanding...
[ AMZUS ]
Xyron ADHESIVE ERASER 23675
[ SSS | ART | AMZUS ]
Essentials by Ellen Storage...
[ ELH ]
Teflon Bone Folder - Ellen Hutson LLC
[ ELH | SSS ]
Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two...
[ SSS | ART | BLIC | ELH ]
Ink Off Cloth
[ INK ]
Lawn Fawn STAMP SHAMMY Cleaner LF1045
[ SSS | ELH | CST | ART ]
Nesting Porcelain Bowls - BLICK art...
[ BLIC ]
My Favorite Watercolor Sketchbook
[ UTR ]

But we can't be super elegant all the time, so I decided to do a little no line watercolor with this adorable Christmas Mice set and the Deer & Ornament fancy dies in glitter paper and white. The background is from a Bach music book I bought at Half Priced Books.









Christmas Mice
[ HA ]
Hero Arts Frame Cuts Dies CHRISTMAS...
[ SSS ]
Deer & Ornament Fancy Die
[ HA ]
Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolors
[ BLIC ]
Escoda Versatil Brushes, Travel Round...
[ UTR ]
Da Vinci Cosmotop Sable Mix F Brushes...
[ BLIC | ELH ]
Fabriano Artistico 140 lb. Cold Press...
[ AMZUS ]
Concord & 9th NEUTRALS GLITTER 6x6...
[ SSS | C&9 ]
Heavy Base Weight Card Stock- White
[ GNK ]
MISTI Stamping Tool
[ MSW | HA | SSS | ELH | MFT ]
Absorber - Synthetic Cleaning Cloth
[ AMZUS ]
Rotatrim Professional Series Cutter -...
[ BLIC ]
Mudder 10 Pack White Buffer Sanding...
[ AMZUS ]
Xyron ADHESIVE ERASER 23675
[ SSS | ART | AMZUS ]
Essentials by Ellen Storage...
[ ELH ]
Teflon Bone Folder - Ellen Hutson LLC
[ ELH | SSS ]
Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two...
[ SSS | ART | BLIC | ELH ]
Ink Off Cloth
[ INK ]
MISTI Stamping Tool - The Most...
[ SBC ]
Lawn Fawn STAMP SHAMMY Cleaner LF1045
[ SSS | ELH | CST | ART ]
Nesting Porcelain Bowls - BLICK art...
[ BLIC ]
My Favorite Watercolor Sketchbook
[ UTR ]
Sizzix BIG SHOT EXPRESS Gray and...
[ SSS ]

What is the holiday season without a stunning blue deer?? I used Indigo, Cornflower and Intense Black inks for the deer, and finished it with Circle Infinity Dies and these sequins. Such a sweet little deer. If I stumbled upon a perfectly blue little fawn in the woods, I'd know Narnia was the real deal.

Blue Fawn card by Understand Blue







Color Layering Fawn
[ HA ]
Color Layering Fawn Frame Cuts
[ HA ]
Circle Infinity Dies (H)
[ HA ]
Hero Arts Hybrid Ink - Indigo
[ HA ]
Cornflower Mid-Tone Shadow Ink | Hero...
[ HA ]
Hero Arts Intense Black Ink
[ HA ]
Winter Sequin Mix - Hero Arts
[ HA ]
Heavy Base Weight Card Stock- White
[ GNK ]
MISTI Stamping Tool
[ MSW | HA | SSS | ELH | MFT ]
Absorber - Synthetic Cleaning Cloth
[ AMZUS ]
Rotatrim Professional Series Cutter -...
[ BLIC ]
Mudder 10 Pack White Buffer Sanding...
[ AMZUS ]
Xyron ADHESIVE ERASER 23675
[ SSS | ART | AMZUS ]
Essentials by Ellen Storage...
[ ELH ]
Teflon Bone Folder - Ellen Hutson LLC
[ ELH | SSS ]
Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two...
[ SSS | ART | BLIC | ELH ]
Ink Off Cloth
[ INK ]

Well so we've done elegant, cutesy and modern - how about snarky?? Check out the What the Fig Stamp & Cut! THIS CRACKS ME UP! Texas is big time fig country. As a matter of fact, my previous neighbors planted a community fig tree in their yard before they moved, letting the new owner know she had to share all the figs, which she does. Some fun trivia - cats LOVE figs. If you have a fig tree, you might come out and find a fat tabby with a fig food baby lounging underneath your tree. I actually borrowed part of a branch from the community tree last year to do a watercolor sketch of, which you can see here.

