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Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Essentials by Ellen



Hello, and welcome to the Spring 2015 Essentials by Ellen Release Hop! I’ll be showcasing some of the new stamp sets and dies in my post today!

You can find the entire new release HERE.
Check these out!  

For my first card, I used the new Amazing Women and Wild Gardens
First, I die cut the flowers from white and then I watercolored the insides with my Gansai Tambi watercolors!

Next, I used the Wild Gardens dies and cut them from cardstock. 
I accented these with a sentiment from Mondo Magnolias.
 
Comment on this post for a chance to win! 

The fun begins in the CLASSroom and there is also a Grand Giveaway! To enter, be sure to leave a comment there, and at every stop along the hop by May 5th!  Winners will be announced May 8th.

Next stop is Kittie Caracciolo - http://www.kittiekraft.com/!  Thanks for hopping with us!

Now for the full hop list...
Lisa Adametz - http://papergrace.com/
Sandy Allnock - http://sandyallnock.com/
Kittie Caracciolo - http://www.kittiekraft.com/

330 comments:

  1. So pretty -- I really love these sets!

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  2. Wow! You blew me away with these beautiful card!

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  3. How beautiful, Heather... my day was definitely made more beautiful...
    =] Michele

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  4. Ohhhh, those are so pretty, so beautiful!

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  5. Your cards are lovely! Terrific designs.

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  6. Wow.... two amazing cards! The Wild Garden dies are just beautiful!

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  7. Love the "you are the most amazing mom" in gold embossing powder, it really makes a statement!

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  8. I am pinning like crazy on this blog hop. Loving those florals and all the fresh and original ways you are using them.

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  9. Heather, love what you've done! Gorgeous cards!

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  10. So gorgeous; love those leaves - they are such a unique shape on the 'inside portion'. Cute creations!!

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  11. Beautiful cards! love the watercolored one - so soft and pretty!

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  12. Wow. Who wouldn't want to receive these cards?

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  13. lovely cards! love the bold black and white stripes. and those dies are amazing.
    -Rachel
    rwkrafts.com

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  14. Two beautiful cards! The first one is so gorgeous and elegant....LOVE it! The second, so pure and simple in it's beauty! Love it too!! ♥

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  15. Beautiful cards...especially loved the watercolored flowers. hugs, :)

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  16. That little side striping is an inspired touch. Beautiful work! kren@afourthlife.blogspot.com

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  17. Awesome cards. I love this set and it's definitely on my wish list.

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  18. Your cards are stunning! Love these sets.

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  19. beautiful! love the bold sentiment on the first card

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  20. Thx for the inspiration...very pretty.

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  21. Beautiful cards! I really like the edge designs, so pretty!

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  22. Simple yet elegant! Love both cards.

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  23. Beautiful!! Loving all of these gorgeous dies and sentiments!!

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  24. These are beautiful. Thanks for sharing

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  25. Gorgeous cards! I absolutely love the watercolor card, it's fabulous!

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  26. Stunning cards. I can see these products are extremely versatile. Thanks for sharing your amazing talent.

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  27. Gorgeous card, so simple yet so chic

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  28. So pretty and clean and simple. Love them. Keep up the good work.

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  29. This is such a great release. I love how you used the dies to show completely different looks...great idea. I love both your cards but think the one with the watercolor is my favorite. Great inspiration. TFS

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  30. Two absolutely stunning!! cards :) ♥

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  31. Your cards are beautiful. Love the colors.

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  32. Amazing use of these wonderful new products.....love your sweet style. Thanks for sharing.

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  33. Both cards are gorgeous, but I especially love the amazing Mom card. This is a great release from Ellen.....wow!

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  34. Gorgeous cards and I
    love the water coloring
    you did!
    Carla from Utah

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  35. Love the first one! So simple but so pretty!

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  36. Cute cute cards. I love how simple they look. Thanks for sharing!

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  37. Love your cards ! Very creative!

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  38. simply beautiful. fast and beautiful. thanks for sharing

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  39. Great cards. Great release.

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  40. I love that Julie used the same font from your blog for some of the stamps - it's one of my favourite scripts to use these days!

    Beautiful cards, as always.

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  41. Beautiful cards. Love this release.

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  42. Love these! The Wild Gardens will be mine someday soon.

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  43. Beautiful cards! I love your striped borders. What a fabulous release!

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  44. Your Card is WOW! I love the wild greenery dies and your filling the white inside space with watercolor is gorgeous. Thanks for this great idea.

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  45. Both lovely, the watercolored and cardstock versions. Those blooms are fantastic.

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  46. Love your creations. Thanks for sharing your talent.

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  47. Wow, cards chic! Flowers delicious!

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  48. Gorgeous cards, love the coloring on the first card! I would have gotten watercolor on the white die cuts! Beautifully done!

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  49. Love how you used these awesome dies. Great coloring too!

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  50. Hi Heather, I love how you left the outer pieces of the die cuts white and colored the inner. It turned out so pretty.

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  51. I love these flowers...the dies are so cool with just the outline, so much to do with them! Beautiful cards, Heather!

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  52. love the way the watercoloring turned out! pretty work!

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  53. Wouldn't it be nice to be on the receiving end of these cards? Great job!!

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  54. Love those dies! Great cards.

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  55. luv the watercolor behind/beneath the die-cuts!

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  56. The water colored die cuts are terrific! I'm loving this new collection!

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  57. Beautiful cards, love the watercolor inside the white die cuts and the vibrant card stock die cuts. Thanks for sharing!

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  58. Lovely, lovely cards! This new release is fantastic!

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  59. Your cards are great. Love this new release.

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  60. Love the use of black and white- without making it look muddled and messy. It really takes talent to know when to stop with the splatter- thanks for sharing!

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  61. Both of your cards are so pretty!

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  62. These are both just beautiful, My mom would adore them both! So nice

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  63. Love these! They're both gorgeous

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  64. Both cards are absolutely beautiful!!

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  65. the flowers are so pretty and so easy to make. Card making gets faster and more fun all the time.
    thanks for sharing some beautiful cards.

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  66. Beautiful cards Heather. Love those pretty flowers and the colors you used. The striped borders look great.

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  67. The water colored flowers are so
    beautiful! Love your cards and these
    stamp sets.

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  68. Love the soft water color with the gray striped frame.

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  69. Love how you used the die cuts on these cards!

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  70. Fantastic cards heather! This release is amazing!

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  71. So pretty - thanks for showing us examples of how to use the new products.

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  72. thanks for the cards. have a beautiful day, you too!

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  73. A beautiful card Heather. This really is an amazing release!

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  74. Really beautiful cards. Thanks for the inspiration. The new Spring 2015 release is awesome.

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  75. Beautiful Cards! Love your accents!

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  76. I absolutely love the dies. Your work with them is great.

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  77. Those flowers are just beautiful Heather - what a great way to show off Julie's amazing new designs!

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  78. Great release. Like the striped sides.

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  79. I absolutely adore both of your cards! Clean and stunning!

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  80. these are so stylish, well done, thank you!

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  81. Wow...Thanks for the ideas and Thanks to AE for all the new products.

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  82. Those cards are so nice! I love the wild garden dies!

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  83. Awesome cards!!! I love how you did the one with the watercolor!

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  84. this is a beautiful release, love the card with the flowers and watercolor inside.

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  85. Oh, wow! Your cards are so luscious! I would totally buy them if I saw them in a store!

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  86. Your floral cards are just GORGEOUS!

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  87. Oh wow! I love your cards!! TFS
    Dolly

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  88. These are gorgeous! Totally love those flowers!

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  89. Beautiful cards, I love those flowers.

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  90. Beautiful! Thanks for sharing with us.

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  91. Heather, this is gorgeous!!! Love your design work!

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  92. I love your style! Both cards are stunning!

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  93. I love your cards, Heather. And,
    I love this new release!

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  94. Your cards are so pretty- love what you have done with the colors and designs!

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  95. Clean and tasteful - thank you for sharing your cards with us!

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  96. Love the way that you used the dies! Fantastic cards and layouts!

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  97. Love the watercolor very pretty!

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  98. Classy and elegant! You know how to use your flowers! Nicely crafted!

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  99. The heat embossing on the first card is gorgeous.

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  100. Love the watercoloring! I'm going to have to try that...soon!

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  101. I love how you watercolored inside the die cuts! Gorgeous.