Anyway, for this card, I used the Circle Infinity dies to cut and mask a circle opening on my card front. Then I used my life changing brushes to ink blend inside the circle with Soft Granite Ink. I then stamped more figs in Soft Granite inside the ink blended circle. I stamped and cut out the fig images to layer on top in Mulled Wine and Lemon Yellow ink. Those are ACTUAL fig colors - it's sort of amazing. The sentiment is in Intense black, and I mounted it on a black card base.
Figgin' Fantastic card by Understand Blue







What the Fig Stamp & Cut
[ HA ]
Circle Infinity Dies (H)
[ HA ]
AF336 Mulled Bold Ink | Hero Arts
[ HA ]
Lemon Yellow Mid-Tone Shadow Ink -...
[ HA ]
Soft Granite Shadow Ink - Hero Arts
[ HA ]
Hero Arts Intense Black Ink
[ HA ]
"Life Changing" Blender Brush Set -...
[ PFS | SSS ]
Avery Self-Adhesive Removable Laser...
[ AMZUS ]
Heavy Base Weight Card Stock- White
[ GNK ]
MISTI Stamping Tool
[ MSW | HA | SSS | ELH | MFT ]
Absorber - Synthetic Cleaning Cloth
[ AMZUS ]
Rotatrim Professional Series Cutter -...
[ BLIC ]
Mudder 10 Pack White Buffer Sanding...
[ AMZUS ]
Xyron ADHESIVE ERASER 23675
[ SSS | ART | AMZUS ]
Essentials by Ellen Storage...
[ ELH ]
Teflon Bone Folder - Ellen Hutson LLC
[ ELH | SSS ]
Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two...
[ SSS | ART | BLIC | ELH ]
Ink Off Cloth
[ INK ]

It's not the fall/winter holidays without Halloween though - pretty much my favorite. I embossed the Halloween Mirror Skull in clear on a white card panel, and then used my brushes to ink blend Strawberry, Tangerine, Butter Bar, Green Apple, Summer Sky and Grape Juice inks around it, after masking off a stripe with low tack masking tape. Then I stamped the sentiment in Intense Black.
Halloween Mirror Hero Arts card by Understand Blue









Halloween Mirror
[ HA ]
Halloween Mirror Frame Cuts
[ HA ]
AF334 Strawberry Bold Ink
[ HA ]
AF333 Tangerine Bold Ink | Hero Arts
[ HA ]
Hero Arts Butter Bar Shadow Ink
[ HA ]
Green Apple Bold Ink | Hero Arts
[ HA ]
Summer Sky Bold Ink - Hero Arts
[ HA ]
Grape Juice Mid-Tone Shadow Ink
[ HA ]
Hero Arts Intense Black Ink
[ HA ]
VC250 Versamark Watermark Ink Pad |...
[ HA ]
Clear Embossing Powder - Hero Arts
[ HA ]
Post-it Labeling and Cover-Up Tape -...
[ AMZUS ]
Heavy Base Weight Card Stock- White
[ GNK ]
MISTI Stamping Tool
[ MSW | HA | SSS | ELH | MFT ]
Absorber - Synthetic Cleaning Cloth
[ AMZUS ]
Rotatrim Professional Series Cutter -...
[ BLIC ]
Mudder 10 Pack White Buffer Sanding...
[ AMZUS ]
Xyron ADHESIVE ERASER 23675
[ SSS | ART | AMZUS ]
Essentials by Ellen Storage...
[ ELH ]
Teflon Bone Folder - Ellen Hutson LLC
[ ELH | SSS ]
Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two...
[ SSS | ART | BLIC | ELH ]
Ink Off Cloth
[ INK ]
WOW! HEAT TOOL (110Volts) WZHGUSA
[ SSS ]

 Too scary? Okay - then we'll head back to the safety of winter images. Wait - unless that cabin is the one from THE SHINING!!! No - it's not. I promise. Ish.