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  102. Die cuts to die for! I love how you used then all. My paint brushes are trembling in anticipation!

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  103. Loved your cards. I am a sucker for flowers and these are just perfect. Thanks for sharing.

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  104. Fantastic cards. Loved your first card with the watercoloring.

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  105. Flower die cut card is lovely.

    Shirley

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  106. Love this blogpost! I have seen so many wonderful ideas! Thanks you for sharing.

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  107. Beautiful cards!!

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  108. Love them all. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  109. I like the stripes and flecks on both cards!

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  110. Very pretty! These new products are great!

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  111. luv both your cards - beautiful!

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  112. Love how you used both sets of dies on the first card! Will have to try that with my Bold Blooms and Bold Blossoms sets!

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  113. Those flower dies are so beautiful, especially the way you colored inside them.!

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  114. Beautiful. I am loving the stand alone die cuts. So much you can do with those. Thanks for sharing.

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  115. Love your style. So clean and fresh. Used these new products well.

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  116. I love your use of flower stamps and dies!

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  117. I love the die-cut flowers.Thank you for sharing your creativity.

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  118. WOWOWOWOWOWOW!! SO IN LOVE with the New Release and I CAN’T WAIT to get ahold of these!! =) SQUEAL!! LOVING your AWESOME Cards!! THANKS SO MUCH for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)

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  119. Beautiful!!! Loving these flowers!

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  120. I really like the black and white card with the pop of colors!! Very pretty!

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  121. OH Heather!! Beautiful cards!! Love the colors & design on both!!

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  122. How lovely! Such elegant projects!

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  123. Lovely cards! Love the watercoloring.

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  124. Wild gardens is my favorite of this release

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  125. Pretty cards. Thanks for sharing!

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  126. Elegant, beautiful cards, Heather! The cursive script sentiments just elevate the cards. Loving the floral spring motif.

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  127. Beautiful floral cards!
    slrdowney at hotmail dot com

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  128. Love the flowers in this release. Your cards are beautiful!

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  129. Your cards are super pretty! I really like the contrast of the black and white with the leaf and flower colors on your second card. Awesome!

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  130. Cute cards thank you for sharing.

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  131. Love your cards. The first one is my favorite.

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  132. Lovely.lovely cards! The first really caught my eye.

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  133. Love these new sets. Beautiful cards!

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  134. Ok, the Wild Garden dies are on my wish list! Thank you

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  135. I'm in love with the bouquets of flowers you created!

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  136. Fab cards as always, Heather! They're gorgeous.

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  137. The Wild Garden dies are growing on me! Really love the first card you made along with the technique and watercolors you used!

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  138. Love, love, love! Just gorgeous.

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  139. I love, Love, your cards!! This die set rocks, and you totally rocked it!! What a great idea to watercolor inside the die outline!!

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  140. Thanks for sharing your beautiful cards.
    Crafty hugs,
    Dawn
    DesignsByDragonfly.blogspot

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  141. Both cards are so pretty Heather! TFS

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  142. I love those dies!! Amazing cards!!

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  143. Beautiful cards, love the water colored florals.

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  144. I just love your cards. I like the look of the wide white margin using the dies makes. Pretty cards.

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  145. Pretty Cards, really love the flowers stamp!

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  146. How did you watercolor inside those die cuts and not get paint on them?? Impressive!!

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  147. Heather your cards are always so creative. Thanks for illustrating the use of the wild garden dies; the images are beautiful and it was hard to imagine just looking at the dies.

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  148. Gorgeous cards, Heather! You've showcased some of this fabulous release just beautifully.

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  149. Love your cards! The Wild Garden dies are so nice!

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  150. Pretty pretty cards and a great release!

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  151. I love love love how you used the Wild Garden dies. I had to buy a set after I saw your cards.

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  152. Beautiful cards, thank you for the gorgeous inspiration!

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  153. Beautiful cards made! Love the colors!

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  154. Beautiful cards, great design eye.

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  155. Beautiful! Love the watercolored flowers

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  156. Loving how you used the stripe on the side! It just pulls everything together and I'm thinking that I NEED this die!

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  157. Heather, Beautiful cards. I really like your second card's colors...awesome.

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  158. Love both of your projects, those flower dies are brilliant!! Especially love the colouring of the first card.

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