ANYHOO - I masked off a snowbank with my favorite masking paper and then stamped the tree image from this set, stamping it first in green in the MISTI, then just on the edge in Wet Cement to add a shadow. Then I masked that, and stamped the cabin on top of that. So at that point, there are two masks down - the hillside and the tree. You have to think about what things go in front of what things when you are masking. I normally get it completely wrong the first time, so don't be discouraged.

I colored the cabin with Copics.

Then I stamped the little girl image from this set, and then masked snowbanks behind her and lightly brushed on Cornflower ink with my brushes.

I colored her with Copics and then added glue and glitter to the snow and cabin. I love her little Scandinavian look.
Warm Wishes Hero Arts Card by Understand Blue







Bundle Up
[ HA ]
Bundle Up Frame Cuts
[ HA ]
Cornflower Mid-Tone Shadow Ink | Hero...
[ HA ]
Wet Cement Mid-Tone Shadow Ink | Hero...
[ HA ]
"Life Changing" Blender Brush Set -...
[ PFS ]
Avery Self-Adhesive Removable Laser...
[ AMZUS ]
Lawn Fawn PRISMA GLITTER LF1535 at...
[ SSS ]
Copic | Ellen Hutson
[ ELH ]
Heavy Base Weight Card Stock- White
[ GNK ]
MISTI Stamping Tool
[ MSW | HA | SSS | ELH | MFT ]
Absorber - Synthetic Cleaning Cloth
[ AMZUS ]
Rotatrim Professional Series Cutter -...
[ BLIC ]
Mudder 10 Pack White Buffer Sanding...
[ AMZUS ]
Xyron ADHESIVE ERASER 23675
[ SSS | ART | AMZUS ]
Essentials by Ellen Storage...
[ ELH ]
Teflon Bone Folder - Ellen Hutson LLC
[ ELH | SSS ]
Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two...
[ SSS | ART | BLIC | ELH ]
Ink Off Cloth
[ INK ]

And YAY - a Hanukkah set!! I am always looking for these, so I was psyched to see this one. It's simple and classy. 

I embossed the star of David images from this set in clear and in Silver Sparkle embossing powder which looks gold here for some reason, but I promise it's not. 

Then I used Indigo Liquid Watercolor for an abstract background behind them. When that was dry, I used my Chrome Pen to draw the strings to each star, and I mounted the whole panel on the same glitter paper I cut the wishes from. The Hanukkah is stamped in Intense Black.This would be an easy one to mass produce. 
Hero Arts Hanukkah Wishes Card by Understand Blue







Wishes Stamp & Cut
[ HA ]
PD114 Liquid Watercolors Indigo |...
[ HA ]
Hero Arts Intense Black Ink
[ HA ]
VC250 Versamark Watermark Ink Pad |...
[ HA ]
Indigo Bold Ink
[ HA ]
Silver Sparkle Embossing Powder -...
[ HA ]
Heavy Base Weight Card Stock- White
[ GNK ]
MISTI Stamping Tool
[ MSW | HA | SSS | ELH | MFT ]
Absorber - Synthetic Cleaning Cloth
[ AMZUS ]
Rotatrim Professional Series Cutter -...
[ BLIC ]
Mudder 10 Pack White Buffer Sanding...
[ AMZUS ]
Xyron ADHESIVE ERASER 23675
[ SSS | ART | AMZUS ]
Essentials by Ellen Storage...
[ ELH ]
Teflon Bone Folder - Ellen Hutson LLC
[ ELH | SSS ]
Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two...
[ SSS | ART | BLIC | ELH ]
Ink Off Cloth
[ INK ]

This is just a wee bit of the catalog, but I couldn't help myself, and had to play with lots of it.

If you want to hop today, my sweet and kind friend Libby is next on the hop. I love her despite the fact that she left me to go to Georgia - but she's only a text away :). You can win one of two $50 shopping sprees by commenting today!

I hope that if you are in a cooler place than here that you are enjoying the change in season. If you are in a zone like mine - I wish you freon and ice.

Loveyameanitbye.

132 comments:

  1. um WOW. I love them all! That Fig card is awesome.

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  2. Wonderful collection of cards. That.angel.is.stunning.

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  3. AWESOME creations! I especially love the PERFECT Angel, it looks so vintage!

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  4. Great cards! I really love the way you colored that gorgeous angel. And your blue deer is adorable. But all of them are wonderful!

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  5. All of your cards are beautiful and have your unique flair. Great stamps, HERO!

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  6. What great creativity! Love all your truly unique cards!

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  7. Oh my! You rocked every holiday until 2019! Love the variety and your colors! Blue deer! :)

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  8. I love all of your cards so much - that angel is even more stunning in person! I may be hoarding it, next to my fennec fox painting. You think you send in the cards for the catalogs and shows, but really, they go to Libby's secret little Lydia card shrine. Never come visit me, it would be embarrassing...

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  9. Wonderful cards! I love that little mouse!!

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  10. These are all great; I REALLY love the angel card; so elegant!

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  11. Love these cards you created for the different holidays. Your angel is colored so beautifully, but the little mouse captured my heart.

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  12. Such an array of awesome cards! I love all of them.
    Thanks so much for sharing...

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  13. All of your cards are super adorable!!

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  14. Lovely cards. They are adorable!

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  15. I love all your cards.. simply beautiful. I am always looking for inspiration, and boy did I get it here :) I too am always looking for Hanukkah sets and ideas. Thank you for sharing and inspiring.

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  16. Thanks for showing creative ways to use the new Hero Arts products!

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  17. Love the color choices you made: Brown/gold angel, blue deer, etc.

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  18. Love all your projects...your angel is glorious!

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  19. Love, LOVE the blue deer. There's something riveting about such a sweet image in an unexpected color.

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  20. WOW, I love them all. Thank you so much for sharing.

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  21. I like all the cards especially the angel but I think you little Narnia deer has my heart

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  22. The angel is just gorgeous! That mouse ... eek! So precious and I love the design of the card with the musical BG.

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  23. Those stamp layering sets are so versatile, I would never have thought of making the fawn blue but it really works well.

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  24. You have captured the beauty in each of these designs... The illustrator for the Angel stamp must be in total awe of what you've created. Lovely cards indeed.

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  25. These cards are awesome, love this release, Hero Arts does it again.

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  26. Fabulous release. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  27. love your cards - the white spaces are in perfect proportion to the images - very creative work:)

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  28. So much inspiration! Love your cards. It's an amazing release so I can understand how you can't stop at one :)

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  29. WOW! You have been busy with the catalogue items--the cards are a great representation of all the goodies that are available. So many and so little time!

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  30. From elegant to cute! You killed it! :)

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  31. Love the mouse card. It is the cutest!!

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  32. Wow so many beautiful cards with various styles for our inspirations, thanks for sharing!

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  33. Wow, you covered it all. I have to say, the angel is my favorite. I hear you about the heat. Being in Florida, we have hot weather until late October. Really hot weather until late October. And only a couple of really cold days until it starts heating up again in February. So, it's hard for me to get into the winter season. Maybe that's why I love fall leaves and snowflakes. Neither of which we ever get here. Awesome cards. Even the blue deer. :-) Thanks for sharing.

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  34. That is really a group of creative cards! Great job!

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  35. Loving your halloween card!

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  36. All your cards are beautiful ! I've got a little preference for the second card. Your little mice is so cute !!!! Of course, it's not very classical, but we also need to have fun, and you did it wonderfully !

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  37. GREAT cards - wonderful inspiration!!!!

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  38. I always make a religious Christmas card. I agree that this might be the perfect angel.

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  39. Beautiful cards. That angel is exquisite.

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  40. Really love the angel!! Nice colors.

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  41. Thanks for all the amazing inspiration Lydia! I love these HA blog hops because you share so many cool and unexpected ideas (um, blue deer, rainbow strip with skeleton face). Love it!!

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  42. These are all FABULOUS but THAT ANGEL!!!!!! This IS gorgeous! I have a hard time finding ones without pinchy faces! THOSE are NOT ANGELIC!!!!

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  43. so much hard work! these are so fun and delightful!

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  44. Lovely cards - especially enjoyed the Hannukah wishes.

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  45. Amazing cards, the Heavenly Angel really caught my eye, stunning!

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  46. Delightful cards! Thanks for explaining how you achieved the masking with the Warm Wishes card.

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  47. Love all of your cards, but that angel is really incredible! The stamp itself is lovely, but your coloring is what makes it so beautiful!

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  48. I really like your cards! Nice and pretty !

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  49. Just gorgeous! I love the blue deer!

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  50. Wow! That is a long time to sit in one place! Lol.
    Love the blue deer. And the skull. And of course all of your cards

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  51. Holy cow !! You have been busy :) The mouse card is my favorite as I love cute little mice (especially not living ones!!) :) Love all your cards. TFS

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  52. All great cards! The angel is amazing!

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  53. What awesome cards!! You have some talent lady! Just like them all and how you presented them. Thanks so much. Not really a Halloween fan but did love the skull mirror card with the rainbow. Thanks for showing all your fun.

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  54. Stunning cards and so much variety! Great release!

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  55. Hi Lydia, I am loving your card collection. It actually cold in Maryland during the Christmas season.

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  56. TONS of great cards. Loved the angel, then the mouse, then -- all wonderful. What a fabulous release.

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  57. What gorgeously stunning cards! That angel is so beautiful and the figgn' card absolutely cracks me up!

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  58. Awesome card and the angel is stunning but the Halloween card not too spooky :)

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  59. Wonderful cards, but my favorite is the angel card. So elegant!

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  60. Oh my, so much to love here!! And a Hannukkah set...yippee!

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  61. I love them all!! What a busy gal you have been! The little girl with the snowy cabin is my favorite.

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  62. Sweet cards. Not too big on snarky but the rest are great.

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  63. You are so good with creating these beautiful cards!

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  64. elegant, cute, fun, bright and a blue deer - you've covered it all with these wonderful cards, Lydia!

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  65. So happy to see cool Hanukkah stamps! Thank you!!!!

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  66. Thanks for sharing your lovely cards showing off all these pretty new products.

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  67. What an incredible array of cards. Something for everyone and every occasion. Thanks for sharing it all.

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  68. I'm (almost) speechless. Each time I thought it couldn't get better it did. Thank you so much for all these fantastic projrcts!

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  69. Fantastic cards...love that mouse!

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  70. I love to see products used for many ways for new ideas. Thank you for the inspiration! Just lovely cards.

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  71. Wow I love all the card for different occasions. They are all so different in style and yet so beautiful. The angel one is just gorgeous.

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  72. Ok, those were So. Much. Fun. I knew about cats and figs. I so enjoyed how you played with color in all the places. I love getting inky!!

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  73. Thanks for all the inspiration with the many designs you created using Hero Arts Winter products. I was impressed with the gorgeous angel card. That stamp is a must have. Your other cards with the kids, mice, reindeer etc. are darling.

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  74. Wow ....great cards....who would ever expect to see a BLUE deer? Not me...lol....all of your work is beautiful...thank you so much for sharing your pretty art.....hugs

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  75. What a beautiful angel stamp. It's is going on my list as a must have.

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  76. The angel is gorgeous!!! And, being a fig lover myself, I got a good chuckle from the fig card. Yes, they are that color. And my cats do love them. TFS with us today.

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  77. I get the part about "leftover" Christmas cards--it's kinda hard to stop making them, isn't it? The blue deer was a bit of a surprise, but very cool. Love the figgy one..way too much fun. Really, they are all wonderful. Well, maybe not the halloween, but not all of us are into the whole skull thing. Thanks for the inspiration and a really fun to read blog post!

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  78. Wow! You have been busy to create all these wonderful and very different cards. Thanks for showing off these new products.

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  79. I love all of the cards but the angel is just stunning!! I love your use of the gold. Beautiful!!

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  80. So many beautiful cards. I think that adorable mouse is my favorite...wait, the deer...no wait....LOLOL. They are all wonderful! TFS!

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  81. Really great cards. Your angel is beautiful!

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  82. Lydia, what can I say that hasn't been said? I always am blown away by your creations each time I visit. You are right about the angel being the perfect one. It is a beauty & you did it justice as it looks so elegant. I quite like the surprise of seeing the blue deer & while Narnia may not be real, the msg. of it is. I think my favourite card is the log house & the little girl carrying firewood. While I am not a winter person, this card touches my heart. Thanks so much!

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  83. Such an inspiring group of cards! I absolutely agree that this angel is the perfect angel stamp that I have seen! I love the cute cabin card! I really have to try masking using the removable labels! Such a great idea! I am learning so many tips and techniques throughout this hop! Thank you!

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  84. Very creative and unique cards. I LOVE that sweet little mouse, and my heart melted over that little blue deer. The little guy looks like he had too much egg nog and fell in a paint bucket! Lol!!! I was back and forth between laughing and nearly crying for him! Thanks for sharing---have a great day!

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  85. Great idea with the masking of the snowbank. The colours in this card are fantastic! Love that Bundle Up set!

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  86. Great cards, the little mousey is my favorite!

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  87. You are so clever, using actual sheet music as a background! My neighbor has a fig tree, so I will see if Lucy likes figs, I never stop learning from you :).

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  88. That angel stamp is gorgeous! I really liked your hanukkah card too!

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  89. Very cute cards! Thank you for sharing!

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  90. Like the variety of cards; from the angelic angel, whimsy mouse & much more.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  91. I love your cards!! All of them. The angel reminds me of a cross stitch my husband made for my mom several years ago :)

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  92. Wow! Awesome work!! The angel is amazing!

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  93. Oh my Lydia you've outdown yourself for this blog. So many cards, with delightful images. I love them all, but your little girl and the cabin in the snow captured my "christmas season heart". Luved it! Thanks so much for sharing and as always inspiring.

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  94. So many pretty cards, and the Hanukkah is my fave. All sets are great for the upcoming season.

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  95. Lydia, such great cards. I love the idea of using sheet music for backgrounds, your angel is beautiful.

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  96. Wow, what stunning cards. Thanks for the inspirations.

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  97. Love your cards as always! I love all the different styles you showcased from cute and adorable to very elegant.

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  98. wow--you have been busy. My fave is the one with the little girl carrying wood.

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  99. I agree about the Angel, she is beautiful and your coloring is stunning on her. Now I gotta love elegant, cutesy, modern, and snarky (the fig reminds me that my Grandmother always told me to make sure nothing else was eating the fig before I picked it up off the ground.....it was years later that I realized she meant snakes ROFL). Then you had to go and mention The Shining (one of 2 scary movies I've ever seen and I still have nightmares about lol) but you made the cabin look better so here's hoping..... Thanks for giving us so many options with this release and all the inspiration, I love it all!

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  100. So many stunning cards, you look like you had snow much fun. All are fabulous but my favourite has to be the happy Halloween 🎃.

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  101. Amazing use of these new products!!! Beautiful cards!!!

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  102. Wow, amazing collection of cards! Wonderful variety of styles and techniques. Love the angel, she's stunning.

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  103. 7 great cards but that angel is divine~

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  104. What a great bunch of cards! You have been having fun playing with this new release from Hero Arts!

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  105. Great examples of pieces from the
    catalog. Love the stripes behind
    the skeleton. That time will be
    here soon. thanks for sharing
    txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot0com

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  106. Great selection of Fall and Winter cards!

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  107. What a beautiful collection of Xmas cards! I LOVE what you did for the Halloween card! So creative!

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  108. Love the creative way you've designed all these cards!. So many wonderful new products this release.

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  109. Amazing cards, as always. Very inspiring.

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  110. So many great ideas! I love the angel. My mom collects them so she would adore this card.

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  111. Oh wow.... Love the mice card.... the set looks fab.....awesome cards

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  112. Cute cards! Although the angel is beautiful, I think my favorite is the little mouse. Thank you for sharing!

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  113. Such variety in your card-making! I've only been crafting a couple years and try to send cards every week to whoever I feel needs a pick-me-up. Thank you for the inspiration & chance to win!

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  114. All your cards are amazing. I really love the mice set

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  115. Love that angel card! The mouse is pretty cute too. So happy to see a Hanukkah stamp set. Hard to find. Thanks for sharing.

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  116. Great Cards, thanks for the chance to win.

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  117. So many cards. You covered all the bases. Great use of color and terrific designs.

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  118. Your cards are so original and creative!

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  119. I love the warm wishes card - almost makes me want to cozy up to a fire tonight :)

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  120. Awesome new HA release! Thanks for the inspiration and fun blog hop!

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  121. They are all so unique and wonderful!

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  122. That little mouse is so cute! And that darling gal hauling wood... I don't remember smiling that much when I had to haul wood!! lol!

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  123. Fabulous cards! Love the last one with the sweet winter scene... adorable girl carrying the firewood!

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  124. Quite the showcase. Love the variety of the cards. :)

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